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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

After, that wild acclaim German gave up concert singing anA press ing pants. Tn the years since then he has managed to combine music with his lace dyeing business. No employe is hired without passing a voice test. Half of each lunch hour is devoted to choral singing or les sons by Berman. His entire plant is wired for sound and during the day one employe or another steps up to microphone. There is singing all day long.
 His partner is an accordion player.
 K ATHAR1NE HEPBURN hustle, IN into the Cafe Louis XIV squired by four male companions whom she introduces as "the Mars Brothers" They are Monte Wool ley, Peter Lorre, Robert BenchleS and Charles Butterworth. =
 MEYER DAVIS telephoned Ra, 1V1 Bolger to invite the dancer tt his birthday party in Philadelphia Bolger's Adams apple dropped three stories. "Its my birthday too," he said. q was going to invit, you" So they compromised. Davi! went to Bolger's party in the after. noon in New York and Bolger went to Davis that night in Philadel- phia.
 A LIEN JENKINS has played A many 8 cab driver in the mo- vies.f Here to star in the Mike Todd show, Something for the Boys he popped out of the Casino Russe the other night into a violent fight between two women cab drivers Knowing the technique, Jenkins stepped in, advised them on the ethics of cab driving and made peace.
 TYR. ROYAL S. GAYNOR is fl O from California to organize a League of Hypnotists." The fac for hypnotism as entertainment has had some unfortunate effects on persons who have volunteered as subjects for half-trained enter tainers, according to Gaynor. He wants to establish something like the American Society of Magi- clans, which long ago put stage magic on a decent basis by running charlatans and phony spiritualist' off the boards.
 THE proudest possession of Capt I Pierre Decaillaux. American composer and arranger, who served in the Lafayette Escadrille during the World War, is the origina score of the opera Louise" which he conducted when Grace Moore sang 1t at its Paris premiere. The composer Charpentier dedicated the opera to him, thus making hin the only American to whom mar opera has been dedicated. TAG WRITERS all know that " there are no new jokes. The more successful have immense li' braries of old jokes and revamI them to new situations. And they are terribly borde when new mate rial is demanded of them. AS fol instance when a theater manager asked Hank Ladd, Bert Wheeler! vaudeville partner. if their act wa! 'all new jokes" "It's so new" Ladc replied, "the audience has to thinl twice to remember it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
MRS VERANOWSKI
 DIED LAST NIGHT

Naugatuck, Jan. 25 - Mrs. Milla Veranowski. wife of Frank Vera nowsii. of il Manners avenue, died last evening at st. Mary's hospital. Waterbury. She was 63 years or age
 The deceased was born in Poland and was q resident Of Naugatnek five years.
 The funeral will be held tonaor- row morning at e:30 o'clock from the Buckmlller funeral home. 22 Park place. to st. Hedwig's church where a requiem high Mass will be celebrated at Q o'clock. InteTment viii be in st. James cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral homo from to 10 o'clock this eve- ming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
CONCORDIAS PLAN 77TH MASQUERADE

Members of the Concordia Sing ing society have completed arrang',. ments for their 77th annual mas querade ball, which will be staged with the traditional festive cere- monies in Concordia hall next Sat. urday evening. A number of excel- lent prizes has been obtained by the committee to be presented to groups and individuals selected by the judges for presenting the most attractive, most comical and most original costumes. A door prize will also be awarded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
F.D.R.-CHURCHILL
 MEETING REPORTED

London, Jan. 25-CUP)-The Ber- lin radio reported from Lisbon to- day that Prime Minister Winston Churchill left London some days ago for meeting with President Roosevelt.
 The German report said that Churchill and Roosevelt discussed the North African situation and tn, Mediterranean theater of war as vel las the relations of the United States and Britain with Russia.
 An earlier Berlin broadcast claimed Churchill had gone to Washington to ask for additional | American aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

jy Klamath Falls, Ore, Jan. 25s- ttup1 The man in upper 8 was held as a material witness today while police pressed their seafch for
 the murderer of the beautiful young bride i1 lower 1S.
 X Police professed themselves with- but a substantial clue to the wierd- sly improbable murder mystery that had It's inception early Saturday morning.
 z, The passengers in c Pullman car, part of q train speeding southward Through Oregon, were jerked out rOf their sleep by blood curling
 scream. They parted the curtains
 and saw in the aisle the body of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
CRAFT WARNING

New York, Jan. 25-(Up)- -The Weather Bureau issued small craft warning today beginning gat 1 p. m. and extending from Block Island to Cape Hatteras. The bureau indi- cated increasing winds becoming fresh to strong this afetrnoon and tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
SEARCH CONTINUES
 FOR. NAVAL PLANE

San Francisco, Jan. 25 (UP)-- Army and Navy air and ground crews searched the Mountainous Clear lake area 100 miles north of here today for huge naval sea- plane missing since last Thursday with 19 persons including Rear Ad- miral Robert H. English.
 Civilians in the area reported hav- ing seen large plane early Thurs day, and naval spokesmen said Clear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

Lake, frequently used by Pan Amer ican Airways for emergency land- ings, would be 8 natural place for the pilot of the naval plane to seek landing spot.
 Gales and rainstorms in the San Francisco Bay area prevented the ships landing at the end of a fight from Honolulu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
TEN COMMENDED

Washington, Jan. 25-(UP)-The Navy department has awarded let terS of commendation to 10 officers and two enlisted men. They includ- ed Lieut.. Robert H. White, 5 School street, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

Private Ellsworth KnoE of Reyns Olds Bridge is receiving training nt Camp nrecklnridee. Ky. Me be- gan Army service last Oct. 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
Our Men And Equipment Beat JapS By Teamwork
By ADMIRAL THOMAS c. HART, USN
 Member of General Board of .. s. Navy

Written the Treasury Department Reia SAY YES" campaign nations partially Aca
 War Stamp Abums)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
By MARTIN KANE United Press Stan Correspondent

NEW YORK Jan 25-UP-1n Haywood " reporter he appearance
 Carnegie Hall concert singer The headline aor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

The in the Pacific teaching matter how we'll trained our men may be- and no matter how great their lighting spirit we cannot fight with alone We must have equipment.
 of movement involving nohea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

T list heard a feller boastin' bout what great. people his ancestors wuz. Pears like some folks make @ big fuss over their family tree tuh cover up tn fact that they're no great shucks themselves. Lots uv folks whose ancestors came over on tn Mayf1ower don't seem tuh be able tuh paddle their own canoe"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
THURSDAY. sanuary ssth:


 Lions club bingo party at Tsmpie hall will be held on Thursdays at 8 o'clock instead of MOndayS.
 s.Th' folks at Cashins Dairy don't have .tuh boast ; bout tn past-cus right now they're sell- In' tn finest richest milk you kin git. Its specially good fer those vitamins an minerals tlaat're needed fer buildin' strong b0dles--an' it takes c healthy hsdy tuh develop healthy minds 1ans aeEves. Purity an flavor ara mighty. important in Dairy eEnducls-an' you certainly gif Gem in caahln,s Cream, Milk, cOttass chees an' Tee Cream"
 ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
': DOIN'S ROUND TOWN :-
MONDAY. January sSth:
TUESDAY, January 2sth:

The Sigma Alpha Phi sorority of the Second Congregational church will meet at the home of Mrs. John O.. Walker of Prospect street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
WEpNEsDAY, January 's7th:

st. Elizabeth's guild of Trim 1ex Episcopal church will sponsor Q dessert card party ct 1:s0 p. m. in the parish house.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Full Schedule Slated
By Haitian President

President Ellie Lescot of Haiti, who
arrived in Washington late yester-
day afternoon for a visit of several
days as guest of this Government
opened busy program today with
a visit to the Capitol.
Early this afternoon he was sched-
uled to attend several functions at
Howard University. including
luncheon and convocation. Tonight
he will be the guest of honor at a
dinner to be given at the Carlton
Hotel by Secretary Of State Hull.
Traditional cere monies for well
coming visiting chief of state were
held on the White House lawn be-
fore President Lescot and his party
were presented to President and
Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday. The two
Presidents conferred in French, the
language of Haiti
A stag dinner was held for the
visitors at the White House last
night. and NJ Lescot and Abel La
CrolX. Haitian Secretary Of State
for finance, commerce and national
economy, spent the night there. To-
day they moved to Blair House,
which will be their residence while
in Washington.
Tomorrow President Lescot will be
greeted at a special meeting of the
governing board of the Pan -Ameri-
can Union. A luncheon will follow.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
PimIico Results

FIRST RAcE-purse. $1,000; 2-year-
Wood Spirit WALL $50 40 $40
Leo'a Lorraine IScoccab $40 a 20
Appeal Agent 'RudertD 1920
Time l:l52s
Rock Mart, Boyssn, Felt Hat. Hair Cuty,
Two Fold Malcolm Lass
SECOND RACE--Purse. 81 200: 2-year-
o!ds: claiming Il furonss.
BliCkv Boy tArcarob ! 40
Tins. l:1425
:, AlSo gInL!Little Bud. Glerens; Lauder
liant NoWlee, White Sea
DAILY Double paid Slas1oD
THIRD RACE-Purse. $1,000; 4-year-
olds and up: hurdles -. miles.
Damn Deever CRUZ $50 800 10
Pico Blanco. I'd Walker 40 800
Beneksar miller, $40
Also ran-Muffled Drums, aDahlia.
Tioea and Alcadale
a Mrs H. Dobre-L A. Rosaski entry.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: 3-year-
ods Grade C; furlonss
Legislator tJemas) 500 $50 go
New Moon lThornburs $50 80
Hadawin tClaegetD 400
Time. l:l22s
Also ran-Starblen. Ascertain, Piccadil-
ly. Menex
FIFTH RACE-Purse. 5000 added; ?
year-olds: ! 10 miles.
a Broad Grin tArcaro) 80 3.lo 80
Smolensko CWoolf so 500
Edgemeee tRoberts) 3I0
Time, l:472s.
Also ran--a Spec, aClansman Blue
wings. Westminster
Greentree Stable entry
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Nozi Gunners Tricked Into Firing at Ghosts
While American Columns Crossed VoIturno

the whole edge of the plain bios
somed with brilliantly flaring
smokeshells, each belching a great
puff of snow-white smoke. The
show was on. We crossed our fin
gers and waited for the German
machine guns to open up.
Down below us to the left. we could
see three columns of men, moving
slowly single file. across the shallow
stretch of the Volturno. Through
binoculars in the moonlight. it
seemed that they would never get
across the so yards of stream. Still
there was no sign of serious enemy
opposition. Finally, a mile or so
over to the right, we could see Ger
man tracers and near the rivetlike
chatter of their highspeed machine
guns as they fired at something on
our bank Of to the left something
else had aroused opposition. Sud-
denly it dawned on us that the Ger
mans had been tricked into shooting
at ghosts.
Much later when most of our bat
talon was across the Volturno, ma
chine pistols and machine guns and
rifles began to fire all over the plain.
BY that time we had already jumped
our biggest hurdle.
1t turned out that the Germans
had not been killed or driven away,
but had been forced to take cover
and our men had little trouble in
grenading them out of their dugouts
and bitches. The process consumed
two or three hours, but the two hills
were taken after final plastering
by our guns.
On to the left another battalion
was having rougher time after
making a successful crossing. We
could see and heard machine-gun
flre In its sector. The Germans
were firing green and red flares
In the direction of our infantry.
Almost Immediately series of
whistles and flashes showed that
they were being heavily mortared.
When dawn finally came and we
thawed ourselves out, our plain
was fairly silent, but there was still
some fighting on the immediate
left. A few minutes ago, from
another rocky crowsnest, we saw
our mortars laying down a smoke
screen for our bridgebuilders farther
west. A dozen German shells ex-
ploded practically on top of them.
One thing sure is that the battle
is still on and that 1t will be rough
going for some time to come.
tcopyrisht, 1e43. Chicago Daily News, Inc }
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Pennsylvania to Clamp Down
On Bootleg Mining November |

Ten extensions had been granted
by the committee after an original
deadllne of March 81. 1912, on boot
leg miners pleas that they had no
other means of livelihood, but the
statement said:
1T now becomes apparent to all
that there is no need for further
extensions because of the many op-
portunities to secure work in legiti-
mate occupations.
During the depression years pub
lie opinion in coal towns actively
supported bootleg mining and State
officials and operators confessed
they were Stymied.
But the beginning of the end came
in l94l with creation of the COM
mlttee composed of the State secre-
taries of mines and commerce,
deputy attorney general. three mine
operators and three district presi-
dents Of the United Mine Workers
Union
Evening star., 1943-10-15
43 Governments Plan
Participation in Allied
Relief Talks Nov, 10
By The Associated Press.

BY lhe Associated Press.
All 43 countries invited to the
United Nations relief meeting in At
lantic City. N. j.. next month have
+ accepted, it became known TODAY,
and several will be represented by
their Prime Ministers.
The Office Of Foreign Relief and
Rehabilitation Operations has prac-
tlcally completed the agenda for the
meeting, which will start November
10 and probably will last four or five
weeks.
One of the main problems to be
solved is how to prevent relief dis
trlbution from becoming a political
weapon in the hands of returning
governments exile.
Observers here predict the meet
ing will produce results of concrete
significance.
The delegates names will be an
nounced by each nation. Dean
Acheson. Assistant Secretary of
State. is expected to head the United
States delegation and Secretary of
State Richard X. Law will represent
Britain.
Representative of the 43 nations
and the French Committee of Ma
tlonal Liberalizatio will sign the
relief agreement at the White House
November g. and the council meet
ing will start with an open session
III Atlantic City the next afternoon.
The director general and the Cen
tral Committee, composed of a men,
Der from Britain, the United States.
Russia and China, will be chosen
then.
Herbert H. Lehman. former New
York Governor, is slated for the
or-generalship.
Evening star., 1943-10-15

among an estimated 10000 day-shift
workers They asserted they had
sent telegram to the Senate Tru-
man committee requesting a study
OF conditions a. the yard.
The National War Labor Board
has had the unions contract with
the corporation before it since last
July for approval.
Mr.. Hemingway and Gavin Mac
Pherson, administrator of Local Is.
Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbullding Workers, CIO. declared
the walkout had followed dismissal
OF five shop stewards the company
accused Of causing a work stoppage
Monday.
Mr.. Hemingway said the men had
been dropped from the payroll for
interfering with workmen entering
the yard
AS the walkout leaders were no
longer Federal company employees.
another company spokesman said.
the corporation would make no COM
ment on the request for a Senate
investigation.
In addition TO the 1000 Workmen
who repeatedly walked out on the
thlro shift, he said another $50
Evening star., 1943-10-15
| 2 Over 38 Find
| Age Doesn't Bar
| Draft Call
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SALEM, Ores, Oct. 15.-Dont be
too sure you can't be drafted Just
because you're over 80.
Col. Elmer V. Wooton, Oregon di-
rector of Selective Service, issued
this warning-and cited two cases.
There was a shipyard worker. he
said. who quit his job on reaching
his 38th birthday, left his wife and
children. picked up girl friend and
started doing the night spots.
The United States Employment
Service pleaded with the man. but
was told in effect: Nuts to you,
I'm over 80; they can't draft me-"
Then there was poolhall en-
ploye who was advised to get an
essential industry because his Job
was nondeferrable. He said he was
40, and wouldn't quit the poolhall.
Col. Wooten said both men will
report for induction in a few days.
It's done with the aid of Army
waivers.
Evening star., 1943-10-15
BY WILLIAM II. STONEMAN.
War Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.

AT THE VOLTURNO RIVER,
Italy, Oct. IA Delayed Allied and
German infantry. supported by tor
nados of artillery fire, were still
fighting bitterly along both sides of
the Volturno River at noon today,
following the opening of a general
attack by the 5th Army, which car
ried American troops across the
river east of Capua. shortly after 2
O'Clock this morning.
The crossing apparently was aided
by ruse which drew Nazi fire to
the side Of the columns fording the
river.
The Americans appear to be es-
tablished on high ground at several
points north of the river after a
violent, persistent attack in full
moonlight. Below Capua, the Brit
ish encountered such rugged oppo-
sition that they failed to gain a
foothold across the river in the
early stages of the fighting. In this
area and at several other points. the
Germans actually had troops south
of the river.
The laundering double -barreled
barrage. unleashed on German posi-
tons, first by the British and then
by ourselves, failed to put them out
of commission or to prevent them
from making a desperate fight of it
all along the 5th Army front. AS
this is being written, American en-
glneers are working desperately to
throw a bridge across the river un-
der cover Of smokescreen that half
obscured the countryside east of
Capua. Our guns are shelling Ger
man forces communicating the
American bridgehead and three
miles northeast of Capua the Brit
lsh and American forces elsewhere
are renewing their attacks and con-
solidating what gains they have
made.
There was never more beautiful
or spectacular battle than the one
which unrolled in the moonlit VAL
turno Valley as the chilly night wore
on.
From where we lay shivering in
rocky gully, practically on top of
the Volturno, we could follow every
detail of the action as one Of our
battalions crossed the stream, routed
out the enemy machine-gunners
and advanced to take two hills
which were its first objectives.
During the afternoon and early
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Production at Kearny
Shipyard Hampered
By Outlaw Strike
By the Associated Press.

kEARNY, N. j., Oct. l5.-"Good
if not normal attendance" among
approximately 1900 day work
ers of the Federal Shipbuilding
& Dry Dock Co. here was re-
ported by the company today
after at least 1000 employees had
walked out during the two night
shifts.
Production was hampered, COM
pany spokesman said. because many
Of the night men line up work for
the bigger day shift.
Walter c. Hemingway. vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the
United States Steel subsidiary. an
nounced last night almost the en-
tire second shift OF 5000 employees
had left the yard. and this morning
1000 10 1000 employees on the third
shift were reported TO have walked
out.
Leaders of the walkout. which
union officials renounced as unau-
thorized, said they had expected the
work stoppage to spread TODAY
Evening star., 1943-10-15
Allies Score 210 to8
In Downing Planes
Over Jap Strongho|ds

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
Oct. 15.-American and Austria
Ian planes have run up a score
OF 210 to 8 against the Japanese
since Sunday over two enemy
strongholds where Japan's air
power is reputed to be great
New Britain and Bougainville.
The bulk of this score, 1T to S,
was registered Tuesday at Rabaul
New Britain, by the largest force
OF bombers and fighters ever
amassed for single days operations
IN the Southwest Pacific.
But today's communique disclosed
that for the second time in as many
days, more than 100 bombers and
fighters sWarmed over Bougainville
in the Northern Solomons the day
prior to the Rabaul attack. While
blowing up gun positions and
spreading fires around the big Kahili
alrdrome and sinking two large
enemy cargo ships in Buka passage,
these raiders downed II out of Is
JapaAese interceptors without the
loss Of a plane.
Antiaircraft Fire Spotty.
On Sunday. it was reported pre-
viously, 81 japanese planes were
shot down in the same sector, with
the American losses totaling three.
AS more reports trickled in on
the big Rabaul raid, it became in
creaSingly evident how amazingly
complete was the surprise. Anti
aircraft defenses there have been
so stout in the past that Rabaul
has become known as the japanese
Malta" But Tuesday the 900 raid
ing flyers encountered only spottv
ack ack. Many aJpanese gunners
fled their positions. Others had
their guns turned toward the sea
but the attackers hit Rabaul from
inland.
Aiiiec Aoui -cllk lilSu LlDtTdIOrS,
Mitchell medium bomber and a
Beauflghter were lost out of the
hundreds of planes involved in the
350-ton bombing assault. Every one
Of more than 100 P-38s. making their
first appearance over Rabaul, re-
turned.
Jap Convoy Bombed.
Bad weather hampered other air
operations reported in todays COM
munique. United States Navy Cata-
llnaS bombed japanese CONVOY OF
five ships south of New Ireland
Tuesday night, but bad weather
prevented observation of results.
Other patrol craft attacked barges
in the same area Wednesday morn
ing
A Llberator damaged a medium
frelghter-tranSport in the Banda
Sea and Australian flown Hudsons
damaged a l,000-ton enemy vessel
in the harbor of Koepang. Dutch
Timor. Of the northeast coast OF
Timor. Australian manned Cata-
linas set a small merchantmen afire.
A few japanese planes on Tues
day and Wednesday attacked
Finscnhafen and Morobe. New
Guinea, but the communique said
the raids were harmless ~