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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
Your Rowing Reporters
Newest Oxygen Equipment Keeps U. S. Pilots
Enemy System, Once Superior, Now Surpassed

In the field.
Practical trials have reached
a point where we expect further
improvements to go into operation
Immediately" Col. Sack adds. One
such trial was the parachute jump
made recently by Col. w. Ran
dolph Lovelace II from 10000 feet
Before that, $4,000 feet had been
Before that, $4,000 feet had been
considered the physiological limit
Sack says current research is max
ing good progress toward its goal:
to make human physiologic capaci-
ties keep pace with planes efficiency
at ever higher attitudes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
VIVA. ORGANIZING
MOTHERS CLASSES

The Visiting Nurse Association
announced today that Miss Frances
Parker has started a series of
Mothers Club classes, at the Office
of the association, 81 Central ave-
nue.. The classes begin on Thursday
December 30th at 200 p. m.
All expectant mothers are most
cordially invited to attend and will
find these classes helpful in pre-
pairing for the coming of the baby
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
The War On
Many Fronts

A two-pronged Russian winter
offensive, gathering momentum al
p, most hourly, ripped deep into the
German defenses guarding the ap-
proaches to Poland and Rumania
today, while Allied forces in Italy
bent back the Nazi lines on the
Adriatic coast and consolidated
/! their mountain positions overlook
ing the central road to Rome.
Gen. Nikolai r. Vatutin's LIST
Ukranian army, estimated by Berlin
at 100000 men and 1000 tanks,
surged forward IA miles along a 20
mile front west of Kiev, piling up
huge German casualties in the CEN
ter and southern wing of the en-
envy lines and engulfing another
100 towns and villages.
The hard-pressed German forces,
weakened by their abortive six
week unter-offensive, reeled back
in disorder toward Zhitomir and
its companion junction towns of
Berdichev and Kazatin, leaving
more than 1000 dead and scores
of wrecked or captured tanks be-
hind.
One Soviet column closing in
from the southeast thrust to within
16 miles OF zhitomir and captured
the railroad town of Stepok, only
rs miles from Poland's pre- war
frontier.
An o her advanced spearhead
burst into Vcheraishe, "A miles east
OF Berdichev and 10 miles north
east OF the Rumanian border, cap
turing huge stores of arms and
ammunition abandoned by the flee
Ing enemy.
In White Russia
In northern White Russia, the
second Soviet winter offensive beat
down savage German resistance
around the key railroad town of
Vitebsk and converged on that
stronghold from the northwest,
northeast and southeast.
More than 1000 German troops
were killed in one sector of the
Vitebsk area alone and the fast
driving Red armies beat down as
many as 20 separate enemy count
er-attacks. With the main Moscow
Riga railroad line east of Vitebsk
cut by the Russian siege arc, the
NaI garrison was dependent en-
trely on the highway and railway
line running south of Vitebsk and
the evacuation of the town appear
ed imminent.
Russian forces also were on the
attack in the northern half of the
Dnieper Bend after smashing re-
peated German counter-attacks in
the Kirovograd sector.
In Italy, American, British and
French Moroccan troops fighting
in bitterly cold weather, battered
steadily at the Nazi defenses guard
ing the inland road to Rome.
American 5th army troops cap-
tured two more enemy strongpoints
on Mount Sammucro and brought
the strategically important village
of San Vittore under complete Al
lied observation. Advanced elements
of the American wing consolidated
their positions less than IL miles
from the village.
Battle Slowly
Other 5th army forces battled
slowly forward through stubborn
enemy resistance in the central
mountains.
On the Adriatic flank. the bloody
street battle for Ortona, coastal
anchor of the enemy line, ragged
unabated as Canadian units fought
to clear the Nazis from their last
foothold in the northern end Of the
town. Indian units of the 9th army
scored small gains on the inland
flank of the Canadians, selling hill
positions less than half a mile from
the strongly-held town of Crecchio
! Berlin reports said Germa:l
troops abandoned Ortona last
night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
BY CLIFTON FORSTER
Written for NEA Service

"This picture taken at Long
Beach, California! was there once.
Very NIGEL" said the Japanese
guard. searching me on the way to
a special concentration camp for
military-age men. He had my snap
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

shot of my
gra n d mother
Pocketing it, he
added: when
Japanese Impe-
rial Army lands
in California,
we make Long
B e ach much
better!"
He was typi-
cal. Their con-
slant concern
with "face" got
under our skins
more than any,
thing else. For
instance, t h e y
nrdorod TIC m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
NEA Staff Correspondent

Atlantic City, Dec. 28-New Amer
lean oxygen gadgets keep EN-
breathing without effort or even
thought during high-altitude fight
ing-and with more efficiency than
the enemy has.
We've come from behind to sur
pass German and Japanese oxygen
feeding systems in the last year,
says 1t. Col. s. Senior Sack, AAF
f7iCht c11rOaon ssrTho Gnry,o a n c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

once had super
Tor stuff, and the
Japs' technique
was surprising
ly good, too.
But they have
not shown any
thing to equal
ours lately"
s a C k p u t
some American
improvem e n t S
into service in
the Middle East
theater. For a
year he was oxy-
gen officer of
T. h q 9th A 4 r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Big Churches and Little churches At the Christ
it is impressive to note the atmosphere within
big and little churches which decorated to compile
ment the story of the Nativity These decorations stay
until Twelfth Day. usually the Feast of the Epiphany
The reds of the ponsettas and the whites of cut flowers
CLEAN in the candleght Evergreens used for back
ground and very few churches without creche One
enter the Cathedral vasnesses of ST. John the Divine
and ST. Patrcks in New York City, st. Johns the
Church of the Immaculate Conception in own city.
Or you visit artistic churches in Pennington West
Hartford Ridgefield Ltchfield, and you will find the
has been taken to accentuate the Christmas
motif the Nativity Up in Waterville the other day
went into ST. Michael's, simple small town church,
where the crib had position in front of the altar of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. The main altar banked with
two Christmas trees which when lighted spread soft
glow and star studded with electric lights placed
the tabernacle Big churches and little churches
are consolation at all times to the visitor At the
Christmas they Offer through appropriate and i'm
pressive decoration added comfort to those who step
in for visit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
SUPERSTITION

Prince George Chavchavadze. Rus
sian pianist, has a good luck super
5titious belief. Each month he bows
ow nine times to the new moon
while turning over coins In his
pocket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
A SIMPLE MATTER OF CLOTHES
nIl1 By THE MAN IN THU TOWER
Good Evening.

Remember young Johnny Drew
Whose clothes always looked askew?
Johnny looks right cute
Since he's become a second lieut.
And big strapping Sain McCiraw,
The gosh awfuest dresser you saw,
With his sweaters and messy pipes
Is something again in his blues and stripes.
Dost recall Nancy Mack given to pop-eyed blnks
Who very much favored blues and pinks?
And femninely shuddered at the thought of Stacks,
You should see her she's joined the Wacs.
So 1t u.s. thus 1t goes,
AL simple matter of clothes
Nate Brown with hoe just a farmers
But different Nate in the artillery packing gun!
EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
EARLY INCUBATORS

The Chinese used incubators to
speed chicken production in 1000
B. G. A charcoal fire inside con-
tainer heated eggs placed within a
mud receptacle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. v. Grady of this city at the Barbi-
zon Plaza Hotel in New York City Christmas cards
to the Tower apprecativey acknowledged from Cor
poral William A. Sirca somewhere overseas Pfc. Marty
Lucas of Naugauck who has been transferred from Camp
Butner to the Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa,
NJ c. Staff Sergeant Jack Rose of Gulfport Field Mis-
issipp Private Bob Grady of Fort Belvoir Va S. Ser
geant Vicente Zenck somewhere overseas, and Private
Milton J. Cunningham of Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
RALPH |. LANE
HEADS PYTHIANS
Goodwill Lodge Elects
Chancellor Commander
at Meeting Monday

Waterville, Dec. % - Goodwill
Lodge No. 81, Knights of Pythias
held their meeting last night at
Fraternity hall at which time cleo
tons of officers took place.
Officers elected for the coming
term follow: Chancellor Com
mander, Ralph I. Lane; vice chan
cellor, William Warren; prelate,
Percy MacMullen; master of work,
Frank Terrell; keeper of records
and seal, Joseph Caron; master of
finance, A. K. Warren; master of
exchequer, Arthur Hirst; master at
arms, Charles Penniman; inner
guard, William Brandt; outer guard
Edward De Monch; trustee for
three years, Joseph Caron.
The next meeting of the lodge
will be held January 10.
installations OF grand lodge Off
GERS will take place in Colchester,
January g.
Gables Ends FurlOugh
Private Irving Brother" Gables
of Patterson Court has returned to
his station in Florida after 10
day furlough at his home.
Girl Scout Troop No. 16 will meet
their leader, Mrs. Frank Carney, 40
Chapel street.
Boy Scout Troop No. 81 will meet
at Fraternity hall tonight at z.
The Casper s. Davis, Fire, Drum
and Bugle Corps will hold a re-
hearsal and meeting at 7:3O tonight
Further plans for a drive to get new
uniforms will be discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Those who enjoy Frank Sullivan's annual rhymed
Merry Christmas in The New Yorker discovered Wa
terburys ranking film actress figuring in the meter
i'm the pre- Christmas issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Boy Scout Troop No. 81 will NEE
at Fraternity hall tonight at z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

DR. Francis p Barnes, popular Bank Street dentist,
and Marguerite Rogers Stoddard, became happy
pair six years ago yesterday morning in pretty
mony at st. Patrcks Church. They now the proud
parents of four children Stoddard Merle, Brian and
Rosalind and receive their mail in residential Fern
Circle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

After Christmas Thoughts Dad: Who ever in
vented neckes? Mother: Food is food but after all
only consume just many fruit cakes Sis
ter: like perfume, but when it to accumula-
ton of seventeen favors Il should say scents it's bit
too odoriferous Brother Bill: Shirts to right of me,
shirts to left of me- and not fit in the lot Grandma:
know jackets and fascnators THE thing this
but after all I'm just grandmother, not old
ladies' home Uncle George: believe did say liked
books but don't recall asked to have Macillans bought
out, and six copies of The Last Time Saw Paris have
made me feel wouldn't if Paris Tiny
Pat My room is so full of stuffed animals I'm afraid to
wake up in the night Aunt Hildegarde Did say no
gives handkerchiefs stockings any
We'll they do Jack the Janitor: know good cigar is
smoke but couple of dozen boxes of them is choke
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Bob Welch veteran postal worker came from
Boston weeks ago to give the night shift at the
local post office helping hand in their Christmas rush
An experienced empoye the oe fellow Kept things hum
ming as only he can Letters We're sent through the Inc
theme song to his fellow workers praise the Lord
and Pass the Ammunition" Every now and then when
lu occurred Bob would let go with song preferably an
Irish ballad and he finished each number despite bar
rage of everything the boys could ge their hands on
The whole gang very sorry to Bob return to
Boston, for every minute here he proved an eftcent
worker and barrel of laughs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Christmas cards to the Tower still pouring
in daily. The latest to be acknowledged those from
Mrs. Mary A. Jackson, Rev. DIR. and Mrs. John c.
Walker and family, Corporal James Pompeii at Camp
Pickett, Va Mr. and Mrs Gene Oviatt and family and
MIR and Mrs. Serge Belanger and family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. The weather here is
crazy. One day it is like summer and the next you
have to wear overcoat have lost 20 pounds since
being indicted, but slowly putting it back again
because am now the hospital for back injury
and just resting and taking treatments :. Private
Jimmy Crichton, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-28
Gables Ends FurlOugh

Girl Scout Troop No. 16 will meet
their leader, Mrs. Frank Carney, 40
Chapel street.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
Senator Glass Urges
Endorsement OF Plan
Formulated At Moscou

WASHINGTON, Nov. g. tR -
Senator Carter Glass D.-Va.) s.
year-old League of Nations advo>
cate, dictated from a sick bed to
Gay recommendation that h {
colleagues endorse specifically
the language of the Moscow con.
ference" rather than any of the
pending postwar resolutions.
His statement hailed the Mos
COW pact as plainly proposing a
league to maintain peace after the
war;
For the reason that not only
we, through our representative al
the conference, Mr.. Hull, but the
three great powers with whom we
are associated, have subscribed in
clearest words to this principle, ~
Glass declared, 'the Senate might
well see fit to endorse specifically
the language of the Moscow con.
ference instead of any one of the
pending resolutions.
The ailing Virginian, recalling
his staunch support of the League
of Nations and the World Court
said his health would prevent hi:
participating in the Senate post
war debate and possibly even pre-
vent his getting to the floor t.
vote.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
POLICEMEN BUSY
WITH MANY CASES
Minor Traffic Mishaps And
Holdups Keep De-
partment Active

Hold-ups, bicycle thefts, and bus
accidents filled the police records
Monday night and Tuesday morn
ing
Levi Antoone, Negro, 1901 North
Seventh street. told police that as
he walked along Taylor street nea,
Brooklyn alley last Monday nigh
he was accosted by a man wearing
blue suit who knocked him dowr
with a blugeon.
Levi displayed a welt on the side
Of his face as proof. His wallet
containing $50, social security card
and Army registration, was alleg.
edly taken.
Joe Griffin, 99e North Third
street, declared that as he was
proceeding in the vicinity of the
State Highway Patrol license sta.
ton on North Third he was knocked
down by an unidentified man and
his pocket book, bearing various
Identification papers and 81:
stolen.
Glenn Outlaw, Western Unior
employe, found his brown ano
white Elgin bicycle taken from its
accustomed parking place in front
of his office Monday night al
$3.50 o'clock.
Joe Barnes, 400 South Fourth, re.
ported that his red and white Fire.
stone-Pilot wheel was stolen from
the front of the Bailey theater
Monday night.
Richard Henry Glover, Oil Muir
phey's alley, missed his white and
brown bicycle from the uptown sec.
ton.
r. J. Davis of 100 Walnut street
told police that a Seashore trans
portation company bus, parked at
the bus terminal having leak
ing brakes, rolled into his
Chevrolet coach parked near his
home Monday morning mourning
slight damage to the rear. The
concern agreed to make restitution.
A Tide Water Power company
OIsS. I'll 1VCll NY IL. u. d.
legedly struck a 1912 Chevrolet
coach belonging to Charles Dillon,
2020 Klien road, Princess place, as
attempt was being made to park
the car in a meter zone in the
100 block of North Front street
Monday.
Police arrested Estel Danger.
field, a soldier, for making off
early Tuesday morning with a
1910 pickup truck belonging to the
F J. Sistrunk electrical company
of Columbia, S. c., and currently
being used in construction work al
Camp Davis. The man was ap.
pretended at Grace and Water
streets and Immediately turned
over to the military police for
handling. The truck was released
to Wade F. Campbell, the rightful
driver.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
TOBACCO PRICES
SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Old And Middle Flue-Cur.
ed Belts Report Ris-
ing Receipts

RALEIGH, Nov. q R Prices
for most grades of tobScco sold
on the Old and Middle flue-cured
telts were slightly higher today,
while some better grades showed
gains and the remainder wer
steady on the New Bright Cast
ern North Cardinal belt, the Wal
Food Administration said.
Meantime, w. P. Hedrick, to-
bacco specialist with the State De
partment of Agriculture, said that
markets on the three belts gen
orally would close their 1943 sales
only a week later than last yea1
despite shorter auctioning hours
Hedrick said these dates hold II
no more descriptions of sales, such
as the three-day holiday last week
are forthcoming.
All New Bright markets prob
ably will be closed by November
"a. Middle Belt marts by Decem
Der II, and Old Belt markets BY
December II.
| Hedrick said sufficient buyers
will be released to allow opening
of the Burley markets on Decem
Der 6, as scheduled, unless untore
seen events occur.
On the Old Belt today, bette
quality grades of Tugs, cutters ane
smoking leaf were up one cent
pound, while tn e lower grade
made very few changes. Wrap
pers continued to increase in vol
ume, with choice lemon bringing
70 cents pound. Gross sales Mon
Gay we're 5,332,94 pounds at al
average of 1877 cents a pound,
bringing the seasons sales to 107,
1884 pounds at an average o
1892 cents.
Practically all lower leaf ant
rondescript grades were one-hal
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
Isolationism Is Declared
Contrary 10 Christianity

DR.. Clark described isolationism
as ''anti-mission' and reminded
his listeners that mission work
is one of the most important phas-
es of the entire Methodist church
program
The church is at present doing
missionary work in so different
nations, some of which are now
occupied by forces of the Axis
powers, he said.
"Our foreign mission policy has
been to build up native leadership
in these foreign countries, and it
is due to this policy that these
native churches have proven them
selves strong enough to prevent
collapse.
The church is now operating out
side the United States more than
5000 Methodist churches, wi h
memberships totaling more than
100000, DR.. Clark said. In addi.
ton, there are $50 educational in
stitutions, 200 hospitals and med
ical centers, and more than $50
other institutions devoted to mis-.
sion work.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
EXECUTIONS REPORTED

BERN, Switzerland, Nov. Ia
The Swiss telegraph agency said
today in a story from Berlin that
Heinrich Himmler, Gestapc chief,
had announced the execution Of
two prominent persons for spread.
ing defeatism in the Reich, and
another man for boarding.
Banker Georges Miethe of Hin
denburg received the death penalty
for what was described as treas
enable defeatist proposals made
before his personnel. Actor Robert
Stampa, alias Dorsay, was order
ed executed for continuous activi-
ty against the defense Of the Reich.
Albert Melhhorn was hanged on a
charge of boarding in occupied
Territory
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03

ROCKY MOUNT, Nov. 2.-R-
D. Elmer T. Clark of New York
City, editor of World Outlook, told
the opening session of the North
Carolina Methodist conference here
tonight that 'isolationism is not
the Christian way of mankind, .
and that it is contrary to every
thing the Methodist church h a S
done in the foreign mission field. :"
The speaker, who is a member
Of the Board of Missions n d
Church Extension of the Methodist
church, declared that 1.-THE church
is firmly opposed to any form OF
lsolationism that prevents the Unit
ed States from contributing its full
share toward postwar RECONSTRUCT
ton and the maintenance of peace
in the world when this conflict is
ended"
DR.. Clark's address followed a
general organizational meeting, at
which the Rev. ]. M. Ormond OF
Duke university presided. The
opening prayer was offered by the
Rev. J. G. Phillips of Bethel.
In speaking of the foreign mis-
sion work of the Methodist church,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
COMMERCIAL unit
HOLDS A MEETING
Division Of Community
War Chest Drive
Gets Together

ro Commercial division, one
.bs self-soliciting groups Of the
Community War Chest campaign
=, i+s first set-up meeting at the
r r.Ia Water Power building Mon.
ivy ~ NIGHT. This committee will be
'a .snons;ble for the solicitation
Iesp pno business establishments,
ai nnts retail and commercial
y ya, employing more than eight
Individuals
e Thornton is chairman Of
- division. which will consist
~ onproximately 100 firms. The
'arnaigr will intensively start in
-. division on Monday, Novem-
,.,. i when all heads of the firms
This division will attend a group
meeting.
Under the self-soliciting plan,
N firms in this division will be
,ssioned quota which will rep
rosent a fair portion of the entire
csrnnaign goal of S145, 1892.
Members Of this division are:
l. Allegood, Richard S. Rogers,
Ben Kingoff, A. S. Grist, G. D.
Conant ". A. Fonvielle. William
M Hill. Garland F. Palmer, F. 3.
Graham. John A. Sheehan, Will
lam H. King, Ralph w. Soverel,
William L. Bozeman, B. K. Myers,
e CoIucci, Captain J. L. Neigh
bors L. C. Robertson, I. j. SUIT
ton, George McFarlane, E. W.
Carr Sam Berger, j. H. Foyles,
and J. P. King.
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Middle Belt, and many b e t t r
grades showed gains of one cent.
Sales Monday were 3,16s, 146 at
1857 cent average, making t h e
seasons sales 1895, 440 pounds at
an average of 1896 cents.
Slight price increases were noted
en- some better quality offerings
On the New Bright Belt, with cut
tiers generally advancing one cent.
Mondays sales were 5,837, 48C
pounds at an average of Alba
cents, bringing the seasons sales
to 265, 175,022 pounds, averaging
So SO cents.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
Housing Project Head
Named Chest Associate

H. Carl Moultrie, manager OF
Hjllcrest Housing project, has been
named as division chairman of
the special gifts division of the
Community War Chest fund to
get underway November accord
ing to an announcement made by
the Rev. r. Irving Boone, gen.
eral chairman of the Negro di-
vision of the drive
The campaign headquarters for
the Negro division will be locat.
ed at $40 Red Cross street, phone
GALL.
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MRS. ELIZABETH BUEL

LITCHFIELD, Conn, Nov. 2.-lRl
Mrs. Elizabeth Barney Buel, Is,
honorary vice president general
of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, died today at her honols
here after an illness of several
weeks.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
Issuance Of A Gas
Books May Be Ended

The issuing of "a" gasoline
books is expected to be finished
Saturday, November 6, according
to O. H. Shoemaker, raticn chair
man, if motorists will cooperate.
About one-third of the applications
were returned because of insult
ficient or incorrect information. If
motorists will read the directions
on the back of the application and
then follow them n sending their
application, these may be issued
this week.
The board found nine motorists
then follow them in sending heir
own address because when these
applications were returned for COR
rections the address given by the
motorists was not correct or suf-
ficient.
The War Price and Rationing Of
flee will be closed Wednesday, No
vember 8, to permit employees to
give their full time to ga" gaso-
line books. The building will also
be cleaned at this time.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-03
CITY STREETS FLOODED

HOUSTON. Texas, Nov. 2.-lR-
More than nine inches of rain in
EIGHT hours today flooded streets
md Interrupted traffic and bust
ness. Fifteen persons were rescued
from Depression Flats when ris-
ing water flooded the section.