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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-15

City Commission needs new
bic cd. Angelo Fisher should be
nominated. Vote for him March
1. ADV.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-15
GERMANS PL UNcE FORWARD IN AFRI)
ate X X X
bulletins


HELSINKI, Feb. l5-(R)-
Finnish political experts were
puzzled as the rest Of the popu.
lace today about the probable
outcome Of tOday's presidential
election into which Field Mar
shall Baron Karl Gustav Man
nerheim has been tentatively
projected without his sanction.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-15

Imported cevsrsss
Of Al loeel News
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
POST WAR GROUP
NOW ORGANIZING
Two Waterbury Men Are
Named By Chairman of
State Commission

New Haven, Sept. % - President
Charles Seymour of Yale University
chairman Of the Connecticut Post
War Planning Commission appoint
ed by Governor Raymond E. Bald
win, announced today the member
ship of the standing committees OF
the commission, as follows:
Executive Committee: Charles
Seymour, New Haven, chairman;
Theodore Beard, Bridgeport; John
Egan, Bridgeport; Henry r. Luce
Greenwich; James L. McConaughy
Middletown.
Policy and Program: Albert
Waugh, Storrs, chairman; John j
Driscoll, Waterbury; Igor Sikorsky
Bridgeport.
Public Relations: william j. Pape,
Waterbury, chairman; Mrs. Ida S.
Ives, Thomaston; James w. Pow
drell, Danielson.
LiaiSon: Mr. McConaughy, chair
man; David A. Clarke, Milford; Mr.
Luce.
Personnel: Mr.. Powdrell, chair
man; Mr.. Driscoll; Mrs. Marjorie
Valentine, Stafford Springs.
Drafting: Ashbel G.. CULVER, New
Haven, chairman; Sister M. Rosa,
West Hartford; Mr.. Waugh.
The permanent officers of the
commission are: President Seymour
chairman; Mr.. Beard, vice-chair-
man; Sister M. Rosa, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
Axis Propaganda A Year Ago
September 2S.oetober q, 1912

he may count himself lucky II he
manages to stay nine hours on that
land"
az "All the hopse of our op.
ponents in believing themselves ca
pable Of dissolving this bond be-
tween us Germany and italy, are
simply madness"
Oct. 2-Radi0 Zeesen: Group Cap
tain Gehrts: Enemy strategy has
not yet caused any headaches TO
our command There can be
no two opinions on the actual re.
suits Of enemy air strategy"
Radio DOnau: THE Bulgarian ma
ton Is grateful for all the express
sions OF brotherhood shown by
Germany"
Oct. & GOering let the Berlin
Sportspalast):
~ 'In the East, too, the ads
versary viii be overthrow. And
then, by the grace Of God. we shall
meet again In England"
(2) "The German galdier caIls
not be driven out from where he
stands"
81 IT am convinced that just
as things get better for Us they will
grow worse for England. One thing
however Is decisive-that things win
get better here"
~ "Where have the Russian at
only one single time ever achieved
even one success Of q modest tao
teal extent, to say nothing Of .
strategic one?"
(5) I'VE know the Fuehrer's
genius and the genius OF his lead
ership. This too Is an absolute
guarantee Of victory"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

patriotic appeal.
The railroads have been given no
additional passenger equipment to
handle their increased loads. Claim
ing to need 1900 additional new To-
comotives, they are getting in 1913
about 9OO Needing 10000 more
freight cars, they are getting about
1900 in 1913. And the big test is
coming some time In October when
car loadings are estimated to be
100000 a week, which was the re-
cord for 1912.
On top Of this, the railroads
manpower shortage is acute. The
government railroad retirement
board puts the number Of workers
which the railroads need now at
78,00O-half Of them tack or main
tenance- of-way men, the rest shop
men for repairs, telegraphers and
trainmen.
MANPOWER PROBLEM
In the magnitude of this prob
lem is fully recognized by both
railroad and government transport
alton officials, but their proposed
solutions have not yet been effec-
perhaps worse on the Pacific coast
and throughout the West than 1t
is In the East, where there Is q
larger population and working force
from which to draw.
Probabilities for wrecks naturally
increase under conditions such as
outlined above and in periods Of
rising traffic. If you have a train
a day each way on any given track,
you have only one chance Of q
wreck by actual collision. Put on
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
ENDURING PEACE
THEME OF FORUM
West Side Hill Methodist
Church to Open Series
Wednesday, Oct. 6

The West Side Hill Methodist
Church Is Joining with other Pro-
testant churches in a concerted
effort at bringing the problems per-
tanning to the building Of an en-
during peace before the people.
The first session will be held We'd
nesday. Oct. 8 at 8 p. m, in the
parish hall. Rev. John FranZen will
discuss the topic: THE World In
Our Backyard" On the following
five Wednesday evenings the forum
will deal with the questions:
Competition or Cooperation"
World order or World Chaos;
Justice For All: '"The Function Of
Force: and Freedom For ALL"
Since It Is In the peoples power
to decide what kind Of q world we
shall have, 1t Is important beyond
estimate that we become thoroughly
informed. The forums which each
church will sponsor will be lnstru.
mental In presenting some Of the
most essential aspects Of this SER
ious task ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

MIR" Colonel Fassett said. Wake
fell, as a matter of fact, while Fas-
sett was en- route with reinforce
ments to take over Devereaux's
command.
Commander Lewis has probably
flown more miles than any pilot in
the South Pacific. Connected with
Pan American Air ways for 10 years
Lewis few more than 625, 900 miles
in their behalf over that period.
Commander Lewis "Seabees" cut
seven miles Of road through jungle
on their first day ashore. OF Vella
This is the toughest Job I've ever
Lavella, Lewis has only this TO say:
had"
On men such as these rests re-
sponsibility for he development Of
"Vella."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

repairs were not being made in
many cases where they were known
to be necessary.
These charges are emphatically
denied by spokesman of the AS
saciation of American Railroads.
There is no denying, however,
that the railroads today are facing
a tough problem in handling the
volume of traffic they are called
upon to carry.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC UP
Freight traffic in the first seven
months of 1943 was 20 per cent
over 1912 which in turn was IS per
cent over 1941.
Passenger traffic is currently
running 80 to 80 per cent above
1912 levels, but for the entire year
of 1943 is expected to be some so
per cent above last years levels.
Total passenger travel for 1913 is
estimated now at 80 billion passen-
miles, as against "a billion last
year.
Half of the sleeping cars and q
third of the day coaches are re-
served for the hauling Of troops,
and the extra burden of civilian
traffic, much of which was for
merly carried in private automo-
biles, must all be accommodated
in what's left. This all boils down
to the simpe fact that there are
still too many people travelling on
trains who should stay home.
In the magnitude of this prob
lem, you begin to see the why Of
the Don't Travel" campaigns
which government agencies and the
railroads are trying to put over by
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29


AS this dispatch Is begin written
Army regulars are engaged In re-
lentless "mop-up" of japanese
"stragglers" on the island. These
enemy forces, numerically inferior
are slowly but surely being driven
into the sea off the northeastern
tip Of the island. Our Cleanup
attachments are under the direc-
ton Of Col. Everett e. Brown, USA
of Chillicothe, o., and San Antonio
Tex.
so Raid In 2 Weeks
Technically unopposed" in theil
lnading last Aug. IS, U. s. occupa-
ton forces here have since taken
in their stride, enemy air blows Of
q sverity matching anything yet
seen in the South Pacific. Sixty.
two air raids, with attacks tnvolv-
ing anywhere from l to AZ planes
featured their first two weeks resi-
dence on the island. In one day
that following their'landing, enemy
aircraft bombed and strafed them
on II occasions. Despite the fore
goinggoing, however, morale remains
high. Casualties have been light
and damage even more minor
thanks to effective anti-aircraft
dispersal and adequate "fox-holes.'
Importance Of Vella Lavella IN
the strategic picture out here can
not be over emphasized. And seiz-
ure of Vella Lavella has effectively
closed a "pincers" on the more than
10000 Japanese troops at Kolom-
bangara Island, who now are con-
fronted with ultimate humiliation
no matter which Of the VITO courses
evacuation or starvation-they
choose tao select.
Taking orders from General Nc
Clure are, for the Navy, Comdr. e
r. wilkinson, U. S. N, Of North
Miami and st Petersburg, Fla; for
the Marines, Col Harold S. Fassett
USING, Of Portland, Me-, and, for
the 'Seabees," Comdr. Andrew D
Lewis, Civil Engineer Corps, U. s.
N. r. of Staten Island, N Y.
Commander wilkinson Is former
skipper" of a destroyer in the
South Pacific whose record in COM
bat in this area is an envisable one.
OF his present "job," Wilkinson has
only this tao say: 'Twenty-1three
years, an and how I'm washing
my own clothes. If I didn't hold
anything else against these ---
Japs, I'd hold that against EN-"
Was En- ROut to Wake
The fate of Maj Jimmy" Deve-
reaux, USMC, Marine commandant
on Wake Island, was nearly that
of Colonel Fassett. The colonel
had been scheduled to relieve Dew
ereaux there. "I've still got my I'M
loading plan for Wake as souve-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Sept. 28-Radio Calais: "Americs
might Just as we'll manufacture
umbrellas as aircraft, pincushionS
as tanks, and toothpicks as guns
If the products Of her industries
cannot reach the fighting zones
where they are needed"
Sept. 29-RadlO Zeesen: 1.-THE Amer
leans speak constantly Of their
plans for Africa whatever
their plans, they will be handi-
capped by transport problems
which, as the war drags on, will
become more and more acute"
Radio HilverSum: Spiritual pow
er is Adolf Hitler's secret weapon
Sept. 80. Radio Zeesen: "AS SoofI
as the power OF the two
trouble makers, England and
Russia, Is broken the rest will be
easy. Time from now on marches
for the Axis"
Oct. !. Hitler let the Berlin Sport
gpalAst):
~ "If, for example, during the
last few months - and it Is only
for 0 few months that one can wage
war In this country - we advance
TO the Don and then down the
Don until at last we reach the Volga
storm Stalingrad and also take II
and you can depend upon 1t that
we will do so-even this Is an moth
ing In their eyes,"
(2) IF one has to deal with mill
tary idiots, naturally one cannot
say where they will attack-they are
capable Of embarking on the mad
dest enterprise"
~ mo matter where he choos-
Is as the next plce (for landing)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
8O-Year-OId Shows Way

Cleveland, o. (UP)-Charles F..
johnson, 80-year-old former re-
tired dry goods salesman, came out
Of retirement In February and got
a job In the test department OF the
Pump Engineering Service Corp.
The octogenarian hasn't missed a
days work and has meen only tardy
once. He was late during a street.
car strike when he wor forced to
walk from his home q mile away.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

George E. Townsend, a clerk in Store 8, Building 3d.
at Scovils completed quarter century of service with
that concern within the past fortnight He's been store
keeper all the time except for short time at the start
when he worked for Frank Ineson in the Yard Depart
ment His family has belonged to Middebury since way
back in early times and he himself remembers there
were only five six hundred od-time residents living
there in his boyhood In those days George farmed it in
Mddebury but he's regretted he gave that up for
bookkeeping in Scovi housekeeping is more depend
able than farming for who has to make living
and support family" he says. He's worked for good
many years for Les Coley in Store No. g. and says
he hopes he finish out many more years there before
he retireS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
los japanese to Go Back

Amache. Colo. (UP)-Of the
6,700 Japanese evacuees at the
Granada relocation camp, only los
will be sent back to Japan. Direc-
tor James G. Lindley reports. These
los Japanese have either asked to
be sent or have been found disloyal
to the United States, he stated. The
War Relocation Authority Is at
tempting to locae he loyal jap
neSe-Americans remaining at
Granada in labor shortage areas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

two trains a day each way and you
have six chances Of collision. Put
on three trains day each way and
you have 81 chances and so on, pro-
gressively. When you consider that
1870 passenger trains a day + IS the
point at which the Pennsylvania
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Congressional Limited was wrecked
near Philadelphia, you get some ap-
probation Of the railroading prob
lem, under present peak traffic
conditions.
In spite Of this increased traffic,
railroaders estimate that the aver
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
w o RI D w A r
A YEAR AGO
SEPT. 20, 1912
(By United Press)

Vby UHIJGU FFtSSJ
Berlin radio reports last phase
In battle for control Of StaIingrad
has started.
Prime Minister winston Church.
III, in address to House Of Com
mons, speaks Of the "undesirability
Of public statements or specula-
tions as to the time and place Of
future offensive operations"
Australian headquarters reports
recapture Of Iorlbaiwa Ridge in
New Guinea from the Japanese.
In Argentina, the Chamber Of
Deputies votes to break with Ger
many, Italy and Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bowling of Herkimer Street are
IN WATERFOWL Mass where they will attend the funeral
of Harold F. Clary brotherinlaw of Mrs. Dowing to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at Our Lady OF Mercy
Church in Belmont The deceased was night foreman OF
the Boston Herald composing room. He served that
paper faithfully for 80 years. Survivors include his wife,
Alice Halahan Clary; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Clary;
and two sons, Jim 6, and William 4 Death took Harold
Monday morning at ST. Eizabeths Hospital after brief
K of C. and the Boston Typographical Union. He will
be laid to rest in Hollywood Cemetery Brookine, Mass
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
BOTTLES MARKED GRAVES

During World War I, wine battles
were used to mark the graves Of
many French soldiers. The name
and other information were placed
inside the bottle, which was tightly
corked and half-buried beside the
grave.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
GIRL is DRUMMER BOY

Boston (UP)-Founded In 1857 as
Americas first boys band, the Farm
g. Trades School band on Thomp-
sons Island in Boston harbor now
has a girl drummer for the FIRST
time. She Is 16-year-old Joyce E.
Meacham.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Brendan CarmOdy of Piedmont Street, Seaman
Second Class has just returned from Africa and Spain
During his travels he glmpsed the famous Rock OF
Gibraltar. =. i. Thomas E. Donnelly, Seaman Second
Glass; son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas j. DOnnely of West
Cheshire returned to his Naval Base Monday after an
enjoyable furough with his parents He recently COM
pleted his boot training at Sampson, N Y. Previous
to joining the colors August he employed by the
E. J. ManviIe Machine Company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
. eRAPnle or PICKS

age passengers chances against be-
ing killed in o train wreck are still
about four million to one. In other
words @ passenger would have to
travel about $40 million miles
which in itself would take about
1900 years-nefore he could count
on meeting his end in q wreck.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
RATIONED HOLSTERS

HOLSTERS once were used as fer
tillzer In 0aspe. Quebec, Canada.
but now are so scarce that fisher
men are permitted TO catch them
only during June and July.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
Overloaded And Undermined Railroads
Declare Safety Standards Still Maintained
NEA STAFF Correspondent

washington 2Beset by manpower shortages shortages OF
equipment oveworkd equipment American railroad systems are
preparing their tehndng OF the annual harvest
traffic which reaches its peak in october
September threw
into lot of people not entirely familiar with raroadg and not taking
informed
the country breaking down that equipment
all out that inspections not being made and that
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Company mechanic is celebrating his 10th service ami
versary with that organization this month. Staff
Sergeant George Roberts and Master Sergeant Anthony
Fore recently were awarded honor medals for herosm
by their Brigadier General somewhere in New Guinea
Due to censorship neither able to write their folks
about details Of the incident for which the citations
were given.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Arlene Benson, downtown shoe store saleslady is
engaged to an Army sergeant serving with the National
Guards somewhere in the South Pacific. Earl
Thompson has received an honorable discharge from
Uncle Sam and is back with the Hadley Furniture
Sales staff He stationed at Camp Croft when the
release papers were granted him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

BABY, DEAR
Where did you come from, Baby, dearP
Where did you get your cute waysp
Where did you get that sunny smile,
Or that funny cry some days?
You're much nicer than most grown-ups
Lots more interesting too
Original, cute, ducky and sweet,
Before long you'll have an I. @.
You'll grow up all too soon
In no time be saying, okayl
Wish you could stay baby dear,
We like you best that way.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Shirley M. Goldsmith of 16 Highland Avenue, one
in special engineering curriculum at Pennsylvania State
College, has been placed the deans list for her excel
lent work during the term ending September T. She is
ond dean of the School of Engineering said the girls
placed on the list made grades of three in oneha or
more of their grade of three is equivalent to
90.100 and is the highest rating accorded student OF
Penn State
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Joe Carroll for the past six years voter in Dallas,
Texas where he is engaged at factory manufactur-
ing parts for aerOplanes was in town the past few
days renewing acquaintance. He was amazed at the
strict dimout regulations undergo here and claims
he hasn't seen the like of it in all his travels He was
very much put out in being unable to meet his old
buddy, Henry Despns of the Clock Shop, but wants
to be remembered to him through this medium.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
BY FRANCIS L. MCCARTHY
United Press staff Correspondent

Occupation Vea Lavela, Sept 3Deayed)-
UPArmy Marine units under the overall command of
Mcclure USA of Of Rome Ca today conSol-
positions the island Of Vea Lve which,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29
YankS On Vella Lavella Island
Take JapAir POundingIn Stride

EDITORS following the first series Of three
Correspondent Mccarthy at
in the South Pacific the tiny
picturesque Of Vela Lavela.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

Attorney Irving D. Johnson son of MIR. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson of Hillside Avenue, has been admitted
to the u. S. District Court in New Haven. COngratua-
TONS Irv First Lieutenant John Luddy of this
City has been wounded in the North African
while the goes for Private Nicholas SOetti,
another Waterburian.
following poem by Harry ormsby Chester dedicated
the u Marines service appeared In the Port Chester Guide:
GUY WHO DOES THE DIRTY WORK
Guy dirty
Is the Guy that's helping
He's Just the unwriten sailor.
fights for the Red White and Blue.
Guy brings the ship 10 port,
With fuel and food for ALL
the Guy with lots Of CUTS.
Until the Axis fall.
The Guy that sails away sea,
Both night and day slave.
Hes just the with lots OF CUTS
TO sail the ocean grave
The Guy who's lost for many days
sink. It's
3 the Guy with chance
Who brings our needs 70 you
Tne Guy who speaks himself
q not the 10 ailFk.
Hes Just the .. g. Merchant Marine,
VINO does The dirty work
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

following by Harry Chester dedicated
Marines service the Port Chester Guide
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-29

The fate of Maj. Jimmy" Deve-
reaux, USING, Marine commandant
on Wake Island, was nearly that
of Colonel Fassett. The colonel
had been scheduled to relieve Dew
ereaux there. "I've still got my I'M
loading plan for Wake as souve-
Nogales international., 1943-10-29
There's The Rub

That speech by Wendell Willlie at St. Louis,
wherein he set forth the policies and principles which
he feels should guide the future of the party
good one. There was little in the Willlie address
with which good American could find fault and
much that was praiseworthy.
But-and it is big but, indeed-he said that In
formulating its policies, the Republican party could
not afford "to yield to the special pleas of self
interested economic pressure groups" There is the
rub Those "seH-interested economic pressure groups
are and long have been in firm control Of the Repub
hcan party organization. They supply the financial
campaign sinews of war.
It should be said in fairness that the same inter-
ests also exert powerful influence many Of the
Democratic members of congress, although they do
not appear to be able to establish the degree Of
troll of the Democratic party organization which they
exercise over the Republican machine.
Willkie will not be able to dislodge them from
the pilot house Of the Republican party. They will
accept him as candidate only as last and desperate
resort Wilkes liberal ideas and his personal indie
pendence have made him.very objectionable to the
DID, reactionary bunch that runs things in the COP
(Arizona Fax
Nogales international., 1943-10-29

NEW ROUTE TO CH1NA-U. S.
Army Service Forces are extending
their lines of supply foot by foot
from Assam in Eastern India,
across the northern Burma border,
toward the heart of China Army
Engineers have cut and hacked
highway through the lush. green
Jungle, blasting hillsldes and brldg-
ing rivers, streams and chasms.
Above, this native bridge on The
Ledo road was crossed by $1,000
refugees fleeing from Burma in
1912. These primitive spans are
giving way to substantial struc-
lures erected by American Engi-
neers. Right, new river bridge
in India. AS an integral part of
the Ledo road, this bridge will
figure in the future United Nations
plans to retake Bruma and reopen
the Bruma supply Line to China.
u. S. Army Signal Corps photo.)
Nogales international., 1943-10-29
Karl BarfieId
Speaks On
Postwar Planning

Karl Barfield delivered a very fine
address on postwar planning at
Fridays Rotary Club meeting which
was attended by about 10 business
men. G. H. McNulty was program
chairman.
Barfield said jobs would have to
be found for about 55,O00,000 men
when the war ends and of this
number 100000 would be employed
on construction work for about 18
months Immediately following the
war.
He asserted that 158 agencies in
the United States are now lining up
work for the boys who will be home
one of these days.
Nogales international., 1943-10-29

Mrs. Bud Baldwin of Patagonia
selling her trailer result of a claSsi-
fled advertisement in Nogales. In
ternational.