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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
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The buyers of merchandise today
have no conception of what the
storekeeper has to comply with in
order to supply their needs. Take
the case of a typical country store
The people for miles around depend
on that store for their daily neces-
stiles. The storekeeper works
throughout the day. and then addi-
tional hours into the night keeping
track of ration stamps, and endless
rules and regulations. Almost
every move he makes is under
threat of fine or Jail sentence for a
mistake. Thousands of stores are
actually going out of business to
the real hardship of many COM
munities, simply because the oper-
ators cannot stand the strain in
volved.
Chairman Patman of the House
committee on small business, has
ordered an investigation into all
phases of the issuance of orders
and regulations by the OPA. He
says: Conditions are forced upon
retailers and wholesalers which do
not comply with the provisions of
the Emergency Price Control Act. I"
1t is to be sincerely hoped that
every effort will be made to tighten
or simplify the present cOmplica-
tions surrounding retailing = not
for the retailers alone, but for the
consumer, who is the worst suffer-
er as thousands of necessary
stores are forced out of business
due to sheer physical inability to
meet the complications of opera
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Northwest Second Street
"a Bible Teaching, Gospel
Preaching Ministry"

Sunday, May 9.
1000 A. NJ. Bible School. Class
es for all ages.
11:00 A. M.-Morning Worship.
1880 P. M.-Song Service.
500 p. M.-Evening Gospel Ser
vice.
Wednesday, May ~.
500 p. -Mid-week Prayer
Service. ...
Everyone welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
v o T c F.

Will have carload of Rutgers
tomato plants in Lincoln, Monday.
May 10th.
FRANK CLENDANIEL. INC.
Lincoln, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

Plenty of people are ready to tell
the world, if'it doesn't cost them
any money for publicity.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
"The Church On The Plaza"
John jackson Brown Jr., Pastor

SUNDAY, MAY g. 1913.
9:45 A. MThe Church
by classroom instruction
l;OO A Worshan hour of
by the pastor Music by the choir of
Herbert Nichols.
$3.50 p M-Evenng Worship for our boys and girls.
Friday 400 p M-Junior Choir rehearsal at the
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

All people are born helpless-but
some help less than others when it
comes to buying war bonds.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

The nearest thing to perpetual
motion is a school boy wearing out
his shoes.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

Remember Pearl IIarbori Re
member ii every pay day! Buy U. IS.
Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH

N"NHINo w AANNH9 uoNWH
$. E. Front Street
Sunday, May 9.
$3.50 A. M.-SunGay school. Mr.
Hubert Passwaters, Supt.
1900 A. M.-Morning worship
service.
1900 p. Mold fashioned song
and praise.
500 P. M.-Preaching.
1880 p NJ. Wednesday - Prayer
and Praise service.
You are cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
SAINT JOHNS CHURCH
Evangelical Lutheran

A"V' - -"suS otAcCts DVtcE
Paul Emil Hollis, Pastor
Bible School and Adult Bible
Glass at 10 A. NJ.
Divine Worship each Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

Uncle Sans lighter 37-millimeter
anti-tank guns are dubbed '.tank
killers" They are attached to the
infantry, not the field artillery, and
cost approximately Sc, 500 each. They
have proved particularly effective
in anti-tank warfare.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

IL A. M.
Celebration of Holy Communion
on the second Sunday Of the month
at IL A. M.
Special Services on high festi,
walls.
49, FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS ----
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
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NNA ENA~NAh ~ AANNoNAAA5 0N
least ten percent of your income in
War Bonds. U. S. Treasury Department
Those battling Americans under
General Patton, who a short time
ago were labeled green and uneX-
perienced. are showing the world
that they can fight with the best.
Driving steadily ahead. they are, as
this writer predicted last week.
within heavy artillery range of
Bizerte. the great Axis naval base.
Huge motorized siege guns are
hurting high explosives into the
dock section of Bizerte; this. cOu-
pied with u steady rain of bombs
from flying fortresses and liberia
tors. is making the Nazis and Ital-
ians keep to their subterranean
lairs. Another force of Americans.
after completing the occupation of
Mateur. has started a drive South
toward Tunis. and we predict that
within a week they will bring this
city under their guns. 1t is no Sc
cret that the Nazis are both sur
prised and dismayed over the stea-
dy advance of the Americans; they
are. also. alarmed over the super
ior artillery which the "Yanks"
have brought into play. especially
the new six-inch land rifles that
are blasting the Axis pillbOxes into
dust all along the front. These huge
haul
ed along with ease at speeds up to
25 miles an hour in the desert, and
when travelling hard surfaced
roads move at speeds of As and 80
miles an hour. This gun and the
now famous "BazOOka" are only
two of the many surprises that
await the soldiers of the Axis.
America is turning out superior
weapons to be used by her soldiers,
who do not claim to belong to
superior race. but are just honest.
GOd-fearing folk. to eXterminate
the vermin generated in the slums
of Berlin, Rome and Tokyo. who
have been allowed to strut about
the worlds stage too long-far too
long!
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The Russell Islands. 80 miles to
the Northeast from Guadalcanal, |
have been occupied by American
armed forces. According to reports
seeping out of the Southern Pacific |
theater of the war, the landing |
forces were unOpposed. The "Nips'
for some unknown reason, passed |
the islands up. but the Americans. |
aware of the treacherous behavior |
of the warriors from the land of |
the setting SUM-" have fortified |
the principal islands and are pre-
pared to resist attack from any |
quarter.
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Mrs. Belle Draper Steen sent in
the following poem:
WHY?
We don't object to ratiOning of our
Food and our shoes;
But please tell us why
They don't ration the booze.
One would judge by the scenes
On the street of the town
That it's liquor which will bring
them
A Harp and a Crown.
They can have all the tires.
And the gas we would use
If they'll just pass law
To ration the booze.
r n G
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

They are mobile, mounted on au-
tomobile tires and can be rapidly
whisked from place to place. Your
purchase of War Bonds will help
pay the cost of these field pieces so
necessary for our Army in this War.
Join the Payroll Savings Plan at
your office or factory and let's TOP
that ten percent" by investing at
least ten percent of your income in
War Bonds. U. S. Treasury Department
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07
CHURCHES IN MILFORD
THE CHURCH OF GOD
Second and Washington streets
Rev. Luther f. Painter, Pastor

AhChs Luthch H. hAuteEs IdStOF
Sunday. May 8.
10 a. m. Sunday school. Come
bring the family and enjoy the
word of the Lord with us.
IL a. m. Sermon. Rev. d. z. Boat
wright will bring the message.
7:45 p. IN. Revival continuing
Rev. BOatwright will speak from
the following subjects: "A Perfect
dhristian.' THE Great Tribula-
ton" Who Shall be Able to
Stand" "Watchman, How Far is
the Night Gomez"
Come. Special singing and mu-
sic. Come.
The Church of the Bible.
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ST. JOHNS r, c. CHURCH
Rev. +. J. Mccarthy, Ph. d., Rector
Sunday, May 9.
MILFORD (St. Johns church, $50
A. NJ.
SEAFORD (St. Mary's church,
500. $3.50 A. NJ. ..
REH0BOTH (St. Edmond's church,
ll:00 A. NJ. During July and Au-
gust-7:0O, 900, 1000, 1l:O0
A. M
FORT SAULSBURY-S:O0 A. NJ.
BETHANY BEACH CAMP-9:30
A. N.
Before Mass.
nstruction-After Mass.
Holy Day and other services as
announced.
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Good temper. like shiny day,
sheds brightness over everything.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-07

Good temper. like a shiny day,
sheds brightness over everything.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16

"At this moment the combined
armed forces of the United States
and Great Britain under the COM
mand of General Eisenhower and his
deputy, General Alexander, are
carrying the war deep into the ter
ritory of your country.
This is the direct consequence OF
the shameful leadership to which
you have been subjected by Musso-
lini and his Fascist regime.
"Mussolini carried you into this
war as the satellite of a brutal de-
stroyer of peoples and liberties.
"Mussolini plunged you into a war
which he thought Hitler had already
won. In spite of Italy's great vul-
nerability to attack by air and sea,
your Fascist leaders sent your sons,
your ships, your air forces, to dis
tant battlefields to aid Germany in
her attempt to conquer England,
Russia. and the world.
Unworthy of Tradition
This association with the designs
of Nazi- controlled Germany was I'M
worthy of Italy,s ancient traditions
of freedom and culture - tradi-
tions to which the peoples of Ameri-
ca and Great Britain owe so much,
your soldiers have fought not in
the interests of Italy, but for Nazl
Germany. They have fought, cour-
ageously, but they have been be-
trayed and abandoned by the Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16

fdRG
Orel was launched under cover of
an intensive half-hour artillery
barrage whose din could be heard
80 miles from the front. After ar
tillery pulverized the enemy's de-
lenses, infantry and tanks rushed
into the breach to widen and deepen
the gap. An eight-mile advance was
recorded the first day and this pace
was bettered as the offensive con-
tinued.
At times, the Russian guns laid
down a curtain of shells before ad-
vancing troops.
Germans Resist
Soviet TOMMY gunners infiltrated
the enemys rear at one point and
shot down retreating German in
fantrymen from the rear.
The Germans were reported re-
sisting bitterly to prevent the cap
ture of Orel, which they have held
since the autumn Of 1941, or the
enlightenment Of their troops in that
area. Despite unfavorable flying
weather, fierce air combats were re-
ported over the battle zone.
While German forces have given
up entirely their f1-day-old often
solve at the northern end of the
Orel- Belgorod front, they still were
throwing large forces against Rus
sian positions to the south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
Text OF FDR-ChurchiU
Uti111atu11 To Italians

mans on the Russian front, and Oh
every battlefield In Africa from Ell
Alamein to Cape Bon.
To-day Germany's hopes for world
conquest have been blasted on all
fronts. The skies over Italy are
dominated by the vast air arlnadas
of the United States and Great Bril-
tain. Italy's seacoasts are threat
ened by the greatest accumulation
of British and Allied sea power
ever concentrated in the Mediter-
ranean.
1.-The forces now opposed to you
are pledged to destroy the power
of Nazi Germany - power which
has ruthlessly been used to inflict
slavery, destruction and death on
all those who refused to recognize
the Germans as the master race.
Italy's Sole Hope
1.-THE sole hope for Italys survival
lies In honorable capitulation to the
overwhelming power OF the military
forces of the United Nations.
eff you continue to tolerate the
Fascist regime which serves the evil
power of the Nazis, you must suffer
the consequences of your own
choice"
1--WE take no satisfaction in An
vading italian soil and bringing the
tragic devastation of war home to
the italian people. But We are de
termined to destroy the false leaders
and their doctrines which have
brought Italy to her present posi-
ton.
Every moment that you resist
the combined forces of the United
Nations-every drop of blood that
you sacrifice - can serve only one
purpose: To give the Fascist and
Nazi leaders a little more time to
escape from the inevitable conse-
quences of their own crimes.
"All your interests and all your
traditions have been betrayed by
Nazi Germany and your own false
and corrupt leaders; it is only by
disavowing both that reconstructed
Italy can hope to occupy a respected
place in the family of European
nations.
1.-THE time has now come for you,
the Italian people, to consult your
own self-respect and your own in
terests and your own desire Tor
restoration OF national dignity, Sc
curity, and peace. The time has
come for you to decide whether Itel-
ians shall die for Mussolini and
Hitler or live for Italy, and for
civilization"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
Flyers Pound
Naples Again
Continued from Page II

from their supplies and reinforce
ments, but were achieving only a
minimum of success.
The Allies still ruled supreme in
the skies and shot down 16 more
enemy planes during the 24-hour
period ended last night with loss
of eight of their own planes. In the
eight days ended yesterday, the
Allies shot down 1856 Italo-German
planes against a loss of SO Allied
aircraft.
The latest assault on Naples,
Italys second largest port, opened
with a heavy night attack Wednes-
day night on docks and railway
communications and big forces Of
heavy bombers followed through in
daylight yesterday with attacks on
communication points and war fac
tories.
Numerous Fires Started
MANY bombs burst in the target
area and numerous fires were start
ed" General Dwight D. EisenhoW-
er's communique said.
At F'oggia, middle-E Eastern Liberia
tors set fire to three aircraft on
one satellite airdrome and dropped
bombs among II planes at another,
also setting fire to a number of
them. Bomb hits were reported on
hangers, workshops and buildings
with numerous fires and explosions
being observed.
A railway track also was bombed
at Foggia and four oil fires started.
On the outward journey, the lib
orators dropped incendiaries at Ma
taponto on the Gulf of laramie and
on their return crews saw several
fires burning.
Old Fires Stocked
Raj Liberators and Halifaxes
Wednesday night returned to burn
ing Messina, Sicilian northeast
coast port across a two-mile strait
from the Italian mainland, and
stocked the fires kindled "a hours
earlier with more bombs, some of
which fell near the central station
and oil dumps.
Northwest African medium bomb
CID Call leu OuC Vic dlu VII Idlcl-
mo yesterday.
Fighter-bombers pressed their at
tacks against road and railway
communications the length and
breadth of Sicily without respite
day and night in an attempt to
break up any enemy troops concen-
trating for counter-attacks.
Medium bombers Joined the COM
munications offensive with a day
light attack on Palermo, rallying
point for enemy troops on the Ca
tania plain near the east coast.
Intruder planes made night raids
on undisclosed detectives in south
ern Italy and Sicily.
Night fighters accounted for IL
enemy planes and four others were
SHIT down in daylight.
Raj wellington bombers We'd
nesday night also attacked merch-
ant ship in the Levkas Channel off
the west coast of Greece. Explo-
sions we're seen, but smoke obscured
results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16

said it is improving, but not enough
yet.
No Fight"
The point on which Ickes and
Brown seemed to disagree-Brown
asserted there is no fight" between
them-is on whether the eastern
civilians already have been cut too
much. Brown said they have
Ickes last ALLEGATION to OPA of
gasoline for civilian consumption
was 1928, 900 barrels day for the east
coast shortage area during the third
quarter of the year. OF this amount,
approximately 7,40o barrels a day
were specifically earmarked for east
ern farmers for the-highWay
farm use.
The OPA's function in the field of
petroleum is rationing one; it is
empowered only to divide the
amount specified by Ickes.
We've been held down too much"
Brown said. 1--WE get the heat on
that unjustly. There is improve
ment and that improvement will be
reflected in action.
1.-THE oil situation is better. The
supply by water. rail and pipeline
has greatly improved. The uncer-
tain factor is the war demand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
Mubo Taken
In New Drive
G 55gd uuoIJ penupuoO)

q s5ed ruoIJ p9nunuoO)
gave the Allies their first big sue
cess in New Guinea, since American
troops swarmed ashore and cap
tured Nassau Bay, 10 miles south
OF Salamaua, June 3d.,
Moving inland along the Bitoi
river. the Americans poined hands
at dusk last Saturday with Aus
tralian troops who have been active
south and west of Mubo for more
than year. Then, from the hills
and ridges completely surrounding
the base, the United Forces swept
down on Mubo.
Mubo Area Cleared
Our ground forces have now
cleared the Mubo area of all or
ganized resistance and are pressing
on Komiatum," MacArthur's COM
munique said. approximately $50
enemy troops were destroyed. Our
losses were light"
With Mubo reduced, the Ameri-
cans and Australians deployed for
an attack on Komiatum from the
west. south and east.
Allied attack planes supported the
final phase of the attack on Mubo
with low-level bombing and STRAIT
ing attacks along the Orodubi and
Komiatum tracks.
Nine enemy bombers attacked
American positions at Nassau Bay
ineffectively yesterday.
Allied planes attacked japanese
shipping and bases northwest of
New Georgia Island in the Solomons.
Fifty-four tons of explosives were
dropped on Villa Airdrome and adj
jacent bivouac areas on Kolom-
bangara island and fires were OBJ
served still burning an hour AID
a half later.
Around Vella Lavella. medium
bombers sank small cargo vessel
and two landing barges and set fire
to another cargo vessel and abarge.
Allied fighters shot down IS bomb
ers and 80 fighters out of an en-
sOly formation of q enemy bomb
ers and 50 TO so escorting Zeros
over Rendova Island, south of New
Georgia. Three or four Allied planes
were lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
City Spends
$24,635.34
For Defense
PAGE FUR

Emergency expenditures for the
first six months of 1943 total s44,-
1861, according to an analysis of
appropriations made by Budget
Director r. E. Olsen today
OF this amount $24,635.34 was
spent for various civilian defense
activities, while s19,60l.63 represents
expenses incurred in guarding the
city's water system.
In the l943 budget 100000 was
provided for civilian defense, with
a balance of S5,36466 being shown
by the 6-month analysis. In the pipe
line guard fund $4,000 was set up
for the year with the balance at
the end of June being $15,398.37.
However, additional funds were
placed in the emergency appropria-
ton at the July l meeting of the
Board of Finance when City Con-
troller Cornelius F. Maloney asked
that $4,000 be transferred from the
Military Tax item. This request fol-
lowed payment by the city of its
war risk and sabotage insurance
premiums, amounting to more than
SIS 900.
Among the various wartime activ-
tiles financed by the emergency ap-
preparation are the Air Raid War;
den's office, showing expenses up to
June 80 of s3,671.29; Defense Coun-
Gil, S911.92; Medical Defense units,
$202.58; Civilian Defense Volunteer
office, s1,l93.56; Rationing board,
s731.32: Liberty House, 1888; sirens,
ST ,003.9O; custody of Civilian De-
tense property, s125.4 40; War Garden
committee, sl69.6l; War Housing
center, sl7o06; miscellaneous Gin
Guiding the war risk insurance., $l6,-
438.72
Expenses for the water system
guards included wages, feed for dogs,
uniforms, telephone, kennel license,
gas, oil, coal, electric light bulbs.
In 1912 the expenses of the reser-
voir guards and civilian defense were
included in the one item. At the
end of June, 1912, expenses had to-
tailed s25, 50652, which included such
miscellaneous items as pipe line
guards, medical defense, defense
council, air raid warden, volunteer
office, sirens, etc.
The 1912 figure, however, up to
June 30 did not include the war risk
insurance premiums, which consti-
tute good part of the 1943 figures
as just revealed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
Fathers Draft
Worries Many

Continued from Page -
Service jurisdiction each month
some 10000 boys who reach their
18th birthday. Despite this stable
number, Solomon said, only $4,000
will be indicted for each months
contribution of the new 18-year-
olds.
Many Reflections
This difference in numbers, it was
explained, is due to the 10000 of
each months class WHO have en-
tered the enlisted reserve at the age
Of II, and the rejection for physical,
mental, educational, or moral rea-
sons of another 10000
AS for mental. or psychiatric cases,
Solomon revealed that there has
been a sharp increase in the num-
Der of such cases found at induc-
ton centers recently. The number,
he said, has reached "tremendous"
proportions.
There are 6,55s,OOO men now in
ga, but portion Of these are be-
lieved to be childless married men
and men with collateral depend
ents such as parents who have not
yet been reclassif1ed under the direc-
tive which denied dependency de-
ferments to all but fathers whose
child or children were born prior to
Sept. IA, 1912.
The childless married men and
those with collateral dependents
would add to the pool from which
men could be obtained without dip
ping into the fathers, but the num-
Der OF such prospects is not known
Additionally, there remain some
1,373,000 men (single) in occupa-
tional deferred status. The ever
progressing Redistribution of such
men will make certain numbers
available for induction as their de-
ferments are not renewed.
Lowering physical standards will
make another group available for
induction from Class At. now num-
barring ?a7Rnoo. u - pot hAliNv~d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS
TRICT of WATERBURY. SIS. PRO
BATE COURT. July 18th, 1913.
ETATE of MARGARET aka.
MARGARET A. SCHUZINSKY, late
of the town of Waterbury, in said
district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury,, hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, properly at
tested. with in said time, will be
debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment to
VIOLET V. SCHULZINSKY
Administrators.
7.s Washington Ave,
Waterbury, Conn.
Per Order of Court.
Attest:
MARGUERITE NJ. FAHY,
7-tk-at Asst, Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
Bombers BUSY
On All Fronts
Continued from Page ID

attacked the Peugot motor vehicles
works at Montbeliard, in eastern
France only IS miles west of Basic,
Switzerland. The Peugot works,
second only to the Renault works
in Paris as a producer of motor
vehicles, employs 10000 persons and
turns out 5000 to 5000 trucks year,
mostly in the tWo-ton category.
Weather over the Montbeliard was
clear and preliminary reports indi-
Gated that the attack was concen-
trated and effective, an air ministry
communique said.
The nights other attacks were
concentrated by British and Can
adam fighter bombers on more than
dozen airfields in France, Holland
and Belgium and on railway targets,
including at least 20 locomotives.
Some airfelds were bombed several
times within few hours and crews
reported explosions and fires on run
ways.
st. Dizier airfield in France, more
than 200 miles from the British
coast, was bombed three times.
The attacks, both on airfields and
on railway and automotive targets,
all fitted into the general pattern
of an offensive to deprive the Ger
mans of needed transport for rush.
ing reinforcements and supplies to
various fronts and of aircraft with
which to defend their occupied ter
ritories.
Seven Bombers Lost
Seven bombers were lot, but a
Beaufighter shot down a Messer-
schmitt ITO fighter in the Rheims
area of France.
Coastal watchers said so many
planes swept across the English
Channel toward Europe during the
namt hiatt the sky seemed alive
with planes" A full moon favored
the attackers.
The offensive against German
communications and airflelds has
been building steadily for more than
two weeks. The last six major oper-
ations of the 9th U. S. Air Force
have been against targets in France,
almost all of them air installations
of one kind or another.
British day and night operations
also have been directed mainly
against Axis air installations.
German planes appeared over the
Thames estuary, East Anglia and
the home counties during the night,
but few bombs were dropped.