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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Allied planes from the middle east
swept low over Sicily and southern
Italy sunday night, principally at
lacking railway facilities.
JUhs reason for the two Axis
drives on the central Tunisian front
was apparent. Marshal Erwin Rom.
mel, commander OF Axis forces In
africa. needed urgently TO widen
and safeguard his corridor Of re-
treat from Lower Tunisia TO the
IainiB. Bi9erte area.
1.-THE middle eastern commands
comnnunique said Ben Gardane was
captured yesterday, and the Eighth
Army was In contact with the en-
envy west Of Ben Gardane. The
Eighth Army was, thus, less than
UD miles from the Mareth line,
where the main part Of the Afrika
Kprps was believed concentrated.
The Eighth Army was five or six
times stronger than the Afrika
Korps, and believed TO be sufdcient-
II strong In tanks and artillery to
crack the Mareth line easily.
The Mareth line broken, the
Afrika Korps would have no choice
but hasty retreat to the north, with
the Eighth Army at Its heels and
Allied forces from Gafsa, 100 miles
northwest Of the Mareth line, 70
hi1erte.
Rommel was attacking in central
Tunisia, and threatening to out
tank the American base at Casa.
II the drives pentrated much far
1her, they would put Marshal Erwin
Ronimel, Axis commander In Africa,
n O position TO execute one Of his
Eavorite maneuvers: dash northwest
a an effort to get in behind Allied
phsltlons, roll them UP, then sweep
back past, after thoroughly cutting
up the Allied southern and central
sectors.
This, however, was the most pesSi-
lnistic outlook.
with upwards Of 100 tanks, Rom.
mel struck Sunday morning, from
vest and south Of FHaid Pass. The
column from west Of Faid had adj
vaneed 10 miles by Sunday night,
and was threatening Sbeitla, some
90 miles northwest Of Faid Pass.
1.-THE force attacking from south
a. Faid, In the hills northwest OF
Maknassy, reached the main road
between Fraid and Casa, then turned
60rth.
Americans withdraw
IAN American force stationed at
Gldi Bou Zid, between the two col
tifnns, counter. attacked Sunday,
e1ifferAd considerable casualties and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Last nights low was 10, four de-
greeS above yesterdays mark. At
Boston the temperature jockeyed
between eight and nine degrees be-
low zero during the night but out.
lying sections continued to report
unofficial Sub-2ero temperatures In
the 20's and SOS.
The heaviest death toll attrihut-
able TO the weather was at Augusta.
Me-, where seven persons persisted
In q fire that reputedly resulted
from q furnace being wept ct high
heat to ward of the 26 below zero
temperature outside.
Most OF the other deaths resulted
from heart attacks induced by the
extreme cold or byb exertion in the
bitter winds.
Massachusetts, led with nine
deaths, Maine reported six, Rhode
Island and Connecticut each had
three and New Hampshire reported
one.
OIL Situation Worse
Federal and state officials said
the fuel oil situation was "becoIn-
ing progressively worse" and said
there was scant relief expected with.
In the next few days.
Supplies storage were being rap
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
Thermometer Drops
To "a Below Zero
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Idly depleted. Railroads were suf-
fering severe tie-ups-some trains
being delayed nearly three hours
and this was adding to burden Of
transporting fuel into the area.
Hundreds Of persons in the region
were treated for frostbite. Such
suffering was particularly severe
among war workers In shipyards. In
Rhode Island many war plants re-
ported that the cold was impeding
production as workers were unable
to reach their jobs.
Hundreds Of schools were closed
either through inability to heat the
buildings or to keep small children
from suffering frostbite during their
walk to classes.
Chase school, where pipes were
found frozen this morning, was
closed all day. Others closed this
morning were Bishop, briggs East
Farms, HendricEen, Sprague and
Walsh.
Early this morning the office Of
the Democrat was swamped with
calls from youngsters who wanted
to know II there was any school to-
day.. School attendance dropped
In schools that were open, hundreds
Of workers reported late because Of
transportation difficulties and many
returned home for the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
STRAND

Prom MI the far.flung fields Of
battle, there has come no more
stirring story than the heg0ie epic
Of Lfbya. Approximately enough
20th Century 1Nox,s picture story
Of John BrophyB "fmmcgtal GeEs
geant." which has Libya - ite locale.
and which opens today ct tho
Strand tlaeateF for an engagelneut
o. three days, 4 one Of the flnest
films turned out an TIE var.
Starring Henry Fonda ana Maiis
reen 0TgaFa, Immortal AeE9eant'
4 that rare einenlaile sem = :
picture Wilose aulllenllellg and exes
euti0n matches ~ magnitude 81
theme TIE iinlealneas 6 TIE fllln~
focused, On the crucial battle aglaa
~ AgFiea-aoupiea with ~ romantic
appeal, puie e "a q high pIane,
Immortal NegSeanlF s Ne ~
ap,ring story II Az lnHaHallNN'a
enna q agaiass ee r' ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Closed today In accordance With
the fuel conservation program
warmers state theatef reopens to-
morrow ct the usual time with an.
other knockout screen program
headlined hy 1.-THE Hard Way" co.
starring Ida Iupi11o. 'DenIais Morgan
and Joan Leslie.
'aThe Hard way" Is acclaimed %
one Of this years greatest dramatic
hits and Is the STORY Of o deeply
ambitious and luxliry. flowing woman
whose fanatical love for her only
sister leads her to such lengths that
she Suthlessly exploits all those who
stand In her way.
Ida Lupino portrays the role Of
Helen OheEnan, with Joan Leslie
playing the innocent and talented
young sister Katherine. Pitted
against them are Dennis Morgan
and Jack Carson, cast as the vAude-
VILE team Of Runkel and Collins,
whose lives ere intimately linked
with those Of the sisters.
The dull and sordid mining town
Of GTeenhill, Pa, has LETT It's mark
on Helen Chernen. and she Is Dc.
termined that her young sister shall
not suffer the same fate. Albert
Runkel, simple, lovable partner OF
the small time troupe Of Runkel and
Collins, plays into her hands when
he expresses keen admirati0n Tor
Katherine. Through skillfui. Gale
culating strategy, Helen naneuvers
the marriage Of Katherine and Al
bert, so that they can all leave the
next day with the troupe on . cross
country tour. Helen's next, move
Is TO get Katherine into the act.
and this she does by calmly and
methodically fomenting Q quarrel
between Runkel and Collins, the two
partners. with Understandable energy
and driving force Helen succeeds In
securing o key spot for Katherine In
q Broadway revue. Katherine's
fresh, li1spoiled charm, coupled with
real talent, lead her from one Sue
cess to another, and when she be.
comes the top musical comedy SEN
sation, Helen. ever avid for more.
angles for the leading role in q
dramatic play.
All In all 1.-THE Hard Way" is one
picture you should see put It
right at the top Of your must
list and be sure to attend the
opening performances tomorrow.
'SThe Hidden Hand" q mystery
thriller OF the first order Is the
second big hit Of the program and
features Craig Stevens, Elisabeth
Fraser and julie Biahop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

(ConClnueu from Rage -
one Of the architectural show places
Of the Soviet Union. Two railroad
bridges spanning the Don were
blown UP.
(The German radio already was
preparing It's listeners for the fall
Of Kharkov, telling them II was OF
only secondary strategic lmpor-
lance.
(The fall Of Kharkov to the Ger
mans Oct. IS, 194i sent the Nazis
into wild transports of Joy. It was
one Of their richest prizes-Russia
fourth largest city, industrial capt.
tai Of the Ukraine, center Of one Of
the worlds richest agricultural dis.
tricts.
(rIitler made II the anchor Of his
entire southern line, and O chtsf
supply and communications base.
It's loss may prove much worse
grave strategic blow than Stalin-
grad or Rostov or Kursk, all major
prizes Of the present Russian Of
fensive.)
The Soviet high command an
nounced In It's midday communicate
that the Russians had broken into
a strong point west Of Chuguev,
east southeast of Kharkov, and
captured prisoners and booty. The
strong point presumably was in the
Chuguev-Rogan area seven miles
southeast Of the city, where earlier
reports had told Of fierce tank bat
ties.
In another sector west of Chu-
guev, the coInmunique said. Soviet
troops advanced despite counter
attacks, killing 300 tommy gunners
and destroying II tanks.
Nearly 400 miles to the south, the
Red army frightened its encircle-
rnent of upwards Of 100000 Axis
troops in the Donets valley salient
by capturing Kuteinikovo, IS miles
south Of Stalino, thus cutting the
only railroad running west from
RoStov.
The only roads Of escape now for
the Axis Donets forces were secon-
Diary highways between Kuteinikovo
and the Sea Of Azov, so miles to the
south, clogged By the rigorous Rus
sian winter.
The Germans threw a large In
fantry force against the Soviets in
this area last night, but resumed
their retreat after losing 100 men
and three supporting tanks. The
midday communique said that In
another sector, 400 Germans were
killed In fierce fighting.
At the eastern tip end Of the
Donets salient. the Russians ham,
mered out advances Of 20 to &c miles
along the whole i0O-mlle front from
VoT0shilovgrad 10 N0v0eheTkassk.
Soviet troops at the southern end
Of the line swept i've miles beyond
re-captufed Rostov 10 within 30
| miles Of Taganr0g, anchor Of the
Axis i04i-i0l2 winter line. Unoffl-
elaI reports said Russian long-range
guns were Smelling TanGanTog from
the Don delta ana across the 10
mile wide Taganrog Bay.
The midday colsilnunique re-
ported the capture o. 20 inhabited
places west Of ohakhly, 81 miles
north Of R0gi0y, ana said mat 3
motorized infantry battalion Hae
wiped out IN lishtlng foF one toHn.
aFhe enemy n attempting y re-
tain intermediate positions, but So
Wet troops are smashing tae enemy
and driving him wastwaF0es" fae
eomlnnniato said,
Other towns zen % the Qnrashine
Red armies west 0f kAkhaTn, 30
miles farther north. There Che 10
Vista captured - kizr1an laHAe
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cnpitA OF the average per capita
lncome Of the non-farIn population
nd that the time and ore-halt
6der "widens the present disgrace
al disparity Of income between
cir farm population and our nom
arm population" He favors
Iungee work week but not ct time
md one half rates.
@Congressmen generally SHE'D away
Enm comment on the proposed
amendment to the pending draft
Wbor bill because the proposal to
6tltlaW closed shop Is recognized as
noliticaily explosive. Chairman FL
Wrt D. Thomas, D. Utah, OF the
senate Education and Labor Com.
nslttee said the Austin Amendment
would abrogate the National War
labor Boards recent general rule
that e regularly established union
mop or closed shop shall remain
fagularly established for the dura-
ION" Thomas opposed the amend
ment.
~sen. Robert r. Wagner, D., N. z,
ailthor Of the National Labor Re-
lntions Act, said the amendment
inlght work in open shops but not
"a closed shops.
m''I cannot support legislation
which would destroy the Labor Re-
ietions act ITSELF" he added.
Rep. Eugene Worley, D., Tex, q
isember Of the House Labor Com
niittee, said: "Our flrst Job Is to
win the war. This may mean
Camping on the toes Of unions. We
aFe going to have to subvert any
@oups who are seeking to guard
their interest"
Rep. Robert Ramspeck, D., Ca,
ranking member Of the House
Labor Committee, said: III o man
81 compelled to go to work by the
6overnment, he should not be COM
pelled to join union"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
CLARE LUCE WITH
LEND-LEASE IDEA
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said that the lend lease program
constitutes the most important and
flexible instrument ever chosen BY
a great people mot only for the
streamland conduct Of an infinitely
complicated war, but for the COM
position Of any infinitely COMPILE
Gated peace"
She mentioned that Great Britain
has received the "lions share" OF
lend-lease materials but added that
Britain exhibited the lions share
Of courage when she stood alone
against the mightiest war machine
the world has ever known" after
Dunkerque.
"And in lend-leaSe In reverse,
Gerat Britain has also contributed
the lions share" she added.
Mrs. Luce termed discussions
about lend-lease In reverse so Tar
as some countries go as definitely
premature.
Stating that the lend-lease pro-
gram has been the most important
factor in raising the morale Of gov
ernments opposed to the Axis, she
added:
mot only does 1t steel the resist
ance Of these people but 1t puts
steel in their hands with which
to fight the Axis.
''The consensus Of our own ma
ton, and Of every other nation IN
the world which desires the defeat
OF the Axis, Is that lend-lease mas
been a powerful weapon towards the
accomplishment Of happy purposes.
The only weapon more powerful
would be the presence Of overwhelm-
ing American striking forces N
Europe and Asai."
Lend-lease Mrs. Luce said, mas
aligned on the side Of the Allies
many small nations. whose help
might have been 'stampedeG, driven,
seduced, bFibed or sucked .
into the camps Of our enemies"
she described lsnd-lease 20 the
Cheapest investment . nation ever
made 10 buy itself time % arm,
adm predicted that II would save the
lives Of hundreds q thousands q
human beings IN future year, e y
4 saaken cut" Of the realm q poll
ties and wisely administered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
BLACK MARKET
REACHES PEAK
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He swung back easily in his desk
chair, toyed with his spectacles and
produced sheafs Of charts, statistics
and memoranda to illustrate his
points. He carefully avoided COM
hitting himself on controversial is
sues which kept his predecessor
Leon Henderson, at loggerheads
with Congress and sections Of the
public.
This correspondent got the i'm.
preston that, whereas Brown may
prefer the methods Of kid-glove
diplomacy, he Is determined to be O
firm administrator.
Brown said the "black market
situation is serious.
"At present we are lighting the
black market In four principal
ways" he said. "They are:
II. Use Of press, radio and other
forms Of public information to point
out insanitary conditions In the
black market slaughter pens. Both
government ofiloials and health In
spectors are aiding us In this health
argument.
-. In the past FIVE weeks we
have instituted no less than SOC
suits to enforce our slaughter and
price regulations. OF these, 100 are
criminal suits, and the number Of
criminal suits will be extended in
the future.
"3 We hope to bring rationine
Of meat to consumers into effect ir
about six weeks. This really is our
best weapon against the black mar
ket.' Once rationing is in force Il
Is very difficult for the black mar.
ket' to operate.
Il. We are thinking seriously Of
placing ceilings on live CATTLE"
Brown said "black market" opera.
tors today frequently are compared
with bootleggers Of prohibition days
People forget" he said, tina
there Is o fundamental difference
there. The pfoducers Of Illicit hq'
uors were criminals. The men WHIT
slaughter cattle and sell them at IL
legally high prices are mostly farm.
ers-good, decent citizens like thu
rest Of us. At present It Is some
what difflcult to convince then
that what they are doing is con
trary to the general interest.
hope, however, that II ceiling price!
are fixed on their cattle they vii
see they are violating the law.
II hope also that fixing Of definite
dollar-and-cent prices for meat atlc
other foodstuffs may discourage
black market operations. Onel
the average housewife knows TIN
exact maximum price she Is sup
posed TO have to pay for. say. q porl
chop. she Is Less likely to pay Il.
legally high prices"
Brown said he saw no reason x
expect this country would be SUBJ
jected 10 drastic rationing OF ~
commodities rs is the case In Ger
many today.
If ell the dire predictions about
the state OF our agriculture ma.
terlalised, we might have q seTioul
Fati0nlng situation" he said. 20
course. We shall not have the same
abundance as IN the past, bus o.
the other hand I'm convinced w
shall be able 10 feed our people On
q sound. healthy diet, We pFobabl,
shall have 10 ration goods that ere
scarce and maybe extend rati0nine
sooner or later 10 al short COM
medities.S
BroWn said no would Keep = aIII
control over prices, with the 01lee'
tive Of holding them doEn 70 lh'
sept. q, tola igrei.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
In The Local TheGterS
POL.I'S

In cooperation with Gov. Bald
wins plan for the conservation of
heat, the Eoew Poll theater will be
closed all day today. In the mean
time II you are looking for enter
tanilnent IN top.notch form do not
fail to visit Waterbury's popular
strand theater where movie goerS
are always assured one OF the IN
est double feature programs Of the
day. .es
vroanorrnw Eha foaw poli thAakar
,,siosrs In anotfer rigantic All star,
stsca sh ~ ~ wh,ch All Wvatashlfrv
wa;ss nmxios,syv Sanh weaE "A 80.
yIeadiininR this manmoth En- Il
T'om,ov Pavnnida ard his orShessra
svv;ncirv vo,sr Savnrite t,,,1Ns lsokil
nia enS Hsw Ia tfa wAv 80, iilro
theyn 49, Th,s ,,n and cn,,,if,r hand
~ 1nnnnrrow hss haen maFinr a
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ri v,,,ss eil nwav. tha nn.,,.kvv
In aXditior an an exfra nAAAd
aAtraetion the manaceysent IL rro,ld
Ia he abe Ia nresent For your ar-
;ovment the SINGER who nae won
fame On radio. stase. ana snreeY
none other than Heien Kane the
orieinal "Hoou Boon : 4. doom rirl.
Yn,, NAVE MAYER heard heard soSirs
IN fhis manner Until yo,, near Helen
Kane sing them IA her own inimitable
wAv. one which Yositiyeiv canrot he
corsied roliowinc down the iist of
vo,,r savorites we rive vo,, Holmes
ana lean Harien;s favorite team.
Tyear vo,,,ii see entsrtainmant n All
forms: ana ~ R@eves Proaduav
.Iester ,resentine 10 Won, comedy i,
ton form All IN ali ne brinr Won
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
Stir Up Your
Lazy Liver Bile
'frO Hahn Relieve ConsRiuationi

TO Help Relieve Constipation!
f1liver bile doesn't flow freely every day
into your constipation with
~ headaches, mental dizziness, o half
f1lve feeling often result. So take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets to insure gentle
at thorough bowel movements. Olive
tablets are simply wonderful to stir UP
sur liver bile secretion and tone up
muscular intestinal action. Use, zoe, SOC.
inflow label directions. All drugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

enanay end the eiements. Theiy
leader Il the oeFseant os the title,
but Il q the inner battle q the
corporal which gives TIE film ~
key. Portrayed By Wnnaas the corr
pogai afinds" himself amid the M
ioTno Of hntEie ca the E1bgan sands
ana emerges as an inspired leadeI
when the death q che sergeant
forces him - assume leadership q
tha patrol. .
Tie supporting cost beasts sIleh
names q such performers e. Thomas
Mitchell, Reginald 0agdlneEs Melr
VILE Cooper, BTonWell wleaehog,
and Noylen AoNFy,
1lae second be nc o. tbe bsN =
@ngoonlAga1 n MnYana# WIN 6an4
wTn9es ami Alan Jones,
Neasran.aaasasaiaaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16

Tommy Reid, heaVVN9lght boHeF
& licensed N New jersey Under t1e
name az Mk Hil0nlnH. 10 Is Sole
lover % patlaF plg'ne,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-16
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IN STRIFE BEGUN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

For breaking into house and burning unopened letters from a soldier to a young woman in New Zealand, youth was sentenced in Auckland to two years and six inonths' hard labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

tied wisely to those garden products that cannot be preserved successful ly by other .aethods.
 TOMATOES ARE EASY
 Tomatoes, green peas, aspara- gus, green beans, lima beans, corn and fruits arc favorites for cans ming. Fruits and tomatoes are tho easiest to handle because they require no higher temperature than boiling for safe keeping. These prod. ucts may be packed hot in jars and then processed ln a boiling water bath or steamer, or they may be canned directly from on open kettle.
 Almost all vegetables except toe matoes must be proWssnd under steam pressure in order to get the high temperature necessary for safety. Gardeners who do not have the use of a steam pressure canner will be wise to preserve all vegeta- bles except tomatoes by some method other than canning.
 Storing is the cheapest and easiest way to keep many vegetables. Many of the root vegetables and onions, pumpkins, and winter squash hold their flavor better when stored than when preserved in any other way. Others that may be kept by storing include beets, late cabbage, carrots, late celery, parsnips, pota- toes, rutabagas, turnips, winter rad- iShes.
 Crops that need cool, moist storage include cabbage, carrots, beets, parsnips, salslfy, turnips, rut- abagas, winter radishes and celery Potatoes keep best at tcmpera- ture between 10 and 50 degrees F.; sweet potatoes between 55 md 60 degrees. Squash and pumpkins need warm and moderately dry storage; onions and drycd beans, cool and wdry storage. Turnips should not be placed in the basement as they give off odors that penetrate through the house.
 Freezing and storage at freez- ing temperature is the newest method for preserving home gar- den products. Packaged froOen vegetables and fruit can be held either in the lockers of refrigerated warehouses or in special cabinets for home freezing and storing. HOME DRYING METHODS
 Homo drying Is important espe-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
University Completes
 Important Research
Material Obtained for American Writers on Ancient,
 Medieval History, Thought and History

eiogmatlc theology, Dominican Col lege, Ottawa,
 Byzantine Influence In the 0alll- can Liturgy, by Rev. pr. Johannes Quasten, professor of ancient church history and Christian arche- ology, Catholic University of Amer lea.
 Missa GTecorum, Missa Sancti Johannis Crlsostoml-The oldest Latin version known of the ByZan- tine Llturgies of St. Basil and St. John ChFysostom, by Rev, Dom An- Selm strlttmatter, o. s. B. St, An- slem's Prlory, Washington, D, c,
 The Notitla lntuitlva of Non-ex. istlng Facts According to William of Ockham by Rev. Philotheus Boh. ner, o. r. M., professor Of philoar opfy, BonRventure College.
 Jordanus of Saxony's Vita sanctl Augustini, the Source for John Cap- grave's Lifc of St, Augustine by Rev. Rudolph ArhesmRnn, O. s. A., as. sistant professor of classics, Ford. ham University,
 Bernardus Compostellanus Anti qluS-A study In the 0lossRtorS of Canon Law, by pr. stephan Kutt. ner, professor of the history of canon law, Catholic University of America.
 Plena PoteStas and Consent in Medieval Assemblies--A Study in Romano .Canonical Procedure and It's influence on the rise of repre- Sentation in medieval assemblies, by Dr. Gaines Post, associate pro- lessor of history, University of Wis., consin.
 The Polish Procedure up to the Statutes of Casimlr the Oreat--A contribution to the influence of Canon Law on Polish Law, by Dr. Raphael Taubenschlag, professor of Roman law, University of Cracow and associate director, Polish fn- stitute of Arts and Sciences, New York.