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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

Montreal. Dec. l5-(UP)-A strike
Of $500 police. firemen and public
works employees, which cut off the
citys fire and police protection for
Is hours, ended early today with mu-
nicipal officials recognizing the
Canadian Congress Of Labor (CIO)
as the workers official bargaining
agent.
The agreement, signed by L. E.
Potvin, president of the Montreal
Municipal Commission, and Paul
Marquette, regional director Of the
Gel, was announced several hours
after the Provincial Municipal COM
mission, which supervises affairs of
the city, particularly financial mat
tiers, announced at Quebec City that
the strikers demands would be met
in full.
Union officials said the settlement
provided only for bargaining rights
and that pay increases might be
obtained later"
The strike began at II a. m. yes
terday after Honore Parent, Direc-
tor of departments for the city, said
the municipality would not recog-
nize the Gel as bargaining agent.
He promised the fire and police de-
partment members wage increases
in lieu of recognition, but after the
settlement was reached today he said
the offers would not become valid
until approved at collective bar
gaining negotiations later.
Shortly after the settlement was
announced, police and firemen
started back to their jobs, relieving
units of Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and Provincial Police who
moved into the city when the $780,
900 inhabitants were left without
police and fire protection.
Despite the almost complete abb
sence of enforcement authorities, Of
ficialS said there was no noticeable
increase in robberies or other crimes
during the 15-hour strike
Several fires broke out during the
day, but none caused serious dam
age. A few high-ranking fire Off
Gals and a number of veteran en-
ployes had remained at their posts
during the strike and fought the
blazeS with the aid of school chill
dren and spectators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
COMMUNITY SING
FRIDAY EVENING
Impressive Holiday Pro-
gram Arranged; Church
Chimes to Ring

Christmas carols, songs of good
cheer will be heard on the Green
Friday night, Dec. II in the first of
the community sings of the hon-
day season.
The program which will get un-
derway at 7:30 p. m. is being spon-
sored by the local war recreational
council. Choral groups under the
leadership of Loring Burwell will
lead the singing of the various car
OILS and religious hymns. The chimes
of st. Johns church will ring out
in unison with the many voices.
Mayor John S. Monagan will be
In attendance at the gathering, to-
gether with Supt. TO Parks James
j. Curtin, Frank Green, executive
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce and others prominent in civic
events. Rev. Francis O'Shea, pas
tor of the Immaculate Conception
church will give the invocation at
the opening of the evenings pro-
gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
EVIDENCE HEARD
IN $4,000 SUIT
Patrick j. Tully, Plaintiff,
Expected to Testify
This Afternoon

Patrick j. Tully, Waterbury, was
scheduled to take the stand this
afternoon as hearings before a jury
of eight men and four women con-
tinued all morning in superior court
on his $4,000 negligence suit against
Quazim and Nevins Demir, proprie-
tors of the Lincoln restaurant,
Grand street, and the Musante, Ber-
man Steinberg corporation.
Tully claims he fell through a
trap door On the sidewalk on Grand
street, at noon on Aug. %, 1912,
where employees of the Musante,
Berman and Steinberg Co. were de-
livering merchandise to the restau-
rant. Numerous injuries including
permanent facial scares are listed
in the complaint.
Atty. William B. Fitzgerald and
Atty. Harry F. Spellman represent
the plaintiff. Defendants are rep
resented by Woodhouse & Schof1eld,
Hartford; Campuer, Pouzzner and
Hadden, New Haven, and w. T..
Faulkner, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Fish Men Go
Hiuh Hat

Boston, Dec. 15.-UP)-Eight
hundred striking Boston fishermen
declared through their representa-
tives today that they would not
dignity with q reply" the recent
OPA proposal for settlement of
the four-week- walkout which
has cost an estimated 100000
pounds Of fish day.
The four-point OPA program re-
1ected the strikers request for tenn
porary suspension Of ceiling prices,
promising instead to establish dol
iars-and cents retail prices and re-
wise wholesale mark-ups.
We don't believe the OPA came
close to meeting any of our de-
mands," Secretary aPtrick McHugh
of the Atlantic Fishermens Union
(AFL) asserted. Their program
was formulated to settle questions
which they asked themselves, not
which we have been asking during
the past month"
Similar action rejecting the set
Element proposal was taken in New
Bedford where 300 fishermen still
were out. Meanwhile, Canadian
fishermen have decided not to send
fresh fish by rail or water into any
strike area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Goodness
To Continue

Boston, Dec. 15.-(UP)-New Eng
lands five-day cold wave, which al
ready has claimed 10 lives, will con-
tinue indefinitely and scattered
snow fiurries may be expected, the
weather bureau announced today.
However, the morning forecast
made no mention of earlier predic-
lions that the coolest weather of
the winter was in prospect, with
temperatures ranging from S to 10
degrees below zero in Boston's SUI
burbs tonight and Is to Is below in
isolated parts of New England. In
stead, the weather bureau predicted
minimum of IL degrees above zero
along the coast tonight and lows Of
zero to S above in the interior.
Highest temperature in Boston
today, the bureau said, would be
about %. 1t was II above this morn
ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
SCHOOLS CLOSING
TO AID MERCHANTS


Cooperating with the local mer-
chants who are seeking part-time
help for the Christmas holidays
local school AUTHORITIES have set
ahead the school closing date for
the holidays.
All public schools will formally
close as of this Friday, December
II, and will remain so until Deem
Der % when they will be reopened
until the following Friday.
Local merchants whose employ
ment situation Is a critical one had
previously requested the early clos
ing date so that the older students
might be employed by them. Young
er children are being urged to help
out in various stores as errand boys
and stock clerks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Germans Out
To Take Kiev
Continued from Page y

tSOllL1IlucU 1IOU EdSG ~
rical bolcks of stone houses obliged
the Russians to fight through the
town block by block.
With the end in sight, the Ger
mans threw a large number of dive
bombers against the Russians, and
transport planes dropped reinforce
ments and supplies. One Red army
unit repulsed 81 German attacks in
10 days, destroying more than 100
tanks and 1000 men.
(The NaZi controlled Scandina-
Wan telegraph bureau reported from
Berlin that the German withdrawal
from Cherkasi and continued Rus
sian pressure against Kirovograd
may be forerunner of great
events inside the Dnieper Bend"
STB also said there were unmis-
takeable signs that the Russians
were preparing for a large-scale Of
fensive between Leningrad and
Newell opening "real winter cam
paign.")
RadomiSI Abandoned
The Soviets abandoned Radomisl,
on the west bank OF the Teterev
River, 10 miles north of the Kiev-
Zhitomir highway, after Mannstein
suddenly stepped up his hitherto
weakening counter offensive and
hurled up to 10000 men and so
tanks against single sector Of the
Russion line.
A bitter battle ragged for hours
with the Soviet g1lnners and bay
onet-wielding infantrymen aided by
low-flying Red air force planes,
taking a heavy toll of the attackers.
Six hundred Germans were killed
in a narrow area of the front and
10 tanks and self-propelled guns
were wrened by the ground forces.
Soviet planes destroyed many adj
ditional tanks and about 200 trucks
and shot down IL enemy planes.
The Soviet announcement of the
abandonment of RadomiSl disclosed
for the first time the extent of the
German advance since the NaZi
command launched its counter-of-
fensive a month ago. The Soviets
have fallen back 26 miles from their
westernmost penetration OF the
Ukraine along the Odessa-Lenin-
grad railway.
CherkaSi fell to a combined force
of Russian partisans, parachutists,
regular infantry and tankmen yes
terday after a stiff battle in which
the enemy defended every district
and every street. All brick houses
had been converted into fortified
firing points and each cellar and
attic had to be cleared individually
In the last few days alone. the
Russians killed some 5000 Germans.
Another Russian force driving
west from the Kremenchug area
toward junction with the Libere.
.v1s ~ Chefkasi captured five adj
ditional villages and. pursuing the
beaten enemy, killed 300 officers and
men, destroyed 80 trucks loaded
with supplies and captured six guns
and so trucks.
The Soviets dislodged the Ger
mans from several towns on the
approaches to Kirovograd, railway
town and industrial center 81 miles
southwest Of Kremenchug. Four
hundred Germans were killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Big Bombing
Blasts Jops
CONTINUED from Page u

and only slightly more distant from
Bougainvillef~w another phase
of the offensive was in progress
A dispatch from Admiral Will
liam F. Halsey's South Pacific head
quarters reported that U. S. Ma
rine parachutists fighting as in
fantry shock troops had extended
the ffmpress Augusta Bay beachhead
on Bougainville by a six-day forced
march and two-day battle in
which an enemy force of inspect
fed size was wiped out.
Heavy air attacks were maintained
on Bougainville, with American
planes dropping $50 tons Of bombs
in 200 sorties, aiming at airfields
the enemy might try to repair.
In interior New Guinea, Austral-
ian forces working up the Ramu
Valley were disclosed to have re-
pulsed three Japanese attacks, in
f1icting heavy losses on the enemy.
while Allied plaes battered supply
routes toward the coastal strong
point at Bogadjim. Coastal forces
were closing in on Lakona, four miles
beyond Bonga on the Huon PENN
Sula.
Off the New Guinea coast PIT
boats sank II barges while aircraft
wrecked 10 more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Mass. Mills
Strike Hit

FAN River, Mass, Dec. 15--(UP)--
One textile mill was closed and
eight others were operating below
normal production today after eff
forts to negotiate an early settle
ment in the four-day strike of $500
war workers failed.
The Bourne Mills, employing some
300 workers, suspended operations
last night and plant officials gave
no indication as to when produc-
ton would be resumed. Independent
and AFL unions led the walkout in
protest against an alleged seniority
clause in recent CIO-management
contract to prevent strike of 10000
workers.
A conference between Miss Anna
Weinstock of the U. S. Cancellation
Service and officials of three strik-
ing independent unions repeatedly
failed to improve the situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

.. 8. 8eadquarterA, South Pacific
|Dpcember IS. - CUP) The
afaEin6S have advanced IN the
BOugatnyl1le jungles and. like sign
posts On their bullet blazed trail.
Che report Of their fighting reads
like this:
mo wounded or prisoners were
taken and the enemy's losses were
heavy.
'sThe entire force was annihilated.
The Marines didn't lose q man.
Dead Japanese draped over field
pieces was q common sight. :"
Thus did Marine parachutists OPP
Grating as shock troop infantry
complete six days Of forced march,
ing. lick the Japanese in two days
OF battle and move the Empress
Augusta Bay beachhead ON the
northeast to the Torokina river.
The action was comparatively
small. The reporter who sent back
the account, Marine Combat Core
spondent Sgt. Charles McKenna OF
Chartered, Pa, said that in the fight
ing last Thursday and Friday 10
Marines were killed and 30
wounded.
1t. Col. Robert s. williams Of
Bethesda, Nd, one-ti1ne Marine aide
to President Roosevelt. and q Major
jackson Of Butterf1eld, Mass, his
executive officer, estimated the
Japanese at a heavily reinforced
company upwards Of 200 mem.
But the fighting was over the
toughest jungle terrain ever seen in
the tough Solomons, In swamps
where parachutes had to supply the
troops and against an enemy whose
intermittent attacks once kept up
for five hours straight. Not since the
initial landing on Bougainville had
sNch a fight been waged on the
iAand.
The Marines, commanded in the
field by Maj. Robert Vance Of Vir-
ginia, Maj. George R. Stallings OF
Georgia and Jaj. Harry L. forge
son Of New York - heroes Of the
landing at Gavutu in 1912 - moved
forward under artillery protection
that sent shells only $50 yards
ahead of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

urday afternoon at the Community
House, from to 5 o'clock, for chill
dren of the first four grades of st.
Francis, Washington, and Merriman
schools. Tickets have all been dis
tributed through the respective
schools, and chairman, Miss Mar
guerite Tierney is asking each child
to bring their tickets with them
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. George Lynch Of Paramount
street who has been patient at
st. Mary's Hospital is expected to
return home today.
Washington Park skating rink Is
the scene of much activity these
days. Youngsters are enjoying the
excellent skating.
A SON has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmond Keane of Luke street.
They are also the parents OF two
other boys.
Religious instructions for high
school pupils Of st. Francis parish
will be held Thursday evening at z
in the basement of the church.
st. Francis Holy Name As Tourna-
ment played their ninth game OF
the season this week. with the fol-
lowing scores: J. Fitzmaurice, 26,
T. Conway I'D. O'Neil q, and
]. McHugh Ice. O'Donnell 10, T.
Coughlan %. The standings still
show ]. Fitznaurice holds down the
top with 208, while D. O'Neil has a
total of 1873, j. McHugh, third, with
100. z. GDvnyNH 1876, T. Coughlin
is fifth with 1872, and T. Conway's
Earbenders IT'S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
VETS TO CONVENE
TOMORROW NIGHT

Members Of Wheeler-Young Post,
Veteran of Foreign Wars, will meet
tomorrow evening in Florio Post
rooms on Bank street to consider
several important business matters.
One of the leading subjects for dis
cussion will be Of purchasing the
former Chief Two-Moon residence
on East Main street. At a previous
meeting the resolution to buy the
property was defeated. Since that
event a number of new devlop-
mnts have been reported so it is
believed possible the post may enter
tain motion to reconsider the
previous resolution.
All members are urged to attend
the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
MussoIini,Jr.
Assumes Role

Bern, Dec. 15-(UP)-Vittorio
Mussolini, 25-year-old son of the
fallen Duce, Is taking over a major
role in German-sponsored Fascist
affairs with the favor of Adolf Hit
Ter, reports from the German 'front.'
Ter said today.
According to these reports, young
Mussolini has been named to head
$4,000 italian Republican Fascists
in Germany and Is entrusted with
forming a new Italian army from
100000 prisoners held by the Nazis.
He was understood to have re-
vealed his role in speech to Fas-
cist battalion which volunteered for
service on the Russian front. Wit
torio never took part in italian DO
litics, being a movie director before
his fathers fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
LOW TEMPERATURES
REGISTERED TODAY

The mercury ma: aged to crawl to
only IL degrees at n, on today from
TIE days low of 8 degrees recorded
at 8 a. m. The high for the last
"a hours was ~ degrees registered
last night. If this is December,
can you miganie what January and
February are going to be like?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
INDUSTRIAL USERS
MUST RE-RECETER

Mrs. Charlotte Root. chairman of
the food panel of the local ration
board announced that a re-registra-
ton for industrial users will begin
today. The purpose Of the new
registration is to issue all Sationed
foods in one allotment.
Industrial users may also apply
from today to January 5 for Janu-
airy and February allotments. They
must allow seven days for process
ing of applications by the food
panel.
Industrial users are those who
use rationed foods for the manufac-
ture of non-rationed foods, such
as bakers, bottling companies and
others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
LATE REALTY NOTES

The following realty deeds are
ON record at the town clerks
office:
Warranty Deed
Irving Pasternack to AccursiO
Smeraglia, property on the easter
ly side of willow street.
Quit Claim Deed
Lester A. Flood to Letitfa Flood,
property ON nOrtherly side Of
GIenridge street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
RESERVES DECISION
IN ACCIDENT CASE

Common Pleas Court Judge
Thomas j. Wall took under advise
ment the action Of divers Express
to recover from the General Ex-
change Insurance Co., New Haven,
damages to a truck which over
turned on the highway, after a
hearing yesterday. The express
company claims a policy it holds
covers the damages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Park Department
Officially Opens
Skating Season,

Sharpen up the blades! Get
out the ear-muffs! James J.
Curtin, Supt. of Parks today
announced the opening of the
skating season.
Skating will be permitted on
the main pond" at Hamilton
Park and Washington Park
while only the small upper
pond at Fulton Park will be
utilized for the present.
Shelter houses at all parks
viii be open for old and young
alike to warm up, change skates
and obtain a cup Of hot cOf-
fee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
An IthurioI Backs
.Woshinqton

Washington, Dec. Is. (UP)-Ray
H. Everett, executive secretary OF
the District of Columbia Social
Hygiene Society, defended the CAPT.
tails honor today with the assertion
that Washington now rates g one
Of the cleaner large cities Of the
country insofar as professional
prostitution Is concerned"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
Allies Move
ToCrush Foe
CONTINUED from Page u

troops have participated ir any Of
the recent campaigns in the south
west Pacific. The current New
Guinea drive has been entrusted
largely to Australian soldiers. The
Marines represent the main force
on Bougainville although some army
troops are with them.
The combined south and south
west Pacific fleets, under command
of Admiral William F. Halscy, Jr,
and Vice Admiral Thomas Kincaid,
are also available to Macarthur, and
these probably would be reinforced
by other powerful elements of the
Pacific fleet for the Rapaul venture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
COMMUNITY CLUB
PARTY SATURDAY
St. Francis, Washington
and Merriman Students
to Be Entertained
Washington Hill

The regular business of the Wash
intgon Park Community Club was
held last evening with John Lynch
presiding. The Christmas and New
Year party committee will hold
meeting, Friday, at 1880 p. m. The
Christmas party will be held Sat-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
OUTSTANDING CADET

Williamstown, Mass, Dec. 15-
(UP)-A former Williams College
student, Ensign William B. Wilson
of Rochester, N. Y, has been named
the outstanding naval aviation Ca
Diet for the past fiscal year, it was
announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
ALLEGRINI DROPS
$500 CIVIL SUIT

A suit for $500 brought by Vim
cenzo Allegrini against Anna ALLIE
GRIM, ct al, was Withdrawn from
Superior Court docket today. Atty.
Edward Mascolo represents the
plaintiff, and Atty. Michael j
Calullo the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
SMALL CRAFT WARNING

New York, Dec 15-(UP)-Small
craft warnings were ordered today
at Q. m. from Passport, Mem to
Caps Henry. Va, while South Of
Cape Henry to Cape Hatteras, storm
warnings were displayed, the wealth
er bureau said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

A Seven-inch nail was removed
recently from mans lung In Auck-
land, New Zealand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

British post Office workers who
must rise before p. m. are to have
priorities in getting alarm clocks.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Salt Lake Printers
Explain Strike Stand
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 27.-Un-
ion officials today broke their two
day silence in the strike OF typo
graphical workers on the Salt Lake
Tribune and Telegram with state
ment that they had met wish the
publishers representatives 10 times
but were unable to obtain salts
factory offer of wage adjustment.
L. E. Hubka, president of the To-
cal chapter of the International
Typographical Union, said the un-
ion regrets that after more than
so years of peaceful relations with
the publishers of the Tribune -Tele-
gram, it has been forced to take
cease-work action for the first time
THE unions negotiating commit
tee, in good faith, held 10 meetings
with the publishers representa-
tives." his statement continued, land
the best offer it was able to obtain
from the publishers was the exist
ing rate of pay with lengthening
of hours"
Earlier, A. L. Fish, general man.
ager Of the two newspapers, said
the union made Outrageous de-
mands." His statement did not dis
close the nature of those.
Current wage rates are $l29 per
hour for day work and $137 per
hour for night work on a 36A hour
week with overtime at time and
one half.
The Tribune this morning printed
two instead of three editions. each
consisting Of four pages printed from
plates engraved from typewriter
copy. News was condensed and
some Illustrations were used.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

souaillard Of Montreal muttered In
to his microphone, "I'll be there
are TOO searchlights there right
now" ~
Naxi Plane Overhead.
Sergt. Elwood Houding Of VAN
couver placed his mouth against the
fiap Of my helmet to shout. There
goes one Of ours" He pointed to the
target area and a large orange ball
floating earthward under = para
chute OF oily smoke.
Nobody spoke over the intercom-
munication system again until
Flight Sergt. Lloyd Dyer Annie
Barrie, Ontario, warned that a
German plane had just passed over
head.
Soon a row of searchlights came
into view. and the bomber. which
was steadily climbing despite its
gyrations, reached over 10000 feet.
The navigator then informed TIE
captain that the Dutch coast was
about 20 miles away.
Coast coming up," the bomb
aimer reported a few minutes later
and the pilot warned, Here we 60
Watch your ears, every one"
Gains Speed on Final Lap.
He pushed the control stick slight
ly and the bomber started TO gain
speed on its final lap toward home
AS we crossed the North Sea sparks
from the speeding engines lightly
outlined the shape of the wings
behind each of the four engines.
The crew blew their noses period
ically to clear their ear canals.
The voices over the intercom-
munication system became less
clipped as the bomber reeled off the
miles, although the crewmen, with
their muzzlelike oxygen and micro
phone masks, looned through the
semidarkness inside the craft like
Martians as they checked instru-
ments and peered endlessly above
and below.
Take a look below and see If
everything is clear underneath"
suggested the pilot, Pilot Officer
Harold A. Florea, 81, of Weyburn
Saskatchewan, to the bomb -aimer
who announced few seconds later
that everything was clear.
Some ope commented, "A good
show and a darn good prang"