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TANKS OPEN UP
 ON ALEUTIANS
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bombing distance of Attu.
 The Navys communique was the first mention of Attu since an- nouncement of seven bombing at tacks on the island on May 6. This was the greatest number Of raids thus far made on Attu in one day.
 The Navy communique and the Tokyo announcement agreed that the initial landings occurred Tues day. Tokyo set the date at May l2- Wednesday - but that would be Tuesday, American time.
 Reconquering all of the Aleutians will mark the last phase of Ameri- can success in re.ra'ling the am- bilious Japanese plan to gain con- trol of the North Pacific from the Hawaiian Islands to Alaska and per haps even to gain foothold on the North American continent itself.
 The initial success in defeating that plan occurred in the battle of Midway last June when U. s. forces routed the huge enemy armada which was approaching Hawaii. That invasion foray was timed with the first Japanese move against the Aleutians a move which undoubt- edly had Alaska as its ultimate de- situation.
 The southern arm of the two pronged Japanese offensive at that time was repelled at Midway. The northern arm also was turned back from its major objective-the Amer ican base at Dutch Harbor-but the enemy did succeed in establishing themselves on the western end of the Aleutian string.
 Attu is protected by strong ocean currents and treacherous offshore rocks and hidden reefs. Chichagof harbor on the north coast offers good shelter for vessels of less than IA feet draft. The Navy, however, gave no hint as to where the Amer ican landings were made.
 Attu is 233 nautical miles west of Amchitka, New Britain base in the Rat Islands. The forces now fighting on Attu may have come from Amchitka, which was occupied by U. S. troops Jan. 12.
 Up to today Kiska had figured most prominently in communiques from the Aleutians. The first men, tion of Attu, after the landings in June, 1942, was made by the Navy on July 2, last year, in reporting that patrol plane had observed Japanese transports of that island.
 Tn addition to air raids on Attu, U. s. surface forces have twice bonn barded the island - the first time on Feb. 18 and the second time on last April "A.
 The Japanese apparently had been using Attu chiefly as supply base and as a refueling point for ships headed toward Kiska. Last week, however, the Navy revealed that the enemy had been constructing a landing strip on the island, and 1t was believed Japanese had intended to make Attu base for bombers Tn addition to ChichNgof harbor, Attu has two other shore identations ] where small vessels can be accom-
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Key War Centers
 Of Enemy Shelled
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Halifax and Wellingto nsquadrons of the Canadian Air Force took part in last nights raids on the central Ruhr and it was anonunced that eight planes were missing. These were included in the total of 34 lost.
 The last previous attack on Czech oslovakia was made on April Is. Preliminary reconnaissance reports indicated that heavy industrial dam age had been done in the recent raids on Duisburg and Dortmund in Germany.
 The raid on Berlin was the 62nd of the war on the German capital and the first since April 20 when Rostock and Stettin also were at tackled.
 The new around-the-c clock Allied offensive against Adolf Hitlers Eur opean stronghold began with the record-shattering raid on industrial Duisburg in which almost 1000 planes dropped more than 1,500 tons of bombs. It was kept going yeS- terday when the largest force of Amercan Flying Fortresses sent out on a European raid battered St. Omer and Meaulte in northern France.
 The air ministry said that planes of the RAF bomber command put out lin very great strength" last night.
 Detailed reports of the nights raids were not immediately avail able.
 (The official German news agency DNB reported that 32 British planes were destroyed last night and that 10 others may have been shot down. DNB described the attacks as "nui- sance" raids.)
 The Russian air force also figured ill the air offensive. The Moscow radio announced that the Red air force had bombed Warsaw and a suburb, Praga, Wednesday night hitting military trains and ammuni- tion dumps without losing a single plane.
 (Radio Algiers said Germany had number of air alarms during the night and that telephone communi- cations between Germany and Swed- ell was suspended for a time.)
 The air ministry news service said WhirlWinds, BoStons and Mosquitos of the Fighter Command swept wide areas of occupied European countries last night, including Boulogne, with enemy transport as their principal target.
 It was learned that three or four droves of fighters and fighter bombers had passed over the Eng fish coast at dawn heading toward France. The sound of explosions was heard from Boulogne and Calais a short time later and the planes returned.
 The Flying Fortresses dropped tons of bombs on one of the most important Nazi air bases in western Europe, at St. Omer, and demolished an airplane frame factory at Meaulte, nearby.
 The planes were escorted by a big armada of fighters, including the new American PAY Thunderbolt. and Spitfires pnoted by British
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Resolutions Adopted By Bar Association
Late Mayor ScuIIy Judge PeasIey EuIOgized in MemO-
 rial Session Today; New Officers Elected

Others named are: Vice president, Corporation Counsel Maurice T. Healey; secretary, Superior Court Clerk George H. Freeman; treasur- CT. Common Pleas Court Clerk James E. Mcknight. Attorney Fin ton J. Phelan, retiring president, presided at the meeting.
 The resolution on the late mayor, drawn up by committee composed of Corporation Counsel Maurice T. Healey, Mayor John s. Monagan and Municipal Court Prosecutor Frederick M. Palomba, was pre- sented by MT. Healey. It read in part as follows: Vincent A. Scully was 8 man of great abilities, al- ways at the service of others; his untiring efforts and answering sense of honor and honesty en- deared him to all. By education and natural aptitude he was pre- eminently qualified as a lawyer and as an overseer of the affairs of the City of Waterbury. He character istically gave his full land unselfish support to these matters, aided by a vigorous and practical mind. He was conservative and costructive in his policies. He considered his po- sition as mayor to be one of the most responsible in life.'
 MT. Mascolo read the resolution on Thomas Devlne, who was de- scribed as "a man of brilliant intel lectual attainment" His thorough preparation of legal documents and his command of language was point ed out and his assistance to other lawyers in preparation of briefs and pleadings was recalled. MT. Devine died February 28. Former Compen- sation Commissioner James M Lynch and Atty. Edward Sweeney were on the resolution committee.
 Probate Court Judge Patrick Healey who presented the resolution on Judge Peasley stated, "As law yer and judge and in all his ac- tivities, he was a strong, forceful character, diligent, energetic, cour- ageous. determined and capable. For him, no task or assignment was too difficult or too ardous, no detail too trivial He set high goals and devoted all his powers to their attainment, and cordingly achieved substantial success in his every undertaking, and wielded a marked influence upon all persons and situations within his sphere of action" Attorneys U. G. Church and J. Warren Upson assisted in drawing up the resolution.
 Reading of a resolution on the death of former Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile was postponed. The com- mittee preparing it is composed of former Probate Court Judge Dennis J. Slavin, Municipal Court Prose- cutor William K. LaWlor, and At torney Michael V. Blansfield.
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Canadian, Norwegian and Polish pilots.
 Three bombers and five fighters were lost in the ble-barreled at- tack.
 Thunderbolt pilots were disgruntl- ed because they circled the St. Omer air field three times without getting crack at a German plane.
 The bombing run was unhampered at St. Omer and large fires were started.
 German Focke Wulf and Messer- schmitt fighters were active over Meaulte, however. and all the Allied losses were suffered there Meaulte had been bombed four times pre- viously, three times by fortresses. The last raid was on Oct. 2, 1942.
 "Moon Turns Red'
 Lieut.. John Bodenhamer of Corpus Christi, Tex, said that the glow from fires at St. Omer was so great that "even the moon turned red"
 The U. s. Army communique said six enemy aircraft were destroyed by fighters and many" others by bombers.
 St. Omer is in the extreme north- ern part of France, some 15 miles in- land from the Dover Straits.
 (The German DNB official news agency said that five U. s. planes including one Thunderbolt were de- Stroyed0
 Fires started by the British bomb- CTS in the raid on Duisburg We'd nesday night still were burning more than 12 hours later. according to reconnaissance reports.
 The German air force continued it's attacks on the East Anglia coast of England for the third straight night and at least eight persons were reported killed.
 London had a one-hour air alarm early today and anti-aircraft guns went into action when at least one enemy raider was spotted. No bombs were dropped but flares were drop ped on one part of the city.
 (The Berlin radio announced that a strong formation of German bombers raided Chelmsford, 27 miles northeast of London, and that foul of the NaZi planes were missing)
 The air ministry announced that RAF Typhoon bombers and fight CTS destroyed number of German aircraft refueling at the Abbeville airdrome last evening. A bomb was seen to explode in group of eight planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
WLB REJECTS NEW
 HAVEN RAISE PLEA

Boston. May 14,-(UP)-The re- gional War Labor Board today de- nied a 10 cents per hour wage in- crease to more than 300 employees of the New Haven Pulp & Board Co. of New Haven, Conn.
 The United Paper, Novelty & Toy Workers International Union local 457 (CIO) based its wage increase request on the grounds that higher rates were paid by similar com- panies in New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
POLANDO IN SERVICE

Lynn, Mass, May 14-(UP) -Johrr L. Polando, 37, of Lynn, on'ctime CO., holder of the worlds nonstop fly ing record, was enroute to Great Falls, Mont, .oday to become cap tain in the Seventh Fer Group of the U. s. Ferrying Command.
 With the late Russell Boardman, Polando flew from New York to Is- tanbul-more than 5000 miles in 1881.
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President

morning. Tribute also was rendered to two other deceased members of the association, former Superior Court Judge Frederick Peasley and Attorney Thomas F. Devine.
 Attorney Edward Mascolo, former municipal court judge, was elected president for the coming year.
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Mayor Vincent A. Scully was de- scribed as "an excellent lawyer. a real war mayor and real soldier" in a resolution adopted by the Wa terbury Bar association at its an- nual meeting in superior court this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
CHURCHILL MAKES
 TRIP ABOARD SHIP

Washington, May 14.-UP)- Prime Minister Winston Churchill came to the United States this time by ship, with the last leg of the trip to Washington being made by train.
 The White House permitted that disclosure late yesterday, two days after Churchill's arrival. He ap- parently was on the high seas when the Allied armies smashed through to victory last Friday at Bizerte and Tunis.
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MAPOR IS TECHICIAN
 Major c. s. Ramsay Hill, techni- cal director on Madame Curie" at M-G-M has been assigned to White Cliffs of Dover"
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modated. One is Holtz Bay. west of Chichagof, and the other is Sarana Bay on the northeast shore.
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BUY WAR BONDS. STAMPS
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ALLIES SHELL
 ITALIAN PORTS

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HOUSE APPROVES
 GENERAL BUDGET

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CHINA ASSURED
 FREEDOM SOON

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10000 JEWS IN
 WARSAW SLAIN

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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
UNION CHURCH NEWS

Sunday School at 2 o'clock and
preaching at 3 o'clock. Mr.. c. A.
Timmons will have charge of the
service. so come out and let us
have a nice crowd. Our attendance
has been falling off lately so come
out and let's not lose interest in
our little church. We want our
church to be a church that is
going forward and not standing
still.
Wake up, American people. and
look where we are headed! Surely
God is not pleased when he sees
the empty seats in the churches
and all the full dance halls and
beer gardens? Where are all the
Christians that they will sit idly
by and let this happen to our
country? Gods patience can not
last forever and if you call your
self a Christian you should get
busy and save our country from
the wrath of God. Now is the
time to work for God and show
him where we stand.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Christian Science Church Service
Report: Sunday, Aug. Is. 1913. The
subject of the Lesson Sermon in
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
1901 VanBuren Street, Wilmington,
and Christian Science Society,
Grange Hall, Milford (and all
Christian Science Churches and
Societies throughout the world)
Sunday, Aug. Is, 1913, is: Soul.
Morning Service and Sunday
School are at l1:00.
The Golden Text is: Psalms 90:
1-3. The Lord is my shepherd;
shall not want. He maketh me to
lie down in green pastures: he
leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restOreth my soul.
A Bible citation from the Les
son-SermOn is: Luke 1922, 81, 32.
And he said unto his disciples,
Therefore l say unto you, Take
no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat; neither for the body,
what ye shall put on. 81. But
rather seek ye the kingdom of
God; and all these things shall be
added unto you. 30. Fear not; lit
tie flock; for it is your Fathers
good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
A correlative passage from the
Textbook, Science and Health,
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy is: (P.442:22-2S)
Christ, Truth, gives mortals tenn
porary food and clothing until the
material, transformed with the
ideal. disappears. and man is cloth
ed and fed spiritually. st. Paul
says, work out your own saliva
ton with fear and trembling"
Jesus said, Fear not, little flock;
for it is your Fathers good pleas
ure to give you the kingdom"
"wednesday evening Service,
Wilmington. 500 o'clock; Milford,
the first Wednesday of the month
at 500 P. M
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
CHILDREN'S BEACH
HOUSE CHATTER

Tuesday was a busy day at the
Beach House. II began just as we
were ready to stop bathing in the
morning. Since several of us had
felt crabs, it was suggested by one
of the cOunselors that Ardell get
the crab net and that Vincent get
line. Soon two crabs were caught.
1t was time. however. to go in for
dinner. As soon as We finished
dinner. some of us got into our
bathing suits again. And did we
catch crabs? Before nap time we
had caught over three dozen,
which was enough for one meal.
We expected to have to help pick
them out. but instead We had crab
salad for supper. Mrs. Rust and
Mrs. Mitchell had done quick work
getting them ready. After nap We
caught many more for our neigh
bors. We had such fun that we
continued grabbing after supper
until we had to get ready for bed.
The new uniforms arrived last
week. and the boys dressed in
theirs Sunday. We had our pic
lures taken in them. They are
blue shorts and blue and white
striped jerseys.
Two new boys arrived last week.
Jimmy Brown and James O'Neal.
both from Wilmington. They are
enjoying swimming and grabbing.
Our counselors were visiting last
week. Miss Warrington spent the
weekend in Philadelphia with
Miss Mae Russell. and Miss Joseph
went to Allentown for a part of
last week.
This week we are enjoying Miss
Bancroft. who is the guest of Miss
Tatman. We certainly can keep
her busy early in the morning
when we draw. paint. and make
airplane models Then We are glad
to have her go swimming and crab
bing with us.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
FED STATE MOTORISTS
RENE DEMONSTRATIONS
tcOntinusd from First Page,

AContAnuca Ahonl rlAht FAkcI
He explained that an owner. to
renew by mail for a period of one
year, should mail his registration
card to any of the three motor We
hicle offices-Wilmington, Dover or
Georgetown-with check or money
order payable to the motor vehicle
division in the amount of the regis
tratiOn fee stamped on the regis
tration card.
e The card will be returned to
the registering mOtorist. properly
stamped, along with one new in
sert. If the motorist desires to re-
new. for only six months. he should
send half the amount stamped on
the registration card plus 81 for
the privilege of securing a six
months registration.
Returning service men physical
ly and mentally fit to drive an au-
tomobile will be able to renew
their former automobile operators
license without having to undergo
the usual examination required of
operators who permit their licenses
to lapse, Williams announced.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
A NEW HAVEN MAN
KILLED IN VIRGINIA

Collision of an automobile and
truck on Route 13, one-half mile
south of Nelsonia. Virginia. Mon
day night. July 26, about 1O:45, re-
suited in the death of Joseph Bel
busti. 81. of New Haven, Conn.
The Connecticut man was travelling
south when the accident occurred.
In the car with him was Robert
d. Courtney. U. S. Navy, on his
way to Norfolk. whom Belbusti had
given a ride from Dover, and the
truck. northbound, was driven by
Guy S. Webb of Milford, aged So,
who was accompanied by Cyriel
Webb. also of Milford. Following
the collision, Mr.. Belbusti was
taken from the wreckage of his
car and started to the Memorial
Hospital. at Nassawadox. but he
died before reaching there.
His injuries included a broken
collar-bone and fractured skull.
Courtney received minor cuts and
bruises. while neither of the oecu-
pants of the truck was hurt. Riders
in both vehicles stated to officers.
who were called to the scene, that
they were asleep at the time of
the crash. and according to Court
ney he was on his side of the road
when the car crashed into the
truck which he was driving. How
ever. Courtney was arrested on a
charge of Involuntary manslaugh-
ter and was held at Accomac for
hearing. He was released the next
day. There was very little dam
age done to the truck. but the au-
tomobile. which was convertible
Buick, was completely demolished.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
Milford Grange Notes

Milford Grange met in regular
business meeting Saturday even
ing with a very good attendance.
Mr.. Gulick our overseer and
Mrs. Guliick, are leaving Delaware
to make their home in Easton, Pa.
Due to the absence of the chair
man of the August committee, the
September committee will present
the program on August 21. The
committee: Mr.. and Mrs. N. B.
Downing, Mrs. Mary Mason. Mrs.
Mabel Armour. Miss Annie Swan
son, and Willis Hammond.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
MARKINGS OF NEW FUEL OIL
COUPONS EXPLAINED BY OPA
tcOntlnued from Elrst Pasel

lConunueo from Elrat FAGcJ
those marked '25' are good for
twenty-five gallons at any time
through September 80, 1914.
Coupons marked with a number
and word units" underneath are
all designed as valid for a specific
period, from Period l through Per-
iod 5. Period l coupons are now
valid and remain valid through
January 3, 1914. These are not fix
ed-value coupons. The value may
be changed at any time because of
weather conditions or the supply
situation.
AT present the unit value is fix
ed at ten gallons. This means that
coupon marked five units is now
worth fifty gallons. The period des-
ignation tells when the unit-value
coupons will become valid. The
unit value for each period will be
announced at the beginning of each
period, the value depending upon
how much fuel oil will be available
for civilian use during specific per-
iod."
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
Obituary
ROUTZAHN

ROUTZAHN
William +. Routzahn, II years
old. of 1902 Mt. Vernon street,
Philadelphia, died on Thursday,
August 5. He leaves a wife, who
will be remembered as Miss Annie
Clendaniel of Milford. Funeral SER
vices were held at his late home
Sunday evening. The remains were
brought to Milford on Monday and
inferred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The floral sprays were many and
beautiful.
JOHNSON
Clarence Johnson, aged 5S years,
passed away at his residence in
Milton on Sunday. August 8, after
a long illness. Surviving Mr.. john
son are his widow, Mrs. Rebecca
Jane Johnson; two sons. Robert,
stationed at Camp Mccain, Miss,
and Clarence. Jr.. stationed at
Bradley Field. Conn; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Viola Fisher. of Lewes;
his mother, Mrs. Laura Phillips. of
fredericksburg. Md; two sisters.
Mrs. Charles Moore of Oak Orchard
and Mrs. Ulysses Mills of Federals-
burg. Md. and one grandson. Lewis
l.. Fisher. stationed at Fort Riley.
Kansas City. Funeral services
were held at Wilson's funeral home
on Thursday. August IL. at two
O'Clock. and interment was made in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Milton.
with Rev William Hudson of Mill
ton, officiating.
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L@1- morning make us
all feel that life is really
worthwhile again. The long
heat spell has caused the
grass, the bushes and even the
trees to curl up and look so
parched, that that stage almost
reached the human beings in
sympathy. However, none of
us are unmindful of the heat
of the tropics where many of
our boys are living and fight
ing for their lives and ours;
and it is almost sacrilege for
us to complain here where we
have comforts. food and loved
ones. II is a, part of our ma
lures to complain and is often
done unconsciOusly and with
out much depth of meaning.
We do welcome the change in
temperature for it will be of
benefit to gardens and the
things they produce. | never
thought l would get such a
thrill from picking a quart of
lima beans or some tomatoes
as these things have given ME
as we have gathered them out
of our yard. 1t has been an
experiment that we shall re-
peat.
The social doings of the week
have been carried on by the
young folks of the community.
Peter Hammond, four years
old, celebrated the birthday on
Wednesday at his cottage at
Slaughter Beach. Jackie Bay
mum, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Baynum, and eight years
old yesterday. invited eighteen
boys and girls out to his home
on South Walnut street at one
for refreshments on the lawn
and then they were his guests
at a movie party. These
birthday occasions are mile
stones, and happy ones for the
young boys and girls. The
Baynums have a house guest
for the party, who is Miss
Anne Nutter of Camden, N. ].
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Nutter. Isn't it
nice that the children are
friends as well as the parents.
Another group of teen-age girls
were guests of Roselyn Sharp
last week in celebration of her
fourteenth birthday. The party
was really arranged by her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
Sharp, as surprise movie
party. the guests going after
the show to Ragains' for re-
freshments. The fun continued
at the Playground for Ruth
Clements. Patsy Ann Mills.
Janet Lee Prettyman. LOr-
raine Mills. Ida Ann Hollis,
Betty Monroe. Ruth Humes,
and Margaret and Elizabeth
Turk.
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