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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
MANCHESTER IS ABLE HOOP FOE;
 NAUGY TO PLAY
West Haven High Meets Borough Boys at 5 P. M.
 Last Nights Results

With his boys mentally and phys ically alert and ready for their top effort, Coach Bill Schofield showed off for New Haven early this eve ming with the express intent and purpose of knocking over the Gen. tral Connecticut basketball cham pions from Manchester high, in the first test of both teams in the cur rent state Class "A" tourney at the Arena.
 On paper" Manchester figures to win in the fact of its 15-2 record and state ranking by the tourna- ment committee which has it fourth from the top seeded. Central high of Bridgeport and Windham of Will limantic while Crosby is a deep tenth on the list. However, the hoop game being the high-Scoring proposition that 1t is and Crosby sending down pair of lads that, on 8 good night, can find the nets as fast as anyone, the gent who fa- vors Wilfred Clarke's lads from up- state by more than a to 5 margin is slightly loco" for the Crosby de- fense of Bob Boulanger, Bob Rey- holds and Boucher not only has speed, but a little scoring power as well, that may come in mighty handy as the game, scheduled for 9:15 progresses. Then there is lit. tie Norm Fietelson, who has bee1 over-shadowed by Kelly and FisheJ in the scoring department, but hG has had few "big moments which indicate that he may do very much albright for the Crosby cause be- fore the game is over, and, of course, dependent upon the length of time he remains in the game.
 Naugy ? to 1
 Naugatuck, bit surprised to have made" the "A" tourney as it is a B" school and has had only flair" season, stacks up against Frank Fft2gerald's West Haveners with the borough outfit, about 2-1 favorite to outpoint the enemy. The whistle blows at 8 p. m.
 New Haven, Conn, March A. (UP) The New England high school basketball champions, Br4s- tol high, was busted from the Con. necticut Glass A basketball tourney last night by determined Warren Harding five from Bridgeport.
 Harding won, 48 to 26, one of the worst beatingS suffered by tourna- ment entry thus far. Meriden high went into an advanced round by trouncing Hillhouse of New Haven. 2 to IS.
 In tonights games, Naugatuck meets West Haven, and Manchester opposes Waterbury Crosby.
 In the Cass CD tournament at Hartford, Old Saybrook overwhelm- ed Terryville, 46 to 27: Ellsworth swamped Lyman Memorial, 54 to IS: and Pratt defeated titchheld, 26 to 18.
 A Class B tourney was scheduled to open late today, also at Hart lords Weaver high gym.
 Wethersfleld clashes with Lyman Hall; East Hartford meets Bran ford; and Middletown meets Sey- mour; and Milford and Watertowr clash in the final contest.
 HARDTNE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
BRAINY ATHLETE

Stew McIllevennan, Columbia ath- lete, has received the class of 1913 Football Cup for the varsity man to achieve the highest scholastic grades
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
A HABIT WITH HIM

Nat Fleischer, editor of Ring Magazine, has presented 1lO cham pionship belts to boxers in all weight divisions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Wonder Five
ALWAYS ON THE JOB

Mark Roth, secretary of the Yan- kee Baseball club, has made every road trip with the team since 1903. inclusive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
REGULAR PRO NOW

After serving five years as 6 golf pro. Sammy Byrd, former Yankee outfelder, has become eligible for membership in the Professional Golfers Association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Poker Pin League
 Pickups

Our Country!" in her relations with foreign nations, may she aA- ways be in the right!
 Two new members were voted into the league, R. De Reinzio' A. Santulli.
 It was left up to the president to pick the banquet committees. Memorable Dates:
 March 3rd - Puri1n - Jewish
 March 5th, 19S3--Black Bank
 Day.
 March 2lst - First day of Spring.
 March 1st, 1942-First black
 out in Waterbury. Packs win 3, Jokers win ?, Spades win 3, Deuces lose 3, Diamonds lose 2, Aces lose 2.
 It's about time Pres. Magg calls his meeting for picking the ban Uuet committee. What about 1t Joe? It's getting late.
 Aces lose two games, reason Doc absent.
 Watch out for "Khaygram" at Oaklawn Park also Trustee, "Blue Garter" at Hialeah, just don't say did not tell you so Ahsapt "Doc" SantoDietro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Standing

Records Individual high string-Graziano, 180. Individual high three = Saleni, 424, Team high string - Waterbury Clock. $50. Team high three - Waterbury Clock, 1913.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
CONNECTS AID SPORT

The new Ski Meister trail at Mount Mansfield in the state of Vermont was constructed by prison labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
ST. LUCY'C

Score at half time-Bles. Sac.i 20: St. Lucy's 8. Referee-vJ. Higgts- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
PLENTY or PIN BOYS

It Is estimated that there arc about 50,OO0 pin boys who work at bowling alleys in the Greater New York area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
BADNlINToN ESCAPES

The sport of badminton is inc Inune to priorities trouble. Packets, birds and nets call for no use Of steel or rubber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
JONES NEGLECTED TO NOMINATE WHIRLAWAY

Field is likely to be of such size that the stake possibly will gross in the neighborhood of $65 ,000. Other potential starters are Cramps, Bos- ton Man, Royal Man, handsome Great Union, Jacomar, Battle Colors, The Rhymer, Paul Pry, Red Dock and Olympus.
 Trainer Ben Jones neglected to nominate WhirlaWay. Hialeah would not accept late entries in deference to other nominees. So the little dark chestnut with the long tail was shut out and forced to take a yaca- ton he didn't want when war clamped down on the Santa Anita meeting.
 Victory in the Widener conceiv- ably could add $5l ,450 to the earn ings of the comeback Challedon, in- creasing them to $375,785, passing Whirlaway and placing the route running son of Challenger II-Laura Gal on the heels of Sun Beau and within distance of SeabiScuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Crosby Set For First Hoop Tournament Test
WhirIowoy and FeneIon Only Handicap Aces Not in Race
By HARRY CRIMSON tNEA Service Sports EditOr)

Hialeah, March 3-Never in its seven runnings has the $50,000 added Widener Challenge Cup boasted a field such as the one going to the post in the mile and a quarter test at gorgeous Hialeah park, March ?,
 Indeed, you have to scratch your noggin to recall a race held at any time of the year that was compar- able to this one.
 It is as If the more important stables, fearing racing may be cur tailed, decided to run em while the running is good.
 Market Wise, Attention, War Relic, Midland, Challedon, Our Boots, Haltal, Get Of, Dit, Pictor, Porter's Cap.
 Whirlaway and Fenelon are the only first rate older horses in this country not on the ground for the climax of the Florida season. REPETITION OF TRIAL WOULD NOT SURPRISE
 Ye Odle handicapper wouldn't be at all surprised if the result of the Widener turns out to be the same as that of the Eastern Air Lines Purse, which was in the nature of a trial, February 28.
 Market Wise, Attention, War Relic.
 Market Wise last season repeat edly demonstrated that he could come from anywhere a-roarin' at any distance, and his two victories in eight days on Joseph E. Widen ers strip shows that Louis Tufano's Cinderella son of Brokers Tip-On Hand is still going strong.
 He took all the worst of it in the Eastern Air Lines Purse before run- ming over the finest horses in the land to win going away in excellent time.
 Attention did mighty well in his initial effort in months. Mrs. Par ker Corning's fashionable has the speed to set the pace and can main- tain 1t.
 Samuel Riddles sturdy War Relic figures to improve.
 Lucky Charley Towards Midland and William Brann's Challedon may have had something in reserve in the Eastern Air Lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

Totals ........... s IS
 Score at half time Meriden il: Hllhouse G. Referees = Dessinger and Casfman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Absent, Doc" Santopietro.
Standing

Schedule for March 5-Jokers vs Jacks, l-2; Spades vs Deuces, 3-4; Aces vs Diamonds, 5-6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
NH Plain
East End CassIOns

Score at half time: Fairlawn II, Mill Plain 10. Referee: Lawlor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
FIELD MAKES FITZSIMMONS APPEAR OLD FASHIONED

F'oxbrough, the English horse which ran coupled with Fenelon, has been retired to Belair Stud.
 Fenelon is at Aqueduct. Banker William Woodward's star went nt- tie wrong when the Yorktown was run in deep mud at Empire City last fall, and his venerable handler, Jim Fitzsimmons, isn't much of hand for winter racing, anyway.
 The Widener field must make Sunny Jim F1tzsimmons feel old fashioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

High single-Civitate, 154. High three-Piedmonte, 390. High game-Verriker, 658. High team-Verriker, 1915.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

Score at half time-Harding 19: Bristol 8. Referees-Booth and Coogan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
j. :. 10 Aid Small Firms
In War Jobs, 0dIum Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Floyd B. Odlum, formerly direc-
tor Of contract distribution for the
o. p. M, declared today that the
Government would assist small
businesses in converting to war or
essential civilian production, but
that mo business can expect raw
materials to carry on for any other
purpose.
Il say to small manufacturers
that they should and must get on
their toes right now and conform
themselves to such an approach
and to our present war and essen
tial civilian economy" Mr.. Odlum.
now special economic adviser to
Donald M. Nelson, told the Wash
ington Advertising Club in an ad-
dress.
How much must we produce Of
war materials" he asked.
Every bit that can be made by
every machine that can be spared
from essential civilian work. How
much must we cut our civilian
economy? To the bone. when by so
doing, we release materials or a
machine for war work, or release
food and other like supplies needed
by our Allies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
House Unit Would CuI
Free War Insurance
For Property Loss
Bonkine Group Opposes
$4,000 Maximum,
Fovors 81 500 Limit
Earlier Story on Page A-2)

Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
By the Associated Press.
Banking Committee members
indicated today they would urge
the House to pare sharply the
SIS 900 maximum free insurance
for property loss proposed in a
Senate-approved bill to set up a
war damage corporation.
The members were described as
feeling that the top amount of COW
erage the Government should pro-
vide free ought to be about $500.
On other provisions OF the Senate
measure the committee was in gen.
eral agreement and indications were
the bill would be approved tomorrow
and sent to the House floor.
AS passed by the Senate the bill
creates a 81 900 900 900 fund to in
sure the property of American citi-
zens from damage by enemy war
action. The program would be ad-
ministered by subsidiary agency of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
known as the War Damage Corp
The House committee accepted an
amendment to deny the free COW
erage to water cargo shipments in
cases where private insurance Is
available at reasonable rates"
Discussion of the property in
surance arrangement has brought
up the question of providing free
life insurance for members of the
armed forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Allied Warships Sink
Two Nazi Supply Ships
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-Allied war;
ships intercepted two Axis supply
ships of the Channel islands this
morning and left both of them
sinking, the Admiralty announced
tonight.
Light naval forces, including units
of the Polish Navy, were said to have
intercepted the supply ships and
blasted them with shellfire at close
range.
The announcement said the
Allied forces suffered no casualties
or damage in the action OF the
German-Seized British islands of
Frances Normandy coast.
Two JU88 (Junkers) dive bombers
also were shot down into the sea
by gunfire of British ships, the
Admiralty announced. One, at
tempting to attack a convoy, was
engaged by a trawler, whose tracer
bullets, many of which hit the air
craft. indicated the target to H. M.
S. Atherstone and this ship at once
put DIP a heavy barrage. A JU88
was seen to swerve and Its bombs
fell harmlessly into the sea. A few
minutes later the aircraft crashed
into the sea in the middle of a con-
voy.
The other JU88 was shot down by
the minesweeper Britomart. The
aircraft attacked from a low level,
but was hit by anti-aircraft fire and
crashed into the sea in flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Four Navy Flyers Killed
In Two Florida Crashes

Four Navy flyers were killed and
five were injured in a plane crash
and collision near the Pensacola
(Fla.) Naval Air Station yesterday,
the Navy announced today.
Ensign william Oldert, U. S. N. r.,
of New York, and Aviation Cadet
William Herbert Buck. U. S. N. r., of
Missouri, were killed in the COLI
sion of two planes. and Sergt.
Michael Paul Balko, U. S. M. c., Of
Connecticut was injured critically.
In the crash of seaplane, Stu
dent Pilot Bertrand Joseph Clapper,
radioman, third class, of Florida, and
Student Frederick Louis Bockwin-
KEEL, aviation machinist's mate, first
class, we're killed. Minor injuries
were sustained In this crash by the
pilot, Ensign Woodrow F. Kramer,
U. S. N. r.. of Minnesota: Aviation
Cadet Mark r. Kravitz, U. S. N. r.,
Of Massachusetts; Aviation Cadet
Ernest j. Mondon, California, and
Howard S. Taylor, seaman, first
class, Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
School Board Authorizes
Land Trade Negotiations
Earlier Story on Page B-I.'


The Board of Education late to-
day authorized Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou to proceed with ne
gotiations for trade of a six-acre
school and recreation tract at Mas
sachusetts and Nebraska avenues
NV, for tract of equal size from
the Friendship estate. fronting on
Idaho avenue extended.
Friendship, the historic estate for
merly belonging to Edward B. Nc
Lean, is being developed by a private
corporation as a defense housing
project.
School board members expressed
great interest in the proposed
swap" indicating that the Friend
ship property could be developed
into better school and recreation
center than the other area-known
as the Villa Rosa estate. The Villa
Rosa property was purchased joint
ly by the Board of Education and
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission as the site for
new Junior high school and recrea-
ton center.
Approval was given late today by
the District Zoning Commission to
the request of the Defense Homes
Corp. for changes in coming for
Friendship, and for a 50-acre tract
in Hllcrest, in Southeast Washing
ton. where the Government agency
plans to erect apartments for war
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Joe Cook, Sick, 10 Leave
STAGE After 20 Years

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. Joe Cook,
Broadway stage comedian for more
than 20 years, announced his retire
ment today.
Having been on the sick list for
quite a while now" Mr.. Cook said,
II have decided to retire from the
theater." He Is 81.
Mr.. Cook, who started in show
business as a boy vaudeville actor
with his brother in their home
town, Evansville, Ind, delighted
audiences for years with his how
to initiate four Hawaiians" act.
Besides being hilarious comedian
he also did such stunts In his many
shows as wire walking, fancy shoot
ing, soft shoe dancing and cornet
playing. He was starred in many
Broadway musical shows, including
Rain or Shine" Pine and Dandy"
and Hold Your Horses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
{. |. 0. Workers Strike
Arms Plant al Detroit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. &C. I. o. men,
bers employed by the Michigan
Steel Tube Products Co. struck to-
day to enforce demands for q wage
increase. The plant employs ap-
proximately 500 and its output con-
sists exclusively of gun and tank
parts.
Edward Owen, State labor con-
ciliator, said wage conferences be-
tween company and union officials
following the filing of strike in
tent notice on December 80 broke
of at noon today, when the COM
pany reported production had been
reduced as per cent In the past
week by q showdown strike" and
that it could net consider wage in
creases until normal production was
resumed.
Mr.. Owen said the employees are
demanding an additional Is cents
an hour. but did not reveal current
wage scales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Some Nuzi Food Rutions Raised;
Diet Nearly Double the Italians

They will get two eggs each, COM
pared to none at all last month.
These increases are due to con-
tinued imports from the occupied
countries, which must. deliver GER
tain amounts to the Reich regard
less of their own needs. Travellers
returning from France report that
German purchasing commissions
both in the occupied and unoccupied
zones are buying food at much
higher prices than the French can
afford to pay.
A good harvest year also has
enabled Germany to export wheat to
Finland. But, while she apparently
still has ample grain to feed her own
people and those fighting with her,
increasing demands are being made
on the occupied countries to keep
the Nazi reserves from diminishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
4 Hurt, 40 Safe;
U-boaf Shells
Sinking Vessel
CrewAfIout Seven
Hours; SOS Sent
During Attack
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEWES, Del, Feb. 4.-The
freighter San Gil, owned by the
United Fruit Co., was torpedoed
and shelled by an enemy sub
marine off the Maryland coast at
11:50 o'clock last night with the
loss of two lives, it was disclosed
with the landing of survivors
here today.
Thirty-nine other members of the
crew and one passenger, Stewart
Winslow Condor. &c, Roslindale.
Mass, an accountant for the fruit
lines, were saved. -Four of the crew
we've injured.
The ship was struck first by tor
pedo on the port side, an official
spokesman for the 4th Naval Dis
trict said The two missing men,
bers of the crew apparently were
killed by an engine room explosion.
They were Beaumont Barbe, rs, Ant
werp, Belgium, and Secondino Cas-
tro, SO, Honduras
SOS Sent During Attack.
The crew launched two lifeboats
and the submarine then shelled the
ship. All but about four of IS
shells hit the target, Capt. Walter
w. Koch, A, Canasota, N. Y, re-
ported.
A second torpedo struck the ship
as it sank by the stern. A Coast
Guard cutter picked up the surviv-
ors after they had spent seven hours
in the lifeboats.
Radio Operator Robert S. Thorp.
IL, East Orange, N. j.. was praised by
Capt. Koch, who said Thorp rugged
an emergency antenna and flashed
several distress signals after the
first torpedo wrecked the vessels
standard antenna equipment.
The Navy listed the injured as:
Hildebrand Hall, 10. Honduras,
shock.
Irving Dimon. 30, Honduras, boat
swain, injured hand.
Thomas r. Sharp, 81, Elmhurst,
N. Y. chief steward. injured leg.
Antonio Colon, %, Honduras, in
jured hand.
The passenger, Condor, was I'M
hurt.
The San Gil was built in Belfast.
Ireland, in 1920
Blew Engine Room to Bits.
Capt. Koch said he was on the
bridge when the attack came. The
explosion blew the engine room to
bits" he said, adding that he took
charge of one of the lifebeats.
When we were about so feet
away the sub started to shell the
ship" he said TT fired about Is
shells and missed only about three.
I could see the submarine very
clearly in the moonlight.
when we we're about 1000 feet
away we met the second lifeboat.
The submarine circled our ship and
then sent another torpedo into the
Starboard side. 1t must have brok-
en- her in two and the whole ship
disappeared"
PraiSing the crew. the captain
said the ship was abandoned in Or
derby fashion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Soerobojo Hotels Seem
To Be Jops' Chief TARGET
Earlier story on Pare ALL.

Earlier story on Page ALL.
BY the Associated Press.
SOERABAJA Java, Feb. A.
Aneta reported today that Soera-
baja's biggest hotels seemed to have
been the chief objective in the jap
anese air attack on East Java yes
terday and suggested that the jap
anese apparently thought they
housed high Dutch and Allied Of
ficers.
TT is certainly peculiar that so
many were hit" the Dutch news
agency quoted a military authority
as saying. He suggested that the
japanese must have thought the
Dutch and United Nations head
quarters were located here.
Aneta said the. Toxic radio de-
clared recently that both headquar-
tiers would be bombed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
'Scorched Earth Policy Used
On VoIuobIes in Philippines

by the japanese be given the benefits
of a proposal to provide allowances
for dependents of Army and Navy
personnel and civilian employees who
fell into enemy hands.
The night Germany invaded the
Netherlands, Mr.. Spingarn related,
Dutch diplomats went to the home
of Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
for advice on how to save their Sc
curities in Holland
Mr.. Morgenthau. Mr.. Spingarn re-
lated, suggested that they be burned
in the presence of a United States
consular official.
Although this advice was relayed
to the Dutch government, the wit
ness added, the Dutch were "timid"
about destroying the securities, and
uncertain whether the Germans
would take the country, and they
fell into NaI hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
TWO DIE As SUB SINKS SHIP OFF MARYLAND
War Frauds
Un;tCreuted
By BiddIe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Attorney General Biddle estab-
liShed today a War Frauds Unit,
operating under both the anti
trust and criminal divisions OF
the Justice Department, to in
vestigate and prosecute COM
plants growing out of war pro-
duction contracts.
Fowler Hamilton, q special as
sistant to the Attorney General. was
chosen to head the new unit and
will select his staff from the two
divisions.
THE war frauds unit" the Attor-
ney General said, will undertake
a searching study of complaint Of
collusive bidding, false representa-
tions to Federal agencies in connec-
ton with Government contracts,
profteering and all other charges
OF. frauds upon the Government in
connection with prosecution OF the
war.
I'm recent months there have been
numerous charges of such frauds:
the function Of the war frauds unit
will be to examine these charges,
prosecute those which prove to be
we'll founded and inform the public
in those cases where the charges are
found to have no basis in fact"
Meanwhile, Chairman Walsh Of
the Senate Naval Committee pro-
posed that contractors who defraud
the Government in time of war
by false cost statements be punished
by loss of citizenship just as are
Army or Navy deserters.
The proposal, amending a Navy
contracts bill, would provide as adj
ditional punishment a maximum
fine of $4,000 and 10 years i'm
prisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERN, Switzerland, Feb. Am
nouncement of German food allow
ances for the period February to
March 8 today showed that the Ger
mans still are maintaining a war
time diet more than twice that of
some Nazi-occupied territory and
almost double the Italian rations.
German rations of such staples as
bread, flour, meat and sugar are not
changed by the new orders, while a
few other items, including butter,
cheese and eggs, are increased
slightly. During the month Ger
mans will be allowed 6212 grams
CO ounces) of butter and the same
amount of cheese-yery little, yet an
improvement over their January al
lowance.