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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-02
REVISION OF STREET
LINES UNDERTAKEN
NV EDGAR MARTIN

Naugatuck, March thorough
Engineer Charles Curtis is drawing
lines for Melville avenue extension
and plans will lbe submitted to the
board of warden and burgesses for
approval at the meeting next Tues
day, according to Warden Leo J.
Brophy.
Joseph Raytkwich. ST., owner Of
considerable property In that Sec
ton, petitioned for the revision Of
the street lines to clear up any UNI
certainties as to boundaries. the
warden said.
The road was repaired by the
WPA, but the work was never COM
pleted and some doubt exists as to
street lines. The present work by
the borough engineer will provide
assurance there Is no vacant land
between the road and property
owned by private individuals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
TWO ELECTIONS
H0LDSPOTLICHT

WASHINGTON, March 26.-P)-
Politicians will focus more than
perfunctory interest this week in
Tuesdays presidential primaries IN
New York and a special election IN
Oklahoma second congressional
district.
Backers of the drive to noml-
nate Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as the
Republican presidential candidate
without his open consent expect to
receive it's greatest psychological
push to date in Tuesdays New
York voting to elect IS Republican
district delegates to the Chicago
convention. Eight delegates-at'
large will be selected later in
state conventions.
Dewey supporters, who have
picked up two pledged delegates in
New Hampshire and claim some
delegate support for him in North
Carolina and Mexico, predict he
will have the backing of about 80
of the SO New York delegates. EV-
en- associates of Wendell L. Will
kie, concede Dewey 80 per cent OF
the Empire State delegation.
Delegate candidates are I'M
pledged in the Republican prl-
mary, as they are in the Demo
cratic voting to elect 80 district
delegates.
Over the nation the week will see
80 Democratic and 1874 Republican
national convention delegates chos-
en- to bring the Democratic total to
142 and the Republican to 224.
The special election in Oklahoma
to fill Democratic house seat
formerly held by Rep. Jack Mich
OILS, resigned, will be the 18th OF
its kind in the nation since the
1912 elections in which the Repub-
licans gained As seats
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
Soviets Reach Rumanian Line,
Opening Battle For Balkans;
u. s. Planes Hit Invasion Area
Early Victory Over Japs Is Seen
By Churchill In War Review Talk

is in the Indian ocean to catch the
Japanese navy if it declines to
fight the Americans and turns
westward;
The hard fighting in Burma" is
not by any means decided yet, "
but in every combat japanese dead
outnurnbered Allied casualties three
or four to one;
Results in the Aegean and east
ern Mediterranean have been di-
appointing but are outWeighed by
the panicky plight Of the Axis
satellites and the activities of the
Yugoslav and Greek guerrillas;
The British Isles may be the OBJ
ject of new form2 of attack from
the enemy but Britain car
take it."
Victory is sure, but only "a rush
man" would prophesy when or how.
The address to America, Britain
and the Empire was Churchill S
first such broadcast since March
81 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
DISMISSAL SEEN
IN CHAPLIN CASE

LOS ANGELES, March 26-tR--
The Federal government probably
will rest its case Tuesday against
Charlie Chaplin. charged with VIC
lating the Mann Act in transport
ing his former protegee, Joan
Berry, across state lines for i'm
moral purpose.
The 54-year-old mimic's counsel,
Jerry Giesler, said tonight he
hadn't decided what his first move
would be when the government
rests. He indicated last week in
his opening statement to the jury
of seven women and five men that
the 54-year-old movie comedian
would be a witness.
but the government may not
have case and therefore can't
determine whether Mr.. Chaplin
will testify" said Giesler. He de-
clined to amplify the statement
but it was considered likely that
he might move for a dismissal when
U. S. Attorney Charles T. Carr
finishes his case, contending that
the government had failed to es.
tablish sufficient proof of its
charge.
The trial before Judge J. F. T.
O'Connor is in recess from Friday
until Tuesday
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
BRITISH YACHTS
Modified AGAIN

LONDON, March Is. - Up -
The Motley yachtmen's navy
which saved the day for Britain
at Dunkerque in 1910 has been call
ed upon to hold itself in readiness
during the next six months-pre-
sumably for some role in the in
vasion.
The Admiralty asked sailors of
river and tidewater craft includ-
ing yachtsnen and others ac-
quainted with motor and steam
boats, to put their services at
the disposal OF the Royal Navy
for tours of duty up to a maxi
mum of four weeks in this period.
1t was the fourth in a series
of quick preparatory measures.
First came the travel ban be-
tween the island of Britain and
Ireland in a move to safeguard
against alleged Axis agents in
Fire; on March 20 the British
military 'for operational rea-
sons" declared 700 miles of Eng
lands coast line a protected area,
limiting civilian movements. Be-
ginning April 1, and last night it
was announced that civil air mail
services between Britain and more
than dozen countries in and
near continental Europe had been
suspended also ''for operational
reasons"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
More Negroes To Get
Chance At Navy Test

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-P)
-Cmdr. E. H. Downes told a
Twelfth Naval District Symposium
today the Navy plans "a substan-
tial increase" in the number oil
Negroes assigned for special pre-
paration at the Naval Training
school at Hampton, Va, which he
commands.
Comdr. Downes, here to study
with district commanders the
more effective use of Negro per
sonnet, said the Navy will draw
from it's enlisted ranks for COM
missioning of Negro ensigns.
Cali ratings open to white per
sonnet are open equally to color
ed personnel with advancement
in rate dependent on ability to
meet the standard Navy tests, 2"
Comdr. Downes said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
NO ENEMY FIGHTERS
100 Bombers With Es-
corts Batter France
And Netherlands =

LONDON, March 26. - Rl -
Sky-filling masses of American
heavy bombers, other medium
bombers and fighters, probably
numbering LOO smashed at sew
eral points along the French =
Netherlands invasion coast today
and Thunderbolt fighters swept
airdromes within sight of Paris
without seeing a single fighter.
Strong forces of Flying Fort
resses and Liherators- between
500 and $50 of them-pounded the
Pas-de-Calais stretch of coast, 20
miles across the Channel, with
thunderous barrages which shook
windows in Britain, and bombed
military installations in the Cher
bourg area 200 miles to the south
in the widespread invasion coast
attacks.
At the northern end Of the coas-
tai attack, American Ma-auders
bit savagely into the Ijmuiden
docks of Holland with their bomb
salvos.
The Thunderbolts, attacking
within sight of the Eiffel Tower,
shot up flax towers, grounded air.
craft and buildings at Chartres
Chateaudun and st. Andre De
L'Eure.
These sizzling operations, the
Goth major blow by the American
airforces, cost five bombers and
one fighter, a U. S. communique
announced.
The hard-hitting day missions
tread closely on a Raj heavy
bomber strike of medium size
against Aulnoye, an important
French railway junction on the
Belgian border, against Lyon in
southeastern France, and anothe
Mosquito foray against Berlin
Saturday night.
Today's raids by the Americans
were the latest in a seven-day
period in which at least $4,000
sorties had been flown against
Nazi targets in Europe and in
which at least 10000 U. S. tons
of bombs had poured out on the
Germans by the Allies.
Neither bombers or PIT Thun-
derbolts of the Eighth and Ninth
Air forces which provided escort
saw any enemy fighters, although
they flew through some flax"
the U. S. headquarters announce
.nent said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
TRUMAN BACKING
FDR FOR FOURTH


WASHINGTON, March 26.-(R)-
Chairman Truman CD-Mo) of the
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee, declared today the country
wise and experienced" war lead
ers must be continued until the
job at hand is completed" and
brought prompt cry Of ''politics"
from Republicans on the commit
tee.
Truman said in a press state
ment that the nation should give
President Roosevelt, as command
er-in-chief, ''prayerful understand
ing and vigorous support" in the
hardest test we have yet to face"
the prospective invasion of Eu-
rope. The Republicans declared
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
300 JAPS SLAIN
ON BOUCAlNVILLE
1000 Nips Hurl Selves
Against u. S. Defenses
AT Torokina

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Mon
day, March 27-R-Two thousand
Japanese hurled themselves against
the American permeter at Torokina
on Bougainville island last Thurs
day in another suicide offensive
but were thrown back after heavy
fighting which left 300 Nipponese
dead and abandoned on the jungle
battlefield.
On the northern side of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur widespread
battle area, cavalry troops which
are mopping up the Admiralty is
lands occupied the islets of Amo
and Ndrove on the southeast coast
of Manus island without opposition
on Friday.
The Torokina fighting was bitter
and bloody but our losses were
remarkably low, with only four
dead, Al wounded and one missing.
Abandoning previous tactics OF
attacking at night, the japanese
threw themselves against our wire
pillbox defenses in the afternoon.
American forces hurled them back
in a counter attack which restored
the perimeter- to its original posi-
ton by / pm. the next day.
American light bombers mean
time attacked enemy supply areas
and other targets along the peri
meter, and naval units lent support
with a barrage of shells which
scored on Japanese shore batter
les.
Macarthur announced also that
construction was being pressed
without interference in the s.
Matthias group, invaded March ~,
and that mopping up operations
were in progress in the Admiral
ties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
DIES-WINCHELL
ROW IS IN OPEN
WASHINGTON. March SO.

WASHINGTON, MdICll oo'
Rep. Dies (D-Tex) replying to
statements about him and his Con-
gressional committee by Waiter
Winchell asserted tonight that the
radio commentator is 'being used =
by what he called zone of the most
sinister forces this nation ever
faced"
He promised to expose that force
which he identified as ga highly
organized and well financed enter
prise to destroy by villificatlon Ine
character of any public man VINO
gets in the way of the detectives OF
the groups who manage and IL
nance this offensive"
Dies, chairman of the commit
tee on unAmerican ACTIVITIES
spoke over the Blue Network inn
mediately following Winchelrs
regular Sunday night broadcast.
The time was furnished by Win
chell's sponsor.
Winchell, in what he called "a
newspaperman's personal declara-
tion of Independence" had just
specifically re adopted every
statement he ever made about
Dies and challenged the Congress
man to call him before the COM
mittee on unAmerican activities,
to take his complaints into court,
or to waive Congressional immune
ty so Winchell himself could go to
court.
They spoke from separate stu
dos at station WMAL here, but
met in the reception room after
the broadcasts and exchanged acid
rem arkS
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
Reds Celebrate
Latest Victory

MOSCOW, March 26-(R-Twenty-
four volleys from 1924 guns roared
into the cold snowswept sky over
Moscow tonight in celebration OF
the Red army's drive to the Prut
River border of Rumania.
The Moscow radio gave the news
of Marshal Ivan Konev's tremen-
dous new advance through north
ern Bessarabia to the people a
few minutes ago and thousands of
jubilant Moscow es are in the
streets. Green, white, yellow, red
and purple rockets burst above
the city.
While there is no shouting or
dancing, Joy is registered in the
faces Of the people.
The salute to the victory was
the largest Premier Marshal
Joseph Stain has ordered this
winter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
Smoke Still Pouring
From Erupting Mount
Vesuvius At Naples

NAPLES, March 26.-tR - A
veering wind spread volcanic ash
from Mt. Vesuvius over a new area
in the direction of Tore Del Greco
on the southern side today as
smoke continued to pour from the
volcano which has been erupting
violently for nine days.
No further casualties were re.
ported since &c persons were list
ed as killed during the last week,
mostly from the collapse of roofs
burdened by rocks, ashes and dust.
With the fields and roads GOV.
cred with black dust, Allied au.
thorities still were coping with the
problem of feeding the villagers
and livestock, and Of clearing
blocked highways.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27

Gus and much more powerful than
the entire German air force, be-
ing able to send 1000 bombers
against Germany every time the
enemy sends 100 against Britain;
The U-boat menace is the great
est danger the Allies have over
come;
The Italian campaign has gone
slower than hoped, but it will be
won. and meanwhile Is German di-
visions and a large German air
force are being held in Italy when
they are needed elsewhere;
Attrition of Japanese shipping
and air forces is obvious and the
Japanese indicate weakness;
There still will be an interval
between the collapse Of Hitler and
the downfall Of Japan, but not so
long as he believed a year ago;
The Allies have attained indivi-
dual fighting superiority over the
Japanese in the Burma jungles,
and a powerful British battle fleet
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27

kouL O1oOoy 4ASAlIAAAS We1o AAA PASS
ress inside the Indian jungle where
the Allies struggled to blunt three
Japanese invasion spearheads
pointed at Imphal, main allied
base on the plain of Manipur.
The Commands, tough and willy
Gurkha and Kachin (north Bur-
mese) Levies, have driven 80
miles south of Sumprabum, COM
munique announced. This force, a
menace to the whole Japanese mil
itary system in that area just west
of the Chinese border, had adj
vanced 20 miles from the position
in which it was reported only yes
terday.
Allied aviation was in the thick
of the fight. The communique said
fighters of the tactical air force
intercepted enemy fighters over
the Aniskan air field in central
Burma and though outnumbered
more than three to one shot down
at least seven enemy fighters
Two more enemy aircraft were
destroyed on the ground
Hurricanes were carrying out
daily joint attacks against Japan
csc communications over Chind-
win river country and into Mani
pur State. One section reported
the destruction or damage Of two
dozen trucks, two gun carriers and
II to Is carts.
Some Of the stiffest fighting OF
the jungle campaign was in the
area of Ukhrul, 80 miles northeast
of Imphal and about Is miles in
side the Indian border where Brit
ish troops were heavily engaged
with one of three japanese inva-
sion columns.
The Japanese made one unsuc.
cessful attack on British positions
in this area, then tried it again
on the night of March "a. Flight
ing continues in the area and hea-
Wy casualties have been inflicted
on the enemy" said the communi-
que from Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten's headquarters.
Here the Japanese were trying
to burst from the worst jungle Of
the whole frontier, the Somra Hills
into the India plain.
FITTING their jungle fighting
method successfully against the
invading Japanese, the British
were steadily cleaning out road
blocks on the other approaches to
the Imphal plain where the Jap
anese were using elephant trans
port.
This area was heavily reinforced
in anticipation of full-blown bat
tie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
OFFENSIVE ASKED
in SOUTH CHINA
Drive On Salween Front,
Toward Burma, Is De-
manded By Press
RUNNING, China, March 26-tR

RUNNING, China, March 26-lR
for a Chinese offensive,
especially on the Salween front
in the southwest, are appearing
in the Chinese newspapers, one
declaring that conditions are ex-
cellent for drive into upper Bur-
ma to meet 1t. Gen. Joseph W..
Stilwell's expeditionary force.
This comment comedies with
expressions of mounting concern
among some foreigners over Chi
mas strategy on the Salween front
where it is authoritatively stated
that the Chinese expeditionary
force has m ed sufficient
strength to break the Japanese
land blockade.
Less than three months of fight
ing weather remain, however, be-
fore the rainy monsoon season be-
gins.
The correspondent of the Min
kou Daily News, commenting on
the progress of the Stilwell cam
paign to open way for the Ledo
Road from India said the Burma
campaign had entered a new stage
and that the task ahead was the
restoration of China's information
al land line and the routing of the
enemy who has been threatening
China's back door"
But as matters now stand it
seems that an order to move
across the Salween would only
come out of dire military necessi-
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27

LONDON, March 26-tR-Confi-
IDENTIFY predicting certain and total
Allied victory over the Axis, Prime
Minister Winston Churchill tonight
declared, 'the CUTS of the Ger
man army have been largely torn
out by Russian valor and general
Ship" while Britain and America
may win sooner than had been ex-
pected over the Japanese, who are
showing sings of great weakness" "
In a 47-minute radio address
which he likened to a Mosquito
plane reconnaissance of the world
at war. Churchill made these ma
jor points:
The Russian advance from Sta
lingrad-"a distance of 900 miles
accomplished in a single year -
constitutes the greatest cause OF
Hitler's undoing;''
The American air force in Brit.
ain alone now is greater than the
vastly enlarged RAF( and either
force by itself is almost as numer-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
WAYNE LONERCAN
MAY TALK TODAY

NEW YORK, March 26- R =
Wayne Lonergan, charged with
1lrst degree murder in the bludgeon
staying of his heiress wife, may
De called to the witness stand for
me first time when his trial re-
sQmes Monday.
Portly Edward v. Frederick.
volatile chief defense attorney who
mas been trying to prevent in
PRODUCTION into the trial record OF
Inc defendant unsigned comics
Sion. indicated today that Loner.
gan might be called to testify be
cause cross-examination by the
state could be limited by a 1916
court of appeals ruling.
This ruling, Broderick said,
would permit a person to testify
as to the truth or falsity Of a state
ment attributed to him and would
limit cross examination to that
one point.
Frederick maintained up until the
weekend recess that the confession
was obtained under duress and
with promises of leniency, max
ing it inadm' ssi5le as evidence.
Jacob Grumet, assistant district
attorney and prosecutor in the case,
termed Broderick's version OF the
appeals court ruling "all wet"
He said the court Of. appeals nae
ruled numerous times in similar
cases that witness could be ques
toned on any phase Of a case.
Grumet added that if Lonergar
We're to take the stand, that's
What he will get"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
DEAD WOMAN FOUND

Mrs. Thelma Rogers, of I23 South
Fifth street, was found dead al
her home Sunday morning at 7:3s
and Coroner Asa w. Allen said
she apparently died of alcoholic
poisoning.
The body was found by a Mrs.
Polvogt and carried to a Local
hospital by Mr.. and Mrs. J. nj
Simkins. of High Wood Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
CONGRESS- PLANS
HOLIDAY RECESS
Many Quarrels Will Await
Solons Upon Their Re-
turn To Capital

WASHINGTON, March, 26-lR-
Orarrels plenty are stacking up
for Congress, its schedule showed
today, when it returns from a
March 3O-April II Easter recess.
And they won't be unwelcome,
on the basis of recent develop
ments which have found members
gleefully attacking each other and
tangling as well with the White
House.
Senator's and representatives who
already have gone home to cam
paign this presidential election
wear have sent word back to their
colleagues that the voters are
pleased with Congress- new asser-
tiveness.
An example of this, repeated in
other bills, is in the House For
eign Affairs Committee report on
legislation extending lend lease
another year beyond June 30, a
measure expected to await the end
Of the recess. The committee stipu-
lated that Congress shall have a
part in deciding what to do with
the materials left over when the
war ends.
The situation on other issues:
Subsidies-The Senate Banking
Committee is holding hearings on
a bill to extend the sterilization
act another year. When it reaches
the subject of subsidy payments
fireworks may be expected in view
Ct some oltspoken, unrelentang
congressional opposition to this
administration device for control
ling the cost of living.
Poll Taxes-A movement is I'M
derway in the Senate to revive the
campaign to outlaw poll taxes A
Southern filibuster would follow.
Appropriations-The House will
send the $4,000, 900, 900 independent
offices appropriations bill to con-
ference committee this week. Most
Of the money is not in dispute, be-
ing for shipbuilding, but contro-
versial Senate amendments include
one to require senatorial confir-
nation of all Federal jobholders
drawing $4,000 a year or more.
Labor Draft-Senator Austin Or
VI is holding a series of confer
ence with military and labor lead
ers trying to find a civilian labor
craft proposal mutually accept
able. President Roosevelt asked
Tor a national service act last
continued on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
CASINO BATTLE
IS DEADL0CKED
Germans Stage Brief Tank
Sortie Before City's
Main Hotel

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies, March 26.-[R-Reinforced
Nazi troops in Casino, showing a
more offensive spirit, have staged
a brief tank sortie, it was disclosed
today, as the fighting in the dead
town became a slugging match
with neither side making progress.
Strengthening their hold on the
Continental Hotel fortress the Ger
mans sent two tanks runbling out
into the open in front of that
strongpoint to lay smoke screen
but hot Allied artillery fire drove
them back.
The Germans have used tanks
throughout the stalemated struggle
but had dug them into cellars and
wrecked buildings. Their employ
ment yesterday marked new fea-
ture in the Casino battle.
Today's communique described
the fighting as still heavy, but il
was less intense than during the
last 10 days when New Zealand
troops, following up tremendous
Allied aerial barrage, launched
their offensive to drive the enemy
from the southwest edge of town.
The Germans still are firmly en-.
trenched there.
A new burst of activity indicated
the enemy was regrouping his for
ces on the southern approaches to
the town near the Ducal Palace
across Highway Six from the Coli
scum where German tanks pre-
viously have been drawn up for
battle.
The rest of the front was rela.
Continued on Page Two: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-27
B0MBERS BATTER
PACIFIC ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, March 2b.-lR
Army and Navy warplanes con-
tinued the air war against Japan
in the North ard Central Pacific,
with raids on the enemy's Ku--
lie islands and his positions in
the Marshalls, the Navy reported
today.
In operations against the Kur-
lie islands Cat the north end OF
Japan's main island chain) one
American aircraft was lost.
The text of a Pacific fleet an
nouncement said:
Before dawn on March Is
West Longitude GU. So date
Liberator bombers of the 18th AAf'
bombed Paranlushiro and Oneko-
tan islands in the Kuriles, and a
Ventura search plane of Fleet Air
Wing Four bombed Shimushu IS
lands. One of cur planes was lost.
On 2 March (West Longitude
Date) a Coronado search plane
of Fleet Air wing Two poI1lpeu dllu
sank two small cargo vessels
near Ponape air strip uKexxeh
near Ponape, and Mitchell med.
ium bombers of the Seventh AAF
bombed the Ponape air strip and
adjacent buildings. On the same
day Dauntless dive bombers ano
Corsair fighters of the Fourth
Marine Aircraft Wing, Mitchell
hornbers of the Seventh AAF and
Ventura search planes OF Fleet
Air Wing Two bombed and STRAIT
ed three enemy positions IN the
Marshall islands. All OF ou1
n1anes returned from these oper'
ations.''