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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

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chel Point in the Sio area of the
Huon peninsula, and two in the
Solomons.
Torpedo boats sank or destroyed
II enemy barges. seven of them
loaded with troops and supplies of
the coast in the Bogadjim area,
IL miles south Of Madang and about
40 miles from American troops in
the Saidor sector.
American troops on the Huon
peninsula Of New Guinea continued
to press enemy rear guard elements
around Saidor. The Americans,
moving steadily south, and the Aus
tralians. moving north, were colslng
In on the Japanese barge center Of
Sio.
Other Allied bombers, ranging
far northwest OF Australia, dropped
IS tons Of bombs on the airdrome
and barracks at Kendari in the
Celebes, shot down 81 oxf 10 inter-
cepting enemy fighters and prob
ably destroyed four others.
One Bomber Lost
One bomber was lost In the S.
minute battle. Other heavy units
hit villages on Tomea and Binongkc
islands in the Toekangbesi group,
OF the coast near Kendari.
Medium bombers hit Rabaul In q
night attack, starting fires in the
dispersal and supply dump areas,
while the same planes bombed In
stallations on Matupi island below
Rabaul and at Cape Star and Cape
st. George. on the southern end
Of New ireland island.
Escorted heavy bomberS hit the
Alexishafen airdrome north Of Ma
dang, New Guinea, with SO tons Of
explosives and Madang with a tons,
sctarting large fires at both places.
Medium bombers bombed and
strafed buildings and installations
and supply dumps at Uligan harbor,
north Of Madang. while In the Solo
mons, three boat planes were de-
strcyed at their moortngs at Baku
island, north Of Bougainville. One
Allied plane was shot down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
Current RatiOning Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

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Ration Book III will be valid
through January 30
Ration Book w valid for five points Of fresh
pork sausage through January Is
PROGRESSED FOODS
valid through
C." will be force through February 90
SUGAR
stamp January
with front Of Book w
will be valid January l6 for five pounds
Stamp 10 in Ration Book and stamp the apne" sheet OF
Ration Book each valid for purchase OF Of Shoes
GASOLINE
valid three
airy
j. CT coupons gallons
B-2 and CO valid for five gallons
Period valid February Period
In force to March IA.
gallons
worth
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The local office will serve Itch
field County and a part Of New
Haven County and will have under
its supervision the following towns;
Salisbury. Canaan, Norfolk, Cole
brook, Sharon, Cornwall, Goshen,
Barkhamstead Winchester. TorTing-
ton, New Hartford, Litchfield, Har-
winton, Burlington, Morris, Thorn
aston Bethlehem, Watertown, Wood
bury. Woodbury., Wolcott Southbury,
Middlebury, Waterbury, Naugatuck,
Prospect, Cheshire and Beacon Falls.
The Connecticut bureau was es-
tabliShed some ten or more years
ago under Its present director, Ed
ward p. Chester, who for many
years conducted the program en-
tirely alone. Begun primarily as
source Of aid for civilians 1t was
expanded last July to include war
veterans. At present offices are es-
tabliShed in Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Waterbury and Nor
wich, so that each state congress
sional district Is covered by the
program.
The idea Of a national rehabiN-
tation program to be conducted
through and by each state was es-
tablished by Congress In 1920 under
plan whereby the federal govern
ment would allot funds to each
state the total sum Of which was
to be matched by the state.
Plans along similar lines are now
being formulated by city authorities,
as mentioned briefly by Mayor Mon
agan in his inaugural address, and
u til now have been In q discussion
stage In waiting for the establish
Enent Of the state program In Wa
terbury.
It Is expected that once the state
program Is clearly defined Q local
rehabilitation committee will be
formed to supervise and authorize
local procedure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
ak
Denounced

Washington. Jan. II - CUP - The
Administrations insistence on an In
crease in social security payroll
taxes was denounced today as the
senate turned TO the new 81, 275, 800. :
900 tax bill as Its first important
item OF the new session Of congress
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, r.,
Mich, author OF tax bill amend
ment to keep the payroll levy at one
per cent for another year, rather
than permit the automatic increase
TO two per cent, declared that the
administration could advance no
logical reason why the tax should
be raised. .
The senate agreed in its lT-minute
opening session yesterday to open
the tax debate by taking up Van
denberg's amendment. Chairman
Walter =. George. D., Ca, Of the
senate finance committee said the
house ways and means committee
planned to schedule two days Of
hearing on the Vandenberg amend.
ment as soon as 1t was passed by
the senate, without awaiting final
action on the entire tax bill.
South Carolina grew tea as early
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

tCOntlnueu from rage -
west Germany. Nad broadcasts said
the twin Rhineland chemical cities
Of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen
were hit.
Twin engined British Mosquitoes
resumed the British offensive
against Berlin with a nuisance raid
last night as authoritative air min
istry sources estimated that the
campaign to knock the Nazi capt.
tai out Of the war had been 40 per
cent completed.
The Mosquito raid may have been
a prelude in the nature Of recon-
Nuisance attack to new block
buster assaults on Berlin, last hit
by British heavy bombers early on
the mornings of January and 2.
Mosquitoes last attacked Berlin,
January s.
All Returned
The speedy plywood bombers also
attacked unspecifled .objectlves III
western Germany last night. All
raiders returned safely to their
bases.
The full extent OF damage to
Berlin was revealed for the first
time since the start OF the RATS
obliteration offensive with the COM
pletion of air reconnaissance photo
graphs, air ministry sources said.
Emphasizing that their estimate
was conservative one, these
sources pointed out that the pic
tures-taken December 81 from an
altitude Of more than 10000 feet
showed that at least II per cent OF
Berlin's buildings we're destroyed in
the first six major attacks, IN which
about 10000 short tons Of bombs
were dropped. The attacks began
November 10.
5000 Tons
Since then, $500 additional tons
were dropped in four large-scale
raids, bringing the total destruction
to at least rs per cent, estimated
conservatively, and rendering vast
areas Of the capital useless for war
purposes. they said.
AS I looked at the Photographic
record OF the city'S ruin, one thing
became clear to me. The Berlin ]
knew and covered during the first
two years Of World War Two no
longer existed.
The pictures showed nothing but
the ruined skeletons OF buildings
along the Wilhemstrasse and the
Uneer Den Linden-Berlin's main
streets where thousands once cheer
ed Hitler's triumphal parades.
The old Reichs chancellery where
Hitler lived when In Berlin, the
former Hindenburg palace which
became Joachim Won Ribbentrop's
residence, the vast house which
Paul Josef Goebbels built at the
taxpayers expense no longer are
recognizable.
The Hitler and Goebbels resi-
dences, incidentally, were shown to
be the first buildings repaired In
the city. before any reconstruction
work was undertaken on Berlin's
important war factories or govern
ment buildings.
Charred Ruins
The bombings have left the famed
Knoll opera house, site Of Man
Reichstag meetings, with q gaping
roof and charred timbers. Adjacent
buildings have been burned out
completely.
The area where the foreign en-
bassieS were situated - housed IN
buildings Of the same priod as most
Of the y. 8. Government structures
ct Washington-6S per cent Of the
buildings have been destroyed.
Other bomb-wrecked structures
include the German war once, the
Qestapo headquarters, Heinrich
Himmler's oficial residence and the
ministries Of transport. air, finance,
interior and agriculture.
Industrial damage has been very
heavy with 90 important plants and
facilities hit severely, including Ber-
Inns gagworks and the big leather
land pOtsdanlmer stations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
sALAMIs BOMBED

Cairo, Jan. II. (UP)-Mediter-
ranean- biased British heavy bombers
attacked military installations and
other targets ut Saints, in South
ern Greece Sunday, O communique
said today, while other aircraft
showered bombs upon the German
airfield at Eleusis In the same sec
tor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
Mass. Mayor Dies
From Ice Fall

Northampton, Mass, Jan. II -
(UP)--A New Years day skating
accident has brought death TO Mayor
Walter w. ODonnell only week
after he took the oath Of office In o
hospital bed for his second term.
ODonnell, IS, died last night Of
internal injuries that were discover
ed some time after he had been hos
pitalized with broken left arm sls-
tanned In the fall.
A graduate Of Georgetown Uni
versity Law School and veteran Of
World War I, Mayor Oponnell
formerly served as an assistant
Massachusetts, Attorney General. He
leaves O wife and three children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
CYCLING, NITROGEN
REDUCER

Pilots reduce the amount Of nitro
gen in their blood by riding sta
tionary bicycles before they take
certain fighter planes into the up
per air strata.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

Elaboration would help in this task"
the statement said.
Recalling that the Red Army al
ready was thrusting across the
western Ukraine, the Russians said
the possibility now was opening OF
resurrection Of Poland Is q strong
and independent state"
But Poland has to arise, not by
selling Ukrainian and White Rus
sian lands, but by restoring to Po-
land integral Polish lands which
have been taken away from It by
the Qermans." the statement said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
FDR Won Over
 Churchill

New York, November 4. = (UP) = w. Averall Hartman, U. s. Am- baSsador to Russia, disclosed last night that President Roosevelt's plan for invasion of Hitler's Europe through France prevailed over those advanced by Prime Minister Win ston Churchill and Premier Stalin at the Teheran conference year ago.
 Endorsing MT. Roosevelt's reelec- ton in a network broadcast spon- sored by Business Men for Roose- welt, Inc, Hartman said the Pres ident's defeat would engender doubt and suspicionS" among allies who look to America for leadership in . world community Of peace.
 "Never in the history of the world has. one man - Roosevelt-had the confidence of the peoples of SC many nations and their leaders, Hartman said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
KING MAY HEAR
 S5O,OOO TRIAL
Munger to Disqualify Self If Date Is Set While He
 Presides Here

Judge John H. King may be asked to come to Waterbury to pre- side in the $50,O0O civil action brought by Martha Wilkenbach, 16-year-old Waterbury girl, injured in the disastrous Cheshire road bus-truck collision of Sept. 13, 194S.
 It was indicated when assign mentS were made at a short calen- dar session of court yesterday that counsel may be ready for diSpo- sition of the case shortly, and that they would meet with Judge Robert L. Munger to discuss 1t and possi- bly, set date for trial.
 One of the defendants, the Colonial Beacon Oil Company, is represented by the firm of Bron- son, Lewis, Bronson 6 Upson, of which Attorney Lawrence Lewis, a cousin of Judge Munger, is a lnem- Der. Judge Munger has indicated he would disQualify himself if the trial date should be set while he is presiding in Waterbury.
 The plaintiff is one of 12 persons who have brought suits as result of the collision. One of the ac- tions is pending for a possible hear ing in the state supreme court oi errors, while another one was re- gently settled out of court. It ha; been reported others may be re- moved from the court docket, but no other settlements have beer announced officially as yet.
 The Wilkenbach girl brings the suit through her father, Charles against the Colonial company, the Elm City Filling Stations, Inc, oi New Haven and the Connection Railway and Lighting Co. of Water bury. She was one of IT passen- gers on 8 c. R. & L. bus who wert injured when a truck owned by the New Haven company swervec into the path of the bus following 8 tire blowout.
 Her complaint lists a laceratior of the scalp, two-and-a-half inch wound over the right eye, injuries to the left leg, right arm, ano optic nerve. It is pointed out fur ther that she sustained cerebral hemorrhages and contusions anc that her speech, memory, and power of locomotion have been impaired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
WlNIFRED ROWLEY
 FIRST LIEUTENANT

Promotion from second to first lieutenant with the Army Nurse corps at Tyndall Field. Fla, has been ordered for Winifred Rowley daughter of MT. and Mrs. James J Rowley, 680 East Main street. Miss Rowley is an anesthetist at a sta tion hospital.
 It. Rowley was associated with the Mercy hospital, Washington, D. o. before enlisting and received training at St. Louis hospital.
 It. Rowley attended the School of Air Evacuation at Bowman Field, Ky, and completed a course in care of wounded evacuated from combat areas. She was stationed at Stutt- gart Army Air Field, Ark, for II months before being transferred to Tyndall Field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
VETS COMMITTEE
 JOB STILL OPEN

Any qualified person, but prefer ably 8 veteran, possessing training as a psychologist with background of counselling service is being sought by the Waterbury Veterans Reem- ployment and Advisory Committee.
 Members of subcommittee chosen to engage such a qualified person have asked that he or she apply by letter, to Edward Ricciuti, school psychologist, chairman of the sub- committed.
 Any such individual. with proper qualifications, will be, if hired, af- filiated with the new veterans office to work in conjunction with the Waterbury office and that of the Veterans Administration from Newington Hospital.
 Members of the subcommittee are besides MT. Ricciuti, Dr. John c. Walker, Leroy Gibbs, Harold Slattery and John Jenusaitis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
SCOUTS HONOR
 JULIETTE LOW
Three Pot Luck Suppers Served in Observing
 Founders Birthday

Three pot-luck suppers were held by Girl Scouts of the city yester- day in observance of the birthday anniversary of the Girl Scout founder, Juliette Low. Parents of the Scouts were among those present at the large gathering.
 Troop 5 of the First Baptist church, led by Miss Florence Turn bull, was host to several other troops: Troop 3 of the Second Con- gregational church, Troop 8 of the First Congregational church, and new Brownie troop of the First Congregational church.
 Troop 13 of Christ Chapel, of which Mrs. Harue Turner is leader, was host to the Scouts and Brown ies of SS. Peter and Paul church. and Mill Plain Scouts.
 A gathering at the Washington Hill Community House was ar ranged by Troop 40, of which Mrs. Helen Talbot is leader. Attending were Troops 1T, 30, 37. 26, and. s new Brownie troop which is headed by Mrs. George Doderer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
CRAEME HAMMOND
 DID AS PLEASED 1
New York City Doctor Dies at SC; Expected to Pass
 Hundred Mark
BY THE OUT EASTER


 The philosophy of Life interests us.
 That is why we became concerned with the obituary of Dr. Graeme M. Hammond of New York City, pro- lessor of neurology at the post grad uate hospital for many years and a noted man in the medical service.
 For over half century Dr. Ham, mond was an outstanding figure among amateur sportsmen, as a trackman, fencer, amateur boxer, and the American Olympic Associ- ation. He died at 86, but expected he would live beyond one hundred. On his 77th birthday, he said to a re- porter: "On my birthdays, l walk four miles just to prove to myself I am not getting old. And intend to keep 1t up as long as I live, which probably won't be much over 110." ....,
 Dr. Hammond boasted of never being i'll. Then he added: T smoke, eat two heavy meals, of whatever l wish each day, attend banquets, and eat more at night, and never start dinner without a cocktail. Do what you like; you are the better judge. "
 He never liked golf and refused to take 1t up, but other sports interest ed him. At 30 he worked out" twice weekly on the N. Y. A. c. track.
 Here is man who lived to a ripe old age, just by doing as he pleased.
 Friends said he cared little about pomp, at funeral ceremonies. As one of his acquaintances explained.
 ''None of us care so much about having strangers and others look at us in Death. If they didn't call to see us in Life, just why do they wish to see us when it is impossible for us to speak to them"
 Pretty god logic, we think.
 And we think there is altogether too much of this in Waterbury.
 Kin of the deceased have often told us they had not seen some of the callers for years, and wondered just why they found it necessary to call when Death appeared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
|SUMMA AGAIN ATTACKS ECAN

Sen. Francis Summa (R), candi- date for reelection in the 18th dis trict, in a radio address last eve ming. defended his contention the state legislature has the "duty to correct imbalances and make irn- provements when city legislation is lacking"
 Sen. Summa attacked his oppon- ent Edward P. Egan CD, who he claimed believed only that the Legislature should act when 1t Is requested by the mayor"
 The Republican candidate then quoted Atty. Frank Healey, member of the state Democratic committee, as saying at a hearing on Waterbury bills;
 "Unless we come with bill such as this under the laws presently set up, we have no way to take care of the widow of this man who at 51 was taken out of her life and she was left with no other maens of sup port. we feel that unless and until the city is provided with the means of taking care of situations such as this, we must come here and the legislature in turn must take care of the situation"
 Sen. Summa added such was the principle he believed in, also, ito believe that the city administration is the sole means of approach to the legislature violates the fundamental purpose of the state group"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
COLORED GROUP : ENDORSES COPS

The Waterbury Chapter of the National Association for Advance ment of Colored People at 8 recent meeting went on record as favoring the reelection of Republican can- didates Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, Congressman Joseph E Talbot and State Senator Francis T. Summa.
 Dr. James M. Lee, president of the Waterbury Chapter. pointed out the national organization of the NAACP does not engage in any political issues, but is in favor of local chap ters urging the endorsement of vari- ous candidates.
 No mention was made of the en- dorsement of national candidates by the Waterbury group.
 Monday night Memhera 0e tho Waterbury's Young Oc1Ored Hepub. hcan Club will meet at. wilson Post at 9:3O D. m. to lay down final plans for working ht the polls Tuesday, Nlection paN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Yank Transformer In Peru Operates
 Worlds Only SubSidy-free Air Line

hero of the Tokyo air-raids, iu those days a Curtiss demonstration pilot, as an intrepid passenger, Slim tried a night-flight that ended up with his being ground-loope by 6 burro on a dark landing field.
 That was in 1928. It was his last flight in the Oriole, and it put him out of business as a barnstormer. But within four months he'd gath- cred the cash ($4O,0 900 worth of Pe- ruvian money), and the momentum to start the airline which took up where nama-trains, burrors and horses left off, carrying passengers and freight to keep Peru's mines cattle-ranches and rubber projects going.
 FOUGHT RATE WAR
 Slim fought his way through a deadly ten-year rate war against foreign and U. s. competitors, kept in the air his small planes special- built for altitude flying. He came out winner, and found that even this major struggle tur14ed into 8 good break. The Peruvian populace. had become air-minded during the cut-rate days, and customers had multiplied many times.
 Before the war Faucett airlines, now 60 per cent Peruvian, 40 per cent U. s. owned, had ten planes with U. s. pilots on daily flights up and down the 1400-mile Peruvian coast and over the mountains. His planes made special trips on hun dreds of miles of other air-routes. Wartime scarcities have cut his planes to seven, and brought in Peruvian pilots to replace U. S. fliers now doing war jobs. He ex- poets some postwar expansion, but does not predict clear sailing ahead for South American aviation. There1l still be ups and downs, and Slim will probably still be making the most of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
8 ARRESTED IN
 GAMBLING RAID

A raid on an alleged gambling house at 4S2 West Main street early this morning netted eight arrests.
 Vastly Bucovich, 351 West Grove street, was charged with keeping a gaming house, and the following with frequenting: Joseph Stanevich, 187 North Main street; John Braz, 1S47 Thomaston avenue; Thilas Franette, 461 North Main street; Steve Nowach, 75 Wood street; Michael Fresh, 53 Bishop street; WaSil Hudobenk, 132 Locust street; and Tony Stipciak, 507 North Main street.
 The raiding party was led by Detective Sgt. Joseph Mccarthy, and included Detectives James Stack, Paul Moynihan, and George McElligott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Life Drops
 Damage Suit

Boston, Nov. - (U.P0 - Fed eral Judge Francis J. w. Ford has denied an injunction brought by Time, Inc, publishers of Life Mag azine, against Mayor Maurice J. Tobin of Boston and the Democra- tic state ticket seeking to halt cir- culation of campaign literature re- sembling life.
 The denial came yesterday after attorneys for both parties confer red with Judge Ford and attorneys for Mayor Tobin said the circula- ton of the literature would be halt ed. Suit for damages against the group also was dropped by the Pulp fishing Company, it was announced.
 The suit, charging infringement of trademark, claimed the publication was called ''The Life of Mayor To- bin" and that the word "Life' was set in type similar to the magazines ne. It also alleged the publication gave, the impression the magazine was supporting Tobin's Democratic candidacy for governor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Chronicle Sun
 Backs Roosevelt

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 4-(UP) In the same issue carrying a full page advertisement plugging Re- publican candates, the 98-year-old weekly, the Cambrigde Chronicle Sun, in 8 surprise move broke its lifelong precedent and endorsed the Democratic presidential nomi- nee.
 The Republican city committee which had ordered 5000 copies of the newspaper for distribution, de- livered issues minus the editorial supporting President Roosevelt.