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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
Pinkeye Plague
In War Plants
Control

An outbreak Of pinkeye in the
Detroit area. with % cases re-
ported TO date. is almost under
control" according 10 Dr. Bruce
H. Douglas, health commissioner.
Cases were first reported in De
troit i'm the last few weeks of
December. More than half the
cases were reported at the Ford
Highland Park plant where a
number of men have been kept
from work.
The disease. an acute. highly
contagious variety of coniuncti-
Wits, although not an industrial
disease, has appeared in factories
because of the greater chance the
worker runs of getting an eye
infection. Doctor Douglas warned
workers 10 report any eye infec-
ton and to stay away from fellow
workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

Now II can be told department.
A few months ago. people lin the
know knew that a great number
Of the marines who landed on
Guadalcansl were from Detroit.
But it couldn't be printed. Now,
in his book, the best selling "Guad-
alcanal Diary" Richard TregaslSis,
Times ms writer, tells how he
went into Juan Morrera's mess for
a full meal -.
The fellows all called IL the
ook-Csdilac." Tregaskis said.
Commando training: Pat Nader,
daughter of Tony, is
the only girl training with eight
boys in the neighborhood. They
so through a rough, tough drill
and little Pat sticks right along.
Help wanted: Earl Sheltreau, a
steward out at the Murray Body
plant. has 30 girls working for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

recorders court, has been TO the
blood bank four times in the past
80 weeks.
ut doesn't seem To bother
me-" he said. both myself and
the elevator are still running"
Willie will get a medal. the next
time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

=
in town telling how he helped. with
of others, at the Boston
Cocoanut Grove fire.
There Is only one way fo
describe H." he said. 1T was
hell"
John took eight or nine victims
TO the hospital
Ernie Gooding received a letter
from his Uncle Sam the other day,
"You are now In la II said:
(Which means" says Ernie.
will Won come or shall We send
for YOU"
LLOYD Weshy remembers the
time when he was taking typlnC
in high school and the teacher kept
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
Mine Blast Traps ;

CAMBRIDGE. O. Jan Il INS).
Rescue SQUADS today dug
through tons of debris IN an effort
10 reach three men who were
trapped when gas explosion
swept the Belle Valley mine of the
Belle Valley Coal Company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

John c. Ray. assistant United
States attorney. declined TO name
the witnesses that viii he called
by the prosecution. lie said, how
ever. that all Of them would ap-
pear voluntarily and many Of them
would accept less than the S25-a-
day fee that experts command.
Indicted in April. 1912 after 2
two.year investigation the defend
ants stood mute when arraiGncd
and are now at liberty on bond.
Doctor Koch was graduated from
the University of Michigan with 4
doctor of philosophy degree and re-
ceived his medical degree IN the
following year from the Detroit
College Of Medicine and Surgery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
People You Know
The Book Cadillac OF G1odaIcanal. .Juan's Sps
BY WILLIAM FLEMING

winking al him Lloyd missed most
of the keys and when the marks
came around he almost missed get
ting one, "'but gosh. she sure was
kinda pretty, now that i look back
on H." he said.
If. John Schsnfz. who was a
yeoman only few days ago. had
a desk set presented 10 him by the
gang in recruiting. Arnold Barney
was the man who took up The col
lection. Lieutenant Schantz leaves
today for his new post.
A medal the next time: william
III. Longden, elevator operator in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

him. They all
want 10 donate
their blood on
We d n c 5 d a y
after work but
have no way 10
get 10 the near
est blood bank.
They would like
10 go together.
John A. Boe-
BERTH. a coast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
Soup and Fruits Predominant

Usually included these three pounds or TWO
of prepared and two or three cans of fruits
juices.
Soups in condensed form cut down the weight to about
10 ounces
Fresh fruits must be drafted to fill the fruit and Juice
needs Fresh vegetables suppan part of the canned
and frozen formerly used.
Here is set of menus planned for a family Of four
in that first week of canned food rationing.
These worked out with last years market report
hand and pencil in the other
Therefore featured foods which will be coming into
Detroit in good supply during the month Of February
MONDAY
BREAKFAsT LUNCH
Oatmeal with Diced Figs Dehydrsted Vegetable SOUP
Whole S nst Or rr Mix jam fns FU Baked aDUe
Grapefruit sal,dIr.e:oh Dressing
Pudding
or
Note that figs are planned in place of prune juice.
There's dehydrated soup rather than canned one
and caramel rather than chocolate pudding
TUESDAY
BREAKFAST LUNCH
roached Egg o on TDr S Toast ButereG Beet.
Coffee Oatmeal Cookies Milk
Lamb Pstties-Nrint Sauce
Griled sweet Potatoes Dreamed CauIho"er
Avocado Orange Salad
r, ' RaH onefoe1 Ts.
Following the sharehemeat program of two and a.
half pounds of meat person week cheese and eggs
used often IN present-day menus.
For example the Welsh rarebit in todays luncheon.
There's cherry sherbet in place Of ice and fig
rather than date bars.
WEDNESDAY,
BREAKFAST LUNCH
Crisp Cereal with RaiSns Hot Beef Sandwich
Cake Enriched
MIX Lime Gelatin Vegetable Salad
Milk
Brussels ParSnps
Tangerine Cheese salad
Hot Gingerbread with Hard Sauce
Coffee Milk
Raislns! Yes, few left in box from the plentiful
days
The hot beef sandwich is way of using the leftover
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST

pot TOAST from Monday S
dinner.
OF course. gingerbread
might be developed from ones
own recipe or from one of the
packaged mixes on the mar
ket which require only water,
mixing and baking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13

TOMORROW: The balance
of Prudence Penny's com
plete menu for q Whoie
meek of canned goods "a
tIoHing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
Hon TO Lire on Less Canned Goods
Dried Food, Soup
Fill Out the Menus

EDITORS NOTE = Canned goods rdtIoRIRg
starting IN February 1cH aire each American 0pproIi-
motcii - ounces Of CANNED foods (of acreage point
ro5lcJ q locck. - pomd can affords foty orcrogc
Dorfio7S f1miH Of four 1cOd be permitted two Ia
pound cans a week. What WH your household prepare
10 Supplaut canned foods? Here IN the second OF b1e
series Of articles, the suggestions of The Times
dturlpq Sample tceck under canned goods rotoHug)
BY PRUDENCE PENNY
~ RED foods may be used an alternative.
| ] I1ntis and the types of beans-navy
IL Lima red kidney; garabanza "a dried Italian beam
and soy-are among the dried vegetables which will find
their places on the ration duration
Dehydrated soups, including several types which
recently appeared on the market also offer solution tc
some Of the meal planners problems,
They are converted into soups by combining the dried
ingredients with boiling water.
Thus far, there has been no talk of ratonng them.
Many househoders, who argue they going 10 fec
the raonng pinch because they at least three pounds
daily of the foodstufs to be limited overlook fact
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-13
JURORS CALLED

Because the present jury panCI
is insufficient, George VI. Read.
clerk of Judge Ernest A. OBrien. &
court, has notified % persons 10
appear for possible daiy.
More than 100 expert Witnesses
are scheduled 10 testify az the
trial, which is expected 10 last sew
eral months. Defense attorneys
said they would call witnesses
from England and South America
as well as from all over the United
States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Continued on Page ~
Navy Orders
Yord Probe

Boston, Oct. 5. (UP)-The Navy
has ordered Rear-Admiral Robert
A. Theobaid, commandaDt " the
first naval district, to investigate
charges of loafing and underman-
ming at the Boston Navy Yard.
The Nays orders were disclosed
yesterday in a liter written by AS
sistant Secretary of Navy Ralph A.
Bard to former Asst. u. s. Atty.
George r. Farnum. The investiga-
ton resulted from charges made by
Boston City Councillor Michael l..
Kinsella.
Bard's letter said that the COM
mandant sis being instructed to
take all necessary steps to cure any
bad conditions that may be found
10 exist"
He also wrote that there was mo
doubt" that some loafing existed. II
wish to assure you. however" he
said, that we are, both in Washing
ton and in our navy yards, con-
SANITY on the alert TO detect ana
prevent such conditions"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Labor Plan
Brings Help

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 5-(UP)-A
far-reaching program to assure an
adequate flow of labor for this cri-
teal war industry area was affect
ed today with the creation of a war
production board urgency commit
tee for the central Connecticut val
ley, covering Hartford, New Britain,
Bristol, Meriden and Waterbury.
The committee will collaborate
with a war manpower committee to
keep production schedules adjusted
to the labor supply. After Oct. is
contracts calling for additional
workers will not be awarded in the
area unless approved by the produc-
ton urgency committee.
This committee, believed the first
In the east, will meet every two
weeks with the war manpower labor
priority coEnmitte, now being organ
lied, and will advise on how the
labor supply should be distributed.
Only essential war industries will be
given preference, and new contracts
viii be distributed outside the cri-
teal area II Inadequate facilities
are found to exist within the area.
The urgency committee will be
headed by Clarence A. Woodruff.
Meriden. deputy regional WPB
chairman In charge Of production.
Other members include Lieut.. Col.
T. w. daFhisch: state war man
power director william J. Fltzger-
aid; Navy Capt. A. X. Atkins: Capt.
]. =. plxton OF the aircraft re-
sources control board, and M. Weiss
q the y. s. Maritime Commission
fcnmtfmlaea nn Para a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Autumn Mud
Boys Soviet
Offensive

Moscow, Oct. 5 -(UP)-- Soviet
mechanical forces broke stubborn
enemy counter-attacks and expand
ed their bridgeheads on the Pronya
rivers west bank Is miles east Of the
key White Russian stronghold Of
Mogilev today, but the three-month
Russian summer offensive appeared
to be nearing an end.
Only limited gains had been re-
ported from the White Russian
front during the past "a hours, and
farther south the Soviets appar-
entity had halted temporarily at the
Nazi Dnieper defense line to mass
strength for new push.
Autumn rains, stifened enemy
resistance and difficult terrain COM
bined to slow the Red Army's ad-
vance toward Mogilev and the COM
panion strongholds Of Gomel, to the
south, and Vitebsk, to the north.
Ahead lay swamps, hills and numer-
Gus water courses.
(The Moscow radio said the mop
up Of the east bank Of the Dnieper
from Dniepropetrovsk to the rivers
confluence with the Sozh IS miles
north Of Chernigov haid been COM"
pleted, and no Germans remained in
that area.)
Though inclement weather re-
duced their air support, the Rus
slams lay down such an accurate ar
tillery barrage, the newspaper L.
vestia asserted, that the German
high command ordered Naz units
(Continued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Raids Still
Possibility

washington, October 5. - Cup
- Reduced danger Of effective enc
my air attack on the United States
was reflected today in a War De-
partment order drastically curtail-
ing the activities Of the Civilian Air
craft Warning Service and the du-
ties of some 100000 of its volunteers.
General H. H. Arnold, commander
of the Army Air Forces, announced
last night that hereafter observa-
ton posts and filter stations would
be manned at intervals Of a few
hours weekly rather than on "a
hour basis.
President Roosevelt Joined with
Arnold in warning that the cur
tailment does not mean all danger
o fattack from the air is past.
Both stated that it was due IN
large part to the need for the addi-
tional manpower that would be re-
leased, and warned that the War
Department was taking the "colcu-
lated risk" Of small-scale air at
tack "of which the enemy Is now
strategically capable"
This course is justified" Arnold
declared, because manpower and
facilities are thereby released that
viii contribute directly or indirectly
to offensive action-manpower and
facilities that may bring the wars
end months closer"
Arnold expressed his appreciation
for the work Of the volunteers who.
while being released from fuli-scale
duties, win keep up with their rou-
tine and methods by several hours
OF duty each week. subject to smme-
diate call II danger arises.
CuFtailment Of the service does
not mean that the conntrys bord-
eFs viii n any way SO unprotected.
Army and Navy stations and bases.
ships. and sea and mir patrols viii
continue On the ALERT with ultra
modern nletlsoda nl dissection end IA
sun readiness Coz aaienga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
More Planes
Needed

Buffalo, Oct. 5-(UP)-Undersec-
rotary Of War Robert p. Patterson
revealed today that Germany's
plane losses have exceeded her pro-
duction since July, but warned that
the Luftwaffe was putting up stiff
fight In Its homeland which would
take more and more American air.
craft to overcome.
1--WE cannot sit back on our oars
Or their losses will be made good
and we will be sitting back on the
50-yard line" he said.
I'VE must have more and more
planes In the European theater If
we are to make good our losses and
build up strength that will drive
the Germans from the air."
Addressing the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) convention, Patter-
son said that the Allies now have
air superiority in Europe, but that
until midsummer the Nazis were
more than making up for their
losses, and building up a surplus Of
200 to 400 planes month.
THAT Is no longer true" he told
the auto workers, many Of whom
now re making airplanes. Our fly
ers and the British flyers have been
Continued on Page a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Cows Tax
Plan Seems
Doomed
tNEA Telephoto)
by TONY SMITH

Washington, oct. 6.-(UP)-M. L.
Seidman, chairman Of the taxation
committee Of the New York board
Of trade, today urged congress to
enact q 100000, 900 ten per cent
sales tax with no exemptions as o
substitute for the Treasury's tax
program.
He appeared before the House
ways and means committee IN its
second day Of hearings on the new
general revenue bill.
An administration tax program,
calling for $l0,500,0 additional in
ternal revenue next year through in
creased individual and corporation
income taxes, gift and estate taxes
and excise levies, appeared doomed.
Along with recommendation for S.
100000, 900 additional Social Security
taxes, 1t was presented to the COM
mite eby Secretary Of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., yesterday.
Committee Chairman Robert l..
Doughton, D., N. c., described 1t as
too burdenSome.
Economic Sterilization Director
Fred M. Vinson, originally Sched-
uled to testify today In support OF
the administration program, will
not be heard until tomorrow.
Seidman told the committee that
his proposal would apply to every
body. The treasury did not recon-
mend a general sales tax.
Aside from its eminent fairness
under present conditions, such a
tax has the advantage of current
collectability," Seidman said. "1t
collects itself daily and about as
painlessly as any tax can be col
lected. Imposing it universally,
without exemption would also SIM
pity its administration"
Seicman said many additional
billions could be obtained through
sale Of war bonds to income taxpay-
ers under an incentive arrangement
whereby they would benefit in pro-
portion to their bond purchases.
ION the first 10 per cent of income
saved" he said, there should be no
tax benefit. Beyond that, however,
deduction from taxable income
in terms Of a percentage of bonds
bought certainly would bring in
billions of additional dollars that
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Elk pect Vote
On Dod-Droft

Washington, Oct. 5.-(UP)-The
Senate may start voting today on
the bill to defer pre-war fathers
from the draft until January /, but
unlimited debate and the POSSIBLE
tiles of compromise may delay a final
decision until tomorrow.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barley of Kentucky was con-
fident Of defeating the deferment
bill sponsored by Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler, D., Mont, but there were
indications that he might accept a
compromise that would force re-
placeable single men of draft age
out Of government jobs and into the
armed services.
That compromise Is sponsored by
Sens. Josiah w. Bailey, D., N. c.,
and Bennett @. Clark, D.. Mo-, and,
according to Barley. would provide
not more than 1900 men for the
military services and have virtually
no effect on selective service plans
10 draft 440.000 pre-Pearl Harh
fathers this year.
The 3enate's desire for some sort
Of compromise stemmed from the
fact that many Senators. although
opposed 20 q blanket deferment of
fathers IN view Of the opposition Of
military leaders, do not want 10 be
on record for home consumption as
(Cnntlnuna a Enas a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
YANkS SLICE into NAz| FLANK
Foe Stiffens Resistance N. K. of Naples;
u. S. Ships Smash Big Jap Barge Fleet
WRECK FORTY;
SINK, DAMAGE
GUNBOATS
BY DON CASwELL

BY DON CASWELL
UNITED Press staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, South
west Pacific, October 5. -
(UP) - American warships
have wrecked a big japanese
barge fleet attempting to
evacuate troops from the
central SOlomOns, sinking or
severely damaging at least
40 barges and several escort
ing gunbOatS, General Doug
las MacArthur's headquart.
ers announced today.
The action, fought out ul1-
der cover of darkness Friday
and saturday nights in the
narrow waters off KOlOmban-
garn Island at a cost Of one
American vessel damaged,
appeared to foreshadow the
collapse Of organized Japan.
csc resistance in the central
SOIOInOnS.
A spokesman at MacArthur's head
quarters indicated that the Japanese
were trying to withdraw their garri-
son from Kolombangara, now en-
circled by American Island positions,
to Bougainville, more than 100 miles
to the northwest.
Surface units Of Adm. william r.
Halsey's South Pacific command IN
tercepted and smashed the Flotilla,
despite repeated attacks by Jap
anese planes attempting TO cover the
hargoB.
one escorting Japanese gunboat
was sent to the bottom and a num-
Der Of others were damaged, while
the enemy planes hit one U. s. naval
unit, causing light casualties.
More Action
A lone Corsair fighter raided en-
envy barge hideouts on Kolombarl-
CARA Friday morning, hours before
the surface action, strafing and
burning two barges.
There was no immediate indica-
ton as to whether the big enemy
flotilla was caught on the way into
Kolombangara or while actually
Withdrawing troops from the island.
II the barges were fully laden with
troops, It was believed the enemy
casualties might be high, possibly
several thousand men.
Twenty barges were sunk Friday
night after American destroyers In
tercepted IS enemy craft at the
junction Of Vella and Kula Cults,
the headquarters spokesman said.
The following night another 20
barges were sunk or damaged, he
said, and q force Of japanese de-
stroyers which accompanied the
bargeS turned tail and ran upon
viewing the carnage visible under
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Accused In Gaming
Cases Are Sentenced

CONCERNING TRANSMISSION OF
wagers by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company as O commercial
proposition all the way through"
Superior Court Judge John A. Cor
nell today cost aside claims that
the corporation was Ignorant Of
the law" ard imposed the maximum
fine provided by law, $i2,500. The
penalty was $1,000 greater than that
recommended by States Attorney
william 3. Fitzgerald, who investi-
gated the local gambling activity
and prosecuted the charges.
Over ruling eloquent pleas for
leniency for two other men who
were arraigned for sentencing on
pool-selling charges, Judge Cornell
followed the recommendation Of
the states attorney, sending Edward
Ernest Karno, As, of 1854 Willow
street to Jail for six months and
flning him $1,000, and imposing a
three-month jail sentence on Amer
leo "Goldie" DiStiso, 43, Of 147
River street.
Four other men, VINO had pleaded
not guilty to gambling charges and
were awaiting hearing of o motion
contesting the jurisdiction of the
court to try their cases. appeared to
cahnge their pleas to guilty. The
quartet is composed Of: Frank Tesla
81, Of Al Prospect street; Joseph
Teller, So, of Lake Hitchcock:
Thomas Coppeto, "a, of 653 South
Main street; and william DeLillo,
80, Of AZ Spring street. Penalties will
be imposed October IS in their cases
as well as for Abe Gottlieb, AZ, of 26
Albert Place; Louis Fried, 40, of 1913
North Elm street; and Alfonso Pom
zillo, 81, of 1893 North Elm street, all
of whom previously pleaded guilty.
Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
Raj STRAFES .
FRANKFORT IN
RECORD RAID
BY WALTER CRoNKITE

BY WALTER CRONKITE
London, October 5.-(UP)
British fOur-engined bomb
ers, rounding out 100 hours
of the heaviest aerial offenS-
i've of the war, sent another
1000 tons of bombs crash
ing down on Frankfurt last
night while the German
arsenal city still blazed from
an American raid only IL
hours earlier.
- Other British night bomb
ers struck simultaneously at
the inland port Of and war
production center Of Ludwig
shafen and northwest Ger.
many to boost the tonnage Of
AnglO-American bombs drop
ped on the Reich in 10 major
raids in the past four days to
perhaps 1000, by far the
heaviest weight of explosives
ever unlOaded in a similar
period.
A force made up entirely OF four
engined Lancasters raided LudwiRea
lafen, dropping BOMBS over north.
west Germany. Only IL bomberS
were lost In ali raids last night.
The big force Of British night
raiders that hit Frankfurt was
guided by hundreds Of tons Of
American bombs yesterday after
noon. New fires were started and
the whole city appeared to be
wreathed In flames by the time the
last bomber left
Although there was no announce
ment Of the size Of last nights
Frankfurt assault, observers on the
southeast England coast reported
that the bombers took more than
an hour to pass overhead shortly
after dark last night. The process
sion also was heard passing over
London.
"Heavy Attack
The German DNB news agency,
admitting "heavy" attack, said
at least SO Allied aircraft were de-
stroyed yesterday and last night.
DNB said 100 children were buried
when bombs struck Q hospital at
Frankfurt. It also reported damage
to residential quarters, public build
ings and two other hospitals.
A large inland river port, Frank
furt has q population Of 100000 and
Is the site OF several aircraft fac
tories, as well as plants turning out
propellers, machinery, rolling Stock
electrical apparatus and chemicals.
Last nights raid was the 37th OF the
war on Frankfurt.
No details Of the attacks on Lud-
wigshafen or northwest Germany
were announced, but they were be-
lieved to have been diversionary as
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05
japanese Behead Allied
Flyer Captive In S. Pacific

Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Oct. 5-(UP)-The behead-
ing Of an Allied flyer captured by
the Japanese in New Guinea last
March was revealed today in a diary
found on the body Of an enemy SOL
der In the ruins Of Salamaua.
The story Of the atrocity. the FIRST
known instance OF an Allied prison.
er Of war TO be executed In the
Southwest Pacific, was written by q
soldier who witnessed with faint
pity the unknown airman's death at
the hands OF Japanese swordsman.
He described the victim as cap
tain or Night lieutenant In the air
transport corps. one Of two menu
bers Of the crew Of q Douglas plane
shot down near 6alamaua on
March 10.
Authorities would not permit
Identification Of the nyer rs Ameri-
can or Australian.
The only other known case Of rs
kind was the execution Of several
American flyers who were taken
prisoner hy the japanese altar the
Apgia u. ieta, raid On Tokyo and