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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
50 To 60 Societies
 Backing Fund Drive
 For Plane Purchase
First Report Meeting Thursday in Aldermanic Cham bers; Celebration at Municipal Stadium Planned;
 Banks Cooperating in Sales; Ship to Be Named

With bond purchases of $112,00o already on file at the Buy-A-Bomb- CT bond sales headquarters, Water bury's own drive to buy Waterbury's own Flying Fortress has made per feet take-off and is flying towards its objective with throttles wide open, James Moran, finance chair man, reported today.
 Between 50 and 60 Waterbury so- cieties and organizations are already participating in the all-Waterbury campaign to buy its own four-mo- tored bomber through specially al- located bond sales proceeds.
 The bomber, which is to be named by Waterbury's home-front fighters the bond buyers, will be commis- stoned to carry special packages to Berlin or Tokyo, signed "oYurs Truly, Waterbury, Conn.,"
 Every club and organization in the city is being invited to get be- hind the drive to raise funds for the bomber. Special buy-a-bomber cards are available at every place in the city were bonds are now on sale, and to make his bond purchase count towards the bomber a purchaser need only ask for one of these cards sign his name, and turn it in.
 Cards may be turned in either to a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Education-To establish univer-

Education-To establish univer- sal compulsory primary education, incorporating Buddhist monastic schools; inaugurate central school board to replace regional boards, which were incompetent, under paid their teachers, and embedded funds"
 Buildings-To lay out symmeti- cal new towns q saw a draughts- man at work on one village plan, replacing the many razed by war; plan reconstruction of government buildings and installations on a basis of uniformity, low cost, and greater suitability to the climate.
 Supplies-To ration all types Of imported articles, both to the gov- ernment buildings and installations on basis of uniformity, low cost, and greater suitability to the climate.
 Supplies-To ration all types of imported articles, both to the gov- ernment and to individuals and in- dustry, until shortages have been overcome.
 Rice Only Crop
 Since Burma is largely a single crop (rice) agricultural country, the one great weakness of its econ- omy is that industry and all for eign trade was in the hands of h. dians, Europeans and Chinese. The Burmese were ont in "big business" In fact, except for few saw and rice mills, there was no Burmese industry.
 B. G. Pearn, reconstruction of- ficials talked of plans for stimulat- ing Burmese business by such means as shearing certain foreign firms of special favors, promoting cottage" industries, sending large numbers of Burmese youths abroad for tech rical training, promotion of scien- tific research in fields particularly vital to Burma and "a period Of intensive propaganda to show the Burmese that work is not drudgery.
 "In the future," a high Burma government British official told me, 'the only safeguard for continued operation of a non Burmese firm will be for it to be wanted there"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

Scattered about this mountain side, peacetime summer capital of India, in requisitioned former hotes and boarding houses, these men were quietly and diligently devislng means to mend country broken by battles and Japanese tyranny.
 we WAR, to avoid arriving m Rangoon after it's recapture With nothing, able only to say, Here we are boys, what are weeping to do now?" one of them told me.
 Plans Are Exhaustive
 Their plans are exhaustive. only time can prove these officials capa- city to implement them.
 Burma's governor, Sir Reginald Dorman-S Smith, personable 44-year- old former minister of agriculture under Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain. is boss here. He strives har- monious,y with his forward-] looking fellow workers and admires them for their loyalty to Burma"
 In an of the record" corlverSa- tion with me, Sir Reginald was brimming with ideas for making Burma a better country for the Burmese. Many of his ideas, found in talking to other planners, were embodied in the reconstruction blueprint.
 : Outlines Messy Job
 F. B. Arnold, veteran Burma civil servant now head of the reconstruc- ton repartment, and his subordi- mates, outlined the rush job" that had to be done ito clean up hell of a mess" in Burma. These were examples:
 Communications To rebuild bridges and repair railroad tracks smashed by bombs; improve con- nections between villages and main links to markets.
 Public Health-To curb human and cattle epidemicst which have developed as result of inadequate medicine and inoculation under the Japanese; stage a widespread at tack on malaria and venereal dis eases which handicap Burmese ability to work and "are responsible for their laziness"; train village doctors in first principles of mod ern medicine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
GASOLINE SUPPLY
 WORRIES DEALERS
Fate of Pleasure Driving Ban Simply Remains Matt
 ter of Opinion

With anyone's guess as good as another's as to the fate of the pleasure driving ban after Wednes- day, many local gasoline wholesalers said today that current scant stocks hardly seem to warrant alleviation of the restriction, while some main- tained that lifting of the ban would drain their supplies entirely.
 Others held that such a move would not materially affect de- mands for gasoline because of the small value of A coupons. Two or three days is the average supply on hand with the loca wholesalers, and none could predict when more would be forthcoming AS one company official put it: "We never know until it arrives
 While military demands were rec ognized as prime cause for the un- certainty and shortage in supply this same wholesaler laid consid- erable emphasis also on OPA's re- fusal to grant a 35-cents-a-barrel increase in the price of crude oil at the well. This is discouraging pros pectors from seeking new oil fields because it doesn't pay, he said.
 T think gasoline wholesalers would all like to see the ban lifted" he added, "and it would not in- crease the demand for supplies much"
 Another dealer. on the other hand. said that abolishment of the restriction might exhaust supplies entirely and leave war workers and others who must travel without any fuel.
 Still another dealer looked for { slight alleviation in the arrival o1 river shipments of gasoline in the area in the past two days. He knew of two shiploads, but could not give the size of the shipments. While he did not feel that stocks yet had been built up sufficiently here to warrant lifting the ban, he said that the situation could change a lot in 48 or 72 hours.
 Meanwhile the State OPA claimed to be as much at sea as the rest of the eastern gasoline shortage area concerning the fate of the ban. It has from Washington a confidential report dated August IA indicating possible restoration of furlough ra- tions and gasoline allotments for pleasure boats September 1, which might indicate elimination of the ban entirely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
dged as City Opens Buy-a-Bomber Campaign
Two Block Dances,
 Pageant Next Week
Playground Season Drawing to Close; Programs Suc-
 cessful Despite ManpOwer Handicap

the supervisors held this morning in the Aldermanic chamber in City Hall with William J. Derwin, direc- tor of playgrounds and assistant supervisor of recreation presiding.
 The current summer recreational program in the parks and play. grounds has been one of the most elaborate in the departments his. tory and has included many special events and activities including spec- ial swimming programs both in the park and school pools, an intensive playground baseball program, bar- Der shop quartet and Floradora sex tet contests, a drama tournament, marionettes, block dances and band concerts.
 Even under the handicap of lack of sufficient manpower, the program has gone forward even more suc- cessfully than was at first anticip-' pated. Attendance has fallen off to certain degree in the past week but not to the extert where it has been necessary to cancel any schd-' uled activities.
 The block dances this coming week will be held on Washington Hill Tuesday night and on Pearl street Thursday night. The Hill af- fair will be sponsored by the park department while the Pearl street dance will be co-sponsored by the park department and the Pearl Street Neigiborkood house. The Waterbury Tool Company. division of Vickers, Inc, dance orchestra under the direction of Michael Mancini will furnish music for the dancing both nights from 7:30 till 10 p. m.
 The annual pageant and hand- icraft exhibit, the official closing features of the summer season will take place at Hamilton park We'd nesday afternoon. The pageant en- titled Epic of America" will be. staged on the field while the handi- c:aft work rill be on exhibitor n the pavilion throughout the after noon. Final rehearsal for the pag-T cart troups will be Eeld Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
FIREMEN ELECT
 WILLIAM DECNAN
State Associations New President Derby Citizen;. Fr. Thompson Chaplain ,

State Senator William H. Mor- jensen Friday praised the Connect cut State Firemen's Association fer its cooperation with state officials in bringing about "interurban CO., ordination of the fire departments in the civilian defense setup in Con- necticut" as the association closed it's sixtieth annual convention wif'a election of new officers in Hartfoi'i. The 475 delegates to the conver ton meeting ir Foot Guard Hall, were welcomed to Hartford by May- or O'Connor and by Fred zeller, State Comptroller, who represented Governor Baldwin. s,
 William J. Degnan of Derby was elected president of the association to succeed Harold Lieberman cf Norwich. Other officers elected were: John Bolan, Torrington, vice. president; treasurer, Charles Brun- dage. New Haven; secretary, John F. Moehring, Stamford; assistant secretary, John L. Donovan, Hart- ford; chaplain, Rev. M. J. Thomp- son. Mantle.
 The following officers were elect- ed to county positions: Frank Vel- lali, Milford, vice president for New Haven County; Thomas Egan, New Britain, vice president for Hartford County; w. C. Brighton. vice-pres- ident for New London County; and Henry Morse, vice president for Fairfield County
 Other speakers at the meeting were: Judge Joseph O'ConEell, State Public Utilities Commission- CT: State Lolice Commissioner Ed. ward J. Hickey, and former Chef Michael Lawton, Middletown Fire, Department, fire coordinator of the State War Council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Dealers Pessinistic
 Over Butter Outlook
Present Situation Drastic; Meat Problem Remains
 Gloomy; Tomato Market Holds Up We'll

and lamb are scarce, 1t was said. Poultry supplies, while somewhat improved are still short.
 Reports on the peach market varied. While one retailer ex- pressed surprise at the demand for peaches, which are selling 10, record high prices this year because of the absence of the local peach crop, another said that he was selling only 10 baskets day where normally, in canning season, he would be selling 100.
 Lowest grade peaches are bring ing $7.5O a bushel and highest $1O.25, one reported. Another said his prices were $50 for 16-quart basket (half busheD this year when normally such an amount would bring 85 cents to $1.50. Peaches are coming from New Jersey and West Virginia, they said.
 A considerable demand for pears, also bringing high prices this year as well as peaches, led at least one grocer to believe that house. wives are determined to can pro- duce regardless of cost.
 This retailer also observed that the tomato market had "held up remarkably well," and lower prices had not materialiZed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

The necessity for maintaining constant vigilance against the possi- bility of enemy air attack was stressed Friday afternoon by State War Administration Harold F. Woodcock and Army representa- tives before a meeting of controllers and aides of district warning cen ters throughout the state at the Hartford State Armory.
 Nearly 100 representatives of the district warning centers who con- vened for a discussion of manpoWer and other problems encountered in their Civilian Defense work, were complimented on the high caliber of their efforts to date and were as- sured that the Army has no in- tention of relaxing its network of internal security measures.
 The keynote for the gathering was sounded by Administrator Woodcock who stated "as far as know there is no reason of any description to lead us to drop our program
 Colonel Howard w. Robbins, dep uCy OuCCUOl Ol GAlC AC6ACAAdA OAAASS of Civilian Defense atB oston, told the assembled volunteers that, in his opinion, Germany would not reply merely on 8 token raid but would attempt to cause widespread dam age as possible.
 Easing his remarks on a recent speech by General U. s. Grant. Sd. chief of the protection branch of the National Office of Civilian De- fense, to the effect that is quite likely that this country will be bombed" before the end of the war. Colonel Robbins said that if such a raid should come, i've can be well assured that lot of damage will be done" In support of that con- tention he told the group that one of the dominant traits of the Ger man race is thoroughness and that if the Nazis under take such a mis- sion it will not be merely token or suicide one."
 Other Army representatives at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

purchasers club, in which case the purchase counts towards the or ganization's pledged quota; or the buy y-a-bomber tickets may be turned in at the same place the bond is bought, and the credit goes to the individual.
 Buy-a-bomber bonds are on sale at all banks, the post office, stores, Victory House, and theaters, as well as through credit unions, fraternal and community units, church organ izations and service clubs.
 Letters inviting every club in the city to take part in the campaign are being sent out at present, MT. Moran said today and added that buy-a- bomber cards are available for all organizations at the War Finance office, 48 Leavenworth street.
 The first report meeting will be held Thursday at the aldermanic chambers in city hall.
 Plans for the buy-a-bomber home front parade and celebration at Mu- nicipal stadium, to climax the cam paign, are being made by the com- mittee headed by Mayor John s. Monagan, who said today there will be important program announce ments made next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

Pvt. George w. Graham, Jr., 145 Abney circle, is now enrolled in the Army specialized training program for basic engineering at Pennsylva- nia Military college at Chester, Pa. He was previously stationed at To- peka Army Air base, Topeka, Rash.
 Rev. George J. Vilciauskas, for merly of 10 Green street. will re- port September 26 at the Army Chaplain's school at Harvard uni vcrsity. He was recently cOmmis- stoned a first lieutenant.
 John Jamele, 873 West Main street, reported yesterday at New Haven Navy recruiting station for assignment to boot training.
 Capt. Joseph Vanderman. 259 Grove street, has been assigned to an Army Medical training unit at Camp Grant, Ill.
 Pfc. Alfred Pagano, 20 Englewood avenue, is furloughing here from Kearns, Utah.
 Anthony Gonthier, fireman, third class, Il Welles street. has complet- ed basic Naval training at Samp- son, N. Y.
 Pvt. Frank Martino, 189 Citizens avenue, has been assigned to Camp Grant, H., for basic instructions.
 Staff Sergt. John Santalucia, 46 Bennett avenue, is furloughing here from Woodrow Wilson hospital, StauntOn, Va.
 Pvt. Michael Kearns, Bucks Hill Rd., has been assigned to Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
TWO GAS RATION
 BOOKS SUSPENDED
OPA Commissioner Rules Oliver LarsOn's Journey
 Business Trip

Two gasoline ration books were suspended in yesterdays hearings by OPA Comsr. Walter w. Smyth of cases in which violation of the wartime restrictions in the use of gasoline was alleged.
 Judgment was suspended in an- other case, and one driver won a dismissal. Four cases were con- tnued for one week.
 Steven Green, New Hartford re- ceived an eight month suspension of his ration book. Green, who did not appear at the hearing, was charged with having obtained a 101-coupon e" book from his local board June g upon obtaining en- ployment at the Scovill Mfg. Go. Evidence showed that he held the job only one day, Comsr. Smyth said, and when he surrendered the book on Aug. 13, only two of the original coupons renamed.
 The ration of Mrs. Marian Mat son was suspended for three weeks for violation of the pleasure driving ban.
 D. Leonard Green, 51 Thompson street, had charges against him dis missed, while judgment was suspen- ded in the case of Oliver A. Larson, 51 Central avenue. The commission CT found that trip Green made to Pennsylvania was made on a vald ration issued to enable him to go there to obtain employment on farm, while journey made by Lar son was held a business trip.
 Receiving continuances were Ru- dolph Valentine of 45 High St., Naugatuck, Harry L. Rosen of 278 East Main street, Alfred A. Harold of 1912 South Main street and the latter's firm. the Brass City Used Cars of the same address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

While the State OPA expressed the hope that reduction next month of the governments quota of butter from 40 to 30 per cent of total pro- duction would mean more for civil ians, local retailers viewed the slt' uation pessimistically Friday.
 This is the season for butte rpro- ducton to fail off anyhow, so the smaller government allotment prob- ably will not mean greater supply for the average dinner table, they said.
 The present situation is drastic, they agreed. One dealer reported that he had had no butter for two days, mot even a quarter pound,' and did not expect any until next week
 Another retailer, while not SC hard hit, said his supply was only 25 per cent of normal. Some butter purchasers in his store, he sad have had no butter for two weeks.
 The meat outlook is still gloomy as ever, retailers said also.
 As one put it: We have plenty of everything the government does mt want: Mutton, instead of lamb, OK tails, pigs tails. flyers, kidneys, spare ribs and so forth" Beef, veal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
| THE WAR ON
 | MANY FRONTS
(Rv limited PreSSl

Allied air fleets clamping a vast aerial pincers on Europe today re- ported new forays deep into Ger many and far up the boot of Italy which blasted great holes in the Axis war potential at Nurnberg and the bomb-pitted Naples area.
 Lieut.. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz's Northwest African Air forces ham, mered again at Axis communications in the Naples region, pressing the campaign to paralyze the Italian foot" while the Royal Air Force lashed out from Britain in one of the heaviest assaults of the war on the Nazi railway and industrial center of Nurnberg.
 Scourged by air in the west, Ger many was struggling desperately against mounting Russian blows in the east. The Red Army failed out in another summer offensive which crumbled the German defenses 100 miles below Bryansk and carried to the high water mark of the Sov- jet campaign with the capture of Sievsk.
 To the south in the heart of the Ukraine the Russians were smash ing hard at the German fortiflca- tions before the big bend of the Dnieper river. The threat to Pol tava, the main bastion before the river, was increasing as the Red Army rolled up conquests on broad front west of Kharkov.
 Tentative reports indicated that the raid on Nurnberg, the first ma- jor effort by the RAF since the de- structive raid on Berlin Monday night, might have approached rec ord proportions, especially in view Of the distance the four-motored bombers flew.
 The accounts told of two-hour parade of bombers outbound over the coast of England and referred repeatedly to operations of trench dous scope.
 Mystery Target
 The night raiders went into ac- ton soon after American Flying Fortresses smashed a mystery tar get hidden in a French forest at dusk yesterday. Preliminary reports suggested the target was some such select prize as the synthetic rubber plant at Huls and the Vegesack sub marine yards, objectives of previous precision bombing.
 The American and British planes striking from Africa knocked down 20 Axis interceptors out of defense squadrons numbering more than 100 that made ineffective passes at the raiders. Great damage" to railraods keying the Axis war effort in south ern Italy was reported officially.
 Hammering the Naples area for the second straight day, American Mitchell and Marauder medium bombers strewed destruction through the Benevento railroad yards and targets at Caserta.
 Flying Fortresses attacked Sul- oma, key railroad junction "A miles east of Rome. They shot down four of the 24 Axis fighters which tried to interfere, and touched of big blasts and fires among railroad yards and repair shops.
 Impeding his defense of the Fort ress Europe, Adolf Hitler had cer- tain diplomatic and occupation problems demanding urgent atten- tion. Denmark was growing more mad more restive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Air Raid Vigilance
 Still A Necessity
Constant Check Against Enemy Air Attack Stressed
 By Woodcock to 100 Warning Center Aides

the session were Colonel c. H. Grif- filth, representing the sixth security district of the first service command, embracing the upper half of the state; Major Alvin E. Foss of Dis trict No. ', which includes the lower portion of the state, and Sec- ond Lieutenant Russel A. Herseth, assistant director of the Civil Air Raid Warning Section, First Fighter Command, New York City. Deputy Administrator Thomas E. Marston of the Connecticut War Council and Willis H. Homer, chief of the State Operations Section, presided over the session and led various phases of the discussions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

stroy one.
 It may be necessary, therefore, to develop a bigger aerial cannon. Submarines would be particularly vulnerable to aerial shellfire because aircraft possess far greater maneuv- erability. Cannon-bearing planes would be able to stay at a distance and hit at the submarine from all directions.
 American planes have relied on machine guns to keep submarine crews away from their deck guns. But now. it is reported, the Ger mans attempt to keep aircraft at distance by firing their own ma chine guns and the Comm. cannons mounted on, or close to the Coming tower.
 The Germans themselves credit the aerial protection of Allied con- voys with the most important role in suppressing U-boat attacks on shipping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
|EvA B. RUBY
 LEFT $5,ooo
Founder of Waterbury Granite Works Leaves
 Lewis s. Reed $500


 The will of the late William H. Ruby, founder of the New York and Waterbury Marble & Granite Works, was filed in probate court today by Judge Patrick Healey naming his daughter, Katherine A. Ruby, and Lewis s. Reed executors of the will.
 MT. Ruby, who died at the age of 90, founded the Waterbury organiza- ton in the year 1884. He was an apprentice to the sculptor, Ralph L. Mancini, for four years in New York before coming to this city.
 The will stipulates that his daugh- ter, Eva B. Ruby, is to be the reel pient of $5,0O0; Lewis S. Reed, $500; and the residue of the estate to his other daughter, Katherine A. Ruby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
WALTER D. MALlNS
 ASSIGNING Y POST,

Walter D, Malins of A Grace, avenue, city boys secretary of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A., has resigned, to take similar position with the Y. M. c. A. at Montclair, N. J.s Thomas s. Smith, "Y' general secre-i tary announced today.
 MT. Smith added that Malins hcA
 accomplished outstanding work ia
 boys leadership during his seven
 years association with the Water- bury branch, and will assume hiai new duties September IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
FRANCIS J. BURNS
 BACK FROM SCHOOL

Francis J. Burns, II, son of MT. and Mrs. J. Francis Burns, of 159 French street, Watertown, Conn.,, who has been attending the summer session at Wilbraham Academy in Wilbraham. Mass, has returned home from school, according to Charles L. Stevens, headmaster. The fall term begins September 2lst.