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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-19
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the kind mental food he is ready for kind of stimulus
Burbank found in his reading.
The eternal and universal themes that deal with the loves
crimes intrgue adventures and of mythical people
and which flow urd from pen the fiction writer's become
realities in The American Weekly because here they have
do with the loves and and ngues of real people
These gmorous pages depict life in all its phases and are the
plain mans Shakespeare"
Then there the pages devoted food and cookery home
making beauty and the welfare of the human
being They remind of what the great Justice Holmes
ad How large part the time and thoughts of even the best
of us taken up by animal wants.
Finally in The American Weekly pages which lift people
themselves and lead them horizons in the fields of
education SCIENCE medicine philosophy archaeology and
religion These authoritative and advanced that educa
ona institutions them in their classroom work. but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-19

simple that all may read and understand.
Who the full social significance of such pubca
ton distributed from through 20 Sunday
newspapers people, by far than read any other
tional medium building the reading habit of Nation
stimulating the minds of millions every week?
The national advertiser who consistently his product
with such institution tying up with the greatest force
advertising. He making his advertising message,
like of The Weekly the week aerweek read
ing HABIT of more than 7,5oO,OOO families.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-19

LOOK NOW FOR MOMENT the present and potential power
of this habit of reading in the America of today
Burbank in this country the greatest experimental garden
in human life which the world has known In this great
garden he said we have crossferzed and tribes and
the people of every nation
Think of the job this poses for the editor publication read
each week than 100000 homes especially for
whowoud bring ee individual in this great human garden
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-19

TN the beginning the neighbors all thought he was
mad. He was laughed at, and even reviled.
And Luther Burbank mad =. mad about an idea.
1t idea that had burst upon him day, in his
youth, when he stumbled across and read a book by
Charles Darwin.
This dea thoi variations in plants and animals
the result OF crossbreedng; and tho by controlling and
fixing these erossbred Vorioiions, could make his
plants and animals almost 10 order
With genius and patience Burbank pursued that idea
for the of his life. 1t made him "the Wizard of
Plant Life" of the two or three most admired
men in America. the gardener whose gate all the
world beat path.
Burbank, himself gave all the credit to his reading
"Vhen inspired BY DaruIn, he said, my a fixed
my pain in life dearly ndieaed. doubt If is possible
10 make anyone realize uhat this book meant to me-,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Ball Of Fire
CooIs Off

Hollywood, Dec. % - Cup - The
''ball of fire girl said today she had
cooled off. After all, she said, it was
only cigarette burn, even If 1t did
spoil her strip tease.
Betty Rowland, billed at a Holly
wood nightclub as the "ball of fire.,
said she had decided not to press
charges against Mrs. Sol Freemond,
who allegedly welded the cigarette.
In the finale of her act, Miss
Rowland, reduced to jeweled
String, pats a bald-headed GUS
toner on the pate and concludes her
performance with vigorous bump.
The shapely strip teaser bumped,
and her thigh contacted cigarette
in the hand of Mrs. Freemond.
whose husbands head was bein pat
ted.
at was quite accidental" Mrs.
Freemond said, "and if Miss Row.
land had been wearing more clothes
she wouldn't have felt it."
Her costume, an ounce or two of
fluff, left most of Miss Rowland vul-
nerable.
Scheduled for court yesterday, the
case was dropped when Miss Row.
land failed to appear.
When she disrobes, Miss Rowland
said, nobody would notice the blister
anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Govt. Officials Worry Over
L1uasion of Western Europe

washington, December 23.-(UP)
Administration officials were SER
oiusly worried today about what
they regarded as a growing feeling
in the nation that the worst Of the
war was over.
They believed that this spread
ing and erroneous impression that
the fight was about won was re-
Elected in current strike threats for
higher wages, the preoccupation OF
some industriaists about reconver-
sion to peacetime production, Con-
gressional opposition to higher taxes
and growing resistance to economic
restrictions in general.
One Of these officials in an in
formal luncheon conversation yes
terday hluntly labeled as foolish
any ideas that the Allies were in a
coasting stage of the war. He dra-
matized this position by forecasting
that In the next three months
American war casualties will
amount to three times the present
total of about 131 900.
This forecast, obviously predicted
on a spring invasion Of western Eu-
rope and continued offensives in the
Pacific, indicated q casualty list OF
1914, 900 for the next 90 days. This
figure, added to the current number,
would bring the total OF killed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Both Sides
Seek Settle
RI Wage Row

Washington, Dec. % - (U.P0 -
Representatives of the nations rail-
roads and the five operating Bro
therhoods resumed negotiations to-
day in an effort to reach wage
settlement to prevent general rail
strike scheduled for December 80.
Before them were a management
offer, endorsed by President Roose-
welt, to raise the employees wages by
1894 week, and a union counter
proposal calling for wage adjust
mentS at least twice the amount
offered.
Conferees refused to discuss what
TRANSFERRED at yesterdays four-hour
session when the union counter
proposal was first submitted but
acknowledged there was no agree
ment on any point.
The management offer was based
on a suggestion by President Roose-
welt that the unions accept the
four-cent increase in straight-time
hourly rates recommended by an
emergency board and an additional
four cents as overtime compensa-
ton. The eight-cent total would
boost weekly basic earnings by 1894.
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested the over
time formula because railway en-
only for working more than 48
hours a week compared with 40 in
most industries. His proposal, how
ever, did not provide the standard
time and one half overtime rate.
The Brotherhoods' counter pro-
posal called for an eight-cent in
crease in straight-time hourly rates
or weekly increase of 1894 in ba-
sic wages. In addition, they asked
time and one-half overtime pay for
their hourly paid employees, large
ly yardmen comprising about half
the 100000 workers in the operating
group.
For train service employees who
are paid on mileage basis, the
unions in lieu of overtime asked
full payment of out of-pocket ex-
penses for layovers away from
home
Management representatives were
said to have objected to the de-
mand for an eight-cent increase in
straight time rates on grounds it
conf1icted with the wage stabiliza-
| ton program.
The incorporating unions, who
also have ordered their 100000
members on strike December 30,
has sought the same eight cent
straight time increase and has re-
jected Wilson'S proposed sliding
scale of four to 10 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Extortioners
Found Guilty

New York, Dec. 23.-(UP)-A labor
leader and six Chicago gangsers,
convicted of conspiracy charges to
extort 100000 from the film in
dustry, were at liberty today under
heavy bail each until December 80
when they will receive sentences
that may range up to 10 years In
prison.
The Chicagoans were held in ex-
tended bail of 100000 each, while
the labor leaders bail was continued
at SOS, 900.
A federal court jury Of nine men
and three women found the group
guilty last night after deliberat-
ing slightly more than 10 hours.
The defendants were Louis Kauf-
man, business manager for the
Newark local of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage En-
ployes. and six former members of
the Al Capone gang, John Roselli,
Louis Campagna, Phil D'Andrea,
Francis Maritote, Paul De Lucia and
Charles Gioe.
Three other men were indicted
with the group last March. One of
them. Frank Nitti, another Capone
follower, shot himself the day the
indictment was handed down; Nick
DEAN Circella pleaded guilty and
charges against Ralph Pierce, also
a reputed member of the Capone
gang, were dismissed last month.
Conviction of the charges carries
a maximum penalty for each de-
PENDANT of 10 years in prison, q
10000 fine or both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Bolivia To Hold
Usual Election

La PaZ, Bolivia, Dec. 23-(UP)-
The Lew Bolivian government an
nounced today that q presidential
election will be held as usual In Bo-
livia in 1914.
The announcement was interpret
ed in political circles as designed to
diSpel any doubt especially among
the foreign diplomatic corps that
the revolutionists had the support OF
the Bolivian people in overthrowing
the Enrique Penaranda government
four days ago.
No date was set for the election,
but a spokesman for the new regime
said 1t will not be held before May
or June to give the political parties
time to reorgani2e.
Foreign Minister Jose Tamayo dis
closed that the government of Ecua-
dor had announced official recogni-
ton Of the new regime. becoming
the first foreign government to do
so.
At the same time, the new presi-
dent Gualberto Villarroel pledged
Bolivia to continue exporting It's tin
output only to the United States and
Great Britain. He also expressed
hope that an agreement could be
reached w..h the United States on
the export Of quinine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Eisenhower To Lead The
Nations War Con1placency

Washington, Dec. % - Cup -
President Roosevelt has decided to
keep his joint chiefs of staff intact
and the interested powers have
agreed that Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover shall lead the Allied invasion
of western Europe.
The enormous responsibility thus
confided in Eisenhower was indi-
Gated by well sponsored warnings
now circulating here that American
war casualties next year Will be
severe.
Mr.. Rooseveit's decision to pro-
pose Eisenhower instead OF Gen.
George G. Marshall, chief OF state,
to command invasion forces pleased
the Army and Navy. From several
sources today the United Press was
advised informally but emphatical-
ly that the decision meant the four
man team which has been direct
ing the strategic conduct OF our
share of the war will continue on
that job. The four, comprising the
United States joint chiefs OF staf1
are:
Admiral William D. Leahy. chief
Ct xtA& 70 NJ. R0oseveAk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
u. S. Turning
Out Newer
Super Plane

Washington, Dec. %. (UP)-Rep
John j. Sparkman, D., Ala, said TO-
day that the aviation industry was
turning out giant new bomber
something even better than the her
aided B-29 uper-bowler-that will
surprise and hurt the enemy. -'
Sparkman, chairman Of a House
military affairs subcommittee that
recently toured aircraft factories,
said in an interview that combat
crews were not being trained for the
new aerial weapon, and indicated
that it was designed for operation
specially against the japanese.
He said most of the information
gathered by his six man committee
must remain secret, but added: Il
wish everybody in the country
could have seen what we did"
Starting its tour at Atlanta, Ca,
the group went south and west as
far as San Francisco, visiting fac
tories, training fields and testing
grounds. BY train and auto they
covered more than 10000 miles stop
talking to hundreds of factory ex-
ecutives and watching thousands
Of men and women at work.
Sparkman reported that:
1. The new bomber will add con-
siderably to the strength Of Allied
air might.
2. Aircraft production quotas were
being met.
3. The 5000 plane per month aver
age now being produced would rise
to about 10000 in 1914.
4. Enough combat crews were be-
ing trained to handle present pro-
duction and fill gaps caused by cas-
ualtieS.
Other member of the committee
were Reps. r. Ewing Thomson, D.
Tex; Paul J. Kilday, D., Tex;
Charles R. Clason, r., Mass;
Thomas E. Martin, r., Iowa, and
Charles H. Elston, r., Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

wounded and missing up to 525, 200
by the latter part of March.
This was a startling expectation,
but 1t emphasized the conviction of
government leaders that the worst
of the war still was ahead; that the
need for gerat war effort was in
creasing rather than diminishing.
These officials knocked down
flatly what they considered the dam
gerous idea of quick victory
through an internal collapse Of Ger
many. They knocked down also the
idea that the war in Europe can be
won from the air alone.
While some officials challenged
the idea of letting the public know
Just how serious the impending war
prospects were, most agreed that
American morale was of tough fiber
and that The war effort will actually
benefit from complete realization
of the facts.
The concern over complacency ex-
tended from President Roosevelt on
down through the government and
a campaign was forming to erase any
idea of coasting through the war
Many top men want to show the
public pictorial proof - probably on
the movie screens-that victories,
such as the one at Tarawa, were not
easy and not without the death OF
many American troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Cardinals
Peace Prayer

Boston, December %. CUP -
In his annual Christmas message,
William Cardinal O'Connell, 84-year-
old dean of the Catholic Hierarchy
in America, prayed today that the
world give itself back to God" His
message said:
Christmas is the glorious feaSt
of Gods great love for humanity.
The son of God became man that
he might teach us, by his example.
the sublime duty to love of God and
love of our neighbors.
cat Christmas. God gives himself
to the world. On! that the world
in return would give itself back to
God. Oh! that the sublime lesson
of Christ's birth might move to turn
tc ti,o with grateful hearts and
with that love beyond all under.
standing which brings lasting peace
to the souls of men and to the ma
tons of the earth.
GAS we chant the age-old hymn
"Venite Adoremus' let us kneel about
the crib of the infant Jesus in COM
pany with the adoring shepherds
and humbly implore the Divine
Master, hidden behind the veil OF
his infancy, to restore to the world
the peace of mind and heart and
soul which he came to bring to
every one of us the world over. And
let us sing with the angelic hosts
that announced his coming - Glory
to God in the highest. Peace css
earth to me of good will
From my heart wish you all .
holy and happy Christmas and .
blessed New Year"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Hero Dies In
Home Crash

Burbank, CAL, Dec. 23-tUD-Lt.
Col. william E. Dyess, a veteran OF
Bataan and one of the first air
heroes of the war, died last night in
the tradition which won him a half
dozen decorations.
Dyess, 27-year- old flyer from Al
bany, Tex, who survived the strug-
gle in the Philippines, was killed in
a country back yard wher he crash
ed his plane to save the life OF an
approaching motorist.
With both motors failing, Dyess
was setting the speedy craft down
on a paved street. Ee saw a car
cominr toward hin, pulled the nose
of the ship up, fell off on one wing,
clipped the top off a church and
plunged to earth in roaring mass
of flame.
He wore the distinguished service
cross with oak leaf cluster, the le-
gion of merit, silver star, and two
cluster group citations.
His death followed the precedent
he set whe' surrender b ane in
evitable in the PHILIPPINES. When the
time cane for him to evacuate Bat
aan, he refused because the Is Of
ficers and ITS men of his command
would have bee.. left behind.
They fought until their planes
were destroyed and then J G led the
men as an infantry group, armed
with rifles, machine guns, knives,
and grenades. In one attack they
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Pick EnpIoye
Investigator

An employe utilization investiga-
tor has been selected for the Wa
terbury area and is receiving train
ing at the Boston War Manpower
headquarters preparatory to start
ing his duties here shortly, 1t was
learned today. The appointee,
whose identity has not yet been
publicly disclosed, will conduct sur
veys at local industrial plants to de-
termine whether or not employees
are fully utilized and to make rec
concentrations for increasing pro-
duction.
Seven utilization studies have al
ready been completed here, it was
reported today by Area VINO Di-
rector Mary M. Dewey, and several
others are scheduled to start as
soon as the new Investigator ar
rives. Three plants have been in
vestigated on orders from the Navy
department and one other similar
order from Washington yet re-
mains to be followed out, it was
disclosed.
Recommendations to the man
agement of several plants have
been made as the result of the re-
cent surveys, which were carried
out by James Diamond OF New Ha-
ven and George Pope of Bridge
port, both utilization experts for
the VINO. Need of a regular in
vestigator for the Waterbury area
was apparent at the start of the
program, it has been reported. and
steps were then taken to secure
full-time service for the area.
Coordination of work in the va
rious departments of one plant in
the city was recommended and since
has been placed in effect as the re-
suit of survey at the concern, it
was revealed. The investigator re-
ported that several departments
were loaded down with similar
work in connection with different
products and recommended remov-
al of the overlapping and place
ment of similar work into one divi-
sion. A large saving of man hours
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
REDS TRAP
THOUSANDS
OF NAzIS

Moscow, December %. -
(UP) - Russian Armies
closing against the Baltic
front bastions of Vitebsk and
Polotsk have trapped many
thousands of Germans in the
marshlands below Newell and
now are wiping them out in
fierce battles of humiliation,
field dispatches said today.
The swift advance of Gen. Ivan
G. Bagranian's Siberian veterans
enveloped a number of German gar
risons which stood pat under the
illusion that they were safe behind
their iron wall" defenses, front re-
ports said.
While the bulk of the first Baltic
front troops drove on to within
striking distance Of Vitebsk and
Polotsk, foundation stones Of the
German defenses, powerful detach-
ments remained behind to crush the
trapped NaZis.
"a German communique reported
only "local attacks which were re-
pulsed in the Vitebsk area yester-
day. It said strong Russian infantry
and tank forces tried to break
through the German positions in
the Zhitornir area southwest of
Kiev, indicating the Red Army
again held the initiative in the Sec
tor where the Germans had spent
their best effort in counter offen-
sive.0
Frantic Efforts
The German command threw
large forces of tanks and planes
into frantic efforts to break the
Soviet rings around the garrisons
south OF Newell. But they failed to
check the Russian campaign Of
reduction marked by what the press
called terrible hand to hand COM
bats"
Panicky Naz garrisons which
threw their full weight against the
Red Army cordons were reported
beaten back mercilessly to await the
death blow.
At one point a Soviet battalion
surrounded 1000 Germans, who
CONGRATULATED repeatedly in an
effort to rejoin their main forces
Russian infantrymen beat them
bask with rifle butts, spades and
knives, finishing off hundreds in
their trenches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
CAPTURE OF
ALL ORTONA
IS imminent

Allied Headquarters, AL
giers, December %. - (UP)
- Canadian assault forces
have carried the bloody bat
tie of Ortona into it's final
phase, driving the Germans
from most of the Adriatic
port into it's northwest out
skirts in -louse to house fight
ing, it was revealed today.
While the Adriatic wing of the
German defenses in italy crumbled
under British Imperial pressure,
American troops battling to lay
open the Rome road slogged
through the rain soaked mountains
above Casino to capture two more
commanding heights.
French forces manning the Fifth
Army front northwest of Venafro
came back strongly after suffering
a slight reverse and scored new
gains in the 3,O00-foot mountains.
Canadian units spearheading the
ceaseless assault by General Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery's Eighth
Army had all but cracked the ex-
IRENE northeastern end of Mar
shall Albert Kesserlings Transport
lnsula line.
Slowly but inexorably the tank
supported Canadian shock units
battered through the streets of Or
tona, the Adriatic anchor of the
German line, wrestling from the
desperately resisting Nazis all but
the extreme northwest edge of the
town.
The German position seemed
hopeless. South of Ortona on the
lateral road inland to Orsonga and
beyond, other Imperial troops were
knitting forward.
They advanced at two points be-
tween Ortona and Orsonga, one
spear-head threatening Tollo, four
miles west of Ortona, and the other
aimed at Artelli, three miles north
east of Orsonga.
Nazis Fight Desperately
The Germans, fighting with a
desperation born of necessity, threw
parachute units into the Adriatic
battle to fight as infantry. They
knew full well that If they were
forced back along the coast their
entire position in central Italy
would be threatened and their
Rome defenses laid open to pos
Sible thanking attack.
The Germans were employing the
hedgehog system of defense, cling
ing stubbornly to such strong points
as Oytona, Orsonga, Tollo and Ari-
ELI to delay a general advance.
The slow but steady advance by
American units of the Fifth Army
in the mountainous area above Cas-
sino netted Mount Cavallo, three
and a half miles north of Venafro,
as well as another height on Mount
Casale north of Acquafondala.
To the right of the Americans.
French troops advanced for unspe-
Gifted gains to strengthen the Allied
position in the mountains and in
crease the thanking threat of Cas-
sino, vital junction on the trunk
highway to Rome.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
2 jap Ships
In S. Pacific

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea, Dec. 23-(UP)-Am-
erican invasion forces widened and
deepened their beachhead on New
Britain despite renewed enemy air
attacks, a communique announced
today. while Austria lians on New
Guinea turned the Japanese retreat
into q 1lear-route.
The Allied air offensive continued
undated, with bombers sinking a
Japanese troop. transport and a
6,000-ton supply ship near Kavieng,
New ireland, and damaging des-
troyer 80 miles north Of Mussau
Island, to the northwest. Another
cargo ship was hit and damaged
near Kavieng.
Two waves Of escorted allied
medium and heavy bombers set the
Cape Gloucester area at the north
western tip of New Britain afire
again in a tone raid on the
airdrome supply dump, west
coast villages and target hill at
Silimati point.
No details were released on the
extension of the Sixth Army beach
head at Arawe, on the southwest
coast of New Britain, but the COM
munique said three japanese air
attacks on American positions and
shipping were driven off by Allied
aid patrols that shot down IL enemy
Dive bombers and four fighters.
Another enemy Dive-bomberS and