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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
SHOWDOWN FIGHT
UNDERWAY TODAY
Coal Operators Promise to
Attend Hearing Over
Wage Dispute
RY sERRELL mIAsAN

United Press Staff CoFrespondentD
Washington. April ~. - Cup -
The showdown fight between John
L. Lewis and the War Labor Board
may begin today.
The board has scheduled a pre-
liminary hearing In the l-2 month
old soft coal wage dispute for 10
q. m, and ordered all parties to the
controversy to appear. The coal
operators have promised to be pres
ent.
But Lewis, president Of the United
Mine Workers who frequently has
expressed his contempt for the
board, apparently is the only one
who knows whether he viii be
there - and he isn't talking about
It. He may:
I. wait until the last minute and
make a dramatic entrance into the
hearing room where procedure for
hearing the dispute next week win
be decided.
2. Defy the board and not appear.
That might suggest that Lewis Is
contemplating q strike.
The major problem TO be decided
today Is whether the WLB should
follow its usual procedure and APP
point Q three-man panel TO con-
slider the dispute. draw Fecosnmen-
dations and report them to the
board for final decision. That
procedure might be modified mas
much as the time element In this
case Is important.
Lewis already has raised the pos
sibility Of . strike BY charging that
abandonment Of Cancellation nego-
tiati0nS By the operators In New
YORK after certification Of the case
10 the WLB constituted q violation
o. the 3O-day contract extension
lasting until May 1.
Lewis wouldn't say whether he
would call Q strike. He merely em-
pllasized that II contract discus
sl0ns we're epded. the miners would
not be compelled TO recognize the
contract.
Lewis continued his war Of
nerves. b. calling q meeting next
Tuesday "a New York, st which the
UnfW international policy commit
- wi4 plan strategy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
GARDENERS May
Get EXTRA GAS
Special Victory Ration
Regulation Amended
Via B Coupons

Washington, April 24.-(UP) -
Victory gardeners-those cultivating
1900 square feet or more-will get
extra gasoline rations this summer
II they can show need for extra
mileage, the Office of Price Admin
istration announced today.
OPA amended its regulations to
provide up to 800 miles for victory
garden travel.
The special victory garden ra-
ton, issued through the B coupons,
was the result of Agriculture De-
partment and Office Of Civilian De-
Tense demands. Those agencies ad.
vised that many city residents were
ready and willing but unable to take
over the care Of gardens in outlying
districts because they couldn't get
to them.
"These garden plans, which are
an integral part Of the governments
War Food Production program"
OCD said. would be seriously ham
dicapped unless some provision was
made to enable these volunteer gar
0CAASAO W 0AAvC Oub W tAAS6 pawn
es."
To prevent ill-conceiyed hopes
that this supplemental rationing
can be used for cheating on gasoline
rationing, OPA announced these
regulations to govern the program
/. This l.5OO square feet has to be
cultivated regularly. And vegetables,
not pansies, must be grown.
2. The garden farmer must show
he can't get to his garden any other
way than driving and that his labor
Is necessary for Its cultivation. This
Limitation will not apply, OPA
pointed out, to city residents regu-
larry employed on farms. These city
living farm working folk win con.
tinue 10 be eligible for occupational
mileage.
g. The urban dweller who WAITS
10 cultivate q rural plot must ar
range, If possible, to share his car
with other gardeners.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
HOMER FILLEY
LEAVES S56,OO2
More Than Half of Estate
Invested in Stocks;
Property $4,000

The inventory Of the late Homer
G. Filley Of 465 Willow street who
died February IL Of this year.. was
filed IN probate court today with
Judge Patrick Healey In the amount
of $56,082.8 80. More than half of the
Homer G. Filiey estate is invested
In stocks.
Listed in the inventory report is
real estate On 465 Willow street at
the amount Of $4,000.
The following are stocks also list
ed in the inventory report: 10
shares American Light and TPac-
ton Company. $988.40; 200 shares
General Aviation Equipment, Inc,
5000; $50 shares, Bassett Furniture
Industry, $2O25; 800 shares, Column
bia Aircraft Products. $225; 40
shares. Consolidated Oil Corpora
ton, $3.50; IS shares. Dayton NAL
leable Iron. $l575O; 300 shares,
Federal Screw Works, $2.025; SO
shares First Boston Corporation,
s662.5O; 100 shares. Harvill Corpor-
alton, $3.50; go shares Hayes Indus
tries, Inc, $435; 66 shares. Keystone
Custodian Fund Series, 45i0.26; ~
(C0ntinIad IN Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
FUNAFUTI BASE
GREAT US. help
Seizure Plugs Biggest
Hole in Chain OF Defense
Points on Supply Line

WrssS,nvson AnriI M-UJPl-
T,N~ TSniseS States bv estahlishing a
hase IN H,nafnfi in the Eliice
sssssss has nl,gped the hiegest
ncsa =. it~ chain ~ defense most
ssc... a s,nrs the s,,nnlv line 10 the
sn.,sh pscsf,c
"A rfrited press disnateh frOm
n.sr, Hars,or commentine on the
ooe,m,afion 0f FArnafud said. per-
49, sssrsf,ranaliv. @American
800, ~'nSs-i,,~ r,,ictlv IN the pa
ssf,s 80 eero,,,Iisi,sA much dur
S,.~ A. -. rsast vear not All az which
- -..,,.ssri,, - rernrded until h
= x.s;-,sssi,: krour fi,at fl,e enemy
= s~ssr~ IL n However II can
=. 80 thas some ~ tlaese de-
,,s,r.,raensS nav he \ reai surprise
A. 49, STs,s,,res -
r - s,ointad ont todav that
80 -. r.rsre~e rr,oasned IN e0n-
s-ci - she Fliiee ero,.n and de-
1870 L. i 80 there fl,ev eouId have
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24


Alfred Drumm0nd, superintendent
az the local once, said the dearth
az possible new men drivers and the
threat Of further loss Of existing
manpower led 10 the decision 10 hire
women, The company now employs
asa drivers and Is said 10 be short
by 20. Success Of women In vaIi-
Gus Industrial fields previously open
only 10 men likewise encouraged
the movement to open the bus driv~
lng occupation to women.
Rigid physical qualifications have
been set up for the prospective
female drivers who will be given an
extensive training course before they
are put ''on the road" Eight hours
oe daily study covering . period OF
from four to seven weeks VIII be
prescribed, with attention given to
mechanics, safety procedure. clerical
aspects. and actual driving,
MiSs Taylor, who was a school
teacher before she became interest,"
ed Ia the bus industry last fall, has
supervised plans for hiring and
training the women here. Assisting
her until the plan Is placed into
operation Is MRS, Ingeborg L0ren2,
supervisor Of the bridgeport wo-
mena unit. Special quarters win be
set up on the second floor Of the
comnany'S building ON West Main
street. and attractive decorations
have been planned to add to the
comfort Of the women drivers.
Uniforms to be used here are iden-
tacal with those now worn In Bridge
port. OF q sand colored covert
cloth. they are very similar to the
WAAC uniforms in design, with ex-
ira features added to aid the drivers
IN their duties, Designed BY Helen
rsookman, noted New York styliSt
Who also is responsible for the Red
Continued on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
Join British In Tunisia
Hills ToOust Axis From
|Bridgehead Positions
u. S. Legation Staff
Moved To Stockholm
Scandinavian Iheater May Play Important Role in
Spring Offensive Plans; Move Worries
Finnish Officials
By JOHN A. REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, April 24.--(UP)--An
apparent turn for the worse in Fin
nish- American relations today pro-
voked speculation that the Scandi-
navian theater may play an impor-
tant role in spring offensive plans.
The United States has removed
almost all of its legation staff from
Helsinki to Stockholm. The action
first was revealed by the Berlin ra-
dio, and later confirmed by the state
department.
Officials were silent on the sig
nificance of the move, describing 1t
rs ian administrative measure" but
Finnish circles were worried.
The exact number of diplomats
removed was not given but 1t ap-
peared that all military personnel
comprising the bulk Of the legation
staff, are out. There were five mill
tary and naval attaches in Finland
Technically, this does not affect
the maintenance Of diplomatic re-
lations. Minister II. F. Arthur
Schoenfeld has been in this country
for several months "for consultation
but representation still is MAIN
tanned by charge d'affaires Robert
Mills McClintock.
There was no indication that Fin
land, in turn, would remove any
part of her sizeable legation, headed
by debonair but worried Minister
Hjalmar j. Pocope.
Speculation on spring activities
arose from the fact that President
Roosevelt specifically mentioned
Norway as one Of the spots at which
second European front might be
opened when he addressed the White
House correspondents earlier this
year. There have been other implica-
tons that fighting might move into
that area.
One has been the growing tension
between Germany and neutral Swed-
Ell. highlighted recently when Ger
man merchant ship fired on q
Swedish submarine in Swedish ter
ritorial waters.
Another factor has been the at
tacks launched OH covoys OF goons
to Russia through Murmansk, chief
ly from planes based in Norway.
Some sources have asserted that
some of the planes were based In
Finland. The Films deny this.
With the approach OF summer
when daylight makes conveys "a
hours q day targets. and the fact
that icebergs force shipping close TO
shore, 1t is likely to become inn
perative that the northern route IL
made safe for supplies to the Soviet
Union.
Even If the move is only a mark
of dissatisfaction. 1t eliminates a
long series of official actions showing
American displeasure with Finland.
1t leaves only a semblance Of diplo-
matte contact between the two gov
ernments.
The first breach occurred more
than a year ago when American
diplomats IN Helsinki were restricted
IN their movements, In contrast, 1t
was said, to German diplomats. The
United States imposed similar re.
strictions on Firms here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
CONCENTRATED AIR
OFFENSIVE LOOMS
Raj to Throw Full Weight
Into Eventual Assault
on Japan
By ROBERT ATUsEL

United Press Stan Correspondent
London. April 24-(UP)-Prime
Minister Winston Churchili's prom
ise that the Royal Air Force will
throw Its full weight into the event.
ual assault on Japan gave promise
today Of one Of the most concen-
trated aerial offensives IN history.
Once the Axis has been defeated
In Europe, It was pointed out. the
United States and Britain can af-
ford to concentrate large forces OF
four engined b0mbers In China and
should Russia finally be drawn
into the Pacific war-siberia for
full.scale raids on Japan proper.
The size OF the forces presumably
would be determined only by the
supplies which could be transported
to them, probably largely by air, at
least In the initial stages OF the
offensive.
Japan proper represents q con-
siderably smaller target area than
Europe and the concentration OF
bombs consequently could be much
greater. Whereas there are scores
OF important industrial, military
and naval target areas In the sew
eraI million square miles c0mpEis-
ing Germany ana occupied Europe,
compact Japan Offers only SIX
major target areas and ell are
within 500 square miles.
Most important as Osaka with rs
iron and steel works, shipyards and
munitions work. Next In importance
come Tokya itself. Nag0ya, Maya
Saki, Yawata, and Mike, which 20.
gether produce most OF Japans
Iron and steel. planes, arms. inunt-
tons, Mhlps and electric power.
ChuTchill's pledge was contained
n q message Of sympathy addressed
fGanf1ualaA "A NaMA 8
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
BOSTON BLAZE
CLAIMS4LIvES
40 Other Tenement House
Occupants Escape; z
Firemen FelIed

Boston, April 24.-(UP)-Four
persons were burned to death, 40
other occupants escaped over roof
tops or were rescued over ladders
and seven firemen were felled by
smoke early today when q two
alarm fire swept q south end tene-
ment house.
The dead
Mrs. Margaret McAuliffe, SIS.
Joan, her 2-year old daughter.
John Boyapian. 80.
John Jr., his 8-year old son.
Boyapian and his son were res
cced but both succumbed to burns
at q hospital a few hours later.
The burned bodies of Mrs. McAul-
lie and her daughter were taken
from their apartment on the tor
floor Of the 9lvB-story wooden build
ing and carried down O ladder BY
George Militia, member of the fire
departments rescue company.
Overcome by smoke, Militia col
lapSed after his second trip over the
ladder and required medical treat
ment. Six other firemen also were
felled by smoke.
Young Boyajian was rescued from
his apartment but died at q hospital
less than i've hours later.
An unidentified sailor, passing the
fire scene, ran into the building and
carried Harry Hebron. an invalid. to
safety. Many Of those who escaped
unassisted ned over rooftops.
Starting near a rear stairway on
the second floor. the flames spread so
swiftly that upper-fioor residents
were cut OF from the street.
Damage to the building, formerly
the old Beaver hotel on fremont
street, was estimated at $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
RUSSIAN BOMBERS
DAMAGE OSTERBURG

MOSCOW. April 24.-(UP)-Two
hundred Russian bombers, making
the heaviest long-range Red Air
Force raid of the war, left Ister-
burg, Germany's principal infantry
and artillery concentration point in
East Prussia, a mass Of flames last
night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
TOUGH ITALIANS
FINALLY Give UP
$40 Surrender to British
Only After Ammunition
in Tunisia Gives Out
BY NED RUSSELL


(United Press Staff CoFyesp0ndene)
with the British Eighth Army
Tunlsia, April 22.-(UP)-lDelayed)
Eighth Army veterans niopped ~
TakTOuna Peak and village with
bayonets and knives IN the bitter
est death struggle at close quarters
since they took the road TO Tusis
GriEny, bearded. red.eyed mer
who fought amid flying shells and
the screams OF the dying for VI
hours came out OF the battle today
with blood -coyered uniforms as their
comrades. attacking behind . heavy
artillery baFrage, showed on toward
the mountains north o. Takroune
(cmfinmad a. 80 q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
100000 ARected
BY Bus Strike
u. S. Army Air Forces Photo From NEA

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, April "a
(UP)-A strike Of ESQ motor
men and bus drivers halted all
buses and street cars today Of
the JOhnstOwn Traction Co.,
which serves q quarter Of a mil,
lion people in the JOhnstOwn
area.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24
WomenBusD Drivers
To Serve In City
Sometime In June
Applicants for Available Jobs and Special Training
Course to Be interviewed Monday; Personnel
Division to Be Patterned After Bridgeport Unit

Women bus drivers win begin to serve Waterbury in
early June 1t revealed today by the Connecticut Rail
applicants for available jobs and special training course
win be interviewed starting Monday morning The local
wumens personnel division viii be patterned after unit
row operating in Bridgeport and will be under the super
vision Of Miss Enice Taylor who started her bus driving
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-24

The walkOut became effective
at $3.50 a. m. when members Of
the AL Amalgamated AssOci-
alton Of Street Railway and
Motor Coach Employees voted to
strike because Of dissatisfaction
over the progress Of arbitration
Of q list OF grievances.
Despite the stopping Of the
public transportation system,
however, workers generally
managed TO walk to work or
pick up rides from motorists.
The big Cambria plant Of the
Bethlehem Steel Corp, which
employees $4,000, was repeatedly
working ON schedule although
some of the employees were late
for the day shift and most Of
those on the night shift had
TO walk home.
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Evening star., 1943-02-05
Command
Continued From First Page. )

coal situation. the President said no
except that his coal at his Hyde
Park, N. Y. home is going 20 run
out in about three weeks.
Amid general laughter, the re-
porter asking the question explained
that he was referring to the de-
mands of John L. LIE wis, president
of the United Mine Workers, 70,
wage increases for coal miners.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had not
heard any mention of this except
what he had read in the press and
refused to discuss it.
He also had no comment on cues
tions about the status of political
prisoners in North Africa, except
to say that announcement of the
freeing Of number of French Com
munist deputies fitted in with his
understanding that most political
prisoners who had no other charges
against them were being freed.
In repsonse to other questions.
the President said that so far as
he knew, H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld.
American Minister to Finland with
whom he conferred Yesterday is
going back to Finland. He was
called home for consultation several
weeks ago
Mr.. Roosevelt opened his press
conference with the remark that he
had caught up with almost every
thing since his return Sunday from
the Casablanca conference except
his sleep, and that he is going to
hibernate over the week end.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
House Votes, 1@.103,
Preliminary Step 10
Halt Silver Buying
Action Is Conceded to
Be Only q Gesture
By Sponsors Of Move
BY the Associa ted Press.

A's ''ie hSeoeidtSu TIcSS.
A preliminary move to stop
Government purchase of silver
one conceded by its sponsors to
be only gesture'-was ap-
proved tentatively today by the
House on a teller vote of l66
to 1903.
The action--subject to a roll-call
vote later--came On an amendment
to the Post Office Treasury appro-
priations bill as its advocates de-
manded that the Governments s
huge silver stock pile be made avail
able for war uses.
The amendment offered by Rep
resentative Celler, Democrat. of
New York, would prevent use of any
OF the funds in the Treasury ap-
preparations directory or indirectly
for the purchase of silver under
the 1884 and 1899 silver purchas-
ing acts.
Actually. however, the funds from
which the silver is purchased are
not included in the pending ap-
preparations bill and Representa-
tive Celler conceded his amendmen,
was a gesture, but a powerful ges-
ture, a sock in the jaw for those
preventing the use of this metal in
war work
Representatives from the silver
producing States protested vigor-
ously against the action. asserting
that it was necessary to subsidize
silver in order to get full production
Of other critical war materials such
as copper and zinc, which are mined
with silver.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
WPB Clash
Continued From First Page.

These men are Fred D. Searls ir
director Of the program section of
the facilities and construction bu-
reau, which was shifted to Mr.
Wilson; Curtis E. Calder director
general of industry operations; By
ron G. Heacock. priorities chief and
Donald Davis. executive assistant to
Mr.. Eberstadt and former president
OF General Mills. 1t was said how
ever. that these men had been in
structed to sit tight" for the pres
ent.
Officials made it clear that con-
siderable confusion exists in Mr..
Eberstadt's Office. with executives
puzzled as to what the future holds
and what their duties will be and
how they can operate under the
divided control setup.
No formal directive efTectuating
the reorganization has yet come
from Mr. Nelson. A rough draft of
the document, however, limited of
the transfer to Mr.. Wilson of other
divisions, adding further to the con-
fusion.
A number OF Mr.. Eberstadt's top
executives were persuaded to ioin
the WPB staff reluctantly. feeling
that they could contribute more to
the war effort than If they re-
manned in their high positions in
industry
Evening star., 1943-02-05

every type of fighter in vicious de-
fense OF the target. They sent up
Heinkel Ills and Junkers SIS. fast
twin-engined medium bombers.
The Heinkels tried to bomb the
Americans from above but failed to
score hits.
A list Of the Nazi forces which
harassed the bombers from the time
they crossed the enemy coastline
Until they were almost back to the
English coast read like an aircraft
FocSe-Wulf 1905, Messerschmitt
l09s, ll0s and 2l0s besides the
Heinsels and JunkerS
The running battle was the longest
and most vicious yet wea thered by
American bombing crews in this
theater.
The fighters even followed the
bombers into the range Of their own
anti-aircraft guns over the target
area. They darted in and out oil
the bomber formations with then
own fax bursting on all sides
From the reports OF the crews il
appeared that the Germans who
were caught unawares when Amer
leans first raided Germany at Will
helmshaven January 81 have strong
" reinforced the defenses of U-boat
bases and industrial centers in
Northern Germany in expectation
of an all-out United Nations aerial
offensive.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
'MosIem' Droftee
Spurns Lawyer,
Goes to Jail

Refusing to allow the court to
appoint an attorney for him, Roscoe
Barnes. "a, colored, defended himself
today in a District court trail in
which he was charged with violat- :
ing the Selective Service Act, lost
decision to the District Attorney S
Office. and was sentenced to from
6 to l8 months by Justice Matthew
F Mcclure.
According to Assistant United
States Attorney John C. Conlif
Barnes was a member of the So
called "Moslem" order and refused
to carry a selective service registra-
ton card on the grounds that the
"Moslem' teachings led him to con-
slider himself a "universal' citizen
and not citizen Of the United
States.
During the trial. Barnes testified
that the Government allegations
were false, and said he was willing
to carry registration card and had
applied for duplicate card. In his
own defense, he cross-eXamined
Frank j. Holmes, special agent OF
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Mrs. Ragonnet Named
Red Cross Official

Appointment Of Mrs. Olivier E.
Ragonnet as Roll Call chairman to
succeed Mrs. Charles Kruger. who
resigned because she is leaving the
community was announced yester-
day by Mrs. Walter A. Arnold. chair
man of the Silver Spring branch
OF the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter.
Mrs. Arnold also named Mrs
Daniel Norman as nutrition chair
man and Mrs. Mary Burke as staff
assistant chairman.
Nutrition classes sponsored bv
the branch will be held at the
Woodside Methodist Church begin
ming next Wednesday at 10 am.
with Mrs C. Stevenson instruct
ing. A home nursing class will be-
gin next Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Harry Got1, 1922 Dale drive.
Beginning next Tuesday a first
AID class for air-raid wardens will
be held at the Northwood Park
School from 8 pm. to 10 pm. each
Tuesday and Friday. Mrs. George
Cramer will be the instructor,
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Pepco Official Says D. C..
Will Keep War Population

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
expects little or no decrease In the
population Of the Washington Met
ropolitan Area after the war, James
H. Ferry, vice president of the COM
pany, told $50 members of the Elec-
trio Institute of Washington at the
Hotel Statler last night.
New agencies set up to deal with
postwar problems will absorb the
Government workers now employed
by war agencies. Mr.. Ferry predicted.
George F. Taubeneck of Detroit,
editor and publisher of the Air Con-
ditioning and Refrigeration News,
forecast that demand for electric
appliances after the war will be
greater than ever before. He listed
several recent developments which
Will be available to the postwar
public, including small air conditions
ing units capable of cooling a six
room house and priced as low as an
electric refrigerator.
Other speakers were J. ]. Nance Of
Chicago. vice president and sales
manager of the Zenith Radio Corp,
and DR.. Harry D. Wolfe of the War
Production Board wholesale and re-
tail section
President George F. Kindley and
other officers of the institute were
installed for second term Other
officers include L. S. Mccarthy, vice
president; M. j. Dex, secretary, and
F. G. Schneider, treasurer.