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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Chorwomen Get Break
BY JOSEPH l.. MYLER United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, August 5. - 'UP) -- The rought handed weary women who scrub the floors. empty the wastebaskets and otherwise re- juvenate the Bureau of Engraving each night while the capital sleeps got a gratefully received break to- day.
 The Treasury disclosed that Il will cease making deductions from their pay checks to correct q cleri- cal error as n result of which. TOT nearly q year. they received l3 cents an hour more than the law pre- scribed
 Rather than go on nibbling away at wages averaging about $52 q month, the Treasury will ask Con gress in the fall to forgive the char women their "debt" to the govern ment - debt they had no part In contracting and the existence oi which they knew nothing about un- til late last month.
 For the B0 CharWOmen concerned the Treasury's decision was proVl dential, One Of them, mother oI six children, said I'm SO glad; we need every penny we get"
 on August l. l042. someone mla. read legislation governing federal wages, ,5omeWhoW he got the im- prcsson that the charwomen's scale was 7B cent san hour for the follf hours they general work each night
 Nate Mistake Last Month
 Since then, mtil tho mistake wnt spotted last month, the ehawolneh have been paid at that rate, bnl under the law they are entitled onlS lo 60 cents an hour, It waa duly announced that tho chafwomeht . wagcs would bn cut back and lhal
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Firm Accused Of Sabotage

Detroit, Aug Q iUpb The hohll Aluminium and brnAs Corp and three 0i ila supervisory emplose' were charged with sabotage of air' craft engine parts for the United states and Great Britain today li . count indictment returned be' fore Federal Judge Edward !, Moin' et.
 The corporation was accused 0l delivering defective caatingS. at th' direction of the three individuss' named. Co the Packard Motor Cnl company for use in Rolls Royce Merlin airplane engines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
EbeI Gets Court Stoy

Boston, Aug . ourl Despite Army objections, MnNlmlllnn Franz Joseph kbel. a German American allcRedly Friendly to the enemy cnn remain ln Atlantic coastal states lor nt least two more weeks.
 Federal Judge Franch j w Ford took Ebcls cnac under ndvl'emeht yesterday. gave boht the defendant and the Il, R Army two weeks to nlr special briefs and ruled that lebei may remain in the defense area pending the courts decision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Lawrence. Mahs.. Aug. b--tuP)-- Baggage Master William Cronin. ~, of Lawrence. who wR honorably discharged three weeks ago from She U. &. Army. was killed early to- day when struck ny a Boston & Maine railroad switching engine ap- parsntiy while taking . shortcut home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

in 8 nOrthWesterdy direction
 American artillery. which has tor mented the Japs since the start Of the campaign, poured hundreds or shells on this position in prcpara- ton for the final extermination Of the Japanese rmenants.
 Troops Moved North
 Other American troops moved north attempting to cut of the would-be evacuees. Small craft last night sank small Jap ship in the narrow Blackett Straits and dam aged two bargcs in early stages of the Japs' flight from New Georgia.
 I have just visited the airport, where I surveyed the ravaged lace of Munda. Americans and Japanese were exchanging mortar ana rlnc fire across the western edge of the airstrip. Half dozen enemy Zeros and Mitsubishi tWo-motored bomb- CTS were scattered about the revct., ments. Souvenir hunters already had started stripping them. but most or the troops sat around resting ana eating canned rations.
 One soldier was reading baseball magazine in the shade of a wrecked Mitsubishi.
 The United States forces were now inside the airport at the eastern edge and along the field on the east and south boundaries. These troops advanced 2,0OO yards on Aug. land 2 past battle-scarred Lambcu plan tation, along the coast, while in the interior. our forces were temporarily held back in their southWard ad- vance by remaining Japanese resiSt-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
U. s. Troops Strengthening
 Last Of Japs
By GEORGE JONES United Press Staff Correspondent

Munda Airport New Georgia Island, Aug. B. (UP)-Delayed)-The battle for Munda airhed ended today, except for mopping up, when sweat stained America jungle troops poured onto this strategic airstrp an objective toward which they had struggled yard by yard for 35 days.
 The battle New Georgia Island itself has not ended but already has turned into rout for the stubborn Japanese defenders For the past three days their deenses cracked wide open We believe that they began evac uang hghrankng officers and some troops by destroyer Koobangara Island to the northwest several days leaving rear guard to protect the evacuation
 These battered Japanese were instructed to flight to the death their emperor They still hurling weak challenge from Kokengoo Hill extending from the airport
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PRESIDED AT COUNCIL

London, Aug. b tUP) - Prime Minister Churchill preAided at . meeting Of tho Pacific war council at 10 Downing street yesterday af- teYnoon. \ abatement from the prime ministsrs residence said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

The Allied forces are compelled to attack uphill at almost every point against hidden gun emplacementS. often dug deeply into the rocks.
 The doom of Catania had been sealed by the capture of Centuripe which gave the Allies high ground from which to blast ahead.
 Desperate Rear Guard Action
 Despite desperate enemy rear guard action, the British broke through to Catania from the south while the 78th Division attacked from the northwest and Canadians smashed into the enemy western flank. Many prisoners were taken and many others appeared to be trapped as the Allied offensive ncared the road and railroad bot
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Cooler

Dimout s:0e P. M. to 5:2o A. M.
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Full Weather Report Page 2.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
Recreation Wins Events at
Woodruff School Playground

Although St Johns playground
still leads the city park weekly
tournament score. they were defeat.
ed in tournaments by Recreation
Park. who took top nonors with
score OF rs points. Standings
OF the other parks were: St. Johns.
81; Harriet, Is; Riverside, Is.
Woodruff. 2. and Prospect. o.
winners OF events in the tourna.
ment. held at Woodruff playground.
were: Glass c: checkers. George
MacRae. Recreation, FIRST. and Car
lous Browning, st. Johns. second.
Crouquet singles: Ola James, River
side. nrst: Eta Madison, Harriet,
second, and Phyllis Schaab. St.
Johns, third. Croquet doubles:
Marilyn Cushman and Janice Bur
rell. Recreation. FIRST: Lucille and
Georgina Atkins. Harriet. second.
and George Daily and Charles
James, Riverside. third.
Glass B; Checkers; Jerry Good.
ing. st. John. nrst; Phyllis Warm.
ington. Recreation. second. Crou-
quet singles: Thomas Anderson,
Riverside. nrst: Anne Blackenburg,
Recreation, second, and Nancy
Philbin. St. Johns third. Croquet
doubles: Frank Ossenheimer and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
There's Always Wanana

-Carieyr
She got quickly to her feet, hur-
riedly swept 4 powder pun over
her face, a touch Of red to her lips
and opened the door. Curley stood
grinning. taking her all In from
the tips Of her brown suede pumps
to the bright green bow nestled In
her soft blond hair.
II knew there was some reason
why I wanted to get home, and
now I remember-it was to see
YOU" he said.
Jean was hoping the darkness Of
her room was hiding the flush she
could feel on her cheeks. Mexico
City didn't seem to dull that in
corrigible line Of yours" she
scoffed
Il was never more sincere In
my life." Curley protested.
That's easy to believe, but were
you ever sincere In your life ,"
well, how do you like that!
Here 90 away for three days
that seem eternity and this is the
kind Of q Homecoming I get" He
gave her 4 sudden twinkling scru-
tiny. ''Or were you crying for me ?"
mot tonight, but it's a charm
ing idea. must try 1t some time"
Jean mYrmured.
Tha ks" cried Curley. And
now you're coming back to the
rancho with me for our home-com-
ing dinner-and no excuses"
When Jean hesitated, he swept
her UP easily in his arms and car
Red her down the stone steps, Jean
kicking and laughing at the same
time. Put me down, you fool!
What will the neighbors think ?"
The ne,ghbors. they will say,
There is that crazy Americana
again."
He tossed her into the front OF
his decrepit, ssgging Fordango. and
went around to climb owe, the door
and under the steering wheel In
one fluid motion. A dark curling
lock Of hair hung over one eye.
The car started with a terrific
wheeling roar, and they charged
of down the narrow, cobblstone
street, with Curley waving and
hallooing to half the town now
lured out for the sight, while he
footed and shouted imprecations
at the naked Mexican youngsters
swarming In the road ahead.
Jean drew a laughing breath OF
relief when they had left the vii
lage behind and were lurching with
crazy speed over the dusky desert
road toward the rancho. with the
sigh she realized her feeling of de-
pressing hopelessness was gone, a
sense Of joyous peace stealing over
her.
curley raised his head in a long.
happy shout that reverberated
through the hills. Then he turned
to her. dark eyes flashing in a look
that brought the blood to her
cheeks. His voice was low, almost
breeding. Now I've got you with
me, the rest Of the universe can 60
hang"
viii you watch the road ?" cried
Jean. She had to have time to re-
gain her control. For, in that split
second when her eyes looked into
his, her heart had helplessly echoed
his words!
(To Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

Big league Baseball will make its
debut in Briggs Field today in a
twilight exhibition starting at $50,
when the St. Louis Stars invade
Ypsilanti, to meet Jimmy Wilson's
Ypsilanti Cubs, in what should
prove TO be the seasons classic.
The st. Louis stars. managed by
the veteran George Mitchell, Is the
same club which last year roamed
the country under the banner OF
New York Black Yankees.
Outstanding on their roster is
Charles Boone, their pitcher. who
cook part in the East West Classic
in Chicago, last Sunday, where
$1,000 fans looked on. Boone. who
is hailed as second Satchell
Paige. hested the powerful Home
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

and, with q casual tone 70 her
voice, she answered. Thanks. any
way, but there's nothing left to
move. I brought my clothes in this
morning and dropped them at the
hotel before I came to work." She
couldn't help An inward smile at
the pleased way that Steve NUT
tered. "Oh. that's hne!"
For the next 80 minutes. until
the quitting bell rang at 5 o'clock.
Steve whistled q lively dance tune
in low tones. Jean couldn't help but
reflect what her father had told her
a long time ago, Grown folks are
really big children. Basically, they
aren't a bit different" Wasn't that
just like q boy sloating over .
small victory? He was happy now
now that he had gotten his own
way.
The bell rang sharply: Jsan IN
ished the letter she was tipping,
Strengthened the things on her
desk, repaired her makeup briskly
and turned to leave. Good night"
she called over her shoulder rs she
left the room. She closed the door
on Steve's good night"
As she sped along In the COM
pany car over The winding desert
road she felt a tenseness take pos
session Of her-she felt a. though
she had suddenly been caught In
opposing tides. She was glad Cur
ley was back and yet she couldn't
quite explain to herself why. Rosita
was the one to be glad, and yet II
was SHE who had received the non
sensical telegram. She MUST have
been in his thoughts. This pleased
her strangely, yet with that
pleasure came a grim foreboding
a warning that she should forget
this man. Put him out Of her
thoughts before he had secured a
more treacherous hold on them!
She ran the car under the shade
Of a giant pepper tree at the side
Of the hotel and started up the
worn stone steps to her little room.
Every step was a supreme effort.
A strange WEAKNESS kept pulling
at her. She felt suddenly lost, let
down In this land Of romance. Ro-
nance. 1t sounded silly, empty
now. Where was there any ro-
nance to this sun-baked land Of the
Aztecs! The closeness Of her room,
the bare walls, the sight Of the old
iron bed seemed to nauseate her.
The walls to crowd In upon her and
crush all the spirit from her tired
body. She flung herself on the bed
and fought to hold back a flood Of
tears. Nostalgia pictures flashed
through her mind - pictures of
Henri and his shop-the good times
she had had in her work. Dances at
the Rainbow Roof with her own
crowd Of friends, laughing and
dancing to the sweet rhythm Of 4
New York band.
She had been a fool to givesall
this up to come down here on an
impulsive wave Of patriotism! She
was reused abruptly by the sound
Of footsteps on the stone steps. She
brushed hot tears from her eyes
as she waited. A knock on her door.
She called, Who Is IT." But she
knew. by the sharp. sudden pound
ing Of her heart, who It was before
the low. rich tones Of his voice
came through.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
CHAPTER TWELVE

JEAN HAD just laid q pile OF
finished Letters on steve's desk and
had gone back to her typewriter
when they both heard the roar Of
an airplane overhead. Steve shot
Jean a searching look as he saw
delicate color suddenly flush her
cheeks. The roar, at first distant,
no more than a drone really, grew
louder and louder by the second,
until it fairly shook the building as
the plane almost grazed the roof
of the office before sweeping on to-
ward the rancho. Jeans first i'm
pulse was to run to the window, and
then when she looked at Steve's
face something held her to her
chair. When the roar had faded to
a distant drone again, Steve gave
a short laugh of disgust.
That guy would kill himself Just
for Taught"
Steve was doubly irritated, she
knew, because Curley's stunting
over the building was salute to
her. She found herself defending
him. II guess certain people are
born without a sense Of fear. Cur
ley's like that"
why stop there" Steve scoffed.
"A sense Of fear or a sense Of any
thing else"
well, he has a sense Of humor,"
Jean parted lightly. "Ill admit, a
queer one at times"
Steve's eyes wandered over the
neatly written pages Of his letters,
but he didn't know really what he
had read He had something on his
mind. something that was crowd
ing out all other thoughts. He
glanced across at Jean who was
lost in her work. his eyes follow
ing the perfect line Of her profile,
the soft sweep of her blond hair as
it rose in a soft billow from her
high forehead. the straight figure
with delicately curving lines. Then
he cleared his throat as IL In
warning Of words that were to
come. Jean had learned almost
from the first day that this was a
habit of Steve's when he had some
thing Of Importance on his mind.
Her rapidly flying fingers stopped
and she turned to face him.
Il was just wondering" ne be-
gan, IF could help you move In
your things tonight?"
For an instant Jean resented this
subtlety. Why didn't he come right
out in the open and ask her II she
were moving back to the hotel :?
Then she pushed resentment aside
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

Williams and Elmer Campbell. Har.
net, hrst. Jack F.orey and James
Breutch. Recreation. second and
Robert Hunt AMI John Stapleton.
81 Johns. third
Standings OF the parks for all
tournaments conducted 10 date In
The program are ST Johns. 81.
Recreation, 50 Harriet ~. River.
side. %. Prospect Il, and Wood
run. IL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
SYNOPSIS

Notified that her brother.
MELVIN MARSDEN, u missing in
action.
JEAN MARSDEN, who has risen 10 the
top as a fashion model, quits her job
to become secretary to
STEVE Lands, director OF . new
rubber plant In Mexico. Jean has an
abrupt Introduction to carefree. hand
some
CURLEY. employed by
MR.. AND MRS. PARKINSON, owners
OF the Rancho Gasoline. Jean ap-
pears to have reused the jealousy OF
'ROSITA. pretty little Mexican girl who
is in love with Curley.
YESTERDAY: Jean receives grin,
warning to let Senior curley alone
or else
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
St. Louis Stars Will Meet
' YpsiIanti Cubs Team Today

stead Grsys In Washington, this
season, before $4,000 rooters. Jim
my and the boys are hoping that
Boone will get the assignment for
today's ball game. as they believe
their little left-hsnder, Cecil Kai-
SER" can turn the trick against the
big boy from the East
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
NO SLUMP YET

Lansing. Aug. 4-The State Reve-
nue. Department reported Tuesday
hat the often.predicted slump in
sales and use tax revenues still has
tailed TO materialize Collections
In July poured in at rate OF $780,.
mo in excess OF July, 1912. Louis
". Minis, state revenue commission
er said that the July collections
totaled s7.672.110.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

bles Thomas Clayton and Joseph
Thompson. Harriet, hrst. Daniel
Holley and William Wynn. River.
side, second, and William Tgl,y and
Robert Mortord. Woodruff third
Badminton doubles Lee essen.
heimer and David Fairbanks 81
Johns nrst Herbert Miller ana
Donald Wallace, Recreation sec
ond, and Frances Macdonald and
Raymond Brewer Riverside third
Paddle Tennis doubles Clarence
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
Sports Roundup

Mch-NsSeeded players who sailed through their
with today resumed their title quest in the
tennis championships Five matches re-
yesterdays Abbreviated
the Junior Division and two in III.
Boys Division
oThe Giants broke six losing streak
Tuesday beating and OF all things the
Elmer Riddle who seeking his fifteenth victory
BoonAe Reynolds sned Boston Red soI rally Tuesday when
be relieved ninth and forced Tony Lu
Cleveland Indians ll9 victory
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
RECEIVES CHECKS

Lansing, Aug. 4-AP-From the
rural agricultural fund appropriat.
ed by the legislature, Michisan's
200 agricultural school districts
this week are receiving checks az
gregating $S32,579
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

Anthony Steimle, St Johns, hrst.
Robert Cushmsn and Paul Ungrodt.
Recreation. second. and Bernice
Brindle and Donald Tomford,
Woodruff. third Horseshoe dou.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04
WOUNDE D

Battle Creek. Aug. Mrs Eva
r. Craw, mother OF Capt. Bernard
X. Craw. 80. was informed Tues
day that her son has been wounded
in action in the Southwest Pacific.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-04

Detroit a.. New York 0.i7.
Cleveland IL. Boston 3.
Washington 7.3. ST. Louis 20.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
|OPA Honor System Declared
Doomed Due to Poor Results

rationing boards to interest the pub
lie in the need for obtaining strict
compliance with regulations, he said
Mr.. Emerson gave a general pic
ture of the enforcement situation,
declaring that the Government was
winning the fight to stamp out the
black market. He said OPA was
worried by the scope of illicit trade
in poultry, but added that the re-
ports that prohibition era gangs had
muscled into the black market were
untrue.
The enforcement chief declared
that gasoline rationing continued to
be a source of trouble, with theft
and counterfeiting of coupons, espe,
cially T rations good for GALLONS
each, increasing Enforcement lof'
regulations involving potatoes and
vegetables also are difficult. ThHTtire
situation and rent picture were
called quite good"
Mr.. Emerson cited new figures to
show that OPA's drive against the
black market had brought results.
Since January, OPA has conducted
10,752 Investigations, started action
in 822 injunctions involving 1908 de-
PENDANTS and undertaken criminal
action through the Justice Depart
ment in 1872 cases against 319 de-
PENDANTS. A total of Is convictions
calling for fines and imprisonment
have been obtained.
Evening star., 1943-04-29

dlslodged the British advance units
and sent them short distance back
to new positions. Fighting continued
through the moonlight night. Tanks
and artillery bolstered the stand of
the British infantry.
The Americans were reported to
have made their gains in the north
IN a bitter struggle over difficult
terrain. There was heavy fighting
in the area west of Jefna, and Bald
Hill, % miles southwest of Bizerte,
remained the scene of fierce combat.
Other encounters took place in the
Djebel Azurat area.
Low clouds hampered air opera
tions, but Allied planes destroyed II
Axis aircraft in the fighting over
Tunisia and related assaults against
Mediterranean trafflc, while two
Allied planes were reported missing.
Light bombers and fighter-bombers
started fires in Axis-held areas and
destroyed vehicles. the communique
said.
One enemy vessel, identified by
western desert sir force observers as
landing craft. was sunk in an
aerial sweep over the Cult of Tunis
and three others, two of which were
believed to be gasoline carriers, were
left afiame. !. Another ship was set
af1re In the Sicilian Straits. Several
others were damaged.
(Ihe German communique,
broadcast by the Berlin radio and
recorded by the Associated Press,
said = superior Allied tank
formation which had succeeded
Evening star., 1943-04-29

in breaking into German posi-
tlons northeast of Medjez-el-bab
was intercepted by reserves and
thrown back into its initial posi-
tions, with heavy losses.
(The Algiers radio said today
that the Allies now were threat
ening Mateur, vital railway and
highway junction. The Algiers
radio has not always, however,
been absolutely accurate in its
announcements. It's BROADCAST
was recorded by the Associated
Press.
(The italian communique as
serted that Axis counterattacks
were successful in fighting which
continued along the entire Tunis-
ian front.
broadcast by the Rome radio
and recorded by the Associated
Press, the italian war bulletin
asserted that an Allied ship was
torpedoed in Philippeville Bay,
and said seven Allied planes were
shot down in raids on Naples,
Messina, Syracuse and Lampe-
duSa ISland.) ~
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Catholic Group Urges
War Crime Penalties

Penalties which are best calcu-
lated to discourage and deter the
repetition of their offenses should
be imposed on those States and indi-
viduals that have committed inter-
national crimes, the Ethics Com
mittee of the Catholic Association
for International Peace declared in
statement today.
Extreme penalties, it was sug-
gested, should be imposed on cul-
prits in Germany, Italy and Japan.
Regarding statements made by
some writer's that "dire penalties"
should be visited on all the German
people, the Catholic report said, "in
all probability this would be neither
practicable nor conducive to the
commop good of the nations. And
it would be unjust to the majority
of those punished"
The chairman of the Ethics Com
mittee is the Right Rev. Msgr. John
A. Ryan, director Of the social action
department of the National Catho-
licfWelfare Conference.