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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
AXIS ATTACK
is REPULSED
French Forces Successful
Along Central Tunlsian
Front

Allied Headquarters, North Africa
April 20.-(Up)-FTench forces cas-
lily repulsed On Axis counter.attack
In the central sector Of the TWnlSlan
front sunday night, an Allied COM
munique announced today,
The text OF the eommuniQue:
"fn the central sector OF the Tu-
nislan front, On enemy eounter-At.
tack launched against French forces
on the night OF April 1910 was cas-
lly repulsed,
"ln ell sectors, active patrolllng
continued.
"Faghters Of the tactical cir force
yesterday continued their offensive
sweeps OF the Tunlsian coast and
destroyed ~ Junkers 50 transports
and eight other aircraft,
"FNrther reports OF the sweep car
rled out on April ~ show that an
additional three enemy fighters were
destroyed on that day,
Throughout yesterday fighters
maintained sweeps and, patrols over
the forward areas during the course
Of which four enemy aircraft were
destroyed,
medium and light bombers made
several attacks on La Sehala air
field; and hter-bombers attacked
o concentration OF enemy tanks,
Both these targets were well COW
cred with bombs,
1.-THE port and shipping ct Tunis
were attacked by Flying Fortresses
Of tho strategic cir force; bombs
were seen 10 fall In the dock area,
ION the night OF April 1910, light
and medium bombers continued
their attacks on enemy airfelds In
Tunisia, starting large fires at La
Marsa,
"From ell these operations ~ Of
our aircraft are missing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
GIRAUD IDEA
GAINS FAVOR
Overseas Council May Aid
In Restoring French
Government

AlRlers, April 30. - CUP - "a.
vlded French factions may rally
behind General Henri Honroe ol.
rauds proposals for y temporary
overseas council 10 be followed BY
gradual restoration OF . permanent
French government, u was reported
today.
Free French leaders indicated
that General Charles De oaulle
might DO favorahly disposed toward
0lraudS ideas, since they seemed
10 leave plenty Of room for them
10 work together In q temporary
government 10 unity the French
war effort.
However, there was little indlca.
tlon that q formal agreement was
Imminent. That lt was limited,
may be delayed until after the
urgent military problems Of the
TlnlSlan campaign are disposed Of,
General Georges Oatroux, represent.
ing Dc 0aulle, Yves continuing ne
gotlatlons with 0lrAOd, French
North African leader.
0lraud made clear his position
and indirectly his differences
with De 0aulle - In O statement Of
his proposals last night As q TEN.
porary measure he envlsAged q
council OF representatives Of French
territories 10 rule until metropolis
tan France Il freed,
The statement reiterated Qlraud's
position that no provisional govern
ment can DO established legally
which would DO qualified 70 assume
power In France proper pending
free elections Of q national assem-
bly,, Il was understood that this
was De oaulle's theory Of an interim
form Of government,
0irAud proposed that the tenn
porary council DO given recognition
BY the United Nations as admin.
lstrator and trustee" Of French In
terests until o true national govern
Ment could take It's seat beside the
Allies OF o peace table,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
STRIKE VOTE BY
RAILWAY WORKERS

Providence. r. l., April 2O.-CUP)
Approximately 1,400 members Of
the Amalgamated Association Of
Street g. Electric Railway employees
Of America (AFL) will take a strike
vote In 10 days unless the War La
Dor board returns a satisfactory
wage scale, 1t was announced today.
A recently negotiated contract be-
tween the Union and the United
Electric Railway Co. gave increases
Of II to 1914 cents pc hour, raising
the hourly pay to 81 cents.
The New England WLB allowed a
az cent increase. raising the pres
ent hourly pay to 89h cents. This
was followed by emphatic protests
from union officials and was re-
turned to the WLB for reconsider
alton. The WLB was given 10 days
to revise the wage rate satisfactorily
before a strike vote is taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
POLICE STUDENTS
AWAITING NEWS
,Supt. Carson to Select
Winning Candidates for
Detective Work

The grades" OF the 20 men who
took the "r, G." test supervised by
members Of the Yale faculty have
been given 10 superintendent et
Police Daniel ], Carson and no Will
select two men from the Ave top.
ranking participants 10 train as de-
tectlVes, said william j, Verriker,
chairman OF the board OF police
commissioners, today,
The vacancies were created In the
detective bureau by the death OF
Lieutenant Matthew Balanda, the
prolonged illness Of Sergeant An.
thony Mariana and the recent re-
tiren,ent Of Lieutenant John j,
calvin. Although three names were
mentioned, only two vacancies exist,
In view OF the fact that Sergeant
Mariana has obtained q leave Of abb
senee,
superintendent Carson said today
that publication OF tho names Will
be made within the next few days,
Lieutenant Balanda's vacancy In
the ofilcOr ranks OF the department
was replaced by the promotion Of
Patrick Foley, now acting captain
and night superintendent, origins
ally 0 sergeant attached 70 the
franc squad, Lieutenant Balanda's
place In the plNlnclothes depart.
ment was never otticially taken,
Chief Inspector Joseph p, stevens
will DO In charge Of the two candi.
dates who have received the highest
average In the Yale tests.
When this change Ii made, there
will also DO change In the read
justments Of the police force. This
10 now being contemplated BY the
police board, The board Is now
studying recommendations Of Its
own stan as well as those In the
Zimmerman report prepared last
year for the waterbury Taxpayers
Association,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
Stocks In Irregular ).
Decline During A. M.


uas Improvement, held % 10 pre-
Vlous close, while ies preferred
stock rose Q point oa . few tales,
Several preferred utilities were
arm with Commonwealth q eouth-
ern up 70 10 . new high ct % lea
Public Service Q per cent pretoEyeA
however, lost more than Q polne
Consolidated Edison and Americas
water works Held steady 10 nrEn
Dealings llghtened IN the communl-
cations where prices were narrowly
irregular.
United states Steel around noon
was at "a Sc ON lie; Bethlehem
0S So, on SIS; Chfysler "a "a, oH
i-a; General Motors 20 leg, Oh l-2s
American Telephone les la, on l-2S
santa Re 81 SO, or SlB; New York
Central 10 7-e, Oh l-B; Standard 90
IN. j. 50 7.e, unchanged, and Dus
pont lei Ia, Oh l-2,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
DISCHARGED ARMY
PRIVATE HELD

Los Angeles. April 20.-(UP)--
Henry Sanudo. ~, q discharged
Army private, was held without bail
today on a charge Of numbering
Mrs. Margaret Kelly, IS, whose nude
body was found In q pie truck last
Wednesday night.
Police said Sanudo admitted strik-
ing her In the face with his fist after
intimacy in the truck, but denied
killing her. He said he met her In
a beer parlor a few hours before a:-d
INDUCED in intimacles at her sug-
gestion. Later, he told police, she
struck him In q mood Of remorse
and he hit back. cutting her mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
WORK HOUR FIGHT
AVOIDED TODAY
State Senate Gets Amend.
ment on Bill Extend
ing Hours

Hartford, Conn, April 20.-(UP)-
The senate today avoided action on
the controversial bill extending the
working hours Of women and minors
engaged In war industries as Sen,
James p. 0eelan, D., New Haven,
offered an amendment virtually re-
vamping the entire proposal,
The Geelan amendment called for
repeal of the governors emergency
war order, which put O ceiling Of
IS hours q week on employment, and
suggested that women and minors
under 10 not be allowed TO work
more than nine hours . day, six
days q week, unless an emergency
was proclaimed by the governor.
In that event, the working day
would be extended to ten hours,
with a maximum Of IS hours aweek,
Also, the amendment prohibited
women from reporting or being re-
leased from work between and Q
q. m.
The senate also put over consid-
Grafton Of the birth control bill
VII which was approved lest week BY
The senate voted TO restore the
forfeited rights Of Stanley ]. Kan
MIA of Milford, and Armando OLA
vieri of New Haven, and approved
revision OF the state teachers re-
tirement system.
This revision reduced the retire.
ment age from IS to 60 years, or
after 20 years Of service. Teachers
retiring after 20 years would get o
pension of 40 per, cent Of their pay,
and an additional one per cent for
every year In service In excess Of
20 years. Added cost to the state
was estimated between $S00,000 and
$380,000 a year,
Bills passed by the house pro-
vided:
Creation of a retirement fund for
Wallingford town employees.
Creation Of coming commission
at Prospect.
Free hunting and fishing licenses
for servicemen.
Changing the name Of "truant Of
ficer" to attendance officer"
Creating a charter commission In
the town of Darien.
Restoration of forfeited rights to
Arthur Kramer of Stamford, and
William F. Gonch Of Norwalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
FINISH TESTIMONY
in $4,000 ACTION

Decision was reserved by Judge
John II. Comley this morning on
the 5000 damage suit brought by
Jake Zimmerman Of waterbury
against MacDermid, Inc, also Of
this city, A hearing In the case
opened In superior court last Thurs.
day and was concluded this morn
ing.
The plaintiff claims he sustained
severe burns when he stepped on u
rubbish pile on the defendants
premises April 2, 1912 while deliver
Ing metal barrels from the A, NJ.
Larson Company. The rubbage was
said to have contained sweepings Of
chemicals, caustics, and acids,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

The first phase Of his second in.
,ognito tour OF the nation at war
aas concentrated on the southeast.
30 fer he has visited the Marine
sfalning base at Paris Island, s.
q, the Army Air Corps training
ENTER at Maxwell Field, Montgom-
ny, Ala; Fort Benning, Columbus,
"a; Warm Springs, Ca; Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca; Camp Forrest, Tulla-
aoma, Tenn; and Camp Joseph T.
Robinson, Little Rock, Ark.
AT Fort Benning
Mr.. Roosevelt watched troops at
Fort Benning work out combat
problem under q heavy fire Of live
ammunition from mortars and ma
chine guns. He saw divisions Of we'll
trained soldiers starting out on ma
seuvers and reviewed $500 members
Of the Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps who marched by with the
military manner Of West Pointers.
He said his Palm Sunday prayers
with men in training at Camp Jo-
sept T. Robinson and watched fledg-
ling pilots zoom planes by hundreds
over his car IN Alabama.
The president began his trip with
an inspection Of the sand-swept
Marine training base at Paris Is
land on the lower coast OF South
Carolina. He braved q bowling
windstorm blowing in from the sea
TO drive through the station and re-
view 5000 recruits, later congratu-
lating them on their snappy appear
ance.
Then Mr.. Roosevelt went to Max
well field to watch the work Of the
Army Air Corps which is graduating
$500 embryo pilots, navigators and
bombardiers from Its pre-tlight
school every four and O half weeks.
student pilots from two nearby
basic training schools staged an air
show for him, laundering their
trainers off the field and over the
presidents car with split-second
precision.
Mr.. Roosevelt'S stop at Fort Ben
ming was highlighted by a deafen-
ingiy realistic combat problem which
the troops were working out under
actual FIRE. He saw a detachment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
SETTLEMENT MADE
in $4,000 SUIT

A settlement out Of court was
reached In the $4,000 damage suit
brought by Philip Phillips Of Water
bury against the General Ice Cream
Corp. Of Waterbury and sagal-Lou
Products Co.. also Of this city, It
was reported just before q hearing
In the case was to open In superior
court this morning.
Injuries sustained by the plain
till In a fall Dec. IS, l94i at l76
Watertown Avenue were the basis
Of the suit. The premises were owned
BY the Ice Cram Company and
rented to the other defendant. The
fall resulted when the plaintiff step.
ped into an open areaway, which he
mistook to be stairway leading to
the basement Of the building, the
complaint stated Terms Of settle
ment were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
ACCIDENT SUIT
SETTLED TODAY

Withdrawal papers were filed IN
common pleas court this morning
In the civil action brought by Jo-
seph and Fannie Dorfman Of Wa
terbury against PasQuale Avoletta
Of Oakville. The case had been
scheduled for O court hearing this
morning.
A car collision last September 10
on North Main street was the basis
Of the suit. Joseph DorfInan, owner
of the car which allegedly was
struck by one operated by the de-
PENDANT sought $3.50, while the
other plaintiff operator Of the car,
asked for $500 as the result Of
personal injuries. Terms Of settle
ment were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
CIVILIANS WILL
Be EVACUATED

London, April 90-(Up)-Premier
Benito Mussolini has ordered the
immediate evacuation Of all civilians
not engaged In defense work from
the southern coast Of italy, radio
AlgireS said today,
The broadcast reported that So
900 persons had been evacuated from
the southern provinces In the last
ave days,
Pamphlets telling italian citizens
10 be polite TO the invaders In the
event Of an Allied landing In italy
are being distributed by the italian
government, an Algiers broadcast
reported BY the Federal Communi-
cations Commission said today.
"Civllians who ind themselves In
the zone momentarily occupied BY
the enemy must show themselves
courteous toward the invader" the
pamphlets were quoted as saying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
GASOLINE RECORDS
ORDERED CHECKED

Gasoline ration issuances to nom
highway users will be checked here
In accordance with q request from
the state rationing headquarters, /
was announced today BY James e.
Mcknight, gasoline ration admin
istrator. The 1913 rations In Wa
terbury are believed to excel the
1912 consumption reported to the
gasoline tax division for tax refund,
and the checking was ordered to dis
close q possible leak Of rations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
INVASION THREAT :
BELIEVED LESS

London, April 20 - Cup - Prime
Minister winston Churchill limited
in Commons today that the govern
ment believes the danger of q Ger
man invasion of Britain has ended.
He announced the lifting Of the
ban on the ringing of church bells,
since 1910 reserved as a signal that
the country was being invaded.
. Henceworth, he said, the bells may
be rung In the ordinary manner to
summon worshippers to church and
on other special occasions. The rul-
ing came Just before Easter Sunday.
The government lifted the ban
temporarily once to permit the
bells to peal in celebration Of the
British Eighth Arrny's break through
at Fl Alamein in Egypt and again
at Christmas, 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

and women In the productive ages
Of life when family reSponslhlllti
we're greatest, Tho Improvement In
tuberculosis mortality alone has
meant the saving Of hundreds OF
thousands Of lives"
Notable Improvement has also
been brought In the mortality from
pneumonia, according 10 the Statls-
tlclanS, with o decline Of no less
than 81 per cent IN the four years
l9S7-l9Al, Appendicitis also has
shown q striking decline In recent
years and the current death rate Is
the lowest In the companyS history,
Efforts OF the Metropolitan 10
improve health conditions among
Its policyholderS, through Its Well
fare program, have played an Inn
portant part In these outstanding
health achievements" according TO
the statlstielans, This program was
launched In 1909, when methods for
the control OF many infections were
fairly well known, but the applica.
ton Of this knowledge was far
from adequate, The health program
Of the Metropolitan has combined
nursing and educational activities
among polleyholders with coopora-
ton and support Of existing health
organizations, This program has
given powerful impetus to the whole
health movement In this country
and Canada, Today, the company's
Nursing service reaches policyhold-
erS In 7,720 communities in. the
two countries, Since 1909. visiting
nurses have made more than %
million home visits TO approximate.
~ 20 million persons insured In the
company, indicative Of the size and
scope Of Its educational activities Is
the fact that about one and one.
quarter billion copies Of Its health
pamphlets have been distributed
since 1909, while Its motion pictures
on health subjects, which were In.
augurated In 1894, have been seen
BY nearly l27 million persons,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
Current RatiOning Regulations

Red "a" B" &C" and coupons the
take effect April IS.
coupons purchases meats fats oils but
hard cheese, and canned fish
PROGRESSED FOOD
used through
April purchases Of canned and frozen
baby food dry and
ketchup other varieties OF processed foods
CEILING PRICES
check prices Of food commodities
Inconsistencies should be
reported to the OF
SHOES
three pairs Of year.
until 15
leather shoes not rationed
Coupon 5, Is effect may be used to Sept 90
COFFEE
April
Coupon No IL viii be valid purchase pounds May
weeks.
gallons ana Il"
gallons.
Couuons No from "a" books are gallons
Iulvq snarinA kwaan io~ve oaA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
JAPS PUNISH
u. S. FLYERS
iRy United Prcssl

Maj, Gen, Makao Yakagl, chief
OF the army press section Of Japa@
neSe imperial headquarters, said to-
day that American flyers taken
prisoner after tho raid on Tokyo Q
year ago had been severely pun
ished" for alleged bombing Of nom
military detectives,
Yakagi, whose radio statement
was recorded by the United Press
at san Francisco, said that suicide
sQuadrons Of Japanese fighter
planes would intercept any future
attempt to raid Japan and crash
themselves into the enemy planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

New York, April aO-CUp)-9eo
made an irregular decline today
with dealings light
The main lat generally lost trao.
llonally eelectlve buying helped
some special lssuee and they gained
1 10 q points IN q few instances,
A few others had losses ~ q point
or more,
Dealing IN The low-prleed stocks
featured the opening but the volume
there was much smaller than 70.
Gently. Heaviest traded issue, United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate trans
actions have been filed nc the
town clerks oEElee:
Quit Claim Deed
Graxia Ciccio 90 Gaetan0 Ciecio,
land and property at yewelry
street.
Warranty Deed
Kenneth L.eckner and Martin
SeaIander, 10 Christian and Marie
Zwahlen. property on Hin street.
Mortgage Release
Waterbury Building q Lean AS
soclatlon, Inc, 10 Anna ID. Sple-
cAKHn8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
FACTORY EMPLOYE
SUFFERS FRACTURE

Waterbury Hospital authorities
today reported that Rosso Antico,
SO, Of Oakville, who was injured
early this morning while at the
Chase Metal Works, Waterville, was
resting comfortably. He suffered q
fractured leg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
WOOL MARKET

Boston, April 2O-(up)-Ths woe
market both In Boston and In the
country was quiet today, aceordlnh
10 U, s, agriculture department,
Medium wool was purchased In
Ohio at prices to growers 70 a to
80 cents, Ohio fine clothing wool
was sold In Boston OF grease price
Of SS,a cents Additional pur%
ehases Of mohNir were made N
Texas ct 90 cents for adult and 90
cents for kid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
ACTION OVER LOAN
WITHDRAWN TODAY

withdrawal papers were filed in
common pleas court this morning
In the civil action brought by Pas
quale Mangini of Waterbury
against Joseph r. Trumfio, also of
this city. The plaintiff. who sought
500 damages. claimed the defend
ant owed him 1894 from an original
loan Of $8i4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
POsTHuMOus AWARD =

Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
April 20. - (UP) = Marie Duval.
French Canadian mother superior
Of an orphanage In Algiers, was
awarded the Legion Of Honor post
humously today by Gen. Henri Cir
aud. She was killed when the Ger
mans bombed the orphanage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
FDR ON AIR TONIGHT

Washington, April 20. - UP)-
President Roosevelt will broadcast
70 the nation tonight at /: p. m.
EDIT. the White House announced.
AL networks will carry the broad
cast. Tie subject Of the address was
mt arres,n~aa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
TREASURY BALANCE

washington, April 20 (UP)-Gov~
ornment expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Aprii
nth, compared with a year ago;
ThlS Year Expenses Last Wear
S6S,9s7, 326,el0,7 $sa,iS6, 0SS, OT5.2A
sSt,sSs, SOC. sSo,es SiV,sio.sOs, osS,si
slS,SsVsss.tOs,si ! s,aVs,7sO.slO.os
Net Deficit
. v,sOs. Gee. O5S,is 5 S,S7i,tsO,v ss,.e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20
resident On
Trip Inspects
Army Centers

Aboard Preldsnta April 30 Prsd.n. Roosevelt b
kinr another nation hndng great Inn
grovsnen American effort since his FIRST tour last September
/ wasre today.
s q the said confidently that he
Of themselves In the
forthcoming o sOiL
Washington April 10 but his absence had been
sithhea rompu publication or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

Although large acreages were
planted to foodstuffs in Italy last
year the harvests were disappolnt-
inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

Liquor production In Panama in
creased so per cent last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

Speed Blue Is the name Of a
new color Tor dresses Ia Britain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

Look IN the Section Your Birth
For Saturday, October 80.
MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20
Arics-Have a care handling
money transactions, mourning
debts. purchasing large quaint
ties of anything.
APRIL 81 TO MAY go
TGurus-Can put yourself on
the lucky list by taking advan-
tage Of every new device. method
and material, and applying your
own splendid God-given capA-
bility TO the job of succeeding.
It's up 10 you!
MAY ~ T0-Jt1+1NNEE q
Gemlni--Mild period for gen.
eral affairs but maritime and
naval interests, dealing in chemi-
Gals, oils, medicines, beverages
have a splendid Neptune aspect.
JUNE 20 TO JULY %
Cdheer-One OF those inbe-
tween dass where extra urging
may be necessary to get maxi
mum results. Don't invite lazi-
ness or anything that dissuades
from duty.
JULY % TO AUG. 20
Leo-Your day has similar
tendencies to Gemini's so be
guided by responsibilities and
important routine interests.
AUG. 20 TO SEPT. %
VirGo-Keep calm and you
won't be dizzy trying to get
things done. Recognize delays,
red tape that can assure and
steer intelligently through.
9. SEPT. 20 TO OCT. %
Librd-You may find familiar
subjects, everyday routine work
easier today than new matters.
No need to strain or worry, do
the best you can and hindrances
will fade. Gradual changes
likely.
OCT. % TO NOV. &c
Scorpio-Not an easy period
for making money. However.
that does not mean lack of
progress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
Still More Women Needed
To Hell p in Retail Stores
BY IRENE NJ. HAWKINS

: LUNCH WITH gentlemen Of
the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton recently about Christ
mas.
= What, we asked, Is your big
lest problem? Unanimously
they replied n. help . sales
people 10 wait on the custom
efs. At the moment, they said
:. we are scraping the bottom
OF the barrel unless more
women come TO the fore and
offer their services, we honestly
don't know how we are going to
serve the Christmas trade.
during the summer, the situa-
Hon was eased up considerably
svith high school girls working
during vacation. The kids were
Wonderful. but they are back 10
school. A few work part time
but what with their studies,
fhey have little time to give.
Homemekers
: We are most grateful, they
said. 10 homemakers who have
come forward working two
4 pr more days a week, and we
find these women the most sat
asfactory help we have had in a
long time they are mostly
Older women whose families are
grown they are intelligent.
conscientious and have good
Sense. They know from years
sof shopping for their own fam
plies how 10 treat a customer
And help her find what she
wants.
( What we have threatened 10
bio, they said. is 10 raid q few
afternoon bridge parties TO
zee il we cannot lure the ladies
TO taking a turn behind our