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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
SIX JAP VESSELS
DAMAGED OR SUNK
Allies and Dutch Squadron
Start Fires Visible 100
Miles in Australia
BY DON CASWELL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters,
Australia, Feb. 6-(UP) - Allied
planes including q new Dutch
squadron sank OF damaged six Jap
anese ships and started fires visible
100 miles in a series OF shattcring
attacks on an 1900 mile front COW
ering the entire Australian zone,
Gen. Douglas Macarthur announced
today.
United States Air Force B-24 lib
orator heavy bombers left a 10000
ton ship ablaze from Ind to end and
seriously damaged two ships of s.
900 tons each in an attack on the
enemy-held Netherlands Indies
naval base of Ambon and shot down
without loss five and probably six
of the plane. which challenged
them.
Flying fortresSes sank one med
ium sized ship and damaged an
other off the Admiralty Islands
northeast of New Guinea and lib
orator sank 1000 ton enemy vessel
in the same raea.
In the Ambon raid the likeratoyS
started great fires throughout the
town and harbor area.
Flying fortreSses made one OF the
most Furnishing raids since the war
started on Rabaul, in New Britain
Island northeast of New Guinea,
the biggest japanese base in the
Australian -Solomons Island.
For three hours the giant planes
made harassing attacks OH the base,
which has been attacked each day
for a week, dropping incendiary and
demolition bombs, and then came
the main raid.
The first Fortress OH the spot
found lights on at the big YUMA
kanau airdrome and planted bombs
which started fires. These fires light
ed targets for the planes which fol-
lowed formation by formation.
Fires were started all over the
nese-occupied town and flames
at the airdrome were visible iOO
miles away.
In addition B-24 consolidated and
co Catalina patrol bombers, n.y.
Continued on Page p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
YOUTHFUL THUG
KILLED BY COP
Robert Sullivan, n, Slain
in Exchange Of Shots on
Boston Street

Boston, Feb. 6.-(UP)--A 22-year-
old thug, slain by a traffic officer in
an exchange Of shots on crowded
Massachusetts Avenue late yester-
day, answered the description Of a
"pimply-faced bandit" sought fol
dozens Of store holdups here in re-
cent weeks, police said today.
Victim of the shooting was Rob-
ert ]. Sullivan, whose career Of
crime began at the age of is with an
arrest for burglary. AS he sat in the
Communicated automobile Of a wal
worker, Sullivan was shot through
the throat by Officer James A. Pow
ers. Moments before, the police
mans life had been saved when hi;
badge DETECTED a bullet fred by Sui
Ivan through window Of the car
The events that led to Sullivan'S
death began when he held up Miss
B. Marian Brooks, 80, supervisor Of
music In the Needhaia public schools
after she had stopped her auton1o-
bile at a Back Bay traffic light. APP
parently intoxicated, Sullivan clam.
bered into the tonneau. Miss Brooks
showed him out and he retaliated
by firing a shot which barely missed
her.
Running from the scene, pursued
by several men, Sullivan took refuge
in the car Of Harold L. Knopf, 26-
year-old RoXbury resident and Lynn
war worker, at gunpoint he forced
Knopf to turn the car around, but
when the policeman arrived and the
fatal exchange Of shot followed. Sui
Ivan died enroute to q hospital.
The pistol used by Sullivan was a
Colt .38 caliber police positive spe-
cial. Ballisticians were checking
bullets from 1t to see II they COM
pared with one fired by the much
sought "pimply- faced bandit"
Mrs. George Grant, Sulllvan's
Back Bay landlady, said he told her
he worked nights as a taxicab driver
and was to have been indicted intG
the army soon. He always had plen-
ty Of money, she said.
Police said Sullivan had served
terms In the Shirley and Lyman
schools and at Deer Island Jail. His
parents, five sisters and a brother
live in Roxbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
.NAZI PROPAGANDA
DATAINACCURATE
Report Churchill, Franco,
Portugal Premier Con-
ferring in Lisbon

London, Feb. 6.-(UP) - British
quarters were doubtful today that
the German propaganda ministry
and Gestapo had improved their re-
putations for accuracy by speculate
ing that Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, Generalissimo Francisco
Franco, and DR.. Antonio De Oliveira
Salazar, premier Of Portugal, were
comforting, or about to confer in
Lisbon.
When Churchill was in Casablan-
ca comforting with President Roose-
welt, the Gestapo had him in WASH
ington. When he was in Turkey,
they had him in half a dozen other
places. When he was in Tripoli, they
had him in large neutral country
Of western Europe"
Churchill was not believed to
have left Tripoli until early today.
The German radio, fed by the pro-
paganda ministry and Gestapo, be-
gan broadcasting ''rumors' that he
was in Portugal before it was an
nounced off1cially that he was in
Tripoli.
A German Trans-Ocean Agency
dispatch, broadcast by Radio Berlin
said ut was stated" that he would
arrive before dawn yesterday, and
that high Portuguese officials, when
asked for a denial, said, "A Churchill
visit to Lisbon, although it would
be surprise, is not impossible"
In a later dispatch, the agency
said: 1.-THE arrival of Allied journal
lists from London and North Africa
lin Lisbon), the absence from the
capital Of Portuguese Premier Sala-
Ear and the dispatch Of police de-
tachments to the Spanish frontier
have given rise to rumors regarding
a meeting of British Premier Win
ston Churchill and 6alazar within
the next 48 hours"
A few hours later, Churchill's
presence in Tripoli was announced.
There also was a runor. the Axis
dispatch said, that "the Spanish
chief OF state Franco Is to. Join the
salazar- Churchill meeting"
Several British generals and ad.
mirals also were in Lisbon. 1t said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
20 Women Hurt
In Bus Mishdp

Ayes, Mass, Feb. 6.-(UP)-
Twenty Worcester young woHn-
en- were bruised and shaken
today when q chartered bus In
which they were returning
from Fort Devens crashed into
o concrete abutment on the
Mitchelville bridge.
The yOnng women had at
tended Friday evening Jewish
religious services with Jewish
soldiers at the fort. The bus was
bound from Fort Devens to
Worcester, carrying appvOxl-
mately IS passengers, when 1t
failed to negotiate q sharp turn
ut the bridge. Those hurt were
released after treatment at the
/ post hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
ELLIOT BRONSON
GETS LOCAL JOB
Winsted Resident Named
Agent for Wage-HOur
Div. of WLB Office

Another change In personnel at
the local WLB headquarters will be
made next week when Elliot p
Bronson of Winsted will assume du-
ties as local agent for the wage
hour division. The office was SET
up last fall to serve as a clearing
house Oh questions Of Interpretation
Of the wage-hour legislation and tc
receive applications for salary adj
justments. Cornelius j. Connors
who has served here for the past
two months, has been assigned tc
the regional office In Boston, where
Roland j. TUrgeon, first local VILE
agent, Is now serving.
Applications for salary increase:
continue to come in f. pm employ
ers, Mr.. Connors stated today, al
though requests for Interpretation
of the Presidential orders are less
numerous than they were at the
start Of the program. Most Of the
requests for changes during the
past two months have, come from
small industrial concerns, he said
although many union officials have
requested information In attempts
to secure general raises for union
workers.
Processing of applications and In.
vestigation Of claims Is conducted
by the local office but decisions on
the petitions come from the regional
headquarters. Salary schedules OF
various plants in the area are COM
pared and adjustments are permit
ted on q comparable basis"
Many requests for pay raises have
been granted to employers who have
made less than a is per cent wage
increase since l94l, Mr.. Connorl
stated, pointing out that the VILE
has used an estimated Is per cent
increase In living costs Is the tasli
for determining claims OF NAL
adjustments. Increases also hays
been approved for plants whose sal
airy schedules are lower than thosl
81 others, despite any previous raise
which may have been made.
The temporary secretary VINO wa
assigned from the WLB, Boston
headquarters has been replaced b
MRS. Eyeleyn Rosengrant OF TIM
city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
BRISTOL RESIDENTS
NABBED BY POLICE

New Britain, Conn. Feb. e-(UPl
Three men were held today on
technical charges OF breach OF
PEACE after police picked them up
and found them carrying two re-
vOlyera.
Those held are three Bristol resi-.
dents, Wesley Lawrence. -. Roland
Martin. ~, and Edward Lemay, ~,
Their arrest followed = long IN
vaccination. Police said they
nlanned q SERIES eg EobheEies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
Former Drops Imperial
Council And Sets Up
New War Committee
TRADE SCHOOL
ACTION LOOMS
City Hopes to Get Funds
From Estate of Late
David G. Porter

Long delayed action in establish
ment Of q trade school in Water
bury may result within few weeks
II the city Is successful In obtain
ing funds from the estate of the
late David q. Porter. Authorize
ton for use of the funds for that
purpose will be sought by the Wa
terbury Trust Co., trustee Of the
estate, OF special hearing sched-
uled for Feb. % In superior court
before Judge Frank P. McEvoy. The
case has been pending in the court
for more than a year, constantly
being set back by various legal pro-
cedural considerations.
Provision was made in the will of
Mr.. Porter, who died Oct. II, 1905,
for erection Of q school, with spe-
cificationS made for teaching Of
scientific subjects and organization
of classes for girls. Funds amount
ing to about 100000 are available
for the project. The civil action
was instituted to determine whether
or not the type Of trade school de-
sired In this city would fall within
the description Of the educational
institution in the will.
A General Assembly appropria-
ton Of $250000 for O state trade
school here lapses June 80, and
anxiety has been expressed for
clearing the court case by that
time. It Is believed, however that
the appropriation may be renewed
II the city does not obtain the
necessary funds for erecting the
building by that time.
Postponement Of the case had re-
suited bec&tise Of failure Of heirs
of Mr.. Porter to answer summons
Finally last fall Attorney John D
Thoms was appointed, at a request
for the plaintiffs counsel, to rep
resent the incorporating defend
ants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
RUSSIANS NEAR
ROSTOV, KHARKOV
Many Germans Surrender
as Reds Take Over Big
Town of Starry OSkOl
Nv M. S. HANDLER

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Moscow, Feb. 6-(UP)-Four pow
erful Russian Spearheads drove to-
day on Kharkov, industrial capital
Of the Ukraine and Russia's fourth
city, while the Red army which had
freed all but a corner OF the north
Caucasus was nearing Rostov.
The Russian armies under Col
Gen. Philip Golikov and Col. Gen
N. r. Vatutin were advancing OH
Kharkov from the south-southeast
south east, east and the northeast
and at the nearest point were only
l6 miles away after taking Veliki
Burluk In the drive from the east
South OF RoStov where. Stock.
holm reported, the Russians had
captured Bataisk, 10 miles away,
Red army men stormed q number
OF enemy defense points and broke
into a railroad station, capturing
a military train loaded with tanks,
trucks and war materials. and IN
an adjacent sector captured two
large places, killed 600 Germans
and took prisoners and spells. the
noon eommunique Haid.
East Of KuFsk. the great enemy
base 40 miles north Of khaFkoy
ard go miles south Of Moscow. The
Rugnlans during the nlaht and thi'
uaornlna captured numerous new IN
hahlled places, tie noon con-.
munlaue said, and captured 80
(continlied nn Ease ~ a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
BUS WITH WAR
WORKERS IN CRASH

Lynn. Mass. Feb. Q - (U.P) -
One man was injured critically and
20 war workers returning 10 thelr
homes weer shaken IN g bus acct
dent early today.
Peter Richards, O., Of Lynn was
h0spltalized with q fractured skull
broken LEG and broken hip when he
was struck By an Eastern Massa-
ehusells Street Railway bus while
he was crossing q street IN West
Lynn,
IN 40 effort 10 avoid Richards.
J0hn AZ. Briggs, bus 0pegatQTi
awaFved. TIE bus Ekldded on the les
street. struck Richards. Jumped .
curb, crossed the alaeWnlk and
nleNsd int . barter shnn MindeM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
BRITISH READY
FOROFFENS|vE
INTO TUN|S|A
Allied Fighter BOmbers
Smash Axis Transport
Along Frontier
GIRAUD CLAIMS 10000
MEN FIGHTING GERMANS
90 Vessels OF Troops
Transports Waiting to
Enter Mediterranean
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

London, February 6! -
(UP) - British shock troops
have been driven from
heights in the Djebel Man.
sour region of Tunisia, it was
announced today, but Axis
radios expressed the fear that
the British Eighth Army was
about to attack at the other
end Of the North African
battle line.
Djebel Mansour is rs miles south
west Of Tunis. A spokesman at
Allied headquarters said Axis and
Allied troops had been sparring for
position and added 1T probably
viii lcontinue for some time; the
ground might even change hands
again tomorrow"
The Germans inflltrated through
heavy scrub, suddenly burst into
the open and drove the British from
the heights.
"They used the same tactics we
used IN driving them from the hill
IN tho first place." the spokesman
said. 1T was only a small-scale ao-
ton. We are still in the area, but
we have yielded the high ground"
Bad weather limited air activity
over Tunisia, 1t was said, but Bizerte
was bombed Thursday night and
American P-40s strafed the road be-
tween Fafsa and GabeS.
Four-P-38 pilots reported missing
after raids near Gabes Thursday
have returned to their bases and
two U. 8. pilots who few Spitflres
also are safe although their planes
were destroyed.
Although planes Of the Middle
Eastern command had been press
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
HARTFORD LAWYER
SUCCUMBS AT 81

Hartford, Conn. Feb. 6-(UP)-
Funeral services will be held Mon
day for Edward w. Broder, 81,
prominent local attorney and for
mer state senator, who died late
yesterday at Hartford hospital aft
er q fall.
Broder, q member OF the state
board OF mediation and arbitration
for three terms, was q Democratic
candidate for mayor OF Hartford IN
le2T but was defeated by Norman
q. Stevens.
Br0deF lived at sufileld for the
past few years. and was q we'll
known horsema1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06

Cambridge, Mass Eeb. 9 - ~,
p.l = Harvard University made ~
hlaeent contribution % the Army 20.
daV when oe men LETT tog kor'
DeVen6.
The grOup comprised n members
az tie Ileld artillery R0TC who
we're graduated 81 the end q janu.
afR, and e. men Ia tlle Harvard
nislnaas neiool 0aaFlaBmaaiel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
c0FVEE STOLEN

Salem, Mass. Feb. Q - fuP1 -
Fneft az pound az coffee nearly
sent 4 Beverly man 10 jall for sis
months. BENJAMIN n. Hutchinson,
81. pleaded guilty and wn9 given
dat term. bat uiAtElct Judge
UepTgs u. neaKs nl|aea naalz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06
WARNING ISSUED

NeW York. Peb. s-fuPl- The
weather bureau Issued this advisory
today Small craft warning or
deIod NJ 9 q. N. PASSPORT. Me- "a
shark River, ".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06

CONTINUED on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-06

sun sets at s:iS p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
W. 2. Hearst r.
Halls Advertising
In War Effort
special to TN DETROIT rnirs

NEW YORK. June William
Randolph Hearst Jr., Publisher OF
the New York Jounal-Amorican,
paid tribute yesterday go the aC-
ComphShmcnls of classified adj
NertiSing as applied TO the ma
ton war effort.
Mr. Hearst was the principal
speaker at the opening OF q tour
day victory conference OF The As
Sociation of Newspaper Classified
Advertising Managers al The llo-
tel New Yorker. Representatives
of POI of the nations le1erJ
newspapers were ON hand as TIE
SESSIONS began
In welcoming Uho i,lcEatcs Mr..
Hearst sounded "a warning ln his
prediction THAT 1914 would pace
even greater Responsibilities mon
thc classified awe tSHs co'umus
of the nai.Ol's press
Allan Wilson. cunsLltant - 'ho
VINO. also addressed the con
ference and reported uuon tine
valuable assistance that classified
advertising ia newspapers has
been IN tha >-luiua of the Wal
manpower problem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16

Father Fined for Quarrel
With Twins

Ttt moaru las, has q right 10
mote ,reeaaD' than her predeceS-
~o- oI . generation age Recorder s.
Judge Christopher T.. Stein be
uy>c~
I14t MAS lis r-u1ent- np- 4p
fined Joseph koyhai, -. Of 562S
KopClmch lldmtramCk, $40 for
assault and battery hochai = %
Aoag-oId twin daughters, Mary and
CCrcNcFc. were the compliments.
They charged that whom they
came home at ] "A. I'm from q boat
tup 10 Bob-Lo their father struck
Mary twice and threw @ poker al
hpl,- smashing thr-N 4Hdep tn htN
anger because they were ont so
IeFIt----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
1890 MODERN $3.50
MINUTE MEN
LEON FElG. IA

Of 25lI Kendall has sold
$4,000 Var Savings Stamps,
earned $50 in route proht,,
and increased his number OF
subscribers from s. to 81 in
the eight month, he has been
carving The Detroit Times.
As a hobby, Feig trains car
ricr pigeon, for the Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
Bv SCOTT MIGLE

The William Randolph Hearst
American History Awards contest
that has won so much praise and
ENCOURAGEMENT from Dctrolt cdu-
Gators, historians and civic lead
crS. today moved swiftly 10 eli
max as American history students
from the cityS 10 public high
schools pored over their text
books in preparation for the cX-
animation 10 bc held tomorrow at
Wayne University.
To win valuable collections of
American history books FOR their
school libraries and awards for
themselves, % of the best Amcri-
can history students i'm the De-
troit high schools. five from each
high school viii gather at 10
u. M. IN room 2ll, Wayne Uni
AGV~T\
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16

by educators as the best books
OF their kind printed i'm the United
States, have a retail value OF APP
proNimately $3.50.
f'hC books selected by the hon
orarv committee and the contest
Judges are standard works, The
Dictionary of American Elogra-
ply. a reference OF United States
pcrSonages, and the Dictionary OF
American History a reference OF
United States historical events.
Each of the % pupils VINO COM
petcS will be given Or Milo NJ
Quaifc'S, 200 page book. The Flag
Of the United States. and the
student on each team who makes
the high score viii be awarded
the two volume Set of Ralph Vol
ney Harlow $ The Growth of tho
United States.
The boy or girl who makes the
highest examination score for the
whole city Will be awarded acol-
lection of seven American history
books.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
Firms Resume Payment

WASHINGTON. June Is CUP)
Finland resumed payment OF
her debt TO the United States
today with a payment Of Sl6S,-
9i5.56. Congress had granted
Finland a moratorium from Janu-
airy. 1871. 10 December. 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
: SCHOOLS TO WIN,

A 90 minute American history
Will he written and
The team of five who makes the
highest aggregate score VIII win
the top IIca>t History Award
for their school library. There Will
be seven school winners.
The FIRST team viii win two sets
of books for their school library
"A total of rs volumes. These his
tory reference books. considered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
Nazi Prisoners Recaptured

AUSTIN, Tex, juno Is tINS)
Two NaH war prisoners, Luf-
wig Jung, % and Harold Stall
liccken, %, who had escaped from
North camp Hood, We're captured
last night near Austin and lodged
i'm the county, iail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
TEAMS ARE COMPLETE

Selection of all the teams is now
completed, with the last three
$ c hools reporting their teams
today.
Miller High, whose history de-
partment head is Miss CocI ]
Daccy, choose. Roland Euln.eLL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16
Crucial Tests Are Faced
Hsy History Contestants

Rosemary Birano, Charles Berry.
Helen Brown and Hazel Hill TO
represent the school.
Wright, history head, Alfred
Meier selected Haskell Green
field. Robert jaeger James Kiss.
John Simon and Rcve Vansteen-
kIste,
Southwestern. department head,
John Dali. the team, Ann CicSlak,
Irene Drobnak, Charles Barna,
Esther Bokras and Allan Croft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-16

The Wishing Well" has a
message i'm cipher for you. Daily
and sunday Times.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
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