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Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
Bishop E. H. Hughes
Is Now Seriously It'll
Methodist PreIate In Altoona, Pa,
Hospital With Pneumonia

Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes. n
years old. resident bishop of the
Washington Area of the Methodist
Church. who is to preside over the
forthcoming Peninsula Annual
Conference in Wilmington next
month is critically ill with pneu-
monia at the Altoona. Pa, hospi-
tai. His condition on Tuesday Of
this week was reported somewhat
improved.
Bishop Hughes became i'll a few
days ago after he had been under
medical care all last week while
presiding over sessions of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference
of the church in Altoona
Pending further word as to his
condition. Bishop Hughes is still
scheduled to open the Peninsula
Conference at McCabe Memorial
Methodist Church next month. The
conference will open with a me-
mortal service on the evening of
May II.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
Survey Of Delaware
Bay Shad Completed
Commercial METERS Interviewed
As Statistics Are Gathered

With the assistance of Frank A.
Lawson, chief state game warden,
Miss LouelIa Cable, aquatic biOlo-
gist, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice, completed over the past week
end the first of a series of shad
surveys in the Delaware Bay and
River.
Commercial netters were inter
viewed. catch statistics gathered,
and shad scales. internal organs
and water samples will be taken to
the College Park. Md, biological
laboratory for analysis.
Later Miss Cable will submit a
survey report to the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission,
Miss Cable is now making a SIM
liar survey out of New Jersey ports
bordering the bay and river.
This is the first step in the effort
of the Fish and Wildlife Service to
restore shad to local waters with
little or no expense to the states OF
Delaware and New Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
Boost In 'B' Ration
Is Seen Unlikely
But Some Hope Found For Cars
Needing New Tires

The shifting gasoline supply pic
ture-now it's good. now it's bad
was back on the gloomy side this
week. but there was some cheer for
essential motorists who need new
tires.
Tabulation of March gasoline
consumption figures shows, a
spokesman for the Office of Price
Administration said, that an in
crease in B ration is mot war;
ranted in any part of the country"
tTun to Page S, P1easel
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
Health Examinations
For Pre-School Tots
Medical Director DIR. Z. +. Smith
Has Started On Annual Schedule


DR.. E. F. Smith, medical director
of the Kent County Health Unit.
has begun his spring health ex-
aminations of pre-school children
(those who will enter the first
grade of Kent county schools in
Septemberl and urges parents.
whenever possible. to accompany
their youngsters to these examfna-
tions in order that he may explain
to they any physical defects found
which need special care or atten-
ton by the family physician.
The aim of pre-school health
examinations by the State Board
of Health is to point out the de-
fects to parents in the spring so
that corrections may be made by
the family physician during the
summer and the children can then
be in the best possible health when
they commence their school careers
in the autumn. 1t is a well known
fact that healthy child learns
much more readily than does a
sickly one.
Turn to Page 6. Pleasel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Continued from Page D fires in the refinery. It was the 18th American attack on German soh this month and practically was duplicate of Sundays assault when Hamm also was hit.
 On the basis of recent results, D.. s. fighters have been shooting down German planes at ratio of 10-to-1, more than double the rate during the past year.
 A few hours earlier Halifax and Lancaster bombers hit the arms, in- duStrial and rail centerS of Essen and NeusS after one of the strongest Mosquito bomber forces ever sent out had attacked the Nazi party shrine city of Nurnberg.
 The Mosquito raiders struck Nurn- berg shortly after seven p. m., Send- ing great weight of two-ton block busters crashing down into the Nazi shrine city. Returning pilots said their first bombs went down in a tight concentration and touched oil a tremendous explosion on the ground.
 The air ministry said British bombers were over Germany ''in great strength" by night,( with Es- sen and Neuss as the main objec- tiveS.
 The raiders ran into thick clouds over the primary targets. A few Ger man fighters were sighted, but re- siStal1ce was light.
 At Essen wide reach of the sky was lighted by fires kindled by the bombs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

(Continued from Page D corner of the lake would put the Red Army spearheads within 40 miles of Austrian soil.
 Berlin said massed German ar- tillery and flax batteries knocked out IS Russian tanks on the out- skirts of Pecs, thwarting a Soviet attempt to break into the city.
 Far to the northeast, units of the Russian 2nd and 4th Ukrainian armies combined along the Hun garian-Slovak border to win three new crossings of the Tisza river. Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky's 2nd Ukrainian veterans crossed the Tisza four and eight miles northeast of Tokaj to capture Zol- kod and Kenezlo, while joint force farther north crossed the stream on a 22-mile front between Zemplenagard and Tiszakarad.
 9-Mile Streach
 Only a mile stretch of the Tisza's west bank between Tisza- karad and Kenezlo remained in German hands last night, Mos- cows communique reported.
 The Soviets also captured Luka, six miles south of Satoraljaujhely, and Stredanaboorokom four miles southeast of that important rail and road junction.
 Other 2nd Ukrainian Army ele- ments captured StraSke, five miles southwest of Humenne, and Ba- novce, 25 miles due east of Kassa, a main control point on the Przenls- ly-Budapest railroad.
 At the northern end Of the Slo- yak front, the Russians advanced as much as three miles over mud- clogged mountain roads to take Vysni Svidnik, 25 miles northeast of Presov, another key junction on the same railway line.
 More than 1,400 German and Hungarian troops were reported killed and another TOO captured in yesterdays fighting.
 The Russian communique also reported a violent flare-up on the East Prussian front where it assert ed that the Germans threw some 5000 men into strong local attack on an undisclosed sector. Moscow said the assault was beaten off by massed artillery and rifle fire with heavy losses to the Germans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Pension ,,,.- ,.-. Plan ..s
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IContinued from Page D any individual under the age of 45 years will constitute compulsory participation in the pension plan. Persons over the AS year limit will need not contribute but may do so if desirous. Any individual em- ploye who after contributing a num- Der of years CT one year, who re- signs before eligible for full pension benefits will receive back in full amount the total contributed.
 The city proposed to place on an actuarial basis the financing of such a pension program, thus enabling them to create a sufficient reserve after a 10 or more year period to conduct a Self-sustaining program.
 It has been estimated that for 8 period of years such a program will necessitate the city's contributing some $425, 900 annually toward such a plan.
 The 1945 budget appropriation, recently approved by the finance board, anticipates the need for pay ing out some $146,310 next year in pensions A total of $127,717 was appropriated for this year. Many firemen and policemen now are el-- igible for pensions but are being re- tained during the war years be- cause of the manpower shortage and in view of the fact they are physi- cally qualified, still
 Retirement provisions for em- ployes calls for 30 years service for firemen and policemen and retire ment ages of 65 years for general employees and teachers.
 Under the revised pension pro- gram firemen and policemen will receive final benefits equal to those they now enjoy although their con- tributionS have been increased from 2 to 4 percent. Previously the first draft of the plan called for one and one-half percent basis for comput- ing the pension which failed to equal the one-nalf pay benefit now received by these employees.
 Under the latest plan a one and two-thirdS percent basis has been used. The plan calls for an estimate of the average pay for an employe Gall employes) for the final ten years employment divided by the one and two thirds percent, times their total years service with the city. The final figure will be their annual pension.
 Bremen and policemen are plan ming to contest certain phases per- taining to their interest and have retained Atty. William B. Fitzgerald to defend those interest, it has been reported that Atty James M. Lynch may possibly be retained in the interest of general employees but this could not be verified. The teachers likewise will appear as 2 committee at next weeks public hearings.
 No former employees or benef1ci- aries now on city pension will be affected by the latest revised pro- posed program, it has been stated. Such benefits as they now receive will remain static.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

ament will be asked to act.
 He forecast a need for legislation to create a national health service and measures for the transition period between the defeat of Ger many and Japan's downfall, includ- ing the rehabilitation of Britain's export trade.
 "Victory remains our supreme aim. and to this end you will be invited to pass such further legisla- tion as may be required for the ef- fective prosecution Of the war;" the king said.
 "Once, however, the war in Eu- rope is over, the transition from war to peace will begin, and my ministers are actively preparing plans to en- sure that, without in any way prej- udicing the active prosecution of the war against Japan, an increas- ing part of our resources are made available for civilian production" :"
 Queen Elizabeth sat beside the king throughout the traditional ceremonies, wearing simple black dress in mourning for the recent death of her father. She had sim gle silver fox wrap slung over her shoulders, and single row of pearls and a diamond ornament were the only breaks in the severity of her attire.
 Censorship now permits pubica- ton that Parliament was prorogued with traditional pomp yesterday. A message from King George was read to the joint houses, reviewing the work of the past session and the major world events of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
French Issue Stern UKose
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D nounced that the hostages to be shot in reprisal for any killing of his troops will be drawn from a group of prisoners held by his divi- sion.
 He also announced that imme- diate death will be meted out to snipers as well as to anyone found sheltering or aiding them.
 (The dispatch indicated, however, that there was some doubt as to whether the threatened execution of hostages would be carried out, in- asmuch as American troops have taken over the garriSoning of StraS- bourg)
 It was expected that the French military governor of Strasbourg, Gen. Jacques Schwarz and the Am erican commander of the garrison ing division would issue new pro- clamations in their own names, since they replaced Leclerc.
 Military police of the U. s. 9th corps assumed military jurisdiction of Strasbourg shortly after Leclerc'S proclamation was issued, and civil ians who had been conspicuously absent during the past five days i'm mediately began crowding into the streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Enemy Fails To Answer
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day, concentrating on warshipS in- cluding a battleship. Fifteen planes, half the attacking force, were down. ed by American fighters and anti aircraft gunners. Shipping suffered only minor damage.
 GA Japanese communique recorded by the United Press in San Fran cisco said Japanese planes sank a battleship. three heavy cruisers and four transports in Leyte Gulf Mon- day. Another battleship or large cruiser and a large transport were set afire, the communique claimed. It acknowledges the loss of 10 planeS.)
 American Liberators struck at two airf1elds on CebuI west of Leyte, with 169 tons of bombs. cratering rum ways and destroying parked planes. Escorting fighters shot down one enemy plane.
 Other American planes sank 8 1,000-ton freighter and a coastal vessel and damaged two other coastal vessels in Philippines waters
 A small Japanese freighter also probably was destroyed by Ameri- can planes off Timor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Continued from Page D you did have house to live in, would you have a pillow for your head? My bride managed to spend some of your money for sheets, but in all the capital she couldn't buy a pillow case.
 It isn't Morgenthau's fault that Othman ration book number three somehow got packed with the phon- ograph records. I've pointed out to my bride that this is good for her hips, but she insists she likes her oatmeal with sugar. She's getting no cooperation from the OPA, which says if you know where your ration book is, you obviously haven't lost it. If you haven't lost it, what do you mean, applying for new one?
 That is logical, but my bride has passed the logical stage. All she wants is some sugar
 Last I heard from her this morn ing, she was 6ickering with real estate agent for the privilege of mortgaging the rest of our natural lives.
 High Priced House
 The agent has six room house, where my bride could unpack the furniture and maybe locate that ra- tion book. She also could get to her own supply of pillow cases. Only trouble with this house is that the man asked $27, 900 for it.
 Money doesn't mean anything to him, either. He came down to $25,- GOO when he saw that my bride wasn't fooling. At this writing she is trying to talk him down about $7OOO more. If he succumbs, then all I'll need is some of that green stuff Morgenthau manufactures.
 Thanks to modern, assembly line methods and night-and-day shifts, it's the only thing in Washington that's plentiful. The secretary is doing his best. My bride says he ought to expand and why couldn't he leave the ink off a few patches and turn out some paper towels?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

(Continued from Page D Engineering, 9; City Plan Office. |; Registrar of Voters, 6; Bureau of City Hall, 3; Police Department, l; Town Clerks, 4; Health Department .8.
 Also, Welfare, 23; Street, 1; Ab- batoir 1; Garbage Collection, T; Brookside Home, 4; Education (of- fice) 4; education (janitoriaD 45; Bronson Library, IS; Child Care Centers, 5; Water Department, g; and Park Department, 5.
 It seemed likely today in event ef no public opposition on Monday night to adoption of the budget the aldermanic members would give final approval to the $6,541,S 1903 bud get appropriation and increase of $44, 900 over the current budget. get.
 Mayor Monagan will likely speak on postwar plans Of the city in his annual address to the board touch- ing on the subjects of airports and others contained in the 6 year plan- ming Commission program. Such subjects as tax collections, health budget and the city's reservoirs like wise will be reviewed.
 Of the budget total of $6,541 ,803, more than half, or $3.309,293, will be spent for education and public safety, while about 20 per cent goes for debt service, state and county taxes, revaluation and civilian defense.
 Of interest in this years budget setup is the consolidation of the 1941 and 1942 series of the city's water supply bond fund. Totaling $601,- 113.85, appropriations for this item are made up generally by anticipa- ton of the sale of unissued bonds and the receipts of Federal Grant after the approval of the board of finance and aldermen and in amount of $515,000. Also, under ap- propriations within this item is $77,- 511 relative to Second Pipe Line and Pitch Reservoir and unappropri- ated proceeds from sale of bonds in amount of $8,602.
 Means of financing have been es- tablished by the proceeds from the sale of unissued bonds, an estimated cash balance as of January 1. 1945 in amount of $29,000, the balance of the Federal Grant $50,000 and trans fer from water supply bond fund series of 1922 in amount of $7,113.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

N. Y, has been pending before the committee since February l.
 The committee also heard Leo T. Crowley, foreign economic admins trator, give what Connally described as "a general review of the situa- tion in lend-lease."
 Persons close to StettiniuS said they expected him to introduce into the State Department some of the streamlining methods tha helped push him to top place in his pre- war days with General Motors and U. s. Steel.
 There is, for example, some be- lief that Stettinius hopes to clear the haze from U. S.-Latin American relations by centralizing the hand ling of inter-American affairs ln one assistant secretary of state. He may assign such post to his boy hood friend, Nelson Rockefeller, whose present position as coordjDa- tor of inter-American affairs is ex- pected to be abolished within the next year.
 One of the principal topics of speculation in diplomatic quarters now is Stettinius' choce of man to succeed himself as undersecre- tary. A likely candidate may be Lewis Douglas, former Arizona con- gressman and onet-time budget di- rectorS.
 Discussion over a new underSec- retary has touched upon a dozen or so top American diplomats, includ- ing such men as William Phillips, Joseph c. Grew, w. Averill Harri- man, John G. Winant, Laurence Steinhardt and George s. Messer- smith, the latter now ambassador to Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

feat of the Germans and the de- feat of Japan"
 Recalling that he had forecast that the war against Germany would last until early summer Churchill said he now would be willing to change this forecast by leaving out the word "early".
 "The vast battle that is in pro- gress in the west has yielded to us important gains," Churchill said "The enemy has everywhere been thrust back"
 Churchill addressed q Commons during the debate which tradition ally follows the Kings speech at the opening of new session of Parli- ment.
 "The brilliant fighting sof the French army near the Swiss front fer showed that it would rise again and that French soldiers properly equipped and led were unsurpassed, ? he said.
 Churchill said bad weather had made the task of the American and British armies extremely difficult The battle continues with the great est vigor, and the enemy has suf- fered immense losses. he said, add- ing:
 "Any large and effective break in the German front in the region of Cologne would have the highest strategic consequences"
 Churchill said British and Cana dian forces had about 10000 casual ties in recent fighting, but did not specify the exact length of time covered by the figure.
 Everything must be subordinated to the supreme t..sk of fighting the war, Churchill said.
 we must remember that the en- emy whose country is invaded has also the supreme stimuli which we ourselves responded to in the very dark days of ls4O and ls4l," he said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
WING INTERVIEWERS
 STAFF INCREASED

Miss Gertrude Shanney and Miss Adele Wallech, .interviewers at the U. s. Employment Service, have been named to the staff of inter- viewers conducting a house-to- house labor recruitment campaign, it was reported today. The work previously had been conducted by only two persons, John M. Cianci. assistant area WING director, and Mrs. Katherine Nixon of the USES.
 The interviewers are completing their canvassing of a portion of the west end, and shortly will ex- tend the work into other parts of the city. The drive was undertaken by the War ManpoWer Commission in an elf0rt to secure additional workers for local war plants and to determine the extent to which further help is stin available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Division gained two miles to Duren, one mile inside Germany and three and a half miles west of Saarlau- tern. while the 378 Regiment ad- vanced two an da half miles to Berus, three and a half miles southwest of Saarlautern.
 Other clements of the 95th Divis- ion strengthened the Allied line with two-mile advance beyond Ram melfangen and Kerlingen, five and four and a half miles respectively west of Saarlautern.
 The 80th Division rammed through Farebersviller, seven miles east St. Avoid, to within eight miles southwest of Saarbrucken against very heavy opposition, while armored units drove through the Diffenbach forest to within 12 1-2 miles south of Saarbrucken.
 Elements of the 18th Cavalry reconnaissance regiment attached to the Fourth Armored division broke into the outskirts of Sarre Union on the east bank of the Saar river Il miles south of Sarreguemines and 25 miles, south southeast of Saar- brucken.
 Fighting on Patton's flank, the 18th corps of It. Gen. Alexander M. Patch'S Seventh Army cut the Saarguemines-H Haguenau road with push to the outskirts of Zutzen- dorf and Ingwiller, 10 miles north of Saverne.
 Farther East
 Farther east, the Americans fought into Winterhausen and Bat zendorf, three miles southwest of Haguenau and IA miles north of Strasburg
 In the central Vosges eastern foot hills, the 36th division occupied Liepvre, seven and half miles west of Selestat, and the 103d division reached Eiffenbach, seven miles northwest of Selestat. Barr, II miles north of Selestat, also wac rearched.
 Gen. Jean De Lattre De TaS- Signy's French First Army pinched off a 50-SQuare- mile salient south ot Doller river above the Belfort-mul- house line and began closing in on an encircled enemy force of un- known strength.
 The trap was closed at point six miles north of Dannemarie with drives each from MontZwiller, II miles northeast of Belfort, and west from Reiningue, in the outskirts of Mulhouse.
 A smaller enemy pocket also was encircled south of the Rhone Rhine canal on either side of Dannemarie with the captures of seven towns along the canal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
w C Warns |Optimists

(Continued from Page D 4O,0O0 casualties, largely in clear ing the channel ports, the Antwerp approaches and Wa1chern.
 Although he will be 70 years old tomorrow. Churchill spoke to Com- mons with his usual vigor and showed little sign of the strain of his war burden.
 He warned against "any indul- gence in the feeling that the war will soon be over"
 Tt may be-, Churchill told the House of Commons, but do not in dulge in that feeling.
 '-The truth is that no one knows when the war with Germany will be finished. and still less how long tho interval win he between the de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Fully Wins $5,OOO Suit
Continued from Page i,

sonably safe for public travel.
 The trap door led to the cellar of ths Lincoln Lunch. It was opened on the day of the accident by two employees of the other defendant during delivery of supplies of pota- toes to the restaurant.
 Attorney William B. Fitzgerald and Attorney Harry F. Spellman ap- peared for the accident victim. Rep- resenting the restaurant were At- torneys Harrison D. Schofield and John w. Joy, while counsel for the other defendant were Attorneys William L. Hadden, Walter T. Faulkner. Daniel Pouzmer, and Clarence A. Hadden.
 The decision of the supreme court was unanimous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
" SoIons Complete Their Tour of OK.

London, Nov. 29.-CUP)-Seven- teen members of a U. s. House Military Affairs Committee, i1clud- ing Glare Boothe Luce, have com pleted tour of the United King dom, it was disclosed today, but they are not expected to return to London until after an inspection trip to the conteinent.
 In their tour of the United King dom, the American congressman visited prison camps, hospitals, com munication centers and supply de- pots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
CAGNEY SELLS ESTATE

Chilmark, Mass, November 29. = Film Actor James Cagney has sold his 60-acre summer estate in this Martha's Vineyard community where he has Vacationed for the past ten years. according to word received by friends here. The new owners name was not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

e Most of the British brides of Australian servicemen who recently arrived in sydney, Australia, had not sen their husbands for about four years, and "A had children whom the fathers had never seen.