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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

The board last night authorized full payment devoid of penalties as called for by the original contract. Under original terms penalties of $50 per day for every day of uncom- pleted work beyond the original completion date were called for. The contract had specified November 16, 1942 completion date but the latter was not met until December, 1943.
 The federal government had granted the sum of $500,00 to the city for the Pitch reservoir all of which has been made except for the $50,000 withheld until the complet- ton and final approval. The lat ter was given by federal and city engineers recently. City officials to- day declared that final payment to the construction company would hinge on payment by the federal authorities.
 Last night the works board voted to accept the December, 1945 date as the final completion date. This was agreed upon after Asst. City Engi- neer Herbert Whitlock testified that the delay had been unavoidable be- cause of wartime exigencies. MT. Whitlock stated that it was his be- lief that the city had benefited by the late completion more advan- tageously than they would have by rushing the work.
 Layout of Waterbury's Great and Little brooks and enclosing them in concrete conduits will be drawn up in plan form as authorized by the works board last night. It was also suggested that plans for layout of the Dye Shop brook in Bunker Hill likewise be made.
 Great brook originates on the east side of North Square above Vine street. Little brook originates about the top of Cooke street, and pro- ceeds down Cooke and through North Main streets and joins Great brook at Brook street. From that point on it is closed in concrete conduit to the Naugatuck river but from it's origin to that point it is uninclosed.
 Picture of the brooks as taken by Supt. of Streets Herbert Scott- Smith and shown to the board last night by Mayor John Monagan, re- veals that conditions underground along the course of the two brooks varies. Tn some cases, the walls on each side and on top are substan- tial and that space is eight feet deep and five feet wide. Tn others the height is no more than five feet and the width not more than three. In some cases the walls and top are of cemented rock or con- crete and in others the sides are "dry walls," and the roof just blanks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
BY GEoR aE E. JONES

United Press War Correspondent
 Aboard carrier flagship in the Western Pacific, Oct. 28 = (UP) = Analysis of the battle of the Phil ippines today made plain that the Japanese in their desperate effort to destroy our Leyte beachhead were prepared to sacrifice several capital ships to achieve their objective.
 The sacrifice, as events proved. was made but the objective was not achieved.
 IL was evident today that the Jap anese made two basic errors. First, they. underestimated our carrier strength, apparently taking at face value their own propaganda reports that most of our ships were sunk or damaged off Formosa.
 Secondly, the. thought that our remaining forces were split up, part of them refueling and part of them protecting the Leyte beachhead.
 Proceeding on those beliefs, the Japanese embarked or what our naval men consider a basically sound battle plan. They amassed their battleships and a strong force of the remaining Japanese carriers. The bold Japanese plan was to swing down on our supposedly dis persed and weakened forces from three directions, sweep through taking losses as they came and de- stroy the Leyte transports.
 But the Japanese had underesti- mated our carrier strength and our ability to handle several sectors sim ultaneouSly.
 They moved in on Leyte and will lngly abandoned the element of sur prise after being attacked and suf- lering damage from our aircraft and submarines some distance from the Leyte area.
 In the initial phase of action we underwent several land-based and carrier plane attacks before we To- cated the Japanese carriers. But even so we lost only one American carrier from our task group off Lu- gon
 The Japanese planes displayed marked reluctance to press home their attacks and at least once a formation of Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes turned away from the task group when they were jumped by seven Hellcats.
 After the first day we never were attacked by air
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

Bottles are SO scarce in Nigeria that fruit juices are being sold in discarded bottles which originally contained more potent beverages. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
$67, 400 Reservoir Payment Approved
| CATHOLICS OBSERVE
 ALL SAINTS FEAST

The Feast of All Saints was ob- served in all the Catholic churches of the city today. Masses ranged from 5:30 to II a. m. Devotions will also be he'd in the churches this evening.
 The feast commemorates and honors all the saints in the church calendar. Tomorrow is the Feast of All Souls, when the faithful re- member the souls of all the faith ful departed in their prayers and at Mass, but is not holy day of obligation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
Stamp Honors Motion
 Pictures Anniversary
Film Industry HOnOred By Government; KIingIer, Publicity Chairman, Says Tribute Unprecedented

The first official recognition of a 50th anniversary by the Post Office Department has been given to the motion picture industry, it was arl- nounced today by Paul O. Klingler, local War Activities Committee Motion Picture Industry Publicity chairman. A special three-cent, spe- cial delivery size stamp, depicting a group of servicemen and women viewing one of the industry's 16-mm. gift films overseas, has been issued to commemorate the 50th anniver-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

Wood-burning gas generators are being used to power intuition plants in Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

South Africa's faddish "hatless brigade" has been greatly increased recently by soaring hat prices
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
upside down. War is waste, and in war mistakes are unavoidable

upside down. War is waste, and in war mistakes are unavoidable.
 He spoke against a change in ad- ministration now because "of the element on chance involved"
 Revised figures from the Secretary of States office, meanwhile, showed 125 cities and towns reporting total of 784,598 registered voters. This compared with 871,819 in the 1940 elections, but the total was expected to go greatly higher when the re- turns from the states A remaining communities are received and com- piled.
 Up to last night 27,507 service mems state absentee ballots had beer received, and 3139 federal war ballots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

 Summarizes Big Victory

Editors Note: George E. Jones, feteran United Press War Cores pondent in the Pacific, who went through the battle of the Philippines sta with one of the U. s. carrier forces summarizes in the following dispatch the results of the epic en- gagement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
$50, ,OOO Of Amount Due City As Final
 Government Grant
Works Board Sanctions Full Payment to L. G. DeFeice and Sons of New Haven, Devoid of Penalties as
 Called for By Original Cntract on Reservoir,

New Haven for completion of the Pitch Brook reservoir will
 subsequently, be made by the city result of last nights today declared unlikely the payment would be made until the federal government had made payment to the city in amount of $5OOOO due final payment grant
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Dewey Opposes FEC
Censorship Right
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was quoted
by the magazine Broadcasting in a
copyright interview yesterday as
saying the Federal Communications
Commission should have no right
of censorship" over the radio pro-
grams.
The magazine said the Republi-
can presidential nominee, who was
interviewed in New York last week,
declared:
Il believe that the FEC should
have no right of censorship, that it
should not control the content of
radio programs. 1t should stay in
the field of regulating technical
facilities. And when the FEC starts
to control program content free
radio goes out the window"
Asked about the proposal of SEN
ator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana that sponsorship of news and
commentators be banned, Gov
Dewey was told the CIO Political
Action Committee lis seeking te
force radio into giving CIO free
time" and he commented that
radio should present all points ot
view and guard free speech
zealously, but added:
| mo organization that is a rumr
part Of one wing of political party
has a right to demand radio time
on behalf of its activities for thai
party"
Evening star., 1944-09-11

Army in February, l943, he worked
with his father as a carpenter.
1t. Homer B. Miller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick l.. Miller, 25Oe
Fourth street NE, was listed by
the War Department as wounded in
action. The story appeared in The
Star on August l3, at the time the
family was notified.
1t. John H. Stone, %, son of Mrs
Bessie L. Stone, WOODLAND Acres, Md
was wounded July II while fighting
with Chemical Warfare unit in
France, according to a War Depart
ment release. The last letter re-
ceived from him the last of August
said he was in hospital in England
Before entering the service in
August. 1912, 1t. Stone was a pre-
medical student at the University oi
Maryland and worked for the Edge
wood Arsenal in Edgewood, Md. A
sister, Corpl. Eleanor D. Eutemark
is in the WAC, stationed at Camp
Shanks, N. Y.
Pfc. Robert H. Tredway, 80, of 1924
South Barton street. Arlington. Va.
was wounded in action in France
August 8, the War Department has
notified his mother, Mrs. Myrtle
Galloway
In a letter home. Pvt. Tred-
way said he suffered shrapnel
wounds in the back and is now
convaleScing in a base hospital in
England His mother has received
the Purple Heart awarded him Au-
gust 18.
Pfc. Abraham NJ. Blackman, hus-
band of Betty Blackman of l725
Lanier place NV, is listed on to-
days War Department casualty list
as wounded in action in the Euro
pean theater of operations.
Pvt. Malcolm H. Pauley, whose
aunt, Mrs. Bertha Brewer Is listed
as living at 23l Oglethorpe stree,
NE. by the War Department, is re.
ported as wounded in action in the
European theater of operations or
the Army's casualty list today.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Hospita|ized Soldiers
To Get Job Advice
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1l.-Soldiers
confined to hospitals in the Sd Serv-
ice Command prior to their dis
charge will have access to a counsel
ing and classification system de-
signed to prepare them for return
to civilian occupation, Maj. Gen
Philip Hayes, commanding general
announced yesterday.
Classifying each soldier according
to his civilian occupational specially
and advising him on personal ad-
justment problems will be the pur.
pose of the classification and coun.
selling sections to be established ir
all general regional and GONZALES.
cent hospitals in Maryland, Vir.
ginia and Pennsylvania, Gen. Haye:
said.
He explained that these sections
similar to the organizations already
set up at separation centers through.
out the country. would be admin.
stored by graduates of the separa
ton classification school at Fort
Dix, N. J.
The commanding general of the
tri-State area also announced thai
cards would be sent to former EN-.
ployerSpof all veterans who left job.
to enter the Army explaining that
the men had been separated from
the service.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Andrews Would
Renovote House,
Senate Chambers
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate and House chambers
have depressed Senator Andrews,
Democrat, of Florida for several
years-so he launched a plan today
to do something about it.
Under his proposal, the chambers
would be completely renovated, to
abolish not only these unsightly
tobacco barn rafters. but the entire
morguelike atmosphere"
The "rafters" to which Senator
Andrews referred are the steel
trusses put up in late 1910 to keep
the skylight ceilings from caving in.
Senator Andrews has prepared a
bill which would authorize expendi-
ture of approximately $500, ,0oO-after
the war. Construction would be
simple and dignif1ed, although I'M
pressive," he said, rather than over
loaded with poorly designed orns
ment as at present"
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Land Would Permit
Trade Fleet 10 Run
.Air|ines After War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land
recommended to Congress today en-
actment of legislation permitting
merchant marine companies to add
air transport to their seagoing facil-
tiles after the war.
The Maritime Commission head
told the House Merchant Marine
Committee that such participation
by the merchant lines is necessary
to meet expected postwar Euro
pean competition.
Other countries have no restric-
tions on their shipping, in respect
to air travel, Admiral Land testi-
fed.
The steamship companies will lose
operating revenue by drop in pas
senger travel and reduced mail con-
tracts and express tonnage because
of postwar air growth, he added.
Admiral Land said proper legisla-
ton would enable the Maritime
Commission to:
l. Grant necessary protection" to
existing trade routes by encouraging
steamship companies to develop air
surface transport.
2. Stimulate foreign airborne
transportation as an aid to the coun-
try's foreign commerce originally
pioneered" by the shipping industry.
3. Help meet foreign competition.
4. Develop in peace time merchant
craft and personnel of enormous
value as naval and military auxil-
iarieS."
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Oracle Allen
OnPoHtics
BY oracle ALLEN.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11.-Well,
you Fasteners and Middle Western
ers can stop complaining about your
heat. Actual photographs of ther-
mometers here in Los Angeles prove
that the official temperature last
Friday reached 104, with some spots
recording ITO degrees.
In fact, it got so hot that many
thermometers were broken before
they could be photographed. 1t cer-
tainly looked funny to see the
Chamber of Commerce running
around with their little hammers.
Local Republicans are hoping it
will cool off before Gov. Dewey gets
here on his campaign tour. If not,
the weather and Mr.. Dewey will
make headlines together. And how
would that look-"Dewey in Califor-
mia Seeking Voters-Oflcial Fore
cast 104"
tReleased by Consolidated News FeaturesJ
Evening star., 1944-09-11
u. 5. May Offer Plan
For News Freedom
10 Allied Nations
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An American proposal that the
world shall be guaranteed free and
honest news soon may be submitted
to the other United Nations.
The heart of the proposal, a.
worked out by the State Depart
ment, is understood to cover two
main points:
Il That newsmen should have
the right to gather news wherever
it exists and also write and transmit
it from any country without him
drance.
90 That each country should per-
NIT the unhindered receipts of news
from anywhere in the world.
. The goal is that of the resolution
submitted last week to the House by
Representative Fulbright. Demo-
crat. of Arkansas, who asked that
Congress 60 on record as favoring
world news freedom to promote bet
ter understanding among nations
land thus prevent future wars"
Members of Congress and other
Government officials are known to
have been impressed by mounting
evidence from Europe that the Nazis
have been able to mislead many
people by first poisoning their minds
with untruths.
The State Departments work or
press freedom comedies with finaI
stages of the Dumbarton Oaks
talks in which Russia, the United
States, Britain and China are seek.
ing to design a long range worlc
security organization that can USE
diplomacy and force to preserve
peace.
Means of promoting the free ex.
change Of information among coun-
tries has been in the diplomatic
hopper since Secretary of State Hull
at the beginning of the war initiated
studies on organizing the postwar
world.
Up to the present the undertak-
ing had reached its most advanced
point in an agreement between the
United States Army and the French
National Committee of Liberation
stating the French should exercise
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Dumbarton Delegates Visit
Homes Of Three Presidents
By the Associated Press.
CHADY

| ~ eAc nsSoSldbcu TIcSs.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
ll.-British, American and Chinese
leaders who are drafting a plan
for peace at Dumbarton Oaks took
look today at the colonial cradle
OF democracy in the Virginia Pied
mont country, visiting by motor
cade the homes of Presidents Jeffer-
son, Madison and Monroe.
The tour from Washington also
carried the group along the Skyline
Drive atop the Virginia Blue Ridge
and through the University of Vir-
ginia. They were dinner guests of
Undersecretary of State Stettinius,
head Of the American delegation to
the conference, at his Rapidan CVa.) }
home.
Mr.. Stettinius explained that the
American group felt their Chinese
and British conferees should see
something of America beyond its
largest cities.
The party of 40 included Joseph c.
Grew, former American Ambassa-
dor to Japan: the Earl of Halifax
British Ambassador to the United
States; Sir William Cadogan, head
of the British delegates; DR.. V. K
Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain and chairman
of the Chinese group; Dr. Wei Tao
ming, Chinese Ambassador to the
United States, and DR.. H. H. Kung
vice premier and finance minister
of China.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
New York Hospital Flood
Couses$1OO, ,000Domuqe
Py the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. l1.-Salvage
crews began today the task of clean
ing three Easements in Reconstruc-
ton Hospital flooded to depth of
40 feet when a 36-inch water main
burst early yesterday.
Millions of gallons of water
gushed from the break, which city
engineers said might have resulted
from crack caused by last Tues
day mornings earthquake. a.
Causing damage estimated at
100000 to the hospitals equipment
and supplies, the break also flooded
nearby streets, interfered with serv-
ice on the independent subway sys-
tenn and dug hole IS feet across at
Tooth street and Central Park West.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Roosevelt Halls Fotifude
OF Luxembourq's People

President Roosevelt today recalled
the unparalleled sacrifice and forti-
tude' of the people of Luxembourg
as he hailed the liberation of that
country by advancing Allied armies.
In statement made public at the
White House, the President said: ITO
no people who have borne the Nazi
yoke can liberation mean more than
those of the Grand Duchy of Lux
embourg Ruthlessly attacked and
occupied by the German military in
May, 1910, their country was not only
incorporated into the Third Reich
and German citizenship thrust upon
them, but their sons were forced to
serve In the ranks and wear the
hated uniform of their oppressors
With unparalleled sacrifice and for
tltude, the heroic Luxembourgers
have resisted every Nazi effort to
break their spirit. On the occasion
OF their release from tyranny and
their return to the free institutions
which they hold so dear. the Amer
lean people saluate the brave people
Of Luxembourg
Evening star., 1944-09-11
|0PA Secret Service
Is Set Up in Fight
|0n Counierfeiters

The ONCE OF Price Administra-
ton has set up a special division
similar to the Secret Service, to
cope with ration stamp counter
feiters and distributors.
Creation Of the new branch was
made known yesterday in connec-
ton with q report on the arrest
in New York last week of four al
legged counterfeiters and the seiz-
ure of press and equipment ready
to print almost 5000, 900 illegal
gasoline coupons.
OPA said these coupons would
haveobeen good for almost 25,OO0.-
600 gallons Of gasoline and worth
$500 900 on the black market.
Can Make Arrests.
Special agents attached to the
new branch have been authorized
to make arrests. a power not granted
to any other OPA Investigators.
The Secret Service and other in
vestigating agencies of the Treasury
Department are aiding the new OPA
branch, which is headed by Robert
R. Ehrlich, OPA chief investigator.
The OPA also announced that the
use of tire inspection records will
be discontinued after current "A"
gasoline books expire.
Mandatory periodic tire inspec-
tions were discontinued April 20, but
motorists were required to keep their
inspection records for use In re-
newing supplemental rations or In
obtaining new tires.
Will Get New Record.
Along with the new "A' ration
book, the OPA announced, each mo-
torist will receive a new mileage
rationing record, making the old
tire inspection record no longer
necessary.
But hang onto your tire inspec-
ton record, OPA cautioned. Mo-
torists will be told later what to do
with them.
New "A" books will 60 into use
outside the East Coast area Sep
tember %, and in the II Eastern
States February 9, l945.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Reconversion
Continued From First Page.)

hourly rates when war production
is cut back and the mandatory 49,
hour week is lifted.
Another Byrnes suggestion for
Congress consideration is that it
repeal the excess profits tax, after
Japan is defeated, and consider
permitting manufacturers to write
of substantial depreciation on new
machinery in the year it is pur-
chased.
Mr. Byrnes viewed this as a prime
incentive to business and in this
connection the Colmer Committee
recommended an end to what it
called double taxation of corpora
tions
Chairman Maury Maverick of the
Smaller War Plants Corp. reiterated
in report to Congress that smaller
business should get the reconver-
sion breaks. Specifically, he said
smaller plants should be allowed to
reconvert promptly to civilian pro-
duction as they become ready,
without waiting for large plants to
complete their war work.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Betty Link, Table Tennis
Player, Dies in Indiana

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. Ii
Mrs. Betty Henry Link, %, who un-
der her maiden name of Betty
Henry became internationally known
as table tennis player, died here
yesterday. She had been under
treatment for cancer of the liver.
She was married September 18,
l943, to Radioman Second Class
Edward G. Link of indianapolis,
who is stationed at the University
of Chicago as an instructor.
In table tennis competition she
held the Indiana State, Women's
Western Open and the Women's
National championships. In 1896,
when she was IA, she reached the
quarter finals of the worlds cham
pionShip in Vienna, Austria.