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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
Labor Draft
Is Opposed

Washington, May - (U.P) -
Chairman Robert r. Reynolds, D.,
N. c., said today his Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee still was OPP
posed to any form Of labor draft
despite Army. Navy and Selective
Service endorsement of proposals to
use 4-Fs in army labor battalions.
The committee began hearings
yesterday on bill by Senator'S Jo-
siah w. Bailey, D., N. c., and Owen
Brewster, r.. Me, providing that all
4-Fs between 10 and IS failing to
find or continue work In essential
war industries be drafted into spe-
cial service units for assignment to
war work.
Undersecretaxy Of War Robert p.
Patterson. undersecretary Of the
Navy Ralph Bard and Selective
Service Director Major General
Lewis B. Hershey gave the bill their
unqualified endorsement.
In addition. Chairman Andrew J..
May. D.. KY, Of the House Military
Affairs Committee, Chairman John
M. Costello. d., Cal. Of the House
Military Affairs subcommittee on
manpower and Representative Clare
Booth Luce. r., Conn. author OF a
somewhat similar bill, supported
the measure.
Reynolds, while acknowledging
that he had heard general express
sions Of approval" from other SEN
Ators, said the committees year.
and-a-half long opposition TO draft
ing labor had not changed In the
slightest.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
J.W.V. VETERANS
REQUEST FOR FUNDS
Finance Board Reluctant
to Set Precedent; Hos
pital Wing Discussed

After many weeks of considera-
ton on the matter the Board OF
Finance yesterday turned down the
request Of the Fannick Post, Jewish
War Veterans for an appropriation
by the city towards the JMV's state
convention to be held here in June.
In the past such contributions
have been made by the city to other
veterans organizations for such
purposes but these latter organiza-
tions had presented such requests
previous to the establishment OF
the city's budget for the current
year thus earmarking sufficient
funds for such purposes.
The city does have an appropria-
ton for Memorial Day and Armis-
tice Day civic events, but it was the
decision of the board yesterday that
the funds available now would be
sufficient only for such occasions.
The motion was withdrawn from
the table. principally because the
board felt that though it was re-
grettable to have to deny the re-
quest to grant 1t would establish
q precedent for subordinate groups
within the city.
The board. at the meeting yester-
day, authorized the appropriation
Of $3.50 for drawing up preliminary
plans in the nature Of specifications
relative to the construction Of
wing on one of the local hospitals
TO be used exclusively for the care
and maintenance Of contagious dis
eases within the city. The request
had been made by city health officer
DR.. II. J. Godfrey and DR.. Richard
Hinchey Of the city's health board.
The plans 10 be compiled with this
sum are by no means the final speci-
fieations for such q construction It
was pointed out but are for the puF.
pose OF outlining the general con-
struetion plans for the board OF di.
reetors OF each hospital and for
federal authorities so that suffi-
Gent pgioFlties might be obtained
II the proposed construction be.
came Q reality.
Such Q construction. II has been
estimated would cost about 100000
with an additional 1850 for the
drawing up Of specifications. Either
local hospital has expressed much
willingness 70 administer such Q
construction once II was eompleted.
The approval Of the $3.50 was rs.
signed by the board yesterday 10 the
Board Of Aldermen for final 40.
nF0Vai,
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propaganda minister, in his latest
azticle for his magazine Das Reich,
said only that Germany knows the
enemy has finished his prepara-
lions for the coming invasion"
Goebbels acknowledged that the
Allies have achieved aerial SUE
periority, but denied that the Ltift-
waite had been knocked out Of the
air."
Every square mile Of possible
invasion territory has been carefully
prepared for the reception of the
the plutocratic mercenary troops, /"
Goebbels said. I'VE reckon with the
invasion every day and every night.
Strength Known
I'VE believe that we know APP
proximately the strength the enemy
can muster for the invasion. Our
own strength, we know exactly. An
alyzing the situation calmly and
effectively, we again and again
come to the conclusion that we can
be sure Of U.S."
No responsible authority in Lon
don would hazard q guess for pub
lication as to when the invasion
would come. However, veteran
merchant seamen with many years
experience dealing with the North
Sea and English Channel tides
said the first is days Of June usual
ly bring ideal weather for shipping
operations.
June normally has only q few
gales and tides also are favorable,
but it ranks with January as one
of the worst months for fog.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05

(CO0tlOueO from rage ~
the enemy base at Kamaing.
Supported by American dive
bombing squadronS that dumped is
tons Of bombs on the enemy de-
tenders, Stilwell's troops drove the
Japanese in headlong retreat from
Manipulating Wednesday after
noon.
Almost a battalion of enemy
troops-poSsibly 1000 men-was
pinned in a narrowing pocket be-
tween StilwelrS advancing forces
and a Chinese unit that established
q road block several miles farther
south.
Collapse
Collapse of the enemy strong
point shook the American tanks
loose on the broad, level paddy
fields extending directly to Ka-
maing and promised to speed the
Allied drive on that town. Late re-
ports placed them within l6 miles
Of Kamaing.
The japanese were believed to
have at least one more strongly de-
Tended position In the valley, prob
ably around Pakhren Sakan, about
six miles south of Kamaing.
Some Chinese forces already had
penetrated to within 10 miles OF
Kamaing, but elimination Of Inkan-
gahtawng was necessary to clear the
Allied supply line. The ground at
tack was coordinated with Col. Philip
Cochran's air-conamandos and the
troops swept through the village
with small losses due to the accurate
aerial bombing and artillery IRE.
In the mountains east Of the Mo-
goung river, Chinese units penetrat-
ed the enemy positions at Kauri
o small village 10 miles north OF
Allied-held Warong, while leytes
made another successful ambush
near Tiannsup. 40 miles north OF
Myitkyina.
In the indian Imphal Plain, an
expected japanese attack did not
materiaiize and the situation waf
unchanged. Allied patrols, however
reported finding increasing evidences
Of heavy enemy casualties during
recent fighting.
The eommunlque said British
troops continued their advances on
the ATakan front following up the
major success IN the Buthidaung
area. where the japanese we're said
to have suffered heavy casualties W
futile counteF-attaeks.
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New Army
Leave Plan

Washington, May 5. - CUP -
The War Department announced to-
day a new plan under which key
army ground forces personnel IN
combat zones will be able to return
to this country on non-emergency
leaves and furloughs.
The department emphasized, how
ever, that the overall number OF
men who will return will not be
increased since the key personnel
men whose jobs make them Gin
a measure" indispensable - win be
included In present flirlough quotas.
They will be allowed three weeks
within the United States before re-
turning to their posts.
At present, not more than one
per cent Of the military strength Of
any theater may be returned in any
month on leaves or furloughs.
Under the new plan. men held to
be ''irreplaceable" will be granted
furloughs and their jobs will be
filled only temporarily while they
are on leave.
Ground forces personnel now may
be granted leaves and furloughs I'M
der the following plans:
/. The rotation plan which re-
quires that personnel returned for
leave and reassignment be replaced
by men of the same grade and mill
tary speciality.
2. The return Of men who need
disqualification, who are to be dis
charged or those compelled TO come
back for emergency reasons.
5. The key personnel system.
which requires that men granted
leave be returned to their jobs at
the expiration Of the leave.
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NV Subsidiary
Shutsdown

Springfield, I'LL, May b--fUPl~-A
work st0Dpage By $50 employees
forced o shutdown today OF the
Hummer Manufacturing G0mps W,
8 subsidiary Of Montgomery Ward
and Company,
John A, saxon, plant manager,
said the galkent vas Q strike" bnt
he said Ne does not know the cause,
Union officials said, however, that
DE walkout resulted from the Tes
filsal Of the company y sign . con.
tract including 9 maintenance VI
membership CLAUSE. THO refusal Of
Montgomery WARD and Company 70
continue q contract Including such
4 clause pFeelpitated the dispute
Which led 10 seizure o. WARDS Chi
ease properties BY The t'odeEal sew
eminent aaEt wefk.
Haxon aala tbe 0osnpany's Pro-
eneiien 81 var materials Requires
tise WoFk 81 aboat % per cont os ne
total $50 workers n TIE plant.
piekeia marked before tlle plant
entrances, but there was no violence.
Union officials sad only nbens 100
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NNO1lVAANC0 AASAA 06C -
sorely burned hands and arms sus-
tanned when she sought unsuccess-
fully to beat out the flames that
swirled about her daughter. Her
father, who was less seriously
burned as he ripped the clothing
from the child, had visited her al
most constantly. There are three
smaller children In the family.
All the vast knowledge Of burns
gathered in treating victims Of the
Cocoanut Grove disaster in which
400 died was being used to treat the
child.
Opiates were being administered
to ease the pain. Pressure bandageS
extended from her chin to her knees
to prevent body fluid" from flowing
back into the tissue where capillaries
were destroyed. If permitted to
flow back, physicians said, 1t would
destroy precious corpuscles in the
small blood vessels.
Water Only
Water-no food-was being given
and doctors said she was maintain
ing an encouraging protein level.
"Her spirit is superb" said DR..
George Bottomly. "She Is able to
converse, she even smiles-we are
all cheering for her."
Should the burned areas fail to
heal naturally, grating will be at
tempted. johnson had 1900 pin
prick" gratis.
IF Florence Ward can be brought
through, the case will be Of even
greater interest to the medical
world than that of Johnson" said
Hospital Superintendent James w.
Manary. ''1t will be Of historical
importance"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
LIBRARIANS HEAR
| DEAN MARSHALL
Responsibility for Juve.
nile Delinquency Must Be
Traced to Parents

Miss Clara Dean Marshall, prin-
cipal speaker at yesterdays al-day
session Of the Connecticut Library
Association held here urged more
organized recreation as a COM
munity program for the youth Of
the nation.
The speaker emphatically refused
to place the entire blame upon the
youth of today for the prevalent
delinquency and cited the fact that
today's lack Of responsibility by
these teen-agerS' stem from the
rootless generation of parents pro-
duced by the jazz age following the
last war.
The session opened yesterday with
a welcome address by Mayor Mon
agan and by Frederick S. Chase.
president Of the Bronson Library
Board of Agents. the latter paying
high tribute to Miss Emelyfi R@ssett.
local chief librarian and her staff.
The afternoon session was devoted
to panel discussion led by N. Searle
Light Of the State Department Of
Education in which the need for
reconsideration Of the state aid sit
uation WINS reviewed.
Herbert L. Grape. director Of the
board. explained the organization
and purpose Of committees Of the
Connecticut Post War Planning
board.
Officers elected to a new section
Of the association for work with
children and young people are
Mrs. Virginia Smith. West HART
ford. chairman; Mrs. Edith New
man, Greenwich. vice. chairman,
and Miss Jane Flener. New Bril-
tain, secretary.
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Continued from Page y
while directing general operations
aboard an airplane on the front
line.
"As a successor to the late Ad-
miral Koga, Admiral Soyeny Toyoda
has been appointed and has already
taken command Of the combined
fleet.
ITO the post of commander in
chief of the Yokosuka naval station,
Admiral zengo Yoshida has been
installed"
Just Promoted
Tokyo also reported that Emperor
Hirohiot had 'just promoted the
late Admiral Koga to fleet admiral
the first class order of the Golden
Kite and the first class order of the
Rising Sun" in recognition of his
services"
A Japanese naval spokesman was
quoted by the station as saying that
Koga's death in action was simply
a manifestation Of the Japanese
navy's production of leaders who are
always at the head of the indomit-
able fighting spirit with which 1t
(the navy Is imbued."
Nevertheless, the japanese navy
had not fought single major bat
tie during Koga's inculnbency
Rather, it pursued a policy Of
avoiding conflict, even when Amer
lean invasion forces seized their
strongholds in the Gilbert and Mar
shall islands and naval task forces
bombarded Palau and Paramushiro,
the latter in the Kuriles.
Former Vice Chief
Koga was q former vice chief OF
the Japanese naval staff board and
played a prominent part in the
seizure of Hong Kong, as well as Of
the Philippines. He commanded
the Japanese feet in Chinese waters
and in November, 1912, was made
head of the yokohama naval base
One of Is full admirals on the ac-
tive list of the Japanese navy, he
graduated from the naval staff col
lege in 1906 and was an embassy
attache in France for a time be-
fore going on active duty with the
feet as captain. He was born In
September, 1885.
The Chinese Central News Agency
claimed in August, 1913, that Kogs
had been killed during an Allied
bombing of his flagship In the SOUTH
west Pacific.
A navy spokesman said Toyoda's
appointment to succeed Koga had
rekindled 1.-THE fighting spirit and
full faith in our invincible navy
:. In the heart Of every Japanese"
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way lines northeast and south of
Rome attacking targets Of opor-
tunity.
Patrols
Strong fighter formations also
maintained battleline patrols with
out encountering a single enemy
plane.
Four Allied aircraft were lost in
the daylong operations and one
enemy plane was destroyed.
German fears that major Allied
land offensive was imminent were
reflected in furious Nazi patrol at
tacks all along the southern battle
fronts.
Strong enemy raiding parties
supported by self-exploding robot
tanks. struck repeatedly at the Al.
lied lines on the AnZio beachheao
but were driven of by heavy ma
chine gun and shell fire.
At least one of the explosive
packed Nad tanks hurled into these
attacks was caught on the Allied
wire and blown up by shell hits
Fifth Army observers said the min
iature tanks. operated by remote
control, were proving no more effec-
tive than when they first were in
troduced on the beachhead two
months ago.
At Beaehhead
Allied patrols also were active on
the beachhead perimeter, and one
unit drove of q force OF German
sappers attempting to deEnolish q
row OF houses on the east flank oi
the Fifth Army line, q mile north
west OF Borgo Piave.
Light diminishing and artillery
duels continued along the mair
Fifth Army front further south
and Felatively-heayy patrol hghtlnR
was reported from the AdTiatis
coastal front.
Enemy shock troops IN consider.
able force broke into the Allied
lines near OFt0na but were driven
on after Q sharp action IN which
both sides suffered casualties.
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Bad Weather Slows
Aerial Offensive
CONTINUED from Page y

Those over Valenciennes reported
hits on a roundhouse and a track
bottleneck.
The American dawn fleet passed
in mid-channel the last flights Of
British twin-engined Mosquitoes re-
turning from blockbuster night at
tacks on western Germany. Raj
planes also miner enemy waters last
night, and all returned safely.
Budapest Attacked
Striking from italian bases. Raj
Halifaxes and Wellingtons attacked
Budapest, capital Of Hungary and
one Of the main communications
centers in the Balkans, during the
night. 1t was the fourth time that
British night bombers have attacked
Budapest.
Mustangs, also from the 9th
U. S. Force escorted the Liberators
during their dawn attack on what a
U. s. Army communique classified
as military installations" in the
Pas De Calais area Of the north
west France coast.
Coastal observers reported the
Mustangs returned across the
Straits Of Dover in a transform.
Participating pilots said many of
the big bombers, unable to pinpoint
their targets, returned with their
bombs rather than risk killing or
injuring Frenchmen in surround
ing areas.
Bad weather also hampered OPP
erations yesterday, but some 200 fly
ing fortresses attacked a heavily
camouflaged airfield In occupied
Holland as another step in the cam
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NV SoIes In
BIC FoII-Off

Chicago, May 8. (UP)-Fagufeg
released By the Montgomery Ward
Company revealed today that busl.
ness for April dropped appr0gl-
mately $4,000. 600 compared TO the
same period last year.
Total sales for April amounted
10 eee, 2Ae.b00 compared with &c.,
656, b2S for the same period Q year
agO--a drop Of POS per cent. The
decline was In sharp contrast TO the
two preceding months when q de-
crease Of only 20 per cent was
shown,
The is-day strike during April,
pFeclpitaied BY the colnpanys re-
fusal 10 obey q war labor board
directive and extend the union COM
tract, was blamed for some Of the
decrease.
The strike eliminated n govern
mnt seizure of the plant and the
subsequent litigation nov pending
In the courts.
FEDERAL judge william n. Holly
viii rule Monday on q government
petition 70 extend an Injunction re-
stFnlnlns company oaIlciala from IN
teFfegisg with government opera
ton q the ward plant.
1hs following day the National
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Continued from Page y
what was regarded as a possible
prelude to the final assault on the
besieged Crimean stronghold.
Many artillery batteries were
silenced by the rain Of bombs, and
10 big fires were started among
military dumps and in the railway
junction area. A number Of explo-
sions, including two large ones,
were observed.
Heavy losses" were inflicted OF,
the enemy. the communicate said.
All planes returned safely from the
attack, the 18th major raid carried
out by the Red Air Force on the
central and southern fronts in 16
nights.
Russian planes also bombed
enemy troop concentrations on the
Stanislawow front southwest OF
Lwow in old Poland. shooting down
Is enemy aircraft in combat. The
Germans attacked on a number OF
sectors on this front, but every
where were thrown back to their
initial positions with total loss OF
nearly 800 men.
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paign to drive the Luftwaffe from
its front-line bases and wear down
its striking power.
Hundreds Of Planes
Hundreds of other Allied planes
bombed and strafed France and Bel
GUM during the day yesterday and
one Raj Mosquito was credited with
shooting down four German twin
engined Heinkels in six minutes over
the Dion airfield in eastern France
at dusk.
Though the RATS night targets
we're not announced, they presum-
ably lay in Germany's industrial
Ruhr and Rhineland. The Frank
furt and Stuttgart radios were
among those that fell silent because
of the approach Of Allied planes last
night.
The London Daily Mail suggested
that British night fighters might
escort the RATS heavy bonbers If
any further raids were made by
moonlight during the next week or
so to lessen the chances Of such
high losses as the 40 which failed to
return from attacks on French mill
tary depots Wednesday night.
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Mclaughlin
PIeu Denied
BY ANN HICKS


United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 5.-CUP)-The
government today completed presen-
tation Of It's case In support Of con-
tempt charges against James J. Nc
Laughlin. defense attorney in the
big sedition trial. and Laughlin INF
mediately moved for dismissal OF
the contemp tcitation but Judge
Jennings Bailey overruled the mo-
ton.
There has been no showing OF
contempt In open court" Laughlir
said, "or 50 near thereto as 10 OBJ
stFuct the administration Of Jus
tice."
After Laughlin argued for 20 min-
utes IN support OF mis- dismissal mo.
ton, Bailey said that lin view OF
the testimony, q pFima faeie case
has been made out and oveFTuls
the motion"
Joseph w. Burns, government
prosecutor IN the contempt action,
said "Ianghlins answer sets forth
no facts IN reply 10 the charges
OF insulting, contemptnous and
scuFFilous' conduct"
He had called as witness today
three newspapeFmeD-Phillp War
den, Chicago TrIbnnei Roland Mich
olson, Washington TJmes-IgeFaid;
and Prank y. Allen, International
News bsFviee--wh0 testified about
stories they had written about the
trial, warden aaid Laighlin had
told him M advance o. various mo.
lions he planned 20 file bat asked
not 10 write about them until they
actually WeEe filed, Allen told about
0 story he had written about getting
. copy Of . motion 81 Lauehlin's
office.
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CONTINUED from Page ID
ther regiment and socialize the
economy of our country"
Andersen said he especially was
interested In knowing who issued
the order to Price Administrator
Chester Bowles to virtually discon-
tinue" meat rationIng In view Of
the fact that q national magazine
Just i've days before circulated an
article In which BoWles. discussing
meat Tationing, said there would
me "sogae relief In 1915 with luekl
and possibly end when the war Is
over"
Meanwhile, Food Administrator
Marvin Jones hinted that steaks
and beef roasts-the only meats still
requiring red points-inay be made
point free by fall but warned that
the present abundant supplies Of
food may be only temporary. re
listed milk ~ among prospective
shortages,
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Walter WincIaeIl
In NezV York

! that It. happened this way. Good
by" The sergeant saluted and ran,
zig-zagging, for wadi and safety,
Campbell began to pass out. As
he went under he could see Reyes
firing, reloading, firing -.
That's the story, Walter. There's
just a little more. When Monty's
men staged their big push and the
Eighth Army recaptured that ter
rain they found Reyes grave. The
Germans had put up cross and,
in German gothic: "Lt. Col. Goef-
frey Reyes" Below it, someone had
scrawled: "A gallant Englishman.'
%. any mans DEATH diminishes
ME,
because I am involved in MAN
KINDE;
And therefore never send to
know
for whom the BELL tolls;
1t tolls for THEE. Donne.
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sEA0oIN0 PRIVATE

Central Pals, n. !. (upl-Pvt.
Raymond Lsbeau rs W0ndaFing
whether he IL = soldier o. sailor.
Last year Ne spent eight months ~
see and only four months on lard.
PVT. Lebeau u q medical soldier at
taehed 70 = ships hospital aboard
an Army overseas transport, And
he's been at sea 20 much he even
uees q sailors lingo.
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SALVAGE NETS sssssso

Great Lakes, H., (UPD - II.
Robert Tisken, district salvage o..
flesT Of the Ninth Naval District,
said that total salvage receipts ~
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton last year amounted 70 $685.
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LT. FINna PRIcRa q. X

BrainlFee, Mas. (Upl-The high
eoet 0f living doesn't worry Army
~ Wilbur y. Gould. We Y lllst
back from Alaska, where he says he
paid ~ cents for q cup Of coffee,
~ cents for . hamburger and $50
for q nishball.