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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Committee Appointed On City's War Record
Activities of Waterburians on Battle Line, Home Front
 to Be Chronicled for Official Records; Big Task

Records of servicemen and women of Waterbury will be available in postwar days according to plans laid down last night at an organi- zation meeting of the recently ap- pointed local War Record Com mittee."
 The committee which was ap- pointed by Mayor John s. Monagan at the request of Dr. Thomas D. Murphy of Yale, director of the states war record department, con- sistS of Miss Emelyn Barrett, h- brarian at Bronson Library, who was chosen chairman of the com mittee; William T. Harrington, city editor of The Democrat: E. Robert Stevenson. editor-in-chief of The Republican; Frank J. Green, exc cutive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; Frank Smith, editor of the Scovill Bulletin; George Carney of the local draft board 16-A; and Rawson W. Haddon director of the Mattatuck Historical Society.
 Plans call for the compilation Of the full service record of each Wa terbury resident participating in this war inclusive of campaign records wound decorations length of service etc. which will be available not only for the sake of the individuals fam. fly because as a comprehensive statistical record of the individual.
 Also included in the compilation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
pr. EnseIhardt .Is Dead At 58

Durham, N. H., Feb. 4.-(UP)-Dr. Fred Engelhardt, 5s. president of the University of New Hampshire since 1897. died unexpectedly at his home last night.
 Though he had been ill since last summer, physicians had felt certain he would recover. A native of Naugatuck, Conn, Dr.. Engelhardt was graduated from Phil : lips Academy at Andover, Mass, Yale and Columbia.
 After teaching in New York pub- lie schools and private schools in Pennsylvania and Illinois, he be- came director of the Bureau of Administration of the Pennsylvania department of education.
 Dr. Engelhardt was made assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 and later served as professor of educational administration at the University of Minnesota. 2. An author and editor, he wrote an authoritative work on public school business administration in collaboration with his brother, Nich- olas. associate superintendent of schools in New York city.
 He leaves his wife, three sisters and three brothers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
DUBOIS ELECTED
 | BY COMMISSION
Former Alderman Chair man of Pension Group:
 To Revanlp System

0. Arthur DuBois and Kenneth Robinson were elected chairman and secretary respectively at the city pension commission at the latter first meeting held yesterday at { D. m. in the city court chambers.
 City Controller Neil r. Maloney, appointtve member Of the coEnmis- sion yesterday was authorized by the group to request of the city finance board an initial appropriation of $1,OO0 to defray the preliminary exc penses of hiring clerical help, and relative costs of setting the com missions survey into operation.
 At least one actuary, a stenog- rapher and possibly two clerks may be needed by the commission to ham de the details of their work, 1t was decided.
 The purpose of the commission, which was instituted by an act of the last general assembly and whose members were appointed by the gov- ernor, is to survey the present city pension system relative to sugges- tions for it's betterment as well as the correction of any alleged de- fectS.
 At present many variances are apparent in the city's pension sys- tenn whereby Inconsistencies exist in that some persons are being paid pensions who do not come under any specified system but are receiv-
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Continued from Page D miles back by 23-mile stretch of the Dnieper River between Cher kasi and Kiev.
 Nearly 5000 enemy troops have been killed so far in fierce but futile attempts to break through the soviet lines.
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 Military sources said that SenSa- tional developments could be ex- pected soon in new sectors of the southern front, even as Vatutin and Gen. Ivan s. Konev of the Second Army were completing the job of wiping out the Germans encircled by the double break-tllrough from the Kirovograd and Belaya Tserkov sectors.
 No AmplificatiOn
 (There was no ampl1hc Of the predictions of big events on the southern front. However, the Nazis acknowledged yesterday that they had lost the key rail towns of Rovno and Luck to Russian forces advanc- ing up to 55 miles in old Poland. Moscow had not confirmed that re- port)
 The end of the battle of annihila- tion in the Ukraine was presaged by front reports that the trapped Ger mans had given up desperate coun- ter-attacks which failed to dent the Soviet ring of steel. and had fallen back to entrench themselves along river banks where they struggled to ward of the Red Army blows.
 The way was cleared for the en- circlement maneuver-the first ma- jor effort of its kind achieved by the Red Army since Stalingrad a year ago-by terrific artillery bom- bardments which paralyzed the German defense positions before Vatutin's and Konev's forces.
 Notifications based on command ing heights. streams and forests went down like a house of cards before the fire of massed Russian artillery. The big guns poured tens of thousands of shells into the Ger man positions.
 Then Soviet tanks and tank. borne infantry launched simultan- eous attacks in all sectors, driving through virtually at will and cutting the dazed German units to shreds.
 The Germans were reported to have massed picked divisions in the break-through area to strengthen their vital wedge in the Soviet lines below Kiev. indicating that the cream of the Nad forces in the Ukraine might be in the trap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Draft podser Is
 Released From JoiI

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 4. (UP)- The government closed its books to- day on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the nations most notorious draft Dodger of World War I. who was released yesterday from the dis ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven- worth. Kan, after serving nearly five years of a Seven-year term im- posed by a, military court.
 Gerdoll. now 50, said he planned to go to his 26o-acre farm near Philadelphia after a brief stop-over in Washington.
 Bergdoll, heir to huge Philadel- phia brewery fortune, was appre- hended in 1889 following his re- turn from Germany where he fled nearly 26 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
FDR Gets Slap In Face
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(COQClnue0 rom rage U The 51-vote margin in those two tries was as close as the administra- ton ever came to Stemming the tide. Then. with victory at hand. House Republican Leader Joseph w. Mar tin, Jr., R., Mass, announced to the chamber that his party was ready to accept the Presidents challenge. He called for roll call vote on a Republican-sponsored motion to re- commit the bill to committee. The motion was defeated, PA to 168. A moment later Martin clinched his victory. He obtained stand up and be counted" roll call on final passage of the states right bill Rather than be counted as vot- ing against any form of soldier vote legislation, administration supporters swung over in droves and the final tally was 328 to 69. Senator Scott W. Lucas, D., H., co-sponsor of the federal ballot bill which the senate has been debating for two weeks, said after the house action that the situation still ''cer- tainly is not hopeless"
 He was not certain by what par liamentary method the senate could inject federal ballot provision into & measure which had been passed by both houses of congress without 1t. But, he was certain 1t could be done.
 Otherwise, many congressional observers believe that 1t the bill reaches the President without sub- stantial change he will veto 1t. MT. Roosevelt said in his special mess age to congress that the machinery of the states right bill would be so cumbersome that thousands of soldiers and sailors would be de- prived of their vote.
 The bill finally approved by the house provides that members of the armed forces, the merchant marine, the American Red Cross, the So- ciety of Friends, the Women's Aux Hilary Service Pilots or the USO out side the United States, and eligible to vote in any primary, special or general election, shall use the ab. sentee balloting procedures of their home states.
 It recommends that the states accept applications for absentee ballots which have been prepared under the 1922 soldier vote law and which would be distributed by the secretaries of War and Navy and the War Shipping Administrator.
 Upon receipt of such applications. the secretaries of states should for. ward them to the voters home county or local election of5icial who would then mail the proper ballot to the individual. The bill recon. mends that the states amend ab. sentee voting laws, if necessary. to make ballots available for mailing 46 days before the November election. It also suggests that they waive any registration require. ments.
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 ForHeIp
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(COntlnue0 rom rage U Both House and Senate, however have indicated little interest thus far.
 Land declared that 6 national service law could do much to stop labor turnover which was responst- ble for a drop in ship deliveries from POS in December to 124 last month This decline, he added, was much sharper than we had reason to ex- pect."
 More than 2yooo, 900 additional sol- diers are scheduled to go overseas this year. Land said, and if the lump in shipbuilding continues. I've cannot keep pace with the needs of the Armed Forces"
 Patterson and Bard enphatically to speed victory and save lives. and said it was only just that civilians like soldiers, accept their "coun- try's simple request that they do their duty"
 Marshall revealed that the invas- ion of the Marshall Islands was carried out without heavy losses. But he said, the avalanche of Allied might was in motion and American troops soon will face the full power of the German army in 8 battle that will be hard and bloody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

were within striking distance Of that highway.
 Front reports said the Germans were being bombed and bay0neted from house to house through the streets of Casino, while Allied big guns hurled tons of shell-fire into their defenses.
 The Nad were relying mainly on machine gun nests, seif.propelled artillery and c few captured Ameri- can tanks for their defense of Cas- sino, the hub of the now-shattered Gustav Line.
 On the British oth Army front, veteran Imperial troops launched a strong attack against Nazi hill posi- tions about 20 miles inland from the Adriatic coast. A communique said the British captured the enemy stronghold of T0rricella, 22 miles west of Ortona.
 Allied planes again braved bad weather to bomb and machine gun German highways and rail lines leading into Rome from the east. Bombers and fighters hit ct Sul- mona, Manopeilo and Etihmigliano, disrupting road and railway traf- fic.
 Other planes patrolled the battle areas to ward off enemy attackG
 Fire German planes were shot down in the days operations ct . cost of two Allied aircraft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
U. s. Treasury Photo.

will be as near complete as possible record of the impact of the war on the home front which will include a report on the efforts of the civilian defense, industrial war workers, housing, bond efforts and all other similar home front activities.
 pr. Murphy in addressing the committee pointed out that after the last war that records on only about one-fourth of the Conrecti- cut men who served in the last war are available. He urged an ina- mediate start on the collection of present war records. Plans call for setting up an office in the Bronson Library to retain the collected data which will include copies of news papers, radio scripts magazine ar- ticleS, souvenirs and all similar war time memos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

Japanese seemed to have plenty.
 Mostly the marines are sleeping and eating. comparing experiences and wishing they could remove some of the rotting bodies from these islands.
 They also are finding out who was killed or wounded. While D. s. cas. ualties were very moderate, each one shot was hard to take.
 They brought down the body of one of the most popular o6lcers in the Marine corps yesterday after noon. He leaped into battle, throw ing grenades and firing q rifle, standing upright in 6 field of lire. A machine gun burst got him.
 AS his poncflo covered body came down . trail on a litter, one Marine told me:
 'He was standing up when he got it."
 The Marine looked at the corpse and muttered. Damn fooll"
 There were team in his eyes as he plodded on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

(Continued from Page D later yesterday, while RAF typoon fighter -bomberS destroyed thre ee barges off the Dutch coast. Nine fighters and two fighter -bombers were lost in all of yesterdays oper- ations, but one pilot was saved.
 Two American aces were revealed to be tied for the high-mark in the European theater with IS German planes each to their credit. Capt. Walker M. Mahurin of Fort Wayne, Ind, reached 16 with one plane shot down yesterday, while Maj. Walter c. Beckham of De Funiak Springs, Fla, achieved the total with two new victories.
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(Continued frcm Page D ouS bombardnent, then an inevit- able retreat in the face of superior Marine firepower. Light mobile ar- tillery, flame throwers and ba- zookas thundered and rocked against the crumbling concrete pill boxes and then the Japanese were surrounded.
 Most remained in hiding, waiting the end which caff1e quickly in most cases. Only few tried to break the encirclement and they could not make 1t.
 was on this battlefield with Capt. Arthur Hanson, Washington, D. C.. when the staccato chatter of machine guns and the resonant thumps of Marine mortars died away.
 For more than four hours l had been lodging sniper bullets as poked among the ruins, and the si- lence seemed unnatural.
 In their two-day battle, the Japa- nese resorted to a few of their favorite tactics. During the night, some crawled back into wrecked pillboxes and had to be killed yes- terday morning.
 Ambitious Move
 The most ambitious maneuver of this kind involved a half-dozen rifiemen who sneaked into a dugout and harrassed rear echelons until an unidentified sergeant walked in- side alone with a Garand and killed every living Japanese.
 First Sergt. Archie Vale, AS, Grand Junction, Colo. was credited with destroying another nest of snipers. He shot three Japanese and then tossed in grenade.
 They'd keeping popping up and I threw more grenadeS.' he said. '"The tip of one of11cer's saber kept showing above the shellhole where the Japs lay"
 Vale killed 13 Japanese, including three officers.
 The Marines brought ashore a large assortment of heavy and fancy weapons past the wrecked beach defenses. The battle, how ever, became true French and In- dian warfare-tree to tree, men Hopping Into the coral soil behind available protection when hidden enemy rifles and machine guns opened fire, then circling the flank ing pocket of resistance and finally destroying 1t with grenades and bullets.
 The e6ct of the bombardment can be appreciated only by seeing for yourself the destruction wrought on the islands of Roi and Namur. blockhouseS terriflcally battered, gun barrels of the coastal defalses twisted and shattered amidst debris and the dismembered bodies of their crews.
 The entire island of Nannur was transformed into an inferno. Neat rows of palm trees were mutilated and burned by shells and bombs. Tin-roofed barracks were crumpled and disintegrated. Sturdier build. ings burned. gutting themselves to their concrete framework.
 Explosion
 The explosion of one blockhouse threw debris 5000 feet into the air. AS picked myself from the ground, Q chunk of concrete the si3e of my nst brushed my arm, narrowly miss. ing my typewriter. A slight bruise was my only memento.
 Tons of stores and supplies are now pouring ashore, and the Mar ines who destroyed enemy resistance In 24 l-2 hours are unloading car. goes from scores of landing craft.
 The crowded beaches greatly re. semble Coney Island on c hot sum. mer day. There is . display Of newty-acquired loot-nearly every other man carries a bottle of sake wine or asahi beer. Other Marines captured ofaceS' swords, knives and insignia end stared in eve at pornogTaphic pictures, os which the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Petroleum
 BigFoctor
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private enterprise" joined with Sen. Owen Brewster, R., Me, to intro- duce a resolution to force PROS liquidation.
 Charging that the corporations charter was dedicated to a policy of imperialism" Moore said its con- tinuation' would make the govern ment the object of suspicion and fear" because it would become en- tangled in dangerous international competition for trade and com merce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Chairman

ing pension equivalents through the medium of special legislative acts.
 The commission has the power to subpoena any and all records neces- sary for their comprehensive sur- vey as well as the power to suh- poena any elector fin the state rela- tive to required information.
 It was also voted at yesterdays meeting that all information rela- tive to the commission actions will be expressed only through the chair man and then only on vote of the commission.
 The commissions next meeting is scheduled for February IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
EVACUATION REPoRTEn

StockhoIm, Feb. 4.-(UP)-The newspaper Morgon Tidnimgen quot ed an underground radio today as reporting that the Germans were evacuating civilians from Tallinn. capital of Estonia, Riga, capital of Latvia, and Lwow in southern Po- land.
 Tens of thousands of Estonians were fleeing Tailinn by train, auto mobile. bicycle and even foot the broadcast said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
W alter Wi1lcIleII
 In Neze, York

picked 1t up and oalled out: '0ne- Eyed Connolly's card. Let the gentle man tnP
 Two Broadway spsgtsmen were driving to a race track They were arrested for speeding The judge fined them $50 .. They were impatient and insisted hizzoner has, ten through the proceedings |. They paid the fine !. Later the judge reprimanded them in his chambers They hit the ceiling . Judge" one said. you have our money. Now let Us make the first racel" T know just how you feel" he said. He made amends by giving them the first two win- nerS.
 They say it happened to motor cycle cop .. He chased after a car going at a good clip and finally caught up with 1t, gun drawn 1. The driver stopped, threw up his hands, and exclaimed: Don't shoot! I have $30,000 on me. You can have it-just let me gol" The cop debated with himself, when along came another motor cop . He had an ugly thawt Should he de- clare the other cop in on it and split the loot? |. He decided not to-and arrested the driver on Sus- picion, etc. He related the in- cident to newspaperman last night .. And concluded: "So what? So I became a gah-damned hero!"
 He is . nice kid-always laugh ing or smiling . He worked for an ad agency before the war started where they used to kid him lot because he liked colorful cravatS and apparel [. No zoot suiter, more LuciuS Beebe One day they nearly drove him out of the place because he turned up wearing 8 purple-colored vest Then came the draft. and he was among the very first accepted After II months in action he showed up again Now, wherever he goes, his pals show him considerable respect, even though he wears purple Or his chest.
 Maestro Cugat, at the Waldorf would have you believe it is true Y. About the fellow who always had big fight with his wife af- ter staying out late A pal told him what to do Next time re- move your shoes, tip-toe in, put your clothes in the closet. If your wife wakes up, you can say you were walking in your sleep . A few nights later he met the idea man -. Your suggestion was no goodl' "How come?" asked the other .. well" was the reply, T got plaStered again last night and went home, took off all my clothes, went upstairs and there I was in the Stork Clubl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
To inc People of fhis Community
 Is YOUR SHIELD UP?

@Our Allies march forward with us. The God of justice 6ghS on Our side. Lee w then strengthen ourselves kOe the tasIs yeelyine ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

Seventy~seven-year old s. H. Pol lard of Croydon, England. who has just celebrated his $olden wedding, cycles daily on a machine he bought in 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Full Weather Report

Boston. Feb. { (UP)-Weather forecast;
 ALL NEW ENGLAND-Fair and continued cold tonight and Sat- urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
sMuDGE POT, A WAR DEVICE

Features of the snudge pots used to protect fruit crops have been utilized in a weapon of sea warfare which provides the Navy with a quick method of laying a smoke screen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
BELLA BRICKETT
 GUEST AT PARTY
Mrs. Percy MacMullen and Daughter Hostesses;
 George GOggins Home
FAYETTEVILLE Correspondent, Alice MacMul-
 len, Phone 3-7217

Waterville, Feb. 4-Mrs. Percy MacMullen and daughter Lillian were hostesses recently at & surprise birthday party given in honor of Miss Bella Brickett at the former home on Chapel street.
 The guest of honor received a number of gifts from those present A delicious lunch was served after games had been enjoyed. Group singing and solos by Louis vanasse, Herby Stevenson and Mary White were enjoyed.
 Those present were Nellie Linteau, Alice MacMullen, Julia Healy, Iil- Han MacMullen, Mary White, Edna MacMullen. Bella and Alfred Bric- kett. Richard Barnoski. Louis Van- asse, Charles Brickett, Herbert Sev- erSon, Bill Bfickett, Paul Linteau, Arthur Stevenson, John MacA1ulIen, Russel Stevenson and Mrs. P. Mac Mullen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

Hemp, said to be the oldest cuI- tivated fiber in the world, was grown in China as early as 200O B. O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

Wih high '~ufase lee Gs redouble our
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Pancake Supper

Pancake Supper
 A pancake and hash supper open ed to the public has been planned by St. Paul's Altar Guild for Shrove Tuesday Feb. 9. Mrs. Percy Mac Mullen is general chairman assisted by Mrs. John Cookson and Mrs Clifford Clark.
 1-C Motor Machinist Mate George GogginS stationed in Seattle. jG visiting his parents Mir. and Mrs George 0oggins of Huntingdon ay- enue for 90 days.
 Pvt. Walter Barnosli, stationed with the Cavalry, in Kansas is visit- ing his mother Mrs. Stephen Bar- noski of Ford avenue. He is home on . 8 day furlough.
 Sprague Sales
 Stamp sales at Sprague school Feb. 3 totaled &309O6. The quota in the school stamp drive is $600. The highest grades again were 100 per cent Miss Monroe and Miss Ban- non's .oth grades and Miss Shan- ahan's 7th grade.
 Rooms with largest sales we're the following: Miss Bannon, 9th grade, $66. 70; Miss ShanAhan. 7th grade, $56.40; Miss Robin. a and 3rd grade. $23.16; Miss Cronan, 7th grade, $2z.S6; Miss Doyle. 5th grade, $229o.
 St. Paul's Senior choir will meet tonight ct 2, ct the church.
 Another rehearsal for the minstrel Feb. n will be held tonight at e:4S with director George Hughes in charge. The minstrel will be spcn- sored by the Casper s. Davis Fife Drum and Bugle' Corps.
 The choir of Grace Methodist church VIII meet tonight at 7:3o at the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Fifth Army Forces Move

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