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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
NH. Register Officials In
 Farley Today

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 5 - (U, P:) - Management and union offl- cials met at a last-minute confer- ence today in an attempt to settle threatened strike of stereotypers employed by the Nek Haven Even- ing Register and the Journal Courier, a morning newspaper.
 The conference was called at 6 a. m. in the office of John Day Jackson, publisher of the Register the time set by the New Haven Stereotypers Union 27 (AFD for start of the strike unless their de- mands for wage increases were met.
 The 131-years-old Register, in a front page statement, said 1t would not attempt to print if the strike were called The stereotypers, it was learned, already have printed picket signs.
 An increase of $450 a week for day work and $6.50 for night work was demanded by the stereoypers. the announcement said, plus bonus for any man working two shifts in A hours. The scole is $44.50 for 40 hour week with time and a half for overtime. Two weeks vacation with pay also are provided.
 The announcement added that it's offer for an increase of $50 a week was rejected, as well as a suggestion that the dispute be turned over to the War Labor Board.
 George Luft, chairman of the unions scale committee. contended the demands were justified because of increased living costs. He said they represent happy medium" between wages paid stereotypers here and the wages plus bonus re- ceived by stereotypers in other Con- necticut cities,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
ACCUSED DRIVERS
 RECEIVE NOTICES

A hearing for alleged violators of the OPA ban on non- essential driv- ing has been scheduled for tomor- row afternoon at 200 o'clock at the common pleas courtroom, but no statement has been released by the OPA as yet on the number of drivers summoned to appear here. The decrease in the number of cases in recent weeks has created specu- lation on the possibility of conduct ing sessions by-weekly instead Of weekly as in the past. OPA officials have indicated the enforcement work is continuing on the same scale, and that compliance with the regula- ton is becoming more widespread.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
.WheeIerAnd McNuttCIosh
BY CHARLES B. DEGGES United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 Washington, August 5. - (UP)- Congressional leaders today were expected to ignore the demand of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Demo- crat, Montana, that Congress be rcconvened to debate the recent Selective Service order making fath- CTS liable for induction after Oc- tober l.
 Wheeler, at his summer cabin at Belton, Mont, accused war man power Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt of playing power poli- tics" with the draft and threatened to telegraph Senate Democratic Leader Alben w. Barkley of Ken lucky requesting him to reconvene Congress if the new draft instruc- tions were not modified by today.
 McNutt was out of town and WING spokesmen declined to com ment. But no change in the order affecting 6,500,O00 men in ClassIII-A mostly pre-Pearl Harbor fathers was forthcoming.
 Barkley, at his home in Paducah, Ky, was not reachable. Apparently the decision will be up to him be- cause other congressional leaders either declined to comment or thought calling Congress back was unnecessary.
 Vice President Henry A. Wallace and Speaker Sam Raybur, presiding officers of the Senate and House, respectively, and the only ones aside from President Roosevelt who could reconvene Congress, declined to comment. There was no enthu- siasm from either the Democratic and Republican leaders available, either. They can request Wallace and Rayburn to bring Congress back before September IA.
 Emergency Not By Days
 Senate Republican Leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon, at his home in Salem, said he did not consider the emergency claimed by Wheeler sufficient to summon Congress back early.
 House Republican Leader Joseph w. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts, at his home in Sagamore, said he worked closely with McNacy and T probably would not act without first conferring with him."
 Barkley and House Democratic Leader John Mccormack of MaSsa- chusetts were both expected to be cool to the suggestion inasmuch as they more or less act as admins tration spokesmen in their respective houses.
 Wheeler is the author of a bill that would postpone induction of pre-Pearl harbor fathers at least until January l, 1944. It was ap- proved by the Senat Military Affairs Committee just before the congress sional recess and he gave up press ing for Senate action then on the theory that the chances of fathers being inducted before the first of the year were slim. If Congress does not return until it's scheduled date, he will have 16 days to get action on that bil lbeofre the bars on fathers will be down.
 'The only reason McNutt must have in building the United States Army's power numerically is for the psychological effect it would have on the peace table in Russia" Wheeler said at Belton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
BUILDING FIGURE
 REACHES NEW LOW
July Total Only Sl,465; No New Homes Built in
 Last Two Months

Naugatuck, Aug. 5-Building h. spector Andrew Bentley reported to- day that building in Naugatuck had hit a new low for July. With the averages at least $20,000 per month or more during ordinary times, the total for last month was Sl,465.
 This consisted of $790 in new building and $675 in alterations. New building included three poultry houses valued at $50 tow garages, a total of $4O0 and one commercial dwelling, $40. Alterations on four houses amounted to $475 and one garage was valued at $200.
 In June, the building total was s2,585. Of this a garage valued at Sl.835 and five poultry houses, total value, $35O comprised new construc- ton. Alterations consisted of two houses, $200; and a garage $loo. One house was demolished.
 In neither month was a single new build, due to shortage of mat srials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Raids Cost Small Price
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

United Press Stan Correspondent
 London, Aug. 5. (UP)-Evidence of economical employment of air power is revealed by the RAF as sault on Hamburg in which Ger manys second city has been wrecked at cost of 88 bombers and between 600 and 700 men.
 A direct comparison of the RATS feat with that of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain is not avail able for lack of a complete break down of Nazi air losses over and around the British Isles.
 However, several contrasts are outstanding. The RATS feat Of dropping $500 tons of bombs on Hamburk in few raids represents a larger tonnage than the Luft- waffle dropped upon London during the whole blitz period.
 During the blitz, the luftwaffe lost approximately 2,500 airplanes of all types. About half of the Ger man effort was directed at London SO it may be estimated that l,2oo of the planes were lost against the capital. That works out for ratio of one plane per five tons ol oe- livered bombs. The RATS figures work out to one plane lost per 108 tons of bombs delivered. Nazi losses include both bombers and fighters, making the personnel losses lower per plane.
 But the startling disparity Tn losses more than makes up for the man-loss difference. Economy m time of delivery also stood out In the Hamburg raids. Which averaged 45 to 50 minutes each. The impact is comparable only to the famous world War I preparatory artillery barrages in which thousands or guns were massed for simultaneous blasts.
 S74,OOO, 900 Cost
 Figuring the average cost of an RAF bomber at $400,000 and the average cost of training the crew , at an equal amount the cast or destroying Hamburg rougny amounts to $74,000,000.
 German figures on casualties are believed to be low. Before the last Hamburg raid, the Germans estl- mated about 5000 dead. The Lon don blitz casualties from approxl- mately the same weight of bombs were three times that number. Stockholm rumorse setting the Hamburg casualties at 100000 are also believed to be unreliable. If the German figure is anywhere near correct, 1t presumably indicates a mass evacuation, possibly after the first attack. In the heaviest at tack on London-that of May 10, 1941-1,4 ,436 persons were killed.
 In connection with the effect of the Hamburg attacks on civilian morale. 1t is believed they compare only with the seven successive at tacks on Liverpool May 1-7, 1941, when the city's morale failed to break.
 However, the Liverpool attacks were only a fraction as severe as those on Hamburg. Plymouth suf- fered an even more shattering at- tack late in April 1941, which forced partial evacuation of the city but morale was maintained
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
U. s. Closing On Mundo
 Garrison
BY BRYDON TAVES

Onltcu ITeSS SLaII COfTeSpOnQent
 Allied headquarters, southwest Pacific, Aug. 5-CUP)-A American jungle troops have crushed the bulk of Japanese resistance at Munda, broken through main trenches on one flank and are enveloping the airfield. 1t was announced today.
 "The major Japanese element is finished" Gen. Douglas MacArthur's spokesmen reported.
 Troops swinging around the west ern end of the field are expected to close a trap shortly on the gar rison, estimated at 5000 men, a spokesmen at Admiral William F. Halsey's south Pacific headquarters said, and annihilation of the Japan csc force may result.
 Halsey,s spokesman pointed out that mopping up operations will take some time and that another Japanese force is strongly entrench- ed but isolated on 8 point of land at Bairoko Harbor, 10 miles north of Munda.
 (Tokyo radio said 25 of 70 Amer ican planes were shot down in dog fights yesterday over the Munda area at cost of IA Japanese air. craft)
 American planes bombing and strafing the Munda area to blast open a way for the attacking sold iers and Marines saw between 200 and 300 Japanese frantically seek ing refuge in the water west of the airdrorNe, indicating a retreat had finally begun.
 The left flank of the attacking troops, moving from the eastern end of the airstrip, preached a line of trenches running fro mthe beach on the south of Bibolo Hill on the north and moved to a point oppo- site the center of the field.
 Other Troops Swarm
 Meanwhile, other troops sWarmed over Bilolo Hill, occupying part Of the western slopes, and reached the other side of the field. Mitchell, dauntless, avenger and other bomb CTS, supported by fighters, laid 45 tons of bombs on the enemy posi- tions and machine gunned strong points in direct aid of the ground forces.
 Neither the spokesman's report nor MacArthur's communique predict ed how soon the garrison at Munda, main Japanese base in the central Solomons, would be crushed con- pletely.
 Off Munda. American fighter planes shot down 13 of 18 Japanese Zeros that tried to attack U. s. positions on Rendova Island yester- day, losing only two planes, while fighters ranging northward in the Solomons to Shorthand Island, near Bougainville, destroyed seven enemy floatplanes, three barges and car go vessel in surprise raid.
 Jap Attack Repulsed
 Australian and American ground forces repulsed Japanese attack in the Bobdubi area, near Salamaua, New Guinea, on Monday, killing 25 of the enemy, the communique said, in a sharp encounter. The same day, APO attack planes shot up enemy positions in the Tambu Bay region and set fires in supply dumps along the Francisco River.
 Mitchell bombers worked over en- emy barge hideouts along Vitiaz Strait, off New Britain Island north of New Guinea, as Catalinas and Liberators bombed the Gasmata and Cape Gloucester airdrome areas. Mitchells also bomber and strafed villages on Selaru Island, in the Tanimbar group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Archbishop SpeIImon Visiting In Boston

Boston, Aug. 5-Archbishop Fran cis J. Spellman of New York, mili- tary vicar for Catholics in the armed forces, went to Whitman today to visit his father, William Spellman, a retired grocer.
 The prelate, who recently com- pleted tour of war-torn Europe was host at dinner last night to l3S Catholic chaplains in training at Harvard. Fifteen bishops and mon- signori from the eastern section of the country also attended the din- ner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Holmes Scholarship
 Winners Announced
Three Crosby High School Students Selected for
 Annual Awards By Committee Today

Recipients of the Holmes Scholar ship Awards were announced this morning by the committee on the scholarships, composed of Dr. John G. Gilmartin, E. Vincent Maloney, and Judge John L. Gaffney.
 All of the recipients are men, bers of the Yale freshman class since upper classmen eligible for the awards are now in the armed forces, the committee announced. The scholarship Is financed from a 5000 fund Samuel Holmes) in vested by Yale university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions were filed today with the registrar of vital statistics:
 Carmine c. Sirignano, U. S. Navy, 592 Sylvan avenue and An ma M. Arnold. 42 1-2 Walnut street.
 Alexandria Staniulis, 36 Popu- lar street and Mary Ambrozaitis, 400 Country Club Road.
 Sven A. Anderson, Naugatuck and Irene B. Gruzas, Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
CHEMICAL WARFARE.
 DEMONSTRATED

Seventy-five auxiliary policemen last night witnessed chemical war; fare demonstration by Arthur D. Craig in the drill room at city hall.
 Various types of military gases, in- cendiary bombs, and booby trapA were explained. The auxiliaries ex- amined sniff kits, containing variety of mild odors which resemble in smell the gases actually used in chemical warfare.
 Patrolman James Little, super visor of the auxiliary unity, and Milton Persky, auxiliary chief, ar- ranged the talk by MT. Craig.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
WILL THEY USE WOOD?

Three Stooges, famed for their niallet- on- -the-head act have cut It from their stage routine. After competing their latest short for Columbia, Pest Pilots" the trio went on tour. and in Philadelphla their trunk containing rubber nal- lets was swiped. OPA and WIPE rulings prohibit repeat orders on their pre-war malletS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
CIVILIAN LEATHER SUPPLY
 REDUCED

Boston, Aug. 5-(UP)-As larger quantities of leather have been taken up recently for foreign dis tribution under lend-lease, the SUD- ply available for civilian use has been reduced sharply, Dun & Brad street, Inc, reported today in Its weekly New England trade review.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
MARINE DIES BY ACCIDENT

Fall River. Mass, Aug. 5-(UP)- Lowell D. Wright, 20, of Nashville, Tenn, { Marine corps private, died today at . hospital here of wounds suffered Saturday when revolver he was handling dischsyged acci. dentally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
ROMANCE FOR NAN?

Nan wyrn making the rounds with Lieutenant Pauly of Saratoga. New York. seen at the Hollywood Casino. She's featured in Colum- bias "Is Everybody Happy7"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

First road of brick paving laid tn the United States was at Charleston, w. Va, in 1870.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

There are approximately 600,- 900 words in the English language.
 A bullet leaving rife travels al twice the speed of sound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

BUY WAR STAMPS < BONDS
Evening star., 1943-06-20

take you back home with me"
He wormed big hand into a
coat pocket, and she knew he'd
have a little plush box there, with
a diamond ring. She took hold of
the massive wrist. No matter what
the cost, she had to protect Dave,
had to keep him out of this:
Dave, I'm sorry. I'm awfully
sorry, Dave. When l didn't write,
/ thought you'd understand"
Dear God, help me to 60 through
with this!
Dave sat there in the bench
looking at her. He had no front to
hide behind, no reserve of poise.
Somewhere a streetcar was grind
ing around curve, and then there
was silence. "Understand-what"
he asked.
We'll goodness. Daver she
forced a light laugh. I'VE haven't
seen each other in ages. After air.
''It only seems long. 1t hasn't
been very long. really"
I've been here in the city.
You've been away. There's so
much to do. I've just - sort of
grown away from things"
you kissed me-" he said. prob
ingly.
''Of course I'm glad to see you,
Dave. l hope we'll always be
friends"
He kept looking at her, and his
plain honest face couldn't conceal
his hurt. 1t was frozen to a stiff
mask. in which only the eyes lived.
He spoke with difficulty:
"You mean n-is there some
body else?"
She nodded. didn't try to speak.
II don't blame you. couldn't
expect girl like you to wait for
ever. / was waiting until l could
give you nice things. When we got
married, / wanted you to have -"
"Pleose." Lucy rose and hurried
away, holding her back stiff with
effort. thankful for the deepening
light; it hid the tears that made
curving hot paths along her cheeks.
She walked home. The phone
was ringing as she let herself into
the apartment. Hello" came
Bills voice. Where have you
been?"
Shopping"
"I'n be around in a few minutes.
They say the new floor show at
the Grove is hot"
Bill -r'
He waited a moment. "Yes?"
TN be ready" she finished
lamely.
He arrived, tall, debonair. He
held her coat; she was slipping
into it when a knock came at the
door. Somehow. before she saw
Evening star., 1943-06-20
MENACE
continued frean page ten

him standing there with a box
under his arm, Lucy knew it would
be Dave.
Hello, honey" Dave said. Il
brought this present and wanted
you to have -" He paused, en-
barrassed at seeing Bill. Hello"
he said to Bill.
Hello" Bill said - in that
easy way.
T Bill. this is Dave" Lucy
said. i've told you about Dave"
Bill ignored Dawes hand. and
said to Lucy, "You were shopping
this afternoon"
Il met her and we went to the
park" Dave said. 'She TOLD me
about you. l guess you're the
man
Lucy broke in: "Yes, he - Bill
and ="
She told you about me in the
park" Bill said to Dave.
Il told you how l was going to
marry Bill, didn't l. Dave?"
Dave frowned. looking from
Lucy to Bill.
why - yes" he said.
The very slowness Of the reply
would be taken by Bill as an indi-
cation of falsehood ''She told you
what swell guy l was. huh?" Bill
asked. He was batting Dave.
II knew you were. if she wanted
you"
you came clear down from
Idaho to see her. eh?" Bill seemed
to be having a kind of fun. You
were engaged to her. and you came
all this way for her. But when she
told you about how swell a guy
was, you decided to back cut of the
picture. And you just came back
now to give her a little present
before you left"
why - yes. It's some flowers.
Some violets. We used to 60 in the
hills for them in the spring"
Put the box on the table, Lucy
said. Thanks, Dave. Good-by."
WHEN she'd shut the door be-
hind Dave she made a smile and
turned to Bill. Bill. can you ina
CINE it? l used to be engaged to
that yokel. / fell for that hick.
once. / guess I've learned city
ways"
She adjusted the already per-
feet knot of Bills tie. I'm really
glad he came, Bill. / guess l still
sort of thought he was the one,
before he showed up. Did you ever
see such haircut? / walked in the
park with him a little, and broke
the news gently. / didn't want to
hurt him. After all, he's nice guy
in his way, even if he isn't your
speed" She winked. AFTER seeing
Dave again. you're a sight for
Evening star., 1943-12-13

welt. The father served more than
so years in Government work,
which, added to the 81 years tenure
achieved by his son, gives them a
father-son record probably without
parallel in the memory OF the pres
ent generation.
AS dean of Senate employees, if
not the Nestor Of Capitol Hill, Mr.
Loeffler was telephone page and
later telephone operator when there
was only one telephone in the Sen
ate. He served in the Senate Post
ONCE and in 1910 by resolution of
the Senate was elected assistant
doorkeeper, later known as assistant
sergeant at arms, and known now
as secretary for the minority. When
Evening star., 1943-12-13

the COP had control Of the Senate.
Mr.. Loefner was secretary for the
majority.
BY virtue of his office, he Is the
only non-Senator admitted to Re-
publican Senate conferences. He
also serves as secretary of the Re-
publican Committee on Committees.
which assigns committee member
ships to members Of their party.
Il have declined many private
employment offers which would
have paid me more money" Mr..
Loef1er said, but have stayed on
because have greatly enjoyed the
confidential relationship and asso-
citation with Senators. j.
He was born in the District, his
boyhood being divided between this
city and his family home in
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1943-12-13

skirted over to Bombay and KarachI
and then crossed over to the east
coast of Africa, where they put in
at Portuguese colonial port. There
he saw the Japanese and Egyptian
diplomatic exchange ships. And
there, in civilian clothes, he shared
booth in crowded restaurant
with japanese nurse who had been
educated in America and gone back
to her country to teach.
He did not discuss politics with
her. Tllson said, nor with the in
termed German ofncer whom he
later met. The international habit
Of beer drinking stood him in better
stead in a neutral port, he said,
than any geopolitical discussion.
Through Magellan Straits.
At South African port the
tramp picked up a cargo of ore and
set OF across the South Atlantic.
They ran into heavy storms and
the ship came into Punto Arenas
with bad list. Righted once again,
they went through the Magellan
Straits guided by the Dutch cap
tain's stubborness and a 2O-year-old
chart. The pilots fee was too high,
in the skipper's estimation, and he
picked his own way through the
straits-to be commended by navi-
CATION authorities at the other end
on a fine piece of navigating"
Almost as an anticlimax came the
surfacing Of an enemy sub beside
them in the Pacific. Before the
coming tower was free of spray.
the crew had scored direct hits and
she went down, bow first. The ship
and gun crew were credited with
a Japanese submarine by United
States naval officials when they
reached Baltimore after Panama
Canal transit.
Mr.. Tillson is Clipped off of two
salty blocks. His father is bos'n in
the merchant marine after two
bitches in the Navy and his uncle,
James Tillson, Of 1928 Eighth street
NV, Washington, did "a years in
the Navy and, since medical dis
Evening star., 1943-12-13

on the morning Of the seventh was.
miraculously, just off the coast of
Sicily.
He'll broke loose there, according
to the young gunner and every
thing but the kitchen sink was
dropped on them. Dogfights went
on overhead and shore and ship
batteries blazed on all sides. After
day and night unloading mech
anized equipment the ship showed
off for North African port to
pick up German prisoners and re-
turn to the States.
But it was June, 1912, when he
joined the Navy gun crew on a
Dutch tramp, to commence the
voyage that was to last seven
months and take him around the
world, although not in the direc-
ton any self-respecting bird would
fly.
In convoy through the North At
lantic, Mr.. Tillson saw q tanker fall
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Generals Awarded DSC
For August Africa Roids

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Brig. Gen
Curtis E. Lemay of Lakewood, Ohio
and Brig. Gen. Robert B. Williams
of Albany, Tex, both of the United
States 9Th Air Force Bomber Com
mand, have been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for hero
ism in leading England to Africa
shuttle raids August IT, 1t. Gen
Jacob L. Devers, commander of the
9th Air Force, announced yesterday
Gen. Lemay, then a colonel LED
an assault on Regensburg, while
Gen. Williams directed an attack
on SchWeinfurt.