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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Legal Notice
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY,, SIS.
PROBATE COURT, Dec. 7th, A..
d. 1913. ESTATE of ADA H..
OSBORN in said District, de-
ceased.
Upon the application of p. H..
HAMPSON, praying that an instru-
ment in writing purporting to be
the last will and testament of said
deceased may be proved, approved
allowed and admitted to probate,
as per application on file more fully
ORDERED, That said application
be heard and determined at the
Probate Office in Waterbury. in
said District, on the goth day of
December A. D. 194S at $3.50 o'clock
in the forenoon, Eastern War Time.
and that notice be given of the
tendency of said application, and
the time and place of hearing there
on by publishing the same one time
in some newspaper having a cir
culation in said District, also by
leaving with or by mailing in reg
istered letters, postage prepaid from
Waterbury, a copy of this order to
THOMAS F. MOORE, ESQ, as At
torney for EDMUND r, HAMPSON,
and to all parties interested and
residing without the Probate Dis
trict of Waterbury on or before the
8th day of December 1913.
MARGUERITE M. FAHY.
1a.a.tt Asst. Clark
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Registered U. s. Patent onics

see how it could affect that prob
lem.
Lewis and ALL President VIII
liam Green have been bitter enc
mics for some time. Many labor
sources saw the possibility of an
alignment between Lewis and
other anti-Green elements within
the AL, not only 10 Dust Green.
but TO form an anti-New Deal
coalition
The ALL executive council dis
closed Lewis application for re-
admission last night, about year
after Lewis withdrew the United
Mine WorkerS-the largest trade
union in the world-from the Go
and broke with his friend, Go
President Philip Murray, by ex-
polling him from the UNIV
Green sounded very conciliatory
at press conference called 10
announce receipt Of the applica-
ton. which will be considered at
the AFL convention next fall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
. Mines Shut,
1880 Men Out

PITTSBURGH, May 20 (UP)-,
Western Pennsylvania soft coal
miners, demonstrating their re-
sentiment over developments in
new contract negotiations, today
had closed nine mines and a coke
plant employing some 1900 men
in violation of a truce with their
employer the government.
An additional four mines en-
ploying approximately 1900 work
crs were shut down IN localized
disputes.
Pleas nj -tiAf'pI'- offici5tiS- bore
fruit in the case of the Revloc
mine of the Monroe Coal Co, en-
ploving $40 men Workers voted
last night TO return TO work to-
day after walking out yesterday.
The strike spread today 10 the
Renton mine of Union Golfers Co,
IN the Allegheny valley. employ
ing 400 men. and the nearby
Clements mine, strIp-working The
men gave no reason for their
WAlkOUt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
FLOOD SPREADS

The iloOdWaterS, II was SAID, are
Still spreading out
Mounting damage 10 important
bridges, airdromeS, power stations
railroads and highways was re-
vealed Inundatlon Of a consider
able section of kaSSel struck al
some of GermanyS most vital wal
Industries in a city with popula'
tlon of more than 200, 1000.
An Raj photoplane that fle"
over the stricken area late yester-
day found that the floods had over
run Schwerte, in the Ruhr Valley
80 miles from the demolished
Moline Dam. and had rushed st
miles more 10 a point so miles be-
low the Moline reservoir.
The most recent pictures sho"
serious damage to a railroad EN-,
bankment and the Hardecke RAJ
viaduct. which lies on the bort
mund-Hagen- Dusseldorf trunk line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Berlin Bombed
Again.; Belgium,
France Raiided

LONDON, May % UP)-
Brltain's light, speedy Mosquito
bomberS raided Berlin for the
fourth time within a week. and
other Raj planes attacked air.
dromes, railroads and inland ship
ping in northern France and
Belgium during the night. the air
ministry announced today.
The raid on Berlin was pre-
sumed to have been light. Not A
bomber was lost
Two big formations Of Allied
aircraft roared across The English
Channel this afternoon 10 carry on
the nonstop Assaults.
Last nights operations hy light
hOmberS and fighter planes opened
the second week of intensive
aerial warfare over Europe by the
Allies.
Whirlwind fighter bombers
raided PoiN. airheldS at Amiens-
Gh>y and CreCN Ponthleu and
railroad tracks at GamaChes and
Eu, all in France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
BRIDGES. DAMAGED

The wall of water sweeping
down from the ruptured Elder
Dam. the air ministry announced,
shattered a large highway bridge
at Bergheim and destroyed 600
feet of a long railroad bridge IN
the vicinity.
The flood submerged hangers
and other installations at lone OF
the Ruhr'S largest airdromeS, just
outside Bergheim.
Stockholm dispatches QUO e d
Berlin sources as acknowledging
the probability that the spring
crops in the Ruhr and WeSer val
leys had been ruined
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Japs Lose 66 Pct of Men Used in One Attu Battle
Flood Started
By Raj EnguIfs
3d=Reii(|hVaNey

LONDON. May 20 INSIDE
Structive avalancheS OF water
were revealed today 10 have in
vadcd a third industrial valley IN
western Germany after reaching
points 80 and 30 miles below the
Moline and Eoer dams, smashed
by British Lancaster bomberS
three days ago.
The air ministry. after checking
+itS-n newest aerial pictures, an
nounced that the flood hurting
down the Weser Valley from the
Elder reservoir had oVerrun a
large part OF kaSSel and had
nov passed on 10 the Fulda
NallpNt "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
STAND TO TIE DEATH

Another Toxic broadcast picked
mp IN London indicated that tho
japanese were making a stand to
the death on Attn
Summarizing the first four days
of the fight. this broadcast said
we are fighting. We shall
continue Ia do 80 a long aS
spark of life II left in us. Our
forces on the island are small
but their spirit il high"
Radio Tokio'S broadcast was the
most detailed report yet made by
Washington or the enemy on the
Atu fighting, now in ITS tenth
day
The latest Washington report
said that the two main American
forces on Attn had advanced from
both sides on the eastern end
forming a junction. and pinned the
Japanese 10 a small area near
Chichagof Harbor and Sarana Bay,
on the northeastern end.
The Japanese account said that
after the landings the defenders
had tried 10 make a stand at an
important ridge
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Lewis
Seeks to
AL

WASHINGTON. May % CUP)
Surprised labor leaders today
tried to evaluate one OF the
Strangest moves in the recent tan
gled history of organized labor
john l.. Lewis petition TO return
his United Mine Workers Union to
the AFL.
a few believed that Lewis might
be seeking a solution 10 his dead
lock with the War Labor Board
over his dispute with the bitumi-
nous coal operators but they
frankly admitted that they didn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Order Coal Now,
u S. Warning!

Harold l.. Ickes, fuel co-ordinator,
warns that coal ratloning II likely
and that consumers should order
their 1914 supply now.
You don't need cash on the De
troit Coal Companys "fll.up" plan
Pay no money until July. ther
make six monthly payments Fol
com tote Information call Town
send $500.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
S BARGES STRAFED

Mosquito light bomberS attacked
barges in the Client area OF Bel
gum and Typhoon fighters strafed
five hargeS in the LyS River south
of Client.
The l. s Eighth Air Force COM
-pleted lis greatest &cek-S- activity
of the war yesterday by sending
Flying FortrCSSeS 20 bomb the
German submarine yards AZ KEEL
and Flcusburg. IN SchleswIg.ilol-
stein province. Six FortresSes were
lost
The FortrcSScS attacked the
DeutSchc Wcrke submarine manu-
featuring concern at KEEL, Ger
manYS largest naval base
The u. 5 planes made record
breaking rand on kiel and other
cities last Friday and II was an
nounced that yesterdays raid vas
equally heavy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
BIGGEST OFFENSIVE

American planes flew on u ma
lor daylight missions during The
week, supporting tho RATS night
raids m the biggest ar offensive
OF all time.
London mad two more air alarms.
early today Bombs were dropped
on scattered districts of the city
by hlgh-nylng planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
HEAVY JAP LOSSES

However, after continuous
warship and aircraft lombard
ment OF the japanese positions
had resulted in their losing more
than twO-thirds OF their
strength. our commanding Off
Ger ordered them to take up
new positions in the ridges, 1.-The
dispatch said.
The broadcast, i'm English and
beamed TO Western United States
and Latin America. said that by
II a. m on May Is the steady
a 1eriCan bombardment had
wrecked another position east Of
Holtz Bay, scene of one L. S.
landing.
Later II was learned that an
other body of our men made a
gallant death-defying charge In
an effort to destroy the enemy
beachhead," the dispatch said.
In one Japanese unit every man
was wounded after spending days
in exposed positions along the
beach, according 10 the dispatch,
which added that the L. S. troops
also had suffered heavy casual
ties.
Toxic said the L. s. landing al
Holtz Bay was made by "27 or 2S"
landing boats UNDER cover OF naval
fire.
Another Toxic broadcast said
10 L. S landing craft were sunk
al Massacre Bay and the men on
them lost.
The dispatch reported that a
heavy explosion occurred on a
L. s. battleShip or cruiser two
miles offShorc and said the ship
may have struck a mine or have
been torpedoed by a Japanese
submarine.
The Berlin radio predicted last
night that II The Americans took
Attu, they would attack KiSka. the
other important base in the Aleu-
tianS.
An assault on KlSka very prob
ably would be accompanied by a
clash between the American and
japanese fleets. Berlin said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
Toxic Describes
Effort 10 Blow
Isle Out Of Sea
3, Inll.a Pc.

Raao Toxic admitted today
,net American troops were maxi
.rc steady progress ON Atu
Island VrstCrnmoSt of tho Aleu-
uanS. and SAID that in one engage
mcnt japanese casualties had to-
tailed more than 90 per cent
The broadcast, quoting what
was said 10 be a DELAYED dispatch
from a Japanese correspondent on
the ISLAND stated that after an
Clght-hour assault by L. :. planes
The principal American attack had
been opened on Tuesday May H.,
with 4 bombardmcnt by L s. sur
rFCC forces I'M - Wild effort 10
blow he island out of the sea"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
War Today
H+4U ThruSf Brl0C5
u. S. in Range of
JaOOuter Defense:

rnlIoRs NoTE-Nr. lee.
The famous UdT correspondent
qou wri,,ns for The Detroit
lines and International Nous
Service. today starts a series
Of three The Var TodaN'
columns on the Pacific sffr-
alton. Ne - he author Of the
current bca-seiicr. They Gall
II Pacific
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
CAN'T TRACE SHORTAGES

Shepler said the practices
included breakage, averages, short
ages and a system whereby LIQUOR
store managers were able 10 in
ventory stocks with liquor IN
transit
This IL particularly true In
store No. 10. Detroit, where
from $4,000 10 $4,000 worth
Of liquor II usually in transit
and which field auditors for the
commission fail To consider.
This practice would tend TO
cover up shortage which
would never he revealed ar
recognized until such time ~
the shortage exceeded the liquor
In transit. Even then IL would
he difficult To ascertain ar con
troll"
Shcpler Sud il vas virtually
impossible 10 trace tho shortages
because they represented an &C
Cumuldilon Of shortages and over
ages from one audit 10 the next
without regard TO change OF
managers or personnel
He suggested the entire amount
he written OF the books as worth
less
These are just some Of the
loose practices We have been
looking for Dunn said. Pm
finding new ones every week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
BATTER DEFENSFS

VINO Rcd army unit, battered
down German defense works
ncr'hc>a' Of NovorO~sI>k. Russian
plane, ranged behind tbe German
Ir,s "a bomN troop concentrations
ana installations
a srforc cnCagvment " a s
'o4-r' 90 the lower reaches Of
me k4Uan River, an The Novo-
rosslsE zone when The Germans
penetrated between Russian de-
tacnmcntS. Tho Rod army then
attacked and wiped ogt almost an
entire company.
F-l'lng WaS reported by thc
P IN n command In both
~ lzyun md IlsiShan,k areas
Oh the DOncS region.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
mes stan Arust
HOW ATTU BRINGS Us WITHIN RANGE OF JAPAN

A map showing the central position of Attu Island
in the Pacific war theater: u. S. occupation of Attu
cuts off Jap-held kiska, brings advance enemy bases
in the Kurie Islands within 765 miles and Toxic within
zoos miles. Held by the Japanese, Attu conversely
would put them within striking distance of Dutch
Harbor and, incidentally, 5000 miles from Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20
State Stores Lose
$4,000 Liquor, Cash
BY DON GARDNER
Times stan C0rreSDondent

and Its just n question Of time
before we will have them all
Strengthened out.
while the shortages are
serious In principle, they are not
serious In size when one con-
siders the millions of dollars i'm
merchandise handled In each of
the large stores every year"
Shepler revealed that under the
previous systems the Star Trans
fer Co, which hauls liquor ia
warehouses would deliver "less
whisky than they were supposed
10 in one month and the follow
ing month deliver more than in
voices showed.
He noted A delivery last Feb
ruary where the company was
charged with a S2,5OO.48 shortage
while the following month il was
credited with an average of S2,l24.
SOME Is BREAKAGE
While part Of the S35. 900
shortage COuld De traced 10 bottle
breakage. ShepIer said. IT is now
impossible 10 determine the exact
In support OF his loose prac-
tiCe' contention, Shepler said that
SIS, 800 disappeared from the
cashiers cage of the Lansing store
IN 1871 while Louis DobrowSkl
was IN charge.
Although criminal charges are
now pending against him. the COM
has made no effort 10 col
lect the money Shepler said.
The S4.2S9 shortage in the De-
troit store, 81 1875 of which was
cash. was turned over to Prose-
cutor Bowling last year for action
and three employees OF the store
were dismissed
This shortage has never been
recorded m commission records
and the only copy Of the report
Is IN Dowllngs possession. Shcpler
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20

NSING. May 20-Nearly
S35, 900 worth of whisky and cash
has disappeared from state liquor
stores because of loose practices
by previous liquor commissions,
an audit by Auditor Gen. Vernon
j. Brown disclosed today.
The shortage involved 81. 2S9
from Detroit'S store No. 26 al 2021
Hastings and sums ranging from
ST. TO ST., 995 in other state stores.
The audit covered period of
nine years, start OF the state
liquor industry. Since that time
the 96 state stores have sold APP
proXimately a half billion dollars
worth OF liquor
Richard c. ShepIer, state audi
tor, who made the investigation
al the request of r. Glen Dunn
liquor commission. noted in his
report;
Not only has the merchandise
vanished, hut no attempts ever
were made on the part of the
liquor commission to question
store managers or personnel
about the disappearance or to
make collection"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20

(Tor1orroU The neFt stop
towoyd TOXIC after Attn, b.
CloyL Lee
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31
FEBRUARY

Feb. M s n. c. smothers Al
bion and Kalamazoo 20 take track
meet
Feb Michigan state Normal
College wins cage contest from
Albion.
Feb - Independents city
League team. defeats Carr er. 26-l9.
to cling to top place
Feb. 5-Michigan State Normal
College defeats Alma, 4S-4l. I'd
Gi!day stars
Feb. 6-Lincoln defeats Dundee
YpsilaDti High falls TO Wayne and
Roosevelt High falls TO University
High in exciting cage contests ;
manpoWer shortage also causes
loss OF Roosevelt tankers to Tren-
ton. Arthur Campbell, Roosevelt.
breaks Trenton pool and Roose-
welt school records by Ill and /
seconds in same meet
Feb. I Michigan State Normal
College defeats Kalamazoo. 1876
in rough game: Normal also tri-
umphs over Loyo!a in track meet,
Charles Whitley Had, former
captain OF the Normal College
tracksters. now in an Air Cadet
School in Chicago. wins 60-yd. high
hurdle al the Millrose Games, Madi-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31
Seaweed May Become
New Vegetable Dish

Washington, Dec. 31-INS-Sea-
weed on your vegetable platter may
be the ultimate in wartimes swank
outranking such vanishing aesthetic
delights as steaks and lamb chops
panties experts said today.
You may enjoy tempting seaweed
salad or simmering seaweed a la
spinach il attempts to process the
weed at the University OF Califor-
MIA are successful.
The human nutrition bureau OF
the Department OF Agriculture was
caught a little off base in the sea-
weed situation because Of its cur
rent preoccupation with soya pro-
ducts.
We jHst haven't thought OF sea
weed because we've had other
things to eat" an agriculture
spokesman said I'VE don't want
to miss any food bets though
The fish and wild life division
was familiar with the use OF sea
weed as sort OF exotic guinea hen
under glass. From the research
laboratories came the report that
seaweed is a delicacy in Hawaii, a
food staple in China and Japan and
a luxury in the Dutch East Indies
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31
impact Of War Reflected I'm Sports .Activitie,

feited because the Recreation team
failed to recruit the required num-
Der Of players.
July pa wide variety Of actiyi.
ties for children of all ages is in
cluded in the tournament program
conducted in city parks this week
under the city summer recreation
program. supervised by f. w. Shad-
ford and Miss Iris Andrews. A
water carnival is planned to climax
the swimming program Of the sum
mer
July 31-The Ypsilanti Cubs plan
10 introduce Big League Colored
Baseball to YpsilantL city League
teams will meet in a three week
series OF night softball games. to
be climaxed with round robin
tournament. at Island Park under
the lights, it is announced by f.
W. Shadford.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31
APRIL

Apr. lO-Coach Edwin W. Shad-
ford states that Ypsilanti High
School athletic department does
not plan 10 give up a single athle-
tic activity this spring. He says
that baseball track tennis and
golf programs are shaping up.
Apr. l6 Today's scheduled
baseball game between State Nor
mai and University OF Michigan
called on on account OF snowstorm
this morning
Apr. New sp.ing program OF
Normal College Social Committee
inaugurated With an all Sports
Night in the college gymnasium
open to all students.
Apr. 22-The Riverside Ladies'
Bowling League holds their annual
dinner az LaGondola TO close the
1928 bowling season
Apr. 23-Coach George Marshall,
Normal College, leaves with eight
Huron athletes who will partici-
pate in some OF the contests at
Drake Relays at Des Moines. la.
April 26-Normal College golf team
defeats University OF Detroit team
for frst time in 20 years.
Apr. 30-Rooseyelt High School
track team wins over University
High, 81 t. 33.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31
JULY

July Moose is leading in soft
ball league by defeating Ford IA
July Bob Bower pitches game
and beats Ford 20-2
July department 9Sl comes
into hrst place in Local 80 sofeball
game.
July S-Moose wins IN the CON
test with Local 936 nine.
July 9-Local 80 beats Romulus
Filters PA.
July l0-Moose defeats Ypsilanti
High School in softball game. 7-3.
July l3-It was announced today
that games are to start at G:l5 p.
m. or will he forfeited after $50.
July 14-Ypsilanu High School
wins its first ball game by defeat
ing Harriet Al.
July l5-Local 936 softhall team
moved into second place when they
defeated For II to :.
July 17-Sixty Ypsilanti boys
have passed the standard Navy
swimming test. and II boys have
passed the Red Cross beginners
test at the close OF the third week
OF the swimming program Of the
City Recreation Department under
the direction OF William Cooney. in
the Ypsilanti High School swim
ming pool.
July 19-The Ypsilantl Cubs,
1904 champions of the City
League, will make their frst APP
pearance OF the season in Ypsi-
lanti tonight when they play Local
50.
July 20 psilanti's softball team
is now in second place. The Ypsi-
lanti cubs defeated the Local so
by : to 6.
July 21-The Lincoln Railsplit-
ters obtained their second victory
when they defeated Harriet soft
ball team Is 10 I.
July 22-The Ypsilanti High
softball team frightened their grip
on second place when they de-
fested Local 5O-936 by score OF
to I.
July 23-The Ypsilanti High
School baseball team won their
second victory in the city baseball
league when they defeated Roose-
welt. 1910.
July 24-Recreation team of the
Junior Baseball League forfeited 10
Prospect in a game scheduled for
6.15 at Briggs Stadium and for
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31

Y. o. 1920 in City League battle
Jan. 22 NJ 5. y &. Huron team
defeats Hillsdale College. 6l-21;
Ypsilanti lntramural League IS
formed under Coach Edwin Shad-
ford
Jau % Ypsllani High School
falls ia27 10 strong Plymouth
team. Roosevelt and Ypsilanti
High school swimmers lose to L.
High and Monroe
Jan. Pm. 5. y. C. stages first
indoor track meet.
Jan. 3O--Lincoln. Npsilanti High
schools lose to Belleyille. Dear
born. Roosevelt High squad victor
against Saline: Ypsilanti High
school swimmers come near shat
tering Wyandotte pool record,
X. II, $. wins swimming meet
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-31

Field. top honors were carried OF
by Royal Oak; Birmingham and
Dundee carried off honors. Ypsi-
lanu taking fourth in Class b.
Roosevelt won fourth in Glass c.
May Plymouth victorious in
triangular track meet over Ypsi-
lanu and Sayne High Schools,
with 1914 points. Wayne 3gSt, and
Ypsilanti 1914 Ypsilanti Braves
tennis team defeated by Ann Ar
Dor University High So
May 24-Michigan State baseball
team defeats their hosts, Michigan
Normal. IL In State lntercolle-
giate track meet at Lansing. Michi-
gan Normal finished second with
g31a points against Michigan State
with 81.
May 26-Michigan Normal de-
feats Wayne University at base
ball, 30
May 27-Rooseyelt baseball team
defeated by Saline. 81. Strong
University High swamps Roose-
welt at tennis, 80. Npsilanti High
defeated by Ann Arbor baseball
team, so. Belleyille track team
oyerpoWered Ypsilanti team 65 to
49, Normal baseball team won its
fifth game out of six by defeating
Crosse lie Naval Base by a 20
CouEt.
May 2S-Michigan Normal de-
feats Selfridge Field at baseball,
IS to 4. In doubleheader played in
Chelsea, Roosevelt team broke
even. capturing the first, 1914 and
losing the second 80. Dearborn
tennis team loses to Ypsilanti High
80. University High wins tennis
match from Lincoln. Al
May 29-Michigan Normal de-
feats Belleyille 2 to I at baseball.
Ann Arbor tennis team defeats
Ypsilanti High in a match. So