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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
BLAST SECRET
WEAPONS area
IN N. ". France

London, December 20. -
CUP - British bOmbers, in
what London newspapers
called in banner headlines
ga blitz on the Rocket Coast, "
carried the heaviest ASSAULT
OH northwestern France
since 1910 well into its fourth
day today with heavy
smasheS at areas where the
Germans have been reported
setting up secret weapons to
lombard England.
This afternoon great for
nations of aircraft, flying
above the clouds, roared out
across the straits in the die
rection of Dunkirk, and Raj.
Typhoons, carrying bombs,
swept out toward France
flying so low that they APP
peared to be hugging the
water.
For the last SO hours the Raj
has been hammering hard at the
Pas De Calais area where, Accord
ing to neutral dispatches, the Ger
mans are preparing batteries OF
rocket guns.
London newspapers, giving ban.
x,a hao 10 occoyI1f
the Channel, referred to the attack
as "a blitz on the rocket coast"
and also called the fortified area OF
northwestern France 1.-The secret
weapon coast
Medium Bombers
Earlier today medium bomberS
took up the attack on the rocket
coast which Raj heavy bombers
carried through last night.
An Air Ministry communique COW
ering last nights operations said
only that bombers raided detectives
in northern France and western
Germany without loss, but watchers
on the English southeast coast re-
ported tons of explosives were drop
ped on the Pas De Calais area
across the Channel.
1t was the second time in seven
nights that the air ministry has
announced raids on northern
France and coastal reports indi-
Gated additional attacks had been
made in recent nights, though not
reported in communicates.
The offensive appeared to be ap.
preaching the violence of that
which wrecked German prepara-
tons for an invasion of Britain in
1910, but Allied authorities have not
specified either the targets or the
intent of the present series Of
raids.
Building Emplacements
Dispatches from Sweden and
Switzerland have reported that the
Germans were building concrete
emplacements in the Pas de Calais
area for rocket guns, the secret
weapons with which many quarters
believe the Germans hope to retail
late for the Allied air offensive
against Germany.
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Marshall, chief OF stan, U. s.
Army.
Admiral Ernest J. King, COM
mander in chief, U. S. fleet, and
chief of naval operation.
General Henry H. Arnold, COM
handing general, Army air forces.
The joint chiefs of staff was or
ganized in January of 1912 and has
been composed of Leahy, Marshall,
King and Arnold since March OF
that year. It appears now that
those four men will continue to
make their headquarters in Wash
ington, at least until the European
phase of the war is ended.
The major argument against
shifting Marshall to an invasion
command was that his staff job OF
helping coordinate a global war
was of much more Importance
than the leadership of any one in
vasion effort, including that aimed
at western Europe. The same ap-
plies to King and Arnold. When
Hitler is licked, 1t is not unlikely
that all three of those men might
welcome combat commands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
BRITISH B0MBERS BLITz ROCKET COAST
Allies Worried By
NaziReprisaLTalk

Washington, Dec. 23-UP)-Of-
fetal circles expressed deep concern
today over Nazi threats to take re-
prisals against captured American
and British flyers as an answer to
Russia's execution at Kharkov Of
three German prisoners for atroci-
ties against Soviet citizens.
TIL threat was regarded primar-
lily as a German move to split the
United Nations by holding Anglo
Americas to answer for NaI griev-
ances against Soviet Union. 1t was
seen also as q gesture to. bolster
morale Of the German people, now
being battered by the same type of
aerila punishment that the Germans
inflicted on London earlier in the
war.
But despite the Nazi motives, 1t
was said, the threat can precipitate
a breakdown in the Geneva conven-
ton for treatment of war prisoners
and substitute war without quarter
for the more humane practices that
have evolved over the years.
Japan already has violated prlncl-
Piles of the Geneva convention by
executing American pilots captured
after the raid on Tokyo. Germany
has threatened to follow Suit-and
now has renewed the threats in con-
nection with the Kharkov executions
but officials here hoped that aban-
Comment Of accepted prisoner Of war
treatment could be forestalled.
The settlement Of prisoner cases,
however, was complicated because
negotiations must be handled
through neutral powers.
May Execute
Germany, 1t was said, may base
the threat of executing Allied prison.
ers on the idea that she now holds
more war prisoners than do the AL
lies and could therefore inflict the
greater harm. But new and greater
Allied operations are impending and
the German prisoner list may soon
be dwarfed.
German propaganda broadcasts
said yesterday that German military
courts Gin the near future will have
to consider the cases of those Brit
ish and American prisoners of war
who are accused of serious infrac-
tons Of international law and who,
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Ortono oil
Is Heavy
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Eighth Army at
Ortona, Dec. 22-CUP)-We swept
past a graveyard of German PAM
ers, past the eshly-painted crosses
over Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery's gallant tankmen who
helped to blast them aside. and
reached the gates of Ortona today.
Our car was unable to enter the
city proper because some Germans
still were holding out in houses con-
verted into blockhouses, bitterly
contesting the Eight Army'S crush
ing assault upon the Adriatic an
Choir of the winter line"
We had passed the first houses,
which looked as if a wrecking squad
had ust finished with them, and
swung into the main street leading
into the town when a rattle OF gum
fire halted us.
Down the road dashed a military
car carrying a young Welshman.
He stopped to caution us about con-
tinuing. He had gone into Ortona
to establishan observation post and
was driving down the apparently
deserted street when Germans
opened up on him with machine
guns from the upper stories of a
house.
"They caught me by surprise" he
said, "but I got the car turned and
came through the fire safely"
He told lis that the Canadians
meanwhile had commenced to come
into the town from the seacoast
road with tank reinforcements and
were Winking out the NaA die
hards, one nest after another. '
Great Suffering
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Shoe Merchant Held
For OPA Violation

Saul Zaglin, 40, a South Main ST.,
shoe merchant, was arrested last
night on charges Of violating the
OPA regulations after being caught
in an elaborate trap sprung by De-
tective Lieut.. William Foley of the
Waterbury Police Department, De-
tective John Doyle of the State Pol
ice, and John Murphy, an OPA in
vestigator.
Six thousand ration coupons, good
for six thousand pairs of shoes were
confiscated by the officers to be used
as evidence against Zaglin follow
ing his arraignment before William
j. Wholeaen, U. S. Comsr, in Hart
ford scheduled for this afternoon.
According to Lieut.. William F.
Pollard, acting Chief Inspector of
the Detective Bureau, zaglin ap-
preached a teller at local bank
several times and offered him $500
if he would get some of the coupons
kept at the bank for him.
The teller notified bank officials
who notified the OPA.
The teller then arranged to have
a go-between meet with zaglin at
his room in a local hotel. The de-
tectives and the OPA investigator
then secreted themselves in a room
adjoining Zaglin's where they could
overhear what occurred.
According to Lieut.. Foley, the go
between entered zaglin's room at 10
D. M, and gave him a bag contain
ing the coupons. zaglin then gave
the man 500 and promised to pay
him another 5000 today.
The detectives then entered Tag
Inns room and placed him under
arrest. He was taken to police head
quarters where he was held without
bond pending his arraignment in
Hartford today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
White Xmas
Unlikely Here

A new cold wave Startling IN the
north central states spread south
ward and eastward today, but there
was little snow fall and weather
forecasters said the possibility Of a
white Christmas was remote.
The U. S. Weather Bureau OF
Chicago reported that a mass OF
cold air was moving across Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan. Ohio and Penn
sylvania, and that it soon would
reach the Atlantic coast.
The coolest spot In the nation
was Rosseau, Mimi, where the
Thermometer recorded 20 below.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
GERMANS TAKE JAPCE

Cairo, Dec. 23-(UP)-Jugoslav
sources said today that the Ger
mans had captured Japce, described
as the headquarters of Marshal
Josip Brozovich's high command,
and Gen. Draja Mikhailovitch.
was critical" for both Brozovich
and Gen. Draa Mikhailovitch.
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Colder Tonight
Wull Weather Rspsrt Page D
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17
PRIME MINISTER
HAS PNEUMONIA
Churchill Suffers Attack
While In The Mid
die East

LONDON, Dec. 16.- R Prime
Minister Churchill has been strick-
en- with his second attack of pneu-
monia in 10 months and is under
the care of three physicians, in
Guiding nea1t specialist, some
where in the Middle East, an anx-
ious British nation was told today.
Taking members of Parliament
completely by surprise, Deputy
Prime Ministe, Clement Attlee an
nounced in the House of Commons
that Churchill, who celebrated his
Goth birthday with President
Roosevelt and Premier Stain on
Nov. 80 at Teheran, now was i'll
with "a patch of pneumonia in
the left lung"
Attlee read to hushed M.P.'s this
official bulletin issued at No. 10
Downing Street, Churchill's official
residence:
1.-The Prime Minister has been
in bed for some days with a cold.
A patch of pneumonia has now
developed in MS left lung.
His general condition is as sat
isfactory as can be expected"
Commons found at least meas
ure of reinsurance in this final
sentence, and the nation offered
prayers tor a speedy recovery. The
gravity of Churchilps illness was
underlined by announcement that
daily bulletins on his condition
would be issued.
The first of these, issued in
Downing street at pm. tonight
e pm, E.W.T), reported "some
Improvement"
1.-THE Prime Minister has had
good night" the bulletin said.
There is some improvement in
his general condition.
Without disclosing the exa
Whereabouts Of the Prime Minis
ter except that he is in the Middle
East, Attlee said 'G can assure
the House that every modern IA
cility is available en- the spot"
and that Churchill is getting the
attention of experts.
Supplies of the drug penicillin
were understood to he available if
needed.
Churchill, VIGOROUSLY a bad pa
tient, was ill with pneumonia for
about a month in the latter half
of February and the first part of
March this year, after attending
the Casablanca conference with
President Roosevelt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17
STATE WORKERS
ARE SENT SOUTH
10 Men Are Sent To Flori-
da In Emergency
Labor Swap

7ALEICH. Dec 1e.- Up In an
emergency labor swap with the
;a-e of Florida, North Carolina
has sent ITO men from Macon and
.she counties to help harvest cit
rs fruits in the Orlando section,
Fred S. Sloan of the N. c. state
cdlege extension service said to-
day.
Sloan said the workers would re-
main in Florida for at least go
! DAYS they have been CHARTERED at
a labor supply center operated by
4 Ae Var Food Administration and
will return to their homes in time
for seasonal farm duties, Sloan
said.
Under the swap arrangement,
the state Of Florida will send a
proportionate number of workers
to North Carolina next year when
their need is deemed urgent for
farm operations.
The North Carolina workers
were recruited in the two counties
by county extension agents in CO.
operation with the War Manpower
Commission, Sloan said. Each
worker was carefully checked to
see if he coull be spared from 9TH
eE work in the area. No worker
an pulpwood production, saw mill
ng mining or other essential
work was considered.
Pay Of the workers will depend
on the amount Of work they do,
Sloan said, and the same arrange
ment will be made for the Florida
workers in North Carolina next
year.
-V-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17

Egypts great pyramid and the
Guy OF New Orleans, La, are on
me same degree of latitude.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17
Deer SHINING

When skinning deer, don't cut
the hide or leave adhering flesh.
Hides should be rolled, hair side
cut, kept cool and delivered i'm
mediately to a dealer. If delivery
is postponed for several days, COW
er the flesh side thoroughly with
salt, making sure all flesh is re-
moved and all creases reached.
Keep dry and cool, and cover with
paper to avoid over-rap'd drying.
After eight or ten days, shake OH
salt, wrap hair side out> in small
bundle and get it to dealer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17
Rev. Evans Speech
Is Set For Tonight

Rev. Richard E. Evans whose
scheduled speech Thursday night
was called off because of incle'
ment weather, will occupy the pull
pit of the Temple of Israel to-
night at the regular Sabbath serv-
ice which begins at s o'clock, Rab'
bi Mordecai M. Thurman an
nounced last night.
DR.. Evans will speak on Break
ing Down the Barriers. Rev.
H. w. Glazier, vice-president OF
the Wilmington Ministerial Asso-
citation, will extend greetings on
behalf of that group. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the COM
munity to hear the distinguished,
militant Presbyterian minister.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-17

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oIs lack of success. But I won't
press you, Beth. AS I said, tomor-
row is lovely word"
Beth remembered his saying
that long after she left him that
night, and over and over again
She asked herself what it could
mean. Then she remembered the
other things he had said, and II
seemed that they were about An
drea.
In the morning she said, can
d-ea, Dennis told me some very
important news last night. His wife
is in Reno to get a divorce"
To Be Continued
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CHAPTER FO1JRTY-FO1JR

- ~ ~ - l. 1 Il 0OAs
Easy Beth" she cautioned her
sen after Dennis had told her his
WlIe was seeking a divorce.
choose your answer carefully, be-
cause he may not mean what you
think he does. Remember t h
Dennis conside.s you confidante.
ne only asked you if you think
mat he has a real chance for hap.
I'm not -dashing young blaze
Slowly gravely, she answered:
Doesn't it seem that way to
you? know that you want all the
things that most men do, a home
and a companion and children. -
Il mnot dashing young blade
you know"
You're Dennis, and that ought
to be enough for some lucky girl
Purposely she kept an impersonal
tone in her voice, lest he think
that she were jumping to conclu.
slons about his regard for her.
That remains to be seen. A
thread Ct disappointment was in
his voice. 1--WE will not be free for
four or five weeks
I expect ought to congratu.
late you, Dennis, but that isn't the
word, is it? It's better to say that
I'm glad for both of yuu that you're
making move which is a new be.
ginning
cts customary in ONE cir.
cles," he said, looking at her di,
rectly again, ito celebrate the oc
casion."
I'D consider it very bad taste
If marriage is the best of all hui
man relationships, the thing to bt
most desired in life. how can PEG
pie of taste make the occasion O.
its ending one for celebration;
Where is human dignity in sucl
people? don't believe sorrow il
called for, but certainly respec
for what has been a tragic mis-
take would prohibit anything a!
vurgar as celebration.
Surely you didn't think tn a
She said, "Of course, didn't.
consider you such a fine person
Dennis, tn at anything vulga,
would be impossible for you"
Beth, you are the fine person
Before knew you, must admit
my experience in knowing ladie:
was limited, but even so, I never
knew that there were women like
you. You're utterly unselfish, beau
tifully balanced. Your mind is al
fine as your heart is big. Anc
you're old-tashloned, and like
that
Strangely, Beth wished that he'c
say that she was lovely and excit
ing. Jim and Vernon had found hel
fine and capable and old-fashioned
and they'd married other girls.
This dinner seems to be turn
ing into a meeting OF that fine ole
institution, the Mutual Admiration
society, Denns," she said lightly
land I'm that weakly feminine
that I'd like to rrolong it for hours
provided, of course, that We talk
ed about what a wonderful person
I am; but tomorrow is another
day that begins very early"
Tomorrow is a wonderful word
It's full of promise. It's like ar
open door. Anything that isn't pos
sible today may be tomorrow. Die
you ever think OF that, Mis-:
Beth?"
She nodded, .snilingly. 1--WE
wouldn't be able to GEAR this war
would we, if we didn't have tomor
row to believe in?"
TT would be fortunate if more
people felt as you do about it
dear"
81 think we will have a bette,
world. Andrea says I'm sickening
ly Polly-Annish about it, ut
think she's coming to feel tn
same way"
'You can never make a Betf
of Andrea.
Il wouldn't want to- Andrea car
p,ake mora neopIe han | near
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you said she was when I first
knew you, gay and happy, and the
world needs people like that. Isn't
that so?"
Every much. In fact, I need both
of you. It's meant a lot to me to
know GU BOTH
"And Bess," Beth added.
Little tyke. l could swear she
smiled at me tonight, and if you
bring in that old one about a baby's
smile meaning onl, baby tummy
twinge, I'll deny it,
II won't, Dennis. I'm sure she
smiled at you. It won't be very
long before she'll fall in love with
you. Very Young ladies are apt to
fall in love with gentlemen who
bring them toys that squeak
''Would er you care to
consider the problem of gentle
man who has hopes of finding that
slightly older young lady might
fall in love with him?"
"I'd be pleased to. out I don't
know how to Begin
well, I'm afraid that presents
of toys that squeak wouldn't 60 so
well with the young lady have in
mind. I sometimes think Of things
see in shop windows, things a
man likes to buy for a woman. :"
Like what, Dennis
Jewels, furs.''
''Well-bred young women are
told that books and candy d
flowers are all that are accepta-
ble,' she said with assumed prim-
ness. She WIS thinking that An
drea was a girl for whom a man
would want to buy jewels and furs.
I shall have to learn how to
court a lady, I see."
'How to pitcn WOO is the way
the young fry put it Dennis.
mo! You see, l don't even know
the proper words"
Andrea manages to keep up
with them. I'm sure she could keep
you au courant."
Then I shall ask her for her ad-
wee. When my generation tries to
reach your generation -
'Dennis!" Beth said warningly.
I'm sorry, my dear but, after
all, Andrea is much younger than
I am"
Beth wanted to say that she was
only three years older than An
drea, and she didn't feel that Den
his belonged to an older genera
ton. She thought she might have
said that Andrea didn't feel he
was, either, but she couldn't say
it then.
How old was this Blake chap"
he asked unexpe ctedly.
Thirty. Why
Dennis shrugged.
She was sorry for him then.
Age doesn't make any difference
between people who love each
other, Dennis. Ii I loved a man
who was older than I, I'm sure
I'd never think Of the years be-
tween us. If the years mean any
thing, it's only that we've lived
that much longer, had that much
time to grow in every way"
''How old are you, Beth? For
give me for asking"
'Twenty-nine. Sometimes I feel
IS. sometimes l feel 49,"
"And right now''
Nineteen" she said lying to
him.
How could you have learned as
much as you've learned in so snort
a timer
I'm an honorary graduate OF
the School of Experience, Mr. Ar
cher, and I 60 on taking post
graduate courses. Having to earn
a living and support oneself is
quite an education. Now let's talk
about you for a change. Tell me
how the project at >"
1--WE been trying to talk about
you all evening with a very obvi-
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High Death Toll

Studies on swine mortality have
shown that an average of only 6O
per cent of the pigs narrowed each
year live to market age.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

I've got everything except a
man" signs little Susanna Foster.
Il need someone to tell me nice
things. 1t gives me a spark. 1t
makes me look better, sing better
and act better"
Until a few weeks ago Susanna
was going more or less steady with
Cadet Walter Turner. She decided
he was too young. Now he is trying
to win her back via letter con-
tanning long account of siege of
pneumonia, caught, he says, trying
to get her on the telephone on a
rainy day. Arthur Lubin. the di-
rector of her current film, Phantom
of the Opera is a bachelor and
offered himself to Susanna, but he
was too old, she told him.
It's hard to describe the man I
want Miss Foster confides to this
reporter. but he mustn't be an
actor: hate actors. He mustn't be
a businessman; they're worse than
actors. He mustn't be too young or
too old. Oh, dear, I wish I had
someone!"
Enrol Flynn dimes at Romanoff's
with young, beautiful girl, and
when a passer-by says. Il thought
you were in Mexico" Enrol f1ips. "A
case Of double identity, old boy"
Enrol wears a white turtleneck