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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Americans Now31 Miles
From Sea In South
Central Tunisian Area
Former Army Private
3rd Meningitis Victim
Camp Pickett, Va, Soldier Visiting Here Removed to
New Haven Hospital; Measles Most Prevalent
Disease in Connecticut

The third meningitis case within
ten days was reported in the city
today by Health Officer Edward j..
Godfrey. However, he withheld the
name from being publicized.
This new cast came to light over
the weekend when the patient was
visiting friends in this city. He was
transferred to the New Haven hos
pital where his condition is I'M
changed, said DR.. Godfrey. It was
revealed the patient was private
at Camp Pickett, Virginia, and was
discharged from there March 9. DR..
Godfrey said that there Is no doubt
the disease was contacted at the
camp, and he has notified the med
ical Office at Camp Pickett. Prior
to the patients visit to Waterbury,
he spent some time with relatives
in Brooklyn, New York.
One Of the previous two victims, a
woman, Succumbed to the dreaded
disease last week. The other afflict-
ed is a child who is getting better"
said DR.. Godfrey.
Two others cases were reported
by the State Department of Health
to exist in Hartford County, one in
East Hartford and another in Wind
sor Locks. Last weeks report re-
vealed eight cases throughout the
state.
The weekly morbidity report list
ed other prevalent diseases that exc
list In Waterbury including two cases
of lobar pneumonia, two Of scarlet
fever and eight cases Of measles.
These figures are much lower than
the figures reported for the same
diseases last week. The most prev
alent disease in Connecticut today
is measles which totals 418. The
previous weeks report listed 443
cases.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
PACIFIC COMBAT
AREA QUIET NOW
'May Be Calm Before
Storm" Claims Knox;
Roberts Stubborn

washington, March 23.-(UP)-
Secretary Of Navy Frank Knox said
today that while the Pacific combat
area seems quiet at present at may
be the calm before the storm"
'"The war is still on out there -
very much," Knox said at q press
conference.
He did not elaborate on his state
ment, but he warned against max
ing any deductions from the fact
that the Nays latest casualty list
contained only nine names.
"They 60 up and down and you
never can tell" he added.
Commenting on the situation at
Martinique, Knox said that there
was a good deal Of local resent
ment" against Admiral Georges Rob-
ert, commandant Of the French
West Indies, "for being so stub
born"
IT suspect things are getting q
little tighter on the island" Knox
added. Their supplies have been
cut or"
8AC 4lou AaVvAtAA46 AASW W oAASA va
the situation In the Atlantic or in
the north African campaign. He said
that judging by what Prime Minis
ter Churchill has said, I'VE are now
on the move" in the latter sector.
His comment on the Atlantic situa-
ton was that we've still got war
on out there but there's nothing
striking or sensational"
Asked whether the Navy had any
information on German claims to
having developed q means Of using
oxygen in their Diesel motors so
that batteries were unnecessary for
underwater operations, Knox re-
piled:
II think that's an exploded idea
Q wild dream" q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Raj CARRY OUT
RAIDS ON BURMA

New Delhi, March 23.-(UP)-
Royal Air Force bombers have car
ried out raids on important Japa-
nese bases in Western and South
Central Burma, a joint communique
reported today.
A strong formation of Blenheims
attacked the important Japanese
transit camp at Prone on the IRA
waddy River with high explosive and
incendiary bombs yesterday. The
bombs found their targets and fires
were started.
In the Arakan district along the
West Burma coast, the big port
Of Akyab was bombed and enemy
positions were machine gunned at
Laungchaung and Kalachaung.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

were seeking Ioopholes in the price
regulations for their own profit by
denying meat to Jobbers and selling
direct to hotels, restaurants and re-
tail stores.
Del SestO said 10th he aid an
aide would appear at the public
hearings scheduled by the commit
tee to begin shortly.
Charging that the intent of OPA
laws had been thwarted by SELFISH
ness" he said some packers have
been withholding from the market
some Of the cheaper cuts Of meat
and utilizing them in the making
Of hamburger which has no ceiling"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
st. Nazaire Rocked By
British After u. S. Shell
WiIheImShaVen
AIR MINISTRY CLAIMS
ONE BOMBER MISSING
Three American Planes
Lost; Many German
Fighters Destroyed
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
Limited Press STAFF Corresn0ndentl

BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 2S.-UP)
A big force of Britain's
four-engined bomberS, roar
ing back into action after a
weather-enforced nine-night
rest, rocked st. Nazaire, one
of Gerrnany'S biggest U-Boat
bases on the French Atlantic
coast, with hundreds of tons
Of bombs last night.
The raid followed by only few
hours an American aerial assault
on Wilhelmshaven, naval base and
submarine building and repair CEN
ter In northwest Germany. The
American attack was described by
participating pilots as the most
concentrated yet undertaken by the
9th U. s. Air Force.
Though the air ministry described
last nights raid on st. Nazaire as
heavy" only one bomber was lost.
Whirlwind fighter bombers Joined In
the nights offensive with bombing
attacks on railway targets in north
France without loss to themselves.
The st. Nazaire raid was a blow
at Germany's U-boat campaign at q
time when It was approaching In
intensity the submarine offensive Of
1917, which almost cost the AllieG
World War I.
The raid was the first on st
Nazaire since British bombers un.
loaded 100 tons Of demolition an6
fire bombs on Its submarine pens
and repair shops the night Of Feb
20.
The port has been raided Is times
since the start Of the war, includ-
ing six times by American flying
fortresses and Consolidated Liberia
tors. Only yesterday, the Vichy radio
reported that Anglo . American
bombs had RACED go per cent Of the
city and rendered 80 per cent Of its
houses uninhabitable.
Last nights raid put the Anglo
American aerial offensive back on
an around-the-clock basis after q
long lull due to Indictment weather
over the continent. The last pre-
vious raid by the Raj bomber COM
mand was q heavy attack on Essen
Germany, the night Of March IL
when more than 1000 tons Of bombs
wrecked "a shops at the great Krupr
Arms Works and caused widespread
additional damage.
The Eighth U. 8. Air Force re-
ported that good results" were
achieved In its heavy attack yes
terday on Wilhelmshaven. BY the
time the last squadron reached the
target, there was so much smoke
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STAGE SET FOR
LEWIS SHOWDOWN
WLB Refuses to Raise
Wage Ceiling Formula;
Miners Face Refusal
nv MRnRnEAN RAETTH

UNITED Press STAN COEgeap0mdent)
Washington, March 23.-(UP) -
The war Labor Board. by refusing
to raise its wage ceiling formula,
passed 10 Congress today the re-
sponsibility for any future radical
changes In living costs" and set the
stage for q showdown with John l..
Lewis on demands for O wage in
crease for $4,000 bituminous coal
miners.
The board indicated clearly that
It win not make the first move to
break the present sterilization pro.
gram but probably viii readJust
wages upward II Congress causes
higher prices through passage Of
pending farm legislation.
The board, by an 8 TO Z vote,
turned down the demand Of its Ia
Dor members to revise the little
steel" wage ceiling formula. Only
the labor members voter for revis-
ion, two American Federation OF
Labor and two Congress Of Indus
trial examinations Representatives
who had commended that considera-
ton should be given 10 increasey In
living costs since last May when
the formula was devised.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
REDS SIDETRACK
U. 5. OVERTURES
SOviets Claim Allies Need
More Victories Before
Making Postwar Plans

(Un1te0 Press SIAN COtrespOn0emGD
Washington, March 23-(UP)-
The Soviet Union showed little IN.
terest today In overtures from Brit
ish and American statesmen appar-
emily aimed at bringing Russia into
discussions similar to those now in
progress between British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden and Amer
lean ofilcials. .
The Soviet view, well-informed
quarters said, Is that to engage in
such discussions would be prerma-
ture-that the Allies need more vic
tories before getting down to post
war planning.
OnlclaIs here and IN London have
stressed the desirability Of closer
collaboration among the big powers
Of the United Nations on current
war policies and there 10 consider
able concern lest Russia's al0of at
tstude tend TO lessen the effective
ness Of the Allied war efSort.
The Soviet Union has been put
ting renewed emphasis upon the
necessity Of a second front In Eu.
rope ana uutkb tuht - uottS htSAC
appeared little likelihood OF closer
teamwork between the Allies and
Premier josef Stain.
The Soviet Union was expected
70 accept the invitation TO particle
pate in the United Nations confer
ence on postwar food problems.
scheduled 70 begin April T-Russia
has Q vital interest In world food
matters and the snbpejct Is p0lit.
icalIy non-controversial.
But Il Is not In keeping with Rus
sian PSYCHOLOGY, or with the con.
duct Of Soviet oflicials IN the 10
years since American recognition Of
the Soviet Union, to expect quick
Russian response to the more CON-
prehensive Anglo American over.
lures Of the last fortnight.
At a press conference ON March
"a, Eden said It was pretty well
Indispensable 70 have close coll
(Continued On RaGe 40
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Pope Suffering
From Bronchitis

London, March Is. (UPl-
Pope Plus temperature went
down during the night and for
the time being there Is no rea-
SON for anxiety, although ne Is
suffering from bronchitis at
fecting one lung, q Vatican
City report Of the German IA
di0 said today.
The p0ntlff was reported 20
have conferred f0r half an hour
today with Luigi Cardinal
MagllOne, Vatican secretary Of
state, but received no other
visitors.
Stockholm dispatches said
the Pope was seriously IN with
influenza and doctors feared it
might develop into lung in
flammatiOn.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
INTERNEES VISIT
OAKVILLE FRIENDS
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Edwin
E. Aiken Among S. S.
GripshOlm Passengers

Rev. DR.. Edwin E. Aiken, "a, ma
tive of Newington, and his Hartford
born wife arrived at the home Of
Mrs. Walter Hart in Oakvile yes
terday after returning to this coun-
try aboard the liner Gripsholm fol-
lowing their internment in Japan.
Forbidden by the Navy depart
ment from discussing conditions in
Japan or experiences during their
internment for fear Of reprisals
against Americans still held prison.
ers, the couple would only say that
they had a relatively easy time as
interneeS because they were ex-
empted from camp life because OF
DR.. Aiken's health.
Arriving In China in 1885, DR..
Aiken did missionary work until
1920, after which he taught English
in various schools and worked on
a committee which translated the
Old Testament into q Chinese YER
sion. He has visited the United
States only five times since 1885.
Describing China as their second
home, the couple said they would
like to return again to China If con-
ditionS were normal.
Landing ON American soil We'd
nesday, Mrs. Aiken said they were
most impressed by the cleanliness
and efficiency, and feeling that
the common man was not ignored
by the government.
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Mosquitoes
Bomb Berlin
Continued from Page u

which kindled spreading conflagra-
tons among Leipzig's sprawling in
dustries, many of which had been
evacuated from the devastated Ruhr
and Rhineland in an attempt to
escape Allied air raids.
First reports indicate the bomb
ing was concentrated and effective"
the air ministry announced
The attack ended three hours be-
fore dawn
Leipzig is an assembly center for
Heinkel, Junker and Messerschmitt
planes and the site of factories
turning out tanks, armored cars,
trucks and machine tools. One Of
the most important communications
centers in Germany, Leipzig Is a
key junction on the supply route to
the eastern front.
Walter Cronkite, United Press
staff correspondent. reported from
an Raj bomber base that enemy
night fighters attacked the bombers
as soon as they crossed the European
coast and increased In numbers as
they penetrated into the heart of
Germany.
The fighters dropped numerous
flares to silhouette the bombers
against the clouds. The attacks
slackened as the bombers turned
off toward Leipzig, but later were
resumed ON a descending scale as
the Germans realized the new Brit
iSh tactic.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
VETERAN EMPLOYE
DIES OF INJURIES
Benrus Company Workers
Mourn Death of Albert
D. MOllineaux

Albert D. Mollineaux Of 1853
Thors:aston avenue, who was injured
about month ago in an automobile
accident, died this morning at St..
Mary's hospital after several at
tempts to save his life through
blood transfusions from fellow-work-
ers had failed. He was born In
Dingmans Ferry, Pa, son of James
and Catherine Fuller Mollineaux,
and has resided in the Waterville
section of this city for several years.
Mr. Mollineaux was one of the
Oldest employees Of the Benrus
Watch Co., having been associated
with the organization for more
than IS years. He vas communi-
cant OF st. Michaers church.
Survivors include his wife. Mary
E. Conley Mollineaux: one brother.
George Mollineaux of Delanco, N.
j.; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the
John P. Finneran funeral home,
Newark, N j., Tuesday morning,
time and other arrangements to be
announced. Friends Ilay call at the
Mulville funeral home Sunday eve
ming from Z to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
GASOLINE DEALERS
TO Be ARRAICNED

Violations of price and rationing
regulations in the sale of gasoline
and meats will be aimed at 10 men
at hearings before Regional OPA
hearing commissioner Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday in the
Federal Building, the State OPA
announced Friday.
Gasoline dealers from Hartford,
South Norwalk, Windsor Locks,
Springdale, Cos Cob, Meriden,
Bridgeport and Waterbury and meat
dealers from Hartford, Moodus,
Waterbury and South NorWalk are
among those slated for hearing
Some of the cases are continued
from hearings last month.
Holding of a second session so
soon after the hearings which took
place November %, %, and "a, re-
fleets the increasing numbers of al
legged rationing and price ceiling
violators being brought to account
by OPA, a spoke sman said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04

Gen. Guy T. Drewry, District Chief,
commanding the Springfield Ord
nance District, that Ordnance Is
constantly fighting and winning a
crucial battle In laboratories, fac
tories and research centers, and on
proving grounds and battlefields.
This is a struggle for decisive su-
periority in the design, development
and production of new and improved
materials and weapons General
Drewry explained. 1--WE are making
an about effort to conquer our en-
emies speedily and overwhelmingly,
and with a minimum of American
and Allied casualties"
Army Ordnance now has in oper-
alton over 1000 contracts with al
most 400 laboratories, engineering
organizations, universities and in
dustrial companies for research and
development work on battle tools,
automotive vehicles and ammuni-
ton. y
Thousands of Ordnance contrac-
tors in various parts of the coun-
try have been modified through IS
special committees to work contin-
uously on the improvement of pro-
duction designs and methods. More
than a thousand suggestions Of en-
ployes in Ordnance producing facil-
tiles have thus far been adopted and
put into effective operation.
The National Inventors Council
of the Department Of Commerce has
given the Ordnance Department ac-
cess to the suggestions OF the gen.
eral public for new or improved
methods Of production and for new
or improved war weapons. OF APP
proximately 152,65O inventions sub
mitted to the council and reviewed
by it as of July 1, 1913, over 50,375
pertained to Ordnance items. Six of
these inventions have been approved
and are now in production, while
about SO are being developed and
tested.
The Ordnance Department also
has available the services of an out
satnding group Of consultants drawn
from industry, including such ma
tionally known experts as: DR.. G..
F. Kettering of General Motors Cor
poration; Fred NJ zeder of Chrysler
Corporation; DR.. F. B. Jewett of
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company; DR.. William D. Coolidge
of General Electric Company; DR..
F. Spare of E. I. du Point de
Nemours Incorporated; G. L. Bausch
Of Bausch and Lornb Optical Com
pany; and Edgar c. Balm of United
States Steel Corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
PLAYLETS STAGED
BY SCOUT TROOP
Salvation Army Unit En-
tertains Friends, Menu
bers With Two Skits

Two skits, "We're In the Army
Now" and THE Master Fiend" were
presented by Boy Scouts Of Troop
80, attached to the local Salvation
Army Corps, at the Cherry street
headquarters last night. The en-
tertainment, which closed a three
day bazaar held at the headquar-
tiers, also included several films
shown by Major Hugo Wiberg.
Cast in the dramatic presenta-
tons were Walter Magnavice. as
sistant Scoutmaster, Alfred Maness,
Ralph Goodson, William Storm,
Luther Gatling and Arthur More
land. Seven and John Wiberg and
Cadmus Byrd were in charge of
lights and scenery. Proceeds from
the bazaar will be used to buy
equipment for a manual training
class to be opened for North End
boys.
Major Acker of the Hartford
Salvation Army headquarters will
preach at services tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock, while Major Jen-
ME Pagington, also Of Hartford,
will be preacher at services at 800
p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
Jops Claim Win
At Chonqteh

The Japanese high command
claimed today that the strategic
city Of Changteh in central China
was occupied yesterday after Chi
rese resistance described as the Stif-
fest in six years was crushed in q
week-long battle.
In one of Tokyo Radios rare ack-
nowledgements Of stubborn Chinese
opposition, a Doeni (Japanese) news
agency dispatch quoted a comman-
der as reporting that 1--WE have never
met such stiff resistance from the
enemy since the Shanghai opera
TONS
Last reports from Chunkging said
the Japanese maintained a foothold
inside the east gate Of Changteh
but that Chinese troops still firmly
held the Human Province highway
center west of Tungting Lake guard
ing the way toward the major city
Of Changsha.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
Former Local Priest
Dies OfHeart Attack
Rev. Francis Hnchey, Ex-ChapIain Of Fire, Police
Departments Here, Widely Known in Diocese

at the Blessed Sacrament church
for ten years from 1917 to 1927 ~
which time he took especial inter-
est in the activities Of the parish
and the general community. Dur
ing his assignment here. Father
Hinchey was chaplain Of the Police
and Fire departments Of Water
bury.
Born in Northport, Long Island,
ON July IA, 1888. Father Hinchey
graduated from Niagara university
and then attended st. Demands
Seminary college IN Rochester, N.
Y.
Ordained at st. Joseph's cathed-
raj, Hartford, JunA 9, 1917, he re-
ceived his first assignment to st.
Mary's church In Milford, on June
%, 1917. That same year on Sept.
%, 1917, Father Hinchey was trans.
ferred to the Blessed Sacrament
church in Waterbury, where he re-
manned until June II. 1927, when
he was transferred to st. Demands
church in Rockville.
He was transferred to st. Pat
rick's church in East Hampton, Feb.
2, 1885, where he was stationed until
1899 when he was assigned to st.
Joseph's parish in Willimantic. his
last parish at the time Of his death.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
WATERBURIANSAT
TRAINING FARLEY
Governor Baldwin One of
Principal Speakers at
New Haven Conference

Many Waterbury industrial train
ing, manpower and shop industry
leaders were in attendance at yes
terday's meeting of Connecticut in
dustrialists held at New Haven, at
which prominent leaders both in
education and industry were the
principal speakers.
Stressing the need of coordination
between training and industry prop
er the majority Of the days speak
erS declared that the problem OF
personnel and its training was the
most serious phase OF war produc
ton still to be overcome by Con-
necticut tndustrialists.
The days session which was con-
Quoted In two parts, morning and
afternoon contained many promin-
ent Connecticut leaders headed by
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin. Other
speakers and advisers at the con-
ference were: Charles Seymour,
president Of Yale university, Mayor
Murphy Of New Haven, w. Stuart
Clark, manager OF ieduStrial train
ing for the General Electric Co.,
Franklin Hoadley, president Of the
Atwood Machine Co., Of Stoning-
ton, Thomas j. Newton of the Arm
strong Cork Co., and others.
The principal subject at the days
conference was in relation to the
urging of staet industrialists into
a greater use of training facilities,
such as that provided by the state
department of education, the
Training Within Industry courses
and the various types of advanced
training as offered by Yale Uni
versity.
Among those in attendance from
Waterbury at yesterdays all day
conference were Mrs. Mary Dewey,
director of the War Manpower Com
mission, Miss Edna Harmon Of the
local USES office and Frederick
Judisch, supervisor of the War Pro-
duction Training Center on South
Main street.
0-H L. 1NRA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04
.DRISCOLL sure
TO Retain JOB
State Clio Council Secre-
tary-Treas. UnOppOsed
at Hartford Farley

John ]. Driscoll of this city. Sec
rotary treasurer Of the State C1O
council, will be unopposed for re-
election at the three-day state con-
vention which opened In blaze OF
glory yesterday at the Hotel Bond
Hartford.
Creation Of an adequate social
security system and abolition OF
the Little Steel wage formula used
by the government as a yardstick
in wage disputes, were advocated
Friday.
Responsibility OF organized labor
to scale up production figures to
speed the end of the war was also
stressed from the speakers plat
form.
The convention was welcomed to
Hartford officially by Mayor O'Con-
nor. Rabbi Abraham ]. Feldman
Of Beth Israel synagogue delivered
the invocation. Governor Baldwin
and State OPA Director Anthony
F. Arpaia are scheduled to speak
today.
Election of officers will begin at
4 p. m. today and last until Sunday
noon to make 1t possible for dele
gates to stay at their machines as
long as possible, State Industrial
Union Council President Clarence
r. Wylnan, disclosed. About 300
were on hand Friday.
Division Of the globe into three
declarations, declarations Of the ORR
emit, of Europe and Of the Americas
was advocated by National Director
John Brophy of the CLIO Industrial
Union Councils as a step in the
creation Of world organization to
solve the problems which brought
about the present war.