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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
B ULLETS ARE
STILL MYSTERY

H H
New York, May 3.-UP)-The
source Of four or more so caliber
machine gun bullets which ripped
through the roofs of three Brook
lyn homes after an air raid test
Sunday remained a mystery today
as Army authorities announced
that no ammunition was missing
from fighter p:anes aloft at the
time.
The slugs, of which only four
were found, were identified by
ballistics experts of the police de-
partment as airplane machine gun
bullets. No one reported any
plane over the area at the time of
the mysterious shooting. Many
said they heard a plane, however.
The shooting occurred 10 min
utes after a noon day alert ended.
No one was injured although there
were occupants in all three homes
when the Slugs struck.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
"Aggrieved" Employees
Appeal USES Verdict
Four Hearings on Job Changes Slated Tomorrow;
Careful Study of Want Ads Underway to Check
Local Job Offers

-Four appeals from decisions Of
the USES review unit have been
filed with the War ManpoWer Com
mission by employees who wish to
change jobs and hearings have been
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
at the area VINO office. The hear
ings are the first sought here since
the Waterbury sterilization plan
took effect April 81.
The "aggrieved" employees will
meet with Mrs Mary M Dewey,
area director, and representatives
of the local labor management
manpower committee Employers in
VOWED in the proceedings also have
been invited to attend.
Under VINO regulations the
USES can issue statements OF avail
ability TO essential employees only if
a higher skill would be used in a
new job or if the workers have
served less than 40 hours weekly
for at least month. None of the
cases to be heard tomorrow fell
whiting those categorieS, it was dis
closed
The VINO will consider the en-
ploye's complaints from the stand
point of benefit to the war effort.
Considerations involved in the spe-
ciiic cases were not disclosed
Numerous other employees petitions
have been heard by the USES and
all have been denied.
Mrs. Dewey said today employ
ment advertisements placed IN local
newspapers are receiving careful
study and in several cases employ
ers did not strictly follow the stabil-
ization plans directive on job offers
have been contacted. Under regula-
lions. an employer who adyertises
for an essential worker must spe-
city that he will be hired only I'M
der procedure approved by the
VINO.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
REDS KILL 1000
NAILS in 6 DAYS
z81 German Planes De-
trOyed in Week; Rus
slams Loss Set at 1903
BY NJ. S. HANDLER
UNITED Press Staff COrreSpOndcntl

NC'S" AicoS Guam correspondent
Moscow, May 3-(UP)-Front re-
ports said today that both German
and Russian armies apparently have
completed re-grouping operations
all along the 1,800-mile front and
Soviet guns have begun thunder
ing a prelude of battles that prob
ably will decide the war in the east.
Several large-scale engagements
preliminary to the main offensive
have been joined in the northwest
Caucasus. The Soviet Sunday mid
night communique said the Rus
slams had killed more than 1000
Axis troops and wrecked 25 tanks
and armored cars in smashing a
ix-day German offensive designed
to dislodge the Red Army from po-
Sitions near the Black Sea naval
base of Novorossisk.
Having been bled white without
achieving any success. the enemy
was forced to discontinue his at
tacks," the high command said.
1t was not clear whether the Ger
man offensive was the same one
which the Soviets announced last
week had been repulsed in the "Ku-
ban area"-the usual Russian deS-
ignation for the Caucasian front.
The German attacks were be-
lieved designed to widen the Axis
bridgehead on the Taman PENN
sula opposite the Crimea as a
springboard for a summer offensive
aimed at the Maikop oil fields,
which the Red Army re-captured
in its winter offensive,
CThe German radio reported that
a Soviet offensive against the AXIS
bridgehead in the Caucasus was in
its fifth day, but said the Rus
Continued on Page a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
Americans Advance to II
Miles Northwest of
Mateur Junction
WEEKEND OPERATIONS
LISTED UNIMPORTANT
Allies Press Mules Into
Service; Drop Supplies
From Planes
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, May 3. - (UP)
American infantrymen
fought eastward to the Kef
Rdjal Touila hills in a local
advance on the north Tunis-
ian front Sunday, but fog
and mist curtailed action on
most of the coffin corner
battlefield where both Axis
Allied troops have suffered heavy
casualties.
WELDING long knives in some at
tacks, the American Second Corps
spearhead re-oocupied two small
hills, killed q Nazi outpost on Bald
Hill near Jeffna and pushed for
ward elements as far as Kef Rdjai
Toutla, IL miles northwest OF Ma
teur Junction.
A delayed dispatch from United
Press Correspondent G. r. Cunning
ham on the northern front, said
that advance American patrols in the
Sedlenane valley had reached point
less than q mile from the Bizerte-
Mateur road on the western side OF
Lake Achkel
The Allied advance on the north
ern sector has Melted Sal prisoners,
of which 66 were German. Most of
the prisoners were taken by the
French on the coastal flank.
Additional prisoners were taken
by the Americans who have cap
tured hundreds Of Axis soldiers in
bitter fighting in the last eight
days. Local counter attacks were
repulsed by Allied forces, including
the 2nd corps on scattered sectors,
but o spokesman at headquarters
said operations were not important
over the weekend.
Sheer physical exhaustion of both
sides and unfavorablc weather con-
tributed TO the lull.
The Germans made a small at
tack against the British Eighth
Army on the coastal sector after
The British had heavily bombarded
enemy positions. The attack was re-
pulsed.
French patrols penetrated very
.lose TO the village of Pont Du Fahs,
on the southwestern sector, and re-
ported that the area was very heav-
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
TRUCE TOOK EDGE
OFF FDR'S SPEECH
Appeal Broadcast to Min
ers Without Change De-
spite Agreement
.NEA Telephoto

Washington, May Sup Pres
ident Roosevelt, 20 minutes after
the coal strike truce had been an
rounced by John l.. Lewis, appealed
last night to the $50, 900 soft and
hard coal miners to return to work
fcr the government and declared
that coal will be mined no matter
no mater what any individual
thinks about it,"
No one individual nor the leaders
OF any group will be permitted to
obstruct the var effort by halting
this vital production, he said.
Mr.. Roosevelt delivered his radio
broadcast without apparent change
despite the Lewis announcement
that he and Secretary of the Inter-
ior Harold L. Ickes had agreed upon
truce, The truce, OF course took
much OF the edge off the preSi-
dents speech which had been de-
signed as an appeal to the miners
over Lewis head-to resume work
Tor their new employers, the United
States Government.
The president pit,ed the miners
patriotism against their demands
for a S2-a-day increase, but made
it clear that by seizure of the mines
the government had no intention Of
weakening miners rights in the coal
fields.
Every improvement in the con-
dltions OF the coal miners OF this
country has had my hearty sup
port" he said. 81 do not mean TO
desert them now But ! also do not
mean % desert my obligations and
responsibilities as president and
CommandCr-in -chiei.
Tomorrow the stars and stripes
will lly over Tive coal mines. | hope
every miner will be AT work under
that flag
Mr.. Roosevelt told the miners that
it was uncomfortable that any pa
trioiic miner can chose any course
other than going back to work anG
mining coal
The war is going on he con
tinued. Coal will b. mined no mat
ter what any individual thinks
Continued on PAGE A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
AUSTRALIA HIT
BY METAL STRIKE

sydney. Australia, May 3-lUP)
- More than 30 900 workers, mostly
engaged in metal trades, struck to-
day IN protest against the refusal
of authorities TO grant them an
extra holiday tor Amaze Day
which this year tell on "A sunday.
II was the biggest industrial stop
page IN Australia IN some time.
The men intend TO return TO
work tomorrow
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
New Contract Negotiations
May Be Resumed Tomorrow
ALEUTIANS HIT
THIRTEEN TIMES
Kiska Bombed Heavily
Saturday; Altu Also Hit
Twice

Washington, May 3.-OP) -
American flyers attacked Japanese
held Kiska in the Aleutians Is more
times last Saturday and succeeded
in starting fires and setting off an
explosion, the Navy announced to-
day.
On the same day, U. S. airmen
blasted two japanese bases on Attu
Island, 200 miles to the west OF
Kiska, a communique said
The enemy base at Munda, in the
central Solomons was bombed again
by American flyers.
Text OF Navy communique No
1863:
South Pacific Gall dates are East
longitude:
81. On May 2, during the day
force avenger (Grumman TBFD tor
pedo bombers, escorted by wildcat
(Grumman F4F) fighters, bombed
Japanese installations at Munda In
the central Solomons. Hits were
scored on the airfield, on the rum
way and in the Revetment areas.
North Pacific:
20. On May 1. formations of
army planes carried out Is attacks
against Japanese positions at Kiska.
Liberator consolidated B-24 heavy
bombers, Mitchell North American
B-25) medium bombers, and light
ming Gockhee P-38) and warhawk
(Curtiss P4-0) fighters participated
in these raids. A heavy explosion
was observed in the vicinity of
North Head. The runway was dam
aged, fires were started and heavy
smoke was seen in other areas.
3. On the same day, hberator
heavy bombers dropped bombs on
the enemy target areas of Holtz Bay
and Chicagof Harbor on Attu Is
land"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
ITALIANS INFERNO
CONNECTICUT MEN

Washington, May 3.-(UP)-The
war department made public today
the names of ITO United States SOL
diers held as prisoners of war by
Italy. Next of kin OF army personnel
of this list reside in 80 states and
Canada. They include:
Gnterned by Italy, Camp Unstat-
ed
Connecticut.
Gallo, Sgt. Charks-Mrs. Emma
opposite, SISTER, 81 Vernon street,
New Haven.
Petrelli, Pvt. Edmond - Joseph
Cousins. (Brother-in-laWl. Al AS
sumption street. New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
BY JOHN l.. CUTTER
United Press staff Correspondent

Washington. May 3. CUP -
Undersecretary OF War Robert p.
Patterson told the Senate Truman
Committee today that petroleum
administration figures show there
will be n shortage OF $4,000 barrels
per day OF aviation gasoline Tor
the Army Air Forces during May.
necessitating cut In training OF
combat air crews,
Patterson testified il the COM
mittee's investigation OF the row
between himself and Rubber Direc-
tor william NJ. LETTERS. He said
the shortage of l00-octane gasoline
which he charged previously re-
suited from the overriding priority
given Jeffcrs for materials for syn
thetic rubber factories - became
apparent In March and April.
Jeffers had been scheduled TO
testify today hut aSt-minute
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
HEAVY ALLIED AIR
LOSSES ADMITTED
Largest Ever Suffered in
Single Engagement in
Southwest Pacific
by DON CASWELL
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters,
Australia. May 3.-(UP)-The Jap
anese. renewing air assaults on Al
lied outposts, inflicted heavy losses
on intercepting fighters that met
and fought 81 raiding planes over
Darwin, Australia, communlque
said today,
While the Allied planes destroyed
or damaged 10 attackers, Allied loss
es were admitted to lie the largest
suffered In a single engagement in
the southwest Pacific in proportion
TO number OF aircraft engaged.
"a Tokyo communique claimed 81
All.ed fighters were shot down at
Darwin and heavy damage was In
ilicted OH the port. None OF the at
tackers was lost. according to the
japanese version which said the
raid was carried out by naval air.
craft. The communique was broad
east by Tokyo radio and recorded by
the United Press in New York;.
The raid. breaking a lull in jap
anesc aerial activity OF more than
two weeks. came as the defenders
OF Australia planned measures TO
counter q growing japanese SUBJ
marine menace which a spokesman
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
POLISH ANNIVERSARY

London May 3. -- CUP 49, Prime
Minister Winston Churchill told
Poles celebrating the l52nd ami
yersary OF their constitution today
that "Polands liberation has been
brought nearer by the joint efforts
OF the United Nations the past
wear"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03
Agreement Enables Lewis
to Again Avoid W. L. B.
Intervention
DEVELOPMENTS PLEASE
NINE UNION PRESIDENT
Pits to Operate to Capac-
ity Tuesday; Roosevelt
on Air After Truce
BY LYLE c. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, May 8. -
CUP - Coal miners went
back to work in fairly large
numbers under the American
Flag today, while delicate
questions of procedure were
being worked out regarding
new negotiations on their
demands for a $2-a-day wage
increase. The White House
said it still had not heard
~>Jhing official from Union Presi-
dent John L. Lewis about the Is
day truce which Lewis last night
ordered effective Tuesday. Secre-
tary Stephen T. Early indicated tbs
White House was somewhat irritated
over this lack of word.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03

Summer School. Bulletin on Re-
quest. Terms Begin June list and
juno 28th. Post Junior College Of
Commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-03

Full text of President Roosevelt's
radio address can be found on
page 4
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CONTINUED on Page q
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
Quix ANSWERS

These are the answers to the
questions on Page 8.
l. W.P.B. Vice Chairman Ferdi-
nand Eberstadt, an investment
banker. 2. The Big Four meat pack
ing case. 8. A resolution setting up
a House committee to investigate
any and all government agencies.
a. Larger. The l943 no vote was
81, the 1912 vote, 46. S. The Texas
legislature. 6. Natl. Maritime Union
because the Alp. and Hearst falsely
accused N.M.U. members of refus.
ing to unload cargo at CuadalcanaI.
Z. 1t has increased. 8. He is Op.
posed to it.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
LITTLE LUTHER

NOV we're getting place. Mr.. Diworth remarked
They've introduced bill in Congress 10 do away with
the union ship, and in Florida the abrogatng
closed shop because they hinder production
but how does the closed shop hinder production?
little Luther wondered The shpyards, setting world
records, have closed shop contracts"
Accidents will happen, my boy. Now | saying be.
fore interrupted The CuadaIcana have no
closed shop It's time Americans did something for them
'Lke stopping the Anaconda wire company from selling
them defective material?'
Accidents will happen, my boy. Now where I? Oh,
yes AS Martin Dies it's bureaucracy that running this
country bureaucracy and union
"And Hitler makes record of Martin Dies speeches to
play the Berlin radiO.'
Accidents will happen boy. We have crush Hitler
ism here home The high handed methods of labor
leaders must be ended.'
'Like handing millions of dollars government
for bonds?"
Accidents will happen, my boy What's important
repeal of this communsc $4,000 salary limitation. It's
srOyng the Horao Ager spirit i'm every American boy'
GLOW do think those $5Oamonth guys CuadaIcana
will feel about repeating the $4,000 limitation fat
boys back homer"
Accidents will happen, Luther, and sometimes think
you my worst one"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
When Labor Editors Meet

HE circulation of the American labor press ia more than
100000 readers, and responsibility labor editors
nave to their country and to their readers thoroughly
illustrated at the annual meeting the Labor Press
Association just held in New York City.
The theme of the meeting ssHelp Win The War and
WIN the Peace and the occasion used
done by national conferences recently for an aut
attack on President Roosevelt and the New Deal Admnsra
on True, our Governments policies i'm North Africa
sharply criticized by labor etors defended by
others the ground that President Roosevelt knows what he
is doing The Overseas Division of the Office Informa
ton was vigorously attacked for failing tell workers of
the Nazoccuped countries that return to the
dogeadog days after this There criticism
of the general for playing up Pegers and the
Kckenbackers when they attack organized labor and for
failing to give true picture of the contributions
making to our nations program.
The editors evauaed themselves and publications
from the standpoint of the war effort
Cabinet members from the Army Navy Departments told
them how they helping, and how this help
creased Social Security all as basis of enduring neace
thoroughly discussed.
The American Labor the Congress of Indus
sented and there unanimous agreement that united
labor would be of the greatest contributions
American workers could make winning the the
peace to follow international labor unity stressed
mighty weapon in the hands of the United Nations
The labor ,Uoring handintand union off.
c'0 and close to the rankand e playing increasingly
large role in the moIdng Of public opinion American
editors 'Oingy the responsibility strengthening
creangy informed labor increment one ,och can repel
the dntidemOcr0tic propaganda h iOic the now
being flooded under the guse attacking the gains
labor after many years OF hard and bitter struggle
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
Continued from Page One)

81 DIDN'T want to keep the
train waiting.' That is why Thomas
Sullivan, modest railroader, went
to work the day he and his wife
received word in Waterloo, Ia,
that his five sons had lost their
lives in the sinking of the cruiser
Juneau.
II was getting ready to go to
work that morning." Sullivan said,
''when the Navy officer came to the
house and told us that our five
sons were listed as missing. | had
already had a call that my train
was ready. / didn't want to keep
it, waiting, SO / went to work. =
Sullivan, as a member of Division
81 of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, has truly KEEP them rolling.
ASSERTING THAT labor lead
ers are too modest about their con-
tribution to the war effort, F. S.
Cupps, director of labor relations
for HI. X. Ferguson Co. Cleveland
engineers, this week said too many
business agents and other local
union officials are being drafted
into the armed services.
''We hare been confronted ,UitIl
serious difficulties In number OF
localities because inexperienced
business agents had been appoint.
ed to fill places Uacated by meu
,OtO had been Drafted" Cupps said
n LOCAL of the Init. assn. OF
Machinists has placed a unique
clause in the contract it is nOu
seeking at the Chicago Aircraft as
sembly plant. 1t seeks roller skates
motor scOOters and skis for guards
at the plant, nOsU under cOnstruc
ton. Shoe ratiOning and the desire
to SAGE nlanhOurs hare been giUeH
as reasons for the clause.
ONE YEAR AGO IN THE UNION
TINES: Factory Employment In
Conn. Sets New Six Month Record
Employers Are Looking For
Draft-Exempt Men-Priorities Lay
offs Spoil Picture; ''New Haven
Central Labor Council Seeks Gov
Hurley's Aid For Local 387, State
County and Municipal Employees
Attempting to Negotiate at State
Reformatory At Cheshire; "Egar
And Shea Tell Conn. Fed. OF
LabOr's Executive Board That La
boris Rights Are At Stake In The
War;; "NOank Shipbuilding Firm
New London, Agrees To Arbitratt
With Local 1926, Carpenters"
-Four Norwich Locals Vote To AT
filiate With The C.L.U."; zoe
Tone, Labor Consultant To Secre
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
COmmentSg
OThis That
By ROBERT B. BICKEL

CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACK-
Err asked: Why do men returning
to industry after the war have to
pay high initiation dues to join a
union in order to work? For the
information of those who may have
fallen for ''Rick's" line, may we
point out with Harold Barker, bust
ness agent of Local lis, Bridge
port Carpenters, that most unions
are carrying their members on the
books while they are in the SER
vice of their country. In cases
where members are not carried,
limitations fees are not at all ex-
Orbitant, and the locals are doing
all in their power to give every
consideration to the returning SER
vicemen-and that is a lot more
than can be said for the persons
who below and thunder against
the labor movement and the closed
shop.
THOMAS SHEA last week point
ed out how anti-labOr agitators
during World War l howled and
protested that the threat of union
ization and the closed shop would
ruin the country. Shea reported
that it was under anti-union Gin
dividualism" of the powerful eco
nOmic interests that this nation was
brought to the very bring of catas-
trOphe, and it was only after col
Iective bargaining was guaranteed
to workers, and closed shops be-
came effective all over the land
that recovery became possible.
PETER BENARD is wondering
what Pegler is going to do for the
war effort since his bumper appeal
was dropped shortly after it was
revealed that WestbrOOk was build
ing home with surplus of bath
rooms and using a great quantity
of priority metals needed for ships,
planes and guns. Pete asks: How
did Pegler rate all that valuable
copper and other metal for his
house that scabs built? What dol
lar-a-year ''paytriot" was response
bic for the ALLEGATION of that prior
ity material? Fair enough ques-
tons!
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
As We See It. by The Staff
by Baer)

THIS SITUATION points to the
need of uniOnization ON the part
of the state workers. Had they been
strongly organized i'm the State,
County and Municipal Employees
Union and held contracts with the
state governing overtime work,
they wouldn't be in the defenseless
position they now find themselves.
AN OFFICER of NezU Hayen
Savings and Loan Association told
this 70riter in conversation the other
day that the association prefers to
haze union trddeSmen 7Vork ON home
construction on aOhich it lends money.
Union labor, he said, invariably pro-
dnceS q better home. Union zVoykers
are more reliable and responsible,
and, he added, more conscientious.
All this 7Ue kno7v, but it's good to hear
recognition come from responsible
sources outside of the movement.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
GENTLEMEN, BE SEATED!

PATRIOTIC selfrespecting Norwegans the HoImen-
kolen Railway in Oslo have made it practice to leave
their seats time Nazi native Quislng beside
Them Stern warnings by the authorities against this custom
have proved futile Therefore, the have put special
guard OF Hrdmen the trains hound decent Nor.
wegans All trains have been placarded with following
sign: Passengers demonstrating against uniformed members
OF the German Wehrmacht members of the Nasona
ling by changing their will expelled from the train
at the station These pacards torn down and
replaced daily.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-27
Candy Makers To
Get Minimum Wage

HARTFORD, Conn. - Establish
ment of a minimum wage rate of 40
cents an hour, effective Feb. IS, for
workers in the candy industry, by the
Federal Wage-HOur Administrator,
was announced this week.
An estimated 1000 workers are en-
gagged in making candy in this state,
but the majority of these would be
unaffected by the new rate as they are
already making more than the min
imum.