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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
TOOLS MISSING
AT Lux PLANT
Ralph Ricci Under $4,000
Bonds Pending Check By
Factory Officials

Ralph Ricci, 80. of 81 Wood street,
was given a continuance TO April 5
under bonds of $4,000 by Judge T. E.
Conway in city court today pending
a complete check by officials of the
Lux Clock Company of tools and
equipment the man is alleged to
have stolen from the plant.
Ricci was arrested yesterday by
Chief Inspector Joseph P. Stevens
of the detective bureau, and Detec-
tive Lieut.. Henry johnson, who said
that they questioned the man at the
factory, and then went with him to
his home, where they found the
stolen material. According to police.
Ricci has been working nights at
the factory for some time, the tools
and equipment have been missing
in varying quantities during the
course of his employment.
Included in the loot found at
Ricci's home were betting. tools,
machine parts, saws and other
equipment. Lux Cock Company Of
ficials were at detective headquar-
tiers in city hall this morning to take
an inventory of the material. They
are unable to estimate its value,
pending completion of the check.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
REDS KILL 200
GERMAN TROOPS
New Russian Gains Made
South. of Lake linen;
Many Prisoners Taken
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UNITED Press Staff Corresponds


Moscow, March 27.-(UP)-Rus-
sian troops, swinging over to the
attack, broke into German trenches
in the Belgood area today, killed
200 of the enemy in hand-to-hand
fighting and captured the positions,
The Soviet midday communique
also reported new Russian gains
south of Lake linen on the north
western front and In the northwest
Caucasus, but said Red armies on
the central front had paused to
consolidate their positions deep in
the outer defenses of Smolensk be-
fore lunging forward in a new at
tack.
"a Stockholm report published in
London said Russian tanks had
broken into Dorogobuzh, German
stronghold so miles east northeast
Of Smolensk)
(The Rome radio quoted Ger
man propaganda ministry spokes-
man as announcing that the Rus
slams lost 100000 men killed, 49,
600 tanks destroyed or disabled and
0,tOo pIdLlco oIlOb hOWA AuA A1A6 oAASAA
winter offensives between Nov. 20
and March 20)
The sudden Russian attack on the
Belgorod front, As miles north north
east of Kharkov, resulted in the
capture Of six machine guns, two
anti-tank guns, a radio transmitter
and much other booty, the COM
munique said. Prisoners were taken.
The Germans threw 1000 troops
and q force of tanks against the
Soviet lines on the same front yes
terday, but fell back after losing 100
officers and men, two tanks. three
mortars and toher equipment.
A tank-supported German infan-
try battalion attacked newly-won
Soviet positions on the Smolensk
front, only to Withdraw when 100
of their number had been killed
and a tank wrecked.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
HUB NIGHT CLUB
MAY BE CLOSED

Boston, March 27-CUP)-Clos-
ing of the Latin Quarter Night Club
appeared likely today after Police
Commissioner Joseph F. Timilty
recommended the move to forestall
possible further number pool brawls.
Miss Mary r. Driscoll, chairman
of the Boston licensing commission.
said her group had scheduled q
hearing to investigate the shooting
yesterday OF Joseph Paladino, A, OF
Medford and Joseph Gurrero ~, Of
the North End.
Both men suffered slight wounds
when shot by an unidentified gum
man during a fight in the night
club, shortly before closing. Paila-
dino. a defendant in the New Eng
land number pool cases. is await
ing trial and Is free on 5000 bail.
Search for their assailant centered
around the owners Of two hats and
a topcoat which were found In the
club after the shooting. A Newton
and Revere number pool operator
vas sought Cor questioning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
MORE AUTHORITY
SEEN FOR DAVIS
Powers Denied WiCkard
Obtained By New u. S.
Food Administrator
BY FRED BAILEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, March 27.-UP)-
Chester c. Davis, the new food adj
ministrator, appeared today to have
obtained powers denied Secretary OF
Agriculture Claude r. Wickard in
dealing with food problems.
Wickard failed, his friends said,
because he did not have sufficient
power to control farm manpoWer,
machinery and prices vital to maxi
mum production. No definition has
been given as YET of Davis author
ity over these matters,
But President Roosevelt'S press
conference statement yesterday
coupled with facts gathered from
other sources, indicated that there
may be an understanding giving
Davis more authority than Is con-
tanned In the executive order set
ting up the food administration.
Mr.. Roosevelt said Davis would
have complete authority over food
production and distribution, The
executive order transferred 70 him
little more than the duties and pow
ers entrusted TO Wickard as war
food administrator.
The lone exception was in trans
ferring to Davis labor and manpow-
er authority previously exercised
over farm workers by War Man
power Commissioner Paul V. Nc.
Mutt. Mr.. Roosevelt said he ex-
pected Davis to use that power to
establish some sort of land army
to assist In farm production. Plans
are under way for a force OF 200,-
900 to 100000 mobile farm work.
ers to be shifted to critical areas
to supplement local labor.
Definite plans for farm labor are
being held In allegiance until DAVIS
arrives next week. Plans which
have been developed by the Agri-
cultural Labor Administration under
the direction OF Wickard inclUde:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
MARKETS Offer
few DELEGATES
Pigs Tails and Ears, Tripe
and COrned Mutton All
Meats Remaining
(NEA Photo, Passed by Censor)

Pigs tails and ears, elks meat,
tripe, corned mutton. and few
similar "delicacies' which are ex-
pected eventually to constitute the
popular items under the rationing
program. were practically all the
meats" remaining in local mar
kets this morning after housewives
completed their last splurge Of nom
rationed meat buying.
Coupons will not be needed for
meat purchases until Monday, but
in reality the "non-rationed" period
has closed already because of lack
of supplies.
Near-riots were reported in down.
town stores yesterday afternoon as
consumers battled for the last pieces
of prospective Sunday roasts. When
those disappeared interest began to
center on such items as pigs knuck-
les and rib strips.
One large market in the central
area early yesterday afternoon set
limit on purchases of pigs knckles
to one per customer, and still long
AhtCo AOA AAlCA dO Vic COuA1bCIs
A realistic view Of what may
soon appear commonly on the din
ing table was given at one store
which displayed elk's meat. Crowds
of persons starediat the blackish-
red meat with the kind of awe
noted as museum exhibitions. Most
of them sadly and respectfully
walked on.
Sandwich meat and sausage were
the most plentiful commodities yes
terday, as they have been for many
past week-ends. They enabled many
MENU planners to avert the posi-
bility of meatless weekend.
Purchases of fresh vegetables and
fruit remained high as did sales of
processed foods. Vegetable stands
were stormed all day yesterday and
business was reported to be brisk at
an early hour this morning.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
WATER OVERFLOW
RESULTS in SUIT
Eva T. Herbst and Celia E.
MascOIO Suing City for
$4,000 Damages

Claiming their property at Grand
and South Main streets has been
damaged by overlooking water from
Great Brook, Eva T. Herbst and
Celia z. MascoIo have instituted a
SIS, 900 civil action in superior
court against the City Of Water
bury and seek an injunction To
restrain the city from continuing
the alleged nuisance.
According TO the complaint, which
was filed by Attorney Charles s.
O'Connor, Great Brook is inSuffi-
Gent in size to take care Of the
water that has been diverted to 1t,
and as q result the brook has over
flown striking the first floor Of the
four story brick building and has
flooded the cellar. It is alleged the
floor ioists, cellar walls and Orders
have been soaked and weakened.
and the ceilings and walls IN the
whole building have sagged as q re-
suit Of the condition. The complaint
states further that the plaintiffs
have spent q large amount Of
money TO remove sewage mud, and
sand from the floors, ana that the
air has been polluted.
Inability to rent one OF the three
stores on the ground floor and q
reduction IN rent for the other
stores are traced by the plaintiffs to
the condition created by the UNDER
ground brook which passed through
the premises. It Is alleged that u
the nuisance Is continued the prop
erty viii be irreparabIy damaged.
and the claimed financial loss VIII
be further increased.
The city had laid out sidewalks
and has brlcked the basin and COW
cred Great Brook except for the
portion running through the plain
tiff,s property. It Is claimed. The I'M
covered part is said to be 30 feet ~
length, II Is alleged further that
the board Of aldermen has apprO'
priated suflcient funds for the ex.
pense Of covering the stream, but
faat the city has refused 70 do 80.
TIae eo-called Little Brook which
enfpttes into Great Brook neal
brook street Is said 70 have added
- - aondemned condition,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
TWO ENEMY SHIPS
SUNK in PACIFIC
Jap Bases Given Terrific
Smelling in SOIOmOns;
Reporter Sees Action
BY FRANCIS J. MCCARTHY
United Press Staff Correspondent

kDutbgu EGCne Otstb NVSSsapvUueHV
Aboard a u. s. Warship, South
Pacific, March g. (UP)-(Delayed)
- Light units of the u. s, Pacific
Tank Force slipped through enemy
territory In the SolomOns early this
morning to give O terrific Smelling
to two japanese bases and sink two
enemy WarshipS.
They carried out their jobs with
such finesse, that sinking the war;
ships didn't throw off the precise
timing OF their raiding mission,
This correspondent was on the
signal bridge Of the flagship during
the sea battle and the bOmbardment.
1t was an inspiring and excellent
show.
IT was q starlit early morning In
the Kula Gulf between Kolamban-
CARA and New Georgia Islands,
north OF Guadalcanal The objec-
ttVes were the japanese bases OF
villa and Munda,
(The action which Mccarthy witt
messed as the only American Cor
respondent ut the scene was an
noupced recently In Washington.
II took only 20 minutes TO sink
two large enemy destroyer leaders,
Both were seen TO go down the
first after violent explosion and
the second after q series OF small
ones, They were caught by sur
prise as we turned into the gulf
heading for our detectives.
One destroyer got off several
$500
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
BRITISH MOVE
FARTHER INTO
GERMAN Lines
Successful Attack Made
Against One Mareth
Line Sector
STERN OPPOSITION
OFFERED BY AXIS
Northern Front Action
Coming to Life; 8 Enemy
Planes DOwned
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NSs@e~(sA . WV ASNSAA SSAeSShSO~@~'~@-Sl
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, March 81 - (UP) -
The British Eighth Army has
carried out a successful at
tack against one sector of the
Mareth Line and is inching
farther into Axis positions in
the face of stern, determined
opposition. (Radio AlgierS
said British infantry, in a
cold-steel bayonet attack, had
gained ground In the Mareth area.)
Todays Allied communique indi-
Gated that the northern front, where
the Allies apparently have been con-
tent to conduct holding operation,
was coming to life. Patrols from
the British First Army conducted
large reconnaissance actions, inflict-
ing casualties and taking prisoners.
The tide of battle In the air con-
tinued to run heavily in favor OF
the Allies. Eight enemy planes
were destroyed yesterday against an
Allied loss of one. Axis pilots made
a weak raid against the Algiers
area and dropped q few bombs. Two
Of the raiding planes were de-
Stroyed.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army, supported by tremen-
dous aerial power. appeared to be
slowing wearing down the German
italian forces In the Mareth line
The communicate reported that pris-
onerS were falling into the hands
Of the Eighth Army men, indicat-
ing q slow but steady advance.
TwO-ton block busters were used
by the western desert air force to
help reduce the Mareth fortiflca-
tions an dto make raids far behind
Axis lines. One squadron leader
said enemy camps "just ceased 10
exist" under the impact Of the big
bombs.
1.-THE earth swallows UP everything
around" he added. "The whole
countryside Is lighted up"
There was nothing more than To-
cal activity in South-C Central
Tunisia where two American col
,lmns are edging toward the sea in
an attempt to cut of Axis forces
Ia the Mareth line.
"a British military observer In
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
JAP WEWAK BASE
SHELLED BY U. S,
10 Tons of Bombs Damage
EiarbOr and Cargo Ship;
Burma Again Hit
Try United Press)

Air attacks continue to harass
Japanese efforts to get set and ex-
pand their military gains through
the Pacific war area, reports from
the Pacific theater said today.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters In Australia, reporting on
the continual bomber and fighter
raids by Allied planes, said yester-
days main foray was against the
japanese base at Wewak, almost SOC
miles by air UP the north coast
OF New Guinea from Allied-heid
Buna.
Nineteen tons Of bombs went
hurting down on the Japanese lay
out at Wewak and y. 8. Flying For
tresses, disregarding heavy anti-atr-
craft fire, rOared over only ID feet
from the ground to score hits that
caused serious damage TO the har-
Dor and big cargo ship.
This was only one OF yesterdays
actions north Of New Guinea. Others
took place at four points on the
north coast, including Lac and Sal
aEnaua. Only desultOFy Japanese
opposition was encountered at some
places and none at others.
The Australian comnlunlqne re-
ported that two ships were set aiire
BIZ the Thursday raid on Ambon,
west OF the Dutch end OF New
Guinea.
The Royal Air Force kept Sp IL
attacks on the japanese bases and
aw
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
BRITISH SHELL
DUISBURC AGAIN
Hitler's War Machine Ar.
senal Bombed; Rome
Suburb Attacked
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
London, March 27-(UP)-British
four-engined bombers smashed at
the River port and Steel City of
Duisburg IN Germany's Ruhr VAL
ley last night.
Swinging back into action after
being grounded for three nights by
fog, the British bombers cascaded
two and perhaps four-ton block
buster demolition bombs and hum
dreds of incendiaries on Duisburg.
It was the 57th raid of the war on
Duisburg, Germany's biggest inland
port. but the first since Dec. 20.
Other planes made subsidiary
raids elsewhere In the Ruhr Valley,
the arsenal for Hitler's war ma
chine. Four bombers were lost out
OF the strong force" participating
In the nights raids, q communique
announced.
While the bombers were resuming
their offensive against Germany,
British fighters swept over France
and other occupied countries on Of
fensive patrols. Two were lost.
The Duisburg attack was the first
on Germany since the l,OO0-ton
bombing raid on nearby Essen, home
OF the Great Krupp Arms Works,
the night OF March ~ and ended
the luli that followed the raid Mon.
day night on the German submarine
base at st. Nazaire on the French
Atlantic coast.
The German radio sought to be.
little Fast nights raids with an as.
sertion that the British planes
dropped their cargoes at random on
small towns and rural localities, but
IL acknowledged that residential
buildings weps damaged and some
persons killed,
The Ruhr valley and northwest
eFn Germany have been so badly
battered already that the Germans
are eyacuating children from the
areas. Some $4,000 are being sent
TO Hungary, an AnkaTa dispatch
reported, and i,200 already have ar
rived ct Budapest from Hamburg,
WiIhelmshaVen and Essen.
Meantime, at the other end OF
the Axis, British planes We're re-
ported 10 have attacked q suburb
OF Rome for the first time since the
start of the war.
Planes taking of from Malta were
said 10 have machine -gunned q
railroad station only q few miles
outside the city Thursday night
after flying ever Rome itself,
although u was very hay, we
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27
Germans Evacuate 100000 From Coastal Towns
Plan To Strengthen Western
Europe Against Invasion Set.
Beoutici0vl Burns
$40 In Hair Dryer

New York, March 27-UP)-
Jerry Lane, operator Of a beau
ty shop, smelled something
burning after he had given his
first customer a shampoo. It
was $14O he had put in the hair
dryer the night before because
he didn't want to carry it
around with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-27

Newark, N. j., March 81 -
(UP) FOur-year-Old Michael
Granata boarded a bus alone.
After a couple Of miles, he said,
I'm answer to the bus drivers
inquiry, that he was going to
jersey City to shoot dice" PO-
lice who returned him to his
home said he told them he had
heard the big boys" talk about
shooting craps, SO he decided to
do it, too.
New York, March 27-UP)-
Father Divine, in a telegram to
President Roosevelt, denounced
as a display Of HitIerism" the
refusal Of authorities to sell
war bonds to some of his IAN
gels" because they wouldn't
give any other names than
Purity Lamb, Heavenly Star,
Joy Love, Glorious IlIumina-
ton, etc.
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DlmOus: 7:4a p. m. to s:ia a. m.
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Evening star., 1943-10-26

ton that Mr.. Hopkins influence
with the President is diminishing. -
Il think that the President will
always see Mr.. Hopkins for the work
that is required" Mrs. Roosevelt re-
piled, but also for the pleasure that
he has in his company and in social
intercourse with a friend.
Il think that it would be a good
idea for people to realize that a
man in the position of heavy re-
sponsibility like the President may
gather opinions from the people
about him. But in the end he
knows all the decisions are his. He
will not be influenced by any one
into doing things he himself has not
decided upon"
Mrs. Roosevelt continued to speak
on the subject of Mr.. Hopkins for
the next three minutes. She spoke
with more emphasis than she has
used in some time and waited de-
Illiberately at the end of each SEN
tence for reporters to finish record
ing her words. Heretofore she had
always dismissed questions on Mr.
and Mrs. Hopkins presence in the
White House, with either a shrue
or monosyllabic reply.
Mrs. Roosevelt concluded the con-
ference with the hope that some
type of postwar peace resolution
would be passed by the Senate. She
refused to comment on her own
ideas on the subject.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Hopkins to Leave White House
For New Home Around Nov. !

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hopkins are
going to move from the White House
around November l, when their
Georgetown house is expected to be
ready, Mrs. Roosevelt announced at
her press conference today.
They have been the incest guests
I think that we could have" she
said.
Mr.. Hopkins came to the White
House in the first place as a sac
rlflce' at the Presidents request
Mrs. Roosevelt continued. She sale
her husband believed i'll health
would not permit Mr.. Hopkins to dc
work necessary to the war effort
unless he lived at the White House
Now that the work is better Or
ganized,' she added, Mr.. and Mrs
Hopkins think they can have a
home of their own"
Mr.. Hopkins first came to live al
the White House in 1910. He and
his bride, the former Mrs. Louise
Gill Macy of New York, were mar
ried in White House ceremony ir
1912 and have made their home
there since.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she and Mrs
Hopkins have not been able to ar.
range their schedules yet to include
trip to inspect the new house
Mrs. Roosevelt said.
Reporters questioned Mrs. Roose.
welt persistently on possible sig.
niflcance Of the move as an indica. !.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
|'Quite q Few
Jap Subs Sunk
'Neur Kisku
Py the Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kin
kaid, commander of the Aleu-
tianS area, disclosed today that
quite a few Japanese subma-
rines were sunk by American de-
stroyerS while the enemy evacu-
ated its garrison on kiska Island
We got quite few and it was
enough to make it hurt" he said at
press conference in which he out
lined the long campaign which
drove the japanese from the Aleu-
tians.
Secretary of the Navy Knox eX-
planned Admiral Kinkaid is in
Washington prior to taking over
new duties as commander of naval
forces in the Southwest Pacific sue
ceeding Vice Admiral Arthur S. Car
penter, who will become commander
Of the 9th Naval District with head
quarters at Great Lakes, Ill, sue
ceeding Rear Admiral John R.
DoWneS, who is retiring. Admiral
Klnkaid'S successor in the Aleutians
area has not been named.
Admiral Kinkaid described how a
destroyer force shut off Kiska and
said, We had some success in get
iSoo DINChTD No. -
Evening star., 1943-10-26
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The House is expected to pass
late today bill requiring induc-
ton of single men and married
men without children on a Ma
wide basis before fathers
are drafted.
Smooth sailing for the measure
was indicated by early debate, in
which Representative Fish. Republi-
can,sof New York, joined with Chair
man May of the House Military At
fairs Committee and Chairman
SABBATH of the Rules Committee in
supporting the proposal. Debate was
limited to 10 hours by special rule
Mr.. SABBATH and Mr.. May chided
the Senate for having side-tracked
the Kilday bill, passed by the House
early in the summer, which was
similar to the pending bill.
After returning from the summer
recess, the Senate passed a different
bill, which would tighten up occupa-
tional deferments as means of re-
ducing the number of fathers likely
to be called.
Selective Service officials insist
hey already are endeavoring to carry
out the principle of the Kilday bill
by calling fathers last, but Mr.. Fish
insisted the pending measure lis far
more than gesture"
Letter Delays Debate.
Debate on the bill was delayed
temporarily by discussion of the
Presidents letter defending the
Government service against charges
that too many employees have been
deferred.
Mr.. SABBATH called the letter a
timely message" answering un-
justifable criticism. Mr.. Fish and
Representative Halleck, Republican
of Indiana contended, however, that
criticism of Government deferments
in the past has contributed to the
improvement in Government defer
ment statistics.
A major feature of the House bill
that was not in the Senate measure
would repeal the so-called Work-or-
fight orders of the War Manpower
Commission by forbidding the in
duction of men because they are in
(See DRAFT, Page A-18)
Evening star., 1943-10-26
'WLB May Disclose
Coal Wage Contract
Decision Today
$4,000 Remain on Strike
Appeals Fail to Holt
Fresh WuIkouts
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
With more than $4,000 soft
coal miners still on strike in
eight States, War Labor Board
decision on proposed wage
contract was an immediate pos
Sibility today.
Chairman William H. Davis fin
lShed a tentative opinion for SUBJ
mission to the entire board at re-
sumption Of the conferences this
morning.
Meanwhile, the mo contract NO
work attitude of many miners
brought about some fresh walkouts
despite pleas of the United Mine
Workers that the men resume pro-
duction, In many fields the number
who returned and those who newly
joined the strikes was a matter OF
guessWork. The best available fig
ures on the total still off the lob
were:
Alabama, 10000: Kentucky. 5000,
Indiana, 1000; Illinois. $500; West
Virginia, $780, Pennsylvania, l,4oO;
Virginia, 1000, and Ohio. 400.
Some $500 minres picked up thei,
tools again in Ohio and others re-
turned in Alabama, but 400 quit al
mine near California, Pa, ano
west Virginia reported seven mines