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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-06
c. F. PETITJEAN
AWARDED DEGREE

Charles F. Pettitjean, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Petitjean OF
Platts Mills, has been awarded a
master of arts degree in Business
Administration by New York Uni
versity, School of Education.
Since receiving his Bachelor OF
Science degree from the Teachers
College of Connecticut, in 1871, Mr.
Petitjean has been teaching in the
commercial department OF the
Canton High school, Collinsville
Connecticut. At the present time
besides his commercial teaching
duties. he is in charge OF the boys
physical education work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-06

QlIlner table.
H u s B A N D:
Honey, I'll bet
you com p letely
forgot what day
this is"
WIFE: what
do you m e a n,
I've for gotten?
Was today t h e
last d ay to use
our cof e e o +
sugar stamps?"
H u S B A N D:
"Nope. Try again,
you really ought
to keep b e t t e +
track of import
ont dates
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-06
, MCKINNEY
ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

Some people are particularly
keen in recognizing interesting
hands. Such a one Is Earl Bryan
of Lakewood, o. Several years ago
I published many OF Bryan's hands,
but today's hand is the first ! have
had from him in long time, as
he is pretty busy with war work.
In regard to the bidding, Bryan
said he was afraid that, If he bid
two clubs, his partner would re-
spond with two no trump. So he
bid one no trump himself, then
promptly went to three no trump
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DATED BY TEN

Ann Sothern has a date with ten
service men - two or three years
from nowl The Metro-G GOODWIN
Mayor star received a letter advis-
ing she had been elected THE Girl
Wen Be Returning TO-" from ten
men now engaged in overseas duty.
Their one request from Miss Soth-
ern was a date at the end of the
war.
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Goldie Wilmer WEEDS
At Joplin, Missouri

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wilmer Of 81
Elizabeth street announce the mar
rage of their daughter. Goldie, to
Staff Sergeant S. David Akin, son
Of Harry Atkin of Pearl street, on
Sunday, October "a at Joplin, Mis-
souri,.
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BetrOthalS

Announcement Is made by Mr.
and Mrs. William Wallace of New
Britain Of the engagement Of their
daughter, Marion, to Corporal
Henry Heidorn, U. S. A., stationed
at Camp Pickett, Va, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Heidorn of North
Main street. No wedding date has
been set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burras G. Traub of
Bethlehem announce the betrothal
Of their daughter, Mae Lenore, to
Private First Glass Walter Richards,
stationed with the Coast Artillery
at Norfolk, Va, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hector Richards of Litchfield.
Harold Shreier of Bellhide. N. Y.
announces the engagement of his
cousin, Miss Marie Shreier of Wa
terville street, to Earl Misner of
Oakville.
Announcement is made of the
betrothal of Miss Dagne A. john
son of Chicago, ILL.,, sister of Oakie
c. Johnson OF Prospect, to Mrs.
Johnson's brother, Private First
Glass John Francis C. Gullek, Army
air force overseas, formerly of
Norwich.
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cred and dummy won with the ace.
Now all the clubs were cashed. On
the last club dummy discarded the
heart, but West was In a bad pre-
dicament. II he let 60 the jack Of
hearts, declarer's ten was good;
while If he let go the spade. dunn
my's ace and ten Of spades would
win the last two tricks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-06

Nomination of officers was con-
Quoted at meeteing Of the Chill
dren Of Mary Sodality of Our Lady
OF Mount Carmel church Thursday
night, with election set for the next
monthly meeting. Plans for vari-
made, with Miss Marguerite Mara
fino presiding.
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Engagements

Announcement is made of the
coming marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Whiteman, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Whiteman of Seattle,
Wash, to John Hart Purinton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest G. Purin-
ton Of Murray street. The wedding
will take place Sunday, November
IA, in Seattle.
Mr.. Purington, graduate of
LOOMS school, Windsor, and MasSa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology,
Cambridge, Mass, is an engineer
In the Office Of shipbuilding, U. s.
Navy, at Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craziano Mucci of
Grant street announce the coming
marriage Of their daughter, Eleanor
Helen OF Willow street, to Vincent
Edward Sierra of Plymouth, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Sierra. The wedding is scheduled
for Saturday, November 10, at
o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes
church.
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Club Notes

Members of the Columbian Past
Noble Grand club were guests of the
Winona Rebekah Past Noble Grand
association last night at Odd Eel
lows hall. Following a supper at
Z o'clock, a short business meeting
was held. Moving pictures of New
England were later shown by Mrs.
John G. Walker, wife of Rev. John
c. Walker of Second Congregational
church.
Winona Rebekah chapter will en-
terrain again at Odd Fellows hall
on Wednesday.
The Waterbury Dental Hygienists'
association will hear DR.. Max N.
Matzkin Monday night in his Bank
street office in a discussion of
Nitrous Oxide, An Anaesthesia."
Preceding the talk, a supper
meeting and short business session
will be held at the Front Page res
taurant.
Edward Moytko, Joseph Marone
and Wanda Verumbun are members
of the entertainment committee in
charge of the USO dance to be held
tonight at the YMCA: A group OF
speciality numbers have been
planned for the program.
The first in a series of card tour
naments will be sponsored by the
Walnut Hill Settlers in the club
rooms Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, at
1880. Fred Springer is president and
Vincent Barbieri, treasurer.
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Beauties Hints
Bangs Make Long,
Lean Faces Look
Small And Round
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Staff Writer

Have you a long, lean face, but
wish it were small and round? Well,
certainly, there's nothing you can
do about it in fact. but in effect you
can work miracles.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Murname
OF FiSke street announce the birth
Of a daughter, Karen Elizabeth, at
st. Mary's hospital ON Oct. 20. Mrs.
Murnane is the former Esther Jane
Springer of Wilnette. Ill,
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when his partner bid two.
Bryan (North) let the opening
lead hold and won the second
diamond trick with dummys ace,
then led q small club and played
the nine from his own hand. II East
had won this trick, cashed his dia-
monds and existed with q club, It
might have been more difiicult for
Bryan to make his contract. After
cashing his diamonds, however,
East led q spade. West put up the
Jack and Bryan won with the king.
Seeing the squeeze possibilities. he
Led the queen Of hearts, East COW
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anywhere at any time, There are
Is big scenes In all which serve as
gorgeous background for this
grand entertainment treat. Make
your plans to attend now, You can't
afford TO wait,
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I'VE, THE WOMEN
WHY SOME
WIVES GET
GREY HAIR
WE, THE WOMEN
BY RUTH MILLETT
THE TIME: 1913
THE PLACE: Home

THE CHARACTERS: Husband
and wife who are talking at the
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Newburyport. Mass. tUP) - His
friends were not at all surprised
when John Paul Jones OF Newbury-
port Joined the Navy the other day.
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Butter is one Of the Basic Sever
Foods.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Allies, Ndzis in
Pitched Fighting:
EnfiduviIIe Falls
Pre- esident Reveals
Staying Of US.
Prisoners by Nips

WASHINGTON, April 81.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
announced today that the
japanese have executed some
of the u. S. Army airmen
they captured a year ago from the
daring Doolittle expedition that
bombed Tokyo and other cities.
Tokyo has been told that 1.-The
American government will hold per-
sonally and officially responsible
for these diabolical crimes all of
those officers of the japanese gov
ernment who have participated
therein and will in due course bring
those officers to Justice
is BARBAROUS
Mr.. Roosevelt did not say how
many were executed, but the war
department said eight members of
the Doolittle. expedition were believ-
ed to have been taken b. the Japa-
neSe.
The Presidents statement said the
death sentence had been committed
for some of the prisoners.
This government branded as un-
equivocally false the charge that
American aviators Intentionally have
attacked -combatants anywhere. :"
This was contained in a note sent
to Japan through the Swiss pro-
testing against Japan's refusal to
treat the Americans as prisoners of
war
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

Visit
exu S
Heads of Sister
Republics Confer
On Mutual Plans

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex,
April 21. (UP),-President
Roos sevelt and President
Manuel Avila Camacho ar
rived here together today as
the Mexican chief executive repaid
the visit which Mr.. Roosevelt made
yesterday to Monterrey.
The two presidents came here for
a luncheon and big air show at
the navy air station.
Mr.. Roosevelt, Sr. Avila Camacho.
and their parties left Monterrey last
night aboard the American PreSi-
dents special train after an eve
ming of lavish entertainment and
a joint radio appearance in which
the two leaders emphasized the uni
ty of the Americas in war and In
the peace to come.
VISIT CADETS
The program here called for Mr..
Roosevelt and Sr Avila Camacho
to have lunch with the naval flying
cadets in training at the Corpus
Christi air station. While the Tvs,
chief executives are lunching with
the men, their wives are to lunch
with WAVES stationed here.
Special cars for Avila Camacho
and his party of high Mexican Off
cials were added to Mr.. Roosevelt S
train before it pulled out of Mon
terrey.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Mexican
president were together until late
last night delving into the war
problems of the Americas and
charting cooperation in the peace
to follow.
The dinner at which the two
presidents spoke their pledges of
steadfast unity was brilliantly
festooned example OF hospitality.
The clink of champagne glasses
Continued on Page 8, Col d
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

. Wahoo sank a japanese destroyer
and an entire four-ship convoy for
a total of $4,000 tons off the New
Guinea coast and returned to a
South Pacific base with a broom
for a clean Sweep-tied to the peri
scope.
With the Wahoos latest bag,
boosting its toll of enemy shipping
for six months to $4,000 tons, Lieut..
Commander Dudley w. (MuSh)
Morton of Miami, Fla, now is the
only American submarine COM
mander ever to sink an entire con-
voy or eight ships on a single pa
troll.
Actually, the official toll of the
Wahoo's latest patrol tells only part
of the story. Not counted in ton
mage credited to the Wahoo are an
other cargo ship damaged and a
trawler and two motor sampanS
wrecked. The trawler and sam
pans, it was explained, are like
minnoWS-too small to be counted
A boat must be of more than 500
tons to be rated as a ship"
Morton, a Wild-haired, redfaced
naval officer, fingered good luck
stone sent him from Virginia, as he
told of the Wahoo's exploits.
After reaching the japanese
shipping center" he said, 1T was a
case of sight, track, shoot, and sink
enemy ships"
Most ships sank within two to
four minutes after being hit by
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
US. Fighter Pilot
Downs ! bombers

ADVANCED SOUTH PACIFIC
BASE, April 10. - DelayedD-(UP)
Lieut.. j. E. SWEET, San Mateo,
Calf, blasted seven japanese
bombers out of the skies over the
Solomons last Wednesday, scoring
what was believed to be a record
bag by an American fighter pilot
in any single action of the entire
war.
Official records made SWEET the
ace of the greatest aerial battle by
land-based planes in the South Pa
cific, in which outnumbered Unit
ed States Marines and Army tight
ers routed more than 100 japanese
dive bombers and zero fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21


authorities to handle.
Pacific coast civil law enforce
ment officers would be overwhelm-
ed with a protection problem that
would be beyond their resources to
handle" Heald wrote the WRA.
THE Pacific coast combat zone is
no place for the japanese. For their
own sakes, l advise that they be
not sent back to the Pacific coast.
1t is no place for them during this
war.
My best advise is for the Japa-
nese to be kept out of this area.
Their presence would be too great
a burden and it would be unfair
to them as we'll"
He wrote the letter in backing
up Gen. j. l.. Dewitt, head of the
western defense command and the
fourth army, who does not want
the japanese returned to the west
coast from concentration camps
where theT were taken after the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Lowiy Hamburger
To Require More
Valuable Points
OPA Announces Sharp
Reduction in Many
Fruit, Vegetable Values

WASHINGTON, April 21.
(UP)-Although it is of
humble origin and only re-
Gently given dignity, the
hamburger will require still
more ration points when the new
meat list is issued.
The Office of Price AdminiStra-
ton claims that the quality of the
product has increased markedly and
that its value-five points per
pounds two to three points low
er than for other meats boasting
no better quality"
Sausage will be reduced in point
value even more than it was two
weeks ago So will cold cuts and
butter.
Point values of all frozen fruits
and vegetables and of all rationed
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
British RepuIse
4 Coun+erat+acks
In Hill Region
BY UNITED PRESS

British and German troops
were locked in battle We'd
nesday on the rugged slopes
some so miles south of Tunis
where the Eighth army, after cap
turing Enfidaville and all its initial
objectives in full scale offensive,
blasted away at the Afrika KorpS'
main defenses.
Marshal Erwin Rommel lashed
back at the British in four furious
counterattacks, his troops fighting
like wild men" in desperate efforts
to block the Eighth army drive.
They were hurled back with heavy
losses, but also at heavy cost to
the Imperial shock troops.
MAIN BATTLE
The main. battle was concentrated
for the moment along a five-mile
front northwest of Enfidaville. The
Eighth army, in its first test of
strength with the Afrika Korps in
mountain positions, had scored
heavily, but the toughest fighting
was yet to come.
AS 16I. SlT BERNARD IL. MOIlU-
gomerys veterans smashed at the
southern wing of the Axis defense
arc, Lieut.. Gen. K. A. N Anderson s
First army forged ahead on the CEN
| trail front and Allied air forces
destroyed 81 more enemy planes for
a total of Isl doWned in three days
The home-based Royal air force
meanwhile carried out it's first triple
threat night raid of the war, bomb.
ing Berlin, Stettin, and Rostock
Fighter planes picked up the aeria
offensive by day, sweeping across
the channel in relays for sweeps
! over northern France.
The Eighth army in it's initial on
slaught, some so miles south OF
Tunls, blasted off the coastal an
chor of Marshal Erwin RommelS S
mountain line. Enfidaville fell and
with it strategic peak called Djeb-
ell Garci.
ROMMEL ENTRENCHED
Front dispatches said, however,
that Rommel was entrenched firm
ly in a stout chain of ridges to the
Continued on Page S. Column q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Eugene Adams TO
Enter West Point

Word was received in Ell Centre
Wednesday that Eugene l.. Adams
81, former student at Central Union
high school and Junior college, was
appointed a cadet in the United
States military academy at West
Point.
He is scheduled to enter training
June l. Adams at present is in
New Jersey training with the army
reserve.
Ell Centrans will remember him as
a son of John A. Adams, agricul-
tural instructor at Central union
high school in Ell Centro. The in
structor is teaching agriculture al
Caruthers in Fresno county, this
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

state war board, Wednesday tele-
graphed Harrigan that I'VE expect
carrot price for dehydration that
will allow growers production and
harvesting COST"
1t was recommended that grow
ers set aside for dehydration all
acreage that cannot be marked as
fresh. Yuma growers agreed to fol-
low this plan, but Phoenix growers
have not yet been heard from.
At a meeting Tuesday, Imperial
Valley growers agreed to cooperate
under this plan. Between 70 and
rs carloads of carrots rolled from
Imperial Valley Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Part Of Nv. Carrot Crop
In Danger. Says Horrison

Unharvested portions of this
years carrot crop in Imperial VAL
ley will be lost unless growers get
a fair price and dehydration facil-
tiles are made available Immediate
ly, County Agricultural Commits
sioner B. A. Harrigan said Wednes-
day.
"At the request of the federal
government" Harigan said grow
ers in Imperial Valley greatly in
creased the carrot acreage lis
year. Now, they have more car
lots than the fresh market can take
and not enough dehydration facili-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Luxury Cars No
Lonqer Rafioned

WASHINGTON, April 81 CUP)-
Americans having $4,000 or more to
invest in so-called luxury" auto
mobiles can do so after April 81
without much interference from
the office of price administration,
it was announced today.
About 1,500 of this class auto
mobile are in stock and GA con-
ceded that the market for them is
relatively Slow"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

IL miles north of Yuma. The acci-
dent occurred at 9:10 pm. Tuesday
near the Barbara Worth Country
club.
Military authorities did not spec
ulate on the intended destination
of the two AWOL'ers. Punishment
for such malfeasances is usually re-
served for army officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Executive Declares
Machinery Coming

A. T. Cushman, district manager
of Scar sRoebuck stores in Califor-
MIA and portions of other western
states, had a word of encouragement
for Imperial Valleys farmers We'd
nesday when he declared that addi-
tional agricultural equipment would
be shipped into the district as a
result of the government relaxing
regulations on the manufacture of
such machinery.
All the needs of the farmer will
not be met, he said adding that
their situation would be greatly
improved, however
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

testimony given by Afthur j. CU1H-
mings, HaWkey's friend, who help
ed in the futile efforts to save
Hawkey's life after he was stabbed
during an argument over money in
a crap game at Kendall'S plunge
north of Holtville.
TELLS OF ARGUMENT
Cummings told how Alex West
argued with a soldier over money
in the game and how Hawkey in
formed West that the soldier should
get a fair deal in the game. THE
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Mother Kills Son,
Wounds Dauuhter

OAKLAND, Calf, April 81 (UP)
Police pieced together today the
story of Mrs. Helen Robertson, At,
who collapsed in church with a
bullet wound and told authorities
that her mother, a former mental
patient, had wounded her, killed her
brother and committed suicide.
Police. investigating Mrs. Robert
sons story, found the bodies of her
brother and mother in their home
at Napa. California, 40 miles north,
the brother, Mayne Griffith, as, had
been shot through the head and
the mother, Mrs. Walter B. Griffith,
ca, had taken fatal dose of
sleeping powders.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 81 CUP)-
u. S. airmen in the Aleutians have
set a new record by attacking
Kiska Is times in one day. and also
have continued the air offensive in
the Solomons by blasting a freight
er and three japanese bases.
A navy comnhdnique today said
the latest attacks on Kiska. which
took place Monday, resulted in
numerous hits on the main camp
area, the runway and defensive
positions. Fires were also started.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

branches of the service.
Background of the memorial VIII
be white and II will be trimmed In
red and blue, the mayor said. IL viii
be electrically lighted at night.
Thompson. who will deliver the
dedicatory speech Saturday. said
the chamber had spent several
months working on the project,
most of which time was devoted 20
rounding up the names OF service
men. Construction and painting was
completed yesterday, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Leaders fail TO
Aqree on Taxes

WASHINGTON, April 81 CUP)-
Republican and Democratic tax
leaders in the house failed to
aglee on compromise pay-as-you-
60 plan again today, but acceded
to Speaker Sam Rayburn's request
that they continue negotiations.
The so-called final conference"
of ranking members of the ways
and means committee with Ray
burn, Republican leader Joseph W.
Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts,, and
Democratic leader John W. Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts, also
failed to produce the decisive
statement" which members of the
group had promised.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
kISkA Hit Is
TIMES IN DAY

/. Kiska is the main Japanese
stronghold in the western Aleu-
tians. There is a submarine base
there, and the Japanese have been
constructing an air base also. 1t
now has been raided l05 times this
month.
The japanese bases attacked in
the Solomons are at Kieta on
Bougainville island, Kahili in the
Shorthand island area, and Munda
IL the central Solomons.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

ties available in Southern Califor-
MIA to take care of the crop. Off
cials are trying to get dehydra-
ton plants in the San Francisco
Bay district to open six weeks ear
lier than normal to save the valley
carrots as yet unharvested."
AS result of conference of the
federal and state war boards in
Berkeley last week, efforts are also
being made to get the growers a
fair price for carrots for dehydra-
ton. Harrigan attended the meet
ing and provided schedule of pro-
dl.ction costs.
Dave Davidson, chairman of the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

and covered within the next several
days and the "unveiling" will take
place during ceremonies which will
start at 1:30 pm. Saturday.
The sign will be dedicated to
men from Holtville who have gone
into the nations armed forces and
will carry their names on panels
attached to the sides of the large
"V".
Mayor Roy Thompson said that
initial names on the sign total 1863
and that others will be added as the
men are taken into the various
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Attorney-Farmer
Asks Constructive
Kind of Criticism
Hay Growers Told They
Should Forget Their
Differences in Ranks

agriculture must unite in
demanding that the federal
government furnish farmers
with the fundamentals of
production so they may do
iheir utmost in providing food for
the world" Judge Willis I. Morri-
son, farmer and attorney for coop
eratives, told members of the I'M
perial Hay Growers association at
their annual meeting in Ell Centro
Tuesday night.
He urged the farmers to forget
differences in their own ranks and
provide Washington a constructive
instead of a destructive kind of
criticism.
HAVE RIGHT
Farmers have right to demand
the fundamentals of production,
manpower materials, transportation
facilities and reasonable returns for
his labor and investment" Judge
Morrison declared.
Highlight of the evening was the
associations distribution of the ESu-
al operating rebate, which this year
amounted to 100000 The aSSocia-
ton retains certain percentage of
hay sales to operate the coopera-
tive, 1t was possible to return 500
900 after expenses of operation were
paid for the year. There are 300
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
D.A. Is Against
Returning Japs

District Attorney Elmer Heald of Imperial county Wed
nesday advised the War Relocation Authority in Washing
that would be unWse to permit the Japanese to
the west coast combat fOr their proec
on and because their would create law enforce