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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-22

Rhinebeck, N. r, March 22-(Ur)
Edward McKersson Of Washington,
N. r. former superintendent Of the
eastern divisino Of the Associated
Press from 1921 70 1913. died today
In Northern Dutchess hospital here
Of pneumonia. He was 70,
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Cam or THANKS

We wish 70 thank our many
friends. relatives and neighbors,
especially Dept. l. Mattatuck Manu-:
featuring Co, for horal offerings and
the Expressions % sympathy and
cemt bereavement, the death Of our
beloved wife and mother.
(slgnedD
aud FAMILY.
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Full Weather Report

4 Boston. March "a (UP)-weath-
or forecasts
ALI NEW ENGLAND - Con-
xanued c0ld tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-22

SUTTON-Frank A. Sutton Of ana
East Main street died Saturday In
New York City, following q short
illness. A native Of this city, he was
tho son OF the late william and
Margaret (Buckley) Sutton.
Mr., sutton was an employee Of the
Blake and johnson Company. A vet
eran Of the First World War, he
was o memHsr Of the Disabled
American Veterans. He attended
the Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception,
He leaves his wife, Catherine
(Dowling) Sutton, a sister, Mrs. Adj
cline Conlon Of Naugatuck; five
brothers, William A. and Edward A.
sutton Of waterbury, Daniel J, SUIT
ton OF Southwick, Mass, Joseph J.
Sutton OF Marion and Harry j,
Sutton Of New Britain.
The funeral will be held from
the home, S7S East Main street, TO.
morrow morning ut 9;i6 TO the
Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton where q solemn high Mass will
be celebrated ut e:%5, Burial will be
In the family plot, new 81. Joseph's
cemetery. Friends may call at the
home this Afternoon and evening.
WYRICK--Evelyn Letitia Wyrick,
three.year.old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Wyrick, Jr., OF lS2 10.
Gust street, died at the waterbury
hospital yesterday following a short
illness.
She leaves, besides her parents.
four sisters, Jeanette, Thelma, Al.
Ice and Lois Wyrick, and her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Hey.
ward and Mr., and Mrs. Milton Wyr-
lex, ST.. Funeral arrangements, In
charge OF Reyes funeral home, 80
Pearl st. are incomplete.
LEROY-Joseph Leroy, infant son
OF Frank X. and imelda l.. tO'Brienl
Leroy Of 40 Elmwood avenue died
Saturday evening. He was born Oh
January 81, io4S at g. Mary's hos
pitai.
Besides his parents, he Is survived
by his paternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. william @. Leroy, and his
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles O'Brien.
Private funeral services were held
this afternoon ct the Bergin funeral
home 400 East Main street. Burial
was In the family lot, new st, JOS
eph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-22

WABUDA-Glenice Wahnda, in-
FAINT daughter Of Steven and dlenlce
(Maddocks) Wabuta, died Friday at
Pensacola, Florida, she leaves, be-
sides her parents who formerly re-
sided In this city, her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs, Marcus Wabuda Of
Waterbury.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon from the Anderson
Funeral Home, $40 West Main street
with Rev, Peter Dzuhay officiating.
Burial was in 81, Mary's Russian
Green Cemetery.
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Mrs, Joseph OollnNS, three brothers,
Joseph, Alphonse and Leo Of this
city; four siSters, Mrs. Leo Their
laulk Mrs. Raymond Bedard, Lucy
and Madeline 0ellnas Of Waterbury.
The funeral will be held from
the Bellevillo Funeral Home 90 East
Clay street, tomorrow morning 81
B:i6 10 st. AIMS church where q
solemn requiem Mass will be cele.
brased OF .. Burial win be In CAL
vary cemetery, Friends may call al
the funeral home today until 10 D
m. and tomorrow until 10 p. m.
CASIvANT-IEoward II. Caslvant,
%, Of 80 Canal street, died at the
waterbury hospital yesterday, fol-
lowing o brief Illness. A native Of
Oakvtlle, no was born on May 0,
1919, the SON Of william II. and Mar.
Ion (Dekker) Casivant.
Mr., CaslvAnt was an Omploye OF
The Front Page restaurant.
Besides his father who lived IN
Branford, and his mother, who re-
sides In this city, Mr.. Caslvant Is
survived by two brothers, Pvt. Henry
w, Casivant Of the U. 8. Army, sta
toned ut Red Bank, N. j., and Eu-
gene Caslvant OF Hartford: three
sisters, Miss Louise May Caslvant Of
waterbury, Mrs, Lucy Wynant Of
Woodbury. and Mrs. Marion Town
Of HotchkiSSville; his grandmother
Mrs. George Gordon Of Wlnsted,
Funeral services will DO held Wed.
nesday at II a, m. at the Anderson
funeral home. Rev. DR.. John j,
Snavely OF the First Methodist
church will ofIlclate. Burial will be
IN Middlebury at the convenience
OF the family, Friends may call at
the funeral home tomorrow from 3
to 3 and z to 0 d, m,
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Flyer Who Helped Bag So Big Nozi Transports
Asserts There Were Targets for EVERYBODY

Capt. James G. Curl, Is, at Co.
lumbus. Ohio, graduate Of Ohio
State University, commanded the
American fighter pilots .ap1lo in
IS minutes shot do1Dn So Junkers
SIS, probably destroyed another
and damaged % last Sunday in
one of the great air Uictories OF
the 1Ddr in North Africa. Here
is his o,Dn story of the feat.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
German Press Reported
Backing Killings by Japs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, April 24.-The
Berlin correspondent of Der Bund
of Bern reported today that German
newspapers apparently were sup
porting the japanese execution of
American aviators, but that there
was no indication that the Nazis in
tended to follow the same course.
CReuters, however, reported
from Switzerland that Axis dis
patches limited that both Ger
many and Italy might follow the
japanese precedent. The Berlin
correspondent of the Swiss Ma
tional Zeitung was quoted by
Reuters as saying that, at the
proper time, Germany would take
whatever means she regarded as
fit to retaliate for crimes against
German territory
(The Italian newspaper Tevere
was quoted as saying the exam
pie set by Japan should be
followed when enemy airmen are
captured after raids in which ex-
plosive pencils are dropped')
The Berlin report to Der Bund
declared that bombing of residen-
tial areas is barbarism and the jap
anese judgment was proper pun
ishment."
Evening star., 1943-04-25

luck to come out of the fight with
a broken arm. 1t wasn't the en-
emy Who broke it, though there
were a number of bullet holes in
his plane. When he came in and
hit the runway, the plane toppled
over. Art threw up an arm to pro-
tect his head from anything that
might hit it and that's how he
broke it.
Second 1t. Adrian K. Stahl of
Minneapolis had the bad fortune
not to shoot down any plane, but
he had plenty of excitement before
the sweep was over.
1t. Stahl ran out of gasoline and
had to land at an advance emer-
gency landing field which was
within range of enemy guns. He
had to hide there and after dark
we sent truck up to get him and
also gasoline so as to get his plane
out of there before daylight to keep
the Germans from shelling it.
In conclusion I'd like to say we
staged little celebration after all
the boys returned and it was one
for the books After all, wrecking
Jerrys Is what we came over here
for,
Evening star., 1943-04-25

direct hit. Oil slick subsequently
was sighted.
On the same bombing run, his
bomber attacked a 1000 or 8,0O0-ton
transport. Later reports from three
aircraft said the vessel was reported
burning from bow to stern. An
other plane in the formation scored
direct hit forward on the. deck
of large destroyer.
Gen. Lynd is a graduate of the
University of Washington and lived
in Idaho before the last World War.
He was in the State National Guard.
He saw service in the Mexican bor-
der In 1916. Reaching France In
December, 1917, he served in the
artillery and later was transferred
to aviation. He was decorated while
serving with the 135th Observation
Squadron and later saw service in
Germany.
In 1880, he was on duty in the
Office Of the Chief Of Air Corps and
again was assigned here in 1894 for
several years. He was one of the
Army officers to graduate from the
Naval War College in 1898. The
next year he was assigned to
Hawaiian duty.
He was back in Washington in
1910 on General Staff duty and on
July ~, 194l, was assigned to Head
quarters of the Air Force Combat
Command at Boiling Field. Gen.
Lynd is rated as a command pilot
and combat observer.
Evening star., 1943-04-25

another and dived on him. I could
see pieces of his plane flying of and
as passed over him he fired at me
AS soon as I passed him I looked
back in time to see my wing man,
Second 1t. Charles C. Leaf of South
Orange, N. j., shoot him down in
flames.
Now I saw the greatest scene of
mass confusion. All the Junkers SIS
turned toward the shore in trying
to get away from our fire. They
barely skinned the water. Some
crashed into the sea without being
hit.
Nazi Jumped Without 'Chutes.
could see men leaping out of
ships without parachutes. Those
that reached land made crash or
belly landings and bounced like
rubber balls all over the ground
Some men were hurled clear of the
planes and remained inert. Others
tried to drag themselves away. Still
others, apparently uninjured, were
running in all directions for cover
BY now our section had split up
1t had lost forma tion-and with nv
wing man followed several Junkers
SIS toward shore and fired dead
astern. At the first burst one caught
flre and fell into the sea. caught
another just as its wheels touched
the ground and raked it with fire
and it collapsed.
In all directions I could see P-4Os
slashing at everything that looked
like an enemy ship. But it was 800
t6:2O PM. Ammunition was run
ming low and gasoline, too. pulled
up and Signalled to break off and
return.
We reformed and skirted the coast
all the way home 1t was one of
those days you just wait for. Plenty
of targets for everybody. If we'd
mad plenty OF gasoline and ammu-
milton and If the targets had lasted
we d have been there yet.
AS 1t was you could follow the
trail we left by the flaming wreck
age over the sea. A smoking tail
stood up here, wing there. and
fires and men swimming were
everywhere.
One Flyer Scores Billiard"
One OF the most remarkable shots
OF the day was a billiard" carom
by Flight Officer William F.. Livesey
OF Madison. N. j. There were three
JU-52s flying SO close the wings
seemed overlapped. Livesey put a
burst into the center plane. 1t
veered to the right. crashed into
one plane, turned to the left and
sideswiped the other, and all three
crashed into the sea.
The biggest bag of the day fell to
Second 1t. Arthur B. Cleveland of
Springfield, Ohio. who shot down
five JU-52s. But Art had the bad
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Home Fires Are Out

England burned 400OO,0OO tons of
coal a year in domestic CRATES be-
fore the war, but practically none
are lighted today.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Capt. K. Whiting,
Naval Air Officer,
Dies al Bethesda
Floyd Bennett Field
Commundunt Succumbs
After Short Illness
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Capt. Kenneth Whiting, COM
manding officer of the Naval Air
Station at Floyd Bennett Field, New
York, died yesterday at the National
Medical Naval Center at Bethesda
after short illness. He was 81.
Retired from active service in 1897
after serving two years as COM
mander of the Fleet Air Base at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Capt. Whit
ing was called back to active duty
in 1910 as general inspector of naval
aircraft in the East.
For the last year he had been
commanding officer at Floyd Ben
nett Field and lived at Larchmont,
N. Y.
Native Of Massachusetts,.
A native of Stockbridge, Mass,
and graduate of the Naval Acad-
emy, Capt. Whiting was a pioneer
in both undersea and air activities
and was one of the few officers to
wear both the gold dolphin of the
submarine service and the gold wing
Of the Navy flier.
AS an ensign in command of the
submarine Porpoise in 1909, he was
the first to demonstrate that escape
from submerged submarine could
be made through torpedo tube.
For this feat. Capt. Whiting became
known as the human torpedo"
Orville Wright taught him to fly
in 1914 when he was ordered to the
Wright Aeronautical Plant at Day.
ton, Ohio, and later he was in
charge of aviation training at the
Pensacola Fla0 Naval Air Station
Awarded Navy Cross.
He was awarded the Navy Cross
for Exceptionally meritorious serv-
ice as commanding officer of the
first U. S. aeronautical detach-
ment to reach France" during the
first World War, and the French
government decorated him with the
Legion of Honor, rank of chevalier.
He also received the Victory Medal
with overseas clasp and the Ameri-
can Defense Medal.
He formerly commanded the air.
craft carrier Saratoga and the air
craft tender Langley, and in 1929
was chief of staff, commander air
craft squadron of the Battle Fleet.
In 1880 he became commander Of
the Naval Air Station at Hampton
Roads, Va.
His widow Mrs. Edna Whiting:
his mother, two daughters and two
brothers survive. One of his
brothers, Rear Admiral F. E. M.
Whiting, U. S. Navy, now is on
duty at sea.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at St. Johns
Episcopal Church, Larchmont, N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Two More Middle East
Countries Expected 10
Send ENJOYS Here
Afehoniston Will Open
Legation; Soudi-Arobio
Also Considers Move
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Dy AoAVAOhNDs
Two more diplomatic representa-
tives from the Middle East are ex-
pected to swell the ranks of the dip
lomatic corps in Washington soon.
The two appointments. a minister
from Afghanistan and probable
envoy from Saudi Arabia, mark the
growing strategic Importance to the
United Nations strategy of that
part of the world
The Afghanistan appointment
follows the announcement that the
United States is extending lease
lend aid to the governments Of
Afghanistan and Saudi di-Arabia.
Until now the Kingdom of Afghan
istan, strategically placed between
Iran and India, has not even had an
honorary vice consul in this country.
His Majesty Mohammed Zahir Shah
will soon have fully stated lega-
ton in Washington.
OF even more importance is the
fact that Ibn-ben Saud, the King Of
Saudi-Arabia, which lies southwest
of the British-controlled oil fields
Of Iraq, is contemplating the OPEN
ing OF diplomatic mission in Wash
ington.
The powerful Arab ruler, the most
influential single figure in an Arab
world, has been extremely doubt
full of the wisdom of associating
with ''unbelievers." Though the
American Government has diplo-
matte mission at Dedda, that Red
Sea port is the only city in Saudi
Arabia where foreigners are per-
mitted to reside
Our mission there is headed by
James S. Mousse, jr., career foreign
service officer who has specialized in
Arab dialects, but even to this mis-
sion King Ibn-ben Saud is a some
what legendary figure. He visits
once in while in Jedda, and 1t is
during these visits that the Amer
lean diplomats catch a glimpse of
him. No 'unbelievers" are permit
ted to stay in the holy cities of
Mecca and Medina or the Kings
favorite capital, Riyadh
1bn-ben Saud maintains a small
diplomatic corps. He has repre-
sentatives in London, Cairo and
Baghdad. The possible opening of
a mission in Washington is looked
upon as favorable indication, and
it is hoped that it will have a bene-
fetal effect on United Nations re-
lations with the Arabs, in particu-
lar those in North Africa. The in
fluence of the King of Saudi-Arabia
extends for beyond his frontiers, and
a stronger diplomatic link with the
United States might help preserve
the delicate balance which is al
ways threatened when racial ques-
tions come to the fore in the Arab
world as they have in North Africa
since the occupations.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Gen. W. E. Lynd Awarded DFC
For Sinking 2 Japanese Ships
Vessels Destroyed
In Bombing Run
OFF New Guinea

For sinking two Japanese ships
in single bombing run on March 13
near Wewak, New Guinea, Brig.
Gen. William E. Lynd of Washing
ton, veteran command pilot, has
been awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross, the War Department an
nounced yesterday.
Mrs. Lynd, who lives with their
two small sons at 6696 Thirty
second place NV, was happy but
not very surprised upon learning
of her husbands latest award. He
had received the Air Medal last
October and as a pilot in the last
war had been awarded the Silver
Star for gallantry in action over
Essey, France.
"Of course, we are very proud
of him." she said. 'It is relief
to know that he is all right, though" :"
Her husband has been a combat
airman in the Pacific since last
August after being assigned to the
Second Air Support Command at
Birmingham, Ala.
Bill, II, their elder child, is pre-
pairing for the West Point examina-
tions at the Sullivan School. Jack,
13, is attending sidwells Friends
School. They are just as proud of
their dad.
Gen. Lynd, 40. Is native of Sante
Fe, Kans., and has been an air OFF,
GER since the last World War. He
has been stationed In Washington
on several occasions.
There were seven heavy bombers
in the flight which attacked Japa-
nese convoy northeast of Wewak
after they had successfully bombed
the airdrome and town of Wewak
the evening Of March 10. Gen. Lynd
was command pilot of one bomber
and attacked the convoy at ex-
tremely low altitude, first destroying
a tanker and later scoring direct
hits on transport, causing 1t to
explode in flames.
Gen. Lynd's personal courage and
GOODNESS under enemy fire con-
tributed materially to the unusual
feat Of sinking two enemy ships In
a single bombing rum" the citation
read.
One of the heavy bombers of the
night scored direct hit and a near
miss on 8,000-ton cargo ship.
Then Gen. Lynd's plane went down
to bomb a 4.00O-ton tanker. scoring
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Australia Fixes Meal Prices

Australia has placed price CELL
ing of $l.40 on hotel and restaurant
dinners.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
10000 japanese Launch
New Drives on China

by lfe associated Press.
CHUNGKING, April "a - About
10000 Japanese have launched si-
multaneous offensives from North
ern Honan and Southeastern Shansi
in converging drive against Chi
nese holding the Taihan Mountains
west of the Peiping -Hankow rail-
way, A Chinese communique dis
closed today.
The communique said the Japa-
nese started April Is, a southern
column advancing northWard along
the north bank of the Yellow River
into Southeast Shansi, an eastern
column marcing westward from
North Honan toward Linhsien and
a western column force driving from
Southeastern Shansi toward Linch-
wan. Heavy fighting was reported
in progress near LinchWan and
Linhsien.
The communique also said a
strong force of japanese in North
ern Klangsu, advancing in more
than 100 motor launches, started an
attack against II cities along the
famous Grand Canal,
Evening star., 1943-04-25
BY CAPT. JAMES G. CURL,

Written for the Associated Press.
WITH A UNITED STATES
FIGHTER GROUP IN. THE WEST
ERN DESERT, April 10 Delayed -
We had the idea that the Germans
might attempt to evacuate material
and personnel from Tunisia and a
desert striking force was ordered to
patrol the area.
Raj groups were assigned to the
first three sweeps. l guess 1t was
just luck we were the fourth sweep,
as we got there at the moment the
Jerrys took off.
It was about 1745 (5:45 PM when
we took off. There were four squad
rons of our fighters with Spitfires
acting as cover. Each squadron
was divided into two layers SO that
as we climbed through the air we
presented stair-step formation.
AS leader of the group was flying
on the bottom layer leading our
squadron. After taking formation
we flew to the Gulf of Tunis, pass
ing seven to 10 miles out to sea at
about 10000 feet. The visibility was
not very good. We turned east and
followed the coast to Cap Bon and
during this time We saw no enemy
aircraft.
After reaching Cap Bon I called
180-degree turnabout that drew
us about three Yniles nearer the coast
and started back.
Hid Water from View.
About halfway between Cap Bon
and Tunis we came down to 1000
feet for better visibility. Suddenly
I saw four Messerschmitt 1O9s in
the distance. They were a good deal
higher than we.
looked around to see what else
I could see and before I knew 1t I
was staring at three gigantic "V".
formations flying toward Sicily.
They were Junker SIS, they flew in
low over the water. I never ex-
pected to see so many targets in my
life
They were directly beneath me
and if I had dropped something out
of the plane it could not miss hitting
something. There must have been
more than 100 all told. You could
hardly see the water, for their wings
seemed to overlap.
We swept on past them and, after
we were some distance ahead, I
signalled another turnabout of 1870
degrees and we dived on them. Our
squadron struck first, but in mat
| ter of seconds or so it seemed other
squadrons were striking at them
from all angles.
1 remember it was exactly 17:55
(5:55 p.mD by my watch when we
first saw them.
Shot Down Fighter.
I also remember seeing straggler
behind one of the "V's" and as we
came in for the attack I closed on
him, but I never got to him as two
Messerschmitt 109s, which were es-
corting, curved to meet me and I
pulled away and got in long burst
and the first Messerschmitt 100 burst
into flames and crashed into the sea.
l didn't want to fool around with
the fighters with so much easier
targets in sight so ! broke off from
the other Messerschmitt 109 and
dived on Junkers 50 and got in a
long burst. I saw smoke but didn't
see him crash and was credited only
with a damaged plane for that one.
BY this time the Junkers SIS were
all over the water In desperate
attempt to escape. picked out
Evening star., 1943-04-25

rs, found the empty buggy about SO
feet from the stores entrance in the
heart of a busy southside business
district. 1t contained one blue and
white booty belonging to her daugh-
ter, Barbara.
Two women said they saw a shah
billy dressed woman about 40 lift the
baby from the buggy.
The infants father, Louis Urm-
ston, 81, is clerk at the Carnegie
Illinois Steel Co.
Mrs. Urmston told police she was
IN the store only a few minutes.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
DR.. CossognoI to Talk
At Pun-Americun Union

DR.. Edouard Cassagnol, former
professor of international law at
the Law School of Port au Prince,
Haiti, will deliver lecture at $50
pm. Tuesday at the Pan American
Union.
Speaking in English, he will dis
cuss Nationality and Naturaliza-
ton, Jurisdiction Over Claims Of
Aliens Against a Government and
Unif1cation Of Monetary Systems"
Evening star., 1943-04-25

ers in the spectacular air battle over
the Gulf of Tunis Thursday, revised
figures showed today.
Allied headquarters in North
Africa had announced yesterday
that all of a formation of 20 trans
ports and 10 escorting fighters had
been doWned.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Baby Snatched From Buggy
While Mother Shops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April "a. - A A.
months-old girl was abducted from
her buggy today while her mother
was shopping In and 1o-cent
store, and two witnesses said the
baby was taken by a middle aged
woman who boarded a streetcar.
The mother, Mrs. Grace Urmston,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-28
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
By JACK GAvER

m (UF0Bandeader Vaughn Monroe doesn't hold with IN stretch Hollywood and then away berat
 incarceration longing all the while for Broadway He said i gave him his first chance in while paddle around in this carpet slippers and appreciate the ne a,iv Nfe