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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
Complete Defeat Staring
Nazi Armies In The Face

der to shoulder with French and
Italian units, are still far from
Rome but the critical keys to Nazi
otter defenses of the eternal city
are cracking. Somewhere in rear
of Allied foot troops blasting their
way ahead inch by inch must be
massed British end American ar
nored power. It has been of rela-
t:velv small use yet on the Italian
mainland due to mountain terrain;
hut supported by Allied air superb
t,ritv bids fair to speed up the ad-
vance on Rome at both ends OF
the line as more suitable ground
for tank action is reached.
Westward, from Britain, the ac.
ot.1erating Anglo American aerial
attack is serving its own notice on
Continued on Pag* Nine; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
COUNCIL APPROVES
RECREATION HALL
Funds To Construct Build
ing For Policemen
Are Granted

A recreation hall for policemen,
to be constructed by the city and
furnished by members OF the po-
lice force with money from their
special fund, was approved in the
City council meeting Wednesday
morning.
The proposed room will be To-
Gated in the basement area, d.
rectly under ITALIAN auditorium,
in City hall. and will cost an esti-
mated $1,000. Adjoining the rec
reation room will be a storeroom
for the custodian and a materials
room for the city electrician, it
was decided.
The recreation facilities were
granted after the council was ap-
preached by a delegation from
the police staff including Lieut..
Coy Etheridge, Sgt. P. ]. Parrish,
and Earl Sanders.
1t was revealed that the police
had a total of $1,000 to be applied
toward furnishing a suitable hall,
which may serve as both assem-
bly, room and recreation room.
At present, there is no place in
the city building where police EN-
ployes may congregate, the dele
cation explained.
City Manager A. C. Nichols
pointed out that some excavation
would be necessary to finish of
the space; floors, partitions, doors,
Continued on Page Nine; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
Is JAP PLANES
ARE SHOT DOWN
Nips Evidently Plan To
Hold New Britain Long
AS Possible
BY LEONARD MILLINIAN
Associated Press War Editor

Japan is beginning to suit &C
ton to Words-that new Britain
must be defended at all costs. -
f Movement of enemy sh i p S,
planes and troops toward that key
stone island indicate that battle
r1valing Guadalcanal in vicious
ness, and far surprising it in
scale, is in the making.
Sixteen Japanese planes were
shot down in their most rigorous
attack against American forces on
the New Britain beachhead at
Arawe, General Douglas Near
thur reported today while sixth
Army troops continued their ad-
vance despite three air attacks.
A Japanese destroyer and two
medium sized cargo vessels were
lit by American bonbers at Ka-
vieng, New Ireland, supply station
on the route from Truk to Rabaul,
major fortress on New Britain.
Three other ships were hit the
previous day by 1000 pound bombs
IN the same area which has been
almost deserted by japanese ships
for a month.
And raiders reported that Rabaul
t.arbor, emptied by the japanese
after heavy bombardments one
month ago, was once more full of
81 fps. One American observer
counted 20 vessels in the harbor.
Linked with this increase in the
number of planes and movement
Of ships toward New Britain was
the reported trek of japanese
Il oops from their concentrations
on southern Bougainville il the
Solomons toward the northern part
If the island. This would put them
closer to New Britain and in a
position to protect its flank or for
tie easiest possible movement -
if it could be called easy to run
the American aerial and sea block
ade-to New Britain.
Close to the Al awe beachhead.
Cape Glouster, a barge junction
and key japanese point On the
western end of the island, was
LASTED by 205 tons of bombs. The
place has been hlackened by near
ly 1000 tons of explosives since
the first of the month.
Rabaul will be hammered con-
stantly by coordinated air strikes
from the southwest and southern
Pacific, a spokesman for the 18th
bomber command said, until Ra-
baul is ours.
American air power and the in
adequacy of Japan's resistance
was a primary concern of Tokyo.
Fut fundamental problems OF
transportation and labor must be
solved before Japan can fully
strengthen her air arm, Premier
Hideki TOTO said And, he en-
rhasized, ''the reinforcement OF
the air arm is the key to victory
in modern warfare"
And TOTO had good reason to
say so. In the last half of the
year, up to Dec. 20, Japan has
lest 3,141 planes. Reported Allied
losses for the same period were
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

The war in Europe has crossed
the 1913 winter solstice datellne
Under circumstances forebodlng
the close approach of the triple
fronted climactic attack on Nazi
Germany which was mapped at
Teheran.
Eastward, long-range Russian ar
tll1ery is close enough to Vitebsk
to lob shells into the half-encir-
cled Nazi fortress, pivot of h e
whole Dnieper-Baltic flank of the
German defense front. L IS loss
must lead to a Nazi winter re-
treat that could prove more dis
astrous than was Napoleon's flight
from Russia.
Southwark, Anglo American
troops in Italy, now fighting Shout
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
New Record Is Set
By The Post Office
For Days Business

A new record was set Tuesday
t.y the post office when 1l0,000
Christmas cards and small letters
were mailed-the largest number
ever to go through this post office
since it's establishment, Postmas-
ter Wilbur Dosher announced Wed
resday. The closest figure to this
was 117,OO0 pieces which were
T., allied on Dec. q, 1912. This total
Of 118, 900 which was mailed Tues-
day doesn't include business let
ters or other large envelope flrst
class mail as these are stamped
separately.
Another startling figure which
Mr.. Dosher disclosed was the %
regular mail carloads and 8 extra
box carloads of parcels and let
tiers which have arrived In Will
mington during the last IL days
since Dec. 10, with this also being
record hard tc surpass. Extra
boxcars are carrying parcels on.
ly to relieve the storage cars and
four of these nave arrived here
tois week in addition to the four
which arrived last week.
The regular mail cars are filled
t. capacity these days and carry
both parcels and letters. Five OF
these arrived SO far this week
with 20 arriving last week. In adj
d!tion to these SO carloads of let
tiers and parcels. which have ar
rived in Wilmington by train dur
ing the last u days large
amount has arrived through the
&C star routes which 60 out from
this city each day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
HIGH CASUALTIES
PREDICTED SOON
Top-Flight Official Hints
At Mighty Allied Of
fensives

WASHINGTON, Dec. o. Up -
limiting at offenslves far mightiel
and bloodier than any yet under.
taken by Anglo American arms
one of the government highest
executives predicted tonight that
American battle casualties in the
next 80 days world more thar
triple the total fol two years oil
war.
That would push the total Of
dead, wounded, missing and pris.
oners. which now stands at around
1872. 1000, well past the half million
mark.
The forecast appeared to con-
template a full-s:ale assault on the
European continent within a mat.
ter of weeks and perhaps addition.
al smashes at Japanese strongholds
in the Pacific, where softening up
processes already have been ap-
piled.
The warning comes at a time
when the top strata OF govern
ment officials, including President
Roosevelt, is rep1 esented as per-
turbed over what it calls compla-
cency on the nome front and fear
full that the people are ill-prepared
for news of war operations ire
mendously costly in lives and
blood.
Some OF these officials say that
only a tremendous stock. such as
a full-fledged military disaster or
the bombing Of an American city,
can make the people forget a
measure of seliishness and awak-
en- them adequately to the brutal
realities of war.
While printed and spoken words
(Cnn%inuod m, PAT EIGHT. Col ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
WEATHER

No, FORECAST
ANY Ninth CAROLINA: Party cloudy
ci ,u colder Thursday. Friday partly
uS and continued cool.
eastern Standard Time)
NJ. (By U. S. Weather Bureau)
sna chronological data for the "a hours
N'As 1880 pm, yesterday.
Inn Temperature
en-. 'su am, 81; 7:3O am, As; 1870 pm,
W, 1880 UNI, So.
"a MaHlmum, 81; minimum, As; mean,
'H; normal, 48.
,.a, Humidity
IN. .''u am, Al; 1870 am, Sc; / 80 pm,
w. 7;So pm, Al.
Precipitation
NJ notal for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
ooO inches.
o. notal since the first of the month,
4S4 inches.
Tides For Today
II from the Tide Tables published by
- D. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wv, High Low
wilmington -----..---- 6:34a 1:20a
~ 6:48p 1:51r
Masonboro Inlet -- 4:23a 1O:45s
4:28p 10 :53I
~ sunrise, IT'S a; sunset, 5:08p; moon
''e' 5:l9a; moonset, 2:38p.
cape Fear River stage at Fayette-
VILE, 9o5 feet.
continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23
Resignation OF President
At Wars End Suggested

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-tF)-It has been said that
President Roosevelt will again and that he will not but
remained for well known Democratic party official
to make the intriguing suggestion that the President might
accept fourth term nomination and if elected resign at
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-23

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The Valley settler., 1943-04-16

The school children ere attempt
Ing to buy enough n6s en6 sleeps,
durin g the north Of april, for the
pur chase Of { Us. army "joop". all
1.-The help outsi6ers can provifo in
1.-THE Wcy Of interest, encouras ement
enc opportunities for the pupils to
earn money, w IL be appre ciato6.
TIE HEALTH DEPARTMENT will pres mt
before the Doctor Comes"-, the lat
est First &c picture end tolkio,
ct our P.T.A. proc rem--Tuos6ey, Up
Ri Goth. Major Ralph Wheeler Of
Fort Ri char6s on, Will discuss edu-
cational advantages for your chile
in helping him to secure Desirable
lpos It'll ns after the Ner.
REMTllBER THE Dl.TE--EPRIL Goth.
FOR ST LIE ---Youns horse, can
be used for work or sadCle. SEE
MIR. Nc. Giboncy.
.
The Valley settler., 1943-04-16
SCHOOL NOTES

The Terri oria1 Roar6 Of Eeucc-
ton hcs oassee g new ruling on
age cntr' ace. Bee inning pupils
are to DC six years Ole the open
ing oete of school from now on.
The set col needs visual material
to accom- my our garden prof ects.
hny attr' ctive pictures you have
Of eerGens woulo ect AS incentives
If they coulo be shown to the pu-
pills.
Satur6cY, April "a, at 500 PIN.
an ell choo1 operetta will be
presented in the Community Ruild-
ing. No seats will be reserved
enc the regular show admission
Will be charged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Proposed Barracks"
 To Be Dropped For
 More Favorable Plan
Official Announcement to Be Made Shortly; Report of Change in Arrangements Regarded
 as Authentic

early last week at the Anderson school in which speakers were very critical of the plan, of the con- pany's attitude and of city officials. The last named were later identified as innocent victims of a few wild punches, oratorically speaking.
 It was claimed that women and children would be unable to venture out of their homes after sunset with so many strange men wander ing about. Natives of Albania, Pa tagonia, portugal, Mexico and even Spain were visualized parading aim lessly around the east end. Incl dentally Waterbury had consider able experience with newcomers during the hectic days of 1917-18. Perhaps memories of such occasions inspired the speakers to their best efforts in voicing strenuous protests.
 More laborers are needed. More homes are needed, if the war effort is to be prosecuted successfully Scovil Company is "on the spot" in both instances, but it was intimated today that other plans were under advisement and that suitable quar- ters would be found in locality where complaints would not be jus tified.
 A formal announcement is ex- pected shortly on the new plans. There may be some more details on incidents leading up to the decision of the Scovill Company in respect ing the request of the East End Community Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Peace loomed on another i'm oortant front" today when it was earned semi-officially that the good 1eighbor policy existing between the 5covill Manufacturing Company and the East End Community Club for many years will be maintained along the same cordial lines in the future.
 Reading between the lines the an- nouncement is forthcoming shortly that the Scovill Company has aban- ioned its plans to convert the former Chief Two Moon residence tnto barracks" for sadly needed iaborers. It was learned that in view of the apprehensive attitude taken oy the residents out east the com oany would prefer to cancel its plans than to cause any breach. h. ,identauy many of Scovill Con- oany's most trusted employees and veterans of years of service are "out easterS."
 Since the first announcement that the Scovill Company had purchased she former home of the late Indian Chief and was planning to provide sleeping quarters for out town aborers the residents of the east .rn section have been greatly up- ;et. A protest meeting was held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
NEW VOTERS MADE
 HERE YESTERDAY
Lists Expected to Grow Larger With Each Ses=
 sion of Selectmen

A number of applicants were ex- amined and made voters in the al- dermanic chambers yesterday by the board of selectmen and ToWu Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin. The board of selectmen consists of Alec Kosky, Stanley Voket and Michael Stolfi.
 The. list of names applying for voting privileges continues to grow longer each month, said Mrs. Kill martin, as the fall municipal cleo tion draws nearer and nearer. Yes terday's list included:
 The following were examined and admitted: Lawrence J. Arey, 153 Bunker Hill avenue; Sarah K. Bell 21 Welton Place; Lucie A. Benoit 293 River strete; Mary A. Blake, 155 Sylvan avenue; Mary c. Boardman 452 Willow street; John Brandt, 112 Savings street; Dorothy M. Byron All Sylvan avenue; Mrs. Sadie B Carethers, 132 Platt strete; Leonilda Cofrancesco, 148 East Farm street; Margaret L. Costello, 155 Southmayd road; Henry s. Cutillo, 86 Wolcott street; Nunzio Cutillo, 86 Wolcott strete; Margaret K. Dermody, 44C North Main strete; Howard A. Fe- gan 77 South Leonard street; Ruth c. Flaherty, 3l WestvieW street; John E. Garrity, 46 Coe street; Will liam J. Gilman, Al Chestnut ave- nue George P. Hughes, 73 Louns- bury street; Catherina Iorizzio, 36 Young street; Dorothy M. Kenrdick 1120 Baldwin street.
 Dorothy Lasky, 85 Lawlor street, Alice R. Lavoie, 175 Circular ave- nue; Jeanne J. Lavoiie, 175 Cir cular avenue; Thelma Lewis, 447 North Main street; File Marcucio 987 Bank street; Catherine M. Ma kid, 524 1-2 Baldin street; Emma Nardozzi, 1434 North Main street; Edwin X. ODay, 127 Laval street; Rita M. O'Nill, 26 Laurel street; Rose M. O'Neill, 265 Beecher ave- nue; Boleslovas Petrauskas, 11e Park Terrace; Delima F. Pratte, 34 West Liberty street; Nora L. Prince 2 Pearl street; Eileen R. Quigley 538 Baldwin strete; Alice M. Rear don, 2O9 Woodlawn terrace; Raf- faela Ricciardi, 38 Young strete; Giselle Santa Maria, 27 Railroad Hill strete; William V. Sheehy, Jr., 14 Laurel street; Justine M. Snyder 162 Madison street; Bella Y. Snyder 162 Madison street; Roess P. Snyder 162 Madison street; Laura J. Spa rano, 37 Railroad Hill street; Dom- chic Spina, Rockwell avenue, RED; Annette St. Germaine, g JeWery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Corporal Vincent J. KulikauSkas of 245 Riverside street is stationed with an Army unit in Seattle, Wash. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Vim cent s. Kulikauskas.
 Private Vernon Gunsalus of IA Fremont street has been promoted to the grade of corporal at Selfridge Field, Mich.
 First Lieut.. Joseph E. Rhodes of the Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command group which transported hundreds of United States para chute troops to Sicily the night of July g, without the loss of plane, was among the group commended by Coy. Cerny, their commanding officer, for the brilliant job they did.
 Lieut.. Rhodes, who is 24, is the son of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Rhodes. He was graduated from Kent school, and attended Dart mouth college. He has been in oCI PlCC OWo yCoAc.
 Other Connecticut men cited in- clude First Lieut.. John H. Belke, Ansonia; First Lieut.. Spencer Mont gomery, Jr., Snffield; First Lieut.. Howard R. Morsce, Windsor; and First Lieut.. Walter w. Rose, Ridge field.
 Sergeant Walter D. Fr1tzkaf, 32 Toros avenue, is serving as an aerial gunner at an. Army camp in Me- braSka.
 Private First Class Linwood L.. Riddick of 135 North Elm street IS serving in England, according to latest word received here.
 George Watson, seaman flrst class, of Wolcott, is spending a leave at his home after serving with the Navy in the Sicily invasion. Prevl- ously he was at Casablanca, and Iran, and has made five crossings in the Atlantic. His brother, John, is stationed at the Naval training station at Newport, R. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Manslaughter Charge
 Sequel To Fatal Joke
Accused Men Waive Examination, Placed Under Bonds
 of S5,O00 Each; Other Cases Heard

Ayers St.. assault continued to Aug. IT: George Allan, 48, 46 Pearl St., assault and brea' of the peace, nolled; Bart Shea, 49, 60 Lone Oaks Ave, non-support nolled. Frank Eel lizze, 22, 68 Thompson St, Albert Bibeau, g, 7-9 E. Main St., Alfonsa Bernardo, 30, 36 Third st., Clifton West, 48, 68 Goss St.; and Audrey Daniels, 26, 1866 Baldwin St.; charged with violations of the park ing ordinanc ., received nolles OH payment of $5 or forfeited equiva- lent bonds. Robert Creatorex, g, 9 Byron St., Waterville received a continuance to Aug. on the same charge.
 Judge Conway found Thomas Brown Of Fuller street guilty of non support, and sentenced him to six months in il or to post 5000 bonds to insure payment to his wife of $40 per week.
 Thomas Doolan, 31, 35 Washing ton St, was sent to jail this morn ing after he failed to produce $25 and costs assessed him by Judge Conway on a breach of the peace charge.
 Mrs. Mary Delaney, 70, 34 Scovill St.. charged Doolan with creating disturbance under her window last. night, and calling her vile names.
 Doolan said he had merely told her to mind her own business after she had twice poured water on him and his friends while they were merrymaking after few beers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Victor BoZZuto, son of John Boz zuto of 30 First avenue and one of five brothers who volunteered their services to Uncle Sam, left last night for his naval training station in Virginia after enjoying four day furlough here. He is seaman first class and has been in the service one year.
 William D. Donovan of 145 Elliott avenue has been advanced to areO- grapher's mate, third class, and has started duties as a weather observ- CT. The son of MT. and Mrs. Daniel E. Donovan, he recently completed a special training course at the Naval Air station at Lakehurst, N. J.
 Army Air Base, Blythe, California, August 4-Armand M. Besancon, son of MT. and Mrs. Alex F. Besancon, 95 Beecher Avenue, was recently promoted from Private First Class to Corporal at Army Air Base, Blythe, California.
 Corporal Besancon is a graduate of Crosby High School and also attended Columbia University. Since his entry in the service he has at- tended School of Photography and is now serving as a photographer at this air base.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
BANK DEPOSITS
 SHOW INCREASE
Reports Issued Today Show Favorable Gain in
 Bank Life Insurance

Deposits at the Waterbury Saw ings Bank for the year ending July were $43 ,297 ,689 as compared to $38, ,797, ,243 the previous year, ac- cording to the annual report. The bank is one of nine mutual savings banks of the state which have maintained their standing among the 100 largest in teh country, with an 8.9 per cent rise in aggregate deposits, the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks has reported.
 Life Insurance in force issued by the Waterbury Savings Bank has increased from $289,2o7 at the end of June to $301, ,423 at the end of July, an increase of $12,216. Policies increased by 13, bringing the cur rent total to 329. An increase has been recorded throughout the state, with June totals of 1924 policies at $1 ,699,722; reaching 2021 policies at $1 ,786,977 in July.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
BOROUGH BOYS
 HELD FOR TRIAL
Two to Be Arraigned in Superior Court Here for
 Taking Auto

Two Naugatuck youths, Joseph Roland, g, of 96 High street and Stanley Carnaroi, 19, of 196 High street, were bound over to the fall criminal session of superior court after they were arraigned before Judge Thomas J. Weary in Nauga- tuck borough court this morning on charges of theft of a motor vehicle. The accused waived examination and were released under bonds of $2,OO0 and $1,O00, respectively.
 Naugatuck police, who made the arrest testified the accused took a car owned by Donald Patchett of Park avenue, Naugatuck, July IT and abandoned it in Middlebury after stripping it of tires and other accessories. Prosecuting Attorney Claremont Tolles presented the charges.
 The case will be entered on the criminal docket to be called before Judge John A. Cornell September q at the local court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Scovill Co. Reported Abandoning East End
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Second Lieutenant Charles R. Phillips of 30 Hewlett street is re- ceiving pilot training at the Army Air base at Dalhart, Texas. The son of MT. and Mrs. Francis T. Phillips, he attended Crosby High school, Wooster school in Danbury, and Princeton University.
 John McNellis of Middlebury has been commissioned a lieutenant G.g) in the Navy and is awaiting an assignment for duty. A grad uate of Northeastern University, he has been employed as an engineer at the Connecticut Light and Power Company for the past six years.
 Dr. Robert A. Bonner of Euclid avenue will leave August 18 for services at the Marine Hospital in Boston as assistant surgeon with the U. s. Public Health Service Re- serve. He is 8 graduate of Jolr Hopkins University and the Uni versity of Maryland Medical Schoo! His wife is the former Eleanor Keller.
 Technical Corporal William Stro- ker, of 55 Plaza avenue is serving with an Army unit in Sicily accord ing to latest word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. F. Stroker
 Sergeant Sherman London, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry London of 344 Pine street, has completed a seven- day furlough at his home and left today to resume duties at Camp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
PROTEST OF ClO
 CAUSES SURPRISE
Army=Navy Officials to Direct Presentation of
 "E" Emblem

Although Local 251, c. I. o. Mine Mill & Shelter Workers union votec to request the management of the Waterbury Clock Company not te invite Cong. Joseph E. Talbot oi Naugatuck to the Army Navy "E' award festivities, officials at the company said they couldn't under stand why the union had even made such request when no official list of names had been drawn up.
 q can't understand why they should pick on Congressman Talbot when we haven't even drawn up a list of names yet" said John M. Ivory, comptroller of the company.
 However, in the first place, off, cials representing the Army and Navy services have complete juris- diction over the matter. If the union has any grievances, they'll have to take it up with them," he added.
 We're not trying to be evasive about the matter, however, we do want the entire to be success to all concerned" he concluded.