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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-01
Ndzis Storm
To Break Rim
OF Kiev Bend

Moscow. Dec. l. CUP)-Soviet
front reports said today that
dozens" of German infantry and
armored divisions were attacking
ceaselessly in the Korosten sector
of the northwest Ukraine in an all
out attempt to break through the
rim of the Kiev bulge.
After evacuating Korosten the
Russians fell back eastward beyond
the Korosten- Khitomire highway a
short distance beyond the town,
military dispatches reported.
(The dispatch contained no tlu-
mericai estimate of the German at
lacking strength, but the use of the
term dozens" suggested it would
run into some hundreds of thou
sand men).
The Red army was reported rush
ing reinforcements into the Koro-
stem front in an effort to- stop the
Germans.
Military quarters said the Soviet
lines still were intact everywhere
around the rim OF the salient loop
ing westward from Kiev and that
the massed German forces had been
unable to penetrate the Russian
flank anywhere.
The loss of Kokosten, rail hub "a
miles northwest of Kiev. in Soviet
withdrawal along 45-mile front,
however, was described as a serious
blow. 1t gave the Germans second
dent in the salient, along with
that at zhitomir, and enabled them
to maneuver more freely in the
Ukraine.
"a Swiss broadcast said the Rus
SLAMS had recaptured part of Koro-
stem. The Berlin communique re-
ported increased Soviet pressure
against German positions northwest
of Gomel. The British radio said
the Germans had begun burning
villages on the Leningrad front in
possible preparation for a with
drawaD.
The limited Nazi successes in the
northwest Ukraine, achieved at
heavy cost in men and machines,
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YANKS GAIN
TWO MILES
IN ". italy

Allied Headquarters, AL
gierS, December L. (UP)-
American troops have gained
up to two miles in western
Italy, it was announced to-
day, as The British, operating
under a record aerial cover,
drove through the shattered
Adriatic wing of the German
winter line on the fourth day
of their Rome-bound Of
fenSive.
In q sudden push apparently CO.
ordinated with the British Eighth
Army's attack, Lieut.. Gen. Mark W..
Clark's Fifth Army forces drive
through mine fields and the first
barbed wire barriers met in Italy
west OF Montaquila in the Spiny
Apprentices.
One clash occurred three miles
vets of Montaquila, where high
ground was won, and the fifth was
shelled by the Nazis around Gal
luchio, four miles southwest of
Venafro Heavy showers fell again
on the Fifths wintry, muddy front,
which Allied troops were slowly
Strengthening.
(The Cairo radio reported indica-
lions that a general offensive all
the way along the battle line from
10 to 80 miles below Rome was due
to start soon)
The British cut through the
toughest kind of enemy resistance
in hopping up on 14-mile front
inland from the Adriatic above the
Sangro river preparatory to an at
tack for the Port of Pescara, ter
minus of a lateral road to Rome.
The Germans were being driven
from their last fortified outposts
between the Sangro and the Pescara
river, jupst above the port which
is 20 miles from Gen. Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery's advance forces.
Gen. Dwight D. EiSenhower's COM
1nunique ANNOUNCED that warShipS
aided the campaign with bonn
bardment Sunday night. Aerial aid
was described officially as the
heaviest of the war in the Mediter-
ranean. The counter attacking Ger
mans were suffering heavy losses.
(The United Nations tadio at AL
giers said the Eighth Army had cap
tured the Nazi stronghold of Lam
ciano, north of the Sangro, and
Casou and Castelfrento, both inland
from Lanciano.)
The Fifth advances ranged up to
two miles on the American sector
west of Montaquila, where several
commanding heights were taken.
Patrols encountered heavy mining
and, for the first time, considerable
barbed wire entanglements.
Fighting ragged along Is miles of
the Eighth's front from north Of
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Walsh Wants
New Taxes

Washington, Dec. 1-(UP)-Sen
David I. Walsh, D., Mass. member
of the Senate Finance Committee,
said today he would urge the COM
mittee to write new taxes, includ-
ing levies to tap billions in "escap-
ing" war profits, to raise the yield
of the pending $2,140,000, 1000 tax bill
to $4,000, 900 900.
Walsh called for greater taxation
OF INFLATED war profits" as the
committee opened the third day OF
hearings on the House approved
measure. He said several members
shared with him the belief the
House bill fell short Of the required
goal.
81 believe that billions of war
profits are escaping and that some
Of these inflated war profits should
be directed to the Federal treasury, '
he said. "After the war, this source
of revenue may not be available.
We may never again have such a
special opportunity to pay the enor-
nous cost of waging the war"
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Churchill,
FDR Hold
High Cards

London, Dec. 1-(UP)-The deV-
astation of Berlin and the damage
that Allied air armadas are doing
to- Germany is expected to
strengthen the position of President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill when they confer with
premier Stalin-as Allied and Axis
radios report they are about to do
Mr.. Roosevelt and Churchill, poll
tical observers said today, approach
the conference table with strong
cards in their hands. Heretofore,
in international discussions con-
corning prosecution of the war, the
Russians have brought with them
the almost unanswerable argument
that their armies were killing more
Germans and doing more damage
to the Axis than all the rest of the
United Nations combined.
The Russians did not hesitate to
point this out at the Moscow con-
ferences of foreign ministers last
month and in earlier discussions.
They pointed out that the Allies
had done little more than pin down
a relatively few German divisions
in Italy.
Today Mr.. Roosevelt and Church.
i'll can point to tremendous accel-
Grafton of the war In the air by the
greatest air fleets the world has even
seen. They can justifiably assert
that Germany is not only being
softened up for an Anglo American
invasion, but that her ability to
resist the Russian armies In the
east has been seriously weakened.
Anglo American contributions to
the destruction of Germany by air
have reached such effectiveness, OBJ
servers said, that Mr.. Roosevelt and
Churchill would have stronger ar
grlments if they discussed with
Stain the strategy for the closing
phase of the war in Europe.
The present Allied offensive in
Italy should contribute to strength
en- the Anglo-American position in
any discussions with Russia. OBJ
servers were not prepared to say
that it was planned to coincide with
possible future meetings Of the AL
lied leaders, but they said 1t would
strengthen the position of the
American and British leaders if and
when such a conference Is held.
There has been evidence that
Stalin-while he was aware Of the
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Germans Take
UIion Island

London, Dec. 1-UP) German
capture of Uljan island opposite the
Dalmatian port of cara was re-
ported today in a Jugoslav Partisan
communique which acknowledged
other enemy gains inside Jugoslavia
where street fights were raging al
two towns,
German occupation Of Uljan
would deprive the Allies Of another
possible invasion point on the Bal
kan coast across the Adriatic from
Italy. The communique gave no
details of the Nazi operation.
German troops were making
progress in heavy fighting around
Prijepolje, 70 miles southeast OF
Sarajevo, the communique said.
They also succeeded In penetrating
Wares, 20 miles north of Sarajevo,
but were thrown out In q bitter
struggle.
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Allied Novies
Shell New
Guinea Coast

Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Dec. - U.PD - Light
Allied naval forces bombarded the
New Guinea coast at Sio as Austria
liam troops in pursuit Of japanese
forces retreating from the Huon
peninsula captured the Bonga sup
ply center, communique an
nounced today.
Joining in the campaign to win
control of bases opposite the New
Britain invasion coast, the warships
probably destroyers shelled Sio,
so miles above Finschhafen, twice
during hours Of darkness between
Monday evening and Tuesday
morning. The communique men
toned no enemy interference and
said the attack was made with
good effect"
A spokesman pointed out the
vessels were able to penetrate the
Vitiaz Strait safely because Allied
craft from newly-won bases in New
Guinea were able to protect them.
The Australian jungle troops
moved past Bonga, on the coast.
pushing tanks up to the Kalueng
river mouth beyond. A second col
umn closed in on Wareo. two miles
north Of captured Satelberg.
Bonga was the coastal control
point of a supply trail leading in
land to Wareo. Sio, long under
aerial attack, was an important
trans-shipment point for handling
supplies.
Escorted Mitchell and Marauder
bombers kept up the offensive
against the New Britain coast,
which lies only SIS miles from the
northern New Guinea shoreline
Forty-Six tons of bombs were drop
ped on the airdrome at Cape Glou-
cester, on the western end of New
Britain, tearing up landing strips.
In the Solomons, Allied flyers
kept up the raids which were part
of an air-sea blockade sitting the
Japanese in the last stronghold on
Bougainville Island.
Harbor points on the northern
part of the island were strafed, in
land truck roads attacked and
enemy defenses around the Amer
lean beachhead at Empress Augusta
Bay bombed. Two barges were sunk.
Heavy bombers hit ManokWark
harbor and the Nabire airdrome in
Dutch New Guinea. An Allied
fighter shot down a Japanese re-
connaissance plane near Kiriwina,
oq southeast New Guinea, in a bat
tie fought 10000 feet in the air.
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Roosevelt runs again. They were
getting ready for the bitterest con-
test for their presidential nomina-
ton since 1920. That was the year
of Warren Gamaliel Harding and
the famous smoke-filled room.
Carrier defeated j. D. Talbot,
Democrat, by an official count OF
%, 1882 to 1924 votes. The fourth
district consists of diversified farm
ing counties in which also are To-
Gated large distilling interests. Ken
lucky already had Jared the Roose-
welt administration last Nov. 2
when Republicans elected their first
governor since the Hoover era.
In that election Simeon S. Willis,
Republican, defeated j. Lyter DON
aldson, Democrat, by 5000 votes. But
Donaldson, nevertheless, carried the
fourth district four weeks ago al
though by fewer than 500 votes.
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Premier US.
UNRRA Meet
Is Success

Atlantic City, Dec. 1-(UP)-The
success of the first United Nations
meeting for postwar planning, in
volving the relief OF liberated Eur
ope, today was hailed as a signifi-
cant success in a series Of official
speeches during colorful ceremonies
in the flag -bedecked Cambridge hall
Of the Claridge hotel.
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
Acheson closed the three week meet
ing with an address in which he de-
clared the deliberations have been
"a tribute to our solidarity and a
guarantee of success" -
He said that during the meeting
practicable relief program had
been achieved, plans for implement
ing it through local legislation had
been developed, methods had been
set down to determine the needs of
the liberated areas, and men had
been chosen to put the program into
effect.
This had been done, he added. by
"tfe intelligence and character OF
individual men and women govern
ed by reason, tolerance and good
wall"
Soviet delegate Vasili A. Sergeev
also was enthusiastic. The United
Naticr-s. he said, must do all in their
power to make UNRRA work be-
cause millions of freedom loving
people look to the organization
with great hope"
II wish to express my hope" Ser
geev concluded, that the mutual
understanding and the spirit OF col
laboration which prevailed during
this session will be an indication
how the United Nations will work
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Washington, Dec. 1.-(UP)---Or-
ganized LatNr carried 10 the Senate
today its fight to help save the adj
illustrations food subsidy program
as means of blocking an increase
in the nations grocery bill.
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor and
Representative of the Congress OF
Industrial Organizations were sched-
uled to testify before the second day
of Senate Bankin Committee hear
ings on House-approved bill to ex-
tend the life of the commodity
credit corporation but to end the
subsidy program after Dec. 81.
The AFL and CLIO spokesman,
who fought unsuccessfully to keep
the House from killing the subsidy
program, went before the commit
tee armed with arguments against
testimony by subsidy opposing farm
leaders that the public, with great
" increased wartime tncoma& was
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-01
Gas Coupons To Be
SerioIIy Numbered

Boston. Dec. 1-(UP)-The Boston
Post said today that the nations
motorists will be issued gasoline ra-
ton coupons serially numbered
within the next few months In an
attempt to choke black marketeer-
ing.
The Post said the ration coupons
would resemble theater and base
ba': ticket stubs. According to the
newspaper. the idee for serialized
coupons was originated by OPA OF
ficial Milton Danziger, former as
sistant general manager of the east
ern states exposition at Springfield.
The Post SAT- that Danziger rec
commended the plan because Of the
strict accountability for tickets as
result Of STERILIZATION.
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FDR, Churchill, Kai Shek
In Iran For Stain Meeting

Dispatches received in Lisbon
from the middle east today said
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier josef
Stain have opened a mOmentOus
conference in Teheran, Iran, and
that GeneralissimO and Mime.
Chang Kai-shek also were In
the Iranian capita:.
American and other Allied short
waco radio stations said today that
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek were enroute to meet Pre-
mier Stain following a lengthy
horsepower conference at Cairo.
Though American broadcasts said
that the four-power meeting place
was unknown" the Free Belgian
radio at Leopoldville said the four
heads of state would confer in Iran.
Most broadcasts agreed that a
cornmuniuue covering at least the
Re sevelt- Churchill Chang meet
ing would be issued sometime this
week.
Almost all the broadcasts reported
the meetings without qualification
and said they were announced" in
a dispatch carried by the British
news agency Reuters from Lisbon.
An American broadcast to France,
typical Of all the Allied broadcastS,
said that all communications be-
tween Cairo and the outside world
were cut during the lengthy confer
ence among Mr.. Roosevelt, Church
i'll and Chang. One of the meetings
was said to have been held In a
tent in the shadow of the pyramids.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Chang, who
was accompanied by Madame
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-01
DIE OF STARVATION

Boston, Dec. 1.-(UP)-The deaths
of Patrick Healey and his wife Mar
garet, both about 10, whose bodies
were found in their Roxbury tene-
ment, resulted from starvation-ap-
parently on Thanksgiving day-ac-
cording to a medical-examiner's re-
port.
Police said investigation indicated
that the couple formerly were we'll
TODD but of late had been In strait
ened circumstances.
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RepatriateS Arrive
On Liner Gri pShoII11
Official Buttons
For War II Vets

Boston, Dec. 1.-UP)-Of-
fetal lapel buttons will be
available for hOnOrably dis
charged veterans of World War
III beginning tomorrow, the
First Service Command an
naunced today.
The buttons will be issued
free ut all major army install
latiOns and may be obtained
either in person or by mail
by all men and women hon
Orably discharged on or after
Sept. 8, 1899. Discharge papers
must be presented to substan-
tiate the application.
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BONITA GRANVILLE ILL

Hollywood. Dec. 1-(UP)-Actress
Bonita Granville is suffering from
incipient pneumonia, her physician
DR.. Thomas Hearn reported today
after ordering her to bed at home.
DR.. Ahearn said she would be re-
moved to a hospital unless her fever
Of los Slihsided.
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Day and Night Sessions Begin Jan.
Srd. Bulletin Free. Post Junior
College Of Commerce,
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, 1943-04-14
Statement Of the General
Officers OF the
President RooseveIfs Executive Order Of April 8, 1913

on President kO0SeveNS Executive Order or April J. 1S4S
least two years of failure by the Administration to achieve the
stable war economy needed to win the war.
Once again the Administration promises to control prices, but at
the same time opens the way to further profteering price rises.
Right now there is complete breakdown of price control-next
weeks new meat price ceiling, for example, will raise prices to
consumers by from 10 to 20 per cent.
In contrast to the green light given to profteers, the working
people are slapped under a wage freeze They are forbidden to try
to alleviate their economic predicament by seeking jobs at better
pay. They are asked to believe that the price rises that took place
since May one year ago, the terminal date in the Little Steel for
mula, did not happen at all.
The executive order represents a gain by those forces in Wash
people instead of against the enemies of our country.
This union, the UE, will do the best it can to hold the lines
of production and sterilization in spite of the obstacles which the
executive order puts in the way.
The union represents workers In an, industry which works
largely on the incentive-pay system, and we will try to continue
to increase production and to safeguard the interests of our work
ers through the incentive pay provisions of our union contracts and
of the executive order, so that there will be no increase in prof.
teerng by the employers.
We will continue to do the best we can, aided by the 100000
men and women we represent and their families and friends, to
win the un-won fight for real price control and a stable war econ
omy. Signed)
ALBERT J. FITZGERALD,
General President;
JULIUS EMSPAK,
General Secretary-Treasurer
JAMES J. MATIES,
Director of Organization
, 1943-04-14
; CIO Leaders
Named TO Head
War Fund

Three national CLIO leaders have
been named to the board of direc-
tors of the National War Fund, CO.
ordinating agency for all local war
appeal drives, it was announced
this week.
The~ CLIO representatives are
President Philip Murray, Irving
Ahramson, chairman of the Ma
tional CLIO Committee for Ameri-
can and Allied War Relief, and
Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
The National War Fund, which
has the active support Of the Ma
tional CLIO Committee for Ameri-
can and Allied War Relief, will
correlate the raising and distribu-
ton of funds to ~ participating
agencies A coordinated fund.- rails
ing drive next fall will make it
possible for the first time for
Americans to contribute through
one unified campaign to war relief
and social agencies that might
otherwise conduct separate drives.
Be An Active Member
, 1943-04-14

the formulation of a religion that
helps to uplift the physical well
being of it's followers on earth, as
well as the protection of the soul
in the better life to come"
Mr.. W. McLin spoke on the
proper paths of the Negro worker
in making necessary advances in
the industrial fields. He told the
Conference that Union member
ship was not enough, that active
participation in meetings and other
work of the organization is needed.
Also representing the National
CLIO, Edward WEIGH gave a talk on
the numerous incidents that he
has witnessed in the fields of
organization. He stated that pro-
poly trained and placed in various
jobs throughout the nation, the
Ne gro worker has made an envi-
able record.
The Montgomery County Indus
trial Union Council viii call an
other meeting in the near future
and hopes to present at that time
q more concrete and more explicit
solution of the problems at hand.
, 1943-04-14

0S ~4~S
Fred Fudge, National Represen-
tative of the CLIO, spoke on the
position of the CLIO in regard to the
colored worker. He assured the
group that in the Congress of
Industrial Organizations, there is
no room for discrimination, and no
color or religion that is a bar to
either membership or active par
ticipation.
Earl Leath, popular leader in
UE Local 1853 and former member
of the UE Organizational Staff,
spoke on the importance of unity
among the workers. He assured
the Conference group that the
only road to success would be
travelled In unity, and in the for
getting of personal differences in
forging ahead together.
Miss Viola Lewis, Executive
Secretary of the Fifth Street
branch of the YWCA spoke on the
importance of education in the
problems of industrial men and
women. She stated, "From the
beginning, / have watched the
progress of the CLIO. It is the first
organization in the interests of
the working man and woman that
has clearly defined it's position,
and chung to that position in the
protection Of all workers"
The clergy was represented by
the Reverend L. McNeal, who
spoke in favor of organization and
unity. Reverend McNeals attitude
was very broad minded towards
his profession. He said, Il am
vitality interested, naturally, In the
moral and religious life of my
people. However, I feel that the
salvation of the human race lies In
, 1943-04-14

Sites have been picked for five
new alcohol plants to turn out a
minimum of 100000 gallons an
nually from grain, WPB an
nounced. The sites are at Carroll
vile, Wis; Dubuque and Keokuk,
La, and Moline and Peoria, Ill
, 1943-04-14

There will be no halt in powder,
lipstick, creams, mascara, nail pol
ish and other cosmetics, WPB
promised, pointing out that cos
metic hosiery will help to offset
the stocking shortage.
, 1943-04-14
Negro Workers Conference Held;
Problems Discussed, Talks Made

The Conference of Negro workers held by the Montgomery
County Industrial Union Council was pronounced a great success
by all of the group who were IN attendance. Held on Sunday, April
l. m the UE hall at 8 East Fifth street, the activities of the afternoon
brought a throng of workers from many industrial plants in I Dayton.
All of the speakers who were invited to discuss the problems of
industrial Negro workers were pleased at both the number of inter-
ested men and women m the audience, and the reception given them
by the Executive Board of UE Local 755 of Deco Products. AS a
Councl-sponsored project, the members of the Local 755 Board were
invited to attend. Local 755 has done more to advance the interests
of the Negro workers than any other major industrial plant in Dayton,