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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

Dramatic adventure on the trail Of des.
perate. colorful criminals, from the secret
annals Of the famous agency known TO the
underworld as The Eye"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Defeats From Onward

Boston, Aug 16-(UP)-Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans affairs. said today that the tide of battle has turned and that the Axis now faces a series of defeats that will climax in total disaster.
 In a speech prepared for the 45th annual encampment of the United Spanish War veterans, Gen Hines warned, however, against over-op- timism. Many difficult days still stand between our armed forces and final victory, he said.
 He said that although our men are ahead of military schedules, there is a lag on some production schedules.
 Gen. Hines reported changes and increases in veterans benefits awarded to Spanish war personnel. He said new increases will average approximately $66 year for about 1000 Spanish h-American war cases.
 He said the new law eliminates the age differential for both widows and children, giving a widow ire spective of age $50 month. and a widow with one child S65 9 month. with SIS month for each addi- tional child.
 Gen. Hines also brought the 9)o delegates the cordial greetings Of President Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
DAUGHTER BORN
 TO F. C0EKLERS
Mrs. Robert Griffin Visit= ing Mother; Mrs. Peter
 Lawson Plymouth Guest
MIDDLEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone 4-6410

MT and Mrs. Frank Goekler of New Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Helen, on Friday. Mrs. Goe!sler is the former Margaret Cox, teacher, at Bradleyville school
 MT. and Mrs Elmer Cranley of Yale avenue had as a Sunday guest, Miss Ethel Simmons of Naugatuck.
 Mrs. Peter Lawson Is in Plymouth visiting her son and daughter -in- law, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Lawson
 De Witt Copp has returned to Schenectady, N. Y, after having spent several days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Earl Copp of Porter Hill.
 MT. and Mrs Samuel Lovejoy have with them Mrs. Lovejoys' sis ter, Mrs. William Hoblitzelle, of New Haven and Lieut.. Hoblitzelle, who has been stationed with the U. s. Navy in Trinidad and their chil- dren, Billy, Barbara and Ruth
 Mrs. Robert E.. Fenton and daughter, Miss Jean Fenton, have returned from several days stay at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vine yard.
 Mrs. Robert Griffin, former res ident of Middlebury, is visiting with her mother, Mrs. William Farson at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
New Date
 RuIe-WACS

Allied Headquarters North Africa, Aug. 16-(UP)-Enlisted men to- day faced the competition of con- missioned officers in dating WACS.
 "WACs is all we've got," lamented Pvt. 1st class Kenneth c. Gerdes of Dixon, Ill. After the army newspa- per, Stars and Stripes, announced that Capt. Martha E. Rogers, new WAC company commander and a former government worker in Jack son, Miss, had rescinded the order prohibiting enlisted WACs having dates with officers.
 Pvt. V. J. Scott of Websterville. Vt. took a different view. "Aw, give the officers the break" he said. There aren't enough WACs here anyhow"
 In the past enlisted WACs have been the only American girls avail able for dating to privates and non- commissioned officers. Army nurses are pretty busy and Red Cross workers-so the story goes-won't date anybody less than Colonel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
FIRST ABSENTEE l BALLOT ISSUED
Corp. George J. Tehan Makes Formal Request
 of Town Clerk

Home yesterday from New York city on a brief furlough, Corporal George J. Tehan of 942 Baldwin street was recipient of the first ab- sentee ballot issued this year at the office of the town clerk. The local soldier, who is taking advanced electric technician training at the New York Trade school which is a branch of Columbia university, made a special request for the vot- ing form yesterday and received aid at once due to the few hours time he had in the city.
 Son of Alderman Martin J. Tehan and brother of Lieut.. Frank Tehan, who is reported missing in action, the corporal was employed as an electric technician at the Farrel Foundry before entering the serv- ice.
 Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin reported today that 27 absentee bal lot applications have been filed al- ready, 26 of them through the office of the registrar of voters. Nov. l is the closing day, but the service men have been urged to file appli- cation early as the commanding of- f1cers signature is necessary and a delay may results on forms that have to be mailed back and forth from distant points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
BUY A BOMBER
 CANVASSTARTED
Organizations of City Re- spending Generously to
 Committees Appeal

Organizations of the city con- timed this week to contact mem bers and arrange for taking ol pledges to the city"s new Buy a Bomber" war bond sales drive. En- thusiastic support was reported from various quarters as leaders approached club workers for alo in raising t3OO,O0O for an extra flying fortress.
 Raymond J. Tanning, chairman of the special campaign, expressed praise for the efforts made by To- cal citizens to raise the large gum of money generously that will strengthen the American forces on a foreign front.
 Although definite rules have not been released yet, a program TOT naming of the new bomber is un- deI arrangement, and a local resi- dent will have the privilege of sec ing the name he selected reach the airplane plant for inscription on Waterbury's bomber. Military authorities will be contacted With a request to allow a local man pilot the fighting plane supplied by the civilians at home.
 Although the campaign is sched- uled to continue for a month, of- ficials predict the goal will be reached long before the 30 days period ends. Extra money raised in the drive will be turned over to the government treasury with in- struction that 1t be used to buy ad- ditional fighting equipment, prob- ably escort planes to accompany the new bomber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

The nationally Alcoholics Anonymous group formed Mime apolis chapter during 1939-40- getting among it's first members a well-knoWn lawyer and his attrac- tive wife, many businessmen, doc- tors and others. They went on "The Plan" of 12 steps whereby drinkers were enabled to resist even a sip, though they had been confirmed and seemingly incurable alcoholics for years. Not one who seriously tried the plan failed to recover.
 Finally the groups became so large that it was necessary to break them up into smaller squads. These squads held several meetings a week at private homes or rented apartments, taking courses in the rationale of recovery" Each re- stored A immediately was respon- sible for others, to give aid, con- fort and even full time attention for awhile if it should be needed and without cost.
 At first the rented apartments served very well, but as the number of eX-drinkers increased rapidly they became inadequate. After period of study, the group bought for a clubhouse one of the city's old Southern-style mansions. They acquired books and furnishings, in- cluding furniture gathered from all parts of the world.
 In this cosmopolitan atmosphere the former d-'inkers meet for poker, soft Every soft) drinks, tennis or serious talk. Prospective members are taken there to meet recovered alcoholics, whose happiness n d obvious we'll being are challenge to the discouraged toper Their gen. erously- shared life stories give the suggestion that he, too, can recover, implanting hope in a life that otherwise may appear wasted.
 The ex-drinkers seem to have two basic distinguishing charac- teristics - humility and charity. Their humility is not of the Uriah Heep kind, but is based on the re- aliZa tion that the individual, alone and unaiGed, has made mess Of living and can be helpe. by his fellow men.
 The A organization was founded in 1885 by man who prefers to remain anonymous, though h i S name in known to most. AAs. De- clared an incurable alcoholic, he Workyd out a solution to his prob lem that since has been published Later he founded the A group now listing 10000 members, with units in nearly all large cities.
 A total recoveries are estimated to be 5O-75 per cent. Their work has received the commendation Of leading medical groups, psychi- artists and churchmen. They have no paid workers except a young woman secretary at the New York headquarters. She herself is a member. There are no dues. Most of the members had, by their ex- cessive drinking, brought them selves to poverty, but they have re- habilitated themselves as useful citizens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
All FAIR OPENS
 FRIDAY, AUG. 27
Kenneth Hale Supervising Entries; SOftball Game
 Tonight Cancelled
PROSPECT Rudella C. DriscOll, COrre- spondent-Telephone 5-0921

Prospect, Aug. 16-The Cheshire Prospect All fair will be held in Grange Hall, in Cheshire Friday, August 27. Activities are scheduled to start at Il a. m. and will con- tinue until closing time, about 6 p. m.
 All persons wishing to make an entry are asked to contact Kenneth Hale, Of West Cheshire.
 Exhibits for the fair will be in charge of the following All mem- bers: Clothing, Miss Julia Stors; canning, Miss Evelyn Talmadge; food Miss Eleanor Storrs; vegetables, Miss Ruth Andrews; handicraft, Paul Staneslow; flowers, Martha Dicks; livestock, John SchWeizer; poultry, William Morrison, Jr.
 An auction sale of all food and vegetables on exhibition will be held at the close of the fair
 Softball Game Postponed
 The softball game scheduled for this evening between the local girls team and the combine of the Waterbury Metal Hose company has been cancelled. The Metal Hose outfit plays regularly in the Waterbury Industrial league, and game scheduled for tonight is re- sponsible for the cancellation. The contest will be played at later date.
 Pfc. Gerard Gomez, stationed in Death Valley, Calif., is spending a furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Gomez of New Haven road.
 MT. and Mrs. Alphonse Lagasse of Laura avenue had as their guests Sunday, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Gagner of Waterbury.
 Mile. Helene St. Charles has re- turned to her home in Waterbury after spending several days as the guest of MT. and Mrs. Aime Beaure- gard of Laura avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
FARVIEW PUPILS
 LOSE BUS RIDES
No More Transportation for Students Within Mile
 and Half of School
WOLCOTT
Correspondent: Alma P. Cole
 Tel. 3-2803

Wolcott, Aug. 16-The board of education held their August meet ing recently at Woodtick school with Thomas Seery presiding.
 Plans for the reopening of school in September were made. At South school this year only pupils from the South district will be accommo- dated. Bus routes will be the same except that pupils living on FarvieW avenue will not be transported to school.
 The Office of Defense Transpor- tation ruling states no transporta- tion should be provided for ele- mentary school children who live within one mile and half of the school unless they live on a regular bus route. Due to the overcroWd- ing on the bus it is found advisable those pupils living nearest the school should walk.
 The first bus stop after deposit ing the children from Garrigus court, at Shelton avenue, will be the corner of Farview and Central avenues.
 Eighth grade pupils from Center school will be transported to Wood- tick school. Children living on Vol colt road and Munson road will be school. High school transportation transported as usual to Woodtick to Waterbury will be provided. Bristol high school transportation will be provided by bus.
 Last year individual arrangements were made by parents.
 School regulations and teachers follows. Center school. double ses- sions, first seslosn 8:30 a. m. to l2:30 D. m, half Of and grades }, 6 and T. with Miss Edna Dumschatt, teacher, second session. l2:30 D. m, to 4:30 D. m.. grades l. 2, 3 and half of fourth grade, Mrs. Joanre Schus- ter, teacher; all pupils attending Center school live within walking distance. South school. grade l, Miss Loretta Barry. teacher: grades 2 and 3, Mrs. Mildred Krasney taecher: {. 6 and half of sixth grade. Miss Mae McElligott, teach CT: half of sixth. seventh and eighth grades. Miss Lydna Young, teacher. Woodtick school. grades l, 2, 3 and 4, teacher, Mrs. Shirley Sheridan, grades 6. c. ' and 8, Miss Ann Cronin teacher North school grades c. 2 and will attend 9 a m to 2 D. m. as usual. Miss Mary Flahive. teacher: intermediate grades 3, and will attend 8:3C a. m. to i230 D. m.. Mrs. Helen Finley teacher: grades and 2 i230 to 4;30 D. m, Miss Leona Steinle. teacher.
 Transportation over Spindle Hill to North school and from the north east section will be provided as usual. High school pupils from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Seek BodyOf 13-Yeor-OId

Dennis, Mass, August 16 - (UP)
 - Posses of Coast Guardsmen and civilians continued to search Cape Cod beaches and inlets today for the body of a l3-year-old Wellesley girl believed drowned in a canoe accident that cost the lives of two companions.
 The bodies of Joyce Wilcox, IT, Of Olean, N. r.. and Hernia Cairo, IA of Santiago, Chile, were recovered yesterday about four miles apart and l5 miles from the camp. The body of Miss Wilcox. a junior camp coun- sellor was washed ashore at South Truro, while that Of Miss Claro, daughter of Benjamin Claro. former minister of education, was found at Wellileet.
 The search today continued for Jane Summers of Wellesley.
 The girls were members of a party Of nine that started on canoe trip Friday across the bay to Welltleet from Camp Nobscussett. It was be- lieyed the canoe capsized as result of a severe wind storm which swept the bay.
 The two other canoes containing six girls were brought safely to shore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Reds Wives AtFront
BY M. s. HANDLER Jnited Press Staff Correspondent

OIlIVtu Ctdu
 With Russian Armies, Bryansk Front, Aug. 15 Delayed)-(UP)- Wives of many Red Army com- manders are at the fighting front with them, sharing the dangers of areas where death is commonplace.
 The presence of the women was revealed at a dinner given by Maj. Gen. Piotr P. Sabbenikov, repre- sentative of the Soviet supreme command with one of the armies that took Orel, in big hospital tent outside the ruined city. At Sab benikov's table was dark, vivacious Mrs. Nina A. Gorbatova, wide of the Lieutenant General who led an army to the Orel victory.
 Like Wives of many ranking Rus sian officers, she has been with her husband through all his cam paignS.
 What these women brave Is H. lustrated forcefully on this front. It is mass warfare on the fighting line of scale unequaled. And 1t is death on mass basis such as the horrors uncovered in Orel.
 City of Death
 Orel was a city of death. It once had a population of 114,O00. The as- sistant chairman of the city Soviet, Andre Ivanovitch Latuto, estimates there are 3O,0OO left. He said as least 41,000 were forcibly deported and 12,00O were shot. The entire Jewish community of 10000 has vanished
 In the graveyards behind the cen- tral prison Russian doctors were working over the eXhumed bodies of hundreds of Red Army men and women, buried by the Germans try ing in each case to establish the cause of death. The bodies came form trenches--there were 300 in one half of one trench 75 yards long. Nine trenches are still to be opened.
 Prof. Dmintri N Vorpayev of the Moscow Medical Institute estimated that there are 5000 bodies in the jail graveyard alone.
 Bodies Piled In
 1HC DoNtiCo WCAC PAiCu III Iilc trenches carelessly. Vorpayev said he had ben able to determine that a large number were soldiers who thad been executed while in a state of physical exhaustion verging on starvation.
 Evidence from examinations and testimony were that all the victims buried in the prison cemeteries had been shot.
 Other witnesses told of mass de- portationS. Piotr Kovalenko, 27- year-old Orel technical student, said Germans tore children from the arms of their mothers who wanted to take them to Germany and Poland with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Tobacco Harvesting
 Season In Full Swing
Connecticut Raises Most Valuable Crop in History;
 5000 Men Imported Here From Jamaica to Help

atively late harvesting, but suff- cient numbers were enlisted to pro- tect the entire crop. Thus ends problem that was a constant worry in the earlier months of 1943.
 For permanent record of the new type of conditions in this region, photographs of the Jamaicans in the fields and the schoolgirl volun- teers at the sheds were made on the old John Stewart farm, largest leaf tobacco plantation in the valley, where more than 200 acres of plants were grown under white netting. The fields run through both Windsor and Bloomfield and in the middle is the famous North's Tobacco road, passing scores of other centers of leaf-raising.
 Joe Vincent, leader of the Jamai- cans at the central point of harvest ing operations, willingly posed for the cameramen, holding up one of the recruiting posters. He knew that cigars partly made out the plants before him were going all over the world, to soldiers and civil ians of each of the United Nations.
 Were putting Jamica more ac- lively into the war!" That's how the burly West Indian described the at titude of his workmen. Joe has mas tered American talk"
 With the consent of the Farm Security Administration, some of the Jamaicans have volunteered to remain for other war work in Con- necticut if their services are needed, but they view a cold winter with trepidation. Vincent said that the amount of homesickness is remark ably slight although few were sent back to the Caribbean.
 The engaging of the labor was largely in the hands of Ralph c. Lasbury, Jr., of East Windsor Hill, industrial relations committee chair man of the growers group. The magnitude of the task, he said may be gauged by the fact that this is an operation, upon which, to great extent, the families and mer- chants of the Connecticut Valley depend. The harvest means im- mense sums put into circulation in the Hartford market area"
 AS a result of the successful ex- pertinent with the services of these West Indian negroes, plus the help of others from the Carolines, Georgia, and Alabama together with the enthusiastic and skilled efforts of the school girls and boys the out look for 1914 is regarded with optimism.
 we have many letters from our soldier boys whose homes are here in the valley, saying how much they value cigars, mad of course they make it clear they want more o1 them" MT. Lasbury reports.
 we know that ways and means had been found by the quartermas- ters to spend millions of them over seas under perfected transporta- ton conditions,' he declares, "and we're letting the generals and ad- mirals know that the Connecticut valley is doing it's part in seeing that the boys got their cigars. We are proud of this contribution to- ward keeping the boys happy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
S77 Richer

The City of Waterbury was SIT richer today as result of a split on the proceeds from the two weighing machines placed in the Comfort Station on Harrison AL ley.
 A representative of the P. T. Lock Company of New Haven, which leases the machines to the city, arrived in town and opened the machines in the presence Of City Controller Cornelius F. Ma loney. The cascade Of coins en- gulfed the company aide.
 According to Controller Maloney it was the first time this year that a representative of the firm had visited the city to make collections and service the machine. After packaging the coins they were counted on the automatic machine in the parking meter division of the police department. The total showed a figure of $l40.88. oi which the city retained 55 per cent.
 In addition to the deluge Of pennies there was also an asort- ment Of dimes. nickeis, slug Of various description, foreign coins, and bus tokens.
 The P. T. Lock Company was recently placed under new man agement and the sity has been guaranteed regular collections and service on the machines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Mrs. Borker's Deoth
 Reqorded Accidental

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 16-(UP)- Authorities said today that socially prominent Mrs. Gloria Gould Bar ker, 37. who drowned yesterday ir the swimming pool of her spacious home 10 miles from here, apparently lost her balance at the edge of the pool and struck her head in falling
 Her husband, Wallace MacFarlane Barker, a local business man, ard their butler found her body after she had been missing only IS min utes. Efforts of three doctors who used a pulmotor failed to revive her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Elderly Womon Is Found In Woods

Springfield. Mass. August 10. -- tUP) - Sought throughout the night by a posse Of 300 volunteers, Mrs. Almeda Poirier. 6. of Spring field was found today less than n half-mile from where she dlsap- pcarcd in wooded section while berry picking,
 The woman was discovered by police Sergeant John P, Hurley about 20 minutes after he had joined the scarchers. The woman was tired but otherwise unharmed and said she had spent most Of the night sit- ting beneath . tree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Arrest Cob In Girl Case

Qunicy, Mass. Aug. -UP)-A sailor who allegedly attempt to rape l6-year- Quincy girl will be sent to the Ouonset Point Air Base in Rhode Island to face trial by navy court martial.
 Navy authorities announced last night that they had arrested Walter Hilley. l9. of South Carolina in connection with the brutal beating administered Miss Claire Murphy. They added that Hillery had con- fessed othe beating and rape at tempt.
 Meanwhile. Miss Murphy was re- ported recovering at hospital from a fractured skull.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements for weekly payments during disability were approved today at the of- flee of Compensation Commis- Sioner John J. O'Connell:
 Joseph tanulis of Prospect against American Roofing Co.,, of Waterbury, $20.73 beginning July g, back injury.
 Frank J. Malone of Torrington against American Brass Co.,, of Torrington, $25 beginning Aug. 5, injury to chest.
 Anna Brightman of 93 Munson avenue, Waterbury, against Sco- will Mfg. Co.,, $1733 beginning Aug. 4, 5-7 of a week, injury to right eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
PHILOSOPHERS SAFE RISK

New York. (UP)-A large banking firm. convinced of "the helicopters g possibilities with the elimination oi most of the risks common to high speed airplanes' has announced 1t will finance postwar helicopter pur- chases at standard automobile rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
SHIP TAKES TRIP

The pirate ship, La Mouette,' 9 principal set for Paramount $ "Frenchman's Creek" was built at the sbldio and lowed 60 0mles from Los Angeles Harbor to Albion. northern California. the location site for the film which co-stars Joan Fontaine and Arturo d eCor- dova
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Woodtick arc to use school tokens
 Meeting Tonight

The WoIcott RepubIicah league will meet at the Copper Kettle on the Meriden road tonight at s o'clock. John r. Broukcr will pre- side.
 Mrs. Catherine Warner Of Oak vile Is spending few days with her niece. Mrs John Brouker and MT. Broukar of Earn avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
News Of Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 16-UP)- Two automobile deaths were report ed in Connecticut over the week end, and two additional violent deaths were attributed to other causes.
 Adolph Deske 55, Bristol, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking along the highway near his home.
 Mrs. Elvira Benevento died of au- tomobile injuries at New Haven.
 At Hartford, Miss Perdita Smith, 24, died of Illuminating gas poison ing in what police described as a suicide pact. They are holding Vic- tor B. Kennedy, 28, who is recover ing at hospital, on a technical breach of peace charge.
 John Broker, II, New Haven, was crushed to death in an elevator shaft at an industrial plant.
 Rocky Hill, Conn.,, Aug. 16-(UP) Frank William Churchill, 6l, former legislator and fire chief. and one of the organizers of the International Association of Fire Chiefs died Sunday after an ill., ness of several months. He was a former chairman of the board of education and the board of relief, and recently served as a member of the Rocky Hill ration board. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.