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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02

War Labor Board in it's wage dis pute with the Benrus Watch co.
 The new contract covers every thing but wages, the pay question having been referred, by mutual agreement, to the War Labor Board.
 Heading the company delegation will be J. Lehmkuhr, president, and Lee Harding, director of industrial relations. The union group will be led by International Representative John J. Driscoll and William T. Mo- riarty, president of the local.
 Union leaders said today that the local plans to petition soon for a labor election at the Lewis Engi- neering O., Naugatuck, where a membership drive was started some time ago at the request of employees.
 The local has filed briefs with the War Labor Board in its dispute on the wage question with the Benrus Watch Co.
 Dissension within the Chase and Scovill locals has held up negotia- tions for contracts with the man. agements of these firms. The two locals won by large margins in la bor elections held at plants of the two companies.
 The Chase local recently busted its officers, and members are taking an active part in the Save the Union" drive. The Scovill local re- iected a slate of officers favorable to International President Reid Robinson. Both locals have ex- pressed opposition not only to Rob- inson but also to Don Harris, Rob- inson lieutenant sent here to direct an organizing drive two years ago. The Robinson element has al- so carried on a drive against Con- munist sympathi1ers within the union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
Management, Labor To Sign Contract
 Next Monday Night
F DissensiOn Still Evident in Ranks of Z Other CTO Units

"A happy symbol for labor-man- agefnent relations in the New Year 6 tho reaching of a new agreement between the Waterbury Clock Go and the waterbury Brass Workers union, Local 251, International Un- ion of Mine, Mill & Shelter Work era. A contract covering the points agreed upon will be signed at the Elton Monday night, during a din- rer which company and union rep Tesentatives will attend.
 Local 25l, largest of the local GIG units, also announced today that it is petitioning for a labor election at the Lewis Engineering Go, in Naug- atuck and has filed briefs with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
NEW CONSTRUCTION DECLINES LOCALLY
Permits Issued Here Dur
 ing December Reach To- tai of $3O,14O

Building activity in Waterbury during December has total value of only $S0, 14O, the monthly report of Building Inspector John T. Hart ley showed today. Bad weather ano federal priority requirements were blamed for the lack of new con struction and alterations.
 There were S4 permits issued dur ing the month, 9 of them for resi- dential work and 12 for non-resi- dential work. In the residential classification, there were permits granted for five new one-family houses, costing a total of $16,900.
 In November there had been 6s permits and Q total building value of $94,615.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02

MGrridge Intentions

The following couple has filed marriage intentions at the bureau of vital statistics, city haIls
 John !. Langrish, Hartford, and Mary E. Klein, es Lexington ave nue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02

Son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Janowitz of Cooke street who re- gently sent his parents and Water- bury friends, greetings of the sea- son from Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands area of the Pacific. He is a private, first class, United States Marines and trained at San Diego He is serving the SOlOmons, with Barney Ross, former worlds wel- terweight boxing champion, re- gently promoted for saving the lives of, three comerades and kill ing more than 20 Japs. For a birthday present" young Jano- witz, recently contracted malaria but has recovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
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This Mt. Rock Fleece Overcoat Is A Grond Old Coot-A Coot Thot Serves The Notion-In Wind, Roin Or Snow -It's AIw0ys Ready To Go-An Aid To Our Civilization.
 AMt. Rock OveTeoot costs $55-
 But-The price will be forgotten
 long before you quit the eoot -
 Beeouss e Mt. Rock -Good tO inc
 Iost thread -Hond needed to the
 lest stitch - Hos on amozins
 mileage service 10 remind you ths
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 tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
SCOVILL,S ACQUIRES
 WATERVlLLE LAND

No plans have been made by the Scovill Mfg. Go. to use a sizeable tract of land adjoining its Water vile plant, which has been pur- chased from the Stevens family.
 The company purchased four par cels of land from the estate of the late Ella Brown, two parcels from John H. Stevens, and one from George s. Stevens.
 Purchase of the land will allow Zthe strengthening of road line that interferes with company trucks entering and leaving the property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
Serious Rifts Noted
 In Political Parties
Republicans Growing Confident of Success in Ap-
 preaching City Elections; Upsets Recalled

Both major political parties in Waterbury find them selves beset with ssenson they enter the year and begin preparing for the biennial city election The ndca
 tons that difficulties in Democratic and Republican eanks will grow with the passing months Democrats leadership of Mayor Vincent scuy and exstafe Chair man Francis Smith from dissenters rallyng behind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
SYNACOCUES HOLD
 SPECIAL PROGRAM

Temple Israel and Temple Beth Fl sponsored 6 joint thanksgiving service yesterday, similar to the one both sponsored last Thanksgiving day at the worldwide request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The services were conducted by Rabbi William P. Greenfield with Rabbi David Polish delivering the sermon. Cantor N. J. Fleischmann chanted the service. Paulette Wolo- gin sang several selections. Morton Kaplan of Bronson street Brass City: Quote: Mother and Dad am fine and in good health. DO not worry. Write soon. Same goes for LII when you sec her.
 Merry Xmas. Ann G. and Ginger and to the gang.
 Private Morton Kaplan.
 43rd Headquarters Company
 APO. 8
 San Francisco, Calf. U. s. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
CT locally for over 20 years.

The Republicans sprang the po- litical surprise of last year by un- seating Senator Michael V. Blans- field in the 18th district and elect ing Attorney Frank Sumrna in his stead.
 Senator-elect Tobin provided the other major local political develop ment when he defeated the admin istration candidate Patrick J. Wal lace. in 18th district primary, and went on to win election to the sen- ate by a wide margin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29
Americans Pu sh Forward;
Germans RepuIse British

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North
Africa, April 30. CUP) P)-American
infantry gained important ground
in savage fighting against prepared
German positions in north Tunisia,
"a cOmmunique disclosed today, but
two fierce Axis counterattacks
checked the British First army's
drive into the final range OF hills
guarding the Tunis plain.
The bitterest fighting centered
around Djebel Bou Aoukaz, north
east of Medjez-El- Bah and ap-
rroXimately 81 miles from Tunis, as
the First army beat off cne Nazi
tank and infantry counterattack
on Wednesday afternoon but was
forced to give ground slightly dur+
ing a second enemy onslaught.
CAPTURE 200 PRISONERS
A dispatch from Edward w
Beattie, United Press correspondent
with the First army, said that the
British had captured 200 more pris-
oners around Djebel- -Bou -Aoukaz,
bringing their total since April 81
to more than 1,500 prisoners. The
dispatch described fighting as fur
ious. with the Germans counter
attacking desperately and using
devastating mortar fire against the
Allied forces.
The First army forces about 10
miles northeast of Medjez- FL Bah
made a small gain on the north
side of the road to Tebourba, cap
turing Sidi Ahmed height. which
should not be confused with Sidi
Ahmed airdrome near Bizerte.
The British had stormed to with
in 400 feet of the crest of Diebel
Bou Aoukaz, the last big barrier
to the Tunis plain, before the First
counterattack by about 500 infan-
trymen and 80 tanks stopped them
some nine miles southwest of Teb-
Ourba
The Germans, whose key defenSes
on the front from Jedjez to Pont
Du FahS in the south were threat
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29
New Jap Airfield
Threatens Ships

GEN. MacARTHUR' HEAD
QUARTERS. Australia, April 90
CUP'-An Allied flier'S report in
dicated today the Japanese had de-
veloped new landing area at
Dyaul island south of New Ire
land, as communique described
another successful attack on enemy
shipping in the Arafura sea.
The flier, on night reconnaissance
over the important enemy base at
Kavicng, New Ireland, spotted
plane landing lights and flares on
the water off Dyaul. He turned in
tc Gtrafe the area but was unable
to observe results.
NEWLY BUILT
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's spokeS-
man hinted that the area may be
ono OF the newly enemv land-
ing fields from which the Japa-
Dese hope to launch an attack
against Australia
Australian fliers manning Mitchell
medium bomberS scored n direct
hit and near miss on q 1000 ton
cargo ship and two near misses
that caused fire on one of 1000
tons in the hrafura sea 90 miles
north of Dobo yesterday. A 1000
tonner had been hit the day before
Scattered and ineffective enemy
air action was reported. A heavy
Allied bomber was intercepted by
seven enemy fighters over the wide
bay, New Britain, but fought them
eff. A single Japanese plane made
a night raid on the Allied held
Morobc area on New Guinea but its
four bombs caused no damage.
For the sixth straight day, Allied
planes ranged over the northeast
New Guinea coastline, one heavy
unit bombing Wilwilan village and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

from the northern front, too, but
in that area the American second
corps continued to punish the enc
my in hard fighting around Jeffna
on the road to Mateur and Bizerte.
About 10000 to 1900 German
troops are in carefully prepared
hill positions on the Mateur sector
and the Allied forces are making
slow progress.
The Americans continued to at
tack in bitter combat for Bald hill
ON the Jcffna sector, u miles west
cf Matear. They also advanced on
the sector eovcn miles east by south
cast of Sidi N'Sir, capturing the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

attacked the coastal areas of China
where many of the American fliers
bad landed
SLAUGHTERED ALL
These troops slaughtered every
man, woman and child in those
areas-let me repeat-those Japa-
nese troops slaughtered every man.
woman and child IN those areas,
reproducing on wholesale scale
the horrors which the world had
seen at Lidice, but about which
po ople have been uniformed in
these instances.
The dastardly execution of these
American flierS, who were taken
prisoners of war, has made 1t clear
to all Americans that we face an
enemy who knows no codes of law
or decency. The only language
which such an enemy understands
is that of the weapons of war, and
in the bond campaign which you
are pushing for the war effort our
people wish you all success"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29
chians Tells Of Wholesale
Slaughter by jap invader

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2g up
japanese troops. emulating ihc
Germans in the massacre of Lidice
slaughtered every resident, to "the
last harmless child" in Chinese
coastal areas where many of Mai
Gen. James H. Doolittle's fliers
landed after bombing Tokyo, Secre-
tary of Treasury Henry Morgen-
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

thau, Jr., said last night.
Morgenthau was notified of the
slaughter by Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek of China in a cablegram
arriving yesterday. He made it
public in an address at the War
Memorial opera House.
LEARNED OF Staying
Just few days ago" Morgen-
thau said, I'VE learned, with horror,
that the japanese had taken some
Of those gallant fighting men
DooIittle's fliers', who were by all
military law and precedent prison.
ers of war, and executed them.
Nov, with a deep sense Of shock
aid anger, l must bring you further
news. I have here cablegram
which reached me this morning. 1t
comes from Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek. Let me read it to you"
The tcy, Cf Chiang's cablegram
follows:
After they had been caught un-
awares by the falling of American
bombs on Tokyo, Japanese troops
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

ened with collapse, suffered heavy
casualties in their first counterat-
tack which was repulsed.
An hour later, however, they made
a second attack and this time their
infantry and tanks succeeded in
forcing the British back down the
slopes. Again the Axis suffered Sc
we're casualties.
On the Pont On ahs sector,
where the French had advanced
close to that important junction
and threatened the German flank
on the whole southern 'front.'. Allied
troops made only local gains or
engaged in active patrcliing.
Only local gains were reported
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

northeastern slope of Djebel Mef-
tab, an important hill commanding
a valley that runs southwark to
Heidous.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29
Reds Destroy 43
German Planes in
Past d Hours

MOSCOW, April 20. (UP)
Red air force planes set
! six large fires on an air
drome and with Soviet gun
ners destroyed 43 enemy
planes in the past "a hours in an
intensified offensive to wear down
Nazi air power, the Russian high
command announced today.
Russian bombers fired hangers
and other installations at an air.
drome south of Balakleya in the
Ukraine in night raid, the Soviet
midday cOmmunique said. Stormo-
vik assault planes in a daylight at
tack on an airdrome in the same
area yesterday destroyed Is planes
or the ground and shot down two
others in combat.
DOGFIGHTS. RAGE
Fierce dogfightS ragged over the
northwest Caucasus. where ground
fighting has gone into lull fol-
lowing an abortive German attempt
to enlarge the bridgehead in
preparation for summer operations.
Fifteen German planes we're shot
down in dogfightS yesterday and
another eight were brought down
by anti-aircraft gunners.
Three German aircraft we're shot
down III air combats over the area
west of Rostov along the Sea of
A2oV, the mid day cOmmuniuue
said. On the ground, Russian ar
tillery in this sector was credited
with scattering and annihilating
part of nearly 1000 enemy troops.
On the Leningrad front. Soviet
artillery destroyed 16 German gun
emplacements and dugouts and
three observation points. A large
group of German tommy gunners
attempted repeatedly to attack
Soviet positions in one sector, but
were repulsed with a loss of at
least SO of their number.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-29

straiirg the coast east and west of
Saider from Nankina river to Muir.
a heavy bomber started fires at the
Finsch harbor airdrome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

This weeks news columns report
that the will Of Mr.. Marshall Field
Sr. gives his son another $70,00O.-
600 In cash-a part payment system
devised when Mr.. Field died in 1905
II. Probably to keep his heir from
becoming extravaganza
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

which reminds US Of the Oldie.
The way 10 drive . woman insane
Is 70 lock her in . room with
thousand hAts-and no mirror.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

Variety reports that when Frank
Sinatra gets o haircut hundreds Of
his fanatics jostle each other TO
clutch the hairs that the barber
t0sses 20 them rs he cuts the pre-
clous Slnatra locks Thank God
at least this gives Frank reason TO
get = haircut anyway!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
YOL ETIDE GIFTS
GOING OVERSEAS
Reniem6rances for Serv.
icemen, Women InCreas-
ing Daily

Approximately $50 Christmas
packages for servicemen overseas
are handled at the local postoffice
daily, IL has been reported, and the
number Is expected to increase
steadily as the headline for overseas
mailing approaches. An extra VIM
dow was opened yesterday as large
lines Of senders formed.
October is Is the deadline for
mailing to soldiers, while November
! has been set as the final date for
sending packages to members Of the
fleet. No military certificates are
needed for mailing during the speci-
fled periods.
Postal officials report that many
local persons are mailing one pack
age each week to the same service
man. Under regulations q sender
cannot mail more than one pack
age to the same addressee during
one week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

Cleveland (UP) The familiar
feminine refrain: 'What shall !
wear9" Is something that never
bothers Mrs. Marguerite Q. Kelley.
superintendent Of the Marysvllle
Reformatory for Women. Mrs.
Reilley, who didn't have . hat to
wear TO church while visiting In
Cleveland, startled fellow-worship-
pers at sc. Johns Cathedral BIZ
donnlng her husbands straw. The
double-duty ehapeau. With the hFim
turned down rakiahiy. would have
Won acclaim from any modisle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
WAVELETS
(Coast Guard Photo FROM MEAN
BY ED LEAMY

I Il Il broadcast exclusively over
WNAC and the Yankee Network,
Sunday, October 10, from 0 to 10
p. m.
The works are: "The Overture in
c." THE Conservation Of the
House." Opus 124, written by Beeth.
oven in 1922, and 1.-THE Symphony
No. / In @ Minor" Opus So by
Brahms.
The Cleveland Symphony, now in
its 2eth season, broadcasts from Its
own 5000, 900 Severance Hall, .
model Of accoustical perfection.
The new Jim McWilliams quiz on
Obs Saturday nights Is proving a
windfall for those in the services.
Known as Correction, Please" the
series uses five contestants weekly,
all Of whom are taking active part
In the war. On the opening show,
O sailor, o coast guardsman,
WAVE, @ soldier and o Canadian
WAC accounted for $3.50 in prizes.
Len Doyle, who Is Harrington on
''Mr. District Attorney" returned
from @ two-weeks hunting trip
brown as st. Louis ball player
and nattily attired in an about
brown outfit shirt and all, Jay JOS
tyn, who Is "Mr. d. A. let out a
Whoop. you can take OIL the
camoufiage, Lend the elevators may
not be running at NBC but the wild
ne An.,a1k .aAy,aA kva Stak
Wendell L. Willlde will be heard
over the NBC network in o special
address Friday, october Is (9:00 p.
m, EWT.) Subject Of his talk will
DO announced later.
The highly mechanical produc.
tion-line technique Of the American
farmer at war Is presented on Co
lumbia networks atlantic
Call People to People," Sunday Oc-
tober 8. (WABC-CBS, 1880 to 100
p. m, EWT).
The program, one OF weekly
series heard alternately from Eng
land and the United states, origin
ates from Mason City, Iowa and Is
built around day on the farm.
The farmers grlidgingly take time
out to tell Obs listeners how they
have increased production and, in
some instances, have successfully
grown things previously imported
from the Philippines and other
areas now ravaged by war.
Few American or British fighting
men in Great Britain think that
Germany is q pushover, or, that the
Nazis will collapse before much BIT
ter fighting yet to come, according
to Carey Longmire, NBC war re-
porter Just returned from abroad.
Longmire, heard Mondays through
Fridays over NBC Cl:45 p. m.
EWTC, went to Great Britain by
Sea to take personal look at how
the Battle Of the Atlantic Is being
won. He returned by air after five
weeks observation.
The closer you get to the firing
line" says Longmire, 1.-The less
over optimism you find. Our boys
overseas think the tough phase Of
the war Is Just starting-and that
goes for the generals as well as the
enlisted men. You won't ind any
body who thinks the war will be
over by Christmas"
The best ambassadors we ever
sent abroad" Longmire adds, ARE
the doughboys that you see today in
England. The British never knew
much about America before except
what they saw in the movies. They
got the idea that New York and
Chicago were inhabited chiefly by
gangsters and sensationalists. To-
day they swap hometown gossip
with the American soldiers. Talk
about hands across the sea - its
literally true today"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Jesse
Looks az
the NEWS


Betty CRADLES last picture, before
retiring to become mother, IL IT,
tied "Pin-Up Girl" Under the cir
cufnstances why not: Diaper Pin
Up Girl? Tor amt that box Of
ficeD.
Headline: "Rents Frozen ~ Of
March l." With steam heat TO
wmtch???
Laundry Note: The White Collar
Class isn't disappearlng-just the
white collars are disappearing.
Variety reports that when Frank
Sinatra gets o haircut hundreds Of
his fanatics jostle each other TO
clutch the hairs that the barber
tosses 20 them rs he cuts the pre-
clous Slnatra locks Thank God
ct least this gives Frank reason to
get . haircut anyway!
This weeks news columns report
that the will Of Mr.. Marshall Field
Sr. gives his son another $40,
600 IN cash-a part payment system
devised when Mr.. Field died in 1905
-. Probably to keep his heir from
becoming extravaganza
A Knoxville (Tenn.l man found o
large roll Of bills In his parked au-
TO. Was happy I'll he discovered IL
u..~a Id go ANs.MR. A~av,.AA AH..nv.~A,
. hole In his pocket. He rewarded
the flnder-buying himself . new
pair Of trousers -.
It took q war to stop q war be-
twean the women. thanks to the
WAVES, WACS. SPARs, etc, Can
you imagine 80 many women wear.
ing che same hats before the war
without giving each other dirty
looks.
which reminds US Of the Oldle.
The way 20 drive o woman insane
Is 70 lock her in . room with Q
thousand hAts-and no mirror.
kAAAA tkkG way w dAAVG y AAAaAA AAA~
sane, Is to lock him In q room with
thousand niirrors-and no wo-
mani
Many hotels are now using girls
rs bcllh0ps-Or should we say "belle-
hops?
Sample gag) Travelling saleswo-
man to belle-hop: Here's o finn,
kid, can you dig UP q man for meP"
The Turks just sentenced . man
who threw . bomb at NAH Won Pa
pen. That's what you get for mis-
sing!
The New York hotels are 50
crowded one hotel man sent two
male guests over to the Republican
Club for sleeping accommodations.
They didn't get q wink OF sleep all
night, they complained. Seems they
were ardent Democrats.
Maybe they'd have been better off
t4Gy thHGu ~ AGAA onhSNR SV0AANAAA6
little wilkes jumping over q
fence.
Charles A. Hale and william T.
Hardy are enlisted men in the Navy.
Hale and Hardy passed their ply
steals 1907.
Michigan State College has start
ed ratiOning weekends Of students.
One undergrad Is already recuperat-
ing from using up all next falls
points!
Add Definitions: An optimist is a
man who looks after your eyes and
a pessimist looks after your feet.
A Hartford woman recently decid-
ed to call off divorce proceedings
against her husband and use the
money to buy 3 VIZ Bond instead.
II hate Hitler even more than my
husband" she explained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

A Knoxville (Tenn.l man found o
large roll Of bills In his parked au-
TO. Was happy I'll he discovered II
was his own dough, dropped through
hole In his pocket. He rewarded
the flnder-buying himself . new
pair Of trousers -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

It took q war to stop q war be-
tween the women. thanks to the
WAVES. WACS. SpARS, etc, Can
you imagine 80 many women wear
ing che same hats before the war
without giving each other dirty
looks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

And the way to drive o man in
sane. Is to lock him In q room with
a thousand mirrors-and no wo-
mani
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

The First Sunday evening con
cert of the Cleveland Symphony or.
chester, conducted by 81 year old
Eric LeinsdOrf, will feature the mu.
sic Of two nineteenth century mas.
tiers, Beethoven and Brahms, wheE