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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Watertown, April - Ralph C.. Humiston died at his home l06 Por- ter street, early Thursday morning. He was born in Waterbury, June 12, 1890, the son of Warren T., and Isa- bel (Manson) Humiston and moved to Watertown when a young boy. MT. HurniSton has been resident of Watertown for the past 40 years.
 Survivors include his wife: Helen CHosking) Humiston; five brothers, Warren G. Humiston of Porter treet Watertown; Clyde Humiston of Southbury; Joeph Humiston of Por- ter treet, Watertown; Harry Humis- ton of Waterbury and Hugh Humis- ton of Woodbury; and one sister, Miss Olive Humiston of Watertown.
 Funeral services will be held at the Hickox Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Fred Wilcock, pastor of the Meth0- dist church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening from 2 until 9 o'clock.
 War Food Demonstration
 The war food demonstration on Meat Extenders" to be sponsored by the Watertown Consumers Con- mittee will be held in the town hall, Friday afternoon, April 9, at 2:30 o'clock.
 Miss Pauline Girard, eastern rep resentative of the Wheat Flour In- stitute, will conduct the demonstra- ton. All homemakers who wish to stretch their meat rations as far as possible and still supply highly nutritious meals for their families are urged to attend this demonstra- tion. There will be no admission charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

NLoHLlnued rom PaRe lD bombed and strafed Japanese in- stallations and personnel from an altitude below 50 feet. Heavy ex- plosions and large fires were ob- served.
 South Pacific Gall dates east lon- gitudeJ:
 "2. On April 1:
 "(a) During the night Of March 3l-ApriI 1, Catalina (Consoli- dated) patrol bomber attacked a Japanese surface force of i've de- stroyers and one cargo vessel south- west of Kolombangara Island. Al the same time Army Liberator Consolidated B-2D bombers car- rted out a low altitude attack on the same force. Results were unob- served.
 "(b) During the morning, 90 to 4G Zero fighters were engaged by a force of Wildcat (GruInan F4F) Corsair (Vought F4U) and Light. ming fighters northwest of Guadal- canal Island. Sixteen Japanesf planes were shot down. Six U. s planes were shot down, but two U. s pilots were rescued.
 "(c) 4 force of Dauntless (D0ug' las SEP dive bombers, escorted bJ fighters, attacked Japanese p0sitioni at suayanau plantation (southeas coast of Rekata Bay). Results wert not reported"
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Continued from Page D our batteries opened a terrific bar rage.
 It looked like they hit every inch of those eastern horseshoe shaped slopes. Then the infantry charged up the hillsides, taking on enemy troops and gun crews. Forty-five minutes after we started out. four StukaS came in from the northeast but the only casualty was one sig nal corps man shot in the buttocks while cliInbing telephone pole.
 Three of our tanks moved in. The valley by then was smoky and dusty. One of our tanks made 1t clear through enemy lines up the slope by Sunset.
 Infantrymen could be seen moving eastward over Djebel Merda clean ing up enemy pockets. As soon as this scattered resistance is eliminat- ed, we can rush eastward through the entire Guettar Pass area, but we may find plenty of resistance.
 Reports said the enemy is moving some armor from his positions to the south and east.
 The Americans took 400 prisoners yesterday. One was an Italian Lieu tenant Colonel. During the last three adys we've snagged better than TOO. of whom 70 were in one haul by three young soldiers.
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they will be forced to work at the point of bayonets through quarter ing of troops in coal mining com- munities.
 We think 8 grave mistake is be- ing made by whenever is responsible for this intimidating policy"
 Lewis said that the activities of the war departments military intel legience were confirmed" by Drew Pearson in his syndicated column. Washington Merry Go Round yesterday.
 Pearson'g column said:
 Fearing possible outbreaks in coal mining states. the War Department made secret preparations to use troops if necessary. But Ed Mo- Grady. labor adviser to the Under Secretary of War, feels the best way to keep order is to talk to the miners in their language. McGrady has left for the coal areas, to keep his finger on the pulse of the min ers-and to keep that pulse down.
 The miners now are working un- der a temporary wage ageemenl which extended the old contract foI 30 days from April 1, while negotiat- ions for a new contract could bG carried on here. Prior to adoption Of the temporary agreement, Lewis declared that the miners would mol "trespasS' on the operators property without a contract.
 Adoption of the extension pre-. vented a shutdown of the mines yesterday. Discussions have since continued on the miners demands for a S2-a-day pay increase. "portal to portal' basis for the beginning and ending of wages. the unloniza- ton of all mine workers up to su- perintendent, and other Iesg-con- troversial proposals.
 The Southern Appalachian Wage Conference went into session today with no comment from the con- ferees.
 pr. John R. steeiman, director U. $. Cancellation Service, who chs tered the negotiations several days ago as a mediator, apparently wal still in Washington.
 Lewis, after criticizing the Army was preparing to receive this af- terno0n the answeF of the anthra. cite Mine Operators Of Northeast eFn Pennsylvania to UNIV demands ln that area which are almost iden. tical with those proposed for the ! soft coal sreaG
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the great Axis base of Bizerte.
 CThe Vichy radio said British forces were making violent attacks against German and Italian posi- tons on northern Tunisia with specially trained British mountain troops being sent into action.)
 A dispatch from Donald Coe, United Press Staff correspondent on the north front, said the Germans renewed their attempts to halt the British advance east of Sedjenane yesterday, but failed to budge the British forces and the communique made clear that the First Army had resumed It's advances.
 The British advance north of Sedjenane was aimed at Cap Ser. rat, i2 miles away.
 The communique textually:
 "The Tunisia front was generally quieter yesterday. Our patrols were very active over the whole front.
 Tn the north, our troops con- tinued to push northwards and east- wards beyond Sedjenane.
 "Air: On the night of March 3i- April 1, our boinbers attacked the docks at Bizerte.
 "Yesterday a large force of me- dium and light bombers attacked Fl Maou airfield at Sfax with good re- suits.
 "The airflelds at La Fauconnerie and El Diem were attacked by for- nations of light bombers and fires were left burning.
 Air operations in northern Tu- nisia were restricted by weather but fighter sweeps were maine tained over the sector from Zone 4ols tc Ei Guett0r, and attacks were made on enemy vehicles. Nine enemy aircraft were destroyed dur ing all these operations and four of aircraft are missing"
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Strategic Tunisian
 Targets Hit Again
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to southern Tunisia, where the weather was excellent despite de- terioration of conditions in the north
 A large force of light and medium mobbers attacked Fl Maou airdrome and the Sfax area on Thursday and light bombers hammered the air fields at La Fauconnerie and Fl Diem, starting fires.
 The Allied planes also renewed their sweeps over the central fight ing sector from Fondouk to Fl Guet- tar, batterihg vehicles and positions in support of the ground forces.
 Today's communique described these operations tersely but else- where 1t was disclosed that the Allied operations, especially those carried out by the RAT Desert Air Force in the SFAx region, were comparable to the biggest similar ate tacks at any time during the 9th army drive from Egypt to Tunisia.
 Fighter bombers, fighters and light and medium bombers smothered vast areas under a constant rain of bombs and cannon shells, which not only disrupted the enemy's move merts but gave Allied forces strong air umbrella.
 There was every indication that heavy fighting on the ground lies ahead for both the British Eighth Army and the Americans east of Fl Guettar.
 As informed sources previously had warned, Rommel still has a great deal of punch left and was able to get most of his equipment safely through the Gabes bottleneck Although he is apparently with drawing northward for closer con- tact with the Axis forces under Gen. Jurgen Won Arnim, strong rear-guards and thick minefields are holding up the Allied advance at key points.
 There was little definite indica- tion of Rommel's future plans for the battle of Tunisia, but the Al- lies are holding strong superiority in the air and jabbing continuously to maintain the initiative on the ground.
 "A London broadcast today quoted Stockholm reports that Hitler had ordered Rommel to cling to the Tunisian foothold to the last man, presumably without hope of exacuat- ing any large forces to 5icilyJ
 The Eighth Army, meantime, was believed building up strength for another lunge to the north, this time through hastily-prepared Axis defenses above Oudref at the north- ern end of the Gabes bottleneck Some 40 miles still separated the Eighth Army from the American El Guettar forces to the northwest.
 KebiIi Captured
 A French column strengthened the Eighth Army's flank with the capture of Kebili, believed the last stronghold below the salt lakes (Chotts) in southern Tunisia still in Axis hands.
 Kebill lies 66 miles west of Brl- tish-held Gabes and the only road of escape to the north runs across Chott Fl FedJadj, reaching an American-hel junction southeast of Fl Guettar.
 Tn northern Tunisia. Lieut.. Gen. Kenneth A. N. ,Andersons First Army already was six miles beyond scdienane and within 22 miles of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
RalphC Was
 Resident For 40 Years
Died Yesterday at His HOme Funeral Will Be Held
 Saturday at O'Clock
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serial numbers of their Army identi- fcation cards after their names on the list.
 It is necessary that this be done as soon as possible SO that official records of the post may be kept. The Army serial numbers of those listed names, against which stars have been placed have already been re- ported to the persc mel officer.
 Nearing Quota
 The sum of $ll l,454.52 reported as the amount raised in the local Red Cross War Fund drive up until We'd nesday night had risen to $l2,100 by Thursday evening. Although receipts were slow in coming in dur ing the early weeks of the campaign the amount recorded on the War Fund thermometer has been rising rapidly during the last weeks, which is most encouraging.
 During the week of April 1 to q 8 collection for the fund will be taken up in the Cameo theater each evening and on Sunday afternoon
 Mrs. Smith Hostess
 Mrs. William R. Smith was host ess for, a meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Congregational church, at her home on Woodruff avenue, Thursday af- ternoon. Mrs. William R. Cook presided at the business meeting during which announcements were made of the annual state meeting to be held at Center church in New Haven, Wednesday, April 28, and of the Litchfield district, Connecti- cut Council of Congregational Wom- en to be held at the Second Congre- gational church, Waterbury, on Monday, April at Il 8. m. The spring offering of the Missionary Society is due in May.
 During the program period, Mrs Harold Kopp and Mrs. w. B. Pickard reported on the fourth and fifth chapters of the study book on Latin America.
 Mrs. Smith as hostess was assisted by Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs Frederick J. Camp.
 Miss Violet Coddington, lecturer oi the Watertown Grange, has re- ceived word from Hartford that two of the films to be shown during the program meeting at the Grange this evening, have been changed from those previously announced The titles of the films to be shown tonight are: News Thrills of 1942' Victory Gardens" and "The Arm Behind the Army"
 Federal Lodge Notice
 Members of Federal lodge of Mas ons will meet at Masonic temple tonight at T:30 o'clock to go to the Hickcox funeral home, where they will conduct a service for their late brother, Ralph c. Humiston.
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(Continued from Page D anngerous alike to our construc- tive farm policy and to our whole var effort"
 Obviously mindful that an attempt will be made to override his veto, eIle President in his message to the senate appealed ito the considered tlAfgment of the congress" to re- fNct the measure.
 The President forecast runaway lnfiation spiral if the administra- tons present anti-inflation line is broken.
 Ihe Bankhead bill was aimed at G portion of Mir. Roosevelt's price B&ahilization order instructing that uHynients to farmers under the soil conservatlon and domestic allotment act, the agricultural adjustment act CT incentive subsidies shall be de- ducted in computing the parity price below which ceiling prices cannot be set.
 's1he time has come when all 0k us--farmers, workers, managers and investors must realize that we cannot improve our living standards iI q period of total war;" the Presi- dent said in his veto message. "On the contrary, we must all cut our staudards of living for the dura- ton"
 Farm leaders pushed the bill through both Houses of Congress with an argument that the price mobilization act, on which the or- dsr was based, did not grant any one the right to deduct such bene- fik payments from either party or maximum prices. .
 .'If by this bitl," MT. Roosevelt said, @you force an increase in the c0st ef the basic food stuffs, and as q result the national war labor board increases wages, no one can te.l where increases will start or what those increased wages will ul- tiHiately cost the farmers and all people of the nation"
 ae said the Bankhead bill would not help the farmer with his im- mediate war difficulties and would xlanike "tEe winning of the war more difficult and gravely imperil our chances of winning the peace"
 MT. Roosevelt said farmers al- xanav enjoy a relatively favorable nAsifion" in the nations war time economic structure and said he did not believe the American farmer wanted imitation.
 Emphasizing that the war labor board has said that a break in Its @iIttle steel" formula for wage stab- alixatiOn now will start an inevit- miiIe inflationary spiral" MT. Roose- veIt said:
 Tt will become impossible to hold this line if the cost of living is gtfIl further increased-not from anaperative war needs, but by the action of congress in departing from 1ts declared policy to stabilize al prices and wages"
 Ize said the Bankhead bill de- parted from the only practical basii on which any sound stabilizatior program could proceed-"faithfu adherence to the present balanced Tciationships between wages anc prlces.S The "only purpose" of thu Bankhead bill was to take "fron the government the power to pre- vent very substantial increases 1T . food prices" he added.
 ae predicted the measure woulc deprive the government of the pow CT to prevent price rises which might Increase the cost of livint by more than per cent, and adC more than ei,000. 100000 to the na' tiong food budget.
 The Bankhead measure is phas' in one of the most difficult dom estic problems Mir. Roosevelt haI been called upon to face-the tug
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
vasion This Year Seen As Sure Wager
llsr Orders ROmme to Try a 'StaIingrad' Stand Rather Than Mediterranean DunIirk'

vasion will come along the soft underslde of the Axis.
 3. The Nad aim must obviously be to delay the invasion as long ai possible.
 {. Rommel is putting up thu hardest kind of fighting in his re- treat. giving up ground only under the strongest pressure.
 s. The Nazis are still shipping men and supplies to Tlnisia, which they hardly would do if they planned to pull out shortly.
 In view of the dangers and diffi- culties of extracting men and ma terials from Tunisia under an Allied sea and air pounding, 1t is hardly doubted that the Nazi high con- mand would prefer to utilize it's inc vestment in the Afrika Korps by fighting the Allies in the field where 1t can inflict losses on the Allies rather than accept huge "Dunkirk' losses without any strategic gain.
 This does not mean that Rommel won't try to pull out what is left of his forces once he finally has to give up his last strategic foot hold at Bizerte. But if he fights as long and bitterly as the Allies expect him to, there probably won't be any great number left to evacu- ate.
 Efforts by the Axis to gather up Mediterranean shipping are believed to tie in more with preparations to resist an Allied invasion than with plans for evacuating the Afrika Korps. The same theory is believed to apply to reports that the Ger mans want the Italian fleet. The fleet, 1t is believd, would be more useful for attacking an Allied in- vasion fleet than for protecting evacuation boats under a rain of Allied bombs.
 The big fortress attack on Cagli- ari probably does not affect the thearies about an African Dunkirk one way or the other. Cagliari, on Sardinia, is 8 forward base for sup plies going to Tunisia and an i'm portant Nazi air headquarters for the support of Rommel and for at- tacks on Allied shipping. It, there- fore Is a prime target under any consideration.
 Axis propaganda clearly indicates that the Nazis fully anticipate an initial invasion of Europe coming from the south. Rommel presum- ably has been ordered to inflict as many casualties as possible on the Allies to delay or upset plans for the attack on Europe. Such plans presumably are going forward side by side with the cleaning up of Tunisia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
SEWER SERVICE FOR
 LONG HILL PROJECT

4 petition for authorization to construct 1900 feet Of sewer service on Long HllI road was referred to the board of aldermen by the board of finance.
 Controller Cornelius F. Maloney said that money is available for the project providing the aldermanic board sanctions the project. The line is necessary to service the new federal war housing project to be constructed in that secidan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
PATENT GRANTED
 WATERBURY MAN

According to a recent patent list compiled at the ofiices of Wooster and Davis, patent lawyers of Bridgeport, patent on a plumbing fixture was issued to Elton A. Pope of Waterbury and assigned to the Chase Brass & Copper Co.. Inc, two patents on a fiuted shank fastener have been granted to Forrest G. Purinton of Waterbury and assign ed to the Patent Button Co.,, and Addison w. Evans of Torrington has received a patent for a double inlet blower wheel which was as- signed to the Torrington Mfg. Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
#H MANRTsON SALISBURY

MT HARRISON SALISBURY N|tea Press Staff COFrespondent)
 adon, April 2. - (UP) - De- aments in Tsmisla indicate that 6If Hitler has ordered Nazi Field tRzi1aI Edwin Rommel to at- apt a "stalingrad" stand rather 5Mn & Mediterranean "Dunkirk,' 1t Ha believed today.
 Materially the Allies do not know Houmels battle plans. but pretty 44IIniie conclusions can be drawn on this cituation:
 H An Allied invasion opening 's year now Is as sure as any aIug can be.
 1 unless all signals fail. the inc
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MONTGOMERY OPTIMISTIC

Belfast, April 2-fuP)- -Gen, Sir Bernard L. Montgomery hopes to meet Nazl Field Marshal Erwin RonlmeI r- "ag a prlsoner'--and probably viii follow ID his capture by being in the forefront Of any European invasion, Lady Montg0n- cry, the British generals mother
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

MT. and Mrs. John J. Carpentier of 5l Mohawk street entertained re- gently at a farewell party at their home for their son Charles who was inducted into the Army. The guest of honor was presented with many gifts, including a wrist watch and a purse of money.
 The gugests included: Mrs. Am- anda Phaneuf, Mrs. Rose Oliver, Mrs. Laura Poissant, MT. and Mrs. Harvey Barnes, MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert Carpenter, MT. and Mrs. Ralph Bouffard, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Bouffard, MT. and Mrs. Hugh Dow ney, MT. and Mrs. James McGovern. Mir. and Mrs. James Ahrens, MT. and Mrs. John O'Donnell, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Moore, MT. and Mrs. Albert Carpenter, MT. and Mrs. William Carpenter, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Lamonatgne, MT. and Mrs. Henry Grenier, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Brennan, MT. and Mrs. Felix Carpenter, MT. and Mrs. Henry Brouseau, MT. and Mrs. Romeo Marcil, MT. and Mrs. Domenic Cher ubini, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Carpen- tier.
 Misses Doris Bouffard, Cecile Beausoleil. Murial Lindsey, Jean- nette Paquette, Jeannette Bouffard, Alice Baribault, Elizabeth Griffen, Beverly J. Grenier, Airline McGov- ern, Judith Marcil, Rita B. Carpen- tier and MT. and Mrs. John J. Car pentier.
 Also John Grady, Ernest Berube. Felix Carpenter. Jr., Clark Cady, John Sherwil, Robert McGovern, Donald J. Cherubini, Richard M. Carpentier, Maurice Brousseau, Charles A. Carpentier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
WILLIAM HIGGINS DIES

LaWrerce, Mass, April 2.-(UP) William V. Higgins. 47. a Boston broker and former European sales manager for the Gillette Safety Razor O.. died at hospital today from a heart ailment after Q several months' illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
Observers Notice

Observers at the Watertown ob-
 servation post, who were in the first group to receive their Army cards will find their names listed at the post. All spoilers whose names are on this list and who are now regular or regular substitute observers are requested to write the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Income tax is now paid by i0,- 5OO,O0O Britons, cmopared with 3 3,80O, ,O0O in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Scrambling down . Chimpey, steeplejack recently rescued two hnvs from . river uear London,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
BANKHEAD BILL
 VETOED BY FOR

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The Earbenders play their regu- lar Friday night game of cards to- night at Washington Park Commu- nity House, at S:15 o'clock.
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RUSSIA ACCEPTS
 U. 5. INVITATION

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BURNS ASSIGNED TO 6. A. OUTFIT
Sylvan Ave. Youth Real. izes Army Ambition;
 Party Held
Washington Hill

Mrs. Henry walsh of Fairmount street left today to join her son, Robert, who is stationed with the U. s. Coast Guard at Key West, Florida. Mrs. Walsh expects to stay about a month in Florida, and hopes to see some of the other Wa terbury lads stationed with the other branches of the service in and around Florida.
 Friends of Joseph Patrick Burns, son of Mir. and Mrs. Wayne Burns of Sylvan avenue, will be glad to know that Joe has been assigned to the coast artillery, a branch of the service he hoped to be in. Joe left with the last contingent of See lected service from his home city. His address. for anyone who would like to write to him, and without a doubt the new "doughboy'' would be pleased to get mail from home, is Pvt. Joseph P. Burns, Coast Ar- tillery. A. s. N. 3l3206e6-Battery A-776th Co. A. B. N. GA. A) Camp Davis, North Carolina. Joseph's day saw service in the last World War and is member of the Amer ican Legion.
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MINERS RESENT
 ARMY'S ACTION

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SOLOMONS FIGHT
 FLARES UP AGAIN

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AMERICANS POUND
 TOWARD JUNCTURE

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Pvt. Louis J. Poeltl writes from Atlantic City, N. J., that he is in the air corps, and is just another case of where lad got the branch of the service he was most inter- ested in. Anyone from the Hill knows that Louis Poelt should be in the air corps as he was seldom seen around Washington park as 8 small lad without one of his model planes in tow, and all the young sters from the neighborhood tag ging along to see the plane" take off. Louis address is as follows, Pvt. Louis J. Poeltl, 708th T. N. C.. R. G. F.-73rd T. N. G. Wing Squadron A-Room 32--A. A. P. T.. T. c. Atlantic City, New Jersey.