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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

They have been carrying troops
md supplies TO the front lines
through enemy fire. Dropping par
atroopers behind enemy lines be-
came a daily chore for the fliers.
They said they many times flew
more than 100 miles behind enemy
lines to release flying commandos
while they we're subjected TO almost
constant enemy attack.
Major Couch will for the first
time see his baby daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

volume of business suddenly showed
tremendous expansion after estab-
lishment of the OPA restrictions.
This fact, coupled with COM
plants from competitors. led to the
Investigation which resulted in the
Indictment, OPA said.
Brown said indictment of the
firms would "go a long way toward
eliminating the black market in
the territories in which their meat
was sold. He added that the string
of firms which Golas controlled
ranked among the first 20 inde-
pendent packers in size"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
Quake
Shakes
Chill
Town Reported in
Ruin After Strong
Shocks in Country

SANTIAGO, Chile, April
6. (UP)l-A violent earth
quake shook central Chile at
noon today and the town of
Salamanca, population 1,037,
was reported 'in ruins
The epicenter was at La Serena.
a coastal town 300 miles north of
here. Salamanca is about 100 miles
north of Santiago. Damage also was
reported at La Serena, Ovalle, Com
barbala, and Illetol.
BUILDINGS SHAKEN
The strongest buildings in San
tiago, such as the Central bank,
we're shaken. Some of them, in
Guiding that of the National Defense
Ministry, were left leaning. Gov
ernment engineers began eXamina-
tions to determine if they were a
danger to public safety.
The first shock, CT about two min
utes duration, came at 1900 pm.
and the second, of almost three
minutes duration, at 1874 pm.
Minor temblors were felt for at
least 20 minutes afterwards.
!. Tie disturbance was felt 300
miles south and over 300 miles
north OF here.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

CAIRO, April 6. = (UP)-Thre
volmteer American crews flying Lib
orator bombers carried out suicide"
attacks on Axis Mediterranean
bases last Friday, but all returned
safely, Ninth Air Force headquar-
ters announced today.
The attacks were made at ex-
tremely low altitude on Italian
bases at Messina tSicily), San Clio
vanni, and Crotone Gtaly).
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

Field the next year.
The Ell Centran and his compan-
ions, Captain Keith Hansen, Cap
tain John Evans, and their mascot,
Corporal Blackout, a Scotty pup,
landed in Indianapolis April 3 after
bringing their plane $4,000 miles.
They are crack pilots of the troop
carrier command and are the first
troop carrier command filters to
arrive back at home base from the
African war theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
COMMUNICATIONS CUT

Communications with La Serena
were severed.
There were two shocks lasting
two to three minutes each. Com
munications between Santiago and
Valparaiso were ruptured and the
Western Union cable from Valpa-
raiSo was out
Persons in downtown buildings
here rushed into the streets in
panic. Clocks were stopped. The
building housing the United Press
offices rocked SO violently the staff
thought it would collapse.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
Bad Check Passer
Now Behind Bars

Wesley W. Womack, 39-year-old
laborer was behind the bars in
the Imperial county jail in Ell Cen
tro Tuesday after his arrest in Cal
ipatria Monday on a charge of pass
ing bad checks in Ell Centre, Yuma,
MexicaH and San Diego.
San Diego officers asked Sheriff
Robert w. Ware to arrest Woihack,
who was believed to be in Ell Gen.
tro. Calipatria police arrested wo-
mack
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

planes of its weight class, he. said.
The shipbuilder, whose first pock-
ct aircraft carrier was christened
yesterday b. Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
velt, declined to speculate where the
plane would be built but said he
was ready for immediate produc-
ton.
L want to build 1t for the future,
and l want to start building II now
for war; he said. And 1t can be
built now"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

IVdFt ITOIN CIlt MaSSaChuSettS IN
stitutc of Technology, the plane
would be built of metal containing
a high percentage of magnesium
and would weigh 175,0OO pounds,
Kaiser said
Its wing spread would measure
282 feet, he said, more than twice
that of Flying Fortress. Radically
new principles of design and opera
ton would give it an efficiency 65
per cent greater than previous
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
YANk FORCES BITE INTO R0MMEL FLANK
Melon onMenCanbIe

Gambling against a possibility of
being unable to market their crop
because it has been called unessen-
tial to the war effort, Imperial
county growers planted 12,799 acres
of melons to be harvested this sum-
mer, it was revealed Tuesday.
This represented a cut of ap-
proXimately one-fourth under the
last year planting of 1871 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
Meat Dealers Nav
Cut Ration Values
In Certain Cases
Slash in Points Must
Be Accompanied With
Price Drop, Board Says

Retail meat dealers, when
Overstocked with certain cuts
that are likely to spoil, may
drop the point values of such
meat provided they stimuli
taneously slash its price, Ell Centre
ration board officials explained
Tuesday.
A reduction OF at least 25 per
cent of the original price must be
granted when such action is taken
and in addition butchers must file
certificates with their ration board
showing reasons for the point low
ering.
MUST DROP ALSO
If the point value of such meats
is reduced by more than 25 per cent
the retail cost must drop to COR
responding level, it was explained.
In no case, however, must butcher
slash his retail price more than so
Fer cent.
In the past butchers have held
the privilege of cutting point values
on meat, where a surplus existed,
without dropping the retail price.
In order to do SO, however, they
were required to file certificates
explaining their action.
An OPA ruling has been issued
requiring a cut in cost when point
values were lowered in order to
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
Coast Guurdsmen
Sdve Russ Crew

SEATTLE. April G. CUP)-The
Coast Guard. describing one of its
most daring rescue" told today
how So crew members were saved
when a Russian merchant ship was
driven into dangerous rocks off
the gale dashed North Pacific coast
Thursday night.
The Navy Department disclosed
that second small Russian ship
grounded on the northwest coast
during a storm last week but gave
only the bare details that all per-
sonnel was rescued and there were
no casualties.
One woman crew member was
drowned, and another injured when
the first ship wrecked, the Coast
Guard said. Seven survivors were
women.
DRIVEN ASHORE
The merchantmen was driven
ashore by a southeaSterly gale
which blotted out warning lights
along the coast.
Jagged rocks jutted up danger
ously in the darkness as the vessel
slithered to halt, lodged freakish-
ly between a 100-foot cliff facing
the sea and small island just off
the coast.
Forty-five men and nine women
crew members tried to launch a
lifeboat in the raging surf. Others
waved flashlights and fired rifles.
The Coast Guard beach patrol hur-
ried to the scene.
The cable holding the lifeboat
snapped dipping the bow of the
boat into the sea. AS the boat
rolled over, one woman drowned
and another suffered hip fractures
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

TRY TO USE BOATS
Coast guardsmen from the beach
patrol station set out into the
storm in frail surfboats but were
beaten back by surging seas. AT
dawn, survivors could be seen hud-
ding on the deck of the stricken
ship.
A Coast Guard land party then
cut through swampy underground
to reach the beach, climbed to a
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
J Meat PuckinQ
Plants Indicted

WASHINGTON April g. (UP)-Seven meat packing
concerns and II individuals have been indicted by fed
era grand jury in Newark N j. in action which Price
Administrator Prentiss M Brown today called ''the big
ges hammer blow have dealt yet to the black markets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
Koiser Seeks to
Build Huge Plane

PORTLAND, Ore. April 6. (UP)-Henry j. Kaiser
revealed that he is seeking contract build
type metal cargo plane heavier than the Glen
Martin Mars
Designed by O. A. Koppen, aeronautical engineer on
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
y AMBl|Ne
NEpoRTER

A New Society =,.4..
w have heard of children's home
societies and societies for the find
ing of good homes for children. But
Monday was the first time we ever
heard of society for the finding
of good home for a duck
do you want pet duck?' was
the greeting Mrs. Leta May
Bryan gave everyone she met on
Monday. One of her neighbors had
one of those pet ducks which grew
to huge proportions from cute
little trick obtained at carnival.
The duck annoyed Leta May. Aft
er putting her query to scads of
people, Leta May met Jack Cara
line. Jack will take anything Of
fered and install it on his ranch.
Leta May hurried to the telephone.
II have good home for your
duck" she cortled to her neigh
. Dor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
British Ready to
Take up Pursuit
OF RommeI Again
Big Battle Fleet Said TO Have Gone
From GibraIter into Mediterranean;
Americans Bomb bard Italian Harb bors
BULLETIN

AMERICAN ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS, Central
Tunisia April 6. (UP)-Amercan patrols had advanced
five miles in the Ell Guettar sector of the south central
Tunisian front at today in their drive toward the
=. .caastal Mai
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
An Improper Capcr

An Improper Caper
One day recently there was some
delightful waltz music oozing from
radio in the home of Rudolph
Miller. Miller tapped his feet and
swayed. The music became better
and better. 1t inspired him.
=. He snatched up his 3-year-o old
daughter, Elizabeth Ann, and be-
gan waltzing around with her in
his arms. Elizabeth Ann was in
)dignant at his effrontery.
NO. daddy" she objected. That's
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REMEMBER THESE pATEsl

HEWENbLH IHEsL UAILaI
Gasoline
"A" Book Coupons
NJ. 5-Valid March 22-May -
Shoes
Stamp No IL pair til June t6.
Coffee
Stamp No. 26 1 10. 10 April y.
Sugar
Stamp No. 12-Good for pounds until
May y
Canned Goods
Blue Stamps D. f" and p In Book
No. good till May /.
Meut
Red Stamp "A" b good Till April 30
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 80, minimum
Tuesday So; am. Tuesday 81, hui
midity 81; noon Tuesday &c, humid
ity 46; s. pm. Mon. IA, humidity 80.
BANR DEBTS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-06

and internal injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03
NEW PROSPECTIVE
CITIZENS TESTED
Exams Continue Today in
Superior Court; Hart
ford Men in Charge

Examination of prospective citi-
zens continued in superior court to-
day as naturalization officials from
Hartford started the second day of
a five day session this morning. All
conferences were ~ appointment.
Those listed for examination yes
terday included:
Mrs. Caterina Marini, Mrs. Eel
icia Ioria, Mrs. Sabato Sanford Mrs
Mary Verno, Mrs. Amparito v. Cres-
pc, Mrs. Filomena Taglia, Mrs. Cat
erina Giacomi, Goruon v. Hum
phrey, Frank Grisla, Vitold Grad
arcowicz, Stasys Fairvicious, Mrs
Mary O'Donnell.
William Meshkun, Alfred DUDE
Mary Gedraitis, Naum Kolesnik
Joseph Avitabile, Eustacchio Lom-
bardi, Sebastina Raimondo, Maria
Onalfo, Domenic Restivo, Michael
Miklinevicius, Henry G. A u d e t,
Mrs. Bella O'Neill, Michael j. Nc
Carthy, Vincent Dominiczak, Mrs
Ida Wilensky, Mrs. Philomene
Normandin, Adolph Karalis, Joseph
Spurash, Vincas Saulenas, Louis
StaSoniS
Mrs. Natalina Rosa, Angelo A.
Mancini, Mrs. Rosa Risigo, Mrs.
Maria A. Carroll, Vincas Angus
taites. Margaret E. Macdonald,
John j. ZyskoWS,i, Eric Ulrich,
Mrs. Domenicangela Rinaldi, Mrs.
Giovanni Ferrari, Mrs. Mary G.
Reno. Mrs. Wladslawa Korbus-
ieski, Frank FrankoWski, Mrs. Lea
Kravitz, Mrs. Regina Bley and
FlOre Maurice.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03
War Workers Blamed
For Auto Accidents
Men in Service Responsible for S63 Mlsf1aps, Six
Deaths Cops Among "Road Menaces'

ficult of immediate replacement. 1t
would seem that employees of plants
engaged in war manufactures would
be most careful in car operation
since a great deal OF on-the-Jon
safety education is carried on by
their employers"
Defense Workers
The high percentage OF defense
workers listed develops naturally
enough from the constantly mcreas-
ing number of the entire population
engaged in defense work. Also, the
defense worker has more cause to
be on the road, moving to and from
home and place of employment, than
persons not engaged in such cur
rently important occupation.
aside from the inherent disin-
clination to kill or dismember one
self" concludes Commissioner NC
Carthy in his comment, "1t would
seem as though these war industry
workers would be safer minded IN
view of the nature of their employ
ment and, as stated, the constant
safety education to which they are
exposed"
distribution of accident-involved
operators by class Of employment
offers interesting figures.
283 members of the armed forces
were involved in Connecticut traffic
accidents during the first six
months of 1913. Seventy-three po-
licemen we're numbered among err
ing drivers. The complete tabula-
ton Is as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03
A|RLINES SEEK
LOCAL AIRPORT
Eight Companies After
Franchise; Exact LOca=
ton Unknown

Eight competitive airline COM
panies are seeking franchise for an
airport in Waterbury, it was dis
closed at yesterdays meeting of
the city plan commission. Mayor
John S. Monagan and Theodore
Scott-Smith, engineer of the board,
will attend a special conference in
New York city on September 8 to
be held by the Civil Aeronautic
Bureau.
Thomas F. More, chairman Of
the city plan commission, said he
didn't know where the Waterbury
airport would be located as none
of the eight airlines specified the
location, which is the reason that
the mayor and Mr.. Scott-Smith
are making the trip.
The previous two temporary air.
fields have been the Bethany and
the Mount lobe fields, both of
which are closed. The Mount lobe
field was originally planned to be
the Waterbury airport, but it was
never successful despite three at
tempts by various airlines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03

Thirty-two (32) per cent OF the
11818 motor vehicle operators in
volved in Connecticut traffic acct
dents during the first six months
of 1943 were "War workers, en-
phasizing the large percentage OF
vehicular operation by these de-
Tense workers and also the sub
stantial contribution which they
made towards the statewide trail
fic accident experience for the flrst
half of the year.
"Three thousands seven hundred
seventy-two defense plant employees
were involved in traffic accidents
during the first half of the year"
state Commissioner John L. NC
Carthy, discussing a statement Is
sued by the department of motor
vehicles tout of a total OF 11,8l8.
Twenty-seven CID were involved
in fatal conflicts, 1,165 in personal
injury accidents, while $3.50 were
fortunate in that the consequences
of their accident involvement were
limited to property damage only.
Valuable Time Lost
1.-THE department has no infor-
nation regarding the time lost to
the war effort because OF these
accidents. 1t is obvious that con-
siderable time was lost because OF
the 1892 conflicts resulted in death
or personal injury. These 'off-the-
lob accidents on the highway can
affect industrial efficiency since
the loss of skilled workers Is diff
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03
Estimates Of Needs
Range From 5,OO0To
1000 Factory Hands
TT Requirements Made Here During June By United
States Employment Service; IA Physically
HANDICAPPED Persons Assisted

Despite the continued influx Of
migrant workers into the Waterbury
area and the placement of the latest
high school Crop" the shortage OF
abor continues to be serious and
he demand is expected to exceed
he supply for at least the next six
months, william r. Nolan, manager
Of the local U. s. Employment Serv-
zee, stated today. Although open
mgs exist in all fields, the most
pressing demand is for heavy male
labor, 1t was disclosed.
With 300 high school students
completing their studies this year
and majority of them seeking full
time jobs, the demand was eased
temporarily last month, the mana
ger stated. However, many of the
students plan to continue advanced
courses and have not been available
for regular jobs, he said, adding
that practically all of those serious
about wanting jobs have already
been placed. Several hundred teach
ers who accepted summer industrial
Jobs helped ease the tensity of the
labor shortage, Mr.. Nolan stated.
Between 100 and 125 applications
of immigrants are handled each
week, it was revealed, but many OF
them are not cleared because OF
housing difficulties or considerations
involving previous employment. The
flow of out-of-town labor here is
necessarily curtailed because of the
extremely tight housing situation,
Mr. Nolan said.
Although women have been a
great help in the industrial field
certain heavy types of jobs can't be
revised to enable women to take
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03
By II. O. THOMPSON

(In1t2d PfeSS StdH SOTTcspoHuchV
Washington, Aug. 3-(UP)-The
State Department, in its first m jor
move toward coordination of the &C
tivities of American civilian eco
nomic agencies in areas wrested
from the Axis, today designated an
overall director to assume charge In
Sicily when hostilities end.
The man Is Wesley A. Sturges,
former professor of law at Yale
University who now Is in North
Africa, where he has been top man
for the office of economic warfare.
Sturges is expected to go to Sicily
as soon as the American economic
program is put into operation. He
will assume overall direction and
coordination of the activities Of the
office OF foreign relief and rehabil1-
tation, lend lease operations, and
the work of the DEW in procure
ment of strategic supplies and eco
nomic intelligence.
Each of the three agencies will
have its own staff but they and any
other American economic Organiza-
lions working in Sicily will channel
their activities and reports through
StLrges. The Treasury Department,
for instance, also may have repre-
sertatives In Sicily.
The State departments action Is
the first major step under the new
office of foreign economic coordina-
ton. created by President Roosevelt
to end confusion over the formula
ton of American foreign policy.
While lend-lease officers and the
DEW will be operating in Sicily it
is expected that former Gov. Her
bert H. Lehman's Office of foreign
relief and rehabilitation will carry
on the main work of rebuilding the
islands civilian economy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03

Superintendent of Schools
Thomas j. Condor pointed out that
under present requirements women
teachers who marry must resign.
The special aspects OF marriages
involving servicemen and possible
Interpretation to permit teaching
while husbands remain In the arm
ed forces were discussed.
The immediate reason for raising
the question was not disclosed, but
it is believed it resulted at the re-
quest of local teachers who would
benefit from a new Interpretation
of the school ru>os.
Equal Pay
At the request of Commissioner
Joseph DeLuca the board voted 10
refer the matter of studying the
teachers pay set-up to the teach
ers' committee The purpose OF the
study will be to examine the pos
sibilities of giving equal pay to men
and women teachers who perform
like duties. At the present time pay
for men is larger.
Charles Murphy was appointed
teacher of woodworking in local
grammar schools at a meeting OF
the board of education last night.
A graduate of Crosby High school
and the University of Alabama, he
has been serving as substitute
teacher.
Other appointments were ap-
proved as follows: Anna Zukauskas,
Wilson school, grade 4; Edith Po-
sin, Wilson school, grade 6, arith-
metic; Mary M. O'Connor, East
Mountain school, grades /, 2, 3, a;
Bernadette Hemlock, Bucks Hill
school, grades and 2; Patricia
Murphy. Wilson school, grade /;
designations Accepted
designations of the following
teachers were accepted: M. Corinne
Rossi, Mary Taylor, Catherine T..
Hayes, Margaret G. Mulhern, all
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-03

grammar school teachers, and Vera
M. Crane, kindergarten teacher.
Names of Miss Crane and Miss Null
hern were placed on the pension
list.
According to approval given last
night, tuition fees for out-of-toWn
pupils attending local schools will
be $137.56 for elementary
schools and $197.78 for high
schools as compared to 1929
and $l69.37, respectively in the pre-
ceding year. superintendent of
Schools Thomas j. Condor said the
per capita increase in costs is due
to the drop in enrolment and also
to the increased amounts in teach
erS' salaries.
Use OF Buildings
Permission for use of school prop
erty was granted as follows:
Park department use of Anderson
gymnasium August through 27
from 10 a. m. to noon for rehearsal
of play under the supervision Ct
Edward B. Conlon, head supervisor
at Hamilton park.
Robert w. Davis, Administrator of
Local SOS, Chase Brass and Copper
Workers Union, use of the Wildly
Auditorium on the following dates:
August 8, IS, and % for meetings
Of the Chase Brass and Copper
Workers Union.
Miss Lucy Russo, Assistant Hope
vile playground, use of the Hope
vile gymnasium on Wednesday,
during the month of August for
Military Drill from 2:30 to p. m.
William DerWin of the Park De-
partment, use of the Wildly pool on
Tuesday and Thursday mornings
from 8 a. m. to II m. and Tuesday
evening from to 8 p. m. during
the month of August for swimming
classes.
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Commissioner John j. Kearney,
who made the original proposal more
than two months ago, inquired if
the position will be full-time. The
teachers committee report stated
merely that "the present director
of vocational guidance at Wildly be
appointed as dean at Wildly high
school" Commissioner Francis.
Barnes, chairman of the committee
said that was up to the superin-
tendent Of schools, but admitted on
further questioning that the con-
sensus of the committee was that
the job would be on full-time
schedule.
eff that was the intention of the
committee it should be easy enough
to amend the report" commented
Commissioner Joseph DeLuca. OBJ
lection was raised by Board Presi-
dent Raymond F. Stone who quoted
a statement by State Education
Commissioner AlonZo Grace that
part appointment would meet
with his approval.
When Republican members of the
board pointed out that Hartford,
Bridgeport, and New Haven are
among the cities which have full
time deans, Commissioner Barnes
said that the costs there were less.
Money has been tossed about
here for the past few years." Com
missioner Kearney retorted, adding,
I'VE should forget about it now.
What if it does mean few dollars
more - isn't it worth it?"
Inquiry placed before DR.. Thomas
j. Condor, school superintendent,
then revealed that a full-time APP
pointment would involve no further
expenditure, that the new dean will
continue to receive her present sal
airy regardless of the time given
to duties as dean.
Commissioner Anna Hadden, a
member of the teachers commit
tee, expressed the opinion the ap-
pointment might be on full-time
basis and the schedule could be ad-
justed later to permit Miss Doran
to teach if conditions warranted a
change.
The resolution, as finally approx
ed, contained the notation full
time" Although it did not state
that the dean would supervise only
girls that was the intention of the
| board.