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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05

Stan Writer
vestge the minute
they Stacks shorts would almost make you think that play clothes
Play coeand in the of Stacks work clothes oare pi-
it's perfectly all right
thinks contortions
incidentally WE'LL
suits Marta Linden the
hapest moherhes played the mother Of
Shift excellent system for consistently looking net
That sounds like Of washing pressing But she finds that although
perfectly right doing
neghhor there's need apologize for her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
WIZ. THE WOMEN
Draft Puzzle
Wives
Extra Problem

Conditions these days may be q
bit difkefo1tt for tho wife whose
husband Il one Of those fathers who
believes one minute he win likely
Be drafted and The next that he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
LYRICS 10 NJ PUBTISHED

LYRICS TO NE PUBLISHED
Virginia wicks, one Of the Gold
kyn Girls In Samuel 0oldwyn's up
In Arms" for RKO Radio release,
has Just written lyrics for two
songs which Freddy Martin has
agreed to publish. They are
Last Years song" and "Would
I Like To?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
q 6
l. Season with salt and pepper
Z. Brown meat on al sides in
hot fat in heavy utsnsiI
Z Add small amount Of liquid
It necessary
4 Cover tightly
s Cook at low temperature
until tender

mine the time required to make the
meat tender.
Results Of meat cookery studies
sponsored by the National Live
stock and Meat Board prove that
45-6O minutes per pound, or a total
Of ga hours should be allowed for
pot-roasts and other large praised
meat cuts; 2-3 hours >fCe Swiss
steak; 1890 minutes for pork or
veal chops and steaks; and 1-1h
hours for lamb shanks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05

ENDS TONETE
Evening star., 1943-04-11

the river spread five miles between
the two cities of Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs, a record stage of 23.s was
reached. Oficials hope that dikes
built since then will reduce the
damage.
At Council Bluffs extra sandbaes
have been placed on the big pro-
tective dixie to the west OF the city.
raising 1t to more than IS feet, In
Omaha the Army and government
tai agencies have put equipment
valued at several hundred thousand
dollars into the tight. The Gov
ernment released $4,000 sandbags to
bulwark dikes.
Estimates Of crop losses or amount
OF land covered are lacking but
flights OF the Civil Air Patrol be-
Tween Omaha and Sioux City have
disclosed scores of farm homes in
undated. hundreds Of newly planted
flelds washed over, and thousands
OF acres OF land under water.
Kansas City Warned.
At Kansas City the Weather Bu-
reau warned lowland residents be-
tween there and st. Joseph to be-
gin removal Immediately Of portable
goods and to be prepared for evac-
uation of their homes by Tuesday
or Wednesday.
H. H. Martin, river forecaster. said
inactivity OF the Kaw River, which
empties into the Missouri at Kan
sas City, indicated little possibility
Of floods east OF there,
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Loan Operations Halted
By Maryland FSA
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 10.-The
credit division of the MARYLAND
Farm Security Administra ton
ceased operation today because Of
lack of funds, John Leatherman.
State director, announced.
Mr.. Leatherman said Maryland's
action was in line with that Of seven
other States in the northeastern
district Of the FSA which also ran
out Of funds.
Loans will be resumed June 80
provided Congress appropriates
funds. he added.
Farmers who apply for loans after
today will be referred to county war
boards, which administer funds of
the Rural Agricultural Credit Corp,
Mr.. Leatherman said.
The Maryland FSA had s465 900
appropriated for loans during the
fiscal year ending June 30. but that
amount fell short by more than
two months.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Africa
Continued From First PAGE J

the Axis armies. once they were
hammered back into hopeless posi-
tions in Northern Tunisia, would be
able to effect Dunkerque-style re-
treat across the Sicilian Straits to
approximate the successful with
drawal made by more than 300, 1000
British troops from France In 1910.
They predicted that overwhelming
Allied aerial supremacy would smash
such an attempt.
Today's communicate from Allied
headquarters told Of successful new
attacks launched against Rommel's
flank in the central and northern
sectors by British, American and
French forces-all part OF the
Allied strategy to hem the Axis into
a contracting sack.
Gen. Patton's American troops and
French units combined to capture
high ground north and south OF
Fondouk, to occupy Pichon and to
threaten Kairouan.
The British 1st Army was report
ed to have gained 10 miles in the
last four days in the Medjez- Bah
area and to have captured 1000
prisoners.
It was disclosed today that ROM
mels corps. after being driven
from its Wadi Ell Akarit position
20 miles north Of Gabes. withdrew
to a line between the sea and the
sebkret En- Noual. a salt marsh west
Of La 6khirra, and made 4 stand
there until Thursday morning.
Screen Around Mez1ouna. 0
A tank battle was taught south
east of the lake that morning and
the enemy withdrew in the late
afternoon to form a screen around
Mezzouna, on the road from Max
nassy to Mahares, to block an at
tempt by Americans in the Max
nassy area to attack from the rear.
In another battle in that area that
afternoon the Germans were re-
vealed to have thrown in their 60
ton Mark vi Tigers" tanks. but
to no avail against Gen. Montgom-
ery's seasoned fighters. That night
the Axis began another withdrawal
to line between Sfax and Sidi
Aguareb, IA miles to the southwest.
But the defense south of Sfax COL
lapsed so quickly that the British.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
President Is Silent
On Salary Limit as
Dead|ine Expires.
Had Until Lost Midnight
To Veto Debt Measure:
Plans Statement Toduy

President Roosevelt's stand on the
legislation annullins his executive
order limiting salaries to $4,000
after taxes-approximately s67,5oo-
still was the subject Of speculation
last night as the deadline for ac-
ton passed.
The only definite word on the sub
ject from the White House was
brief announcement late Yesterday
afternoon that Mr.. Roosevelt today
would issue a statement on the
measure which lifts the ceiling on
the national debt from $l25, ,000, ,O00,-
900 to s2l0,00o. 100000 and carries
the salary curb repeater as a rider.
Silence Puzzles Capital.
In some quarters that was inter-
preted as nearing that the Presi-
dent was letting the bill become law
without his signature and that the
prospective statement would explain
his course on the legislation which
he has vigorously opposed. At the
same time, however. was recog-
nized that the statement might be
a forecast of a veto message that
would 60 to the House tomorrow,
although such procedure would be
unusual.
In an authoritative quarter. the
opinion was expressed Informally
that the veto, if exercised before
midnight, would be legal, even
though 1t we're not communicated to
Congress until tomorrow. The fact
that he was issuing a statement
would not Of course foreclose his
signing the bill
One factor initiating against a
veto is that the raising of the debt
ceiling is important, because the
debt now Is close to the present
limit, and the Treasury is embark
ing tomorrow on the new Sl3.O00.-
100000 War bond sale. Another Is
that the repeater was overwhelming
ly approved In both House and Sem
ate, despite the Presidents strong
recommendation to the House Ways
and Means Committee against it, in
dicating the veto could not be s,u-
tanned.
Limitation Reused Congress.
The President applied the salary
curb in the first anti-infiation ex-
ecutive order that implemented
the October 2 Slabilization Act after
Congress had refused to write such
a restriction into the tax bill. 1t
aroused storm of opposition in
Congress, and the repeal legislation
was the result.
AS the measure finally was agreed
to in conference. 1t represented the
Senate version of a bill by Repre-
sentative Disney, Democrat, of
Oklahoma. Under the Senate plan.
no ceiling may be placed on wages
and salaries below the highest level
they reached between January l
and September Is, 1912. the dates
established in the Sterilization Act
1t would preserve; however, the
Presidents authority in that act to
prohibit increases in wages or SAL
Evening star., 1943-04-11

after entering Mahares, "a miles
south of Sfax. at 130 pm. yester-
day were able to move on into Sfax
this morning.
With the capture OF Sfax, a city
Of more than $4,000 population. the
9th Army gained a valuable, though
shallow, port through which it can
be supplied in the hard fighting to
come, as well as several airhelds.
Railways and good highways radiate
from the city, linking 1t with the
important Allied bases at Gafsa and
Gabes as we'll as with Axis-held
Sousse and Tunis.
Sfax harbor, to which a channel
gives access from the sea, was built
from 1895 to 1897 and has been
deepened at different times. Sfax
Itself is on the site Of a Roman set
tlement called Taparura, of which
few traces remain.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Army 10 LET Men
Who Sign for College
Keep Non-Com Rank
Many Found Reluctant
To Accept Training at
Pay Of Plain Privote
P. Wirephoto.

The Army was forced yesterday
to rescind its policy of breaking
non-coms among the enlisted men
assigned to advance college courses
under the specialized training pro-
gram, which is encountering dif1i-
culties in getting under way.
Under the earlier plan all soldiers
sent to college would have been
placed in the grade Of privates dur
ing the six months or year In which
they were students. That was all
right for the privates. but the nom
CONS baked at losing their extra
monthly pay. running up in some
cases, perhaps, to more than $l0O
q month.
Attendance is optional on the part
Of non CONS and comparatively few,
it is understood. have signed up for
the college courses. To persuade
moreof them to come into the pro-
gram they now will be allowed to
retain their rank.
For number of other reasons. It
Is understood, the program is run
ming into unexpected troubles. Many
privates. strange as it may seem,
don't want to 90 to school for year.
They'd rather continue their combat
training and get overseas.
Others. 1t was said, don't want to
take college courses because they
were glad enough to quit school for
military service On the other hand,
there is no assurance that men TAX
ing the college training will be
selected as candidates for Of1lcer
Training Schools and there are even
some enlisted men in the Army, who
don't want to be officers even If they
had a chance.
One other factor, 1t was said, is an
over-amount of screening in connec-
ton with the program. More men
have passed through the screening
tests than are ever likely to be as
signed this year. Commanders in
the field also have been reluctant
in many cases. it is known. to re-
lease men for college courses. They
claim 1t breaks up the continuity OF
combat training.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Britain Repays Loan
To Belgian Regime,
ExiIed Government Gets
Sum From Gold Holdings
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Prese. ..--
LONDON, April 10.-Camille Quit,
finance minister Of the Belgian sov-
ernment-in-e exile, said today that
Britain had repaid a 5000 900, 900
franc gold loan t$l05, 900 000) made
by the government-in-exi to Brit
ain in March. 1e4l. to tide the latter
over critical period in cash-and-
carry purchases from the United
States.
He disclosed details OF the loan for
the first time in a speech delivered
by radio tonight to Belgium.
The loan was made from gold
holdings Of the National Bank OF
Belgium, all of which were sent out
of Belgium before the Germans even
reached the frontier, he said.
Two-thirds of the gold reached
the United States and the British
Empire. The remaining third. Gutt
said, was stolen from us by the
Vichy government" which handed
1t over to the Germans"
He added that American courts
decided four times in favor OF Bel
GUM in its efforts to recover the
gold and, as precaution. Belgium
issued writ against French gold
holdings in the United States.
He explained the loan was made
to Britain at a moment when the
British had almost drained their
treasury. used their gold and real
lied on a large part of their foreign
investments but, with the lease
lend bill in discussion, still were un-
able to pay their bills and keep
American supplies moving.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Hearing by 'Electronic Ears
Helps Many Hold Jobs Here

Most Of the new aids are
made by Sonotone. which main
tains a Nation wide organiza-
ton in 139 cities devoted exclu-
sively to scientific correction.
The Sonotone ONCE in this
city, Room 901, Washington
Bldg, 18th and N. Y. ave. NV.
is completely equipped with in
struments for measuring '<car-
ing and fitting Sonotone audi
cles. A scientific hearing test.
consultation and fitting is
offered without charge. Call at
the office or write for free book
lets: Hearing Thru the Years
and Hearing Must Help Win
the War.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Cruisers
Continued From First Paee.)

installations in the harbor, includ-
Ing those of the submarine base.
While exact damage to the war
ships could not be determined until
photographs are available, informed
sources said it was considered Ger
tain that they we're knocked out OF
action at least for the remainder
of the North African campaign
which means they will not be among
those present for any attempt by
the italian Navy to evacuate the
Axis forces from Tunisia
Both OF the cruisers had steam UP
when they were attacked and one
tried In vain to get under way after
the other was struck.
In the last few day. Flying For
tresses have made two other mas
sive attacks against italian forts
and airields with each time nearly
100 bombers" making the raid.
The Trieste and Goriza are among
the fastest and sleekest warships
in the world. Each mounts eight
s-inch guns and many smaller
weapons.
Five-Day Toll Now 36.
The bag today of 1S transport
planes in the battle over the Medi-
terranean brought the total number
Of transports shot down within five
days to 36. Lightnings got 18 of
them.
In today's battle, 1t. Walter J..
Rivers Of Paducah. Ky. and 1t.
Meldrum l.. Sears OF Paris, ILL.,, each
got four planes.
1t. George Ross, Fort Thomas,
KY. who shot down Messerschmitt,
said, I'VE were flying at 200 feet
when we sighted the convoy of from
30 to so transports. Fifteen fight
ers. most of them Macchi zoos, were
escorting them. I attacked one of
the fighters and fired a 3-second
burst Of machine sun and cannon
into him. He futtered and crashed
into the sea-"
1t. Sam S. Sweet. ST. Paul, who
got Macchi, said They looked like
sitting ducks. The Macchi I got
never saw me: he just fell away on
his right wing and never recovered
James Fighting Ships lists the
Trieste as built in 1926 and carrying
a complement of 723 men. A cruiser
Of the Trento class. it carried two
aircraft launched by catapult.
The Gorilla is listed by James as
having been torpedoed by British
submarine in the Mediterranean
June 20, 194l.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Many in this community who
have been handicapped by hear
ing difficulty for years are able
to enjoy amazingly good hear
ing and increased efficiency on
their jobs thanks to recent ap-
plication of electronic science.
Tiny electronic tubes incor-
porated in small, easily wear
able units hold the secret to
restoring greatly improved
hearing, even in seemingly
hopeless" cases. Widest use.
however, Is by persons who had
felt their hearing was getting
by" but now realize how much
they had been missing.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

aries above the highest level In
that period.
Under the law, the President has
10 DAYS to act or do nothing about
measures sent to him by Congress.
That time was up at midnight.
The Treasury statement yester-
day placed the public debt at $780,
600 .o00, ,000-just $4,000. .0O0,0 900 short
OF the present statutory ceiling-as
Of April g.. Officials have said that
lack OF the new debt limit in the
pending bill might prove embarrass-
ing in carrying forward the new
War bond drive.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Skipper and 80 Lost
In 1orpedoing Of U. 5.
Ship Off East Coast
U-Boot Sneuks Into
.s 5 Heavily Guarded Area
For hit-Run Attack
9y the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
-, KEY WEST. Fla, Atrtl 1o.-A
submarine sneaked into heavily
guarded coastal shipping lanes early
n April to make a hit-and-run
attack and sink a merchantmen in
waters on the Eastern coast of the
United States for the flrst loss re-
ported there since last summer.
7 Forty men were lost, among them
the gallant skipper who choose to
go down with his blazing ship, a
medium-sized United States craft.
Eighteen survivors managed to get
clear Of the burning oil which spread
around the vessel, and were picked
up 10 hours later by patrol vessels.
z Secretary Knox and other Navy
pf1cials have warned that U-boats,
driven out of nearby areas by re-
lentless campaign, might return
asain in force, but there were In
sdications that the sinking did not
signal new. widespread drive.
!. Ship Travelled Alone.
The ship was travelling alone and
did not have the protection OF
planes, blimps and surface craft
which have been getting conveys
safely through the same waters
since the last previously reported
attack took place in August, 1912.
Authorities at Washington said
renewal of submarine warfare near
this country would have less chance
of success this year than last be-
la ~ a
now to combat the menace.
= Two torpedoes struck In quick
succession. survivors related, and set
the ill-fated merchantmen ahre.
The ship started sinking rapidly.
Capt. James w. Harrel of Hous-
ton, Tex. who had an injured leg.
1imped to the one lifeboat not ablaze
and directed the launching. When
1t capsized he shouted, Jump for
It, lads"
Returned TO Cabin.
Then, the awed crewmen related,
Harrel walked directly, without
sign of limp, to his cabin and re-
manned there until the vessel went
down a few moments later.
1t. q. g. John H. Kerr Of Little
Neck, Long Island. commander of
the naval gun crew. and Gunner
William Oscar Kelly OF Birming-
ham, Ala, were among those who
Jumped overheard.
. They heard screams from Seaman
r. E. Thron of Saltwater. Mo, who
was blinded by burns and was SWIM
ming into the flaming oil. 1t. Kerr
and Kelly managed to swim with
him to badly damaged raft to
which others we're clinging.
Thron died in 1t. Kerr's arms as
the officer sat in water up to his
shoulders holding the injured mans
head above the surface. 1t. Kerr
still held the body when a rescue
craft arrived 10 hours after the
sinking.
A blimp appeared overhead at !
daybreak and a rubber raft was
dropped to the survivors.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Housing Rules Here
Made More Liberal
For War Workers
Occupancy Now Available
To EssentioI Persons, Here
Since July, 194l
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Rules governing war housing
occupancy were broadened yes
terday by the National Housing
Agency to. give priority to all
workers who have moved into
the District and other critical
housing areas since July i, 1s4l.
Previously, priority was given only
to war workers who had migrated to
community within the proceeding
II months. Under this system, a
number Of persons lost their pri-
ority each day. as their length OF
residence in the community passed
one year.
At the same time. it was an
nounced that the MIA, to determine
how many Washington war workers
require more adequate housing, Is
starting survey Of living condi-
tions among persons employed by
Government agencies and in nom
Governmental occupations consid-
cred essential to the war.
In announcing the new policy,
MIA Administrator John 3. Bland-
ford, jr.. pointed out that other re-
quirements remain unchanged. War
workers eligible for Federal hous-
ing must be inadequately housed at
present and their migration to the
congested area must have been ap-
proved as necessary to the war ef-
fort by the War Manpower Com
mission.
Commenting on the new order,
Milton Fischer, regional representa-
tive Of MIA, said the change was
Of particular significance to the
Washington area.
The full impact OF war condi-
tions on the housing situation in
Washington" he explained, dates
from July. 194l. BY that time
vacancies in existing facilities had
been reduced close to zero and the
immigration OF new workers to take
essential war jobs began to rise
sharply
Mr.. Fischer emphasized that to
qualify for war housing, workers
here must be living under temporary
or makeshift conditions 80 intoler-
able as to impair their efficiency"
Actual hardship must be shown, he
said, and not merely a desire 10 find
a better place to live.
At present, Mr.. Fischer pointed
out, some $4,000 housing units of
all types are either under const1uc-
ton or scheduled in the Metropolis
tan Area. In addition. MIA is
making intensive efforts to provide
suitable accommodations through
conversion Of existing structures and
renting Of unused bedrooms.
In explaining the general order
which applies to all critical hous-
ing areas, Mr.. Blandford said that
In number of congested areas war
workers who moved in early In the
emergency are still unable to find
adequate living quarters because of
construction delays due to material
shortages and other wartime factors.
II specific local conditions make
1t desirable, regional representa-
tives of MIA may fix a date later
than July l, l94l, as the limit of
eligibility.
Migrant workers who may receive
housing help are restricted to work.
ers In war-essential industry, in the
Government or those "in jobs nee
essary to the health and safety of
civilian war workers" They also
must be IN occupations where labor
shortages jutsif1ed their migration,
as determined by VINO. Privately
financed war housing built under
War Production Board priorities
after February TO- 1943, also is in
cluded In the order.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Salvage Depot Collects
Sweetheart Gallery

A picture gallery of soldiers
sweethearts is the product of
the uniform cleaning and renovat-
ing unit of the United States Army
Salvage Depot in Northern Ireland.
Belfast reports reveal.
One wall of the depot already is
filled with pictures found in pock-
cts OF uniforms and in kit bags left
for repair.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
SPARS Head to Christen
Coast Guard Cutter

The new Coast Guard cutter
SWeetgum will be christened by 1t.
Comdr. Dorothy Stratton, director
of the SPARS, the Coast Guard
Women's Reserve, the Navy an
nounced yesterday. The cutter will
be launched at the yards of the
Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co.
Duluth, Mimi, on April Is.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

AXIS HOLD ON TUNISIA CUT DOWN-The British 9Th Army
pressing north from captured sax phase
arrow - Of the campaign yesterday Earlier had crushed
the Mareth Line (arrow u and captured Gabes o.
Broken project drives Endav objective
ced and Tuns The British 1st Army fought toward Medjz
Ell Bah (top the Americans toward Ka
rouan. "A P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

You can't pop corn over a match
flame. You can't build house with
discarded barrel slaves. And well
never win this war with less than
all we've got and the best we've got.
Buy War bonds,
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Who says you cannot eat your
cake and have 1t, too? War bonds
will help win the war, and still be
yours for savings.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Flood

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