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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
FRENCH ANNEX
 ITALIAN BASE
Outpost at Fl Gatrun Sur- renders; l77 Prisoners,
 Much Spells Taken

London, Jan. 9.-(UP)--A fighting French mobile column advancing northward through the Libyan desert under Gen. Jacques Le Clerc has captured the Italian outpost at Fl Gatrun, $50 miles south of Tripoli taking 177 prisoners and much spells, @ wirelessed communique from Le Clerc said today.
 Announcing the capture of one of the most important Italian bases in Southern Libya, Le Clerc said:
 "The enemy post at Fl Gatrun has surrendered. We captured 177 off, cers mad men as well as much booty.
 "The position was stormed by a Tibesti Nomad Meharists detach- ment under the command of Capt. Sarazac. The detachment covered 8 great distance at record speed and swept the enemy of their feet.
 "The fighting French Bretagne (air) squadron razed to the ground the enemy's hangars and workshop at Sebha, 150 miles north of Fl Gatrun. A munition dump in this area also was destroyed"
 Fighting French headquarters supplemented the communique by announcing:
 "A flying column of Meharistes (French camel corps) detached it. self from the main body of Le Clerc's fighting French forces, unob- served by the enemy, and swOoped down on Fl Gatrun."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
.OPA APPOINTMENT
 MAY BE PROTESTED

Boston, Jan. 9-(UP)-The ap- ucintment of State OPA Director Henry Parkman, Jr., as a lieutenant colonel In the office of Under-S -Secre- tary of War Robert P. Patterson may be protested to President Roosevelt.
 Denouncing the appointment as a political kick upstairs, Joseph 0. Hanken, former state commander of .he Veterans of Foreign Wars, said today he would call a meeting of the Suffolk County council, V. F. w., to draft a protest to the White House.
 Hanken, whose son is a Navy lieutenant, said Parkman's appoint ment lis practically an insult to the boys in the service who made their ranks the hard way.c
 In World War !, Parkman served as Q captain overseas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
ALLIED PLANES
 CONTINUE HAVOC
Attack Jap Beach-Head al Lac; More Transports
 Sunk or Damaged

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters Australia, Jan. D. (UP) - Allied planes attacked the beaches at Lac today, starting fires and killing many Japanese, after sinking the third of four transports in a Lac bound Japanese convoy, damaging the fourth and destroying or dam aging 73 enemy planes in a three day battle.
 Fighter and attack bomber planes led the beath-head attack against the one crippled transport, two cruisers and four destroyers which had reached Lac after suffering one of the biggest aerial attacks of the war.
 "Such troop clements as were landed by the enemy are believed to have been fragmentary," Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communique said.
 MacArthur. returning to his Australian headquarters after per- sonally directing the victorious Papuan campaign in New Guinea, said: 'The dead of Bataan should rest a little easier tonight"
 He issued an order of the day on the campaign citing 12 high officers of his southweste Pacific campaign, six Americans and six Australians, for extraordinary courage, marked efficiency and precise execution of operations" and awarding them the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross. "the highest decora- ton at my disposal"
 Macarthur cited also the United States 32d and 41st Divisions, made up largely of men from Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Ida ho and Montana: the Sixth and Sev- enth Australian Divisions, the Sixth Australian Independent Commando Unit, other Australian units and his Papuan native carriers.
 "To the American Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force no commendation could be too great" Macarthur said. Their outstanding efforts in combat. supply and trans portation over both land and sea constituted the keystone upon which the whole arch of the campaign was
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
Three Towns And Villages Captured In Bitter Fight
Henderson Favors Advance Buying |Of Post-War Goods At Discount
} Youngsters Die
 As Home Burns

WinterpOrt, Me, Jan. g. (UP)-Trapped in their bed- rooms, three children perished and three other persons were burned, one perhaps fatally, when fire destroyed a dwelling on the outskirts of WinterpOrt near midnight:
 The dead:
 Marline Clark, 2.
 And Marie, ?, her sister.
 Keith Parks, 6, cousin of the girls.
 ROderick Clark, owner of the house and father of the dead girls, was reported near death from burns on the face, chest and arms at Bangor hospital today. His wife was recover ing at the same hospital while their Swear old daughter Mari lyn nursed only minor injuries after leaping from a second story window.
 Flames quickly enveloped the house after starting from an ex- plOsiOn on the first floor. The father was burned in a vain attempt to rescue his daugh- ters from their second floor bedroom.
 Young Parks was a son of MT. and Mrs. Donald Parks of WinterpOrt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
MAYOR SUFFERS RELAPSE TODAY
Slight Improvement Noted Last Night; Condition Is
 Graver Than Ever

The condition of Mayor Vincent A. Scully took turn for the worse this morning after slight improve ment had been noted early last night. The mayor spent a restless night.
 Stricken with @ heart attack Monday night at his home on Csest- nut avenue, the mayor has been in 5 critical condition all week. His condition this morning seemed more grave than at any time since he was taken i'll.
 < Protestant and Jewish congrega- tions last night offered prayers for the mayor. The prayers were offered at the selni-ar1nual meeting of the Waterbury Council of Churches and at Friday night services of Beth-El synagogue, Temple Israel and Beth Israel synagogue. ....,,. ,,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
BOSTON TRIAL SET
 FOR NEXT MONTH

Boston, Jan. g = (UP) - The 10 men indicted on charges of manslaughter or negligence in con- rection with the Cocoanut Grove Holocaust that took 489 lives prob ably will not go to trial before Feb- ruary.
 This was indicated today by a statement from Attorney General Robert T. Bushnell that his aide, Assistant District Attorney Fred erick T. Doyle, would be tied up this month with the prosecution of Q murder trial. Previously Janu- ary trial of the Cosoanut Grove case had appeared probable.
 Bushnell made his statement yes terday during a session at which Superior Judge Frank J. Donahue denied a motion for City Building Commissioner James B. Mooney that the negligence indictment against him be quashed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
LOWER PHYSICAL
 STANDARDS SEEN
McNutt Backs Plan to Per- init Filling ManpOwer
 Needs of Service
By FRED MULLEN United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

(Onltc0 treSS SCan COrfcSpOnueut)
 Washington, Jan. 9.-(UP)-Wa1 manpower chief Paul V. McNutt is seeking to standardize the physical and educational qualifications Of the armed forces, 1t was learned to- day.
 He was said to feel that 1t is inevitable" the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard must adjust standards to permit induction of men with lesser physical and edu- cational attributes than they have demanded in the past.
 He believes the Army could lower it's physical standards to some de- gree and the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard-whose physical and mental requirements are higher could lower theirs even more.
 It was said that McNutt'S stan dardization demands are responsible in part for delay in completing a plan whereby Selective service will fill all manpower needs of the armed services.
 Drafting of men for the sea-go- ing forces was called for in Presi- dent Roosevent's manpower order of Dec. 5, but the mandate is not expected to be put into effect be- Y (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
Blow at Imitation Claimed {; Secretary MOrgenthau
 Is Opposed
By ARTHUR F. DE GREvE United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 9-(UP)-Price Administrator Leon Henderson is expected soon to endorse publicly a revolutionary anti-inflation plan calling for the investment of billions of dollars annually in consumers goods to be delivered after the war,
 The plan, prepared after months of study by special OPA Adviser Rolf Nugent, is opposed by Secre- tary of the Treasury Henry Nor genthau, Jr., and by some portions of industry. President Roosevelt's s attitude is not known.
 At the outset the plan would ap- ply only to automobiles, refriger- ators, pianos, oil burners and auto- matic stokers. If successful, Nugent believes 1t would take out of circu- lation $1,500O 100000 the first year, $4,500, ,00O, GOO the second year and SC, 900, ,000, 900 the third year.
 The plan would work this way:
 A person would buy 8 certificate which would be accepted in payment for a specified article. Certificates would be sold only on installment terms to encourage payment out of current income.
 They would be issued in various denominations, identified with price classes of goods, and would apply toward purchase of any make or model in specified price class. If the postwar prices differed from the certificates value, the differences could be adjusted in cash or In fl- nance company credits.
 Payment schedules would be re- lated to c ertificate values, ranging from q monthly paYments for $l0Q certificates to 25 monthly payments for $2,000 certificates. Persons in the armed forces would be permit ted to buy on longer payment sched- ules.
 Insta1lment payments would be made to local telephone, gas or elec- trio companies and other agencies readily available to purchasers.
 To prevent spectators from ac- quiring claims to large quantities of goods for resale, the number of certificates would be limited. They would be non.transferable except such cases as inheritance or be- quest, execution in satisfaction of judgement, and distribution of as- sets in bankruptcy.
 The plan would offer consumers two incentives for purchasing cer- tif1cates:
 1. A prior claim to the goods.
 2. A discount from the established postwar price.
 Priority numbers would be deter mined by the month in which the purchaser signed his installment contract.
 The price discount would be &C., complished by giving the postwar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
INSPECTORS WILL
 CONTINUE CHECK

Hartford. Conn.,, Jan. g - (U.P) State OPA investigators reported to headquarters today there was 100 per cent compliance on the part of Connecticut motorists with the "no pleasure driving" rule.
 Inspectors were out a good part of the night, especially in the Hart ford County area, checking road houses. amusement places and other places where crowds usually con- gregated, and found them either closed or deserted.
 There's hardly a car on the roads outside of town," one inspec- tor reported.
 State OPA Director Chester Bowles said the inspectors would be out checking indefinitely. Names of violators will be turned over to To- cal rationing boards for action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09

By now, 1t seemed certain that Marshal Erwin Rommel had man. aged to get what was left of his Afrika Korps into Tripoli, 8 major Axis base in Africa.
 Judging by the attempts of a few planes to attack Allied landing fields in the Middle East, it appeared that Rommel might have intended to try to delay the advancing British Eighth Army, which had chased him all the way from Egypt, to give his forces time to rest in Tripoli.
 It was also believed that he might have left some land forces east of Tripoli to fight delaying actions. Rommel was expected to withdraw from Tripoli into Tunis:a, and join Col. Gen. Hans Antrim there.
 Italian broadcasts had suggested that the Axis would not try to hold Tripon. One sAld Axis defenses irl Tunisia were much stronger and much easier to hold than Tripoli.
 The weather was improving in Tripolitania. A delayed dispatch from United Press staff correspond ent Henry Gorrell, on the road be. tween Sirte and Misurata, said the sun had come out Thursday for tie first time in three days.
 The weather had been miserable, he said. First sandstorm, so heavy visibility was less than five feet, swept the desert. It was followed by freezing winds, then cold rain.
 The Nazi's radio Paris broadcast Berlin dispatch that American forces attacked Mateur. 25 miles southwest of Bizerte, yesterday and were repulsed.
 French headquarters reported that Axis forces trying to encir:le French units around Fondouk, on the southern Tunisian sector, had suf- fered heavy losses and a severe set- back. The Germans and Italians had tried to encircle the French with tanks.
 French units all along the front were flercely fighting. Earlier 1t had been announced that tough desert warriors of the French camel corps had cut a strong Italian unit to pieces along the Tunisian- -Tripoli- tanian border.
 A German Trans-O Ocean dispatch, broadcast by radio Berlin, said Ital- ian units were "Stubbornly defend- ing" positions 300 to 360 miles south and southeast of Tripoli against Brig. Gen. Jacques LeClerc's fight ing French forces. driving north
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
MANY MOTORISTS
 PUT ON CARPET
OPA Opens Drive to En- force Pleasure Driving Ban in Boston

Boston, Jan. 9 (U.P) - Hun dreds of Massachusetts motorists waited today to be called "on the carpet" by their ration boards after having their license numbers taken last night in an OPA campaign to enforce the ban on pleasure driv- ing.
 Assisted by police, GA OPA inspec- tors circulated through Boston and other key cities of the state, noting the registration numbers of the comparatively few cars on the roads and, in many instances, halting and questioning the drivers. All the lic- ense numbers taken will be referred to the various ration boards and motorists who cannot satisfactorily explain their presence on the high ways face the loss of their ration books.
 The OPA inspectors--all on foot operated in Boston under the di- rection of Chief Inspector George 0. Cook, who said he had other men on duty in Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke, Lowell, Lawrence. Fall River and other communities throughout the state.
 Thousands of pedestrians crowded downtown Boston streets, all park ing lots were virtually deserted, and public transportation lines carried capacity loads.
 one of the few automobiles park ed outside the Boston Arena, where prize fight was in progress, bore license plate No. s. Recognizing 1t as the limousine of U. s. Represen- tative James M. Curley, D., Mass, crowds of curious gathered to see what the OPA inspectors wouldI do.
 After the bouts were over, Cur ley's chauffeur appeared, accompan- jed by five sailors. The crowd over- heard the chauffeur explain to the inspectors that the First Naval Dis trict Commandant had asked him to pick up the sailors at Charles town, drive them to the fight, and then drive them back to their naval post. After making a note of this explanation, the inspectors permit ted the chauffeur to drive of with the sailors.
 In the Back Bay, a foursome who were entering their automobile after emerging from a night club were greeted with cries of "slackersl" froni passersby.
 Police and OPA inspectors report ed that generally the public was cooperating wholeheartedly in the pan on pleasure driving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
800 Enemy Troops Killed; SOviets Advance Through
 Dense Fog MOMENTUM OF REDS
 PUSHES ONTO ROSTOv Desperate German Counter Attack Along Don Sec-
 tor Is QuelIed
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Stan COrrespOndentb


 Moscow, January g. ..s (UP)-Russian armies, their momentum and striking i'm pact increasing steadily, drove throughout the night toward Rostov and Salsk and closed in on two key railroad centers in the Caucasus, dis patches and the noon com munique reported today.
 In the area of the southern Don bend and below it, the Russians captured three towns and villages during the night in fights to the death against desperate German resistance and in the Caucasus they drove through the Germans to storm and capture new i1- habited place.
 Northwest of Stalingrad, in new flare-up of offensive operations. Red Army assault troops captured 70 German trenches in a night fight and threw back counter r-attacks by 5000 Germans supported by 20 tanks, killing 800 enemy troops, dis- abling five tanks, capturing 20 rna- chine guns and taking prisoners. the noon communique reported.
 In the Lower Don area there was @ battle of maRy hours around two inhabited places before the Red Army men stormed them both, kill- ing 400 sacrifice troops aud captured. their objectives and important spoils the noon coinmunique said.
 Dispatches said the Russians were advancing through dense fcg and heavy slush.
 Resistance Broken
 Red Star the Army newspaper, reported German resistance had been broken on all important lines In, the Groegiecsk railroad center area and the Germans were fall- ing back everywhere, leaving Sacri- flee troops to make a stand and even to attempt counter r-attaclss in hope of slowing the Russian pace.
 Tn the northern Caucasus the enemy retreated and suffered heavy AO0oCos 4AC AAOOAA otbASAs Driving into one north Caucasus town, the Russians captured two tanks. three armored cars, six field guns and IA trucks and counted the bodies of 380 German dead in the streets.
 They routed a battalion of 1000 German infantrymen irl another sector and captured a large supply of food which the enemy had footed from the civilian population.
 On the central front, the Russ slans during the night consolidated new gains and killed 200 Germans in repelling counter-attackS west of Velikie Luki. They shot down five German planes.
 The noon communique noted that in the Leningrad area snipers with in three days had killed up to 400 Germans while anti-aircraft guns shot down two fighter planes.
 The Russians yesterday captured Zimovniki, 47 miles southwest of Kctelnikovski. 68 miles northwest of Salsk and 40 miles southwest O4 Stalingrad. It was the farthesA southwest the Russians had ad.. vanced in their drive and in this
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
NORWALK BALLOT
 PROBE COMPLETED

Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. 9-(UP)-- The report of the one-man grand jury investigation into alleged ir- regularities in the use of absentee ballots at Norwalk ill the Nov. 3 state election may be made public Tues day, 1t was indicated today.
 State Referee George E. Hinman, who conducted the investigation, said he has filed his report with superior court and the states attor- ney,
 Judge Ernest A. Inglis will decide Tuesday whether to make public the report. Two Norwalk Demo- cratic representatives in the legisla- ture were not sworn in this week because of 8 Republican petition concerning the absentee ballots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
STATE RELIEF CASES
 DECREASE SLIGHTLY

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 9-(UP)- The State Welfare Department re- ported today there was a one per cent drop in the number of relief cases in Connecticut's five largest cities during December
 New Britain showed the greatest decline-l4 per cent from Novem- Der. Hartford, New Haven. Bridge port and Waterbury had fractional declines in tho plEuher a9 aaaaA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
PORTLAND STRIKE
 CALLED "WILDCAT"

Portland, Me- Jan. 9 - (U.P.) Thousands of dollars worth Of nla, terial - 75 per cent of its designed for war enthusiastically was tied up in the local warehouse of tbe Hemingway Brothers. New Bedford. Mass, trucking company, after, a dozen drivers had gone On strike
 District Manager Fred G. Goni- reau termed it a wildcat strt-o" and said it was unauthorized by the union. M. s. Levensen. the coni- panys attorney, said action would be taken today to break up what ne called an illegal" picket line estao- lished by the strikers. Levenson a'd the work stoppage was motivated ivy labor trouble in Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
SPAATZ DIRECTS
 AFRICAN ALLIES

Allied Headquarters. North Africa, Jan. 0.-(UP)-Lieut. Gen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower, commander in chief announced today the appointment of Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz as com mander in chief of Q new Allied air force in North Africa.
 The new air force comprises the eastern air command of the Royal Air Force, the American 18th Air Force under Mat. Gen. James H. Doolittle, and such French units |as may hs attached to it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
GASOLINE GIVEN
 TO PARTY GUESTS

Middleboro, Mass, Jan. g. (UP)- Maj. John J. Lane denied today that his appointment as director and CO., ordinator of the Massachusetts women's defense corps was directed as a rebuke at Col. Natalie Hays Hammond, corps head.
 His appointment followed closely Q dinner party Wednesday night at q Boston hotel which was attended by l7OO corps officers and members who were given special gasoline ra- tions by local boards to attend the event. However, Lane denied pub- lished reports that his appointment resulted from criticism of the din- lnar party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
TAX RATE REDUCED

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 9-(UP) The city board of finance voted to- day to recommend reduction of the property tax rate from g mills to 305 mills. The city budget pro- yided under the new tax rate is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
Showdown Looms
 In C. I. o. Unions s Dispute Tomorrow
locals and RObnsOns Aides Convene at Y; Local 25I Supports DriscOII; Custer of Robinson Is
 Vehemently' Demanded

showdown in the dispute between Connecticut locals O the Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers and President Reid Robinson and his aides is expected tomorrow afternoon when officers shop stewards and members meet with the union head at the Y. M C. A. AntiRobinson forces reported ready to take vigorous action in their campaign to have Robinson busted and new election of officers held under the supervision of the national CIO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
BOX. g. KILLED

Manchester, Conn. Jan. 9-CUPl --Gordon Prentice, Q. was killed yesterday when struck by an auto mobile while coasting on his sled. Funeral gervieos Win he held Mon- dnR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
KILLED BY AUTO

Willimantic, Conn, Jan. g. (UP)- Mrs. vitaline LaFerriere, 66, died last night of injuries suffered when struck by an automobile last We'd uNadaT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09
ROr1nnel's Forces Now In Tripoli
(NEA Telephoto)
By EDWARD w, BEATTIE United Press Staff COrrespOntent

LOnden eAfFika believed O TrpOA today.
 United fighters Thursday  all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-09

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28

Army Medical Administration
Corps stationed at Camp Bark
ley, Texas.
Presiding at the tea urns
were Mrs. r. D. McGeagh, Mrs.
V. Pearl Kurtz and Mrs. Glenn
H Stephen, Jr, all Of Flint, and
Mrs. Norman J Henke. of Sagl-
nav. Around forty guests were
present The news was revealed
by inscription on the napkins
Doris and John, January
Miss Kelly is a graduate Of
Central High school and is a
member OF Sigma Lambda So
rority in Flint Her fiance was
graduated from Mount Clemens
high school and both attended
Ferris Business Institute. Mrs.
John Bsnnow attended the tea
from this city.
THREE EDISON EMPLOYEES
spent an enjoyable weekend at
the Detroit Edisol Country est
ate know. as Vivienne farms, at
Ann Arbor They were Dorothy
Stroup Gwen Allen and Mrs
john Mclncrney. The girls also
attended the Michigan Mime
sofa game while in Ann Arbor.
THE IVES MINS TER
LEAGUE Of the Presbyterian
church Will hold il, meeting on
Monday night. November !, at
the home of Mrs. Austin Heine,
l69 North avenue The COM
mittee in charge is Mrs. Robert
Donaldson, Mrs. John Bannow
and Mrs. George Pingel.
KAY A. PEARSON. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Pearson. Riverside Drive, cele-
brated her 2nd birthday ami
versary yesterday by enter
tanning IA guests. The table was
decorated with two large birth
day cakes and small miniature
birthday cakes lighted with
candles, favors and candy.
Guests came from Detroit and
Mount Clemens.