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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-03

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-03
CAMP FIRE FORMED
PART OF PROGRAM
Scout Troop Had Outdoor
Gathering at Squaw's
Hill Last Night
OAKVILLE
Correspondent, Irene Slough,
Telephone 1898

Oakv1lle, June 3.-Last evening
the local Scout Troop held Its week.
ly outdoor meeting at Squaw's Hill,
Newton Heights. Scoutmaster Wal
ter Thorne was in charge of the in
structions. Several scouts passed
out-of- door tests. The scouts were
told that Camp Mattatuck will open
on July 4. Application should be
mailed in as soon as they are signed
by the scoutmaster and the parents.
A camp fire was enjoyed.
Present were: Harry Hassel, Jr.,
william Mcbride, Richard Koslosky,
Clarence Noslosky. Howard Ande
Robert Hassel Thomas Kosha,
Philip Famiglietti, Ray Fennimore
Edward Michaud, Soren Neidt, Ed
ward Meehan, Joseph Meehan, Will
liam Meehan, Robert Wallace, Leroy
Garner, Harold Garner, William
Hassel, Fred Slough, Jack Brennan
John Syssa, Edward Ranslow, and
Scoutmaster Thorne.
Briefs
(IrdOuaClOn EXERCISES Will TAKE
place at the Watertown high school
on Wednesday, June at BIS p. m
Admission will be by ticket only
Several Oakville students are men,
bers of the class.
Housewives are reminded to bring
all their waste fats to the grocers
They will be paid for each pound
turned in. Fat is to be strained
and placed in clean glass containers
These waste fats are necessary in
the making of explosives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-03

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-12
HENRY

the dirty little chiseler I might be,
and that you think me to be.
haven't done a thingl Not one
thing to - to try and impress him.
swear 1t. Lorraine. And I'll tell
you why. Oh don't think I'm be-
ing generous, darn you. Lorraine
Stautr! I don't think you're worthy
of him, and that's hat!? I wish I
could get him. But he's blind, and
he loves you"
Lorraine managed her disdainful
smile. Here, at least, was a crumb
Of satisfaction.
"He's blind, and he loves mel"
she rnimicked again. Then you're
| so much better looking?"
II wasn't speaking of looks.
was talking about love-
"Oh-h-h-h!" That was sarcaS-
tic in tone.
Nov about this soaring flight,
Pat resumed. you were not
there at IL, and I helped Jimmy
save face. Eleven o'clock meant
III This is the Army, Lorraine !!
We couldn't let Jimmy down. But
but II you had a good excuse
I mean. I tried to tell Jimmy that
you probably were Just delayed.
and = well goodness, what In the
world are you doing here? In this
room?"
This was Loraine's moment for
triumph.
You're getting out" she said.
"Out Of the room and out Of the
flight. I was to make that trip,
and still am. I'm rated above
you as a pilot"
II know that" Pat said. "of
course"
"Then get outl And II you don't
obey me, then III make you -
with thisl" Lorraine took q paper
from her caot and held 1t toward
Patsy. you needn't think you're
so damned sriartl"
The gun lay forgotten now. but
hatred on Loraine's face was even
more dangerous looking. Pat took
the paper, recognized It at once.
It was Enthusiastically an Army
order, correct as TO form. II COM
aanded Miss Patricia Friday TO
leave the transcontinental soaring
flight at once and return to FL
mira for duty, and in her place
put Miss Lorraine Stuart as orig
inaIiy planned. II even implied
that there might be hell TO pay
because Pat had dared come along
Pat was TO return In the same
alrpIane that had rushed Lorraine
to Chicago. A pilot was waiting.
Worst. though. was the feet that
the order was signed BY Cap
tain James Carr, himself.
(Te ne Confimmedl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-12

You're doing the listening. I told
you once before to let Jimmy Carr
alone. I meant what I said!"
"I haven't done q thing to him. "
She mimicked. "You haven't
done a thing to HIM"
But I haven't! He snatched me
up and forced me" Pat stopped
No, darn it, she wouldn't put the
blame on Jimmy! Not even If this
crazy girl did shoot. IT mean, well
you weren't there and 1t was nee
essary for somebody to go. Some
woman!"
$50 you horned in. You'll"
Pat felt pride stirring. what II
did? Jimmy didn't object!"
Pat was aghast at herself for
that. Now, If ever, the crazed girl
ought to shoot!
Centuries passed while the two
stared at each other, eyes to eyes.
But in the time there, Pat was
thinking furiously, too. Something
inside her told her that this was
in truth the showdown moment,
and that she had a chance to win.
Her cue, she decided, was to force
nonchalance. If only her courage
lasted!
Pat leisurely surned to cross the
room. Would the shot hit her in
the back? Kill her instantly? Leave
her bleeding in pain? All the hor-
ror of such a tragedy surged
through her mind, but she went to
an overstuffed chair and sat down.
Lorraine had not moved.
Lorraine, you are a fool, and
you are too cowardly to shoot
anybody. Put that gun down and
I'll talk to you. If you don't, I'll
ring downstairs, or scream or
whatever is necessary to get you
arrested and jailed and and
probably hung!" Pat was bluffing
de luxe now.
But Lorraine slid into a chair.
The pistol rested on her lap.
"Why don't you let him alone!"
Lorraine almost pleaded It, Pat
eyed her quickly, catching the
change of tone.
Pat remembered stories about
women who always outwitted
everybody, male or female; wo-
men who were psychologically al
ways in control Of every situation.
Pat felt like a kindergarten kid.
why don't you let him alone?"
Lorraine repeated. why do you
keep annoying him?"
do you want TO know the
truth?" asked Pat.
The other girl stared.
II love the man." Pat said,
co0lly. II admit 1t. because I'm
sure it's no secret to you, Lorraine.
But tell you one thing-I'm not
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-12
CAPTAIN CARR'S ORDERS
CHAPTER XXI

Pat froze in her tracks. Then she
squeezed her eyes shut and sighed
again. understanding; she had been
more fatigued than she realized
because here was horrible appari-
ton. She had had no idea heI
nerves were in such state.
But next moment the appari.
ton spoke again.
80 you thought you could gel
by with I'll" it snapped. We'll
you can't, you cheap little cat!"
Pat opened her eyes. Then she
knewI That really was Lorraine
Stuart and that really was a gun
in her hand, impossible as it all
was.
"You - you Pat stammered
lamely.
ayes. me, me! And don't you
open that door or scream. Or dc
anything I don't tell you to!"
Pat exhaled, relaxing now
What had been fear of an appari-
ton, oddly enough was not fear
OF the real thing. All at once she
was not the slightest bit afraid of
Lorraine nor of her gun either.
She was just astonished, and
angry.
Lorraine, what in the world"
you'll find out"
at II don't understand this.
Your being here!"
you didn't expect mel"
"No!"
Lorraine laughed. mirthlessly.
Lorraine, please I - goodness"
Il could kill you"
"oh don't be stupid! Put the
gun DOWN."
Pat started to move but Lorraine
made a gesture with the auto
matte pistol. Her face was white
with anger. too.
"You stay where you arel Don't
you think I know how to shoot?
Aren't you afraid?"
Pat actually sighed. II suppose
I'm too tired, Lorraine. But tell
you the truth, I think you're be-
ing q fool. / know you are. I - I
was much more afraid Of you
without a gum"
That was confession. and all at
once Pat regretted it. Suddenly,
too. Pat realized that she herself
was being a fool. If this crazed
girl before her really had q loaded
pistol-and there was no mistak-
ing it--then she could really shoot
TO kill. Pats mind began to click
more sensibly. She had to deal
with this thing In another way.
Lorraine, I-f-please lower the
gun. Sit down and let's talk"
I'm doing the talking, FridayI
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
BATTLESHlPS SABCTAGED

Credible rumors come from several
sources that the Nazi battleships Scharn-
horst and Luetzow have been sabotaged
by their own crews in a Norwegian fjord.
The personnel, according to one man
who claims to have been an eyewitness,
is disheartened and rebellious. From
other sources come reports that the Nazi
sailors fear being forced into suicide
venture against the British fleet.
Whether or not these stories are true,
there seems little doubt that the Ger
mans, both in the armed forces and at
home. realize now that the war is lost.
How long they can be held to a hopeless
fight. there is no way of telling. Ger
many probably will crack before she is
climatically beaten in battle. We must
plan as for a 10-year war, but we have
the right to hope that the breakup of
Nazism will come next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
US. Air Strength
I'm brituin Grows

LONDON, Oct. 26.-(UP)-Amer-
lean fighter plane strength in the
British Isles will be almost doubled.
in the next two months, by the ad-
dition of new and improved aircraft
capable of escorting u. S. bombers
deep into Germany, Maj.-Gen.
william E. Kepner, Chief of the
U. S. Eighth air force fighter COM
mand, disclosed today.
Kepner revealed that the fighter
command now was at so to go per
cent of planned strength and was
expected to reach its peak by Jan. l,
1914.
With the arrival of new-type air.
craft now i'm production and i'm
proved types of existing planes,
Kepner envisaged waves of long
range fighters operating in relays
to escort American bombers all the
way to targets inside Germany.
ESCORT RAIDERS
He confirmed that the new Light
ming fighters which Just have re-
turned to the European theater
have sufficient range to lay the en-
tire RChr Valley open to escort
ed bomber formations. He refused
comment on British Press reports
that new fighter was about to go
into action capable of covering the
Flying FortresseS all the way to
Berlin.
Certainly if that is poSsoble we're
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Nazis Attempting
To Pressure Pope

LISBON, Oct. 26.-CUP)-German
forces in Rome are trying to put
pressure on the Vatican to help ar
range a negotiated peace that would
circumvent the Anglo American
demand for unconditional surrend-
er and spare Axis leaders from
punishment for their war crimes,
a well-informed neutral source said
today. 4 -.a
The German envoy to the Vati-
can, this source said, broached the
subject at recent visit with Pope
Plus XII, suggesting that the
Pontiff use his position to sound
out the American and British Gov
ernments.
German attempts to intimidatc
the Vatican by their so-called pro
lection" and their battle to delay
the Allied March on Rome also
were said to be connected with the
peace move. -.<
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
DESERT TROOPS WIN
BATTLE IN ALEUTIANS

Revelation by the war department that
the desert-trained Seventh division took
Attu island in the cold and barren Aleut-
ians from the Japs makes clear more than
ever the necessity of proper pra-battle
training areas and equipment
The men of the Seventh received final
combat training at Desert Center, which
includes the Imperial Valley desert re-
gion as well as Arizona.
Because the army units were equip
ped with weapons and other equipment
designed for use in warmer chmeS, the
casualty list in the far north was bit
higher than it otherwise would have
been.
While the original battle plan called
for conquest of the small island to be
completed in SO hours it was q days be-
fore the final enemy soldier was slain.
The list of cold victims was almost. las
high as that of men actually wounded
by gunfire. Many of the men suffered
from severe frostbite and there were
number of amputations made necessary
by frozen limbs.
Men were not given hob-nail boots to
prevent falls from treacherous rocks;
they were sent ashore with light packs,
and with only one change of socks
The reason other units trained In re-
gions similar to those in which the battle
developed wera not sent was probably
= for security Enemy espionage agents
may have been watching the troops being
trained in the Rockies or in Alaska and
) thus would have tipped off the Attu de
: tenders if those men had been called
I upon, that something was in the wind.
= As it was the landings were COM
plete surprise. And had the men been
outfitted to endure the extreme cold and
dampness the amount of suffering could
!. undoubtedly have been reduced consider
. ably.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
BLOWS TO JAP SHIPPING
(San Diego Union)

(San Diego Union)
Japan's power, in fact her very life,
depends upon keeping open her seaborne
lanes of communication to Manchuria, to
China, to French Indo-China, to Burma
and to her island conquests in the South
Pacific Without adequate shipping,
Japan must perish, whatever the total
Of strength in isolated holdings.
1t is extremely noteworthy. therefore.
that Secy. of the Navy Frank Knox has
announced the sinking by American sub
marines of % additional japanese ships.
The Jap toll for less than two years of
war thus stands at 319 warcraft and
merchant vessels destroyed. In addition
to the 9S newly announced sinkingS, AS
other ships have been damaged for to-
tai of los put out of action temporarily
since Pearl Harbor,
We do not know with any degree of ac
curacy the Jap rate of ship production,
but our naval and shipbuilding experts
believe the rate is totally insufficient
to maintain the japanese fleet and mer-
chant marine at pre-Pearl Harbor ton
mage figures In other words, a large
percentage of the Japanese loss is ire
placeable, and even now the JapS must be
laboring under considerable difficulties
in obtaining ships sufficient to their bar
est need.
Our submarines apparently are doing
to the Japs what the Uboats threatened,
and failed, to do to us in the Atlantic.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
British Warships
Destroy 4 Enemy
E-Boats in Fight

LONDON. Oct. Is (UP)- British
warships destroyed four and dam
aged seven out of 30 enemy torpedo
boats attacking a convoy off the
~ast Anglican coast Sunday night
he admiralty announced today.
The series of running actions
lasted nearly five hours, the adj
niralty said. All British ships re-
.urned safely.
The German E-boatS converged
IN the convoy from several direc.
ions shortly before midnight. The
destroyer Pytchley engaged group
If five and scored hits on one.
,fter which all withdrew
Soon afterward, British motor
gunboats attacked another enemy
group in the same area and dam
lged one vessel.
DAMAGES SECND
A third group was engaged by the
destroyer Worcester. which blew up
,ne boat with gunfire and plowed
through the burning wreckage in
pursuit of the remainder. The
Worcester severely damaged Sec
ond E-boat.
The destroyer Mackay also hit an
E-boat, damaging it.
Meanwhile, a flotilla of motor
yunboats maneuvcred behind the
leeing enemy vessels and engaged
Them as they approached. Two
blew up and sank and third was
destroyed by ramming. Survivors
we're taken prisoner.
Another flotilla of motor gum
boats surprised another force Of E.
oats some time later and damaged
three of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
POLITICAL NOTE
(Santa Monica Outlook

(Santa Monica Outlook)
The national headquarters of the CIO
announces that Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt and Mrs. Philip Murray will ad
dress luncheon of the CIO women's
auxiliaries at Philadelphia next month.
1t adds:
''Mobiizing the women in CIO families
for active participation in the CIO politi
cal action drive, and especially in work
for the election of labor's candidates in
the 1914 election campaign will be one
of the central issues discussed by the
CIO auxiliaries in their four-day ses
sions."
Presumably Mrs. Roosevelt, when she
addresses this political luncheon pointed
toward the 1914 campaign, will not wear
the Red Cross uniform in which she made
her recent tour of American bases in
Australia and the Southwest Pacific, at
the cost of million gallons of high
octane gasoline and at Red Cross expense.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Nazis Take Blame
For Plane Wreck

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26-UP)-
Germany officially acknowledged
responsibility today for the de-
struction of the Swedish airliner
Gripen with a loss of 13 lives last
Friday right, dnd press reports
said a formal Swedish protest was
enroute to Berlin.
The German military attache pre-
sented the ministry of aeronautical
transport with "its deepest regret"
that a German military plane had
shot down the Gripen, "by mis-
take" earlier, Germany charged
that the Gripen was flying without
lights in territory frequented by
British bombers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Missing Uniform
FIGURES in Murder

NEW YORK, Oct. 26,-UP)-
Police of two cities searched today
for a powder blue Royal Canadian
air force uniform as the key TO the
cafe society murder of Mrs. Pat
ricia Burton Longergan Brewery
fortune heiress, while her husband
Wayne Longergan, shouted pro-
testation of innocence to reporters
in Toronto, Canada.
The missing uniform, concern
ing which RCAF cadet Longergan
has told conflicting stories, was be-
ing sought in New York, where he
spent a weekend leave during which
Mrs. Lcngergan was beaten to
death in her luxurious apartment,
and in Toronto, where the husband
was being subjected to constant
questioning by police.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
UP TO AUTHORITIES
Sacramento Bee)

Sacramento Bee)
Sacramento, California and the entire
United States face a most serious juve-
nile problem. 1t is becoming steadily
worse.
To cope with it, the Juvenile authorities
must assert positive attitude. 1t is not
enough merely to depore a situation and
then wiring their hands in utter helpless
ness when case comes along which
shocks the community to its foundations.
There are things which can be done,
many things. And it is up to these au-
thorities to do them, not look for excuses
and alibis.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
P-3S Production
To Be Stepped up

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.-(UP)-
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Of
ficers today annolnced concentra-
ion on production of P-38 Light
ming Fighters, expected to double
production shortly.
Other lines will be dropped, in
cluding the huge constellation
transport and speedy Lodestar
transport. .5
Sub-contracting will be increased,
and Lockheed assembly facilities
stepped up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

They GU. S. troops) all wanted to
know whether they would have jobs.
They took a tremendous interest in the
kind of world we are going to have after
the peace.-Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
back from Pacific tour.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
BY UNITED PRESS

Emperor H1rOn1tO tOld Il SpeCldl
session of the Japanese diet Tues
lay that the empires war situation
S truly grave" but Premier Hidekl
TOTO assured the members that
Germany is planning new blows in
europe to help bring the United
States and Britain TO their knees.
Tojos address and Hirohitos
,ober appraisal of the situation,
one of his rare statements on the
course of the war, were broadcast
by the radio Tokyo and recorded
oy the Office of War Information
Toto was confident in the out
come of the war and told the diet
that Germany is planning new
military operations "in all direc-
ions
Japan expects and believes
irmly that her ally, Germany, will
in due course attain the desired re-
suits in the coming new operations,
md that the day will soon arrive
when she will. in full collaboration
With japan, bring the United
States and Great Britain to their
Knees he said.
WARNS OF ALLIES
TOTO warned that the United
States and Britain have recovered
from their early setbacks in the
Pacific and that the war is growing
in intensity, and called upon the
JananeSe people to become "one
ball of fire"
Navy Minister Shigctaro Shima-
Ia told the diet that japanese
armed forces sank II Allied cruis-
rs. 18 destroyers, % submarines,
md 70 transports between June Is
and Oct. 20. along with 70 other
war vessels. He also claimed that
american plane losses totalod 1913
during that period.
He placed japanese losses at six
destroyers, 12 other Warships and
Ais planes.
Hirohito'S statement emphasized
the need for a greater effort by the
japanese people to destroy the
Evil ambition of the enemy ma
ions
I'VE have confidence III the true
yalcr of our advancing army and
look forward to the speedy attain
ment of the obic@tiVes Of The sacred
war.
RELATIONSHIP FIRM
I'VE rejoice in the fact that the
warriors in The outer lands are
fighting CALAMITY everywhere and
are further applying their valor
by overcoming thousand and one
difficulties and that, furthermore,
the construction Of greater east
Asia is progressing day by day and
the relationship among the people
of cur allied countries is becoming
firmer."
Hirohito called upon The lcgiSla-
tors to fulfil ltheir duties by passing
ID sweeping bills mobiliaing Japan
for total war.
Tokyo said the cmperor's state
ment was made in an imperial re-
script issued in his name and read
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

still not going to tell Jerry we're
coming" he said. That's the sort
of thing we are holding for a sur
prise"
The Lightning, Kepner said, have
a 25 per cent longer range than
the ThunderboltS. but such remote
targets as SchWeinfurt and Gydnia
still are beyond their effective OPP
Grating radius.
He predicted, however, that inn
proved fuel systems and special
Belly Tanks, with which ncw-type
fighters are being equipped, would
add greatly to the existing escort
range.
INITIATE AMERICANS
He attributed the Leftwaffe's re-
ccntly-stiffencd defense of the
Reich, particularly the destruction
of 60 Flying Fortresses in the raid
on Schweinfurt on Oct. IA, to the
Germans imitation OF the Amer
ican Belly-TankS.
I'm recent weeks he said. AM
erican flierS report an increasing
nCmDef OF German lighters equip
ped with external tanks. This en-
ables the German fighters to take
to the air as soon as American
bombers are reported enroute, after
which they remain safe distance
away until the American fighter
support is forced to withdraw ON
account of dwindiing fuel.
"As soon as the American fight
erS depart, the German fighters
jcttison their tanks and sweep in
Oh the bombers.'
Kepner said the addition of the
Lightning fighters to his operating
force was only partial answer to
the Llftwaffe's new tactics. He
denied that the addition of the
Lightnings implied any dissatisfac-
ton with the performance Of the
| ThunderbOltS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

NEd TelephOtO.
Ut. Robert p. Williams, USNR,
above, OF Snoqualmie, Wash, is not
popular with Hitler 81 Co. The
'oung Grumman Avenger torpedo
'omner pilot recently took Of from
lis escort aircraft carrier 10 SINK
'Wo Nazi submarines, damage a
Ard and possibly damage a tourtn
n Atlantic battles. He made three
Il the attacks In four days and rs
md his crew remained unscatfsSa.
Official u. S. Navy pOto.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
FOR S. A MONTH

Some $4,000 residents in public war
housing projects in California are partici-
pating in statewide prepaid medical
care program run by the physicians them
selves
The charge is $3.50 month for single
person, 50 for couple, S5 for family of
three or more. This covers all medical
and surgical care, disqualification and
nursing, X-ray, laboratory and special
lied services
Some perhaps will call this socializa-
tion of medicine. Apparently the physi
clans who are participating do not. Simi-
lar ventures, both in medical treatment
and disqualification, are working at
time when doctors are almost as scarce
as the proverbial hens teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

There is no such thing as being neutral
in this war. A country is either with the
United Nations or not 9. 6. Spain should
declare herself and that goes for Argen-
tina on our side of the ocean-Mayor
Fiorello II. LaGuardia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foiloUing edit
oridls are presented as interesting Opin-
ions poiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

FRIGRTES PLANNED ........ #......... ....
WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-UP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
announced today that 80 Navy
Frigates are expected to be COM
pleted next spring and will be
named for American cities.