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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
w o r L D w A r
A YEAR AGO
FEB. IS, 1912
(By United lreSs)

(by Unlte0 freSSD
Enemy submarines shell q refln-
cry owned by the Standard Oil
Corp. Of New Jersey on the island
Of Aruba, the first land attack on
any Western Hampshire territory
in World War III; tankers tor.
pedOed, with loss Of 20 lives.
Japanese seize oil center Of Pa
Iembang, Southern Sumatra, 269
air miles from Batavia.
u. s. communique reports
''heavy enemy artillery" action in
Bataan in past "a hours.
italian high command an.
nounces British destroyer, q pa
troll boat and seven merchantmen
sunk by an Axis air and sea attack
ON convoy en- route from Alexan-
drla to Malta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Mr. and Mrs John Hahn celebrated their fourth we'd
ding anniversary yesterday Mrs Jack is the former jose
phine Rafferty, Her hubby our classified ad manager
\. Mrs William Homick of Oak Street will be year
older tomorrow Henry Byrne, former bartender at
Matty shea's Walnut street emporium, is hospitaized
at ST. Marys Jim Murphy, proprietor of the tavern
on Grand Street bearing his NAME leaves tomorrow to
spend the remainder Of the winter in Florida lucky fell
howl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
JEWISH HOMELAND
CONFERENCE THEME

DR.. Louis Finkelstein, president
of the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, told representatives
from is communities at a state.
wide conference on Democracy and
the Future Of Judaism" at New
Haven recently that Jews must
have their own homeland and all
races, colors and creeds. must be
recognized as brothers. Sixteen Wa
terbury Jewish lay leaders were
delegated to attend and Rabbi Will
liam p. Greenfield was chairman Of
the program.
Other speakers included Judge
Joseph Klau Of Hartford and DR..
Ira Eisenstein, New York rabbi and
author. l.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
LILLIAN ROTH'S
FATHER SUCCUMBS

Boston, Feb. 16.-(UP)-Arthur
Roth. SIS, father of Boston born ac-
tress Lillian Roth, died unexpect-
eddy in his room at a hotel here
early today. A physician said death
resulted from natural causes.
Roth had been in poor health since
he had one Of his legs amputated a
year ago He had remained after
he and Mrs. Catherine Roth, the ac-
tress' mother, were divorced.
Miss Roth has been living with
her mother at the Van Dorm Hotel,
5Sth street. New York City, since her
husband, Corp. Edward Goldman Of
Phoenix, Ariz, entered the Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
WATERBURY WOMAN
ESCAPES INJURY

Mrs, Ida Birdsall, Of $50 North
Main street, has received word that
her daughter, Miss Hazel Birdsall
was uninjured in an accident IN
which q train was derailed near
Ridgeland, s. c.. Saturday morning.
The pullman In which Miss Birds
all was riding was derailed but did
not turn over. Eight persons were
injured In the accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

"Long years ago winters sun shone over it at SET
ting" are old familiar and homely words presenting
picture Of young children hustng off to the old red Tor
whte school house. trudgng miles even on winter days
with the piled higher than last week-ends snow
and the mercury registering as low temperature. No
bus at the crossroads no central heating Those were
the daysl Todays child can't walk half mile He's got
TO bus 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

What has become of the old-fashoned mother who
used meet Sister and Junior at the back door when they
arrived home from school, cut them few slices of fresh
homemade bread spread with butter and jelly, then
went back to the kitchen and mixed batch of biscuits
for supper? She is busy engaged welding small nsru
ment not breadknife, some small part that will
eventually be part of boat gun or airpane Sister and
Junior now stop at the delcateSSen their way home
from school and buy sandwich hot dog or what have
you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Alderman @. O. sankey of Win
chester. England. has proposed that
huge searchlights be used around
the city to project their beams to-
ward the center as q substitute for
street lamps. contending that 1t
would enable motorists to enter the
city without dazzling headlights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Crystal Cily. Tea. = fup) = AZ
ianilon Johnny and Mary; Tnere's
nol going 10 Dc d shortage ng fnln-
sch. Il neenla. Airendy fnnFq Nlnn
go carloads haea he9n shipped
from tlllG great ngaNinN eenief and
flan nutinN& fNF MHlR ENFiaaag "A
aid g - mI en<Es'H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Webster O'Neil Of Grand Avenue completed rs
gears Of service at the ScOv Manufacturing Company
asst week. Affiliated with the steam department he's
veil qualified for his job In metal industry He spends
hO spare time to the best advantage in the summer
time mostly in the garden Web Jr of the Cost Office,
has signed up for joint victory garden at his fathers
residence this year. and since 1t is matter Of pub
lie record, Web can't renege
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16


which It now
possesses, there
would not be q
significant enter
prise in the whole
island left In pri-
vate hands.
Here lis what
the government Of
Puerto Rico is
authorized TO do,
either by specific
law or by war
time extension Of
general law:
/. To acquire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
s sS5ss0 Little New Deal
TugwelI Regime Holds Power To
Swallow All Private Enterprise
BY s. BURTON HEATH

(NEA Service STAR COrrespondent)
San Juan, p. r., Feb. le-The So
called Tugwell Program, Puerto
Rico's Little New Deal, bears all the
earmarks Of thorough-going state
socialism. II the inSular govern
nent should utilize broad powers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
OUR DAY = SKIP TT

Little drops Of sunshine,
Little flakes Of snow,
All upol. wintry dayl
Come slip 1t as you gol
slip along on crusty snow,
slip along on the Ice,
Watch your step and see
That you don't fall at any price
Little drops Of sunshine,
Snow In heap and pile,
Make wintry picture
Quite In Currier and Ives style.
Little drops Of sunshine,
Little flakes Of snow,
Just o day In winter, g..
Come skip 1t as you gol
IT'S your day and my day,
We get the Icy NIT,
on, nothing at all to worry about,
February doing her little bit.
EN-. EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

The courageous fight for freedom
being waged by the people Of Po-
land promises to be dramatic and
thrilling on the air tonight when
WATR broadcasts the second pro-
gram of the third week In the
"Uncle Sam" series at 6:45 ...
Lumber Goes to War" will be
the theme Of "Thls Nation ut
War" when the weekly broadcast
Is aired tonight at 1850 y. mc
EWT, over the Blue Network. The
entire program will originate on
the west coast. ..
An interview with Clancy b. La
FrambOiSe, editor Of the Enum.
claw, Wash, Herald will take place
at the White River Lumber Co.,
followed by Bill Baldwin's de-
scription Of the lumber camp.
Mrs. MOultrie, q mother Of four
teen children, who works at the
camp, will also be interviewed. >.
From the radio Office Of the
Forest Ranger station at North
Bend, Wash. Director Paul Piper
will report on the activities Of the
service, particularly its fire fight
ing facilities. -.
-. Gossip has it that Superman
is about to go to work for GER
tain cereal on WATR. The adven-
lures of the comic strip hero are
currently heard on a sustaining
basis via the local station. If
Ted Steele's new WOR show, "Re-
member?' clicks, it will go on a
Mutual coast-to- coast hook-up.
A fifteen minute dramatic show
with local cast, will be offered in
support of the Victory Book Drive
over WATR tonight at 8:l5.
80. Margaret Mullen Of "Just
Plain Bill" (NBC), is q pretty
proud wife these days. Her hus-
band, John Root. designed the
much praised stage set for "Coun.
terattack," new Broadway play. :.
Philip James guest conducts
WATR's Sinfonietta program to-
night. 1880 to IL. pinch. hitting fcl
Alfred Walienstein. The regular
conductor OF the weekly Mutua
program &c performing on the wesi
coast. The program viii include
Haydns Symphony No. eS IN {
80. I'd "AEchle" Gardner win
write history - right on the euif
- when. aided BY Jane C0wI, the
actress. he stages IN historical
pageant 10 beast the sales Of War
Savings Stamps NJ sDufEy'ss In
the broadcast over the Blue Net.
work tonight. ri eIso D. 10. EVE
Repeat NJ e;00 ,. NJ, PWTl.
80. Since Finnegan tried 70 Us
War Savings as postage Tor Q lettel
10 his aunt IN Kalamazoo. and ~
darned thing came back, The patroIll
Of Duffy's seem 10 have lost q eFea
part OF their faith In aueh stamps
To remedy this depl0Fable sltua'
ton. Archie desides on q nagean
Of such historical nature ga ~ re-
store even Einnegan's interest i
War Savings Stamps. Jane ooNl !
drafted 10 portray such noted char
nelefH Of the AlneFIean Aeena a
Rpeahanlass Ne llIss la4E 1ilet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
SCRAP METAL FROM THE FOE

U. s. ships returning from battle
zones are not so empty as formerly.
Now their hulls often are Allied with
broken enemy tanks, guns, and
planes for use as scrap metal to
augment our war production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
R-U-Listenir,g?

scalper, and Molly Pitcher, whose
famous curves, according to Archie
are still remembered In Genera
Washington's soft ball league.
>. A potpurri Of adventures get
all mixed up In tonight's edition
Of Murder Clinic" on WATR
from $3.50 to 10. It's q dramatiEa-
ton Of Frederick Irving Ander-
sons mystery, 1.-THE Big Time"
and the characters include q
young aspirant for operate star
dom, a dress designer, . diplomat
and crafty American lawyer. -.
Mrs. Roosevelt told Edgar Bergen
that when she went to England not
long ago many people asked whether
Charlie Mccarthy was really q
dummy.
Edgar Allen Poe, Americas
foremost horror writer, gets an
other chance ON the Blue Net
works Horror, Inc" program
starring Eva LIE Gallievnvnvveau
starring Eva lie Caffeine, tonight
at 7:15 p. m, EWT.
The distinguished stage star.
who rejected another Poe work
for a previous Horror, Inc" APP
uearance because it was "toO hOr-
hibIe." will present a condensed
version Of ''The Black Cat" one
Of the eeriest Of all the classicists
tales.
"The Black Cat" concerns a
man who murders his wife, then
walls her body up in q deserted
wing Of their home to hide the
evidence. Fortunately, or unfOr-
tunateIy, however you look at It,
the couples pet cat Is inadvert-
antIy walled up, too. The feline's
anguished howls eventually lead
20 the body's discovery ana the
husbands undoing.
Miss LIE Caffeine Will again
assay the roles Of narrator and
characters In the production, pre-
nared In collaboration with Mort
Lewis. Donald Balm. animal im-
persenatOr, will stand In Tor tne
cat.
BECAUSE Of the success o.
Leo Cherne's unique Impact
commentary series dealing VIII
homefront problems. the Mutua
network has shifted his program Y
q new and better spot and doubled
hts broadcast time. Beginning 70
night. CheFne viii be heard VII
WATR. local Mutual outlet. o.
Tuesdays and Thursdays nc BIZ
Cherne Is virtually q ney
type Of news analyst, dealing no
with foreign affairs or battle 'FRONT.'
but with the "hread and butte
news"-news OF social and econolnli
changes on the home front as the.
affect the American way o. W.
during wartime.
CheFne q director q az
ReseaTeh Institute of AnleFleI
which has branches al over ~
country and 600 correspondent
from coast 10 coast. Statistic
show that cheFne and he Institute
have been o3t Flahi Ia their pFe
diciions Of major prohiens AFFECT
Inc the country.
Nkm ms4Amasam mNM Initial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

The lady the street Opnes there will be pref
ty hard shedding before this is and the going
from on is going to be pretty bad, come hell high
water and snow. The lady seems to get the drift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Did your thermometer register way below zero
Monday morning? Well cheer up, the sap Is running
lat least it was), so can spring be far behind?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

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Evening star., 1943-05-19
Mountains Searched
For Lost Child, 4
Sheriff Issues Appeal
For More Volunteers
BY the Associated Presk.

HARRISONBURG. Va, May 49,
Sheriff Sam H. Calender of Rock
ingham County today said he had
broadcast an appeal for volunteers
to continue the search for 4-year -old
Doris Dean, missing from her home
in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains near Island Ford since
Monday afternoon.
He said the widespread search
for the missing child had exhausted
his original volunteers that have
numbered at times as many as $50
men, including SO men from the
Government conscientious obiec-
tors camp at Grottoes. These men
will be back on the job again today
to aid in the continuing search, he
declared.
The foothills and mountain ridges
near the border OF the Shenan-
doah National Park and the home of
the missing child's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dean, was the scene
of the search through Monday night
and yesterday. Today's enlarged
searching party will get under way
as soon as volunteers can be re-
cruited, the sheriff said.
Little Doris was last seen by her
two brothers, and II years of age,
when she accompanied them on an
errand to bring in COW belonging
to the family. They. left her mo-
mentarily to get the COW from a
clearing. and assumed she followed
them on their return. They missed
the child and returned to the place
they last saw her, but no trace of
her was found, according to Sheriff
Calender.
Evening star., 1943-05-19

way and road bridges swept away
and parts of them were seen down.
stream. Railway coaches were top
piled of a track.
Industrial Dortmund also was
hard hit. A broadcast by the Mo-
rocco radio, not confirmed else
where. said that city was threat
ened with complete inundation and
that the dead and homeless were
growing by the hour. The same
broadcast said Duisburg, AFRAID
shelters were flooded.
The Wester valley to the east
likewise presented one vast scene
OF devastation caused by spreading
waters from gaping holes in the
Eder dam.
Important parts of Kassel, which
is IS miles down the valley from the
rapidly-emptying reservoir and is
SO vital to the German war setup
that the Raj has bombed it at least
10 times, were covered by deepening
water, including key rail routes and
power stations.
In the upper reaches of the valley
Immediately below the dam only the
tops OF buildings protruded from
the swtrling waters.
Evening star., 1943-05-19
Americans Being Landed
Continually, Jops Sow

NEW YORK, May 10 LR,.-A jap
anese broadcast yesterday said the
Americans were continually land
ing fresh forces" on Attu under
(protecting) gunfre from naval
units and with the help of air
forces"
The broadcast, recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, followed an earlier one for
home consumption claiming United
States losses had been heavy.
Secretary of the Navy Knox in
Washington yesterday said Ameri-
can casualties had been much light
er than expected.
The japanese broadcast to home
areas said that lever since last sum-
mer, with the same brave and reso-
Lutte attitude as in the fierce battles
fought on Guadalcanal and on the
New Guinea islands, our officers
and men have been carrying on,
with the determination to fight to
the last man. 1t is inevitable that
the enemy forces will suffer even
greater losses than at Guadalcanal."
Evening star., 1943-05-19
Msgr. Michael Riordan
Will Be Buried TODAY

Funeral services for Msgr. Michael
j. Riordan, 80, pastor of St. Martins
Catholic Church. who died yesterday
in the rectory after a long illness,
will be held at 1890 am. Friday at
st. Martins.
The body will lie in state after 7
pm. tomorrow at the church. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
A native of Westernport, Md,
Msgr Riordan was the oldest active
monsignor in the archdiocese of
Washington and Baltimore. He had
served almost SIS years in the church.
After a long and distinguished
career as priest, he was made
monsignor May %, 1888, on the 5Oth
anniversary of the celebration of his
first mass in st. Peters in Rome.
Evening star., 1943-05-19

Office, said that mo one likes a
pleasure-driving ban, but we are
faced with fact, not a theory"
He said that essential driving and
gasoline for farm machinery must
come first, and that there were too
many cars with B and c stickers
seen in operation.
Unless motorists voluntarily and
drastically curtail their use of gaso-
line, supplies OF which are acutely
short in the Eastern States, the ban
on pleasure driving must be REIN
stated to conserve available sup
plies.
1T is my recommendation that
the ban be reapplied in Maryland. -
In Richmond William j. Davis
district OPA mileage rationing rep
resentative. said an exception will be
made in regulations banning issu-
ance of supplemental gasoline ra-
tlons for travel to summer or winter
homes which would permit special
rations for school teachers return
ing home.
Evening star., 1943-05-19

planes and men in campaigns which
they could have had but the slen-
derest hope of winning.
The Japanese high command still
may attempt to get reinforcements
into Kiska, which inevitably would
precipitate naval battle with
American warships in that area, or
it may try face-saving thrust in
some other sector.
Failure OF the enemy command to
make any sort of amphibious move
to reinforce Attu could be regarded
here, authorities said, as evidence
that. the strategists in Toxic have at
last concluded they no longer can
afford to risk ships in defense of
any but their most vital outposts
That the North Pacific fighting
may follow such a course is sug-
gested by the tone of japanese
broadcastS about Attu. From the
first they have spoken of the over
Whelming strength of the American
attack forces and otherwise appar-
emily tried to prepare their people
Tor defeat. Washington has not
overlooked the possibility, however,
that the enemy may be using such
propaganda simply as a camouflage
Tor his own Intentions,
Evening star., 1943-05-19
Col. A|onzo Gray, 81, Dies;
D. {. Resident 20 Years

Col. Alonzo Gray. 80, District resi-
dent for the past 20 years and
widely known in patriotic socities,
died Monday in Walter Reed Ho-
pital
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Alice Woodruff. wife of Mai.
Gen. R. B. Woodruff. commanding
officer of the 77th Division. Phoenix,
Arlz., and Mrs. Olive Odell, wife of
Col H. r. O'Deu of Ames, Iowa.
Funeral services will be conducted
at pm. Friday from the Fort Myer
Chapel, with burial in Arlington
National Cemetery Col Gray
served overseas in the World War
and previously saw service as a cav
airy officer in Indian campaigns, in
the Philippines, Puerto Rico and on
the Mexican border.
Evening star., 1943-05-19

lapse of the board, the same fate
which overlook the National De-
fense Mediation Board when Mr..
Lewis rejected its recommendation
in the captive mine case in October,
194l.
President Roosevelt said yester-
day it was difficult to give a yes or
no answer to a question whether he
supported the position of the WLB
in the coal dispute. He said at a
press conference he would have to
get the original phraseology and the
things leading up to and preceding
1t, and the matter wasn't as easy as
saying yes or no.
However, since the start Of the
coal dispute Mr. Roosevelt has said
repeatedly that the United Mine
Workers must deal with the WI.B.
Mr.. 1ckes' letter to Mr.. Lewis last
night follows:
I very much appreciate your tele-
gram Of May II, advising me that
the membership of the United Mine
Workers of America will continue at
work under the existing retroactive
extension agreement until midnight,
May 81.
I am somewhat disturbed. how
ever, by the language in your tele-
gram attributing to me the hope
that would be able to institute i'm
mediately collective bargaining con-
ferences. am anxious that there be
no misunderstanding between us.
Lacks Power to Negotiate.
"As l told your at our conference
on Sunday, May 2, the Presidents
executive order does not give me the
power to negotiate a contract with
the United Mine Workers, nor do I
have power to institute collective
bargaining conferences between the
mine workers and the owners of the
mines. In addition, as I have said
from the very beginning, any con-
tract must have the approval of the
War Labor Board.
II believe that you realize that I
am exceedingly anxious that a new
contract be entered into by the
union and the private operators. I
am eager to restore the mines to
private possession and operation,
and I think it is clear that restora-
ton of normal conditions would be
advantageous to all concerned. Any
interruption OF operations is bound
to delay the consummation of a new
contract.
Il am and have always been will
ing to do anything possible to con-
tribute to a resolution of the existing
controversy. within the limits of my
Jurisdiction"
Evening star., 1943-05-19
Gasoline
Continued From First Page.

during the critical period Standard
Oil Co. and Sherwood Bros, Inc,
spokesmerl said they expected more
gas tonight or tomorrow morning,
but both admitted it would not be
sufficient to keep them going long
or at normal pace of operations.
25 Per Cent Normal.
Gasoline for the entire Eastern
Seaboard was reported down to
about 25 per cent of normal, roughly.
with more and more believed going
into the war effort. United Ma
tions victories In North Africa
boosted shipping space capacity
about 100000 tons according to a
recent official estimate, and some
OF that space is believed being used
for petroleum products.
The American Oil Co. reported it's
available supply had receded to an
all-time low Of $4,000 gallons, a mere
drop in the bucket" according 20
the company spokesman
IT We could perform the miracle
OF the loaves and fishes we might be
able to get by" he said. LAS it is.
we're in very bad shape and the
more people talk about it the worse
it will be-
An inquiry for gasoline at the In
dependent Oil Co. Office brought the
reply, Sorry, We don't have any"
Samuel J. Baber, operator Of
string of independent service sta
tions, reported seven dry" and sup
plies at the eighth nearing the van
ishing point. Mr.. Baber optimisti-
cally expected the arrival Of fresh
supplies Saturday or early next
week, but the others said it was on
order but they couldn't predict when
1t would arrive
j c. H. Crump of the Continental
Oil Co. reported his supply exhausted,
although the company's service sta
tions throughout the city were open.
Some few stations had enough gas
to wet the bottoms of the tanks"
but were doling 1t out to regular Gus
toners.
New Pleasure Ban Asked.
Meanwhile, at Baltimore the
regional Office Of OPA was asked to
clamp another ban on pleasure
driving in Maryland to end a gaso-
line shortage crisis in that section,
Leo Mccormick, State OPA di-
rector, IN appealing to the regional
Evening star., 1943-05-19
Congress in Brief

Senate and House to hear Prime
Minister Churchill at joint session
Both Houses meet separately at
noon.
Senate Finance Committee hears
wool growers representatives on re-
ciprocal trade agreement program.
Joint Senate and House Foreign
Relations Committee hears Mr..
Churchill in executive session.
House will consider so, ,00o, 900 900
naval appropriation bill.