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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
BRITISH RETAKE
TOWN OF SBETTLA
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Allied pilots attacked all along
the line stretching from Mateur In
the north 10 Mareth In the south.
Hurricane bombers and Spithres
continued to harasS enemy motor
transports In the north, and medi-
um bombers attacked Mateur.
1ombers attacked Bizerte on the
night Of February 2S-March !. The
raid Palermo was made yesterday
BY flying fortresses and many bombs
were seen 10 burst on the harbor
area. Several ships at anchor were
hit, Railroad bridges between
Sousse and Sfax were attacked at
low-level attitudes,
The text Of the comlnunique:
"sbeltla Is In our hands. Allied
forces, continuing their successful
advance In the area 20 nils noerth.
asst Of Kasserine. occupied sbeitla
March 1 and penetrated three miles
east.
I'm northern TiniSia recent wide.
spread enemy attacks have lost
momentum. Details Of the enemy
casualties In the last three days
show that he paid o heavy price
In men and materials and has been
held IN all sectors. A considerable
number Of enemy tanks have been
destroyed, Attacks on enemy Vehi.
cles by Hurricane bombers and
SpitfreS were continued In the
northern sector yesterday. Medium
barnbers again attacked targets at
Mateur.
I'm the southern sector our fleht.
ers attacked detectives at Mereth,
ION the night Of February 28-
March !, hombers attacked the
docks at Bi2erte, Yesterday Flying
FortresSes made two at AckS on
objeohtives at Palermo. Many bombs
were seen TO burst on the harbor
area and several ships were hit.
"T'he railroad bridges at Lahen-
cha, between Sousse and Sax, were
bombed from low levels.
twenty-five enemy aircraft were
destroyed yeSterda yand two during
the night Of February 28-March !.
SEVin ~ ASRSkAtAVAto ASuS VI WA
aircraft are missing"
Ferlana Penetrated
Allied patrols, believed TO be COM
posed largely Of American troops,
penetrated 10 Feriana, which Ia 80
miles southwest Of Sbeitla.
Rommels withdrawal from Kaso
serine and Sbeitla and his apparent
evacuation Of Feriana meant that
he was falling back toward Casa,
some SO miles south Of Feriana.
Sbe!tla Is only SO miles from the
Faid pas, where the Axis offensive
began In mid.February.
II was estimated that six more
Axis tanks were knocked out yes
terday, bringing the total destroyed
In the northern sector since the
latest drive started TO a, including
one Of the new, rough Mark WIS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
JAP CONVOY aims
FOR NEW GUINEA
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NSOntlHueu from PHRe ~
contained In yesterdays eommuni-
que that the Nre OF Japanese held
islands north Of Australia was being
constantly reinforced.
On the northeastern New Guinea
front, Allied ground patrols from
the Coma area destroyed four large
Japanese barges In the mouth OF
the Waria river. This was the first
mention OF Allied ground activity
that far north along the New Guinea
coast and II may be that the convoy
carried reinforcements for hard
pressed Japanese forces,
A B-24 Liberator bombed ships In
Waingapoe harbor on Soemba Is
land (Sandalwood Island), west OF
Timor In the Dutch East Indies and
south OF Java, Monday, while an
other B-24 raided Alexishafen air
drome on the north coast Of New
Guinea.
Also on Mondoy, AGO Havoc light
pmobers bombed and strafed the
ilOEtIlGdoI NGW NuAAiGA N4upO VA
lage area, between Guadalgasal and
Salamaua.
Air Minister Arthur S. Drake
ford said today In Canberra that
as far as the Royal Australian Air
Force was concerned, all prepara-
tons had been made to meet any
attack on Australia that may de-
vcicp.
Drakeford said If such an attack
comes the RAAF and the Allied
forces may be depended upon to
give good account Of themselves.
1T has been known for some time
that the japanese have been con-
centrating forces, and although the
strength Of these forces canot be
indicated I think they are making
defensive arc, but they are COM
ing to places close enough for them
to launch an attack, II that is their
policy" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
HALF.AND.HALF
TAX SUPPORTED
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There no longer Is sufficient time
TO enact O .as.you-go collection
plan by March Is, the deadline for
fling 1912 returns. The taxpayers
will be required TO pay two quarter
" installments before the paycheck
deductions begin.
Opposition to the "half-and. half"
idea has been voiced by the Treas
ury Department, which dislikes the
prospect OF cancellng any portion OF
1888 levies because OF the record
income levels expected.
The Withholding levy would i'm.
pose II per cent rates on net In
come and increase normal eXemp.
tons BY 10 per cent.
No deductions, such as the pres
ent ones for earned income credit,
local taxes, and charitable contribu-
tons, would be allowed. This cut
would be Cancelled by the exemption
increases and reduction Of rates
from 10 per cent (normal and first
surtax brackeO to II per cent, &C.
cording to Treasury estimates.
The weekly exemptions allowed
under Withholding would run $26 for
married persons, $l2 for single per-
sons and 90 for each dependent.
A net levy Of three per cent pay
cheek deductions would be added 10
the II per cent income Withholding
rate 20 cover the present FIVE per
cent Victory tax. This would not
result In a reduction since exemp-
ton credits amounting to two per
cent Of the present tax are not al
lowed under the withholding device,
The subcommittee today takes up
the question of how to extend the
Withholding recommendations to
farmers, professional men and others
who do not receive their income In
checks and salaries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02


Staraya Russo, and Zaluehie, a
miles southeast OF StarAya Russo.
A special communicate last night
said the new offensive had driven
tho Germans from e07 square miles
OF Soviet territory below Lake linen,
some 10 miles south OF LeningFad.
Eight thousand German officers and
men were killed and 5000 captured,
II said.
The Germans captured tho area
In September ie4l and hinged II
with powerful fortlhsatiens that O
German propaganda magazine said
even included an underground
city"
Timoshenko struck. the special
communicate said, NJ q time when
the Germans were preparing 10
launch an offensive OF their own
against the "Inost important" Soviet
communications on tho northern
front.
Tho Soviet mld.dAy communlque
contained no fresh news OF the new
offensive, but II reported that other
Russian forces had broadened their
penetration OF the Ukraine west Of
KharkoV with the capture OF o
number OF additional settlements
and also had stormed closer 10
Taganrog at the southern end OF
tho front.
Moro than 800 Germans were kill.
cd In tho repulse OF q eounter.attack
west OF Kharkov, the communicate
said, Booty captured included nine
guns, 10 machine guns and great
quantity OF ammunition.
In another sector west OF KhAr.
koV, q Soviet tommy .gunnerg slash.
cd into the enemy'S rear IN On In.
habited town, forcing the Germans
10 retreat. The Red air force shot
down seven planes In tho same area
Russian forces southwest OF Voros
shilovgrad at the eastern end OF O
German pocket some 10 miles south.
east OF KharkoV continued to repel
Axis counter-attacEs, the communi-
que said. The Monday midnight
bulletin reported the destruction Of
o German infantry battal!on--i, 900
men - In one area.
Soviet for:es advancing on Tagan-
rog on the Sea Of Azov captured O
strategic height from the Germans
In fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the
midday communique said. Three
guns, four machine-guns and i46
rifles were captured and $50 Ger.
mans were killed.
Other Soviet forces yesterday cap
tured numerous defense bases on
the Taganrog front, one unit alone
knocking out 20 pillboxes and earth
and timber forts and killing 200 Ger
mans In beating of a counter-at-
tack.
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late Thomas M. Conlon in the
amount Of $2l, 4S08l.
When Mr.. Conlon died, he was
only 40 years old and was serving
his second term as city controller. a
post which placed on him the re-
sponsibility Of directing the hand
ling of all city financial affairs. He
had won the confidence and friend
ship Of hundreds by the excellent
manner In which he supervised
municipal finances. He was hailed
especially for his preparation Of q
master plan whereby the city OF
Waterbury would be free of all debt
within less than 20 years.
He was q graduate Of Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute and studied al
the Harvard School of Business Adj
ministration. He devoted most OF
his time to managing real estate
owned by his family.
MIR. Conlon had never been active
in politics but when the Democrats
were selecting their new faces
ticket In the fall Of 1888 he was the
unanimous choice for nomination
for city controller. He was renom-
mated In 1871. One Of his greatest
accomplishments In ONCE was the
drawing UP of a long-range plar
for elimination Of the city's bonded
debt. The plan Is now being followed
by the city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02

Kolakowskl was arrested Saturday
night by Motor patrolmen John Gull
Teton and Donald Monaghan, after
o car he was driving sldeswiped an.
other car on South Main street, and
failed TO stop. Both ofilcers testified
today that they had apprehended
kolakowskl on Meadow street, and
had taken him 10 headquarters,
where he aimed o punch at Patrol.
man Monaghan rs they were enter.
Ing the rear door. In court yester.
day, Trafiio offleer JOS, Delaney rec.
ogniSed kolakowski as the man who
had interfered earlier Saturday
night when the offleer was making
an arrest, and he was fined els and
costs on an additional charge. Atty.
Henry Weisman, counsel for Kola-
kowski, asked the court not TO I'm.
pose q jail sentence, and give the
youth O chance to Join tho Merchant
Marine.
John McEvoy, ~, Of southhury.
was given n continuance TO March
10, on u charge Of non support.
Charles Foetseh, 20, 400 North Main
street, charged with violation Of
rules OF the road, was given q nolle
on payment OF 81, Other cases In.
eluded; Thomas A, PlaVean, 20, 348
Boechwood Ave, Bridgeport, viola.
ton OF rules OF the road, nolled on
payment OF $6; Marvin Llndgren,
81, ia Grove street, illegal markers,
violation OF rules OF road, both
counts nolled on payment Of cas- and
costs and $6 and costs respectively;
Peter TerrenSi, 80, SO Laurel street.
assault and breach Of peace, con-
tlnued TO Mareh Q.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
AMERICANS AGAIN
lombard MUNDA

washington. March 2. = (UP) -
The Navy announced today that
fires were started by another Amer.
lean air attack on Munda, main
Japanese air base In the central
SolomonS. 1t was the Goth raid on
Munda.
The attack was made on Monday
(Island Time) by fighter-escorted
Douglas dive-bombers. No y. 3.
planes were lost.
Text Of Navy coEnmunique No.
2e8:
south Pacific (all dates east
iOngiture).
II. On March ! dauntiess dive
bombers (Douglas) with wildcat
(crumman 74FD, escort bombed and
started fires In the Japanese held
area ct Munda on New Georgia Is
land. All q. 8. planes returned"
- = mmAa un - wgnn an
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MICKEY ROONEY
PLACED in la
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"And II they 90, too" he said, 1.-THE
motion picture as 1t Is known today
will deteriorate seriously. The actors
themselves, feel they must get into
the army. They feel the public de-
FnandS II OF them. Take this little
fellow, Rooney. He's barely five feet
tall. His heart Is not good, his blood
pressure Is high.
"What good will he DO In the
army? Yet he believes that II Is for
his government to say where he can
do Che most good TO the American
defense effort. That's the reason for
this appeal. His case now Is at state
headquarters In Sacramento. Some
one there, or In Washington, must
say fatty what the governments
policy Is toward the motion picture,
Someone In authority must say
either that Hollywood means moth
Ing In the war effort, or that its
pictures Of oil kinds, those designed
as propaganda, as instruction and
as entertainment for the people, are
essential. And II they are essential
then the government must face the
fact that movies can't be made with
out actors,
England has faced 1t and so has
Russia. Even when the Nazi hordes
were streaming across the Caucasus
Moscow ordered its actors to remain,
In grease paint. They were more
valuable that way than In uniform
As for actors In the army, the In.
formant said they were not doing
we'll. He said they tried to be good
soldiers, but that they never get the
chance to function like their tent
mates.
Lets consider Clark Gable al
typical" he said. Certainly he's do.
ing everything he possibly can Il
make good In the air corps. He Is Q
fine, intelligent man. But he is also
o movie star. And wherever he goes
he attracts crowds. He can't helE
It, but he causes confusion. It Is moi
his fault, but work suffers when hi
appears.
Nov I understand that the all
corps somehow would like to get ric
Of him, If only 1t could do so grace
fully. Gable, incidentally, Is more
than 40 years old. And he's biz
man; too big by far 20 At into the
seat Of a fighting plane.
He Is only one Of a number Of
men now In the fighting services
who probably never viii get the op'
portunity to fight. We believe they
would be doing their country more
good If they were In Hollywood
making pictures. But that Is up II
the government. It must make 9
clean cut decision and make 1t al
once II 1t expects the motion picture
to remain q potent force in Amer.
ica."
How the movies became an essen.
tial industry, except for the actors
who perform in them. makes one Of
those wartime paradoxes. Imme.
diately after Pearl Harbor the Screer
Actors Guild informed selective ser.
vice ofrcials that none Of its mem.
bers wanted to be exempted from
the draft. None were -- even attei
the war manpower commission de.
cided that the movies were essen.
tial TO the war effort.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
SCARE ADS CAUSE
RUNS ON CLOTHES

Washington, March 2. - (UP) --
The National Wool Growers Associa-
ton today blamed "injudicious and
stupid" government publicity and
scare advertising on the part OF
retailers for current buying runs
on clothing stores. The association
asked Price Administrator Prantiss
M. Brown to call q conference OF
clothing groups to map out an adj
vertising program aimed at ire
duction Of needless purchases which
lead to initiation, and conservation
Of materials"
The power Of advertising should
now be employed, the association
said, ito decrease sales and 10 edu-
cate the public how TO buy carefully
and wisely"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
MUTUAL SAVINGS HIGH

Boston, March 2 - (U.P1 - De-
posits In the l0l mutual savings
banks have reached S2.i8l 600. O00-
the highest in i27 years Of savings
bank history, Harrison q. Taylor,
Massachusetts, Savings Banks As.
ISOLATION president. reported today.
Taylor said the deposits were
proof that there was no ''silk shirt
spending Ia world War II.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02

indication Of her designs. II any.
on Finland. It Is known here that
there are certain territorial areas
which Finland would not give up
under any circumstance, Hangoe
and Vlpurii, two strategic Baltic
points which the Soviet gained after
the 1899 war, for example.
II Russia insists on holding these
points, Il was understood here, Fin
land may abandon her present at
titude and may possibly enter ag-
gressive warfare against the Soviet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
Costly Weekend For
River Street Driver
Fined Total Of SOS and Costs Today; SIS and Costs
Yesterday ':1ets Break" Intimates Judge

Henry Koakowski, 49, of 26l River Street, was fined
$50 and costs charge Of resistance and SIS and costs
evadng responsibility by Judge John l. Gaffney in City
Court today after two members Of the motor patrol
described events that led to the youths arrest Saturday
night Judge oaffney remarked that he was letting
Koakows Off without jail sentence because he felt that
II times like these youth Of his age should be made useful
10 society.
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Allies Aerial Raids
Continue In 9TH Day
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regarded as q further indication that
invasion preparations are in an adj
vanced stage.
The British radio bluntly said that
Hartle would command American
troops In 1.-The invasion Of Europe"
from Britain.
Hartle was succeeded as deputy
commander Of American forces In
the European theater-those based
in Britain--by Maj. Gen. Harry G
Ingles, who previously commanded
u. s. mobile forces In Panama.
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FINLAND MAY WAR
AGAINST SOVIETS

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awaiting Developments Of possible
peace feeiers. These peace feelers.
II was believed. might bring from
the Soviet Union an indication Of
her future intentions on the Euro
pean continent.
50 far Soviet Russia has given no
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
800 Villages Are
Freed By Reds
In. Big Advance
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press Htalf Correspondent

Moscow a. UP Marshal SemyOn TlmOShenkoS north.
western armies pounded toward the OF saaya Na
after beanE eghtday offensive that smashed the
heavily entire lOOm Russian front
Front dispatches artillery infantry driving
0R
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
Warns constipated
Folks About Law Liver

Many doctors say constipation with its
headaches, mental dullness. that half
alive feeling often result Il liver bile
doesn't flow freely every day into your
intestines-so take Or. Edwards Olive
bowel movements. Olive Tablets are
simply wonderful TO stir up liver bile
secretion and tone up muscular intes.
final action. Follow label directions.
80, SOC, 60S. All drugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
an average loss Of five per cent. tina
NJ laask aAn nlAnaS nartlcipNteQ.

an average loss Of five per cent, that
at least $50 planes participated.
Informed sources believed tnat 81
least 1000 tons Of bombs ranging
from s,0O0.pound block.busteSs to
tWo.pound inoendiaries were cas-.
caded on the German capital by
powerful force OF Lancaster, Stirling
and Halifax bombers. A nightly
average Of 1000 tons has been main.
tanned In recent raids.
Clear weather over Berlin en-.
abled the Bombadiers to pin point
their targets, which conceivably
ranged from factories turning out
submarine parts to government
buildings.
Even the Berlin radio acknowl-
edged that fire were raging,
though 1t insisted they were con-
trolled quickly by fire brigade squads
aided by volunteers.
The broadcast claimed that the
bombs for the most part were
dropped Unfortunately and caused
only slight military damage. 1t
acknowledged that the raid appar-
emily was intended to be q heavy
one, but insisted that the bomber
were thwarted by German night
fighters and heavy anti-aircraft fire,
A large number" Of the bombers
were shot down, the broadcast said
The previous heaviest raids on
Berlin were those on the nights OF
Jan. Is and II, which broke lull
extending back to Nov. and 8, 1941.
Though the tonnage of bombs
dropped In the January raids was
not disclosed, 1t was believed to
have equalled or exceeded the 450
tons Of bombs dropped on London
in each Of the two heaviest German
raids April 16 and II, 1871.
Two of the So raids on Berlin
were made by swift, wooden British
mosquito bombers in daylight Jan.
30, interrupting Naz patriotic OBJ
| servances.
Allies Rest Day
Last nights raid followed a day
Of. rest for Allied airnlen after a
day-and-night offensive-the most
intensive Of the war-that lasted
four nights and three days, the
most intensive nonstop aerial as
sault In history. Targets ranged
from war factories at Nurnberg in
southern Germany to Axis U-b0at
on the French Atlantic coast.
The present series Of raids got iiri-
der way last Wednesday night with
the 74th raid Of the war on the
northwestern Germany naval base
Of Wilhelmshaven. The nonstop
phase began "a hours later.
The weight Of the sustained at
lacks has led TO widespread specu-
lation that the Allies have begun
softening European defenGes for an
invasion and an Announcement that
Maj. Gen. p. Hartle has been APP
pointed commander OF American
forces In Britain Gin the field" was
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Women ashore mean manpoyel
ct sea. Join the WAVES and
SPARSl
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THOMAS CONLON
LEAVES $92,256

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Ferguson Gives
FILA Report

WASHINGTON, March 10
More than half of the Federal
Housing Administration operat-
ing income during 1912 was paid
into its various insurance re-
serves after providing in full for
ell current operating expenses,
Federal Housing Commissioner
Abner II. Ferguson announced
today.
The FTIA's income during the
calendar year 1912 totaled S27-
29S. 702. derived from insurance
premiums, application fees and in
tereSt on investments. After pay
ment of operating expenses OF
81 1863. 709. there remained an
excess of income over expenses Of
SIS 434 993 TO be added TO the va
rious insurance funds.
This brought the FTIA's gross
income since its establishment in
:. 934 substantially above the total
III its operating expenses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

have OPA modify its rule on sales.
"The problems of the two countries are
practically identical" he stated I'm both
countries the NAREB, which embraces the
Canadian group, advocates a sound and ra-
tional system of rent control, but in most
cases the present inhexible methods have
mitigated severely against the property owner.
Both the American and Canadian realtOr
groups have appealed to their respective gov
ernments for notifications and we are hope
full that a better administration of the law
can be worked out
Nelson added that the Canadian appeal
was practically identical with moves made in
the United States. The Canadian group has
asked for greater decentralization of admin
istration and for the establishment of local
voluntary rent control committees empowered
TO review cases for the relief of anomalies. 1t
also asked that the National Housing Act be
used to the fullest extent to assist the erection
of new homes to meet critical housing con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

the executive committee of the realtors Wash
ington committee.
Donald d. James, chairman of the legis-
lative committee of the local board will report
briefly on recent state legislation pending in
Lansing affecting real estate and taxation. The
Mosem Shrine quartet will provide musical
entertainment.
In charge of arrangements for this first
dinner meeting of the year is committee
made up of the following members: Richard
Jeffery, chairman; Lawrence c. Diebel, vice
chairman; f. Reid Ashton, Philip c. Baker,
Marcus Bostwick, Robert ]. Brooks, Harry L.
Deuel. +. l.. Ecclestone. Frank J. Hewlett,
John w. Knecht, William r. Luedders,
August ]. Miehm, Charles f. North, Ray f.
Symes, c. NJ. Treadwell, Herold G. Woodruff,
c. A. Bostick and Hansel d. Wilson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

Fuel Economy at Home
Helps Save Lives

Because oil is Of prime impor-
lance in todays m g h an z Q d
warfare, the simple heat-saving
measures recommended to home
and apartment owners by govern
ment agencies can play a direct
part in saving American lives on
the battle fronts.
1t is estimated that American
families can save the tremendous
total of 100000 car miles used
TO ship oil and coal every year by
such simple precaution as pulling
down their window shades. Cloth
window shades cut heat loss
through the paneS by 40 to so per
cent, economic as much as 10 per
cent on fuel. They should always
be pulled TO the sill at night, and
in unused rooms during the day.