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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22


AS to the recommended change in
the personnel of the assessors Of
flee the Mayor stated that nothing
definite could be done on the mat
ter until the next meeting Of the
state legislature, as the present per-
sonnet set-up Is established by city
charter.
System Outmoded
Pointing out that only certain
phases of the entire proposed pro-
gram could be handled at this time,
for obvious reason, the Mayor stated
that he felt as the state tax commits
sioner that Waterbury was the ben
eficiary Of an outmoded assessment
system"
He added that he had forwarded
q letter to Mr.. Walsh thanking him
for the fairness of his report and ex-
pressing the appreciation Of the city
for the work that had been done.
The report, which was submitted
to the Mayor and the public last
Friday, called for radical changes
in the operations Of the assessors
office In determining assessment
values of all real property and In
the maintenance of sufficient and
proper records relating to personal
property.
The findings of the tax commits
Sioner's office, as contained in the
report were of a startling nature to
but few. Officials were aware that,
as the report stated, the system
being used was of an outmoded ma
ture and that some change should
be made. An appropriation was set
up in the city budget to undertake
a revaluation program but definite
action was withheld when the mat
ter of the proposed bill submitted
to the last legislature and calling
for a change in the personnel and
operations of the local office was
under discussion.
As reported, the bill, although
passed by the legislature, was sub
sequently vetoed by Governor Bald
win who was then requested by
Mayor Monagan that he authorize a
survey to be made Of the assessors
office by the state tax commissioner.
Officials Praised
Local officials were praised in the
report for the cooperation given to
the State Tax Commissioner and his
survey members and expressions of
qualification were declared by the
tax commissioner in view Of what
he termed was "Waterbury's desire
to rid itself Of this oumoded sys-
tenn"
It Is estimated that the overall
proposed program will cost upward
to 100000 to establish and put into
operation. A revaluation program,
in itself, will be a tedious and pro-
slonged job ana no estimate can be
given at this time as to when it
would be completed.
According to the report many
inequalities exist as to assessment
values now on local property. One
of the greatest difficulties to that
will be encountered in the revalua-
ton will result from the protests ON
the part Of taxpayers whose assess
mentS in certain cases will undoubt-
edly be raised.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

Germans on the western italian
coast. The bombers met a heavy
anti-aircraft barrage.
II saw our bombs hit smack In
large storage and ammunition dump
area and five seconds later the
whole place blow up In a mass of
flames, smoke and debris" Staff
Sergt. Arthur WATERSHED OF Chi
cago, Ill, a bombardier, said.
On the east coast in the Adriatic
the British destroyers Quilliam and
Loyal on Friday night battled an
enemy convoy near San Benedetto,
so miles south Of Ancona and so
miles above the land fighting line.
They sank one lighter and probably
another and damaged a tug. The
fight took place within range Of
enemy coastal guns which caused
superficial damage to the destroyers
and one casualty.
Marauders attacked two new tar
gets. They were Chuisi, midway
point on the Rome-F Florence rail-
road, and Fano, on the east coast
railroad. One enemy plane was
shot down over Chuisi, while rail
and highway bridges were damaged
at F'ano, where one of IL enemy
planes encountered was damaged.
Mitchells raided gun emplace-
mentS at Gaeta, above the Fifth
Army front. and fighter planes
ranged over Jugoslav and Albanian
targets. Rail and highways points
north of the battle area were at
tackled.
The comlnunique disclosed that
among troops who recently have
arrived in Italy was large number
Of Canadians, including men from
all parts of Canada. There also
were nurses from one Canadian
hospital unit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22


machine gun bullets from japanese
ground positions.
Last To Take Off
The Liberator was lats to take off
and last over the target, it was pill
oted by 1t. Col. William j. Holzap-
fel, Racine, Wise. The co-pilot, Maj.
N. H. Lund, Hot Springs, Ark, is one
of the few men ever to have an
airplane explode in mid-air and
come out alive. 1t happened several
months ago at Funafuti, in the Ell
lice group.
Enlisted men were outrumbered
by officers who were willing to take
any job on the plane just to go
along.
When it came our turn to attack
Cpl. John R. Kefalas in the belly
turret had trouble with the gun and
kept working with a screwdriver
even while the ship was diving.
But when the action was over
Engineer Cpl. Robert Saas came
back from his top turret position,
looked soberly out of the waist port
and said calmly, "Tire fiat"
But four hours later Holzapfel
brought the plane down on the run
way at an American base in dark
ness broken by spotlights. The
crew and passengers were braced in
the rear section of the plane against
a nose-over or crash into stone
filled revetments.
The Liberator touched the rum
way; brakes smoked, the tire on the
left side screamed and the right
wheel thudded irregularly along
the coral. The plane lurched but
remained upright, turned only par
TALLY around as it came abreast its
own revetment, home safely.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

struck a sudden blow in the enemy
rear and disorganized the Germans
sufficiently to permit the Red Army
to capture several heavily fortified
localities.
While there was no confirmation
that the captors OF Rechitsa have
forced the Dnieper for an attack on
Gomel from the rear, a Russian COL
umn advancing on the city from the
north was believed to have gained
further ground.
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papers filed in superior court re-
Gently the states attorney stated he
has knowledge of the sources from
which Colonel Hayes obtained the
money, and adds the sources have
no connection whatever with the
fugitive ex-controller. The payment
was mad voluntarily by the colonel
himself in order to satisfy some of
the debt and aid his mother, it was
indicated.
Because of large encumbrances on
property owned by the Hayes estate
the state finds it inadvisable to press
the suit at this time, it was indi-
Gated in the papers, and the belief
was expressed full payment will be
made eventually if the son is given
more time. Twenty four parcels of
property were attached when the
suit was started but all have heavy
mortgages or other encumbrances,
it was pointed out.
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OutJop Fleet
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put under aerial attack. The Mar
shalls, under JAP nese mandate for
more than two decades, are heavily
fortified, but they must be seized
before any drive on the Philippines
can be undertaken. In Japanese
hands, both groups would threaten
the southern flank of any west
ward push by American forces
through the central Pacific.
A corollary of the Gilberts ac-
ton is expected to be an attempt
to retake Wake Island, which the
Japanese captured from the small
Marine garrison in the first few
weeks of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
caller. Maybe we can induce him
to change his mind,

caller. Maybe we can induce him
to change his mind
'You ought to know my husband,
because he works right in your Of
fice." the OCD worker responded,
hesitantly. His name is John
Smith"
An investigation revealed that not
only was there John Smith" in
the Milwaukee USES office, but that
several other men in the same Of
flee also were preventing their wives
from taking war plant jobs,
NOTE: Afraid that the same
thing might be happening elsewhere,
the USES has sent out blanket or
ders to regional officials to begin
the recruiting of woman volunteer
war workers from the families of
their own stats.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

were grounded by weather, unes-
c0rted American Marauders hit
Civitavecchia with q heavy concen-
tration Of bombs. severely damaged
an ie-acre area, knocking out two
quays, and sinking q 100-foot vessel
IN the harbor.
Several enemy landing craft were
damaged at the harbor. an impor-
tant communication point for the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
GERMAN AIRFORCE tanned

London, Nov. % = CUP - The
United States and Royal Air
forces have tanned, at least tenn
porarily, Germanys air defenses
British air observers said today.
Germany's plight in the air war
can be compared roughly with that
of her u-boat fleet in the Atlantic,
they said.
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these particular individuals, less than
two per cent of our income tax
collections from individuals, is not
worth the completely involved in the
minimum tax
Under the Treasury's plan to elm
mate the victory tax, the lost revenue
would be recaptured by lowering
the regular exemption for married
persons without dependents from
$1,000 to $1,1O0, and from $3.50 to
$500 for each dependent.
The Treasury also proposed raising
the surtax and eliminating the
earned income credit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

Costa 2ica is now sending increas-
ing quantities of coffee, bananas,
cocoa and rubber to the United
States.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

A, sheepdog in Oswestry, Wales,
recently gave birth to IA puppies,
all the same size and exactly alike
in coloring.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

craft shells and through streams of
machine gun bullets from japanese
ground n0SitionS
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Eyewitness
Tells Of Raid

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RevoIuotion

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9th Army Threatens
Two German Bases

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BoyCoId To
State Charge

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Ickes Wants
End To Deal

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Rep. S Death
Delays Vote

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No Defense

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To Pay Taxes

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Evening star., 1943-11-21

hours were over. she kept up the
game - cried, said they we're mean.
"Gerda went home to Knut's and
said that the warden would not let
her see me, but She told him nothing
more. The Gestapo questioned her
three times, but couldn't trap her.
"knut was aware that something
had happened, and shortly heard
that had gone 1t was, well - time
for him to leave, too, so he smuggled
Gerda to England with him. But not
until they were both completely safe
did Gerda tell Knut the story.
"It was easier just to make believe
didn't know, she explained"
Gerda's father, my friend Lieu
tenant Eric Petersen. now of the
Norwegian Air Force, frowned over
his cigarette as he finished.
They grow up 50 quickly, he
said. They've had to, poor little
ones"
Evening star., 1943-11-21
IT Took COURAGE
But this child of ten had II. She
saved her father from the Nazis
bV Helen Adams Frame

one of the high benches, her toes
pointing toward the floor, her hands
gripping the edge For a minute l
lost all hope. 1t seemed as if she was
too young. had - we'll. too much
needing of her father. to realize that
she mustn't recognize me.
But l had to count on her des-
perateiy: there was nothing else.
o0xda Counas Tkrou1h
SHE leaned forward eagerly,
started to smile. l looked straight at
her and winked ever 50 slightly. Her
eyes opened wide. l was sure she was
going to speak. held my breath.
Then she put her hand to her mouth
and bit it hard! My eyes smarted a
bit, I'm afraid. and l felt like cheer
ing her to the skies, but l walked on.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

HIS is the story
l. of a little Nor
wegian girl who
saved her father
from execution by
the Cestapo just
Evening star., 1943-11-21

"Gerda stayed in
tn at prison for
three hours after l
left. Imagine what
as going on in
that ten-year-old
child's mind. The
guards discovered l
had gone in about
an hour, but told
her nothing. Evil
d en tly tn ey
til ought they
might gain by
watching her.
Every once in a
while she would
trot soberly up to
t h e m a n d a k
please might she
see her father now.
Finally they told
her that visiting
Evening star., 1943-11-21

as it was told to me by her father:
'Gerda was only eight when the
Germans first came to Norway.
They killed her mother - my wife.
l left, soon after that, to edit an
underground newspaper in another
city. The work was too dangerous to
have her with me. l left her with my
friend Knut.
He brought me word from time
to time. She was all right. but -.
well, it is not easy for child to lose
both parents. knut kept telling
her that soon l would be back,
Evening star., 1943-11-21

that she could he
with me again.
1T was more
than two years be-
fore l came back
and then it was to
prison. l had kept
ay from the
Gestapo for a long
time, but finally
they had caught
me. l as sen
fenced to death.
TX ut tol d
Gerda. He says she
Just bit her lip and
asked if she could
see me. Finally
they we're able to
obtain a visitors 8
permit for her, and
she came to the
prison where | was.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

The guard came to unlock my
door and take me to the visitors cell,
where Gerda was supposed to join
me. But just at that moment the
warden summoned him. He told me
to 70 directly to the visitors cell.
and left me alone. started to walk
slowly towards the end of the pas
sage, when suddenly l saw two
visitors who were just leaving.
Il Works
! PRETENDED to be looking for
something, and as they went BY l
walked casually behind them. We
passed through five gates - the
guards merely supposed l was an
other visitor. You see. was in civil
ian clothes and had been in the
prison only a few days.
Then We came to the anteroom
where Gerda was waiting to be sum-
moned. l saw her sitting tensely on
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
SanitarY Workers Appeal To
Trade For Suggestions In
Relieving Shop Conditions
How Unions Are Run
Not Boss Business
Question Of M m b ership
Solely For Organization
To Decide, Says WLB

Operators Of ships along the Great
Lakes were told pointblank by the
National War Labor Board that its
none of their business how member
ship in union is determined.
The board directed four companies
runnin" % lake ships to comply at
once with a unique union security"
order issued last March. under which
the proportion of union membership
among Seamen existing 80 days after
the start of the lake shipping season
must be maintained throughout the
period.
Arrangements stalled on acceptance.
contending that only seamen whose
dues and Initiation fees are fully paid
should be considered as members. Th"
board slapped them down. declaring
that's matter solely for the union to
decide. The union has full power. the
board said to rate as members those
Seamen who signed authorization cards
asking for union representation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Labor Wins First Victory In
Fight On Anti-U Union Laws

These sections restrict the amount
Of dues and initiation fees unions may
charge: compel them to open their
financial records to Inspection; pro-
hibit contributions for political pur-
poses. require unions to elect officers
annually; permit the state Industrial
Commission to send agents into union
meetings for Il check on proceedings,
and allow members who do not like
anything a union does TO apply either
to the commission or the courts to
override the majority decision of the
union.
The law would have made it pos
Sble to put out of business unions that
failed to abide by the myriad of re-
strictionS.
Bad Provisions Upheld
However, Judge Sackman upheld
several other bad provisions of the bill,
including restrictions on picketing and
a list of unfair labor practices Dy
employees which, when committed,
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Finishers Donate
Chairs or BoYsA
Camp Shen ndngo
Local Purchases $4,000
Bond In Third Wdr
Loon Drive

Local Union No 53 held their regu-
lar meeting on Thursday evening with
many questions up for discussion, but
we are sorry to say many of our MEM
bers are satisfied to leave the same
few faithful members settle all griev-
anceS.
The local has purchased two pull-up
chairs for the hospital at Camp Shen-
ango. A committee has been appointed
to solicit all members of the local to
search their atticS at home and see
if we can not find more useful articles
for the boys.
The local has purchased Il $4,000
bond in the third bond drive and we
hope each member will buy at least
one extra bond during the month of
September and help reach the East
Liverpool quota and keep the necessary
supplies going to our boys over there
so they can get their job done and
come back to their loved ones.
Our next meeting will be held on
Thursday evening, September %. Come
out and help those who are doing their
best to help yOu.-O.C. 53.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Philadelphia Labor Buys
$l74.00O In War Bonds
To Honor Marine Hero

Philadelphia. ULNS). - Organized
labor in the Philadelphia area has
pledged itself to buy S174OOO in war
bonds during September as testi-
mOnial to Alfred Schmid, Philadel-
phia's Marine hero of Guadalcanal.
In addition, the International Mold
ers and Foundry Workers Union, to
which Schmid belonged before joining
the Marines, announced in Cincinnati,
through it's president, Harry Steven
son, that it was pedging 100000 as
testimonial to the Philadelphia hero.
Schmid is the Marine private who
manned a machine gun at Guadalcanal
and stopped japanese advance. His
pal, Private Johnny Rivers, was killed
beside him, but Schmid stuck to his
post and killed 200 of the enemy.
BY the time japanese hand grenade
demolished the red-hot gun, wOunding
and binding Schmd, the attack was
stopped and japanese dead were piled
high on the barbed wire in front of
the gun emplacement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Lively Discussions
At No. IL Meeting
Firm Rebuked For Failure
To Advance Employees
When Opportunities Arise

Local Union 10 held its regular
meeting Tuesday evening with Vice
President Digman presiding in the alb
sence of President Kelly.
We had several questions up for dis
cuSSiOn. TWO of which brought forth
many comments from our members.
The recent decision Of the War Labor
Board and the unfairneSS of some
firms in advancing their employees to
better jobs when the opportunities
arise.
We We're pleased to read in the
Herald the original decision as handed
down by the WLB. The release in the
local press miSied many of our men,
berS into believing that physical exam
nations would have to be taken by all
pOtterS any time the firm so desired.
The delegates to the conference eX-
plained this in detail as we'll as the
action that was taken on other prOpo-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Walling Reveals Millions OF Workers
Paid Only 40c An Hour. MdnY Get Less

employees who had previously not been
paying or receiving this much.'
Walling recalled that employer mem-
bers on committees named to consider
wages in two large industries voted al
most solidly against establishing rates
las high as 40 cents an hour" This
would indicate, Walling said, that
lower rates were still being paid and
that labor could still be obtained for
less than 40 cents an hour.
The principal reason employers are
fighting the Accent minimum, it was
indicated, is that they know when once
established the rate will stand as a
bulwark for both employers and work
ers against competitive wage slashinS
in the period of readjustment after the
war when our soldiers come home.
Widespread chiSeling on wage rates
was declared to be due to the inability
of the administration to undertake
proper enforcement because Congress
had cut its inspection staff between a
fourth and a fifth.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16

All the hullabaloo about high wages
sounds pretty hollow alongside a
shocking report issued by l.. Metcalfc
Walling, administrator of the Wage
and Hour Act.
Unbelievable as the figures seem,
about 125OO.OOO workers are employed
in industries for which Il minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour was estab-
liShed during the year, or for which
applications for wage hikes are pend
ing, Wnlling said.
Even after the 12,5OO,eOO workers
are given guaranteed Accent mini
mum, Walling asserted, there will still
be many workers in other fields being
paid less.
despite public impression that
wartime wages are high Walling en-
phasized, "the War Labor Board has
deemed it necessary to allow em-
ployers without specific permission, to
raise rates to 40 cents an hour This
was done because the board was flood
ed with requests from employers and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
California Potters Receive
Partial Award Decision
rom Regional Ldbor Bodrd
Capitals Wage Has
Escaped Freezing
Dividend Hikes To Stock
holders Range From 80
To 100 Per Cent

Evidence that wage "freeZing" does
not apply to the wages of capital can
be found on the financial page of any
newspaper.
On Il single day this week the record
of disbursements of 1912 earnings
showed these increases in payments to
stockholders
National Dairy Products. % per
cent; Beatrice Creamery, 40 per cent ;
Ward Baking Company, 20 per cent =:
b. +. Goodrich, 100 per cent: Humble
Oil and Refining, 40 per cent; Amer
lean Agricultural Chemical. 60 per
cent: Century Fox, 100 per
cent; McKeSSOn & Robbins, 80 per
cent National Enameling, 80 per cent.
Doubtless directors of these com
panies were surprised at their modera-
ton. since profits, after payment of
taxes, were more than double those of
the previous year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-09-16
Retdil Clerks Union
Reports Progress In
Organization Drive
Metz Fur Co. Signs Agree
ment Maintaining Union
Membership

At their meeting Tuesday evening in
Retail Clerks Union No. 1873, announced
that Il signed agreement calling for
maintenance of union membership has
been signed with the Metz Fur Com
pany.
business agent James Grafton stated
the Metz Co. is the only store in the
city displaying the Union House sign
and asks all members of organized la
Dor to keep this in mind when shop
ping.
Outlining the activities of the or
ganizational campaign to date, Mr..
Grafton told of the progress that has
been made to date, and the hard fight
that lies ahead to maintain q one
hundred per cent organization.
He told of the attitude of the mana
ger of Il local chain store when ap-
preached with a contract calling for
collective bargaining for his employees.
This man openly bOaSted "he would
absolutely have no dealing with any
union, and even wished to be quoted as
such, should the local so desire" This
case will be referred to International
officials when they visit here next
week TO aid in the campaign.
a new contract has been signed with
the \ & = Co. granting Il wage in
crease for all employees.