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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Bulk Of Rocky
Mountain Mass
IF alls To Allies

Allied Headquarters. Al
giers, December = UP) =
Lieutenant General Mark w.
Clark's Fifth Army has cap
tured most of the Canine
Maggiore mountain pass BAR
ring the main road to Rome,
slowly but surely clinching
victory in a violent, continu-
ing battle, official reports
disclosed today.
American troops swept to
the rim of the ricky Moggicre
heights commanding the Liri
river valley two miles from
that streams junction with
the flooded Garigliano and
within seven miles of Cas-
sino, on the Via CaSilina
gateway route to the capital.
Behind them savage fighting
still ragged for scattered heights.
with American and British forces
knocking out enemy pockets and
beating off last-ditch Na1 counter
attacks.
But the bulk Of the 25-square-mils
rock mass ranging up to 5000 feet
in height was in Allied hands after
bloody four-day struggle.
While Clark's men turned the key
to the valleys and plains leading
northward to the capital from 70
to 80 miles away, General Sir Rer-
nard L. Montgomery's Eighth Army
troops forced the Moro River, push
ing tanks over the stream IL rain
and fog.
Other American troops struck out
from Filignano, north Of Venafro.
in new attack that swept across
one important height and swept III
40 prisoners.
Makeshift Defenses
Crossing of the Moro brought the
British up against makeShift Ger
man defenses anchored at Ortona.
on the Adriatic coast, and running
inland Is miles to Guardiagrele
where the Nazis hoped to stall
General Sir Bernard l.. Mont
gomery's troops until new lines
are established at the Pescara
river 10 miles beyond.
Front reports emphasized the bit
terness of the battle which ragged
in the Camino-Maggiore mountains
fringing the via Casilin, south and
southwest of Mignano.
Reynolds Packard, United Press
correspondent, said that Monastery
hill, one of the most important
features, had changed hands three
times with the British Withdraw
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
.Nips Publish
War Gains

San Francisco, Dec. 7-UP)-Jap-
anese imperial headquarters cele-
brated Pearl Harbor today by broad
casting a summary of their fan
tastic victory claims during two
years of war.
Tokyo radio in a broadcast heard
by United Press here, claimed that
in the past year Japanese forces in
the South Pacific and AleutianS
have met some 10000 enemy troops,
capturing 100000 and causing $4,000
additional losses. Tokyo claimed
1876 enemy ships either were sunk or
damaged and 2,528 enemy planes
shot down or destroyed.
In China, the communique as
serted japanese troops have picked
up 100000 enemy dead and taken
204,677 prisonres.
Total japanese losses for the past
year, it said were 1882 killed in
action and $50 planes shot down.
Expanding their claims over two
years of war, the japanese high
command claimed 447 enemy war;
ships had been sunk since Pearl
Harbor and 241 damaged-not to
mention GIT transports sunk or
damaged and 500 transports cap
tred.
Allied aircraft losses for two years
have been 5,158 planes shot down
and LIS damaged against 1888
Nipponese planes which were self
blasted or failed to return"
The japanese claimed to have de-
stroyed 10 battleships, 81 aircraft
carriers, 81 cruisers, 70 destroyers
and lat submarines. Damaged were
Is battleshil,s, II carriers, Sc cruis-
ers, AZ deStroyers and So sub
marines, they said.
Tokyo admitted the Japanese
navy lost one battleShip, three car
riers, three cruisers, % destroyers
and IL submarines. Another bat
tleShip, two carriers, IL destroyers,
five cruisers and five submarines
were damaged, Tokyo said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
JAP DEFEAT
SEALED IN
n. SOLOMONS

Allied Headquarters, South
west Pacific, December 7. -
(UP) - American forces
have sealed the defeat of the
japanese in the northern %
onions, a field dispatch said
today as a U. S. Naval bonn
bardment and heavy aerial
attacks on Bougainville and
adjacent island bases were
announced.
Final conquest of the Bougain-
vile area still may be a matter OF
months, United Press Correspond
ent George Jones said In a Quad
alcanal dispatch after returning
from the invaded island.
But he added that the $4,000 Jap
anese and laborers in the northern
Solomons on the southeastern ap-
breaches to Rabaul were facing one
Of three choices-starvation, a fight
to the death or risky attempt to
fee.
In any event, he said, the invasion
by U. S. Marines and soldiers al
ready has cost the enemy 1000
dead, 232 planes between Novem-
Der 1 and %, reduced his air and
surface actions to mere gestures
and left him incapable of making
any real effort to wipe out the En-
press Augusta Bay Beachead, now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Muster Out
Poy beloved

Washington, Dec. 7.-(UP)-Leg-
,islation to provide mastering ou,
pay for members of the armed forces,
some 100000 of whom already have
been honorably discharged from
service, appeared today to be begged
down in committee despite bi-par-
tisan pleas for quick action.
Chairman Andrew J. May, D., KY,
of the house military affairs com
mittee, which has before it an ad-
ministration mastering pay pro-
posal, said he saw no hope of hold
ing a hearing on the bill until
after the first of the year.
He said his efforts to hold hear
ings were complicated by the
fact that some military affairs sub
committees were out of the capital
while others were busy with other
congressional duties.
House Republican Leader Joseph
w. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts,
told the house yesterday that the
time to do the right thing by the
veterans Is now, If We are to
give justice at ALL
Il hope the committee will re-
port the bill out this week and that
we can have it a law before Christ
mas he said. I'VE couldn't do
anything better to strengthen the
morale of the fighting men and the
people of the nation
Martin pointed out that 100000
men and, women already had been
mustered out of the service with
honorable discharges and were eligi-
BILE for the pay.
Democratic Leader John w. Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts, followed
with similar plea for "quick adj
justment OF these veterans to civil
ian life.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Carrier Fleet
In MorshoIIs

Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7-(UP)-A
powerful. revenge-bent American
carrier fleet has joined the contin-
uing offensive to blast the enemy
from the Marshall Islands, it was
disclosed today on the second ami
versary of the japanese sneak at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Marauding on the sea lanes
through the central Pacific, toward
Tokyo, the carrier-borne aircraft
hit the island strongholds Saturday
in the 18th raid against them by
American planes since November 10,
Radio silence made necessary by
the daring venture challenging the
Japanese to stop their offensive
prevented issuance of details of the
raid by Pacific fleet headquarters.
Tokyo radio had acknowledged
the size of the raid yesterday by
reporting 100 planes made the at
tack, claiming 20 were shot down,
and that some damage was caused.
Tokyo set the time Of the raid
as Sunday - a confusion which
might indicate a second raid but
which probably was a translation
of their report from western to east
ern longitude date.
Tokyo claimed that an American
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Senate Begins Reuamping
New 7lvo Billion Tax Bill

days open session. The committee
also was expected to seek simplifi-
cation of the House provision integ-
rating the victory tax with the reg
ular income tax.
1t also planned to give careful
consideration to the House Increase
in corporation taxes. as well as to
an amendment to the income tax
withholding law to give taxpayers
deduction credit for contemplated
contributions, Just a. they now are
allowed for dependents.
The renegotiation w issue con-
Guided the public hearings yester-
day when several high government
officials urged that it be kept on the
statute books. Undersecrtetary Of
War Robert P. Patterson and I'M
derseoretary Of Navy James v. For
restal denied charges that admins
tration of the law had been arbi-
trary, unfair. or inexperienced.
Both agreed the measure should
be duration" LEGISLATION only.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
AngIo-U.S. To
Guide Postwar

Chicago, Dec. notwithstanding
of Navy Frank Knox in a Pearl
Harbor eve address to the English
speaking union predicted that Am
erica and Britain jointly will deter
mine the essential pattern OF the
postwar world.
"Other nations shall and will
contribute to the armed guard, &C
cording to their location and abili-
ties" he said, ''but mresitatingly
affirm that the security of the
world depends In very large measure
upon Anglo American leadership"
Knox said the two countries sue
cess in settling their disputes with
out recourse to arms for more than
a century indicates the hope their
leadership Offers
Whatever structure of interna-
tional organization is erected after
this war;" he Sadi. ut can rest
upon no firmer foundation than
such close economic and military
cooperation among all the nations
as has existed between the English
speaking peoples"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Nozis Test Gas
On Prisoners

London, December I. CUP -
Reporting that the Germans were
using concentration camp prisoners
for guinea pigs III testing poison
gases, the Daily Mirror said today
that the only known survivor OF the
tests was under treatment in neu-
trail country.
The survivor was dragged from a
testing chamber with Blood flowing
from his ears and was rescued by
patriots who nursed him until he
was struggled from the country, the
newspaper said.
The story added that the survivor
was expected to be a major witness
in one of the war criminal trials,
since the names of the scientists and
other Nazis involved were known to
be Allies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Washington, Dec. 7-(UP)-The
Senate finance committee met be-
hind closed doors today to begin re-
writing the new tax bill with indi-
cations that it would not add sub
startially to the $2,14O, 100000 in
new revenue voted by the House.
The committee began executive
sessions after seven days Of public
hearings at which some 1876 witness
es appeared to ask for abolition, re-
vision or substitution Of various pro-
visions adopted by the House.
While the committee was Expect
ed to make no changes greatly af-
fecting the total yield OF the bill, 1t
appeared probe BILE some sections
would be altered to overcome obJec-
lions voiced at the IL arings.
Chairman Walter F. George. D.,
Ga, may seek to write In a repeater
Of the war contract reLegotfation
act, although support for the pro-
posal dwindled after government Of
ficials defended The lay Of yeStaS-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
GINGER ROGERS sUMMONDED

Hollywood, Dec. 7-(UP)-Ginger
Rogers today was ordered to appear
in court Dec. IA on charges OF
driving through two red traffic sig
mails.
The actress was given summons
after she was stopped at a Holly
wood intersection by state high
way patrolmRh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
GETS SILVER STAR

Allied Headquarters. Southwest
Pacific, Dec. = CUP = 1t. Gen.
George c. Kenney. Allied airforce
commander in this area, has award
ed the Silver Star for gallantry in
action over Wewak, Oct. 16 to LIST
1t. Richard A. Schmalz, of New
ham, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
9Th SEXES MOST OF GAMING MAGG|ORE
Nazi Dnieper Escape, Supply Line Cut
Long On Promises
Short On Action

New York, Dec. 7-(UP)-FOr
months students at City Col
lege of New York saved their
dimes and dollars to raise $751;
600 in war stamps and bonds
to buy a pursuit plane-the
spirit of c. c. N. Y.
The money finally was raised
and on Oct. 6 representative
of the Treasury Department
presented to the school with a
certificate of merit and told
students at a solemn cOnyOca-
ton that their" plane was in
service.
Two weeks ago student lead
ers thought they would write
the men assigned to the Spirit
of C. C. N. Y. and asked the
treasury where they could be 10
Gated.
"What plane?" asked the
treasury in effect.
Anxiously the students ap-
pealed to the War Department.
They were told that the Army
never had heard of The Spirit
of C. C.. N. Y. Come back in six
months, or eight months or two
years and talk 1t over, the. War
Department said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Honesty Is More
Than Own Reward

Boston. Dec. 7.-(UP)-Un-
der a table in a downtown caf-
eteria, Miss Emily Mcintyre,
q bus girl, found a wallet con-
tanning $81 and wOman's pic
ture. She turned it over to pO-
lice.
When Chief Petty Officer
Stephen M. Byork Of (1520 Mt.
Vernon ST. Philadelphia ap-
peared at the police station to
report his loss, he was handed
the wallet.
Elated, he said:
"All I wanted was my
mothers picture. The girl can
keep the money"
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Evening star., 1943-07-31
Depreciation Reserve
For Buildings Urged

Headlines, official weekly publica-
ton of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards, has made the
following Significant comment on
housing conditions in this country:
We have about 81 900, 900 buildings
OF all kinds in the United States.
We demolish them at the rate Of
two-tenths Of l per cent a year.
This means that we rebuild the
country every 500 years.
Real estate has no sensible and
businessiike method OF replacement.
That Is why we have slums, blighted
areas and q constant problem in
making the neighborhoods look good
II We could rebuild our country in
large part every 100 years, 1t would
be q tremendous improvement and
would soon make our cities and our
farms look better. Buildings OF pub
lie or historic character, Of course,
could be preserved as at present.
Bookkeepers, tax collectors and
owners talk great deal about de-
probation. 1t Is, however, Just a
bookkeeping term for most property
owners. There is no real effort to
set up depreciation reserve by the
average owner. This means that
when his building has finished its
economic life he has eaten up the
earnings and the building, too.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Permits
Continued From Second Page

Pennsylvania avenue Sc; to cost
$500 each.
Abrahrn M. Morrison, Bethesda,
Md, owner and builder; Joseph Hale
Darby and Maurice May, architects:
to make repairs 28O0 Wisconsin
avenue NV; to cost $4,000.
Jacob Liss, HOT Seventeenth
street NV, owner and builder;
H. w. Turner, designer; to make re-
pairs 812 Kennedy street NV; to
cost $4,000.
Max and Clara Hayes, 170l Var
mum street NV, owner; A. E. Wool
bert, 2726 Connecticut avenue NV,
builder and designer; to make re-
pairs 636 North Capitol street; to
cost $3.50.
Martha Brooks, 4242 Clay street
NE, owner: Universal Re-roofing
Co., Bethesda, Md, builder: to make
repairs 1912 Clay street NE; to cost
5000.
Richard Price, 3503 Tenth street
NE, owner; J. L. Bateman IL Son,
2004 Rhode Island avenue NE,
builder; to make repairs 3503 Tenth
street NE; to cost $3.50.
Isaac Salmon, 4914 Bass place
Sc, owner and builder: r. M. Pol
lard, 119 K street NV, designer;
to erect one 1-story wood and frame
dwelling, 1912 Bass place Sc; to
cost $1,000.
r. w. Werth, 1881 Rhode Island
avenue NE, owner; Woodbridge
Realty Co.. Inc. 1881 Rhode Island
avenue NE. builder; to make re-
pairs 2802 Twenty-sixth street NE:
to cost $400.
Mrs. George Shirley Herman, Lor-
ton P. O., Va, owner and designer;
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Record Of Builders
OF War Housing
Gratifies Cortright

Completing tour of inspection of
privately financed housing being
constructed for war workers on the
West Coast and in the Pacific
Northwest, Frank w. Cortright, ex-
ecutive vice president of the Ma
tional Association of Home Builders,
today expressed qualification at the
manner In which builders in these
areas are performing their war
housing assignments.
Mr.. Cortright cites one outstand-
ing example of the record breaking
speed with which houses are being
constructed for workers at the
Kaiser Shipyards In Richmond,
Calf. Builder David D. Bohannon,
paralleling the speed at the Kaiser
yards, has stepped up his production
so that he will complete TOO houses
In 700 working hours. This almost
unbelievable speed, plus equally i'm
portant savings in critical materials,
has been accomplished by the devel-
opment Of highly efficient precut-
ting methods, he said.
Absenteeism Cut.
"The resourcefulneSs and efficiency
OF private builders" said Mr.. Cort-
right, has played an important role
in war production by providing ade-
quate housing in minimum time
with maximum comforts for the
workers" He added that "an in
crease in production and a decrease
in ahsenteeism have resulted in
areas where workers have been thus
comfortably housed"
Since my last visit to this area in
the early spring." Mr.. Cortright
stated. "it is apparent, that recent
relaxations of last winters restric-
tions and a better understanding
between Government and private
enterprise have produced splendid
results. Not only is the war effort
being better served by housing con-
structed under Title vi, but newly
industriaized West will have a good
start In its postwar housing needs"
Private Builders Take Over.
While in the early phase of the
war production effort on the West
Coast builders were thrown into a
state OF confusion by the multiple
ity Of WPB regulations and the bulk
OF the housing to accommodate
workers was built with public funds,
he now finds that the improved re-
lationship between builders and
Government is enabling private
builders to take over the major part
OF the housing job.
"All civic groups" Mr.. Cortright
stated, ARE greatly relieved by the
recent action of Congress in amend
ing the Lanham Act. Every one ap-
proves of the ruling that all tempo
rary housing, publicly constructed,
will be demolished within a two
year period after the termination of
the emergency. This will insure that
more than 100000 flimsy Govern
ment-built units will be demolished
in this part of the country and the
former threat of ghost towns and
blighted areas has been eliminated"
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Building Owners Group
Adds Il New Members

Twelve new members have Joined
the Building Owners and Managers
Association OF the District, Lew s..
Mohler, president, reported.
Owners and managers are real
izing the necessity of working to-
gether since the operation, mainte-
nance and service of apartment and
office buildings has been declared a
locally essential industry" Mr..
Mohler said.
Many problems face owners and
managers today which did not exist
two years ago. Priorities, wage
freeze. manpower and material
shortage and fuel oil rationing are
q few Of the difficulties that face
owners every day. It is only by
cooperative action, each helping
the other, that they can continue
to maintain and operate their build
ings."
New members OF the owners as
ISOLATION are Albee Building, Barr
Building, Commercial Bank Build
ing. Earle Building, Loew Building,
Mcpherson Corp, Munsey Building,
National Savings & Trust Building,
Saul Building, Southern Building,
Washington Building and the Graf
ton Hotel.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Fireproofed Timber Tested
As Substitute for Steel

The effects Of fireproofing on tim
Der. now used extensively in many
wartime constructions, such as
hangers and mooring masts for
blimps, and as steel substitute, are
being studied in the civil engineer
Ing laboratories OF Columbia Uni
versity.
Tests, which are under the direc-
ton OF Prof. William ]. Krefeld, are
being made Of all the major physi-
cal characteristics OF both treated
and untreated timber. The expert
ments are designed to bring out the
possible modification Of strength Of
timber due to fireprooflng and other
factors which are important to the
designer OF timber joints and de-
tails.
Although fireproofing of wood has
been going on for many years, until
the >outbreaksof the war it was al
most entirely confined to doors, win
dow frames and other interior trim.
so that little or no attention was
paid to the effects of the process on
the physical properties Of timber,
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Hon.

For Refnancing
For Home Purchasing
For Remodeling
. For a modernized di-
rect-reduction, home
loan that leads to
debt = Free" homes,
see the FIRST FED
ERAL first.
. Lowest Interest Cost.
Computed in the re-
ducing balance each
month.
. Easy monthly pay
ments that include
taxes and all insur-
ance costs in one
pdy lAlSllt.
. No commissions and
no renewal fees-lib-
eral prepayment priv
ileges.
. Convenient method
for making payments
by mail.
. Office conveniently
located. Prompt and
courteous service.
Write, phone or call.
District 2340
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Suggestions on Rugs
For ADJOINING Rooms

In rooms which adjoin, the rugs
or carpeting should be harmonious
in color and design. Most pleasing
results for many halls and living
rooms or living rooms and dining
room or sun porch will be achieved
by using wall-to-wall carpeting or
identical rugs.
A more complicated, but not-too-
difficult solution is possible through
use OF colors and patterns which
harmonic but do not match.
Evening star., 1943-07-31

to make repairs 1414 Twenty -ninth
street NV; to cost $500.
Annie G. Glover, 1908 H street
NV, owner; Charles G. Kennon,
Inc, 1417 Twenty eighth street
NV, builder: Arthur p. Starr, 1922
Connecticut avenue NV, architect;
to erect one 1-stcry cinder block
and wood addition for storage, 1741
Pennsylvania avenue NV; to cost
$3.50.
Holzbierlein and Sons, 1S49
Seventh street NV, owner Harry
w. Cot, No. / Dupont Circle NV,
builder and designer; to make re-
pairs 1849 Seventh street NV; to
cost $700.