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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
BY FRANK HEWLETT Limited Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright 1943 By United Press
 With the American Army at the Buna Government Station in New Guinea, Jan. 3.-(Delayed)-( (UP)-- The. Tanks went over the top at s10:l5 a. m. yesterday to take the t Government Station Area at Buna. \: At 4:N p. m. they flashed the message to headquarters: Station sector entered"
 It. was entered at the bayonet point. There were no tanks in this battle.
 The field guns, mortars and planes gave the Japanese a final soften;ng up t'.fore the zero hours, and laid down barrage as the troops advanced. But the infantry won the battle by itself, which was the biggest victory to date in the Southwest Pacific. -.
 Today the Americans and Aus tralians mopped up. They combed the coconut groves all round the sector for hours, picking off snipers in the trees and the machine gun ners who had remained in their nests, playing possum and pretend ing they were dead. Ttny do not have to pretend any more.
 Rifles On Graves
 Now the burial squads are bury ing the bodies of our dead. The men who died here will lie on the battle field. A rifle marks each grave.
 The .JapaneSe dead are being bur- fed where they fell, some in mass in their trenches. The earth to bury them is being taken from tl.e slit trenches which the Americans and Australians are digging a few feet away as cover from enemy planes.
 AS I write, at 8 p. m. the boys who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
UNION DEMANDS
 SPEEDY ACTION
Committee May Seek New CIO Charter If Requests
 Are Not Fulfilled

Immediate removal of Reid Rob- inSon as international president of the Mine, Mill and Shelter Work CTS Union and the placing of union affairs in the hands of an admins trative committee pending the cleo ton of a new president were de- manded today by the Save the Union" committee representing six locals, three of them in Waterbury. The committee warned that nuless CIO President Philip Murray ac- cedes to this program it is pre- pared to leave the international and seek a new charter from the CIO. The demands will be placed before the CIO executive board at a meet ing late in January, a session scheduled for yesterday at Wash ington having been postponed.
 Harris Removed
 Don Harris, CIO organizer and one of the key figures in the intra- union dissenSion here, has been re- moved from the C1O payroll, it was learned today. A telegram from James Carey, secretary of the C1O, said that Harris, who is strongly pro-Robinson, has been relieved of his duties. His removal had been demanded by the Waterbury Brass Workers Union, the Scovill local and the Chase local. Harris was reported to have been given orders to take a New Jersey assignment by CIO headquarters but declined to go. It is likely that he has. already been or will be placed on the MMSW payroll by Robinson.
 Bringing the Red issue to the fore, Kenneth Tracey, a leader of the Chase local Insurgents" de- clared today that Harris had last night refused to disavow Commu- niSm.
 Harris Questioned
 Said Tracey.
 After we had refused to allow Harris to open our meeting when he was unable to show credentials that were good beyond Dec. 31. one of our members asked Harris to announce his stand on Communism. He asked Harris to make a public statement saying that he was not a Communist. Harris would make no direct reply but finally said: What if amp"
 Tracey also said that the Chase local is still demanding the removal
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NEW ENGLAND OIL
 SHORTAGES BASED
Evacuation Threat From HeatIess Homes Averted
 By Army and Navy

Boston, Jan. 7.-(UP)-I Immediate threat of evacuation of persons from heatless New England homes ap- peared avertcd today with the Navy and Army releasing small fuel re- serves pending arrival, of a 1000, ,OOO- gallon emergency shipment of range oil.
 Relief came shortly after an- I1ounCerfent of a 25 per cent cut in fuel oil ratioaS for industrial, com mercial and institutional consumers. The cut brought the allowances granted to rion-residential users to about 45 per cent of normal and many New England restaurants, theaters and churches considered ctirtailing or suspending activities.
 The Navy agreed to release 120.- GOO barrels of bunker oil to ease the shortage which forced one Rhode Island war plant, severel schools and two municipal buildings to close temporarily.
 Home owners who depend on ker- oseue for their heat were given hope of relief with the announce rnent by State Emergency Fuel Con- setyator Thomas E. Sullivan that an emergency supply of ange oil had been teleased and 1,000,0 more gallons was expected to arrive to- day The kerosene was being trans. ported in drums loaned by the Army ergeucy supply would require % trains Of 50 cars each to be trans ported here.
 Little change in temperature was forecast and officials continued preparatious for eyac'lating resi- dsnts should weather and lack of fuel oil make their homes uninhab- itatle. Alrea4y they were inveetigat- ing the deaths Of two elderly spin stefs to determine. whether they died of exposure ili their Hyde Park I | sf '. Al |H
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VaCuC1n was now put 63 miles north of the railroad junction of Salsk, where the Stalingrad- -Cauca- sus and Salsk-Rostov railroads meet.
 Vatutin was in position to strike direct at Rostov or to move on Salsk.
 Russians drive southward would threaten with encirclement of the entire German force retreating down the Stalingrad- Caucasus rail- road. f.l st.zf
 Further, vatutin's army formed the southern claw of a pin ncers afrn4 ed at Rostov, the northern claw being in the neighborhood of Millertf ovo, 135 miles north of Rostov, lG
 Advancing in giant strides, the Red Army swept through German held towns and villages on your fighting fronts during a night of relentless attacks by infantry, cav- airy, tanks and ski troops, the noon communique reported. '
 They had captured 23 towns and villages on the Caucasus and Don fronts alone yesterday.
 The Germans were losing an aver age of more than 5000 men a day in killed and prisoners alone, aside from their wounded, and enormous quantities of war materials.
 Dispatches reported that the Ger mans had little hope of reinforce ment because the Russians were steadily increasing their threat to main communication lines.
 On the Caucasus front the Rus sians were driving rapidly up the railroad leading toward RoStov from the rich eastern oil fields and had already advanced more than 25 miles from Prokhladnenski.
 (It was indicated that the Rus sians were attacking also 100 miles west of Prokhladnenski and the same distance east of the Maikop oil fields in the Black Sea region. A Berlin broadcast heard by the London newspaper Star said that fighting had broken out in Tuspse- NovoroSsisk area on the coast west of the Maikop fields)
 In the Caucasus. in a ferocious night attack, the Russians stormed and captured a large inhabited place, the noon, communique said. They killed 500 Germans. took 200 prisoners and captured 28 tanks, seven armored cars 21 field guns. "A machine guns, B trench mor- tars, 160 trucks and several supply and food dumps.
 On the middle Don front assault troops ripped into the German rear smashed achievements still ad- vancing toward the lines, and cap tured 12 anti-tank guns. four field guns and AS trucks. They left 400 German dead on the field.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
PAPER PURPOSELY
 CUTS CIRCULATION

Qunincy, Mass, Jan. 7-(UPl-- The Quincy Patriot Ledger, 108- year-old daily newspaper, an- liourced today 1t would deliberately reduce its circulation by about 10 per cent to meet WIPE newsprint restrictions rather than decrease the size or quality of the paper. < At the same time, the paper an- Ilounced the price would be in- creased from three to four cents. effective Monday, because of loss of advertising reverue and tn- creased production costs.
 The Patriot-L Ledger said the pole icy of decreasing circulation in- stead Of cutting the size of the pa- per would be carried out as long as tt did not interfere with the prose. cution Of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07

genuine pride" and he criticized those whose criticism of war produc- tion was based on guess work anc even on malicious Justification Of fact"
 MT. Roosevelt quentioned bluntly the wisdom of those who say this is not the time to speak of better postwar America.
 Personally delivering his annual state of the union message to 8 joint session of the new cong iss. he said:
 Tt is wholly possible that freedom from want-this right of employ. ment and the right of assurance against life's hazards-will loom very large as task of America dur. ing the coming two years"
 MT. Roosevelt devoted a large portion of his message to reviewing the progress Of the war in the past year and forecasts of more progress this year.
 ''The Nazls and the Facists have asked for it-and they are going to get it," he said.
 T cannot prophecy, I cannot tel you when or where the United Ma. tions are going to strike next in Europe. But were going to strike and strike hard.
 T cannot tell you whether we'rt going to hit them in Norway, or through the Low countries, or in France, or through Sardinia or Sic fly or through the Balkans O. through Poland-or at several points simultaneously.
 Relentless Attack Certain
 "But can bsll you that no mat ter where or when we strike by land, we and the British and the Russians will hit them from tht air heavily and relen .lessly. Day in and day out we shall heap tons upon tons of explosives on their war factories and utilities and sea- ports"
 Noting that the cir superiority which the Nazis employed over Warsaw, the Low countries and London was "gone-forever," MT. Roosevelt described as "the largest and most important developments in the whole strategic picture in l942" the events lon the long fronts in Russia"
 Discussing the war in the Pacific. he said "the period of our defensive attrition" in that area was passing.
 "Now our aim is to force tie Jap anese to fight" he said. Last year we stopped them. This year, we in tend to advance"
 He reported that Americans Sefv- ing in the armed forces overseas now total approximately 1,50O.0O0.
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BRITISH YIELD HILLTOP SPOTS J A|IPTURED WE'D. Allied Force Moved Back
 to Original Posts in
 Foothills NAZIS ADVANCE CAUSES MOVEMENT AFTER DARK Hitler's Men Determined to Fight Inch By Inch for
 Battle Positions
BY PHIL AuLT
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Allied Headquarters in North Africa, January 2. = (UP) - A strong German counter-attack has driven British forces from the hill top positions they won yes terday IS miles west of Mateur in Tunisia, it was ;aid today. The British withdrawal was made last night, it was said, and the Allied force went back to its original posi- ton in the foothills.
 The Germans now hold Djel Azgag, a 1,2O0-foot hill north of the Mateur road and another hill tc the north. The two positions had been in British hands for about 24 hours.
 German tnfantIymen made c day light attack yesterday. Their ad- vance left some British troops in such an exposed situation that g withdrawal was ordered after dark It WIS. carried out successfully.
 Figkter planes of both sides swept ovek the battle ground, British HUSrisanes blasted the Axis gun pc3Sions.
 American bormbers hammered at the Kairouan camp, B miles south- west of Soussee yesterday for the fourth consecutive day. The attacks have been centered against enemy transport lines, troops and an air. drone.
 Two forces of Douglas and Boston light bonnbers, escorted by P-38 and P-40 fighting planes, attacked a military camp south of Kairouan with good results.
 American medium bonbers at- tackled a railroad yard, scoring hits on their target and on large build ings on both sides. Not an American plane was lost.
 The concentrated nature of the German counter-attacks indicated that they had determined to fight the Allies inch by inch for battle positions.
 The hill positions west of Ma teur are of great importance be-
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HITLER OUSTINC
 TUNISIA CHIEF
Won Arninl Named Success sOr Following Axis Loss
 of African Naval Base
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE United Press Staff Correspondent

NOAAAVSW AVSO 0e%A SVAACSPVuUChC
 London, Jan. 7.-(UP) = Allied capture of dominating positions southwest of BllCA Ue, Clle bsSs naval base in North Africa, was followed today by German intimtaion that Adolf Hitler has busted Col. Gen. Walther Nehring. his commander in T1lniSia.
 There were strong indications that Hitler was again relying on his intuition" The Berlin correspon- dent of 8 Stockholm newspaper wrote that Col. Gen. Hans Heinrich Von Arnim, who took Nehring' $ place, was one of Hitler's favorite tank commanders. The dispatch said 1t was not clear whether Neh- ring would remain in Tunisia.
 Radio Berlin backhanded4y an- nounced Arnim's promotion. It said a German newsreel of the Islamic Religious Festival in Tunis had shown Arniln participating, and he was, "called for tho first time conl- mander in -chief in Tunisia." Radio Berlin claimed Hitler had put him in Nehring's place on Jan. 1. Neh- ring wasn't mentioned.
 The Allied North African com mand announced that British units had driven the enemy from high ground along the road, IS miles west of Mateur.
 .Djel Azzag, among other adyan- tageous points. was taken. Mateur Is 25 miles southwest of Bizerte.
 The British units, an Allied com mlnique said, were mopping up isolated machine gun posts and had repulsed a counter -attack.
 The growing strength of the AL lies in the air was exemplified by (Continued on Page Al
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GREAT BRITAIN-U.S. ENDORSE AGREEMENT

Washington, Jan. 7.-(UP)-The State Department announced today that Great Britain and the United States have signed an agreement whereby each will waive all claims against the other arising from the collision of war or merchant ves- sells, or from damaged cargo or sal- wage operations.
 The agreement does not involve claims of private interests against either government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
THREE DECORATED
 FOR BUNA HEROISM

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters in Australia, Jan. 7.-(UP)- Three American officers and an Australian pilot were decorated to- day by Gen. Douglas Macarthur for heroism in the Buna battle.
 Col. John J. Carew, of Medford, Mass, received the Distinguished Service Cross. On November 16, near Cape Sud-Est, when several American vessels were being sub jected to heavy Jap attacks, Carew organized a boat crew which re- turned to the sinking ships and removed many men despite the per- ills of exploding ammunition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
President Asks Congress to Concentrate on Achiev.
 ing "A Durable Peace FORCING LAPS TO FIGHT
 MAJOR AIM DURING '43 l,5OO, ,OOO Americans Now Overseas Out of Sever
 Million in Service
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Corresp0ndentDs

Washington, January 7.- (UP) = President Roosevelt today called on Congress to set aside political and eco homie differences" to conceIl- trate on achieving victory and Ca decent durable peace" Promising that the United Nations are going to "Strike - and strike hard" against the Axis in Europe, MT Roosevelt described the year 1943 as holding out the possibility of tremendous advances toward peace which he emphasized must encornS pass the humanitarian objecttves endorsed by the United Nations.
 MT. Roosevelt cited figures which he said showed that Americon pro- duction in 1942 gave cause "fcr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
Nazis Have Asked For It;
 They'll Get It, Says FDR.
Pleasure, Non-Essential Driving Outlawed For Duration Of War
Mayors Condition Remains Critical

The condition of Mayor Vincent A. SculIy remained critical today. The city'S chief executive, who collapsed at his Chestnut avenue home Monday night, showed slight improvement last night but grew a bit weaker today.
 OverwOrk has been blamed for the heart attack which struck Mayor Scully. He is being attend by Dr. Alfred J. Finn, with Dr.. P. J. Brennan as consultant.
 It was believed that crisis in the Mayors Illness would come soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
REPORTER SEES
 FIGHT AT BUNA
Destruction Worse Than Bataan and COrregidor
 Says U. P. Writer
.(NEA Telephoto)

Frank Hewlett, United Press War Correspondent who covered the Bataan and Corregidor cam paigns, and who recently wrote the first eyewitness account of the first big American victory at . Bu1a, describes in the following dispatch the capture of the Buna Government Station area, the biggest American victory in the southwest Pacific zone. He saw the acti0n).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
THOUGHTFUL THIEF

Springfield, Mass, January T. = (UP) A thief who broke into the cellar at Mrs. John Davis home stole some wood and coal but, be- fore leaving, put a new paddock on the door,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
Disaster Faces Nazi| Armies South Of Don
ROstov Within Range of Attack By Red Army Now in
 Possession of BOlshayaOrlovka; Germans Have <sas Little Hope of Reinforcement
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

tlUnied
 Moscow river faced the threat of disaster today gateway brought within troops had storned and captured BohayaOoka 75 miles the north
 Red Army under Colen N Vatun advancing thrust sharp 1smle wedge souhwad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07
HAST TRAIN from BERLIN"

For the fourth instoIIment of Howard K. Smiths revealing story of the cruck-up within Germany, turn to page of to- doy's Waterbury Demoerot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-07

Full text of President ROose- velt's message to Congress can be found on Page 2 of tOday's Demo- crat.
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The Weather

Fun wsasAsr asDsrs - ..
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01

Mr.. D. W. Wilburn, Principal of the
School. was here during the Christmas no
brought much cheer to his family and friend
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01

Mrs Naomi Johnson returned to the city a,'
before Christmas after having gone to Det'oit Mn
ness the wedding of her daughter, Miss Rosa Lee
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01
W. Will DO OUR PART TO DEFEAT THE Ak

the Woowine and Hull establishment Main Street For
some the boy always ragged and attered
co ruch So he attracted the attention of Mr. Charlie Hull.
Noticing that the appearance of the boy changed,
though he day after day. he decided to do something
about it. So one day he asked the boy follow him and
TO the chids surprise he carried him Wise Bros Store and
ordered the clerks dress him from head to feet
TONER in the store at time stood dazed and amazed
pecia1v since the clothing of the best kind Having
compished his desire Mr. Hull said the boy, Now you
won't pass my place ragged tomorrow.
Friendship this type is what it takes to make the world
better place in which to live We want Mr. Hull to know
his deed of kindness only touched the boy but will touch
the hearts thousands Of Negroes scattered the various
sections OF the Country who will read this issue.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01
ENJOYED CHRISTMAS

The Yazoo County Training School enjoyed one OF the
best and most ENJOYABLE Crstmases in the history OF the
school
"Wednesday before the Christmas vacation began the
Dramatic Club presented Christmas program III the aualto
um and was followed the presentations oil gifts from the
Christmas
The day was clmaxed by most appreciated git rom
the editor o the Century Voice Mr. r. J. uddeson Jr The
editor gave many many gifts to the children OF the PRIMARY
grades Each child received his gift from the tree ana the1
closed by singing the Christmas carols
The entire student body and members OF the 1aeu's WISH
express their appreciation to Mr. l. j. liuddestoh' ' "
his kindness and tlouehfulness of others
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01

B. Bell Mr. Leroy Hart Mr. Manual Barkers Mr. Gerald
Boyd Mrs Lille B. Daniels Mrs. Areher White Mr. Lewis
Thomas, Mr. Nose Washington, Mr. George Walker Mr. John
Williams Mrs. Mile Gee MIR. NJ L. Tucker MIR Isom Lucas
Mr. Wise Nicks Mrs Minnie Scott Mr. Potehor Sanders Mr.
Jim Shaw, Mr. ]. H. Williams, Mr.. Robert Hart Mr. James
White Mrs. Mary Smith, Mr. Frank Delaine Mrs Malendia
Tribblett, Mrs Alice DeLane, Mr. Sylvester Johnson, Mr.
Leney Youn9s, Mrs H. b. Bryant Mr. Johnnie Gohyton Mrs
Willie May Gaydon, Mr.. Jim Grayson Mrs. Jessie Horton
Mr. Fred Harris Mr. L. A. Ivory Mr. w. T. Johnson, Mrs
Depha Joyce Mr. Dennis Johnson, Mr. Brook McNease Mr.
Luther Mccall Mr.. w. T. Johnson Mrs Carrie Choctaw, Mr.
Joe Chocaw Joe Kershaw, Mr. Press Lucas Mr. Willie I'm
die Mrs. Jessie McFaen. Mr.. Willie London, Mr. Gilbert
Whitfield.
Mr. Willie Smith Mr. John Frazier Mr.. Ezel Williams
Mrs Annie Tsdil MIR Don Ella Daniels, Mr. John W. Eel
Mr. d. J. Jackson Mr.. Georgia Thompson Mr. J. { thompson
Mr. Otha Lee Davis, Mrs. Salie IIemphil Mr. Shurman
emphll Mr. Horace Jackson Mrs Ammer Jeanne Reed Mr.
Larance Sanders.
c. H. ROUNDTREE Agent.
Mrs Mary Dabney, Mr.. John Dabney Mr. Henry Dab
ney Mrs. Martha I.yirs, Rev l. " Prince.
MIR. OTFIA LEONARD Agent.
Mr.. Ollie Beneley, Mr.. Erwin L. Bennett, Mr.. Mitchell
Doneson Mrs NcIa Donelson Mr. Will Gray Mr.. Rett
EIonlnett Mr. Otha Leonard, Mrs Cora Briggs Mr. Tom
Fletcher Mr. Jackson Mrs Leona Jones, Mrs Josie Jones
Mrs Gusten Montgomery, Mrs Ella Smith, Mrs. Corine
Towns Mr. James Montgomery Mr. Joe Amer Frize, Mr..
Anthony Smith, Mr.. Phillip Taylor Mr. Jake Geams.
MR. LEM M. VAUGHNs, Agent
Mr. g. T. Clay Mrs. Massa Clay Mr.. Charla JONES' Mr.
James Holmes Mr.. Booker Murphy, Mr. James Louis.
MR. A. L. JOHNSON, Agent.
Mr. Mary Barker, Mr. Austen Benion Mrs Carti Berry
Mr. National Clayton Mrs. Annie Claiborne Mr. Louis Daniel
Mr. Charlie Evans Mr. Sidney Grant, Mrs Matte Grayer
Mr. Wilson Harris Mr. Clarence Johnson Mrs Louise Keys
Keys Mrs. Ellen Lee Mr. John McGee Mr.. Henry
Moroins Mr. Clarence McDonle Mr. Ambrose Ray Mr. John
Shotwe Mrs. Ether Seal, Mr.. W. T. Story Mr. Frank Toll
Mr.. X. L. Williams, Mr. Sing Cotton Mrs Ora DAWSON
Mr. Howard Douglass Mr.. Jack Mae Mrs Victoria Rober-
SON. Mrs Clamnie Westbrook, Mr. Will Westbrook, Mr. Will
Tones Bonnie Turner Mr. James Dixon, Mr. Red Brewer
Mrs Albirta Williams, Mr.. Joe Willie Williams, Mrs Ellen
Lee.
A. L. MOSS, Agent.
Will Evens Sias Jackson Dave Killbrcw John McIaurln
W. NJ Martini John Nathaniel Lille Selby, Mary Washington
Mary Welley General Whitfield Bette Whitfield, Clara Viii
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DYE, A. d. Clark, Lucille Baker, James Bailey.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-01-01
YAZOO HIGH SCHOOL NO. 2
THE 1.1Jx1s CLUB STARTS NEY YEAR

News Reporter jonathan Brooks
The nxis Club has started the New Year with starting
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The last assembly the girls and boys combined rendered.
atrc nrosram We were privileged with rare treat D!
ay;n as our guest speaker Mrs Louise Walker Howard
Che chose as her Christmas The Spirit OF GIVING
The clubs combined gave Christmas baskets 10 inc 1888
fortunate people the community Gifts were also give" -
the advisors Prof. n. ID. Taylor and Mrs Ann booNs'
The teachers are wishing each student success III te
work dnrng the semester examinations special wish 10
+be Senior Class of 42-'43