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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
HOUSE RESERVES
 HURLEY DECISION

Washington, May 25--fUP) -- me House military affairs subcommittee inyeStigating war contracts today reserved a decision on testimony ol former Governor Robert A. Hurley Of Connecticut that he accepted q vice. presidency of the NarraganSett Machine Company of PaWtucket, k. l.. with the understanding that he would not sit on any conferences with government agencies for war contracts.
 Hurley testified after the general manager of the firm. Norman T.. Bolles. had asserted that the former governor was lin no small measure responsible" for the company's large recent increase in production. But. he assured members, Hurley had contributed neither political lnfiu- ence nor financial aid.
 Hurley said that his job was to be lon call to Straighten out produc- ton problems, and claimed that output had been stepped up 800 per cent in three months after he had negotiated a contract With Mar mon Harrington Co.,, Indianapolis. He protested that he gave freely of his time, but had not been hired to punch a time clock.
 As governor of Connecticut he said he had been instrumental In getting millions of dollars worth oi contracts for Connecticut firms through the War Industries Com mittee which he organized. If he had taken a job in his own state he said, he might have been accused oi accepting repayment for this husi- ness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
CONSUMERS TOLD
 TO STORE COAL

New York May 25.- UP Con- SumcrS Of bltuminous coal were urged today Co store coal when they can get it" to protect themselves against supply Interruptions,
 Howard A. Gray, deputy solid fuels administrator, told the con- ycntion of the National Association Of Purchasing Agents that "consum- CTS must purchase coal whenever 1t Is available, regardless Of the sea- son and of the immediacy of their need"
 There are reports from the mid vest he said, that mines there are already stacking off in production due to lack of orders"
 He warned that bituminous con- sumers during the coming winter cannot be assured Of adequate sup plies if they do not stock coal now. The solid fuels administration esti- mates that about 600,000,00 tons of bituminous and 65,000, GOO tons Of anthracite must be produced in l943 to meet the nations coal needs" he said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25

Washington. May 25-tUP) Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown, in Jne midst of a crisis within OPA which some officials say is crack ing at the seams" admitted today that he would like less front page publicity.
 Denying that his organization was "rddled with resignations' over policy, Brown said:
 We would like to get off the front pages for a while and get on with our job. but that is impossible where We so intimately influence the lives of eyelyune.'
 OPA is under fire from nearly all directions - for alleged failure to control prices, iol allcgedly running business, for sponsoring policies con trary to the wishes ol Congress
 A Senate agricultural suocommit- tee is Investigating OPAS plan to roll back the price ol meat, coffee and butter on June through the ,"' Of subsidies to proccsSors, Con gress is opposed to subsidies.
 Brown discussed the plan with ttc subcommittee yesterday and today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
GERMANS MOVE
 INTO SARDINIA
Troops Shifted as Invasion PrecautiOn; Showdown
 Struggle Imminent
BY ROBERT RICHARDS United Press Staff Correspondent }

London, May 25--( --(UP)--German troops have been shifted to Sardinia, strategic Mediterranean Island thwart the approaches to both south France and Northwest Italy, and major Allied naval units have moved into the Scllian narrows, Axis broadcasts said today.
 The Italian official gazette was reported to have published a de- cree, slgnged by Premier Mussolini, placing all war workers in Sardinia and Sicily under military discipline.
 (The British radio said Grown Prince Umberto, supreme command CT of Italian infantry, warned his countrymen that Italy is short Of arms because of a scarcity of raw materIalSD
 The growing preparations by both sides for a showdown struggle Tn south Europe coincdcd with Rus sian report that Gen. Kurt Ieitz- Ter, chief Of staff of the German army, has arrived in Helsinh for q conference with senior German of- ficcrs in Norway.
 TIC MOSCOW DTOhdCh5J BdFt Hp details of the conference, but 1t was assumed that the German com manders would perfect plans to meet any attempted Allied invasion of Norway.
 Disclosure that German troops have reinforced the Italian garri- sons on Sardinia came in q German transoccan agency broadcast.
 Repeated Allied bombings Of Sar~ dlnia's harbors and airfield9 have given evidence of the strategic im- portance with which the Anglo American command regards the Is- land. Sardinia is l65 miles west Of Rome, 245 miles west Of Naples and ig5 miles south Of Toulon France.
 The Paris radio broadcast the re- port that big Allied fleet units now were cruising in the sicilian nar- rows a tacit admission that even
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
ROCKS
 HOME, g ESCAPE

Cranston. R. I, May 25---(UP)-- Nine persons narrowly escaped in jury today when they were evacuat- ed from their tenement home only seconds before an explosion and fire wrecked the rear Of the building with loss of more than Sl0000.
 Police were summoned to the scene by Russell Blake and his wife, first floor tenants who were aWak- ened by the smell of gas.
 Patroman Michael J. Marc ran into the house, noted the odor was becoming strong and ordered MT. and Mrs. William B, Prentiss and their 5-year-old son and Mir and Mrs. John Kilroy and their two small children to leave the building immediately,
 Both couples tried to carry cer- tain valuables but Marc hurried them down the stairs As they reached the lawn there was a heavy explosion followed by a flash Of flame that roared up the rear Of the house and into bedrooms
 Bremen quelled the blaze aro said it apparently was caused by fumes escaping from defective rcirigCra- tor that became poekctcd in an en- closed rear stairway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
18 MOTORISTS
 FINED S5 EACH
DimOut ViOIatOrs in Future to Receive Mere Severe
 Penalties

Eighteen motorists were arrested last night for motor vehicle dimout violations and were granted nolles on payment of $5 each in muni- cipal court today by Judge John -Gaffney.
 The past several days the Water- bury police have consistently warn ed motorists to check their head lights to make sure the upper half was painted or covered with some opaque covering to comply with national dimout regulations in this area
 Prosecuting Attorney Frederick w. Palomba told the court despite the great amount of publicity re- gently given to remind carelsS mo- toristS, he had "very long list of violators to read to the court"
 Deputy Superintendent Frederick c. Hickey said yesterday future yio- lators would receive more severe penalties.
 The following were fined: Jessie Mayheld, 28 of 21 Griggs street; NItllh'I SuDptiOb CD VI Go SSiSAS"' avenue; Edward Guillette, 32, Of Straits Turnpike road; Philip Bos- CO., 32, Of R. F. D. No. 4, Wolcott road; Frederick Adams, g of 84 Revere street Peter D'Angelo, 46, Of l02 Fairfield avenue; Habson Ayre, 36, of 58 Bishop street; Pat rick Fontane, Jrn 28 Of 150 Ball Farm road; Iaycn Paterson, 35, of l4l Fuller street; John DeLeo 28, of l8l LongyieW avenue; Joseph Tul- 10, 23. Of 337 Congress yaenue; Lawrence Wright, 27 of l32 Bunker Hill avenue; Frederick Kelly, 25, Of FairyieW avenue. Joseph Ricciuti, g, of 58 Dikeman street. Lionel GonYela. 35, of 1914 Highland ave- nuc; Andrew Stango, 31 Of 65 Greenmount Terrace; Eugene c. Di- Zinno, 25, Of 60 Greenmount Ter race; and George B. EaSterly, 47 Of 15 Hewlett street.
 Leon Nafarian, 40, of 20 Sheffield street, was granted a continuance to May 29, because he didn't have the money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
DELIVERIES BAN
 STARTS THURSDAY
Wholesale, Retail Cmtail- ment Blamed on GasO-
 line Shortage

Washington, May 25--(Up) New restrictions on all wholesale ano re- tail deliveries, including a ban on retail deliveries of 15 commodities, go into effect at l2:0l a. m. Thurs day in eastern states facing an "in- creaSingly serious gasoline short age.
 The office of Defense Tran5porta- tion, in announcing the new rcstric- tons last night, revealed that the crisis in the eastern gasoline short- age has not been reached; that the situation is expected to become in- creasingly serious during the next GO days.
 When the full effects of the wide spread disruption of transportation of petroleum resulting from the midwest is felt, ODT said, additional transportation restrictions may be necessary.
 Commodities on which retail de- liVerleS--deliVeries made to a person for personal, household or family bHG-WlD pt DdIIlltN dIt' hGDlIDllC beverages, soft drinks, manufactured tobacco products, confectlonerieS, ice cream or ices, magazines and periodicals, cut flowers except for funerals, ornamental shrubs and nursery stocks, toys, novelties, jew elry. furs, radios, photographs and antiques.
 The delivery order follows 40 per cent reduction in the mileage of trucks, taXis and busses which be- came effective yesterday.
 The number of Geliye. .es specified by the order is the maximum that will be permitted for each commod- ity, regardless O. the type of car rier involved" ODT explained that if a private carrier had used up all deliveries permitted for one week, he would not be permitted to hire another carrier to make additional deliveries.
 The order made the following changes in local delivery services:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
NEW CITY DOCTOR
 DRAWS $2OO FINE
Frank L. PolitO's Purchase of Auto Tires Without
 Certificate Costly

Hartford, Conn, May 25.-- -(Up)--- charged with purchasing four auto mobile tires without certificate from the War Rationing Board, was fined $200 in federal court today, He pleaded nolo contendcrc and claimed the tires were q gift.
 Raymond Gerge, former postofllce clerk at West Granby, was fined $350 and given a suspended jail term of 60 days on charge of cmbez- zling $367 government funds.
 Otto Cart Deep River, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of gaso- line rationlng coupons and his case was continued until June ' in $l0- GOO bond.
 Walter B. Thompson, West Haven. pleading guilty to taking money from the malls, was fined $l00 and given Q suspended 90-day sentence
 Joseph Hartman, Bridgeport, pleading guilty to theft Of a pack age of diamonds, was sentenced to two years in prison, and Harry Weissman, Bridgeport who alleged ly purchased the gems. was given a continuance until June 4
 Edward Einsiedcl, 38, Rockville was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to report for induction,
 Mario Palmieri, 34, Glastonbury, was given five years in prison, and his brother, Aldo, four years, for refusing to register for the draft.
 Michael Rotrigui, 53, Torrington accused of falsilying his draft reg istration papers, was fined $l00 and given 30-day suspended sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
One Wreck Victim
 Still Unidentified

Dclair, N. J., May 25--tUP)- Normal traffic was resumed to- day on Pennsylvania railroads horseshoe curve here, scene of the dcrailmcnt of the New York bound express which killed n persons and injured more than 100 Sunday night.
 Officials said II of the vic- tims had been positively iden- tiHed, while tentative identiii- cation had been made In the other three cases.
 Road officials placed blame for the wreck on C. J. PitcOck, AZ. the engineer. Tn q state. mcnt, W. c. IIigginbottom, eastern division general mana ger, said Pitcock apparently was exceeding the 15-milc-an- hour speed limit for the curve when the crash occurred late Sunday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
DEMPSEY DIVORCE
 TESTIMONY HEARD
First Witness Claims He Saw Ex-Champ's Wife
 Plugging Lew Jenkins

White Plains, N. Y, May 25-- (UP) Willie Friedland, fight manager, teS- tified today that he saw Mrs. Han nah Williams Dempsey hug and kiss" Lew Jenkins, the former light weight champion, in an automobile in Philadelphia in September, 1940.
 Friedland was the first witness in the divorce suit brought by Lieut.. Commdr. William H. (Jack) Demp- sey, of the Coast Guard, former heavyweight champion, against his wife, who has filed counter suit.
 Dempsey has named Jenkins and Benny Woodall, fight promoter of Dallas, Tex. as correspondents in his divorce action against the for mer actress.
 Friedland testified Mrs. Dempsey visited Jenkins when the lightweight was in training at Pompton Lakes, N. J.. and that later he saw Jenkins, Woodall and Mrs. Dempsey at the opening Of a restaurant near Coney Island
 It was while Friedland was driv- ing Jenkins and Mrs. Dempsey from a Philadelphia hotel to the Arena where Jenkins was to 10 meet Bob Montgomery, that the couple be- came affectionate. Friedland said.
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JUSTICE DEPT.
 ASKS JUDGMENT
Requests Federal Court tO Find A. P. Guilty in Re-
 straint of Trade

New York, May 25-(UP) The Justice Department today filed in New York federal court motion foI d summary judgment holding that the Associated Press IS guilty of en- gazing in an illegal combination and conspiracy in restraint Of interstate trade and commerce.
 The motion was filed with three judge court which had been appoint- cd to expedite proceedings in the governments anti-monopoly suit against the A. P.
 The governments motion con- tended that material submitted to the judges by the government and the Associated Press established the governments case and left mo gen. uine issue of fact which needed to be tried. It said the government was entitled, without further proceed ings, to the judgment requested.
 in addition to asking the court to find that the defendants had vio- lated the antitrust laws, the sum mary judgment motion asked the court to decree:
 1, That the defendants, the A, D. it's directors and the newspapers they publish, have been, and arc engaged in q monopolization of a part of interstate trade and com- merCe, an attempt to monopoIi2c it., and a combination and conspiracy to monopolize lt.
 9, That the defendants and each of them, and each and all of their respective agents and employees and all persons acting or claiming to act on behalf of them or any of them,
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
RUSSIA BENEFITS
 FROM LEND-LEASE
President Claims More Munitions Sent SOyiets
 Than Great Britain
BY MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff COrreSnOndenll

Washington, May 25---UP) - President Roosevelt, reporting that lend-lease aid through April totaled ll,l02.000 GOO told Congress today that more lend-lease munitions have been sent to Soviet Russia than to Great Britain and that the United states is "outbuilding the aggres- Sors in every category of arms"
 In transmitting report cover Ins lend-ease operations through April 30 last MT. Roosevelt asserted that arms are accommodating for of- fensives that will end only in Der lin and Tokyo"
 Great Britain still ranks first as the recipient of all lend d-lease ship ments-$3, 116,000,000 since March II, 194l. Lend-lease shipments to the Soviet Union through April 1, 1943 totaled $1,922C0O, 900 not count ing many hundreds of planes fer ried by air."
 Actual munitions exports to Rus sia-Ordnance, ammunition, tanks, planes and the like-totaled $l l,O41,- 100000 compared with $88l ,O00. 900 of like equipment to Great Britain.
 The report promised:
 l. Unconditional surrender of the Axis.
 9. Allied strategy ito win as quickly as possible-in Rome and Berlin and Tokyo"
 3. Increased lend-lease to China with rcopening of the Burma road "among the strategic obiectives of our forces.
 AS lend-lease moves ahead in its third year our armed forces, our supplies, and the combined efforts 9. The United Nations are driving ahead to complete victory over the enemy" MT. Roosevelt said in his letter of transmittal.
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49,OOO RUBBER
 WORKERS IDLE
Detroit Strike Enters 5th Day; Picket Lines
 Patrol Gates

Akron, O., May 25.-(UP)-A es- timated 1000 workers of three ma jor rubber companies were idle today as strike protesting a wage labor board wage decision entered It's fourth day.
 It was estimated that l8,000 were idle at the Goodyear Tire and Rub Der Co.,, 17000 at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.,, and 14000 at the B. F. Goodrich Go. All three com- panies reported an almost complete stoppage of operations.
 Good year workers joined the strike in full force today when 6,000 on the 6 a. m. shift failed to enter their plants. Strong picket lines pa- troled the gates and there were an- gry exchanges of words as some workers left the plants from the previous shifts.
 Leaders of the Akron locals of the United Rubber Workers (CIO) were in Washington for conference with CTO President Philip Murray in an effort to work out settlement. lltJ illol E'l bllhb lll' W LID tNNl- sion, granting them a three-ccnt hourly increase fell short Of the Little Steel formula.
 The union had expected an eight cent hourly increase, but the VILE contended this would have been higher than the average wage scale for the industry as a whole.
 Although union officials here have maintained the strike was unau- thorized, strikers met between shifts in union halls to discuss plans for plcketing.
 Only one city patrolman was seen outside the Goodyear plant this morning. He was directing traflc and made no attempt to intercede for workers attempting to enter the plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
Japanese Main Camp Area At Kiska Bombed By Navy
} BUS ROUTES
 HERE DROPPED
Bradley Avenue, Piedmont Extension and Bradley.
 vile Discontinued

Several bus routes of the Con- necticut Railway and Lighting Company were discontinued this morning while services on various other routes was decreased in &C., cordance with the governments di- rective 10 reduce mileage by 20 per cent. The action was part of q movement by various gasolinc-using establishments to cut the demand for the product.
 Trips to Bradley avenue, Pied mont street extension and Bradley vile in Middlebury were diseon- tinued altogether, A. J. Drumond, local supervisor of operations, in announcing the new schedules said the routes were revised in such q way as to use of gasoline in off, peak hours. Service to workers will continue as always, he added.
 During ofI-peak hours the East Main street Overlook trips will be spread out 15 minutes instead of 10 as in the past. Watervilc service will be cut to every 30 minutes in- stead of 20. The Town Plot-Lake- wood trips will be made every 15 minutes between a. m. and noon and ' D. m. and midnight, while six minute service previously given from l to 3 D. m. will be stretched to 10.
 Three morning trips to Hotch- kiSSVille and two to Prospect have been eliminated. Service on the Bunker Hill-Clough road and Mt. Vernon avenue lines will be dis continued from a. m. to noon and from ' D. m, to midnight. The Fair mount-South Leonard street has received similar diseontinuance and also will receive 60 minute service rem ll:57 q. m. to 2;57 D. m. in- stead of 90 minute.
 Twenty minute service will be given on Highland avenue and Wal nut street, while 60 minute spacing has been effected for Hill street. sylvan avenue, and Hamilton ave- nue-MiddlebTy.
 Naugatuck Affected
 Naugatuck buSScs will make trips every 30 minutes from $50 q. m. o noon and 7:50 D, m, to ll;35 D, m. instead of every IS as in the past, Trips to Davis street in Oak vile has been cut completely. The Baldwin-Oakville street trips will be made every l5 minutes. Thirty minute runs will be made to Wa tertown.
 Q Bucks Hill trips will be made from the center at 2:l0, $40, and ll:45 D, m. and from the other end at 6:0G and 8 q. m.
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POTATO RECEIPTS
 REACH NEW LOW

Waltham, Mass May 25.-CUP)
 Potato receipts in New England kaJge reached a new low and normal supplies will not be on hand until fall brings the northern crop, the New England Committee on Farm Information reported today after a survey Of the consumer markets.
 Adverse weather conditions on southern growing areas coupled with tremendous demands for potatoes from the armed services are the principal factors responsible for the continued shortage of potatoes, the committee said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
Ammunition Dumps Go Up in Flames; 7 Fires Are
 Started By RAF
ITALY CLAIMS RAID
 MADE ON SUDAN
Toe of Italian Boot Sub- iected to Terrific POund-
 ing By U. s. Airmen

Cairo, May 25. - (UP) -- American Liberators dropped 150 tons of high explosives and incendiaries on Reggie Di Calabria and San Gio- vanni Italian ports opposite Sicily, yesterday morning, set fire to two ammunition de- pots and heavily damaged ferry slips, railroads and ship ping, the Ninth U. S. Air Force announced today.
 Flames shot 1000 feet from the ammunition dcpots at Reggio Di Calabrla.
 CA radio Morocco broadcast re- corded by the United Press in Lon don reported that Italian civilians were evacuating from Sicily, Sar- dinia, Rcgglo Di Calabria and other coastal towns. aggravating an al- ready difficult supply problem for northern 1taly).
 tAn Italian communlque reported that Considerable damage" was caused at Reggie Calabria.)
 The tanker was caught in the Reggie Calabra harbor. Several direct hits also were scored on the ferry terminus there and on rail way yards 10 the south. Bursts also were reported on the railway yards terminus at San Giovanni. At least one enemy fighter was destroyed turing the attacks.
 Seven Fires Started
 2AF medium bombcrS started at least seven fires in an at tack Sunday night on Messina, Si- ,llian port opposite Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni. Hits were re- ported on railway marshalling yards and on buildings beside oil storage anks.
 Allied bombers and long range fighters teamed in attacks on enemy shipping in the Aegean Sea and off 5he west coast of Greece Sunday. one schooner was set afire and the crew forced to abandon ship and q smaller sailing vessel also was dam aged SO badly that the crew took to ooats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
26 ALLIED PLANES
 DOWNED SAYS NAZlS
tBy United Pressl

A German communique said today that 26 Allied planes were shot down in action yesterday on the Russian front, off the Dutch coast and over the Mediterranean area.
 Ten Of II planes that attacked an airport in the west were shot down, the communique said, while seven others were destroyed during British bomber attack on a con- voy off the Dutch coast, Anti-air- craft fire was said to have brought down nine in the Mediterranean,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
By NED RUSSELL

United Press StaT Correspondent Allied Headquarters, North Africa. May 25--(UP)--More than 300 American airplancs smashed at Sar- dinia. Pantelleria and the toe of Shc Italian boot again on Monday, sinking four out of IS ships hit, and wrecking harbor and airdrome installations on the invasion route
 
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