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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
STATE INCREASES
KEROSENE PRICE

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 1S-CUP)-
The price of kerosene advanced a
cent and one-half gallon in Con-
necticut today on orders of State
This emergency inrcease, he said,
OPA Director Chester Bowles.
would continue until April 1.
This order" he said, was made
necessary by the critical shortage
of supplies throughout New Eng
land, added to the peddler's trans
portation costs. 1t required him to
make mere stops to deliver the
same amount of oil as before"
A result of the order, said Bowles,
would be a more equitable distri-
button OF the fuel TO users OF small
amounts. and the means OF many
small dealers Of continuing In bus
mess.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
OIL SITUATION
WELL in HAND
Deliveries Yesterday and
Today Total 1880 Gal
Ions Reports Bedell

Local dealers reported that be-
tween the deliveries Of yesterday
and today, the situation of fuel oil
will be fairly we'll in hand"
The 1880 gallons, which is the
figure the two days delivery should
bring, said G. Raymond Bedell
dealers representative, will lessen
the situation.
- It is expected that the distribu-
ton of this amount of oil should
eradicate the backlog of calls
Seth barley, fuel oil advisor to Gov
Raymond E. Baldwin, announced
that the emergency Office will not
be open tomorrow because the en-
ployes are too exhausted to work.
Last Sundays shutdown brought
comments from the State Capitol
which resulted in a probe into the
situation. The Office would be open
on Sundays If necessary, the gov
ernor said.
Dealers were given Is cent in
crease in the retail price of kero-
sene per gallon. However, it did not
fulfill the promise held by So
cent delivery fee, Raymond G.
Bedell said the situation looked
promising.
He ascertained that consumers
would not pay, for deliveries of rs
gallons or less, approximately 12.5
cents per gallon, depending on what
they paid before the rise was an
nounced.
Mr.. barley announced that Wa
terbury was the city most harrassed
with emergency calls In this state,
but that a percentage of them were
not legitimate cases.
The police investigated the In
Iormtion presented by callers who
claimed that they were In need OF
oil, and several full tanks" were
discovered and others adequately
supplied for more than several days.
he said.
The backlog Of orders last night
were 800. he reported. and the rea-
son for the large number OF calls
was many people duplicated their
calls"
II was estimated that TOO famil.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
GLACIER PRIEST
TO ADDRESS RALLY

New York, Feb. i3- (uP) - Rev.
Bernard q. Hubbard, the "diacieE
PRIEST and veteran Alaskan exc
plorer. said today no believed Alaska
could not be invaded and that 1--WE
can take Kiska any time We want
TO-"
Father Hubbard. vino win be guest
Of honor at q Feb. II iEltersfaith
rally here sponsored By the y.
MAI Birth, said the rough Alaskan
terrain and lack IT roads would
prevent any invasion there. Frequent
bombing Of Kihka keeps the Island
from becoming an important Japa.
nese submarine base, he said, adding
that American forces have sunk le
japanese dessroyeFn end transports
-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
Offensive Against Japanese
To Be Certainty This Year
WEBB CAPTURED
IN RENO HOTEL
Army Private Nabbed in
BathrObe; Escaped Oh.
SerVatiOn Ward

Reno, New. Feb. 10 - (U.PJ -
Private Jacob L. (Jakey) Webb,
New York playboy, was arrested in
a fashionable Reno Hotel early to-
day still clad In the bright red bath
robe he wore when he escaped last
night from the observation ward at
the Reno Air Base, where he was
being held for court martial on O
charge Of inpersonating an officer.
Beneath the robe were white pa
jamas, government issue for soldiers
In hospitals. He also wore house
shoes and socks.
Policemen Pete Reeves and AL
Foiorine made the arrest and book
ed Webb, great great grandson
Of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt,
on charges of desertion and escape
from an army post.
He was arrested while Military
Police searched the air base, on the
theory that he had not left 1t.
Webb was arrested approximately
~ hours after his escape.
Police learned he had covered the
10 miles from the air field to Reno
in q taxicab. He left the taxi on the
outskirts. They were unable to learn
at once how he managed to get to
the hotel undecided, dressed as he
was.
Webb had walked down Reno's
Main street, past a gambling club
where activity was lively, and into
the hotel. He was arrested 10 min
utes after signing the hotel regis
ter as "Mr. Denton" police said.
He gave his name but would say
nothing else.
Army officers soon arrived but
Webb was not turned over to then
Immediately. ..... ...
| In the pocket OF his bathrobe
Webb had $39.29. He did not So!
where he got 1t.
Mrs. w. Seward Webb Of New
York and Florida society. hi
mother, was at nearby hotel. She
was. informed Immediately Of hi!
arrest.
A self created captain and hero
Of the Army Air Corps but q prl.
vate without combat experience OF
any kind in army records. Webb, 26,
leaped from window In a ward OF
the Air Base hospital near here
where he was under military ar
rest, late yesterday and disappear
ed.
He was being held for court mar
tial on O charge OF impersonating
an officer and "disgracing the uni
form OF the United States" Mean
while, military physicians had him
in the hospital looking into his alibi
-"amnesia,"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
SCHOOL EXPENSES
HIGHER LAST YEAR
S2,5S5.SO More Than Pre-
viOus Year; Repairs In
Creases Lead List

Education expenses in local
schools have steadily increased re-
sulting In O cost of 1898 per pupil
In the last school year, according
TO statistics In the annual report OF
the board Of education. The per
capita costs In each Of the previous
three years were $i3l.l0. el22.i0.
and ell254. The cost per each high
school student during the past year
was Sl603T and for elementary
school pupils, el2S.08. :,
Total current expenses for AL
schools except continuation ana
evening school amounted to $780,
eBi.3o, an increase Of t2.S66.e0 over
the previous year, the report states.
Although instruction, operation, ana
general control expenses decreased
BY e27, eie.eo, great jump eSO,sOs.'
20, was noted IN maintenance.
auxiliary agencies and various iixed
charges, resulting II . mai in'
crease,
Repairs 10 school buildings and
FaplaeeInenta showed "a increase o.
80 .603.oo. constituting the largest
portion Of the maintenance addl-
alnn. A new root for Wllby High
aeaool cost eia.710 and classroom
furniture Re LenvenwoFth resulted
q al expenditure o. e2,aslbe, both
items contributing largely 70 the IN
afeane.
SAVINGS IN instruction ietaled e2s..
as Is, with e7b ,ieGo8 q the amount
iila q changes ID the salary item
reduction e of.sI37g Tor the fllei
tan q iIniad, Insurance aApenAei
daaKan1od ~ ea.flaN1 hnt paiNIon'
lA An iasleaaa a. e&taS&s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
Generals Ask Hitler
To Give Up Ambition
Neutral Sources Claim Naz Leader Offered to With
draw Temporarily From Active Command Of
Axis Armies in Russia
BY JOHN A. PARIS
limited Press staff CORRESPONDENT

EEGSS 6tdh SUEECSRVAAuChb
London, Feb. 13.-(UP)-Neutral
advices from Berlin to Stockholm
said today that Adolf Hitler had
called conference Of his foremost
generals, including Field Marshals
Fedor Won Book and Walther Won
Brauchitsch, and offered to with
draw temporarily from active
command of Axis armies In Russia.
Hitler wanted to remain comman-
der-in-chief, the dispatches said.
The generals, seeing he was looking
for scapegoats, demanded that he
give UP his ambitions entirely, 1t was
said, and resign himself to a purely
ornamental role, as the late Kaiser
Wilhelm had occupied during the
World War.
Hitler was reported to have in
dignantly refused this demand, and
presumably was left TO bear re-
sponsibility for Nazi disasters In
Russia alone.
Brauchitsch once was comman-
der-in- chief. Hitler, moved by "in-
tuition" fred him, and took his
Job. He also fired Book, who once
was commanding Axis armies on the
northern Russian front.
The problem Of defending himself
against the coming Allied invasions
Of Europe concerned Hitler no less
than the fate of his armies In Rus
STA, these advices indicated as die
various Axis radio broadcasts.
A German Trans-O Ocean Agency
dispatch, broadcast by radio Paris
said the Germans would begir
evacuating $4,000 men, women ant
children from Brest, France, Mon
day, to protect" the population
against British attacks. twenty-five
thousand persons was almost hal
the peacetime population Of Brest
an excellent point for invasion.
The Norwegian governnent-in
exile said the Quisling district lead
or, DR.. Hereid, had complained K
his bosses that no policeman In the
important southwestern Norwegian
counties Of Regeland, Westagda anG
Eastagda could be trusted In case
Of invasion. Hereid suggested that
reliable NaAs should investigate the
police thoroughly, that most should
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
ALLIES CAPTURE.
NAzI PRISONERS
British Throw Back Tank
Supported German AT.
tack in Central Tunisia
BY NED RUSSELL


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, North AZ
RIGA, Feb. 13-(UP)-British forces
have thrown back q strong, tank
supported German attack in the
Ousseltia valley of north central
Tunisia and other Allied troops
have seized many Nazi prisoners In
patrol operations on the Tunisian
front, 1t was announced today.
An Allied spokesman described
the enemy thrust in the Ousseltia
valley as Strong" word used In
official language to denote major
action. No details of the casualties
on either side were contained IN
initial reports.
The Ousseltia valley runs south
west of Pont du Fahs to the area
northwest of Kairouan, a sector
originally held by French forces
but recently reinforced by Amer
leans and British.
The Germans launched their at
tack from the surrounding hills
Thursday night, the spokesman
Sdlu, UuL tLIS 0L4OAoAA 0uS AA OA UAAC
lower slopes and threw back the
thrust.
An Allied communique said that
successful patrolling was carried
out over the whole front and many
prisoners were taken"
'Light bombers attacked enemy
gun positions near Sened Qn.south-
west Tunisia) yesterday" the COM
munique said. otherwise air ac-
tivity was slight. None Of our air.
craft Is missing"
The comlmunique disclosed that
an enemy bomber was shot down
of the Algerian coast Thursday
night.
The Allied spokesman said that
patrol activity had been intensified
all along the front in the last AZ
hours as strong, cold winds swept
the battle area and hardened
muddy and snow-covered areas.
Veteran French Spahis. we'll
trained and well-armed, have re-
NAMED in the front lines despite
the withdrawal OF most French
regulars for rest and re-equipment,
he revealed. The Spahs. using Al
lied arms, reported two successful
large-scale patrols Thursday night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
WEATHER HELPS
NAILS, ITALIANS
Rain and Snow Holds Up
Allies Along Entire Tuni-
sian Front
by WILLIAM b. DICKSON
United Press staff Correspondent

London, Feb. 10 - (U.P0 - The
Middle Eastern command reported
today that Eighth Army patrols
fought Afrlka Korps' armored cars
on the southern sector in Lower
Tunisia yesterday, while British and
Axis artillerymen fired away at
each other on the coastal sector.
But dispatches said snow and rain
we're holding up the Allies and
helping the Germans and Italians
along the entire Tunisian front.
Colonel General Jurgen Won Ar
MIN, in charge of the northern Tu-
isian front for the Axis, was report
ed in dispatches from Algiers, via
Madrid, to be forcing thousands OF
native workers to throw up fortif1-
cations, especially battery positions
and shelters, in the Tunis-Bizerte
area.
Arnim had flown experts from
Germany to direct operations. the
dispatches said, and they were re-
ported working the natives unre-
ientingly, day and night, through
rain and snow.
An especially strong line Of forts
were being constructed 10 miles
from Tunis and Bizerte against the
coming Allied offensive, the dis
patches said.
The weather was also restricting
air operations, especially on the
Eighth Army's side OF the front.
One enemy bomber was shot down
west Of Benghaz. Libya, yesterday.
the Middle Eastern command an.
nounced. One Allied plane was miss
ing.
Reports reaching London said the
biggest German concentration now
was IN the Tunis- Blzerte area. and
that many Italians formerly IN the
area had been sent south.
The Germans said the Eighth
Army had powerful formations
drawn up against them Ia lower Tu-
nisla, A German Olileiai news
agency dispatch. broadcast BY Radio
Berlin, said the British Seventh
tank division. the Fourth light tank
brigade, the 22nd tank brigade and
TIE seventh British rife division
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
Parcel Contains
Baby Boys Body

Chicago, Feb. 10 - (UP) -
Postal inspectors today at
tempted to trace an unclaimed
parcel containing the body Of
q mOnth-Old baby boy they be-
lieved had been murdered In
Boston and mailed here q week
ago.
Chief Inspector Albert Wet
more said the parcel, addressed
In care Of General Delivery,
was opened yesterday. The
body, wrapped in lowered
Bingham cloth and q Boston
newspaper, was packed In q
cardboard box. WetmOre de-
cIlned TO reveal the names Of
the sender and addressee on
the package.
eve are investigating Them"
he said, "but they probably are
fictitious"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
ENEMY TERRITORY
RAIDED BY ALLIES
Germans Admit British
BOmbers Cause Slight
Damage in Long Attack
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
UNITED Press staff Correspondent


London, Feb. 13-(UP)-Allied
planes roared toward the continent
In an almost continuous procession
for hours over the southeast English
coast today, and 1t was indicated
that major raids were being made
on enemy territory.
The planes were In unusual force
and flying at tremendous height, OBJ
servers reported from the southeast
coast, as they made toward Calais
on the French occupied coast.
It was believed that American as
we'll as British planes might have
been among the many formations.
Though there was brilliant sum
shine along the coast, the planes
few too high to be seen, United
Press watchers reported.
The first planes returned after As
minutes coming from the Boulogne
direction. bombers escorted by
heavy forces Of fighters.
Railroad functions and industrial
areas were believed to have been
among the targets.
Enemy planes made a hit and run
raid on q southwest coast town
shortly before noon. Bombs caused
considerable damage to shops and
homes. Some planes machine gun
ned the streets, and 1t was feared
that there had been numerous cas-
ualtieS, including fatalities.
Rescue squads worked to eXtri-
cate persons buried under debris.
Germany reported that isolated
British bombers had made nuisance
raids last night over western Ger
many and said that slight damage
was caused at one place by isolated
bombs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
SALARY LIMIT
ACTION DELAYED
Showdown to Repeal Pres
ident's Sum Expected in
House Today
BY TONY SMITH
United Press staff Correspondent


washington, Feb. IS. - (UP) - A
showdown on legislation to repeal
President Roosevelt's $4,000 limit
on net wartime salaries Is expected
in the House ways and means COM
mittee today.
The fight - described by some
members as the opening Of an all
out drive on government by direc-
tive"-will come on an amendment
to the $21O OoO, O0O, 900 debt limit bill
proposed by Rep. Bertrand w. Gear
hart, r., Calf.
Republican members have decided
to call for action on the Gearhart
neutrality-suspicious. outright re-
peal of the salary limit-rather thar
compromise on a proposal submit
ted by Rep. Wesley e, Disney, D.
Okla, to place a congressional lin
itation on salaries. The Disney plan
would peg salaries at their levels on
Dec. Z, 1871, or at $4,000 after fed
eral taxes are deducted.
Gearhart said the Disney plan
would peg salaries at levels which
existed almost year before the pc
Rod used In the wage ceiling order
IF we're going to use some date
why not pick one between Jan. ]
and Feb. ~. l942," he said. THAT
way we could bring the wage ceiling
and salary limitations together or
the same level"
The Republicans conferred on
their stand on the salary limitation
last evening. They said 1t was prob
able that Democratic members who
have conferred with James y
ByTnes, director Of economic stabili-
zation, win offer another compromise
proposal At today's meeting.
Action on the salary limit was de-
layed originally after President
Roosevelt urged the committee q
delete the repeater and promised h
submit his full views later. Chair
man Robert Il p0ughton. D.. ". q.
announced that no further COM
munlcation has been received from
the President and said q vote would
DO taken today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
Russians Drive Toward
KharkOy Suburbs Smash
ing Enemy Defenses
2OSTOY CAPTURE NOW
MEASURABLY NEARER
Reds Threaten German
Base Of OreI; Warships
Play Prominent Role
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOuVOU ETeSS SthAk correspondent
Moscow, February 10. =
CUP - Russian troops drove
toward the suburbs of Khar-
kov in frontal attacks today,
narrowed their trap around
scores of thousands of Ger
mans In the Donets basin,
and smashed through enemy
defenSeS northeast of RoStov.
Below Rostov, the Russians
drove steadily toward the sea into
which they mean to throw the Axis
troops remaining west of newly
captured Krasnodar. They are the
remnants Of the German 18th Army
Hitler ordered to take the Baku
oil fields.
Suddenly intensifying the drive on
Kharkov, Russia's fourth city, from
the southeast, where last they had
been reported less than IS miles
away after taking Chuguyev, Red
Army tanks ripped through the Ger
man defense line to capture two big
inhabited places, the noon COM
munique reported.
In another sector Of the same
ChugUyev area, an encircled Ger
man force was wiped out after two
days Of fighting. All survivors were
made prisoners and the Russians
captured II field guns and many
machine guns, automatic rifles and
rifles, the communicate said. -
Between Kharkov and Rostov,
where by taking Krasnoarmeiskoye,
30 miles east of the Dnieper river,
the Russians had severed almost the
last railroad means Of escape fol
the Germans In the DonetS Basin,
the Russians captured at the bayo-
net point series Of fortified Ger
man positions despite savage resist
anoe including several counter at
tacks which cost the enemy 800
killed and three tanks destroyed.
A shock troop unit captured an
inhabited locality In the same area,
the noon communique reported, kill
ing about 1000 Germans and dis
abling IL tanks.
The Russians driving on Rostov
from northeast and north advanced
to occupy several inhabited local
tiles In overnight and morning fight
ing after taking the important rail-
road town Of Shakehty, 40 miles
nortll-northeas OF the city, and
Krivyanskaya, 20 miles to the north
east, in yesterdays fighting.
The capture Of Rostov was
brought measurably nearer when the
Russians drove through the German
defenses west of the Donets river
In the northeast Rostov zone.
The enemy had tried to make q
stand on the west bank Of the
Donets, at a point about 70 miles
northeast of Rostov, the noon COM
munique reported. Thrown from
the river by Russian shock troops
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-13
GOVERNMENT GETS
DANISH VILLAGE

Boston, Feb. i3--(UP)-The Dam
lsh village, a swell-known Searboro,
Me-, tourist camp, was taken over
By the National Housing agency
today 10 house i25 war workers--
the FIRST property In New England
70 be leased for this purpose.
John ~. Dobbs. regional repre-
sentative OF the National Housing
Agency, said that four more leases
VIII Be signed by the government
this week for property In Spring
field and Holyoke. and IN Connect-
cut at Hartford. Bridgeport and
New Britain.
The Danish village viii be ready
Cos occupancy IN Apgil
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Worcester, Mass. Feb. iS-(uP)-
DR.. Ray ID. Hester, 50, og West War
rem was sentenced 70 seven 10 ten
years IN state prison today after
pleading guilty 70 an illegal surgery
charge IN connection with the DEATH
OF AIR. Lawrence Hebert. -. o.
West Warren, Dec. =
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Stamford. Conn. Fsb. is-UPl--
Chairman John noheFia, 10. Of The
stamford board Of safety, died last
night after an lllnens, Io Waa
former nlemboF of the common
council, and a. investment bFekes'
fiM widow. q son and . dnu1hlel
survive
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Snow FIurries Tonight
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Evening star., 1943-07-15
WPB Orders Papers
To Limit Newsprint
To 5O-Day Supply
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Newspapers were directed by the
War Production Board to pull In
their belts today on use of news
print. order only what they con-
sumo and keep on hand only a So
day supply.
The instructions apply to orders
issued for August delivery and
henceforth.
The 50-day inventory limits was
fixed for the 26 States north of
North Carolina and East of the
Rocky Mountains-an area using
about 80 per cent Of the newsprint
consumed in the Nation. In the
22 other States, the current 75-day
inventory limit will be maintained
because they are considered more
remote from the sources of supply.
Beginning August publishers
may not accept delivery of print
paper in any one month in excess
of one-third of their quarterly
quota. Smaller newspapers which
receive only fraction of carload
month may increase their deliv-
cries to a full carload, however.
Recommended by Advisers.
H. M. Bitner, director of WPB's
printing and publishing division,
said it is hoped the two measures
will reduce orders of print paper
to meet available supplies. The reg
Nlations are based on recommended
tions of the Newspaper Industry
Advisory Committee.
He added that newsprint orders
for August, if already placed, must
be made to conform to the new reg
ulation, which covers deliveries or
acceptanoes of newsprint after Au-
gust l, regardless of the date Of
orders.
Mr.. Bitner said paper stocks are
low and supplies are limited. though
both domestic and Canadian pro-
duction facilities have been eX-
panded to the utmost.
Therefore" he added, "the print
ing and publishing division is en-
deavoring to effect an equitable dis
tribution of available paper and this
is being done without any distinc-
ton as to the type of newspaper.
Orders Increased.
"The purpose of the new delivery
requirement is to keep United States
publishers from ordering more pa
per than they actually require. Ca
madam deliveries now are limited to
10000 tons per month. Recently
United States publishers ordered ap-
proximately II to 13 per cent more
paper than Canada had agreed to
furnish, forcing Canadian authori-
ties to reduce their deliveries by
the above percentage. United States
mills are also known to have re-
ceived orders in excess of their pres
ent production of $1,000 tons a
month and to have experienced the
same difficulty in filling orders eq-
uitably."
All inventories are based on av-
erage daily rate of consumption
during the first six months of 1943.