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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Girls Industrial
Softball Meeting

Because of the fact that the "boy
friends" and husbands of many Wa
terbury young women are in the
armed services of the United States,
an effort will be made this evening
to reorganize the Girls Industrial
Softball league. At least six teams
are needed, with five organizations
already willing to take part in the
weekly competition; though it is
believed that many other girls are
interested in such a league and will
attend tonight's meeting at the CEN
trail YMCA, called at p. m. by
President E. McGrath of the Scovill
Company.
The 1943 fate of the league will be
definitely decided tonight, with
eight teams hoped for. Girls from
Waterbury Manufa, uring won the
championship last year in a playoff
with Scovill girls. Plume and At
wood; Waterbury Tool, Scovill, Wa
terbury Clock and Waterbury Man
featuring have already decided to
enter teams in the league if Or
ganized tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07

Lands Loyden Would Rotion Pro Gridders;
SeIective Service Should Arrange That;
SideIine Coaching Kept Under the Board

of supply shut off, there will be
mighty few new names in the pro-
fessional ranks next fall. The teams
will get what they can ct out OF
war plants, etc.
Another timely topic brought VI
at the National League meeting i'll
Chicago had to do with coaching
have this practice legalized got the
cold shoulder.
Nothing has ever been done about
it either in the professional circuits
or college ball, anyway.
If guidance from the sideline
were legalized, the coaches would
miss the fun of cheating. A great
many of them are like the kid who
would rather hoist cookie surrep-
titiously than have mamma give
him a fiStful.
Coaching from the sideline is one
of the more interesting sidelights
to behold-if you can catch it. If
you can't you need Seeing Eye
dog to lead you to the stadium.
AS a coach, Commissioner Layden
was second to none when it came
to wigwagging signals from the
Notre Dame bench. Professor Lay
den'S principal equipment for this
purpose was pair of large white
gloves. He made semaphoric sea-
men look like novices by COMPARE
son.
There are all kinds of bench sig
mails. For a deep or short pass, the
coach may change his position on
the bench-in the middle for the
short, on the end for long. Perhaps
the towel on the trainers left Shout
der spells quick-kick, and what
world of information that fellow
can impart while administering
ointments on the cid.
A favorite method of imparting
information is the warming up OF
120-pound husky who hasn't a
chance of getting in the game. Joe
Glotz will be the sign for d1a-
mond. Mike Molassesfoot a 6-3-2
and SO on. Handkerchief to the
mentors nose has always meant
ID lldkeu IcNcISe, UuU Glllo OAAS
has been known to backfire because
the coach has to blow his bugle
once in while.
Coaches signal to SHAPIRO
quarterbacks, and woe betide the
lad who doesn't catch the drift. It's
much wore she than missing sign
in baseball, where the giving OF
signals is perfectly legitimate, as 1t
should be.
Professional or college, legal or
no, coaches will continue coaching
from the sideline. Not because they
haven't the utmost confidence in
their boys. Oh, no, but it's best to
be on the safe side and the coach
sees a lot of things the kids miss
in the heat of battle.
But Commissioner Layden, who
was as accomplished smoke sig
nal Indian as any, wants his pro-
fessionals to keep their cheating
Professional or college, legal or
honest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Transporting
World
Ambassador of Good Will
By
JOHN A. CLUNEY


this earth the OF creating
without which civilization "omo
beyond the period the Stone Age
Such person. among William j. Slocum victim OF
months after the death OF his beloved wle
late Sally Egan Socum
is humble opinion, and in such humility, it Is
all Of him. that IS
honored be his friends was kindly
tremendously interested the SPIRITUAL
family, above that most I'M
example OF the axiom
friend indeed NeUspaperemeI IN particular
particularly the boys back IN the old home
Waterbury, he watched with genuine paterna
satisfaction them would do write
something particularly pleased Wnsted
Slocum police chief for many
Waterbury and
He worked
friends OF
saddened by the Ill
of the
comfort to him.
mother which finally ended shortly
New Year
ordinary which always encour-
literally half Heaven, when were
thing would
of thanks hardly hear what was said
his old friends such Fred
Happiness that rghuy his If only for the
Ambassador Good Will
him. helped by him time
again. etuddd the light Of the
sudden death
completely that his four will
kindness endness and character that
which share to his feoW-man
throughout the years!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Suffolk Downs Closes
Parking Lots To Fans

Boston. May 7-UP)-Parking
lots at Suffolk Downs race track,
opening Monday, will tr used only
by employees, horsemen on the
grounds and the press, President
Charles F.. adams said today.
An acute shortage of gasoline in
the eastern Massachusetts area
made it necessary for the track
management to forbid use of the
lots to patrons. The track is within
easy reach Of metropolitan Boston
by bus, street car and railway, how
ever.
Officials of the Narragansett Oval
in PaWtucket, r l., and the half
mile Pascoag, r. l., track defied a
state OPA order to paddock their
parking lots last week and inspec-
tors have been checking cars at
Narragansett for rationing violations
since. Pascoag opens late this
month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Hi-Y Track, Swim
Scheduled NextWeek
For Three Days

Starting next Monday, May 10
and carrying through Wednesday
and Friday the Central Y M. c. A.
Hi-Y Clubs will take part in the
Annual Track and Swim Meets. In
the two events the various groups
will work Tor Championship Plac-
quest with the added feature Of in
dividual high point medals to high
scorers in each meet.
The meets will be conducted quite
different than they have been in
the past. The unique affair will al
low each participant to take part
in every event over a period of a
week. The men will race against time
and not one club against another
In this way winners will be picked
according to the best time male for
that event. The club with the
greatest number of points will be
declared winner while the individual
scoring the greatest number OF
points for his team will receive the
individual award.
Events included in the track meet
are 100 yd. dash, broad jump, high
jump, Shot put, relay, SO yd. dash
IA mile, and standing broad jump
Events included in the swim meet
are 40 yd. free style, 120 yd. medley
plunge, 40 yd. breaststroke, 200 yd
freestyle, 40 backstroke, diving, and
100 yd. relay.
Hi-Y members will be able to take
part in the events during the regu-
lar high school periods on Monday
Wednesday, and Friday at 2:45 p
m. and at $3.50 p. m.
Plans have been made to conduct
a double elimination softball league
for high school boys starting Mon
day, May II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New oYrk, April Elmer Layden
is going to ration players to teams
of the National Football League.
Lands Layden would reduce the
player limit from 33 to Is. finland,
I would suspect Selective Service
will take care of that.
Limiting the size of the parties
seems to be subject brought up
for little more to talk about. 1t
would be no more difficult were the
maximum set at 1875 because pick
ingS are to be slim.
With college boys hustling into
the armed forces, and the source
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
PreakneSS Field To
Be 3 Or 4 Horses

Baltimore, May 7-CUP)- The
$4,000 Preakness, now looming as a
three-horse race, may get an added
starter today in Partido, three
year-old recently claimed for $500
by j. L. Hall, Jr.
The three horses certain to go to
the post were Count Fleet, Ken
lucky Derby victor; Blue Swords,
runner-up to the Count; and Vim
centive. If only those three start, it
will be the smallest field for the
event since 1889. When two horses
went to the post
William Kelley, trainer of Blue
Swords, said mis- colt would rest un-
til tomorrow morning when I've will
do a quarter-mile test, He worked
an easy half-mile yesterday in So
seconds as Vincentive went through
only a light workout and Count
Fleet was idle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
ONE=BALL BOWLING
IN MERIDEN SUNDAY

Meriden, May '7-Enjoying I'M
precedented popularity here, one
ball bowling competition will con-
tinue on Sunday at O'Connell's Re-
sort on Cherry street, where a g.
game pinfall tourney for guaran-
teed first prize of $25 and several
other awards will be staged from
p. m. to midnight. There will be
no limit on the number of times
bids for the prize money can be
made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
TENNIS CUT DOWN

Boston, May 7.-(UP)- Tennis
will be strictly rationed in New Eng
land this year.
Secretary Percy c. Rogers of the
New England lawn tennis associa-
ton reports that the women's invi-
tation tournament at the Essex
County Club as we'll as the Long
wood Bowl championships will not
be held this year because of various
wartime difficulties.
Only major mems grass court
tourney will be held at Newport. R.
I. Aug. 1922. 4 he Longwood Cricket
club hopes to hold state champion
ships for women, men and juniors as
we'll as intercollegiate tourney
for girls, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
DEMOCRAT DAREDEVILS
DEFEAT R=A's 2O=3

Scoring at will, Waterbury Demo-
crat Mailing Room boys gave their
Republican American newspaper
rivals a baseball lesson in morn
ing game played at Hamilton Park
yeste' day morning. The Democrat
Ds><devils won 20 to 3, on plenty
ci hits and more than few errors
by the RIA. Rasputins. The teams
are expected to get together again
in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Silver Stars To Hold
Twilight Practice AT
Hamilton Park Tonight
~ - -

The Silver Stars will hold a prac-
tice session tonight at diamond No,
at Hamilton park in preparation
for a double header to be played
on Sunday. All regular players are
asked to report at the park at $50
sharp. The Silver Stars also can
use additional talent, so if yon wish
to try out for berth on an up and
coming young ball club report to the
park tonight at the above time, to
Manager Vim Maloney. Probable
lineups for Sundays games and the
names of the opponents will be re-
leased Saturday. If there is any
team wishing game, please write
Vim Maloney, in care of this paped;
for further information and details.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Wife Seeks Divorce From
Meade, Suspended Jockey

Miami, Fla, May 7-CUP)-Jockey
Don Meade, now grounded by the
New York Racing Commission, to-
day was being sued for divorce. in
Dade County circuit court by Mrs.
10 Ann Meade.
Mrs. Meade charged extreme
cruelty in her complaint. She is a
sister of jockey Johnny Gilbert.
The Meades were married in Jo-
liet, Ill, June %. 1886, and have a
home in Coral Gables. Mrs. Meade
is asking custody of son, Barry
Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Rabbits" Hand Hurt

Quincy, Mass. May 7.-UP)-
Despite an injured right hand, Wal
ter j. (Rabbit) Maranville, former
National league baseball star,
planned to report for work today at
the Bethlehem bingham shipyards
where he is employed on war work.
Meanwhile was hurt last night
when his hand became jammed in a
rigging base at the yards where he
has been employed several months.
He was given first aid treatment
and the injured member was placed
In a splint. Despite the pain, he
insisted on continuing at work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
CAPARELL WINS

Fall River Mass. May 7-CUP)-
Middleweight Jackie Caparell of
Roxbury today had gained a unani-
nous decision over Freddie Flores of
New York City.
Caparell, 1853, carried the fight
last night as he defeated Flores,
154, in tough 1O-round bout at the
Casino.
In the semi-final, Gene Robi-
chaud, 145, of Worcester decisioned
Jimmy Synnott, al, of Fall River
in six.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Still LWIELDS CUE

Alfred DeOro, famous Cuban
pocket billiardist, is 81 years old and
is still active in the game, although
his eyesight troubles him. He won
his first world championship In 1887.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
Dedication Of New
AirpIane Spottinq
Tower Next Sunday

Dedication ceremonies for the
new ground observation tower on
"El Centre Heights the silt mound
west of the city water works, has
been set for 2 pm. Sunday, it was
announced Tuesday
The tower, which challenges Ca
lcXico'S watch tower as being one
of the finest in the Southland de-
fense area, is complete save for
final touches and painting, report
&c Glenn Willingham of the build
ing committee.
Present at the dedication cere-
monies will be Col. Joseph A. Bull
ger, commanding officer of San
Diego air defense wing; Major J. C.
Smith, Fourth Fighter Command
executive officer, and CAPITA II
Evans Pillsbury.
A committee is working this
week to supplement the prgram of
brief talks by these visiting mill
tary men with band music, and the
appearance of various local civilian
defense. ground observation and
city officials.
Much of the labor of drafting
and constructing the airplane OBJ
SerVation tower was done by the
city with the aid of free labor CIV
Ell by the local Carpenters Union.
Materials, electric wiring! paint,
etc, has been donated by various
local commercial firms and utilities
companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16

critical heart attack. In the hospital
he improved slightly but little hope
for his recovery was held out by his
physicians. Monday he was worse
and early Tuesday all hope for his
life was abandoned. Death came at
10 am.
Bright was born in Los Angeles
and was in Imperial Vallev in 1918
and 1919 as a salesman for Will
FaWcett, one of the valley pioneers
in the produce industry. Bright left
the valley for a while but returned
in 1923 to go into the produce bus
mess for himself His produce brands
became famous throughout the ma
tion in succeeding years and he built
up one of the most successful con-
Germs in the produce industry He
was widely known for his charitable
acts and his generous contributions
to community causes of all kinds.
Bright belonged to the Ell Centre
ElkS lodge and the Native Sons of
the Golden West.
His survivors include his wife,
who was en- route to Ell Centre from
Los Angeles when her husband died;
a son. Fred r. Bright, ir.; two
grandchildren; and other relatives.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16

In addition at least bO Japanese
and % American planes were de-
stroyed. Three us. motor tor
pedo boats also were lost.
The actions, resulting from jap
anese attempts to evacuate troops
from Guadalcanal and to interfere
with American reinforcements, COW
cred the period January 29-Febru-
AIRY (Solomons time) inclusive.
IT was all air versus ships; no
surface ships were engaged with
each other
The encounters, revealed in de-
tail for the first time today, oc-
Cured in an area covering almost
100000 square miles.
CASUALTIES LOW
The Chicago, a 905O-ton cruiser,
went down after two japanese tor
pedo plane attacks. Personnel cas-
ualties were mot large the Navy
saio. The skipper, Capt. Ralph
Otis Davis of Baltimore, was saved
The lost US. destroyer was not
named
Preceding its account of the va
rious engagements, the Navy COM
munique related that in the latter
part of January American recon-
naisSance planes had located heavy
Japanese fleet units, including bat
tleships and aircraft carriers, in
the water between Truk, main enc
my base in the Southwest Pacific.
and the Solomons islands. At the
same time an Unusually heavy con-
centration of enemy planes and
large groups of destroyers were re-
ported in the Solomon islands-NeW
Britain area.
EVACUATING GUADAL
1t appeared possible that the
japanese fleet might accept a de-
ciSive battle the Navy's commu-
nique reported. Subsequently it de-
veloped the enemy was solely in
terested in evacuating its beleag-
uered forces from Guadalcanal and
impairing our efforts to land rein
forcements on that island.
There were no actions between
heavy forces the communique
added. Active operations of ene-
my surface forces were confined
mainly to movements of destroyer
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
Singer'sSon In
Centro Now

Cpl. Lawrence Tibbett, Jr., son of
the World-famous opera, concert,
radio and motion-picture singer.
arrived in Ell Centro Monday to as
sist in the activities of the ground
observation corps.
He is in the army and connected
with the Fourth Fighter Command
and will take the place of Sgt. Cor
don Forester, who has assisted
with grouid observation corps ac-
tivities in Imperial county for the
last three months. Sgt Forester
was transfrred back to Los Angeles
from which place he was loaned to
Imperial county. Cpl. Tibbetts and
Mrs. TibbettS will make their home
in Ell Centre.
Sgt. B. w Rockwell will make
regular visits to Imperial county
from San Diego to assist in in
Specting posts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
U. S. G. OF G. TELLS
OF NEW TAX PLAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-tUP)-
The United States Chamber of
Commerce today proposed a pay
as-you-go income tax plan which
includes deferment of all 1912 tax
liabilities until after the war, a
moratorium on increased tax rates
or individuals for the duration of
the war, and a decrease in exist
ing rates on income taxes lat the
earliest possible time"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
Board Replaces Dr..
House as County
Physician in Meet
DR.. !. l.. Parker Will
Take Over Duties; to
Be Responsible to Group

The board of supervisors
Monday declared the office
of Imperial county physician
vacant and appointed DIR.
John l.. Parker of BraWley
to fill the position held by Dr. l.. C.
House of FL Ccntro since Jan. 7, 1925
Supervisors said the position was
declared vacant because the i'll
health OF DR.. House prevented him
from discharging his duties as coun-
ty physician.
MEMBERS CONCUR
Other board members concurred
when Chairman Hugh T. Osborne
Of the board expressed his gratitude
and appreciation of the long years of
service DR.. House had given the
county as its official physician. He
had been responsible for the county
hospital.
I'VE sYmpathize with Dr. House
in his Illness" Osborne said, "and
are grateful to him for the many
years he has devoted to the county
hospital and to the patients there.
But the board of supervisors must
have someone take the responsible
ity of the institution and we can
not worry DR.. House with th,<,
duties and details while he is ill
DR.. Parker, we'll known through
out Imperial county, will be paid
$1,000 a year and will officiate as
both county physician and resident
physician at the county hospital
south of Ell Centre He will hold the
position at the will and pleasure of
the board, Under the former setup
the county physician was paid 500
month and the resident physician
$400 month and given a house and
meals at the county farm.
DISCUSS ECONOMY
At the same meeting of the board
of supervisors Monday afternoon
members discussed the senate gov
ernment efficiency committee re-
quest for suggestions for cuts in
county government. While the board
took no official action the members
considered the possibility of doing
away with primary elections and
grand jurieS and of having only one
election to select county, city, irriga-
ton, school, and state officials. They
thought these eliminations and COM
binations might save money. They
decided to confer with heads of
county departments to see if they
had suggestions for cuts before they
sent a final report to the senate
REPRESENTATIVE
Chairman Osborne and Supervisor
A. Y. Preble will be the official rep
of Imperial county at
all meetings of the Association of
County Supervisors of the seven
southern California counties in l943,
the board noted.
There was only one bidder, Sam
Naliboff of Ell Centre, for the rail-
road rails from the defunct gravel
plant at Frink in northeastern I'M
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
VICTORIOUS RED ARMIES CAPTURE kEIARk(
BULLE ETIN

LONDON, Feb. 16 (UP)--The capture of Kharkov was
announced tonight by the Red army in special commune
broadcast from Moscow and recorded here
quest of KharkOv Russas fourth city and industrial cap
tai of the Ukraine smashed the last of the three great
bolt positions anchorng the German line south Russia
RoStov Kursk and Kharkov.
In the fight for Kharkov the Russians routed Ger
man elite SIS corps comprising two tank divisions, the
Adolf Hitler and Reich divisions we'll one motor
lied division called Greater Germany" and number of
infantry divisions and special units the communique said
The great city Of nearly 100000 population before
the marked offensive victory for the Red army
parable to its defensive at Stangrad which ad-
mnstered Adolf Hitler the heaviest defeat of his military
The fall of Kharkov foreshadowed by Nazi ad-
mission earlier in the day that the Russians had broken
into the city suburbs and Moscow announcement that
wedge had been driven into the close lying fringe
ficationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16
Wickurd to Ask FurIouqhs
Of Soldiers to Harvest

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-OUP)--
Secretary of Agriculture Claude A.
Wickard told Senate agriculture
subcommittee today that he will
ask the Army to furlough troops if
they are needed TO help harvest
the l943 farm crops.
He said the Agriculture Depart
nent also is canvassing the farm
els on their needs for labor and
machinery in the impending plant
ing season. Committee members
pointed out there won't be a crop
harvest if the seed isn't put into
the ground"
Wickard was the first witness at
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-16

Heavy fighting ragged in the area
west of Faid, where the United
States forces counterattacked, and
IS German tanks were reported de-
Stroyed or crippled.
The Tunisian outburst came as
the British Eighth Army smashed
within possibly 125 miles of juno
ton with the Americans, and ap-
peared to mark the start of the de-
cjsive struggle for TUniSia.
DURING LULL
The African flareup came during
a relative lull in the sweeping Rus
sian offensive, which already was
believed virtually at the gates of
Kharkov, threatening to isolate the
Nazi central anchor of Orel, and
less than 30 miles from Taganrog
on the Sea of AzoV.
There was no sign of a Soviet
letdoWn. but the vast distances and
the necessity of bringing up men
ana tools for the Kharkov and Do
nets Basin battles brought a pause
in the succession of spectacular
Red army announcements.
African reports indicated the
campaign was moving swiftly to-
ward a climax. The Eighth Army,
after a l500-mile push across the
Libyan desert, smashed across TU-
nisia. It's read guards occupied
Ben Gardane.
The British sweep toward a
junction with the Americans car
ried within less than so miles of
the largely dismantled Mareth line,
the first position where Rommel
was expected to put up serious OPP
position. There was every indica-
tion however, that the foxy Nazi
marshal would wage a stiff defense
in TuniSia.
FIGHTING HARD
American armored forces were
reported fighting hard to block off
a tWo-pronged attack aimed at the
TuniSian anchor points Of GafSa
and Feriana, the success of which
would make possible wheeling
movement northWard Advance
Axis units entered GafSa last
night, an Allied communique said.
The Russian offensive empha-
sized the growing Nazi tactical
difficulties. Adolf Hitler now had
to fight a full-scale war on the
eastern front, conduct a major
campaign in Tunisia. and prepare
for the lowering Allied threats
from the west this spring, all at
the same time.
Reports from both German and
Russian sources indicated the
northern and central fronts quies-
cent since the Red army captured
Schlusselburg and opened a corri-
dor to beleaguered Leningrad, may
see new Soviet offensiveS soon.