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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
Governor Selecting
Postwar Advisors

Hartford, Conn, July Sup
(UP) - Capitol reports said today
that Gov. Baldwin might appoint
Yale President Charles Seymour
and former Wesleyan University
President James l.. McConaughy to
the states new postwar planning
commission.
The governor conferred Tues
day with DR.. Seymour concerning
the activities of the commission. Nc
Conaughy. now head of the United
China Relief, served as lieutenant
governor during Baldwin's first ad-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
AIR RAID ALARM IN LONDON

London, July 9.-(UP)-German
raiders today dropped high ex-
plosives on a southeast England
town and southeast coast resort
and caused brief air alarm in Lon
don, where anti-aircraft guns
opened up.
1t wss the first daylight alert in
London area since June 9th.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
Decision Reserved
In AP Antitrust Case

New York. July 9. - CUP - An
expediting court consisting of three
federal judges reserved decision yes
terday on a motion by the Depart
ment of Justice TO obtain sum-
mary judgment against the Associ-
ated Press, charged by the govern
ment with being in violation OF the
anti trust laws.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
Richard Luurtsemo
Dies in Hospital

Manchester, Conn, July 9.-UP)
- Critically hurt when an automo-
bile collided with his bicycle last
Saturday, 9-years- old Richard Lu-
urtsema died late yesterday at Man
chester Memorial Hospital. "he
driver of the car, Everett Kelsey,
Glastonbury, was released under
bond pending a coroner's inquest.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
500 Of HeIeno's Grew
Rescued in Pacific

Six hundred members OF the crew
of the U. S. light cruiser, Helena,
sunk Tuesday in Kulu Gulf off New
Georgia Island in the Solomons, were
rescued, the British radio said to-
day quoting a Southwest Pacific re-
port. The cruiser carried normal
complement of 888 men.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
CAR KILLS MILFORD MAN

Milford. Conn, July 9 - ,U.PO -
Daniel DiCarlo was killed instantly
early today when his automobile
collided head on with truck on
the Boston Post road at Devon. d.
Carlo was alone In the car, police
said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
VERONICA LAKE DOING FINE

Hollywood, July 8. .UP>-Veronica
Lake and her tb.et- pound baby son.
born prematurely yesterday, are
doing fine SO far" hospital st-
tendants said today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09

Attention. What plans are you
making for your future! Post Junior
College of Commerce.
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Evening star., 1943-01-23
Administration Persecutes
Him, CASTOR Charqes

Edward Page CASTOR, rs, WASH
ington prohibition crusader, accused
of wearing the uniform of an Army
captain Illegally, charged today that
he was being ''vindictively perse-
cuted" by the administration because
OF his criticism of leading admin
istra ton official six years ago.
Mr.. CASTOR made the charge at
his preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Need
had C. Turnage, but declined to
name the official. Mr.. Turnage
continued the hearing for 10 days
to permit counsel for Mr.. CASTOR to
file brief which contends that the
defendant, as former member of
the New York National Guard lis
entitled to wear the uniform on
special occasions.
During today's hearing Mr.. CASTOR
also said he is being prosecuted by
the administration because of his
prohibition activities and because of
his "vigilant' opposition to Com
munism.
nc diSo CLdISeu the reueTdl Bu-
reau of Investigation with using
Gestapo methods in arresting him.
According to Mr.. CASTOR, he was
chained tc disreputable prisoner
charged with draft evasion and
forced to walk from Mr.. Turnage's
ONCE to the Courthouse.
Mr.. CASTOR is free on a s2,500
bond. He resides at 1917 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Evening star., 1943-01-23
French PorIey Reported
Brtish-Amerieon Pressure Believed Brought
To Beor on De GoulIe and Groud

Giraud, are not only the so-called
proconsuls, but also men like
Jacques Lemaigre-Dub who in
stigated the fateful disturbances in
Paris of February. 1884. and as such
can hardly bow their heads to ele-
ments with which they have been
engaged in deadly feuds. They dread
the return of democracy and the re-
prisals it brings in It's train. Left
to himself, Gen. de Gaulle, a self
willed and stubborn leader, would
hardly meet them halfway.
Moreover, another issue is not to
be overlooked. Gen. de Gaulle and
his friends feel very deeply that the
time has come for French interests,
as whole, to be efficiently repre-
sented. On that ground, they claim
that their National Committee, en-
larged and reshaped to correspond
with new circumstances, should
have voice among the United
Nations.
incidentally. Gen. Giraud is likely
to be of the same opinion on that
point, although he would dispute the
qualifications of the London Ma
tional Committee to be the mouth
piece of France.
U. S. Would Evade Politics.
But the contention of the United
States Government is that military
action is enough to fill the whole
program for the time being. It
does not want to have anything to
do with a provisional government,
even should it be no more than a
modest nucleus, because the will
Of the French nation, 1t thinks.
should not be prejudiced and can
Only be ascertained through the
lawful channel of a general cleo
ton.
To that argument Gen. de Gaulle's
insistent retort is that to keep clear
from politics in that way merely
amounts to giving politics a turn for
the worse, to recognize implicitly the
coup d'etat of July 10, 1910, and
to impair the democratic cause. And
to the other American argument
that, fo5e military considerations, the
ruling personnel In North Africa had
better not be replaced lest public
order suffer, Gen. de Gaulle and his
supporters are unresponsive.
The de >Gaullists maintain that,
however useful Vichy Office holders
may prove to be when willing to
surrender the gates, their assistance
will nevertheless be found very
costly in the long run, that the
strong current of French patriotism
Is sure to run against them, what
ever they do, and that under their
guidance French participation in
the war is bound to fall short of the
mark.
(Reeased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.l
Evening star., 1943-01-23
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

In spite of communication diff
ficulties between the African
Atlantic ports and the Tunisian
battle zone, the Allied high COM
mand is hopeful that before long
Bizerte will become the Axis
DunkerQue.
Occupation OF Tripoli by the
British 9th Army appears to
have been considered inevitable
by Marshal Rommel. commander
of Nazi forces in North Africa.
His rear guards put up a mere
delaying action while the bulk
of the forces which include an
italian motorized division
have been on their way toward
the Tunisian border for several
days.
The harbor of Tripoli is re-
ported to have been completely
destroyed, so have all the port
facilities, while the channel
leading from the open sea into
the harbor was blocked by the
Nazis before the arrival OF the
British.
The retreat of the Germans
and Italians is being protected
by the Luftwaffe ana although
there Is some serious strafing of
the retreating columns by Amer
ican and British airmen the Axis
forces are said to be approach
ing their final destination in
relatively good order.
Decisive Battlefield.
There is every indication that
Tunisia will become the main
and decisive battlefield in North
Africa in the near future. That
country is of extreme Importance
to the Allies and the Axis from
the military and political point
of view.
SO long as the Axis holds Tu-
nisia the possession of Algeria
and Morocco as we'll as that of
the territories between Egypt
and the French protectorate is
only Of relative value. North
Africa Is Of q paramount i'm
portance to us because it offers
probably the best opportunity of
attacking Germany.
An offensive against the Axis
by way of the Mediterranean is
considered in military quarters
an easier operation in the long
run than frontal attack against
Western Europe. So long as the
Nazis hold the triangle formed by
the French-Italian coast and the
point at Bizerte, Allied commu-
nications between the Western
and the Eastern Mediterranean
will remain difficult and costly.
But once the Axis is eliminated
from that stronghold, we shall
require only time and shipping to
start operations against Ger
many's Achilles heel-South Eu-
rope.
Because the Nazi high COM
mand has realized since our ar
rival in Africa that this may be
the strategic plan of the Allies
to invade the Reich, they have
poured into the French protec-
torate all forces available and
have endeavored since the middle
OF October to make that country
into as impregnable a fortress as
possible.
The Axis suffered heavy losses
when it transported large bodies
Evening star., 1943-01-23

grand jury in the paving block in
Vestigation, then took the stand to
answer a charge by Senator Bridges,
Republican, of New Hampshire that
he was given a Federal job shortly
after what the Senator called the
Flynn 'whitewash."
Mr.. Daily testified he was an ex-
perienced steel man and was ap-
pointed an Army Navy expediter in
New York on his own merit and with
no weight given his service on the
jury.
Would Puzzle a Jury.
Mr.. Herlands, chief assistant to
Thomas E. Dewey when the New
York Governor was racket busting
district attorney, told the commit
tee he was Republican with no in
terest In whether Mr. Flynn became
Minister to Australia or to the
Bronx"
He conceded there was no direct
evidence that Mr. Flynn had known
where the paving materials came
from. But the circumstantial evi-
dence, he declared, satisfied me
that Mr. Flynn knew the origin and
nature of the materials" He added:
However, as a prosecutor, think
you would have hard job of get
ting II men to agree whether he was
or was not guilty"
He declared that Mr.. Flynn Gus
tomarily used automobiles attached
to the office of the borough presi-
dent OF the Bronx for private pur-
poses.
1T started as a custom and ended
as a habit" he remarked.
Mr.. Foley. observing that Mr..
Herlands was highly capable man
and contributed greatly to the
reputation made by Tom Dewey"
related that Mr.. Herlands began an
investigation two days after work
was started on the paving job and
had men with concealed movie
camera taking pictures of the work.
An investigation by Mr.. Kern forced
Mr.. Herlands to reveal his investi-
CATION prematurely, Mr. Foley said.
Forced Herlands' Hand.
AS for his own and the grand
jury's investigation, Mr.. Foley de-
clared:
1T is my opinion that every piece
OF evidence which could be un-
earthed was given to the grand jury
and was given to them completely"
Mr.. Herlands declared that Mr..
Kern's investigation had disrupted
his own. explaining that he was of
the opinion that extensive work was
planned at the Flynn estate in 194l.
and he was keeping the place under
observation. He believed, he said,
that if the work went on long
enough he could get An "air-tight"
case. But Mr.. Kern started an in
vestigation and forced Mr.. Herlands'
into the open.
Mr.. Kern, who was removed from
Office by Mayor La Guardia, has
charged there was deal to suppress
Mr.. Herlands' investigation. He
contended the understanding was
that Mr.. La Guardia would drop
the inquiry and Mr.. Flynn would
support the Mayor for the Senate.
Mr.. Kern told the committee that
Mr.. Flynn's theory of this case"
seemed to be:
He looked out the window and
saw those nice men laying Belgian
paving blocks in his yard and turned
to his wife and said: There must
be Santa Claus after all. Who do
you suppose could have done that?'"
With some signs of heat, Mr..
Evening star., 1943-01-23
Civilian Pilot Killed
In Langley Field Crash
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Jan 23.-
The collision of two planes while
landing at Langley Field late yester-
day was announced today by Col
Eugene A. Lohman, commanding
officer.
A light observation ship operated
by the Civil Air Patrol was hit by a
fighter ship. it was said. The pilot
of the CAP plane, a civilian, was
killed in the collision. The pilot of
the Army ship was uninjured
A board of officers is investigating
the accident
The name of the civilian was with
held pending completion of the
investigation.
Evening star., 1943-01-23
BY PERTINAX.

II Is reported from trustworthy
source that the leaders of the Fight
ing French and the liberated French
in Afrlca-presumably Gen. Charles
de Gaulle, Gen. d'Astier de la Vigeri
and Gen. George Catroux on the one
side. and Gen. Henri Honore Giraud
on the other-are now comforting
and that British American pressure
is being brought to bear on them.
Will they strike compromise
and align themselves for military
action in support of the Allied
forces in North Africa? Or will both
groups feel unable to settle their
differences?
Secretary of State Hull at his
press conference today said he
had no more information than
the press concerning reports that
Gen. de Gaulle and Gen. Giraud
are meeting in an effort to unity
French forces opposing the Axis
If an agreement is to be reached,
it will be now or never The newly
created unity would probably ma
terialize around Gen. Catroux.
Alternatives Threshed Out.
Alternative solutions appear to
have been threshed out in recent
days. Either Gen. Catroux would
be entrusted with supervisory pow
ers over all North African admins
tratiye services while the military
authority of Gen. Giraud would
e..tend to the whole French Empire,
including the areas now under the
Cross of Lorraine, or the government
of North Africa would remain as it
is today with Gen. Catroux head
ing board of coordination in
tended to bridge the abyss between
the Fighting French and the North
African rulers.
However, neither solution can
hardly prevail unless Gen de Gaulle
is ready to waive the preliminary
conditions for an understanding
upon which he has heretofore laid
great emphasis - the elimination
from the North African picture of
the high officials who have shared
in the work of Marshal Petain and
Premier Laval. Whether Marcel
Peyrouton. recently appointed to
the governor generalship of Algeria.
falls into that category has not
been ascertained.
To understand Gen. de Gaulle's
position it must be borne in mind
that he is, in practice, the head of
popular front" of an original
pattern, since Rightists, disguised
with Marshal Petain and M. Laval,
are being admitted into it, but where
Socialists and Communists tthe lat
ter loom very large in the under
ground movemenD enjoy real in
f1uence.
The tragedy Is that, close to Gen.
Evening star., 1943-01-23

Foley referred to testimony given
the committee Wednesday by Sgd
ney S. Baron, Brooklyn public rela-
tlons counselor, who said he was
secretary of the Committee to Re-
open the Flynn Case. He remarked
that Mr.. Baron had called him "a
political stooge" and said that was
hard to take in view of his long
public service.
With reference to a paving block
which Mr.. Baron had testified was
dug up from the Flynn estate by
man whose name he was pledged
not to reveal, Mr.. Foley said that
II any one was looking for "a good
thief TO steal paving block" he
could refer them to fourth Offend
er who was sentenced a week or so
ago in New York City to a 5-to-lO-
year prison term.
That man." Mr.. Foley said, "is
Baron's brother"
Sydney S. Baron, present in the
room, later issued a statement say
ing:
L am not my brothers keeper
in fact, haven't seen him for five
years. I'm sure. though, that he
hasn't enough political influence
TO commit crime and be re-
Warded with a diplomatic post"
The National Civil Service Reform
League, meanwhile, today sent let
ters to the Senate declaring that
the appointment of Mr.. Flynn was
a negation of the merit principle in
the foreign service.
Explaining the league has no in
terest in the personal history of
the nominee" Nicholas Kelly, presi-
dent of the league. said that I'VE
are greatly concerned that appoint
ments to the diplomatic service not
be used for the payment of political
debts"
Evening star., 1943-01-23

ton had to be presented to Con-
greSS.
The appeal for Lanham Act funds
is expected to go to the Federal
Works Agency under the general
blanket request for money to run
the nursery school program in school
buildings here. Commissioner Ma
son warned, however, that the feed
ing OF nursery school children and
"necessitouS" school children would
thus have to be certified as a war"
activity He could make no predic-
ton on the success OF the appeal for
Lanham Act funds, he said, though
he is most anxious that they be
granted.
Fewer Can Be Fed.
Meantime Mr.. Gardner indicated
that not quite as many children
could be fed during the two months
that sponsors contributions" are
carrying the cost of both personnel
and food for the program. He said
school officials would be asked to
survey the situation of the 4.700
children receiving lunches to make
sure their parents still were not
able to furnish their lunch.
1T is only natural to run the
program as economically as possible
under the circumstances, COM
mented Robert L. Haycock, assistant
superintendent of schools He said
the school officials would make such
survey and in the meantime keep
up their study of other ways to
finance the program in case both
Lsnham Act funds and a congress
sional appropriation fail.
Evening star., 1943-01-23
7 of 18 Children Die,
Parents Hurt in Fire
b. me Associated Press

b. ne Associated Press
BRUSHTON, N. Y, Jan. %
Seven Of l8 children perished today
in fire which destroyed their two
story frame home in this Northern
New York town.
Their parents, Mr. and Mrs Elmer
shutts, escaped by jumping from a
second-story window, but not before
being burned critically. The eleven
other children ran from the flaming
building in night clothing and were
uninjured
The victims, William. IT; Wini-
fred, II; Raymond. 8. Leona and
Lena, twins, 3; Franklin, !, and
Corinne, 5 weeks old.
Evening star., 1943-01-23
This Changing World
Allied Commend Hopes to Make Bizerte
A 'Dunkerque' for $4,000 Axis Troops

of men and supplies into Tunisia
vet 1t managed to get together in
that area a force estimated now
at between $1,000 and $4,000 ade-
quately equipped men.
Both belligerents are fully
aware that the battle for Tunisia
will exceed in Importance all
other military actions in North
Africa. that it will not be a ques-
ton of who manages to capture
town or a strategic position.
Defeat of the Nazis in that area
would mean that the first door
leading to Germanys back yard
would be open to the Allies.
There will be many other doors
to be forced open later, but the
first is all important. 1t is for
this reason that the Allied high
command believes Marshal Rom
mel will apply every ounce of
energy in kill-or- be- killed
battle.
Berlin is fully aware that de-
feat in TuniSia-meaning the
complete destruction of Ger
many's last two African armies
would unleash the passions and
anger of all nations which since
1899 have been dominated by the
Nazis.
The Allies, in turn, realize that
a major setback in that area
might bring all the pro-Axis ele-
ments in Spain to the fore and
Generalissimo Franco might be
forced to bring Spain into the
war on the side OF the Axis.
Spanish Morocco.
There are some 200 900 men in
Spanish Morocco. This force so
far has kept strictly neutral at
titude but continues to be a thorn
in the side of the Allies. If Allied
forces under the supreme COM
mand of 1t. Gen. Dwight Eisen-
hover are compelled TO yield
ground before a strong Nazi ad-
vance there is no saying what
the Spaniards in Morocco might
do.
Our lines of communication at
present are the most difficult
question the military men have
to cope with. Should the Spanish
forces join the Axis our position
in North Africa might become
very precarious.
Both sides are fully aware that
the battle for Tunisia, which is
likely to develop in the next few
weeks. will be of capital impor-
tance for both the Axis and the
Allies. When the Rommel armies
reach the final objective of their
retreat the Nazi force in that area
will amount to about 10 divisions.
While no figures regarding
Allied strength are available for
publication it is generally as
sumed that the combined British
American and French forces ex-
ceed that figure. But the Nazis
have the advantage of good ter
rain and incomparably shorter
lines of communications; some
thing like $50 miles for the Axis
to a minimum of 1000 miles fol
the Allies.
The Allied high command looks
with the utmost confidence al
the result of the battle-even il
the Nazis were to obtain some
initial successes-provided, how
ever, the political situation In
North Africa does not deteriorate
further.
Evening star., 1943-01-23


ington for the
Columbia Broad
casting System,
it was announced
today by Paul
w. White, CHS
news broadcast
ing director. and
Earl H. Gam
mons. director of
of Col u m b / a S
Washington Of
flee.
Mr.. Wood will
direct all news,
pu b lie affairs
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