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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
Russians On Verge
Of Taking Kharkov
Desperate German Resistance Delays imminent
BreakthrOugh Into Ukrainian Stronghold;
Fall Matter of Days
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

(Cnitod Press statR C0rresp ondentl
Moscow, Feb. l6.-- (ur)-The Red
Army drove o wedge into the belt
Of Qualifications skirting KharkoV
today, beating down desperate Ger
many resistance which delayed the
immlnently expected break through
into the Ukrainian stronghold.
AS the Na2is were exacuating
Kharkov under q powerful rear
guard shield, Russian forces TO the
southeast swung southwestward to
narrow the corridor Of retreat for
100000 German troops all but en-.
veloped in the Donets Basin and
west Of Rostov.
Gen. Nikolai " vatutin's assault
forces drove against determined
German resistance into the SOUTH
eastern outskirts Of Kharkov, within
Ave miles Of the city proper at one
point, and the last Of the city's
eight railroads In Nazi hands was
clogged with troop trains evacuating
the imperiled garrison.
With the fall Of Kharkov appar-
entity matter Of days II not hours,
the whole German front to the
southeast through the Donets Basin
was reported falling apart.
Fast moving Russian armies re-
occupied scores Of villages west Of
Ahakhty and Likhaya, BaStions
guarding the eastern side Of the
basin, and southwest of Voroshi-
lovsk, where the neck OF the sack
enclosing the routed German forces
was closing rapidly.
The capture Of Kutenikovo, 80
miles south Of Stalino, had brought
the Soviet vanguard within about
so miles Of the Sea Of AZov, along
the coast Of which the Germans
were falling back from Rostov on
Taganrog, which already was under
Red Army artillery fire.
A pail of smoke hung over Rostov,
lingering token of the NaM destruc"
ton wrought there before the Don
city fell Sunday. Front reports said
Rostov was largely destroyed" by
FIRE and explosives before the Ger
mans gave It up.
Izvestia, government newspaper,
said the Germans Systematically de-
stroyed the best parts Of the city as
the Russians closed in. It said En-
gels avenue, one Of the main thor
oughfares, mo longer exists"
The Germans were said to have
burned the Maxim Gorky theater.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
CLOSED SHOP
STRIFE BEGUN
Red Hot Controversy Cuts
Across Draft; Labor
Question in Senate
BY LYLE G. WILSON
UNITED Press STAR Correspondent


Washington, Feb. 16- Cup A
red hot closed shop controversy cut
across the draft-labor question to-
day in q proposed Senate amend
ment to relieve conscripted and
volunteer war workers Of liability to
Join q union.
The closed shop and union shop
would be outlawed for all practical
purposes II the amendment and the
bill to which 1t was offered were
enacted.
The amendment was offered by
Sen. Warren r. Austin, r., VT, to
the pending Austin adsworth bill
introduced last week to provide
for the drafting Of women between
10 and so and men between ID and
65 years for war work. Rep. James
w. Wadsworth, r., N. Y, who Of
fered all identical draft-labor bill
In the House, said he would otfer
an identical union amendment.
It provides that every person as
signed to service under the pro-
posed draft labor act and every
accepted volunteer snail pe Tree W
join o union but may not be COM
PEELED to do so.
Coincident with the Austin
amendment, Sen. w. Lee O'Daniel,
D., Tex, offered three bills to
amend the National Labor Relations
(Wagner) Act. They would forbid
the labor board to order reinstate.
ment OF striker who committed
any violent act in connection with
q labor dispute; forbid labor organ
izations from using coercion OF
intimidation" in organiZational eff
forts; and permit employers to dis
cuss with their employees any eff
forts to organize their plants.
ODariel supported his three
amending bills with protest against
the ADMINISTRATORS intention that
time and one-half shall be paid for
all time over 40 hours worked UNI
der new regulations making AZ
hours minimum employment In 80
major labor shortage areas. He
complained that agriculture al
ready enjoys only 20 per cent per
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
IS BELOW HERE
AT C.L. & Poo.
G. r. and L. Sheds Report
n Sub-ZerO Mercury
at 6 O'Clock

With hospitals today reporting
more. cases Of frost-bite, schools
In several sections shut down, trans
portation facilities taxed by hum
dreds of defense workers unable to
start their cars this morning, and
anxiety over the fuel oil situation
uppermost in the minds Of many,
the city entered Its second day Of
record breaking cold. Weather bu-
reau officials held out hope Of re-
lief, promising temperatures that
may go as high as zero or a little
above" today.
The lowest official record was that
recorded at the Freight street quar-
tiers Of the Connecticut Light and
Power Co., at 5 o'clock this morning
the mercury stood at SO below. At
6 o'clock at the @. r. g. L. COM
pany on West Main street 1t was "a
below. But unofficial reports went
lower especially in outlying sections,
At press time today no one had yet
been quartered in the centers desig-
mated for families forced to evacu-
ate their homes because Of the cold
and the fuel oil shortage, but auth
critics in charge Of evacuation had
high praise for the splendid COM
munity spirit being manifested
throughout the city. DR.. John Gil
martin, chairman Of the committee
asid full preparation has been made
and that plenty Of CTS and blankets
are available for any emergency
through the foresight Of DR.. e. ]
Godfrey, city health officers. DR.
Gilmartin said merchants and citi-
zens in all sections Of the city have
come forward with offers to help.
Although there had been numer-
Gus inquiries about evacuation quar-
ters since announcement was made
Of their availability, no requests for
accommodation had been received up
to this morning. It Is believed
many Of those who called may have
found refuge with friends or rela-
tives.
Buses, taxed to capacity under
normal circumstances, were put to
additional strain this morning by
hundreds Of defense workers unable
to start their cars. Schedules were
(Continued on Page a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
CAFSA YIELDED
TO GERMANS
Americans Retire in Tuni-
sia; British 9Th Army
Pounds Ahead
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

(UnlCe0 freSS SCaW COrTeSpOnuemG)
London, Feb. 16-(UP)-American
armored forces have withdrawn
from their Tunisian base Of Gafsa
and to the southeast the British
Eighth Army is pounding toward
the Mareth Line after capturing
Ben Gardane from Marshal Erwin
Rommels rear guard, communicates
revealed today.
Advance elements Of Rommel's
Afrika Korps entered Casa last
night, Allied North African head
quarters announced, after q two
pronged German thrust from the
Faid and Seiied areas made 1t I'M
tenable.
The Americans, however, dashed
back at Rommel's veterans north
east of Casa, throwing them back
six miles west Of Faid, where heavy
fighting was In progress and rs
German tanks were reported knock
ed out.
American medium bornbers, join
ing the intensified battle Of Tu-
nisia, struck heavily at the Kair-
ouan air field, takeoR point for
Axis air raids, destroying many
motor vehicles concentrated at the
base.
A second attack half an hour
later left the Kairouan field wreath
ed in smoke visible for 20 miles,
African headquarters reports said.
Liberator bombers or flying for
tresses Of the Ninth United States
Army Air Force, based in the mid
die east, blasted Naples, Italy's Sec
ond port, again yesterday, for the
second time in three days.
American bombs exploded directly
on two Axis merchant ships In
Naples harbor. Axis fighter planes
tried to intercept the raiders, but
American machine gunners shot
down four and damaged others.
Naples Is the center Of Axis re-
Enforcement activity to Tunisia.
American Liberators have heavily
blasted 1t repeatedly In recent
weeks.
"Other targets" were hit in yes
terday's raid, but they were not
specified.
Railways Attacked
Further spreading havoc among
Axis communications and transport
connections with the African front,
(N0NtiniIed IN page a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
clio. ASKS BALDWIN
FOR STATE MEETING

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 10 - (uPl
The State Clio Council today VIII
ask Governor Baldwin 10 call .
statewide conference Of industrial
and labor leaders 10 consider the
problem Of absenteesifn.
Secretary John J. Driscoll. Wa
terbuFy. haid this ana other prob
lenla Unjust be 0YeFeoHle before Inc
states maximum production can We
Developed l0T ule wnF EFFORT"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
90 Enemy Planes DOwned
and Three American Tor.
pedO Boats Lost
WEEKS NAVAL DUEL
\ PROVES VERY COSTLY
Chicago, 0,O5O TOnner,
Goes Down; Personnel
Casualties Not Large
Washington, February Is.

Washington, February Is.
-(UP) - The heavy cruiser
Chicago and a u. s. Destroyer
were lost In a week-long series
Of air naval engagements in
the Solon1ons area which cost
the Japanese two destroyers
sunk and IS other ships
probably sunk or damaged,
the Navy announced today.
In addition at least so
Japanese and 20 American
planes were destroyed. Three u. 8.
motor torpedo boats also were lost.
Tho actions, resulting from Japan
ese attempt to 'evacuate troops from
Guadalcanal and to interfere with
American reinforcementS, covered
TIE period January 2o-Fehruary 4
(Solomons tirne) inclusive.
It was all air versus ships: no sur
face ships were engaged with one
another. +,
The encounters, revealed In detail
for the first time today, occurred in
an area covering almost 100000
square miles. 7Nf@ .'
skipper Saved
The Chicago. o vO50 ton cruiser,
went down after two Japanese tor
pedo plane attacks. Personnel cas-
ualtles were mot large" the Navy
said. The skipper, Capt. Ralph Otis
Davis of Baltimore, was saved.
The lost United States destroyer
was not named.
Preceding Its account Of the vari-
Gus engagements, the Navy COM
Imunique related that In the latter
part Of January American recon-
Ilaissance planes had located heavy
Japanese feet units, including bat
tleships and aircraft carriers, In the
waters between Truk, main enemy
base In the southwest Pacifi:, and
the Solomon Islands. At the same
time an unusually heavy concentra-
ton Of enemy planes and large
groups of destroyers were reported
In the Solomon Islands-New Bril-
tain area.
"It appeared possible that the
Japanese feet might accept de.
cisive battle" the Nays communi-
que reported. Subsequently 1t devel-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
TWO-ALARM FIRE
CLAIMS + LIVES
Three Others HOspitalized
in 26-BeIOw Blaze in
Augusta, Maine

Augusta, Me-, Feb. 16-(UP)-
Seven persons including two
brothers and their sister persisted.
Three were hospitalibed and Is
others new scantily clad in rs be-
low zero weather early today when
a private home used to house elderly
slate wards was demolished by IRE.
The dead:
Roland Kicker. 6.
Mrs. Virginia Kicker, "a. his
John Kicker. IS, her brother.
Walter Kicker, ~, her brother.
Simon Clark, "a
Thomas Bishop, 81.
John Pierce, who died on his
10th birthday.
Near. death at q hospital with
third. second and 1lrst degree burns
was Mrs. Carrie Gkackhouae. 80. who
on Dec. is vas rescued from q
blazing. house at Manchester, Me.
Also hospitaliged but described as
recovering from lesser burns were
Theodore Willett. and Joan Kicker.
z. whose mother and brother per-
ished.
Identification Of MRS. Kicker as
one Of the dead came several hours
after the two-aIafm IRE near the
stats capitol that caused property
damage estlEnHted ct $4,000. She
previously had been reported among
those who escaped.
Mrs Nlc<eF'g body was found on
the fio0r Of q bedroom which also
contained the elinffrd body Of her
aon. a third child escaped as DID
MRS. RickeFls parents and Pred
ManIeg. = roonter.
Bishop, one q those who died,
vas blind.
Al TIE dead and injured we're
taken from second floor bedrooms
81 he az -stoEy building Ehefl thet
we're llanped ~ ne roaring flames.
NnalhS En0ll "a over me eoiaHested
&lllglea ard thFeatepcN 70 npwMa -
lsfafsH hnItsas end n flE0 AiafAQH o.
faied nlalY 100 yards Distant
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
100000 FACTORY
FIRE HITS MAINE

Skowhegan, Me-, Feb. i6-(UP)-
With the temperature at ~ degrees
below zero. frostbitten firemen bat
tied for four hours early today In
an uncuccessful attempt to have a
three-story wooden factory on the
edge OF Skowhegan's business dis
tFict.
The building was destroyed at q
loss estimated at 100000. partly
covered by insurance.
Only three weeks ago the build.
ing had been purchased by the
United Plastic a. Woodworking
Corp. Of New York from the Central
Maine Power Co.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
MARKET
REACHES PEAK.
Brown Pledges Extermin-
alton of Meat and But
ter Operations
BY JOSEPH W. GRIGG, JR,
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

BY JOSEPH w. GR1GG, JR-
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
washington, Feb. 16 .-(UP)-
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown today declared his unequivo-
cal determination to wipe out
"black market" operations In meat,
butter and other scarce commodi-
ties.
Brown said In an exclusive inter-
view with the United Press that the
black market probably had reached
its peak, and the ONCE Of Price
Administration Is determined TO use
all means at Its disposal to crush
Illegal manipulations "sabotaging''
war time economy.
He plans to keep tight lid on
prices generally, to avoid q repeti-
ton of the inflationary economy Of
World War T. He admitted 1t
probably will be necessary to ex-
tend rationing to all important
scarce commodities, but believes the
nation will be able to carry through
the war on q healthy, adequate diet
without need for any sweeping cuts
In its standard Of living.
The new price administrator
showed no signs of being worn
down Or harassed after a month Of
holding down what is generally adj
mitted to be one Of Washington's
toughest jobs.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
CLARE LUCE WITH
LEND-LEASE IDEA
Conn. Representative Says
Program Aligned Allies
With Many Nations
DIV TONY sNTTTH

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington. February IS. - CUP
Representative Glare Boothe
Luce r., Conn.,. avoiding any ref
erence to her controversial views on
postwar civil aviation. today urged
continuance OF the lend lease pro-
gram II Il Is removed from the
football field Of partisan domestic
politics."
Her approval Of lend-lease as O
national policy came IN q prepared
statement which she read TO the
House Foreign Affairs Committee 81
q hearing on extension OF the iend-
lease program for two years beyond
It's June 50 expiration date.
Although she did not mention
post war aviation. committee mem
bers were going 10 question her
about recent statements that have
stirred bitter controversy here ana
IN Great Britain and. IN many
quarters. have been interpreted as
advocating aut-throal competition
with Great Britain Cor domination
% fia worlds nirwaya,
In her prepared statement, hlie
gcontinnad "a RRge A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
ALLIES STEP UP;
AERIAL ATTACK
RabauI Blasted for Second
Straight Night; Jap
Transport Destroyed

United Press Staff Correspondent
Gen. MacaFthur's Headquarters.
Australia, Feb. Is. (uPl-Allied
bombeEB battered japanese bases
throughout the southwest Pacific
area early Monday, hitting Rabaui.
On New Britain Island. for the Sec
0nd straight night with more than
IS tons Of explosives and 1900 In
eendlarlen. and blasting AmbQn,
Dobo, Dill. and Lac. IL one Of the
heaviest and most widespread
series Of raids of the var. Cen.
DOUGLAS Macarthur eaid today IN
Ms communIquf.
A aingle lying fortress led the
wny over ElAllaul. followed 40 mine
niea later NJ the nFHt wave ~
halnAa whlnll remained ever me
iEnnllnnNd I'll waaa a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
ALL-T|ME COLD RECORD SET I'M STATE
Thermometer Drops To "a
Degrees Below Zero Today.
40 Guests Flee
Reid Hotel Fire

Boston, Feb. 16-(UP)-MOre
than 14O men and women
guests, including several Aus
trallan flyers, fled in S-below-
zero weather early today when
= three-alarm fire caused $2O,-
600 damage to the Reid hotel in
the theatrical district.
Most of the guests had time
to dress and gather their be.
lOngings before leaving their
rooms. Those who escaped in.
Cluded q number Of stage folk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
HARTFORD SAILOR KILLED

Norfolk. Va. Feb. ie.-lupl-The
fifth naval district announced last
night that Lieut.. MnFvin Z. knight
Of Hartford, Conn.,, and two enlist.
ed men we're killed last Tuesday
when q Navy land plane plloied w
knight crashed Into Chesapeake
nay. The bodies and plane have
not been recovered. knight a Gllf.
KlFed ~ his father, r. d. Knieht "
Hartford
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-16
OFFIcER UNDER BAIL

Providence. r. J.. Feb. i0,-tuP)-
Capt. Arthur Ettineer. 80, OF xonks
err, N. r., assigned 10 the 18th Army
Corps Ordnance section here, vas
under eas00 bail today pending 3
hearing Web. % on q charge Of
conspiFlng 70 steal q government
owned truck.
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The Weather

Not So Cold Tonight
FUN weather Report Page 2
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Never Again." Say War Wives Of Full time Housekeeping

the hoStesS) than a stuffed shirt dinner that was preceded by two days of housekeeping.
 They also have discovered that life goes on if a house goes un- dusted occasionally, and that it is no great catastrophe if one doesn't have reputation for being won derful housekeeper."
 BETTER BE GAY
 They have found that more satisfying reputation for a woman to have-both for the sake of her self and her husbands interest in her-is of being happy, gay, com- panionable person. Such a woman, they have discovered, fits in any, Where-whiie good housekeeper may not have anything at all to offer once she is away from her home.
 So don't be surprised-you women who are still sitting at home in your houses with youT husbands-if the women who come back to town after following their husbands from one post to another refuse to fall back into the good housekeeper" pattern.
 They've found that life Is more fun if they don't take housework too seriously And they swear they'll never take it seriously again. again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Il HOME FRI ISI7 FORECAST Now's The Time To Prepare For Next Years Garden

will be released immediately for. the manufacture of such needed ar ticles as work clothes, pillow tick ings and foundation garments.
 These materials are Army rejects which although perfectly sound are not of suitable size for military use. CLAM HAPPY
 The new maximum prices on canned clans are going to raise the price a cent or two a can. How ever, there is happy part to it. if you like clans. Members of the canning industry who previously had unusually low ceilings will raise their production, and you will see more clans on grocery shelves.
 ODDS w ENDS
 Although the deadline on Christ mas packages which can go to sol- diers abroad without the usual written request is October IS, it is best to get them off by the end of September. You'll be surer of de- livery on time If you have chronic catsup addict in the house, 10 pounds of currently cheap to- matoes will make two quarts of catsup and save you 40 to 12O blue ration points In spite of the agitation of manufacturers, civilians are not likely to get more than the recent 10 per cent boost in their allotment of the now comfortable supply of cocoa on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY RECEIVER

The application of the plaintiffs in the above entitled action brought to the Superior Court to be held in Waterbury in New Haven County on the first Tuesday of September 1943 which application is dated the 3oth day of July 1943, having been presented to the undersigned, an order for hearing thereon before me at my chambers in the County building in Hartford, County of Hartford on this 17th day of August 1943 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon having been issued and return hav- ing been made of the service of said order as directed therein, the same case to a hearing before me at said time and place when the plain tiffs appeared by JOHN H. CAS- SIDY, and the defendant corpora tion by Nathaniel K. Bronson and the parties having been heard, 1t is found that said order was duly served, that the allegations of said application are true, and that 8 temporary receiver ought to be ap- pointed forthwith.
 NOWTHEREFORE TITS ORDERED
 1. That Maurice Wrenn of Wa terbury be and he is hereby ap- pointed temporary receiver of the Mattatuck Stationery and Furni- ture Company, Inc.
 2. That said appointment shall not take effect until the said Maur- ice Wrenn shall have filed with the undersigned a bond in proper form, with good and sufficient surety in the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000) conditioned on the faithful perfor- nance of his duties under said ap- pointment and in the event that he shall at anytime or times hereafter be confirmed or appointed in said action either as temporary or per- z&slsct receive ais faithful perfor- nance of h,s artias as such receiver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
BY ANN STEVICK NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 27-There is no rest for the earnest Victory gard ener. Now he is being urged to get a compost pile under way at once, if he doesn't have recourse to time honored sources of fertilizer
 And what is a compost pile, did you ask? It is made of layers of leaves, peelings, vegetable tops, grass cuttings, and alternate layers of garden topsoil. If you have any wood ashes, throw them in; they will add the expensive and valuable potash nutrient. The pole beans you are pulling up now can go in, too Almost anything can be added except greasy or fatty material.
 The Department of Agriculture says that if you have room for a garden you also have room for a A. by-5 foot compost pile. The Bureau of Plant Industry at Beltsville. Md, will send you simple instructions for making and using one.
 TWILL DO ...
 Quantities of sturdy materials such as herringbone twills, poplin and sateen, running up into the hundreds of thousands of yards.