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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
PORTRAIT OF A MAN HITTING
OLD WOMEN


The respectable Capitol Hill-billies
finally got the spunk to box the ears
Of certain so-called "honrrables"
For q 10 ntgime they were
balnbo0zled by the tripe that criti-
cism Of any solon undermined Con-
gress. But the political atrocities
committed by the Jack-assolation-
lists opened their eyes to the fact
that the institution Of Congress was
threatened most by a few OF the
inept jerques among them At
ter a legislative career chat could
only be recorded by holding the
noSe) Senator Reynolds called 1t
quits. Knowing that citizens would
no longer tolerate his trouble-mak-
ing hijinks-Reynolds tossed in the
sponge. Saving voters the exertion
of throwing him out on his ear. .
Only a small part of labor has re-
fused to play fair. The great ma
jority of loyal American workers
have accomplished the tremendous
job of forging the shield Of the AL
lies. The defeats our enemies are
now suffering Is a tribute to their
sweat.
The American Legion took enough
wind out Of windbag Ham Fish to
start typhoon They denounced
him for sharing a bed with sub
verSives For the first time in
his Seedy career Fish couldn't
shrek "Smear!" when confronted
with the facts He crawled
up to the Legion and whimpered
that he was misunderstood. But
offered no facts to disprove the
charges.
Sen. Wheeler, according to ms,
declared that steps must be taken
to control radio commentators who
express their own opinions" This
is the same Senator Wheeler who
was egged while making a speech
in the West. This commentator
then defended Wheeler's right for
free speech in an airtorial, con-
GLIDING: I'VE believe in Senator
Wheeler's right to be wrong!" +. .
Yes, the same Wheeler who tele-
graphed us following that defense)
Thanks for your American spirit
of fair play"
Love Letter Dept: From the COL
yum of Wallace Philley in the VAL
paraiso Gnd0 Valpo Reminder:
That a desperate effort is being
made to capture the vote in 1914
of Germans who have accepted
American citizenship with their
fingers crossed is plainly evidenced
in certain quarters to discredit Wal
ter Winchell. Winchell was the
first to announce publicly in his
column and on the air that the
American flag was meaningless
carried alongside Of the swastika
in housekeeping Bund parades
How right he was is made plain by
the number of Bundists who are
now eating their sauerbraten and
klopD on the inside looking out!"
-. (Thanks, Bulb.
Let's Put 1t Where It'll Be Seen
Dept: A Chicago sheet quotes Con.
Hoffwit as saying on the House
floor: walter Is like little boy
with dirty face who doesn't carry
a handkerchief to wipe his nose
He Is constantly looking for wir-
dows to throw rocks Thorough OF
more dogs tails to tie with tin cans,
or posies to pull from somebody
garden-anything he can do to make
trouble"
Oh, horsecollar. Quote Mr.. Phil
ley's piece, you thing, you.
New words will have to be coined
To Alternately nraiSe the work of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
ACTOR HEPBURN FIND

Young and handsome 'Hank"
Daniels recently signed by Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer for an important
role in the Judy Garland Techni-
color musical, meet, Me in st.
Louis" was discovered by Katharine
Hepburn-who first met him when
he was a champ tennis star on the
East coast and they played tennis
together.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

figures, such as Churchill, Kai-shek,
Hull, Stimson and Gen. Arnold. AL
so of particular interest will be the
sequence depicting the fight and
court-martial of the late Billy
Mitchell, Rickenbacker's comman-
der in World War for the estab-
lishment of separate air force"
HMM. And will they show an
other leading figure at that court
martial which found Mitchell guilty
Gen. Macarthur?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Club Notes


A New Years Eve dance will be
sponsored tonight at 8 O'Clock in
the Anderson school gym by the
Mothers Club of SIS. Peter and
Paul church. All young people are
invited to attend.
The First Baptist church women
will hear Miss Beatrice Faivre,
young women's secretary Of the Y
M. C. A. at a meeting of the club
to be held January at 2:30 p. m
in the church parlors. Mrs. Hedley
Belyea, Mrs. Chester Baxter and
Mrs. Georgiana Trott will be host
eSseS for the tea.
John T. Reardon, Taft school
master will discuss international
current events at the monthly
meeting of the Waterbury Business
and Professional Women's Club to
be held Monday at the club rooms
A white elephant will be held jan
uary Is.
oCU4A 41A O4oICLllOOu WILL 1lO1u
general meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 at the Synagogue. A pro-
gram of songs and readings has beer
arranged for the afternoon.
The Bunker Hill Mr.. and Mrs
club will sponsor Twelfth Might
celebration on January in the
church gymnasium from 1880 tt
1890 p. m. Games and dancing
will be enjoyed by old and young
alike. Miss Emily B. Tickell of thu
Waterbury Girls club is in charge
Of the games.
Committee members includ,
Frank Linsley, chairman, assisted
by Mrs. Linsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
win Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Aller
Steele Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knut
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Burton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Kirby.
There will be no burning of tht
Christmas green's as in former year.
due to lack of adequate space.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

ACTOR EX-LAWYER
M-G-M leading man Horace Nc
Nally gave up successful law prac-
tice to become an actor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Stores in Pretoria, South Africa,
are glutted with inferior Argentine
goods, and are drastically cutting
prices on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS


Mr.. and Mrs. Maxim J. Perry 90
Birch Place, formerly Of Watertowus
Mass, announce the engagement q
their daughter, Helen Irene. to TER
~ Giusto, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Me
chele Giusto of Berkeley avenue. no
wedding date has been set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Announcement is made Of tho
coming marriage Of Miss Mary Joan
Fahy, daughter Of Mrs. Mary Fahy
of Giles street and Jeremiah Franc
Is Shea, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pa
tr, < Shea of Walnut avenue. The
ceremony will be performed Stature
day, Jan. IS, at 8 o'clock at Sacred
Heart church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

ed at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Announcement Is made Of tbs
betrothal of Miss Nellie Anna Ba~
nawicz, daughter Of Mr.. and MRS
Michael Banawicz. to Vincent Bllile
penis. son of Mrs. Barbara A. Sh1e
penis of Porter street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

A loudmouthed Washington col
umnist discusses the film on Capt.
E. Rickenbacker's career He al
leges a reason for its delay is that
three are "touchy problems of per-
sonaliites of living international
, 1943-08-19
JAW 648
Quickies
Election of Delegates

Duffy Cottrell, genial prexy Of
JAW, Local GAG, United Aircraft,
reports that election of delegates
to the national convention of the
United Automobile Workers of
America, will be held on Sunday,
August 20, at the local office. The
national convention will be held in
Buffalo, N. Y, starting Monday,
Oct. a.
Thirteen members of UAW SAB
were nominated, with three to be
elected and one alternate.
Pact Negotiations
Negotiations Of the new con-
tract are practically complete, with
the exception of the following
points, which will go to the War
Labor Board for the final decision.
The union shop and check off
will be taken to the WLB for de-
cision.
Redistribution of job operations
and a blanket increase of all work.
ers will also be taken to the WLB.
Method of promotion governed
by seniority, will also go before
the WLB.
Your Local SAB shop committee
has spent many long hours in con-
ference and discussion on the
proposed contract, and the COM
mittee wishes to point out by the
membership cooperating by at
tend meetings, and taking a part
in the affairs of your union, can
your union do a god job for you.
Vacations Improved
Up for approval of the WLB is
the improved vacation pay clause
of the new contract. The basic
vacation pay scale was set for Sc
hours, which still stands, for one
years service. For every addi-
tional service, eight hours pay is
granted, until 80 hours vacation
pay is granted, for employees of
four or more years service.
, 1943-08-19
Local 1853 Meets Tuesday

Wives of Local 1853 who were
present at the meeting are plan
ming a get-together on Tuesday,
August "a, 8 pm, at 8 East Fifth
st. At this meeting plans for
colorful activity at the locals pic
mic on August 26 will be made.
, 1943-08-19
Ladies'
AuxiIiories
TO Organize

A joint Ladies' Auxiliary meet
ing of Locals 754 and 768-at
which time Mrs. Eva Taylor, ma
tional president of UE auxiliaries,
was the guest speaker, was held
Thursday, August IL.
Roll-back of prices and check
ing of price violations was the
main theme of Sister Taylor's talk
and of the discussion which fol-
lowed. Ideas discussed on
activities of an auxiliary from the
need of remodeling clothes, price
control and child care to social
activities.
The meeting developed promis-
ing results. Both locals are now
organizing an auxiliary. :
Local 754 Meets Thursday
Wives of members of Local 754
r getting right down to organ
izing an auxiliary. The meeting
and social hour has been called
for Thursday, August 10, 8 pm.
prompt, at 8 East Fifth St.
On OPA speaker will talk on
price control, how it works, and
what needs to be done. Movies
will be. shown, and refreshments
served. Wives, mothers, sisters
and sweethearts of members of
Local 754 can expect an Informal
tive and enjoyable evening.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Anna Swift Sentenced
In White Slave Case
Must Serve 40 Months
To 10 Years in Prison

Anna M. Swift, SO, today was SEN
fenced by Justice Matthew F. Nc
Guire of District Court to serve from
40 months to 10 years in the peni-
tentiary for white slavery. A fine
Of $1,000 also was imposed.
The sentences were on three in
dictments to which she pleaded
guilty last week. On each of two
indictments Justice MCGUIRE SEN
fenced her to 20 months to five
years, to run conSecutively. On the
third, he sentenced her to a similar
term but ordered it run concur
rentlv with the others.
The violations covered seven
counts in the three indictments
charging transportation of women
for immoral purposes.
Justice MCGUIRE described the
Woman's offenses as a stencil in
the nostrils of decent people in a
community in civilized world"
The jury said the woman, while
not actually engaging in prostitution
herself, had been living on others. ="
The defendants attorney had
asked for mercy and said the de-
fendant is suffering from a heart
ailment.
The defendant. who called herself
Doctor operated so-called mas
sage parlors. Her case was prose-
cuted bV Assistant JTpitad S+otar
Attorney John w. Fihelly, who has
pressed the campaign against vice
in the District.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
More Volunteers SOUGHT
By CDv0 for Clinics Here

The Civilian Defense Volunteer
Office has repeated its appeal for
more volunteers, both white and COL
ored, to serve as dental aides in
clinics throughout the city. The
women are needed to replace nurses
and assistants who have entered the
armed services.
The CDVO will register women
anxious to learn this type of work
and willing to devote one or more
days week to it. The clinics will
be open from 8:45 am. to 4:45 pm.
from Monday to Friday, and until
l2:45 on Saturday.
Experience is desirable, but not
essential, as complete training
course will be given all applicants to
familiarize them with their duties.
Most Of the work in clinics will be
for the benefit of school children
and the volunteers will serve as re-
ceptioniSts, Office workers keeping
files and records and as assistants in
Sterilizing instruments.
More information may be obtained
by calling Mrs. Collins at CDVO
headquarters, Republic 5lO5, or by
inquiring at the CDVO booth at E
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Businessmen Request
Senate Probe Of Army
Policy on Men Of 81
Association Says Many
Are Discharged ot 80
After Financial Losses

The Southeast Business Mems
Association, Inc, has requested
Chairman Reynolds to have the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
investigate military policy with re-
gard to service of 37-year-old men.
Pointing out the Army's present
policy is working needless hard
ships on the public, as well as re-
sulting in large expenditures of
Government money" Dolan Dono-
hoe, president of the businessmen's
association, asked the Senator in a
letter yesterday whether remedial
steps could not be taken.
Mr.. Donohoe's letter asks that the
Army definitely say if the armed
years of age. whether fathers or
otherwise" He said the association
has received a number of COM
plants regarding the induction of
37-year-old men.
These men have been indicted
into the armed services at the age
OF 81, furnished clothing and have
been trained for a number of
months he pointed out, then
upon reaching their 38th birthday,
in great number of instances, have
been requested by their command
ing officers to seek a release.
"A great number of these men.
upon receiving notice of induction,
have resigned from their jobs or
sold their business at a financial
sacrifice, have sold their homes and
automobiles at loss. and then after
four or five months have been told
to return to civilian life.
In some instances these individ-
uals have advised the commanding
officer that they desired to remain
In the armed service for the duration
in order to do their bit. In some
cases, because of the failure OF the
individual to take voluntary action
to obtain release. these individuals
have been placed upon constant dis
tasteful assignments. such as guard
duty or kitchen police duty in an
effort to force them to return to
civilian life"
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Leiner Admits Aidinq
Nazi Saboteurs
PIeods Guilty to Helping
Men Landed From Sub
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 17.-Helmut
Leiner, "a, Long Island gardener
charged with aiding a group OF
Nazi saboteurs who landed in Flor
ida from a submarine a year ago,
pleaded guilty in Federal Court
today.
Tried last fall for treason, he was
acquitted by direction TO the court.
Leiner, member OF the Nazi
party here and in Germany, in
terrupted his trial on three charges
of trading with the enemy, to enter
his plea. Judge Edward A. Conger
will impose sentence June Is. The
prisoner faces maximum of 30
years imprisonment and fines to-
falling $4,000.
The Government charged he
changed two $50 bills for Edward
John Kerling, leader of the sabo-
teurs, when he knew Kerling had
landed in this country from a sub
marine and was on a mission of
destruction for the Nazis.
In a statement Leiner gave to the
FB1 he admitted Kerling told him
the manner in which the saboteurs
landed and that ne, Kerling, had
a job to do in this country" At
the trial Leiner denied he had told
the FBI he knew Kerling was In
America on sabotage mission.
A Government witness was
member of the Nazi landing party,
Ernest Peter Berger. Berger was
one OF two men who escaped exc
cution after trial before a Wash
lngton, D. c., military court. Six
others were electrocuted.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Authorities Seek Motive
In Army Nurse Masquerade

Further investigating the admitted
masquerade of Luella Bertha Cush-
ing, 30, of Dover, NJ H., as an Army
nurse, Federal authorities today
sought for a clue to the woman's
motives during her two-month whirl
In Washington.
Miss Gushing, who said she was a
former student nurse, pleaded guilty
yesterday before Municipal Court
Judge George D. Nelson on charge
Of illegally wearing the uniform of
4 acaptain in the Army Nurses Corps
?. Explaining that certain phases
to this case have not been satisfac-
torily explained" Assistant United
States Attorney John B. Diamond
asked the court to defer sentence
until tomorrow while further in
yestigation is made.
, Miss Gushing, according to the
FBI, came here in April. They said
she registered at the Statler Hotel
as 1t. L. B. Nieri on May Is, and
had been staying there since, during
which time she promoted herself to
captaincy. She was arrested Tues
day at her hotel.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
German Plane Losses
Last Friday Put at
IS 10 los by Stimson
Roids on WiIheImshuven
And Cuxhoven Cost
U. 5. Eight Bombers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of War Stimson dis
closed today that IS, possibly los,
German fighter planes were de-
stroyed by American and British
flyers raiding Wilhelmshaven and
CHxhaven last Friday.
In those raids, in which he said
heavy damage was caused to in
dustrial areas. the Secretary added
that eight Flying Fortresses were
lost. Preliminary reports had
placed the Nazi air losses at 81 craft.
Mr.. Stimson also reported that
the capture of Pantelleria, Lampe-
dusa and two other small Mediter-
ranean islands cost "only about 40
alrmen and few planes" He said
substantial numbers" of Axis
prisoners were taken-at Pantel-
leria they totaled l1,135 and at
Lampedusa between 1000 and
5000"
kiel and Bremen Raids,
Discussing Allied raids on Kiel
and Bremen, in which he said dam
age believed very heavy was in
f1icted. Mr.. Stimson reported that
"A Flying Fortresses were lost in
stead of the originally announced
20. He explained that two of the
Dig bombers originally reported lost
returned to their bases safely. Those
raids. he added, accounted for 65
enemy fighters
Explaining the Allied losses in the
Bremen and Kiel raids. he told
press conference that the participat-
ing planes apparently had been
sighted by enemy reconnaissance
planes or patrol boats shortly after
taking off from bases in England.
The flight later divided. two
thirds flying to Bremen and one
third to Kiel, said Mr.. Stimson. add
ing.
Inc Germans apparently correct
ly deduced that we were going to at
tack kiel and disposed their fighters
accordingly. The bombers attacking
Bremen met relatively light opposi-
ton, probably not more than 25 Ger
man fighter planes. Near Kiel our
smaller group was met by more than
200 fighting planes which attacked
with great ferocitv."
"Decidedly ADVANTAGEOUS"
AS result. 20 bombers were lost
over Kiel and near Bremen.
The Secretary said it seems
probable that the damage wrought
on shipyards and the destruction of
the large number of German planes
made results Of the operation as a
Evening star., 1943-06-17

You can place a result getting
Want Ad" in The Star as late as
IL pm. on weekdays or 4 pm. Sat
urdays. At the business counter or
for all but few claSsifications, II
you have a telephone. call MA. 5000
Evening star., 1943-06-17
fathers Day at Circus
Observed by Lions Club

Pink lemonade and clowns were
in evidence yesterday as the Lions
Club of Washington dedicated their
weekly meeting at the Mayfower
Hotel to Fathers Day at the Cir
Gus
Felix Adler and frankie Salute,
famous clowns, entertained, and
attendance was bolstered by sons
and daughters of many members.
President Jules c. Kicker an
nounced that more than $4,000 in
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Negro Council Criticized
For Attack on FEPC

A resolution sponsored by Edgar
C. Brown and the National Negro
Council, calling on President Roose-
welt to disband the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee, was criti-
cized today by the Committee on
Jobs for Negroes in Public Utilities.
The Steering Committee of the
group which has been leading the
movement for colored bus and
streetcar operators in Washington
charged that Mr.. Brown had sold
himself to the reactionary camp of
defeatists who are doing their ut
most to disrupt the home front"
Coming at time when our coun-
, try simply must make the fullest
use OF its total manpower to back
up the imminent military front in
Europe" said the Jobs Committee, :"
such a resolution (by Mr.. Brown
can be regarded only as traitorous to
the Negro people and the Nation. !"
The FEPC has under considera-
ton the case in which the Capital
Transit Co. here is charged with
discriminating against colored bus
and streetcar platform men"
Evening star., 1943-06-17
TugweII Uses Puerto Rico
As Guinea Pig Critic Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June II.
Manuel Gonzales, spokesman for
the Puerto Rican Farmers ASsocia-
ton, declared last night that Gov.
Rexford G. Tugwell is using Puerto
Rico as guinea pig for expert
ments in land and sugar mill regu-
lation and minimum wage laws in
tended to be transplanted later to
the United States mainland, espe-
cially in the South.
His assertions were part of bit
ter attack on Gov. Tugwell made at
4 hearing before the Bell congress
sional committee investigating Pu-
erto Rican affairs.
Mr.. Gonzales asserted the Tugwell
administrations land authority and
other regulations threatened the
position of the islands small
farmers.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Government Buying
Takes Most Butter
From Retail Outlets
Stocks in Cold Storage
Show Big Increase; Price
RoIIbuck Is Blamed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSs.
CHICAGO, June 17.-Dairy trade
sources today said huge increase
in cold storage stocks of butter
during the past month, as revealed
by Agriculture Department figures
indicated large quantities OF the
commodity had been removed from
consumer channels as a result of
price rollbackS.
Heavy supplies of butter were sold
to the Dairy Products Marketing
Association, a Governments financed
agency, dairymen said, and there
fore were taken out Of retail chan
nels. These stocks now are owned
by the DPMA, or by other Govern
ment agencies to which they have
been transferred.
Cold storage warehouse stocks of
butter on June totaled 1866 900
pounds, almost three times as large
as the 30,l90,000 pounds in ware
houses a month earlier and the
largest for any June / since 1899
While the seasonal trend is upward
from May to June, dairymen said
this alone could not account for
the increase in view Of the strong
domestic demand.
The Government got the butter,
dairymen said, because at the time
the rollback was placed in effect
no provision was made for subsidy
payments to owners Of butter in
transit or already in warehouses.
This butter had been purchased
from producers on the basis of pre-
rollback retail prices.
Rather than sell the butter to
consumer outlets at a loss. owners
turned it over to the DPMA. The
rollback price on 92-score butter
was Al cents pound, but the DPMA
was willing to pay 46 cents a pound
Consequently butter which would
have gone to consumers went to
the agency, dairymen asserted.
The Government did not supply
statistics on DPMA holdings as of
June /. However, the Food Distri-
button Administration and the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corp, two
other Government agencies. owned
1902 900 pounds of the total stocks
In warehouses as compared with
5,30l 900 pounds month earlier.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Greater Asia Theme
Expounded 10 Diet
Shigemitsu Says Japs
Are Building Prosperity

~ the Associated Press.
japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru
Shigemitsu told Japan's lower house
Budget Committee today that the
peoples of Greater East Asia know
now there would have been no build
ing of the co-prosperity sphere with
out the successes Japan has achieved
by force or aims.
A Toxic radio broadcast heard by
the Associated Press quoted the
foreign minister as saying the policy
followed by Great Britain, the
Netherlands and the United States
In the Far East was one of divide
and rule" and that the British had
always connived to divide China and
Japan.
He declared Japan proposed to
eradicate such a destructive policy
In construction of Greater East
ASIA" He said Japans foreign
policy was constructive as con-
trasted to the policy of Britain and
the Netherlands.
Il feel confident" he asserted,
that this poncy. which is based on
Justice, surely will be welcomed by
the entire world. I feel confident
the enemy will yield in the end.
This is the only road which Japan
as a great nation should follow.
."I have every confidence that the
construction of Greater East Asia
will bring a dawn to the new East
Asia which will form the basis of
the future world peace"
premier General Hideki Toto
warned the japanese Diet that the
war has reaf he'd serious, decisive
stage, with the enemy mobiliZing all
his resources for counter
offensive" but boasted that Japan
dailv was becoming stronger