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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
Many Fires
At liIlunda
Dive Bonbers Raid
Jap Soiomons Base,
In Attack Believed
Unusually Successful

Washington. Feb. I.-tNPl-
American a'vc bombcT- started
"many fires" i!I a heavy raid "n
the japanese air base al Munda
in the central S0IDmDns. the
Navy announced today.
ON February p" the Navy com
mga que .s.G. '' < Dumbvls with
Lighter escort attacked .lIpaucs, pr
sI.Iull- at kl-ad. f.. the north Pacific
20 F"1n. ., -. i.yC bomber.
with t.@ht,. escort .''4v."d japanese
pu. stIunS ut Nmd.. i'm III" SplomnnS
Aluay fires we're started and a, lva~
nn" piano Wis destroyed un ju,
-.nrad.'
The report that numerous
biIIr> were observed after the
dive bomber raid on Nunda was
unusual Navy communicate. on
Nunda attacks usually .lv either
that r"'TIt> were not observed
az ci>c HAT one or two fires were
seen.
The curnrys central Su,,1nns
STRONG point 1DlH"c"llv 'rn. 70 Iol.v
Breathing ."n '.c dive Drmbcry.
therefore. ."d - v.- entirely ru~-
To- '.H' 'H'...'.', weather. and 70
.1 '" 'w."r u attacking planes
NJ q" '0i. nnr of 'nc most successful
IF IN" q. .1d. Nh.n have now been
aaarus' AI8.da
Destruction of 'rr p'u.c ru the
ground raise. ~ Gs5 IN, total rrr.nr~
r' craft '1" iun.uc." have ,af if-
.tr'iN 100 "."N.' Iu the SH'un.u-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
tHJ Til, .ISSocjoicd Press

org me .lSSOCWtCd prCSS)
Carrying on one of the great
est sustained aerial uiicnSiVcS
0i iHr war, RAi bombVrS struck
al the German war ioundricS
city Of Cologne in Il very heavy
attack last night. IL British
C"mmunlquc announced today.
Upwards of POO RAF planes
tho night raidimg giants which
carry S.0Oo-pnund "doublc block
busters apparently took part
in the assault. on the basis of
average losses of ) per cent.
Ten planes were listed rs miss
Ing.
\ EcrIin broadcast said the
RAJ dropped high explosives
and iTcrndiarics. and put in its
familiar propaganda claim of
damage 10 several hospitals" as
well H. acknow lodging casualties
To The civilian population.
!.' attack on Cologne capped =
~ w period of tremendous blows
& Nt'rr's "Eurupcan fortress by
American daylight raiders and RAF
nigh, ..rrs. These included:
J. y Devastating assault 10y L. s.
Flying FortrrSsc> and L!bcrators
asans' the German U-boui nest at
".hrm-havcu.
> Three attacks ,r ny. btlI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
GANDHFS CONDITION
is LITTLE CHANGED

Bombay. Feb. 2T-ItP-A
government communicate said TO
day there was vCrv little change
in tho condition Of Nohanhas X.
Gandhi. now in the 18Th day Of
21-day fast undertaken in an
effort to obtain his unconditional
rcaIraSc from intcrnmcnt.
"fIc is Soncw hat apathrtic and
not 50 cheerful" the bulletin
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
North Front:
Active After
,r5alossg asta
Allies Beat Off Nazi
Attacks; kommelps
Forces Reported
Burning Stores
orr Thc .A#&ocjoinJ Pr,xxJ

New fighting ragged ON the
long St;lvm:tlcd front in north
rrm Tumi>ia to-day as allied
troops beat Off ."..-rud axis Ill
tacl>S in four sectors of the
nis-Bi2,rIr zone. while ON the
central front the Germans were
reported burning stores and
blowing uD a!rports in their re-
treat.
"lh" lighting continues" said
u bulletin from General Dwight
II. Ei-.nnoWrr'+ hoadquartrrs.
rrr"r'." Hu the new eruption
in t.' north.
In he SiI:cth sector. forward
elements al the Briti.,h eighth
ANN r~tahli.hrd pr>!ijnu> i'm
mrdiaicly south al The Narrth
lin" withnut ,criuu> urpr. itinr'
I'll" c1mmGniuur said.
Dispatches from rIIicd head
quarters said virtprinuS Imrri-
can and British trrnp> rcnrcu-
lii"i the tOwn u! Ea>Scrinc and
advanced %" an aiTiicld - milc>
IL thc southwest.
Front IIa" .yIo.'a .a!" 'H" allie,
Were c"ntr..n" +. aJ,-., the tee.
."e ,Hu. r"irrn. Of Field Nar>hrl
FlW'. H.mrr' n Inc urc- NORTH of
kg,,"rtn" "uG were striking out ON
2G-milc arc.
The lull in the northern sector
Was broken yesterday 10y a series of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
'VeryHeavy'
Attack Made
On Cologne
Upwards of 200 RAF
Planes EaiC, City;
u. ). and British
MAINTAIN Assaults
(By Ihr Associated Press

Allied arrIaI >ibly
bOih American and BrItISh--var.
ricd the bombing offensive
against the aNi>-Occupicd CONT
ncmt through its 18TH hour hN
heavy blow 1T Cologne by tine
RAJ.
ihIn. high i'll brilliant sun
sImmr. squadron after 81 Latirui
swunr across the channel coat
wIthou, any lctup III mounting
assaults.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
Cotton Closes
2O-55 Higher

New York. Feb. 27-(NP)-Cot-
ion futures opened 2u.i5 cents a
bale higher.
Futures closed - in % cents a
bale higher.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27

al buying lDod ny both coupons
and cash.
And the reg IStrIlIuu Wra: .' vel!
that an Office of price administration
spokesman said "Wc'lr Hurgf"u OF
seems too good tu he true.
Preliminary report, indicated l|..
more than l2U.U0O.UUU ul tn, ngg
point system" ration p"ui;- Wgr.
distributed They were handed ,It
without incident nearly cNr.y,.nv.c,
OPA officials said.
Millions of persons reported .a.-
ing more than five can, pei pn..n
and paid coupon penalties. E..u &c
record being sci Dy pvHm.. ......iu
family ul three which had l,aa- .aH.
over the lHu't. Many nullIdlus .u-
uuircd whether they could "' .H.'r
coupons Ducq II they ~nlG ,HuH ,>.
cess cans t. GruCCr>. and some .Hru.
permitting such transactions appear
ed imminent.
Generally. folks needed uo H.d-
ding to bo got their ora uuH
tickets. after learning ul their .H--
uIiiCauCv from tine newspapers.
The same book also cover lulcn
and dried Hm's and yc""tlnUc- .uu
Will soon bc used tor meat 0HI.un@,
to start MHrctr -.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CNROLINN.
Slowly rising temperature in
interior tonight but continued
freezing or lower TO the coast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27
Ratiol1ing
Registration
Goes Off We'll

Washington, Feb. 21.-ISpD--
Registration for canIr:l 2uUGS
rations ended i'm nearly AL parts
Of the country today. and huuSc-
wives started skull practice"
for the task brGiuuinG iInntIIS--
al buying food by both coupons
and cash.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-27

Middlng spot zoos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
ADA OSBORNE'S
WILL PROBATED
Estate Bequeathed to Six;
Burton Jones Jr.. Re-
membered With 5000

The will of the late Ada H. Os-
borne, sister of the lat. r. w.
Hampson of Hampson, Mintie &
Abbott, has been filed with the Of
flee of Probate. A codicil accepted to
the will has also been accepted for
probate.
The will specifies that upon pay
ment of all funeral expenses and
just debts, the remainder of the de-
ceaseds estate is bequea thed to
Louis Hampson, Miami, Fla; Phillip
H. H epson, Bethlehem, Pa; r.
William Hampson, Waterbury:
Charles G. Hampson, Brooklyn, N.
Y; Archie P. Jones, Waterbury and
A. Burton Jones of Waterbury.
Records reveal since r. William
Hampson and Archie P. Jones had
pre-deceased the testator a ccdicil
was added bequtf thing their share
of hte estat~ tl.eir children. Pro-
vision is also made for the bequeath-
ing of 5000 to Burton Jone. Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

The Board of Directors of Rus
sian War Relief tooay adopted a
81 million dollar relief program for
1914, it was announced today by
Edward G. Carter, president who
said this humanitarian program
would continue to be administered
in a manner to promote good So
viet-American relations.
Carter aid the 1914 figure would
represent an expansion of nearly
one-third over the 1913 program
Relief goods valued at nearly $10,-
100000 we're shipped to the Soviet
Union during the first ten months
of the year, according to tentative
reports, and the figure for the en-
tire year is expected to reach 16
million dollars.
THE customary generosity of the
American people," Carter said, land
their growing desire to relieve the
suffering of an ally is performing so
magnificently against =. common
foe, Is making it possible for us
to expand our activities at time
when the Russian people, returning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

A rehearsal for the Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Russian War Relief
Expanding Program
ri Million Dollar Relief Setup Adopted for 1914; Much
Medical Supplies to Be Purchased

to their liberated but war-wrecked
territories, need some friendly aid
from abroad in obtaining the basic
necessities"
The 1914 program approved by
Russian War Relief directors today,
along with an operating budget for
next year, breaks down into cash
purchases made possible by nine
million dollar ALLEGATION anticipated
from the National War Fund, and
gifts in kind expected to reach II
million dollars.
Medical supplies and clothing will
comprise the bulk of purchased
goods. Gifts in kind fo- which
collections will continue on a ma
tionWide basis include used clothing,
vegetable seed, watches, medical
text books and instruments. A new
campaign will be launched soon for
minimum Of 100000 family
utility kits. Manufacture of new
clothing by volunteer sewing and
knitting groups will continue.
Homer S. Fox, executive secre-
tary of the Presidents War Relief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
LATE REALTY NOTES

The following realty deeds have
been filed with the Office Of the
Town Clerk:
Mortgages
Mario DeCeccO, to Frank A.
SedOrenkO, property on Riverside
street, $500.
Alphonse and Lena Grace TO
Waterbury National Bank trustee
u. T. A. with Christine L. Hall,
property on Fleet street, $1,000.
Julia r. Graham to Citizens
and Manufacturers National Bank
trustee under the will Of Charles
F. Mitchell, property on Columbia
Boulevard, $1,000.
Warranty Deeds
John ]. Blekas to Mario DiCec
CO, property on Riverside street.
Mortgage Releases
John J. and George B. Koran
to AlphOnSe and Lena Greco.
Waterbury Savings Bank to
Barbara Blekas.
Waterbury Savings Bank to Jo-
Seph G. and Samuel N. Levin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Recognition of the Soviet govern
ment in Lithuania, Latvia and
Estonia and closing of the former
legations will be sought by the
Democratic Lithuanians of Amer
lea" association in a resolution
to the State Department, it
was revealed in report released
today on a convention held by the
group last weekend in New York
City. Several local residents were
delegates at the session.
Repercussions from various organ
lied Lithuanian groups in the city
are expected to follow up the units
action, it was indicated today.
Scores of local Lithuanian sociC.iNs,
number thousands of members, have
been working toward restoration OF
independence TO Lithuania and the
other Baltic states and are expected
to take issue with the proposal
made in New York.
Waterbury area residents present
at the conference included: Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph StrizauSkas, Stanley Sinke-
vicius, Mrs. Agnes Endrulis. Mrs.
John Staneslow, Mrs. j. Svinkunas,
and ]. Inamaitis. Affiliations of the
representatives with local organized
units were not disclosed in the
report.
The conference delegates voted to
organize q Lithuanian drive for the
fourth war loan, and to form a
council to aid Lithuania. Mrs.
Staneslow was named to the central
committee of the council. Support
of Red Cross activities was pledged
and the Moscow, Cairo, and Teheran
conferences were acclaimed.
Farley Tonight
Plans for purchase of Red Cross
ambulance will be completed by a
special committee of the Lithua-
Man Council for the Defense OF
America at a meeting tonight at
8:15 at Vent Hall, 103 Green street.
Jacob Treciokas, president, is chair
man of the ambulance committee.
The st. Joseph's parish choir will
hold it's annual Christmas party
Sunday night at the Chase Country
Club, according to plans completed
at meeting last night. The group
will meet at S o'clock at the club
rooms in the old st. Joseph's school.
The event is scheduled to start at
6 p. m.
A rehearsal for the Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Control Board. with which Russian
War Relief Is registered. recently
commended its officials for achiev-
ing such q low percentage Of adj
ministrative cost" which. he said.
represents one Of the best records
in the entire field Of relief opera
tons.
Russian War Relief sends no
money out Of the country. All its
relief goods are transported in Rus
sian ships by the Soviet govern
ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
CITY EMPLOYEES
BACK BOND DRIVE

City employees of IS departments
contributed during November total
of $11,374.69 to the Payro- Savings
Plan for war bonds, ii was revealed
today. Twenty-Five departments are
shown to have 100 percent particip-
alton in the plan as compared with
20 department in October. Total
participation is revealed as being 81
percent, one percent increase over
the previous month.
OF the total of 1854, employees,
1857 participated in the plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
HOLMES AVENUE
BLAZE QUElD

Firemen this m0Ening oM1ln~
guished q rubbish fire &C the rear
Of ~ Holmes avenue and . brush
fire on South Leonard street. Early
this morning Engines 3 and -
and Truck 3 answered . police de-
partment call to ST. North Rlver~
side street where sparks were ODE
served to be coming out q the
chimney, but found no fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

After a prolonged debate, Dock
ing Rural Council, Norfolk, Eng
land, gave permission to o council
house tenant to keep q pig In his
back garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Soviet Recognition
In Lithuania Sought
Democratic Liths Of America Favor Closing of
Former Legations; ReperCussiOns Expected
BROOKLYN NEWS

church program was conducted last
night under the direction of Pro-
fessor Alexander j. AlekSis, choir
master.
Evening star., 1943-11-11

way AL WlllCli ~'O"h'
Gen. De Gaulle has disposed of
Gen. Giraud, his co-president in
the Committee of National Lib
Grafton, has set responsible OFF,
cials in Washington wondering
what the future plans Of the po-
litically minded general may be.
1t was accepted in most we'll
informed quarters in Washington
that Gen. de Gaulle had gained
the upper hand in the admins
tration of North Africa and that
Gen. Giraud had become a mere
figurehead.
But it was believed that in view
of our positive insistence that the
De Gaullists should have nothing
to do with the military affairs,
which were to remain under Gen.
Giraud's control Gen. de Gaulle
would hesitate to kick out his
colleague.
Giraud Heads Armies.
Gen. Giraud has been retained
as commander in chief of the
French armies, but it is realized
that this is only a nominal and
temporary title He has been
sheared Of all power and must
henceforth accept the orders of
the committeeman just like any
other soldier. High Washington
officials are wondering what
these official orders will be hence
forth.
The new setup established at
Algiers has very definite Com
munistic leaning. Even De Gaul-
lists such as Gen. Gatreux and
Gen. Gentilhomme have been
given positions of little or no
responsibility. A more thorough
purge Of all these individuals who
might be suspected of not being
in full agreement with the set
ting up of Communist govern
ment in France are being grad
ually eased out Of their positions.
Gen. de Gaulle himself will be
able to keep his present position
only if he co-operates 100 per
cent with his Communist follow
ers in France. The fact that the
Evening star., 1943-11-11
Id Rather Be Rioht-

can be called genius. The chief les
son Of the Russian campaign to the
western world ought to be that a
cold. unblinking examination of
facts, understanding Of facts, is the
first step toward control of facts.
From understanding there follows
plan. and the courage to apply plan.
Romantic Daze Ends.
Well, back to Washington. The
feeling I had here on this trip was
that we are finally getting out of
the romantic daze in which we have
been trying to live for generation
We are at last making policy as
cobbler makes shoes. The future
which follows the Moscow Declara-
tions is not going to be a future of
hunch plays and bright ideas. 1t is,
I think, going to be based on real
estimation of the relation of
forces" We realize now that Franco
is not a force; that while frozen
water may sometime come in handy
an Otto OF Austria will not; when
you lean on him, nothing is there.
To be sure, some recent converts
to idealism want to start a big cam
paign to keep Russia out of, say,
Lithuania; campaign that is prob
ably based on an unreal estimation
of the relation of forces, and one
which might also be described as
adventurous from beginning to end
For there is, as I say, new mood
in Washington; the mood of men
who have come out of a fog, men
who see what happened to the Ger
mans when they lost touch with the
real world, when they began to base
their analyses on wish, and anger.
Even the shapeless waters turned
against them; even the snow be-
came their enemy.
Evening star., 1943-11-11
This Changing World

Communist representative, Fer
nand Grenier, who was offered q
position in the cabinet by De
Gaulle, was not permitted by the
party" to accept is a clear indi-
cation Of how the wind blows.
The Communists want no dummy
appointed by somebody who has
not become a full-fledged men,
ber Of the party. They want to
choose their own men who will
enter and eventually run the AL
giers committee. This admins
tration, which Russia has recog-
nized as a real government, Is ex-
pected to become the government
of France as soon as the Nazis Gle
driven out. And the French Com
munists do not wish any pinks or
semi-Reds in the new govern
ment which will be established in
that country.
Soviet Relations Cordial.
Our relations with the U. S.
S. r. are more cordial than ever.
1t is pointed out that the Amer
lean Government is willing to
fight alongside the Russians and
work with the Soviet government
after the war in the most COM
plete harmony. But that does
not mean this Government is will
ing to indorse Communist theo-
ries outside of Russia. We have
pledged our word that France will
be restored and will be given
every freedom to elect her own
government after her liberation.
But now, as in the past, we can
not accept ready-made govern
ment, such as that Of De Gaulle
and permit 1t to impose itself on
the French people with troops
armed for such a purpose by the
American Government.
We sent war materials to North
Africa to enable French soldiers
to fight for the liberation of their
country on the side of their asso-
ciates. There was no question of
the French bargaining as to
where they should fight. If Gen.
Eisenhower, as commander in
chief Of the Allied forces. de-
cided he needed French troops to
fight the Nazis in Italy the
French had agreed to send their
men there. For the time being,
Gen. Eisenhower has had no
trouble with the French nigh
command. But Gen. Giraud was
free to act independently OF the
Algiers committee.
The question arises now that
the committee has taken over
the powers Of a real government,
If 1t will allow the same inde-
pendence to the French command
er Of the ground and air forces.
Should there he any doubt on
that score. 1t is probable that the
flow Of American supplies to
North Africa will be considerably
slowed down.
Evening star., 1943-11-11

Wet review of the summers fight
ing on the eastern front. One para
graph in that Soviet statement
jumps at the reader with sparkling
force. After describing the failure
of the German July offensive in the
Orel-Belgorod regions, the Soviets
say: The results of the summer
battles showed that this new Ger
man strategic plan was based on an
unreal estimation of the relation
of forces, was adventurous from be-
ginning to end, and failed disgrace
fully
That is contempt. But it is not
contempt on theological grounds, it
is not contempt of the Germans as
Fascists. 1t is professional contempt
the contempt of good shoemaker
for bad shoemaker. 1t is detached
and objective contempt.
New Film Praised.
If you would understand why the
Russians have been so successful
you could do no better than read
that paragraph five or ten times
Everything the Russians have done
is in it, Their curious ability to esti-
mate the enemys forces, without
blinking; then to estimate their
own, also without blinking; then, to
work out, effectively and unemo-
tionally, a policy which precisely fits
the relationship between the two
attempting no more than can be
done, but no less, either; all this
is revealed IN the one comment on
the Germans. And If you are for
tunate enough to see the brilliant
new Army film, The Battle of Rus
sia." you will see this kind Of think
ing actually pictured on the screen
All the world knew, for example
that tanks could beat foot soldiers
The French, as an intelligent peo-
pie, knew it, and conceded, almost
as soon as the tanks appeared. The
Russians wondered whether tanks
could beat traffic jams in the mar
row streets Of cities; traffic Jams
created by foot soldiers hurting
hand grenades. It turned out they
could not.
Ice Is Not Water.
During the first winter of the
Leningrad siege, when the city was
cut of, the Russians saved the town
by building temporary 1OO-mile
long railroad on the frozen surface
of Lake Ladoga. thus obtaining a
supply route. Everybody knows vor
can't build railroads on water. The
Germans knew it. They considered
the lake their ally. They depended
on it. But what of water when il
becomes ice? The freezing of the
water had introduced new factor
into the situation, and the Russians
took precise, methodical, objective
advantage of that new factor. The
profound difference between water
and ice had escaped the Nazis.
That is not genius, unless CLARITY
Evening star., 1943-11-11
Nursery Schoo! Graduates
To Get AWVS Awards

TWenty-four members of the
nursery school volunteer division of
the American Women's Voluntary
Services will be awarded child care
aide certificates at 3:15 pm. tomor-
row at AWVS headquarters, 1920
Twenty second street NV, by Miss
Christine Glass, director of the class
Miss Adelia B. Heiney, nursery
specialist in the extended school for
Services to Children of Working
Mothers, will address the graduates
The graduates have completed SO
hours of practice teaching and lee
ture course and now will serve as
Evening star., 1943-11-11
Everett Tells Of Penici||in
Tests in VenereaI Disease

Research in the use of penicillin
as treatment for venereal diseases
is being conducted but shortage of
the drug makes adequate trial i'm
possible at this time, according to
Ray H. Everett, executive secretary
District of Columbia Social Hygiene
Society.
No assurance can be given re-
garding its usefulness in syphilis
treatment" said Mr.. Everett. The
drug has been tried out in a few
cases with interesting immediate re-
suits, but no one knows what the
more important lasting effects will
be-"
In gonorrhea, he states, results
Evening star., 1943-11-11
82nd Dog Here Found
Infected With Rabies

Another dog has been found in
fected with rabies. the Health De-
partment announced last week. The
new report brings to 80 the num-
ber of animals found infected with
the disease this year.
The dog showed symptoms of the
disease on Saturday, and was taken
to veterinarian by its owner, who
lives In the 4400 block of Edmonds
street NV. 1t went to the pound
on Monday and died Tuesday night
Since the dog had licked a cut
hand of its owner. the department
considered the owner exposed, thus
bringing the total number of per-
sons bitten or exposed to rabid ami
mails to 81.
Evening star., 1943-11-11

conf fl dence, a
healthiness, I
did not always
feel on previous
visits. It Is the
kind Of change
which might es-
cape an observer
who lives in the
capital continu-
ously.
I was trying to
put this change
into words when
II came across
the Official So