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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Boston rains
Avoid Wrecks

Boston, June 3O-UP)-Possibil-
ity of sabotage was investigated to-
day in connection with two at
tempts to wreck New Haven Rail
road trains within a short distance
of Plymptonville station.
A Boston bound freight train mar
rowly escaped damage yesterday
when an engineer saw ties placed
across the track and just managed
to halt the train.
A little later at approximately the
same spot Boston bound passenger
|train hit an obstruction believed to
have been ties placed across the
track.
Police said they were trying to
discover whether or not the near
accidents were the result of boy
lsh prank or a determined attempt
at sabotage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Enemy Drops
Russia Drive
BY JOHN A. PARIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, June 30. CUP)-Field
Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, supreme
commander of the Germand armed
forces, was reported today to have
set up Axis anti-invasion headquar-
tiers in western Germany while
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel eX-
pedited defense of the Rhone VAL
ley in southern France.
The Daily Express, quoting neu-
trail sources, said Keitel had left
Russia to meet the new threat to
Germany from the west and south.
His departure was interpreted as
confirmation that Germany has
abandoned any plans for large
scale offensive in Russia.
Rommel has set up headquarters
in Lyon under heavy protection of
special bodyguard which still
wears the uniforms of the van
quished Afrika Korps, Bern dis
patch said.
Lyon itself was described as a
fortified city under martial law
with more than 100000 German
troops constantly patrolling it's
streets and forming an iron ring
around it's environs. A curfew Is
enforced from 10 p. m. to dawn.
Rommel often leaves his head
quarters to inspect new air fields
being constructed in the Rhone val
ley, one of the main invasion routes
into southern France, as well as
general Notifications, Bern said.
Heavy formations of coastal and
field artiHerv and ~ontcrEed
armored units were reported con-
stantly pouring through Lyon to-
ward the coast.
reports indicate the Germans
consider Lyon third line of pro-
lection for the fortress Of Europe
and everything indicates they ex-
pect to be engaged in new cam
paign in France in the near future"
the Bern dispatch said.
Another London newspaper, the
Daily Telegraph, said that crust
worthy information" has reached
London that the German govern
ment has completed plans for with
drawing from certain occupied
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Segur Named
Housing Aide

Hartford, Conn, June 80. (UP)-
The governor announced appoint
ments today to three state boards.
To the board of education he re-
appointed Mrs. Helen L. Gilbert,
Norwich; and appointed Ellis V.
Maxcy, to succeed Or. Mark A. May,
New Haven, and Mrs. Alice v.
Rowland, Ridgefeld, to succeed
Judge Roy j. Vail, Greenwich. All
were for six years starting July l.
To the osteopathic registrants
examining board he reappointed for
two years: Nestor M. HotchkiSs,
Norwalk; A. Raymond Watts, Hart
ford, and Floyd w. Adams, Middle
town.
Berkeley Cox, Hartford, and Earl
Segur, Waterbury. were named to
ill vacancies on the state housing
authority.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Rome May Be.
Bombed Says
Head
BY WALTER CRONKITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlted Press Stan correspondent
London, June 30.-(UP)-U. S.
Flying Fortresses took over the AL
lied air offensive against Axis Eu-
rope in daylight yesterday with a
precision bombing attack on Lie
Mans, France, it was announced to-
day as a British spokesman revealed
that the Raj has tripled the weight
of it's attacks on Germany.
At the same time, Foreign Score
tary Anthony Eden told commons
that Britain has no intention of ap-
preaching the Italian government
with suggestions as to how it may
save Rome from aerial lombard
ment.
IT repeat that We would not hest
tate to bomb Rome to the best of
our ability and as heavily as posi-
BILE if the course of the war should
render such action convenient and
helpful" Eden said.
Capt. Harold Balfour, parliament
tary undersecretary of the air, in
formed commons that the Royal Air
Force alone has dropped 1880 tons
of BOMBS on Germany on the three
months ended June 26, some 25 500
tons more than in the correspond
ing period last year.
Bad weather interrupted the
RATS almost nonstop offensive
against Germany, Italy, France,
Belgium and Holland last night, but
Balfour's statement indicated that
$4,000 to 1900 tons of bombs al
ready have been dropped on Ger
many this month, $500 to 4500
tons more than in the previous rec
ord month, May
The only operation announced by
the air ministry for last night was
an attack by British Typhoon fight
er-bombers on six-ship enemy
convoy off Dunkirk. France. Poor
visibility and intense anti-aircraft
fire hampered observation of re-
suits, but cannon shells and bombs
were seen to damage 1900 to 1000
ton merchant ship, a tugboatand
an escorting torpedo boat. One
plane was lost.
In the Mediterranean theater,
British wellington bombers again
pounded Messina, battered terminus
Of the ferry line from the toe of the
italian boot to Sicily, Monday night.
Hits were scored on the terminus
building and on railway yards.
Daylight activity by the Northwest
African Air Forces yesterday was
confined to patrolling.
British middle-eastern bombers 81
multaneously raided Reggie Calab-
ria, Italian mainland terminus of
the ferry line, opposite Messina.
Fires were started. Allied long range
fighters damaged a locomotive in
an attack on a train in western
Greece.
An American communique said a
large force of Flying Fortresses at
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
10000 Killed
On Highways

Chicago. June 30-(UP)-The Ma
tional safety council, warning that
the nations traffic accident prob
lem sis far from licked" said today
that 10000 persons have been killed
on American highways since Pearl
Harbor as compared with 1892
killed in the armed forces.
The council predicted that the
1913 toll will approximate $4,000,
which is 40 per cent less than in
1941, but only is per cent below the
1912 toll of $4,000.
In addition to traffic fatalities,
the council said, 100000 persons
have ben injured, 100000 being per
manently disabled, since Pearl Har-
Dor as compared with government
figures for the armed forces which
list q, $3.50 wounded and 33,697 miss
ing. OF the traffic dead, The coun-
Gil said, 22,500 were workers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Clio Appoints
De Pouw Grad

Boston, June 30.-UP)-William
F. Billingsley, former official OF
the United Steelworkers of Amer
lea (CIO), has been appointed as
the National CLIO war relief COM
mittee's regional director of eastern
New England, 1t was announced to-
day. ..
A native of Lorain, O., Billing
sley had been secretray-treasurer OF
of the Lorain County Industrial
Union Council as well as field rep
resentative of the United Steel
workers, District %. He is a gradu-
ate of Dc Paw University.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Central Burmo
r. r. Yords Hit
u. S. Signal Corps photo from NEA

New Delhi, June 30-(UP)-
BIS Billy Mitchell bombers of
the u. S. 10th Air Force left a
2,00O-foot tower of smoke bill
lowing up from the railway
yards at Kyaukse in central
Burma yesterday when they
dropped nine tons Of explosives
on the Japanese installation,
a communique said today.
Direct hits were reported on
storage buildings and rolling
stock and three large fires were
set. A.x
Other formations of Ameri-
can bombers hit the docks at
Mandalay. No American plane
was lost in both operations.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30
Stove-Rotions
Racing Delay

Washington, June 30 - (UP) -
The office of Price Administrator
announced today that nationwide
rationing of heating and cooking
stoves will begin by mid-August in
stead of at the end of this month
as previously scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30

Summer School. Intensive Program
Begins June 80. Post Junior College
of Commerce.
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Cooler Tonight

Dimout-o:si p. m. 10 4:5O q. m.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10

Union Labels, Shop Cards and Serv-
ice Buttons are the bombs used by
union commandos to raid sweatshops!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
LOCAL MACHINISTS
ELECT OFFICERS

Hamilton Local No. 241, Interna-
tional Association of Machinists held
it's annual special meeting Sunday,
December 5, for the election of officers
for 1914
1t was characteristic of an old time
get-together meeting with the serving
of lunch and refreshments
Many old timers were present and
all enjoyed listening to some of them
reminince on the activities for the
past fifty years of No. PAL.
This Lodge has had very busy
and proserous year, and as it draws
to close, all have pledged themselves
to put forth every effort to make 1914
even more outstanding
George Tam was given vote of
thanks for his untiring efforts for
the past three years as president,
making these years the success they
have been both financially and other
wise
The incoming officers elected were:
H. H. Howard, President; Russell She
ley, Vice President; Leonard Griffith,
Treasurer; Al Briede, Recording Sec
retary; Truman Zilliox, Financial
Secretary; Christ Heb, Conductor;
George Howard, Seminal; William
Chamberlain, Ray Ricter and H. H..
Howard, Board of Trustees. Delegates
to Trades and Labor Council were
George Tam, H. H. Howard and Rus
sell Shelley.
Hamilton Lodge l. A. of NJ, No. 241
is one of the oldest labor organiza-
tions in this community, having been
chartered and continuously active
since February 1892
AL BRIEDE, Rec Sec'y.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
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BUY and USE Christmas Seals

War, with it's overwork, strain
anxiety, food shortages, overcrowded
living and working conditions, broken
rest, and lack of proper recreation
conditions which foster breakdowns
with tuberculosis and its spread from
the sick to the we'll, according to DR..
Azel Ames, Hamilton, president of
the Butler County tuberculosis and
Health Association. "These conditions
have reflected themselves in Butler
County in an increase in tuberculosis
since the beginning of the War;" DR..
Ames stated to members of the
Christmas Seal Committee of the AS
sociation, sponsoring the 1943 Tuber-
culosis Christmas Seal Sale, at a
meeting of the Committee in the
headquarters of the Association to-
day
Tuberculosis is on the increase
over the entire country" DR.. Ames
told the members of the Committee
anu IiS piOUleIl III DutleI county Is
even more acute since we are faced
with shortage of beds to care for
those known to be suffering with the
disease. In the vicinity of Middle
town alone there have been 72 cases
of the disease reported since the first
of the year, which is about double the
usual number, and the situation is the
same in the vicinity of Hamilton
too"
'The Executive Committee of the
Association will meet next week." DR..
Ames said, "to consider ways and
means of combating the increase in
the disease and to plan for a postwar
program of keeping the disease under
control"
Mrs. Ray E. Sebald, Middletown,
general chairman of the 1943 Cam
paign, Mrs. Vernon K. Roden, Hamil-
ton chairman, and Mrs. W. H. Spind-
Ter, Middletown chairman, reported
to the Committee that $6,471.S4 had
been received in the Campaign this
year. The goal for Butler County is
100000, and the Campaign will
continue through the holiday season.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
ORDINANCE NO. 1890


Authorizing and directing the Director
of Law to settle the suit of Fred
Grant against the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, being cause Number 52367 in
the Common Pleas Court, Butler
County, Ohio.
WHEREAS, Fred Grant has filed suit
against the City of Hamilton, Ohio, in
the Common Pleas Court of Butler
County, Ohio being cause Number 52367,
on account of injuries sustained by him,
all as set forth in said petition; and
WHEREAS, the said Fred Grant has
offered to settle his claim.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by
the Council of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio:
SECTION L. That the Director of Law
be and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to settle the suit of Fred Grant
against the City of Hamilton, Ohio, now
pending in the Common Pleas Court of
Number 52367 for the sum of $850.00,
and that said sum is hereby ordered and
directed to be paid in full settlement
thereof
SECTION II: That the Director of
Finance is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue his warrant in payment
thereof from Contingent Fund, Item 10.
SECTION III: This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after the earliest period al
lowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed December l, 1943
LEO J. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk.
Dec. lot.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

n N UNDERGROUND Dutch news
n paper in England reported that
H. j. Woudenberg, leader of the
Dutch -Nazi Labor Front, recently ad-
dressed a meeting of bee keepers in
the province of Overijssel. Why la
Dor leader should interest himself in
the gathering of honey and wax was
not stated; perhaps Woudenberg felt
that the Dutch bees, like the Dutch la
borers, had fallen down on their jobs
and needed stern measures to bring
them to task.
When the ''leader" had ended his
speech, he asked whether there were
any questions. A very old man rose
and intimated that he agreed with
Woudenberg: there should be better
organization and cooperation among
bee keepers.
"But there is one thing Mijnheer
Woudenberg must not forget" the old
man added. GAS good bee keepers we
all know that when the queen is not
in the hive, the bees refuse to work
Therefore, the Queen must return
first of ALL"
This veiled reference to the absence
of Queen Wilhelmina, who fled Hol-
land at the time of the Nazi invasion,
was received with unconcealed delight
by the bee keepers.
Populaire, the underground paper
of the French Socialist party, in de-
veloping proposals for the internal
reconstruction of France, makes the
following observations on the German
problem:
with regard to the German prob
lem the Socialist party completely re-
iects the idea of a vindictive peace
directed against the German people.
:. But, on the other hand, they rea-
lize that Nazism, for whose develop
ment the Western powers bear large
share of responsibility, has produced
generation of young monsters who
must be reeducated Germany must
feel the consequences of the victory of
the democracies and must be made to
realize that aggression does not pay.
"The German military machine
must be destroyed, support must be
given to the peoples revolution. The
power of the heavy industries must be
taken away, the estates of the Junkers
must be socialized but all this must
be effected without dividing up Ger
many, whose unity cannot be denied
A federal regime in Germany must
be set up to prevent the domination
of the Prussian spirit and there must
be control of their political institu-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Federal Judges Prone to Put
Black Markets Out of Business

Philadelphia. Federal judges in
the Philadelphia area met recently
and decided to ''fine the black mark
eteers out of business"
Suiting action to the word, Judge
Harry M. Kalodner sent four price
chiseling fruit dealers to Jail for as
days and fined them $4,000.
"If there's any profit in black mar
ket operations" Kalodner said, "Un-
Gle Sam is going to take it all back in
fines. Apparently some people think
we don't mean business. Well, we do
From now on its going to be losing
game for black marketeers. Fines and
penalties are going to be higher, and
| will not reconsider any sentence |
impose"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
SAFETY CAPS FOR WOMEN

Washington D. C. (ILNS) -
Twelve types of work hats for ma
chine operators are illustrated in a
leafet just issued by the U. S. Wo-
mems Bureau The folder carries pic
lures and descriptions of each cap and
is designed especially for reference by
industrial plants. The leafet is part
of the safety clothing program spon-
sored by the Women's Bureau and is a
supplement to Special Bulletin g.
Safety Caps for Women in War Fac
tories" Copies are available from the
Women's Bureau, U. S. Department
of Labor, Washington 25, D. c.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
New IVA Bulletin on Teamwork

Nashville, Tenn = Teamwork" a
monthly, two-page bulletin, sponsored
by the central joint cooperative COM
mittee-the central body of system
of labor-management c opera i've
committees on Tennessee Valley
Authority war jobs, is distributed to
approximately 10000 employees on
construction, maintenance and opera
tions projects. Teamwork" keeps the
employees informed Of accomplish
ments made under the joint coopera-
tive committee plan and carries news
of current activities of local commit
tees.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Christmas Shopping Hours

The merchants of Hamilton have
adopted the following schedule in con-
nection with store hours for Christ
mas shopping:
Saturday, December 18: Close at
P. M
Monday, December 20: II noon un-
til $50 P. M.
Tuesday, December 81: Close at
P. M.
Wednesday, December %: Close at
P. M.
Thursday, December %: Close at
P. M.
Friday, December 24-Close at
p. M.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
BY AFL AUTO WORKERS

Chicago, 1.-The 1943 biennial con-
vention of the AFL Automobile Work
ers of America elected three new off
GERS to top positions. The new roster
is: international president, Lester
Washburn, Lansing, Mich, succeeding
Irvan Cary; international secretary
treasurer, Anthony Doria, Chicago,
Ill, succeeding Jerry Aldred; interna-
tional vice-president George Grisham,
Evansville, Ind.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10

tions and of their public education
''The destruction of the German
military machine must be the first
step towards the general reduction of
armaments. The necessary restric-
tions on German sovereignty are
likely to cause difficulties which can
only be overcome if the other coun-
tries are also ready to accept far
reaching limitations of their own
sovereignty.
"The idea of dividing up Europe
amongst two or three big powers
must be rejected All the nations, even
the most powerful, must give up
large part of their sovereignty. SO
far as Russia is concernd, the Socialist
party considers that no international
community is possible without her
collaboration on basis of equality,
loyalty and mutual confidence"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
To Hit Anti-Labor Propaganda

Washington, D. C. "Smoke out
anti-labor propaganda overseas by
sending our fighters union label
smokesl' urges the AFL Union Label
Trades Department, which has spon-
sored the big national movement for
sending Raleigh union label cigarettes
to members of the U. S. armed forces
abroad. Many millions of Raleighs
have already been sent by labor
unions and other organizations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
LABOR SHORTS

October production of all types of
aircraft new high of 1852. Who was
it laughed when FDR wanted $4,000
year?
Despite losses by the coal
strike, steel production in October
also broke all records.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Port
land, gets a gold wreath for complet-
ing ships in less than 105 days % con-
secutive times.
Hiring controls do not apply to ply
sicians, dentists, sanitary engineers
and nurses, VINO says.
1914 will see 80 million new tires
released, but situation will remain
tight" says Rubber Director Dewey.
Florida Judge kills state anti
labor law; says closed shop con-
tracts are OK.
Material manufacturers say after
the-war construction will provide 6R
million jobs
senator hllSOfe says American
business men equipped Hitler for con-
quering the woodland slaughtering
U. S. doughboys.
IBEW represents more than 80
percent of the nations electric
utility employees.
New York labor warns that unless
all organized labor pulls together
they'll be pulled apart when the war
is over
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
ELKS DANCE SATURDAY

Hamilton Elks, No. 93, will hold
dance in the Palm room Saturday
night, December H. They will feature
the Isaac sisters, National trophy
winners from station WKRC
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
MOOSE BOWLING LEAGUE
NEW YEAR DANCE

The second annual New Years
dance will be given New Years Eve
by the Moose Bowling League of
Hamilton Lodge, No. Sc. The dance
will start at 10 o'clock and then on.
Richard Scuitti, is chairman and Fred
Aslair, is vice-chairman. 1t was a
packed house last year and the same
is expected this year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
LEGAL
ADVERTISEMENTS
ORDINANCE NO. 1889
ORDINANCE NO. 1888
TO make supplemental appropriations in
in the electric light fund OF the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, during the fiscal
wear ending December 81, l943,

of Hamilton, Ohio, during the fiscal
year ending December 81, 1943.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council of
the City of Hamilton. Ohio:
SECTION L: That to provide for ex-
pendtures from the electric light fund
of the City of Hamilton Ohio, during
the fiscal year ending December 81 1943,
the following sums be and they hereby
are supplementary appropriated from
the electric department revenues in the
following amounts; to Item 9o4 6, Fuel,
SOL 10000; to Item 90411, Electric
energy purchased $26 100000.
SECTION II: That the Director. Of
Finance be and he is hereby authorized
to draw his warrants upon the treasury
of the City of Hamilton. Ohio, for the
amounts appropriated in this ordinance,
in accordance with the provisions of the
charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
SECTION III: This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after the earliest period al
lowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: December /. 1943.
LEO ]. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk.
Dec 10-1t
The Ely miner., 1943-09-23
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Doom, jap Bases

Allied troops surrounding the jap
anese New Guinea bases of Lac and
Salamaua faced desperate last ditch
opposition as 10000 enemy troops,
cut off from all supply from the
north, were confronted with surren-
der or death.
American bombers pounded both
bases, and at Lac, paratroopers who
landed in the Markham valley to the
west, beat forward through jungle
brush to the outskirts of the town,
while Australian ground forces, put
ashore along the gulf to the east,
closed in from that direction.
At Lac, the Japs' main defenses
were built in two former plantations
on either side of the town. Ter
races and groves were fashioned
into formidable bunkers, and it was
against these that the Allies forces
surged.
Farther to the south, the doughty
Japanese garrison of Salamaua was
pounded from the sea, as well as
the air. Cruising close to shore, Al
lied naval vessels trained their big
guns on the waterfront, smashing in
stallations. Resisting to the last,
handful of enemy fighters rose up to
challenge the bombardment, but two
were shot down and a third dam
aged,