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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26

If you buy, our airmen fly. Get
War savings stamps now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
V.F.W, PROTESTS
ARMY DISCHARGES
Men Leaving Service With
ODDS Forfeit Many De-
serving Privileges

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the New Haven County Council
held its monthly meeting yesterday
at Crusader Post, 1916. Naugatuck,
and it was decided that members of
the council would attend the Ma
tional convention scheduled to take
place September %, 20, 30.
During the course of the meeting,
it was announced the Emmett
Wooster of Crusader Post, is i'm
proving at the Newington hospital;
also that William Walker, past
commander of Wheeler Young Post,
Naugatuck, will enter the same in
stitution this week.
1t was brought to the attention of
the VFW the conditions for SOL
diers who take the (CDD) certifi-
cate Disability Discharge when
leaving the service and by so doing
veteran does not receive any of
the privileges which he is entitled.
BY taking the CDD, the discharged
doesn't receive any compensation,
disqualification, consequently their
families are made responsible for all
expenses. The VFW warned mothers
to tell their sons to accept nothing
but a CMD, Certificate Medical
Discharge which entities him to all
benefits, as ruled by the House of
Representatives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

Americas children are among the
healthiest in the world. The current
death rate among white children
of the country in the to IA age
group is Just under one per 1000,
the statisticians of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company point out.
This is half the rate prevailing only
is years ago. The nation at war is
particularly fortunate in the re-
markably high health level OF its
school children.
Favorable as the health picture is,
however, the data point to danger
spots and indicate that there is
room for further improvement. For
example, mortality among white
school children in the Southwestern
and Western States runs from 20
peh cent to more than so per cent
higher than in the Northeastern
section of the country. In part, This
higher mortality is the result of
greater accident toll
That no section of the country
can afford complacency in respect
to accidents is evident from the
fact that of the 96.6 deaths per
10000 white children in the 5 to IA
age group, % die in or as the result
of accidents. 1T is deplorable feat
IRE of American life" the satlstl-
clans comment, that accidents are
responsible for more than a quarter
of all deaths among children OF
school age. The destruction OF chill
dren's lives by injuries is greater IN
this country than the tital deaths
from the five leading natural causes
of death in childhood combined,
namely, appendicitis, influenza and
pneumonia, rheumatic fever, and
tuberculosis. This is a shocking
waste of our human resources
Notable as has been hte progress
achieved in child health, certain sec
lions of the country have not
matched the advances registered by
the nation as whole. Mortality from
appedicitis, although sharply re-
duced in recent years, is still the
most important cause of death from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
Children OF America
In Excellent Health
Nation Enjoying Real Blessing in War Period With
Youngsters Ranked Among Healthiest in World

disease among white children OF
school age. The nationwide NOR
tally rate, the insurance company's
statisticians report, is 81 per O,OO0
However, in the West North Central
and Mountain States, appendicitis
accounted for, respectively, 9.9 and
deaths per 100000. The high
rates of these two sections are un-
questionably due in no small degree
to the fact that their populations
are scattered, and often delays in
treatment result from the great dis
tances that must be Travelled to
reach a hospital.
Another indication that local con-
diticns create special problems IN
health conservation may be found
in the study of influenza and pneu-
monia as causes of death among
children. The combined figure for
these disease is TT deaths per 10O,-
900 white children. However, the
New England States recorded but
40 deaths from these causes, while
the East South Central and West
South Central States had 1O6 and
1914 deaths, respectively.
The statisticians conclude, "Ad-
ditional gains can be made in re-
ducing the mortality among children
of school age. Accidents are pre-
ventable; the incidnece of tuber-
culosis, rheumatic fever, and OF in
fluenza and pneumonia can I'M
doubtedly be brought to lowe. levels
by an adequate program OF child
welfare; appendicitis mortality can
be further reduced by early recognl-
ton and treatment of the disease.
These six causes account for more
than half the deaths among white
children. A death rate of less than
one per 1000 at S to IA years may
seem remarkably low today; yet II
would not be unduly optimistic to
set our aim at half this figure within
the next decade. Some states are
already approaching this objective
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

The British are attempting to clear
up a 15-year-old title mystery and
a search is ON for the descendant
of a man about whom little is
known except he probably went to
the United States sometime between
1860 and 1870. But if the descend
ant can be found he can claim a
baronetcy which is LOT years old.
Name Will Be Power
. The baronet's name will be
Power. He will be a descendant of
John Power of Kilfane, County Kill
kenny, Ireland, and a son or per-
haps grandson of Gervase Parker
Power who is believed to have died
in the States, probably about 10
years ago in his COS.
According to Cyril Hankinson,
editor of "Debrett's" directory of
British peerage, the Power baro-
netcy was created in 1886 and was
carried on until 1928 when the sew
enth Baronet Power, Sir George
Power, an opera singer, died.
Thereafter a search began for Ger
vase Parker Power who was the
senior heir to the title. The miss
ing man was known to his family
as American Goeff", and was the
son of Lieutenant-C Gervase
Power, who in his turn was the
third son of teh first baronet.
In line of succession to the title
after Gervase - if Gervase had no
sons-is 26-year-old British army
captain, Anthony Ambrose Grant
tan Power. But Hankinson said the
titel probably never will be award
ed unless it can be determined what
became Of Gervase.
Titles Involve Americans
1t is one of numerous title mys-
teries involving Americans in re-
cent years. Several months ago
Thomas Johnston of Mobile, Ala,
established his right to one of Eng
lands Oldest baronetcys after his
whereabouts had been unknown on
this side for more than 20 years.
Similarly, Francis Boreel of Los
Angeles, who is known merely as
Mister" under American law pro-
hibiting the use of foreign titles,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
of a destroyer during early after
noon on Sunday.
RepulseS Counter Attacks

of a destroyer during early after
noon on Sunday.
Repulses Counter Attacks
"Our ground forces are continuing
to make progress during the course
of the day. Seven enemy counter
attacks which were being made with
tanks have been repulsed and at
least 1000 prisoners have been
taken. 1t can now be stated the
following major ports and towns
have been captured by our forces.
Syracuse, Avola, Pachino, Pozzal-
Ii, Scogfilitti, Celia, Licata, Ispicia,
Rosolini and MOTTO.
THE advance continues
The commune, giving the most
complete picture so far Of the in
vasion, made it clear that the main
communications lines in southeast
Sicily were largely in Allied hands,
opening the way for pincers drive
from the Licata-G Celia sector and
the Syracuse region, which would be
preliminary to moving northward
toward Messina.
American pllOtS returning from
machine cunning and wrecking
hundreds of troop-filled trucks on
the island said that large sections
of the island coast were 'crumbling,
smoking ruins as a result OF steady
aerial bombardment.
Damage to Messina is terrific, "
one pilot said, and the port prob
ably can be used only by small boats
at night.
The Allied air attack had chased
the enemy from his advanced air
drornes and it was believed that
from now on the main Axis aerial
operations would be from southern
Italy, where Allied bombers heavily
attacked the main Fascist air bases.
No Word of Fleet
There still was no word of the
italian fleet going into action. (The
BIC broadcast unconfirmed reports
that part of the italian fleet had
put out from the Spezia naval base) 5.
british military observers said
Catania probably is one of the i'm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
Allied Troops Take
10 Towns, Prisoners
Continued from Page l,

mediate detectives of the Allies
since its possession would provid
good facilities landing reinforce
ments of troops and supplies.
American four-engined Liberator
from the Middle-Eastern command
dropped tons of bombs on Axis air
dromes at Reggie Calabria and Vibt
Valentia in southwestern Italy
Italo-G German bombers and fighter
probably were moved to these air
dromes after being evacuated from
advance bases in Sicily.
Three large fires were started ant
a number of planes were left burn.
ing on the ground at Reggie Gala.
bria, across Messina Strait from
Sicily. One Messerschmitt 100 wa!
shot down in combat.
At Who Valentia, about so miles
northeast of Reggie Calabria, Lab
orators set fire to hangers and dam
aged administration buildings anc
a three-engined aircraft.
Fighter bombers from the north
west African air forces bombed
shelled and machine-gunned tanks
armored vehicles, trucks and troops
along the winding mountain roads
behind the front. Death and devas-
tation were left in their wake.
Gan italian communicate broad
cast by Rome Radio, said that
counter attacking Axis forces hac
defeated Allied troops at "severa
points causing withdrawal in one
sector. The German communiqut
said German-Italian counter at.
tacks drove the Allies back at Ger.
tain points)
Heavy Fighting
(The Stockholm Social Demokrat.
en- quoted a German radio station
in Sicily as saying that the cas-
coast port of Syracuse, only 33 mile
below Catania, was threatened ser
iously by Allied troops who occupied
several points to the south. Heav.
fighting ragged throughout the da.
near the south coast port of Licats
with Allied efforts to penetrate Il
the interior being frustrated, it wa!
said An Allied landing attemp
near MARSHA in western Sicily wa!
repulsed, the dispatch added. Sew.
eral morning newspapers in Stock.
holm quoted Radio Bern as saying
that an italian naval force had lef
Spezia)
CA United Press dispatch from
Madrid said both Syracuse and Cat.
ania were covered with smoke anc
flames, presumably as result of AL.
lied air raidS)
Field reports indicated that the
American, British and Canadian
troops gradually we're meeting in
creased resistance, but nowhere
heavy enough to stem their advance
The bulk of the estimated 100000
1talo-German defending troops
were believed still concentrated in
the center of the island.
While American and British fight
ers maintained constant protective
patrol over the ground troops
bombers roared inland to batter the
few enemy airdromes still service
able, communications and troop ano
transport concentrations. Warships
standing off shore added to the
devastation by sending tons of shells
into the enemy-held foothills be-
hind the Allied beachheads.
Allied reinforcements, both OF
men and armor, poured onto beaches
along a 1OO-mile strip of the south.
ern and eastern shores of Sicily in
constant stream from landing
barges comprising part of the giant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

PEELED the Axis to evacuate virtually
it's entire bomber force from SicilyD
The Allied bag of SO enemy planes
yesterday boosted the toll for the
two days since invasion forces first
sWarmed ashore to u. TWenty-eight
Allied planes were lost Saturday on
the first day of the invasion, but
the Axis aerial resistance had
weakened so by the second day that
only nine planes were lost yester-
Gay.
A dispatch from Ned Russell of
the United Press, representing the
combined United States Press at
British advance headquarters, said
that British forces seized vital hills
1850 yards from their bridgeheads
and a mile and a half inland at one
point.
Reports indicate that the open
ing phases of the assault have gone
extremely we'll with beach landing
forces overwhelming scattered re-
sistance from coastal defenses and
numerous snipers,' Russell wrote.
Heavy naval and air lombard
ments pounded several coastal de-
Tense batteries into quick submls-
sion"
Italian prisoners we're being cap
tured around Pachino in patches OF
so to 100.
Glirer troops and paratroops sent
into Sicily to attack the coastal de-
fenses from the rear Friday In ad-
vance of the Allied landings have
contacted ground forces accord
ing to plan" it was disclosed.
German Radio
"a Stockholm dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph quoted German
radio stations as saying that Allied
troops had captured Licata, 20 miles
east of Gela; Canicatti, 10 miles
north, and Aragona, 20 miles north
west, with bitter fighting raging
around Ragusa. Is miles northwest
of Pachino and IS miles inland. No
other source reported hearing these
! broadcastS)
Allied authorities who were pre-
pared for casualties up to so per
| CCllC AL CoUdDlAolllll5 OASiAAoAh SNeNSAA
heads said there was "bewilder-
ing lack of resistance" encounter
ed with the result that casualties
instead were slight, according to a
dispatch from a forward head
quarters of the invasion operation
"Only few ships were sunk ane
none of these were large units" the
dispatch said: THE Italian Nav,
did not appear"
The absence Of any large-scat
Axis counter attack indicated tina
the Italo- Germa command wa!
retaining the bulk Of It's forces II
the center of Sicily while trying tt
decide whether the present land
ings constitut feint or the mair
operation.
Resistance to Stiffen
Resistance is expected to SITTER
considerably when the main bod,
Of the enemy is encountered. Fight
ing to date has been largely agains
Italian semi static forces like tn
] garrisons OF coastal defense unit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

Continued from Page y
correspondent on Guadalcanal, said
in a dispatch sent after Frlday 5
record lotion attack on Munda that
the japanese may capitulate before
next weekend. The flyers who par
ticipated in the raid doubted that
much more aerial assault would be
necessary to complete the job, ne
said.
Strength Not Known
Strength of the Munda garrison
was rot known but it was believed
to number several thousand men
and Osmar White, Australian cor
respondent on New Georgia, SAID
the enemy probably had slipped IN
some reinforcementS and was ex-
pected to make death defense OF
the base. Allied troops were fight
ing sporadic actions in the jungle
fringe, White said.
Reports placed the American
forces about two miles east OF Nun
da north of Roviana Lagoon, 10
the north of the base about hVe
miles away and edging in.
Japanese air activity weakened
all along the $50 mile arc OF attack
set up by General Douglas Mac
Arthur's drive to roll back the
Japanese in the South and South
west Pacific.
Hewlett said an official compila-
ton showed that fighters had shot
down 173 enemy planes since the
central Solomons invasion started
June 80. Twenty-Five or more were
destroyed by ground fire and bomb
ers in the same area. Less and less
opposition met Allied planes attack
ing the New Guinea coast near
Salamaua in aid of ground troops.
Bombers dropper 40 tons OF eX-
plosives on Kahili airdrome on
Bougainville island in the North
Solomons and single Catalina
bombed villa. Today's communique
from Macarthur did not refer to
any ground action In New Georgia.
. ass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
Funeral Services For
Dr.. Frank SchIesinoer

Lyme, Conn, July Il CUP) =
Private funeral services will be held
for DR.. Frank Schlesinger, 70, pro-
fessor emeritus of astronomy at
Yale University, and internationally
known fcs his development of en-
accurate method of determining star
distances by photography. He died
at his summer home here late Sat-
urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
AIRPLANE CO.
INVESTIGATION
Continued from Page ID

declaring that "its performance, TAX
en- as a whole, has been creditable.
Highlights of the report included:
The United States produced $4,000
planes in the IL months ending last
June 3d.
Two new types of fighters-a twin
engined army night-fighter and a
Navy Grammar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
as capable of exceptional perform
ance"-Were in production.
The Air Force no longer has any
great need for dive bombers, having
concluded that they cannot be oper-
ated unless there is clear air superb
ority and unless the enemy lacks
proper anti-aircraft equipment.
The army has cut back its pro-
gram of building gliders because OF
difficulty in their operation.
The committees criticism took in
far more than the alleged "defec-
tive" equipment of rtiss-Wright.
1t accused the army of authorizing
many obsolete planes when they
launched their program OF building
up the nations air force. 1t par
ticularly condemned the Army fol
building its fighter plane force
around the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
which it called disable but second
choice" 1t said the Army had de-
cided to discontinue production OF
Warhawks and have Wright concen-
tate on Commando cargo planes.
Other charges against Curtiss-
! Wright were that it has not pro.
duced a single disable" dive bomb
err for for the Navy at its $27 ,000,-
900 plant at Columbus, O., and that
it's huge backlog of war contracts
is "out of proportion to its ability
: to fulfill its commitments and out
of line with performance of Curtiss-
Wright planes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

has been known in England as Sir
Francis since 1887. His, also. is
one of the oldest baronetcys. The
title is almost that of an HEREDITARY
knighthood but does not carry
with it seat in the House of
Lords.
There are several plain Mister
so-and-so's in the United States
who are peres and the highest
ranking among them is the Earl
of Lindsay, Of Manchester, Mass,
who now is 10. He succeeded to his
title in 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
VICE PRESIDENCY
NOT FOR CLARE
Continued from Page y

Sen John A. Danaher, r., Conn.
Danaher, she said, has an excellent
record, is good Republican and
has first claim on the Office"
Fed up with politics?
You don't get fed up with job
like this. The people decide when
they're fed up with you"
Mrs. Luce said she would seek re-
election to Congress "a "rretty
tiankiess job'-next year III the
people and the party want me to
run"
She has little but praise for Con-
gress-"the Understanding body of
men I ever saw, and not really ap-
preciated."
About that play? IF I had time,
and brainstorm might finish one
or two I've had hanging around
since before was elected. But
they're not about Congress"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

Continued from Page y
manager who now is general man
ager of the democratic campaign to
prevent the Presidents renomina-
ton.
Regardless of where Edison
eventually turns up in the pre-con-
vention battles, Hague can be de-
pended on to send 100 per cent
fourth term delegation to the Demo-
cratic National Convention. He
has worked closely with the admin
istration. Mr.. Roosevelt recog-
nized that fact last winter by
awarding to a Hague follower a
federal judgeship over the protects
of Edison and tohers.
In New York, as in New Jersey,
there will be an effort to prevent
Mr.. Roosevelt from controlling the
states delegation to the Democra tic
National Convention. If Farley is
unable to hold a sizeable number
of New York delegates off the 4th
term bandwagon, the chances of
any Roosevelt movement will
be diminished materially.
Some Roosevelt supporters assert
that Farley already has lost the
battle in New York state. The New
York city newspaper PM asserted
yesterday that Mr.. Roosevelt wouH
be supported by an almost solid
delegation from his home state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

Sweden recently requisitioned
tires on laid-up passenger cars and
used them on trucks.
Special steamer excursions for
workers have been iraugurated by
the city Of yaldsYiA chils.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

and those manning the network Of
beach pillboxes, dugouts and
trenches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
British Seek u. S. Descendant
OF John Power For BarOnetcy
BY LEO S. DISHER

Unit Press Correspondent
20 S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
nth TERM TALK
COMMUNIST LINK

Continued from Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-12
ALLIES CLOSE
IN SICILY SECTOR

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Evening star., 1943-10-03

it can be done Recently, for instance. we
asked the steel industry management
and workers - for sharply increased out
put. They had already stepped up pro-
duction to meet goal after goal. until it
was at rate equaling the highest estimates
of what could be done with the full ca
pacity of the industry's facilities But on
top of that, we asked them for two million
tons more in the last six months of this
year. And we are getting it. Those workers
understand that more steel means more