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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Dfatha
PARRISH, BERTHA E.

SH, BERTHA E. The officers and
members OF General Nelson
4 A. Miles Auxiliary, No. g.
u. s. W. ", are requested
to assemble at the Lee funeral
Il home. 4th st and Mass ave
~ ne, on Sunday, December 8
y 1943. at z pm, to conduct
services for our late sister
r PARRISH
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
LABOR PRIORITY
HERE PROBABLE
Essential Workers in War
Industries to Be Frozen
By Paul McNutt

washington, Feb. 5-(UP)--War
Manpower Commission Chairman
Paul v. McNutt was ready today to
effect priorities on labor in 80 short
age areas, a move that will virtu-
ally freeze" essential workers in
war industries.
Hiring practices endorsed by Nc
Mutt In a policy statement last
night would prevent workers in the
shortage areas from moving from
essential to Ilon-essential work, and
permit movement from Job to Job
only Of war workers who have O
release from their employers OF
from a representative Of the VINO.
The priority plan is the principal
feature by which regional and area
VINO officials will carry out Nc
Nuts order to establish hiring
controls in the 80 areas where in.
tensive recruitment efforts failed
to provide workers needed for es-
sential activities.
Under policies set forth by Nc
Mutt In a directive, workers will be
referred to Jobs which will utilize
their skills most effectively in the
war effort. The priority, he ordered
shall be accorded to employers en-
gagged In essential activities, in the
order Of the urgency of their ac-
tivities, to meet labor needs which
cannot be met by efficient utillza-
ton Of labor already employed.
McNutt said hiring controls can
be established In areas other than
the 80 designated II the regional
director, after consulting with the
local management-labor policy COM
mittee, decides that they are needed
for effective prosecution of the war
and to avert or relieve threatened
manpower shortages. 90.
McNutt had told a press confer
ence early last month that priorities
and hiring would be established
and his directive fulfilled that
promise to the labor shortage areas.
He established the following pol
icies In connection with his order:
I. All hiring, solicitation and re-
cruitment Of workers for specified
employment shall be conducted
through the U. 8. Employment
Service or any approved agency
conforming to VINO policies.
2. Hiring controls shall be ex-
ercised to eliminate wasteful labor
turnover in essential activities, re-
duce unnecessary migration by en-
couraging use of local labor, direct
the flow Of scarce labor to employ
ers engaged in essential activities,
and provide maximum utilization Of
manpower resources.
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
SIS PUPILS HURT
IN BUS CRASH
80 Palmer, Mass, Stu
dents in Hospital Follow
ing Icy Grade Smash

Palmer, Mass, Feb. 5. Cup -
Fifty-1lve grammar and high school
pupils were injured and 80 Of them
were hospitalized today following a
head-crash Of two school buses on
an Icy grade.
None Of the 80 hospitalized was
believed to be in critical condition
but IL Of them sustained broken
bones or other injuries that made
confinement necessary.
According to authorities, a bus
driven by Walter Graham Of Palmer
was bringing children to Palmer
high school from Bondsville when II
skidded and went out Of control on
the unsanded and Icy highway.
The bus careened down the steep
grade and struck bus starting up
the hill that was carrying pupils to
the Quaboag grammar school. The
driver was Albert Chapelle.
The impact snapped seats from
the floors Of the buses and sent the
children sprawling. Witnesses Of the
accident fastened to the scene and
aided police IN removing the injured.
Both buses were severely dam
aged and their occupants were cut
by glass as windows shattered.
Those listed by attaches at the
Wing Memorial hospital here were:
Robert Smith, IS, Palmer, chest
and internal injuries: Stephen Kos,
IS, Bondsville, possible brain con-
cussion and loss Of most teeth; Clair
Hulett, II, Palmer, fractured leg and
internal injuries; Shirley Nickerson,
IA, Palmer, fractured leg; James
Yelle, 16, Palmer, brain conclusion
and fractured nose; Paul Karez, II,
Bondsville, severely cut right eye:
Anna Stolarz, IA, Bondsville, severe
head injuries; Marjorie Dupuis, II,
Palmer, severe back injuries; and
Noreen Dunn, 10, Palmer, fractured
nose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
ALLIES DAMAGE
52!PLANEs,
10 AT TUN|SIA
Ground Fighting Quiet as
Americans Withdraw
Troops From Sened
SEVEN FIRES STARTED
IN GABES AIRDROME
British Still Hold Hill of
Djibel Mansour; Bizerte
Docks Bombed
BIZ NED RUSSELL

united Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, February 5. - CUP
- Led by American Flying
Fortresses, Allied aircraft
destroyed or damaged So
enemy planes over Tunisia
yesterday, against a loss of
only 10 Of their own, head
quarters disclosed today.
Twenty-six enemy planes were
destroyed and another 26 damaged
In fierce air battles, the 12th U. s.
Air Force announced. High Flying
Fortresses shot down "a German
fighters during two heavy attacks
on the airdrome at Gabes ana other
landing fields nearby. 's
The ground fighting situation set
tied into another lull as American
troops withdrew from Sened, rail-
way point az miles southwest Of the
strategic southern Tunisia town Of
Maknassy.
An Allied headquarters spokesman
said the American withdrawal from
Sene@ was ordered because the
troorN already had fulfilled the pur-
poseS Of their raid" The Americans
were believed to have withdrawn to
their original base. #Et'-
He said the Americans had beaten
cff cele enemy c@inter-a ttack dur
ing the 48 hours they held Sened.
"There was little fighting after
that" he said, "but II was not I'm
portant and they were finally Or
dered to withdraw"
The two American raids on the
Gabes area cost the Germans q to-
tai Of as Messerschmitt- l00's and
Fock Wulfe 1905. Twenty -four
were destroyed by Flying Forts and
the other by one Of their escorting
/. Lockheed (P-38) Lightnings. The
other destroyed enemy fighter was
shot down during a sweep over the
forward area.
(C0fftiniIed on PAGE A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
UTAH EXECUTIVE
WALTER R. AVERY
Killer of Detective Target
of Salt Lake City Prison
Firing Squad

Salt Lake City, FEB. Sup
Walter Robert Avery, "a, killer of a
detective and author of a death
cell autobiography comparing him.
self to a gambler caught with
marked cards, was executed by a
firing squad at daybreak today In
the state prison yard.
Death to me simply Is the CASH
ing In OF thu stack Of chips all of
us receive at BIRTH" Avery had said
In his i0-page life story, written in
the death house yesterday. FINALLY
I've reached the point where all
my marked cards were recognized
and I'm going to shove In the
rest Of my chips with a smile.
Witnesses could not tell whether
Avery kept his promise TO face the
exeeutioners' rifles with a smile, be-
cause q black mask was fitted over
his face when he left death row.
He displayed no emotion as he was
marched 10 the yard and strapped
In an oak chair.
Sheriff John Watson pinned q
target over his heart. Five ritlemen
lined up IN the doorway across the
yard and aimed II the target. Wat
son stepped aside and gave q signal
The prisoner slumped dead.
-Four OF the unidentified ekeeu-
TONERS had live cartridges In their
guns. The fifth-none knew when
had 4 blank.
avery sf0t 80 killed Detective
H0yt Oates % ogden ! 1871 during
q RgocaEE Hiage rahaEg,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
Weather Is Boon
To Waterbury's
.Fuelless Homes.

Waterways fuel oil emergency
appeared unchanged today except
for rise intemperature which gave
temporary comfort to "oil-less" fam
lies and slight relief to volunteers
who man the telephones at the
emergency oil headquarters. me
definite information was available
as to the amount Of oil reaching
the city or the allotment expected
conflicting reports setting off Q
clear picture Of the situation.
Unfavorable reaction was noted
among some consumer groups to the
proposal made by the waterbury
Fuel OIL Dealers association last
night to charge q "hauling fee for
emergency deliveries, bat agreement
was universal that delivery at any
cost" was essential and the financial
aspect would be properly straight
ened out by OPA ceiling division
authorities. & ~
Mayor John s. Monagan. who
stated no further word has reached
him on possible increase Of ship
ments to this city, expressed APP
proval Of the fee system with the
qualification, If 1t Is necessary to
keep dealers In business" Dealers,
meeting In the city hall last night,
expressed the opinion they could not
continue deliveries Of the maximum
rs gallons per consumer at the l0.5
ceiling price. They suggested a 30
cent charge for each delivery.
Meanwhile reports reached this
city that release Of information re-
garding the state allotment Of oil
to the various cities was not auth
orized and that the 5000 gallon
promise made to waterbury can not
be considered official. Objections
had been raised that the distribu-
ton was unfair and preliminary
steps were taken to request q re-
allocatoin.
Several dealers last night claimed
that larger supply of'oil has been
received here than publicly an
nounced, and objections were raised
to pooling arrangements, said to be
unheeded at some sources. Pesstmism
was expressed by members Of the
group who said the shortage situa-
ton would be many times worse
next week.
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
ROMMEL FEARS
Line THANKING
Marshal ! Herding Afrika
-KOrps Into Defenses Of
Mareth Lines
(NEA Telephoto)
BY @. R. CUNNINGHAM

United Press Stan Correspondence
Allied North African fTeadquar.
tiers; Feb. 6s.S(UP) The Germans
today were believed rushing fran.
tically to establish a line Of defense
along the Middle Eastern SeaboarG
Of Ttinisia to provide q corridor Of
retreat for Marshal Erwin Romnel
and his beaten Afrika Korps.
Rommel, senior Axis officer In
Tunisia, was reported herding his
Afrika Korps into the defenses Of
the Mareth lines, which the Italians
virtually demolished after the cap
itulation of France. tus
His main problem appears 70 be
to prevent the British Eighth Army
from thanking the line, which ex-
tends into the desert for approx
fnately go miles. However, the Mar
eth line hardly can be compared to
the Maginot and Siegfried lines.
The Mareth line consists. Of num-
Der Of pillbo1ss and concrete en-
placements which can be cracked
easily by q hard striking force such
as Lieut.. Gen. Bernard L. Mont
gomery, commanding the Eighth
Army, has showed across Tripoli-
tania. b.
To prepare for the inevitable on
slaught and delay 1t, Romrnel may
have Col. Gen. Jurgen Won Arnifn
carry out a continuous series Of at
tacks along the mountainous
stretch southwest Of Tunis to the
desert at FL Guettar. If Arnim can
take and hold the mountain passes,
he could provide fairly adequate
protection for the junction and re-
treat of Rommel's forces northward
along the coast.
(Nov,finuad IN pa0a A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
E REMNANTS FOR
FARMERS LIKELY

Boston, Feb. 5-(UP)--President
Edward e. Chase of the New Egn-
land Council today proposed award
ing Army-Navy "E" pennants to
farmers whose crops increase as
recognition of excellence in war
production"
In letters to more than 5000 New
England business leaders, Chase also
suggested awarding badges to all
food producers identifying them as
war workers.
at Is time to let the farmer and
the farm worker know that we think
he Is making a real contribution TO
the war by staying on the farm" he
said. MANY Of those who LETT Tor
the shipyards and munitions plants
did so In q mistaken belief that In
that way they were contributing
more 10 the war" he added.
Chase also proposed throwing
open the councils regular meeting
10 farmers 10 learn first hand Of
their problems. He urged each
member to ''see 10 It that the farm.
er and his problem Is on hteiF pro-
gram within the next few weeks"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
BRITISH SHIFT
NIGHT ATTACKS
Ruhr Industrial Center and
Submarine Base at
alorient Bombed
BY SIDNEY !. WILLIAMS

. United Press Stan Correspondent
london, Feb. s - (U.P.) = The
Royal Air Force carried the Allied
nonstop aerial offensive, to France
again today, following up. heavy
night attacks on Turin and Spezia
in northwestern Italy, the industrial
Ruhr In Germany and the U-boat
base at Lorient on the coast OF
France. ssg
Southeast coast watchers report
ed that many Raj squadrons cross
ed the Channel to France this after
noon, flying high In the clouds. Vsi-
Utility was exceptionally good"
Germany made another Of Its
weak daylight reprisals. Four
raiders bonn bed and machine
gunned a south coast town this
afternoon, damaging many houses
and causing some casualties. One
enemy plane was believed shot
down into the sea.
Last nights tri-natiorl raids were
heavy and the most widespread in
recent operations.
At q cost Of only three planes, the
giant British hombers heavily at
tackled Turin, key Italian north
western industrial triangle, and
made a thunderbolt raid Of major
weight on Lorient.
Spezia, Italy's chief naval base on
the Gulf Of Genoa; got its share Of
the bombs and selected war industry
targets were attacked in the course
Of offensive reconnaissance flights
over the Ruhr.
AS the Raj resumed its British
based raids on Italy, Allied planes
were making steady attacks of shat
tering power on Sicily and OCCASION
ally British fighters were ranging
over the southern italian mainland,
bombing and machine cunning rail-
roads and bridges.
The raids. which took the Royal
Air Force crews. over q European
front Of $50 miles from north to
south and at the farthest point a
CONTINUED on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
Soviet Forces Only
10 Miles From Rostov
Planned; Tins Capture Gives Russians
Key to Kmsk Front
BY M: s. HANDLER

NOHScu GEOoS StAH NOEEGSpVuuCUSD
Moscow, Feb. 5.-(UP)-Soviet
forces closed In today on Bataisk
only 10 miles south Of Rostov, and
In the Ukraine the Red Army
threatened to encircle Kursk as II
wheeled into position for grand
assault on Kharkov.
Critters Caucasus Army Is IN
full retreat by the only way Of es-
cape left open to them-the Kerch
Straits" BIC said in a broadcast
recorded by CHS. Leaving all their
heavy equipment to the pursuing
Russians, one German unit after
another Is now making the hazard
Gus crossing Of the Straits under
the guns Of the Russian Black Sea
fleet.')
COL Gen. Andrei,I. Yeremenko's
troops were driving up the Salsk-
RoStov railroad and already were
at the approaches to Bataisk, an
agricultural center which Is the
key to Rostov from the south.
Colleen. Philip Golikov's forces
had only to cut the Kursk-K harkov
rail line to complete the encircle-
ment Of Qursk, which already was
threatened from three sides. It
seemed only a matter Of time until
Golikov would be ready to drive on
Kharkov in conjunction with Co..
Gen. Nikolal r. Vatutin's army,
which was advancing northwest
wardr toward the city Of Kupyansk,
IS miles from Kharkov.
Caucasus forces were approaching
the sea Of Azov, closing the Jaws OF
gigantic Red army trap on the
German armies there, and more OF
the remnants of O second enclrcled
enemy army were liquidated on the
Kursk front. 'sa
Reds Hold Shchigry
Golikov's forces now held Shchi-
cry, 80 miles east Of Kursk on the
railroad to Kastornoye and Vor-
or':zh, and Tim, an important COM
munications center about 40 miles
southeast Of Kursk.
Five railroads.&c. the rail lines In
that district-radiate from Tim.
One runs northward into Schigry,
another into Kursk, a third cuts
into the Kursk- Kharkov railroad at
Korovino, 30 miles south of Kursk,
and the fourth and fifth lines run
eastward and southeastward, join
ing the Kastornoye-Valuiki rail-
road.
Tins capture gave the Russians
the key to the entire strategic posi-
ton on the Kursk front. If they can
cut the Kursk- Kharkov railroad,
only 40 miles away, they would
leave the Germans only westward
leading rail lines for supplies and
Continued on Page n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
TWO new GERMAN
TANKS CAPTURED
Each Weigh so to 90
Tons Claim Americans in
North African Seizure

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, Feb. 5.--(UP>-American
Air Forces have Struck q heavy blow
at German air power In Tunisia,
destroying or damaging 81 enemy
planes, communicates and dispatches
disclosed today, and there were re-
Eorts that advanced units of the
British and American. armies had
Eaade q junction on q southern
7taniSian sector.
1'oday's Allied headquarters COM
Hnunique said "a enemy planes had
n.5en destroyed by American flying
S%Exesses and Lightnings during a
I'D on Axis air facilities near
S@Aes and that another enemy
iiknter had been shot down during
+ sweep over the forward fighting
area.
GRE 18th U. s. Air Force in North
AFRICA reported that arl additional
&c enemy fighters had been dam
aged. Some were presumed to have
have been damaged badly enough to
make them useless.
Flying fortresses destroyed "A
Messerschmitt-1 00's and Fockewlilf
--l9O's and their escortlng Light
nings accounted for another In two
heavy raids on important Axis air
fields in the Gabes area, One for
nation Of the big Boeing planes shot
down Is German Fighters in q So
mile running fight.
The heavy toll Of enemy fighters
u.,n~ mmlafaxras2 am0 anaak = Inaa NJ f0alr
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
RAZOR SLAYER
PLEADS GUILTY
Waltham Gardener Held
Without Bail for County
Grand Jury

Medford, Mass, Feb. 5-(UP)-A
A = year old Waltham landscape
gardener who allegedly ran amok
with a razor and killed a woman
and wounded a man was ordered
held without bail for the Middlesex
county grand Jury when arraigned
in Maiden district court on a muir
der charge today.
"GuiltyP' shouted the defend
ant, Rocco Pasqucci, when the
clerk of court asked for his plea.
He waived examination and Judge
Elbridge G.. Davis found probable
cause to hold him for the murder
Of Mrs. Angelina Cappuccio, 81, a
Medford widow. Pasqucci was
taken to East Cambridge jail to
await grand jury action.
Police said Pasqucci had con-
fessed the Staying of the woman
and the slashing of Bernard Perna,
90. a Waltham cobbler, during q
3ls hour period late yesterday.
Pasqucci was arrested 20 minutes
after the attack on Perna.
Police found Mrs. Cappuccio's
body in the kitchen of her home
late. yesterday with a deep throat
wound. Nearby lay a straight razor
while two wine glasses were on q
table.
The woman apparently had been
preparing supper previous 70 the
attack and neighbofs said they had
seen her and Pasqucci enter the
house together at mid-afteTnoOn.
Pasquccl was seized In his parked
automobile In Waltham soon after
Perna was hospItalized with cuts
that required 40 stitches. In the
car with the landscape gardener
was another razor which police
said was used IN the attack on
PeIna.
Pasquecl. charged both with MUIR
der and murderons assault, alleged.
Is said he ATTACHED Pena because
ne had been playing around with
my glTi." Police believed the men
were rivals for The Widows AZ
fectiens.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
Mussolini Reported Trying
To Bolster Waning Power
Cornwall Youth
Reported Missing

Washington, Feb. 5.-UP)-
The Navy late yesterday an
nOunced "a more casualties In
its own, the Marine and Coast
Guard services. The names Of
13 others located since they
were reported missing also were
given.
The list, which includes eight
dead, 80 wounded and IA miss
ing, brings to 22,672 the total
casualties announced since
Dec. 2, 1941. It includes:
Connecticut:
LaFarge, Thomas Sergeant,
Lieut., Coast Guard Reserve,
missing. Wife, Mrs. Marie L.
LaFarge, Cornwall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
BIG SOAP FIRM
WINS ACQUITTAL
Three individuals Involved
in Conspiracy Charges
Fined $4,000

Boston, Feb. 5-(UP)-A federal
court jury today was ordered to
acquit the Proctor g. Gamble Co.
and two individuals after three
week trial on conspiracy charges
involving patent rights and use Of
the mails to defraud.
OF four other individuals in
volved in the case against the big
soap firm. three were fined and
one was given a six-month sus-
pended jail sentence.
Federal Judge George @. Sweeney
directed verdicts OF acquittal In the
cases Of the Proctor a. Gamble Co.,
the Proctor a. Gamble Manhfac-
turing Co. and the PF0tor g. Gamble
Distributing Co.: Thomas M. Null
vaney Of eliminate. o., and An
thony Mersiano OF Boston. alleged
mlddlemen 10 whom correspondence
allegedly was addressed.
Directed verdicts Of guilty were
returned against:
DR.. d. Paul GmeIsef, Cincinnati.
head Of the market and research
department Of the company. who
was flned 5000.
CLEO w. KnappenbergeT. his as
slstaiat, flIied $1,000.
Raymond j. Lamplng. another
employe. fined $500.
Frank j. Eims, another empl0ye,
given q slx-R0nth suspended jail
sentence and one years probation.
Judge Sweeney postponed In
definitely disposition q four other
defendants who had changed their
pleas 10 guilty Rt the outset Of the
trial They were Ralph n. Cote,
(can1lnuoh al pnna A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
MORE 1912 FIRES
THAN YEAR BEFORE

Boston, Feb. S. (UP.) = Large
loss fires in North America showed
q 81 per cent increase last year over
1871. the National Fire Protection
Association reported today.
During the past year there were
90 fires which involved loss OF
more than $3.50 .000-an increase Of
80 such fires over 1871.
Largest IRE loss was the Liner
Normanale ut New York City. Feb
ruary Q. 1919 and the NFPA said
that the loss from this IRE may
reach e59 900. 900. depending on the
success Of salvage operations,
Twenty eight fires caused iridi-
vlduai losses Of e600. 900 OF more In
cluding SIX with losses Of 81 least
81. 000. 900.
These large loss Ores took q total
Of Bla lives-lo0 81 them being ac-
counted for IN the C0coanut Grove
Night Club holocaust ~ Boston last
November 70, ~ 1881 only 90 lives
were lost IN the large loss hfea,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05
oORRI0AN KILLED

Worcester. Mass, February ,. =
(UPl - Peter J. C0rrigan, %, o.
worcester. q mason tender ~ the
onan hearth department Of the
American Steel and Wire Coz
south WORM, Wa killed instantly
early today when crushed beneath
"a empty. 400 pound bucket mat
4aa being moved overhead ~ Z