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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

queen of spades, and South now took time out to count. He could ruff two spades, cash the ace of hearts, maybe ruff three clubs, cash the ace and king of diamonds and ace of clubs-nine tricks. Even if he did not get over-ruffed in clubs. he could count only nine tricks, SO that would not work.
 If the diamonds broke three-two. he could make four diamond tricks, the ace of clubs, and with a little luck, he might get by with losing only one heart trick. That would be eight tricks and ruffing two spades in dummy would give him 10. Of course, he had no guarantee that he would make i1O, but he cer- tainly could not make 10 by cross rlifflng the hand out. With the sec ond line of play outlined. he did make foux-odd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
CLUB NOTES
SIocuna School
 Graduates Feted

"A hot dog roast was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Louis Faml- glietti for their daughter, Shirley Mae, and a group of her classmates who were graduated last week from elocum school.
 Among those attending were Marie Daddona, June Hanson, Livia Valletta, Marie Santopietro, Mar guerite Guerrero, Shirley Famigli- etti, Alfred Broneski, Jerry Faraci, Ernest Hallenborg, Jack Heating, Armand Gentle, Martin Hudo- benko, Edward Muscio, Harry Ptas- chuk, John Spencer, John Synko- wicS and Vincent Synkowicz.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wagner of Arden road, announce the birth of a son, Thomas J. Wagner, Jr., June 25, at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Wagner is the former Kath- efine Keane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
} MCKINNEY
 ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY America's Card Authority

Counting your tricks is sub- ject that keep harping on. Count ing your tricks will often tell you which way to play hand.
 Here is very fine example. The bidding is optimistic, but when South found himself in four hearts, there was nothing for him to do but try to make 1t. The opening lead held, West continued with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB

The Tuesday evening tournament of the Cornell Bridge club. under the direction of Mrs. John c. Mori- arty, 60 Linden street, resulted in the following top scores: north and south, Mrs. Norman Cables and Mrs. Lewis Darlington, 921s; Thomas Ed wards and Mrs. William Meyers, 86; east and west, Raymond Gould and Mrs. Aaron Jacobson, 86; Miss Mary Kelly and Mrs. James Terwilliger, S3. The official standing: Thomas Edwards and Mrs. Meyers, 206A; Mrs. James Walsh and Mrs. Frank Ballantyne, POI; Raymond Gould and Mrs. Jacobson, 19l; Mrs. Cables and Glen Myers, l90h.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Frank H. Kinsley was elected president to succeed Philip H. Kirby at 8 meeting of the MT. and Mrs. Club of Bunker Hill at Bunker Hill church Monday night.
 Other officers named were Ed- ward O. Stanley, vice-president; Mrs. Edward 0. Stanley, secretary; and Arthur R. Nichols, treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
c1UBno7 SOCIETY FUNCTIONS
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Social Notes

Mrs. Edward P. Brady cf New Jersey, is spending the week at tllt home of her pareuts, Mir. and Mfs Edward r. Fowler, of Union strNet Mir. Brady, who is serving with tho U. s. Coast Guard, will join his wife at the end of the week on c brief leave. Mrs. Brady Is the former Mary Harriet Fowler.
 Staff sergt. James F. Donaiius and his wife, have returned to their home in Miami, Fla, aftef a sever al days visit with sergt. Donahue.N parents on Willow street. sergt Donahue is connected with the Army Transport command, Carins bean wing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
MISS CoRRINE RUTH HENNICE
} HIGHLIGHTs FROM LATEST BOOKS
Poetry, Gift To Mans Moods Portrayed In Francis Book
M. Barry Keegan Studio.

ROBERT FRANCIS author of Stand With Me Here and "valha Other Poems produced Listened For acmlan $2o which sheer pleasure presenting familiar which result which implied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
roc" LOWERS CASUALTIES

Battle casualties in the European invasion will be considerably less through use of artificial fog screens developed by the Chemical Warfare service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Lieut.. Margaret Hodson, U. 6. Army Nurse Corps, daughter of Frank J. Hodson and the late Mrs. Hodson, is visiting at her home, Columbia boulevard. She is station. cd at Utica, N. Y.
 Mrs. L. Merson and Mrs. L. Eur. fer of this city, are spending several days in New York city, where they are registered at the Fifth avenue hotel.
 A rurnrnage sale will be held at the First Baptist church, Grove street and Central avenue, Friday, under the sponsorship of the Overlook group of the church.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
More Allied Troops
Hit by Own Raiders
B5 the Associated Press,

BS the Associated Press.
WITH THE CANADIAN 1st
ARMY, France. Aug. l9.-Canadian,
American and British troops are SO
close together In the Normandy
action that they have been hit by
their own planes, 1t. Gen. H. D. G.
Crerar, Canadian commander, told
his army in special message term
Ing such accidents unavoidable.
There have been a number of
attacks by our own aircraft on our
own troops during the past two days
and particularly today" Gen. Crerar
declared last night.
ut is necessary to stress the
peculiar difficulties to the Allied air
forces caused by the convergence
Of American, British and Canadian
armies on a common objective, with
air action against the enemy forces
within that Allied circle most de-
sirable to the point of their sur
render"
A Canadian staff officer said the
closing Of the Allied armies had led
to telephoning all around the circle
IN order to determine the latest
positions Of Allied troops and that
the information was relayed to air
headquarters to prevent bombing OF
Allied men.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Westbrook Peg|er Quits
Scripps- Howard for Hears

(From Yesterdays Last Edition.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-Announce-
ment was made here today that
Westbrook Pegler's newspaper
column will shift from the Scripps-
Howard newspapers to the Hearst
newspapers, which wUl distribute
1t through King Features syndicate
at the termination of the present
contract.
Roy w. Howard, president Of the
Scripps- s-Howard newspapers, said
the decision not to renew the con-
tract was "by mutual consent"
Praising Mr.. Pegler as ''one OF
American journalism's most color
full, conscientious and effective
craftsmen" Mr. Howard said, many
years of effort" In connection with
his and other columns had demon
strated "the publics unwillingness
to accept as something apart from
the papers policy, the opinion OF
independent writer's"
The impact of Mr.. Pegler's writ
ing on the opinion content of any
newspaper Is very great" Mr.. How
ard added. so great in fact that
the editorial voice of Scripps- How
ard could only continue by resort
to a stridency which we do not
care to employ" ~--~ -."-
Mr.. Howard said any Scripps-
Howard editor in whose city the
column is available Is at liberty
to purchase it.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Piece of Meteor Found
In illinois Railroad Yard
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug 19.-To add
to the mystery of the supposed Mid
west meteor came a report today
that a piece of the celestial object
plunged into the ground in the
Lyons Yard of the New York Central
Railroad and is now in the round
house there.
The fragment is 8 inches long 4
inches wide and 11a inches thick.
1t resembles big cinder. one side
having the appearance of petrified
wood
w. M. Walls of Danville said he
saw the fragment flying over a coal
shed 500 feet from where he was
working. He dropped down, think
ing 1t might be some sort of a bomb.
Then he went to where it had i'm
bedded itself foot in the ground.
He said the fragment was too hot
to be picked up Friday night, that
white smoke trailed it in the air and
there were sparks of fire. He added
he saw what apparently was the
meteor itself flash by, leaving a
vapor trail.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
1ydings Planning
To Reopen Hearings
On Hospital Center

Plans to reopen public hearings
sometime this week for a Federal
grant to permit postwar construc-
ton Of modern hospital center in
Washington were announced last
night by Senator Tydings, Democrat,
Of Maryland, one of the sponsors.
The ONCE of the Maryland Sena-
tor, who has deplored lack of up-to-
date and adequate private hospital
facilities here, announced he was
obtaining estimates on the cost of
the center and hoped to have con-
siderable data ready this week for
consideration Of the Senate District
Subcommittee, which he heads.
Speculation as to how and where
the center might be established in
creased with the proposal advanced
by Representative D'Alesandro
Democrat. Of Maryland. He sug-
gested that q portion Of the Penta-
gon Building be obtained for the
center after the war.
Mr.. D'Alesandro. who has intro
duced a companion bill to the
Tydings measure in the House, said
it would save the United States q
considerable appropriation If q por-
ton of the Pentagon Building was
allocated for the center instead OF
constructing new buildings
He also suggested that other Dor.
tions OF the Pentagon be used as a
rehabilitation hospital for wounded
veterans and that swimming pools
tennis courts, and other recreation
facilities for convalescents be in
stalled.
To date. responsible War Depart
ment oh1cials have arrived at nc
conclusion as to what use should
De made Of the Pentagon in postwa,
years, or when they think the de-
partment will no longer need 1t.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Pilot Killed as PAT Plane
From Camp Springs Crashes
BY j. A. FOX.

A P-47 Thunderbolt plane based
at the Camp Springs (Md) Army
airf1eld crashed yesterday afternoon
about three miles west of Easton.
Md, killing the pilot The plane
plunged into 2 feet of water and
mud near the Miles River Bridge
Oficials at the airfield said the
plane had been on a combat train
ing mission. The pilots name was
withheld pending notification of
next of kin, but officials said he
was not a resident of the Washing
ton area. Details of the crash have
not yet been learned, it was an
nounced.
Several hours after the crash,
State police reported they had not
recovered the pilots body.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Germans Reported Moving
Supplies From Paris

ON THE FRENCH-SWISS BOR.
DER, Aug. 10 P.-The Germans
we're reported tonight to have evacu-
ated large stores Of supplies from
Paris during the last week and ap-
parently have made little prepara-
ton within the city proper for carry
ing on the fight.
A Maquis courier said at least
10000 French resistance troops were
within the city ready to act or al
ready fighting the Germans inside
the city.
Another report reaching Maquis
headquarters near here said 10 Ger
man officers including Col. Won Kol-
opfestein, chief of intelligence, were
killed July IA when a bomb hit a
barge in which they were crossing
the Seine.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Elmer Davis BeIinIes
Jap Subs Effectiveness
> the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Elmer Davis, Office OF War In
formation director, back from a visit
to Pacific outposts. said yesterday
that japanese submarines were Of
fering virtually no resistance to the
vast tonnage of American shipping
plying far Pacific waters.
"One of the great mysteries of
the war" he told reporters, lis the
ineffectiveness of the Japanese SUBJ
marine fleet. Very little effort has
been made to use them against our
cargo ships and as far as 1 know
they never did get an American
warship that wasn't already
crippled"
Mr.. Davis. who visited Guam,
Saipan and other islands, said the
Pacific war would continually need
more shipping"
Pearl Harbor, now the fourth
United States port in tonnage han
died, probably will pass Norfolk, and
become the third port when the
European war folds up," he added
Evening star., 1944-08-20
First Triple Launching
To Be Held Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19.-Three
Warships-the 27,OOO-ton aircraft
carrier Antietam and the 10000 ton
cruisers Chicago and Los Angeles
will be christened at one time in
the Philadelphia Navy Yard to-
morrow in the first triple ceremony
OF its kind in the Nations history.
Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph
A. Bard will speak before $4,000
navy yard workers and others.
The AHtietam, named for the
Civil War battle, will be christened
by Mrs. Millard E. Tydings, wife of
the Senator from Maryland; the
Chicago by Mrs Edward J. Kelly,
wife of the Mayor of Chicago, and
the Los Angeles by Mrs. Fletcher
Bowron, wife of the Mayor of Los
Angeles.
The ships were constructed in
huge drydocks, which before the
ceremony will be flooded with
55,000000 gallons of water.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
ronsit Union Opens
Membership to Neqroes
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 19.-Mem.
bers of the AFL Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of the Los An
geles Railway Co voted today to
accept Negroes into their union and
work with them on streetcars and
buses.
D. D. McClurg. union president
stated at meetings of the members
that the Presidents Fair Employ
ment Practices Committee, after its
recent hearing, directed that Ne
groes be employed and that the
unions Executive Committee con-
sldered this to be a Government
order.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
| Berlin Radio Doubts
Direct Stab al Paris
By u. ). Tank Column
Ey the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 19.-The Ameri-
can tank thrust south of Paris is
a reconnaissance movement, the
Berlin radio said today. and not a
direct attack on Paris. But with
the Nazi armies admittedly In
flight, and with the German War
Ministry's frank statement that I'VE
must be prepared for a German
withdrawal from France" it was OBJ
vious that the enemy was still try
ing to determine Allied intentions.
American troops in a sudden
wheeling movement north of Dreux,
40 miles west of Paris, reached the
Seine at Nantes and Vernon, 80
and AZ miles, respectively, north
west Of the capital in an effort to
spring new trap on the retreating
Germans, Berlin said.
Capt. Ludwig Sertorius, Nazi mill
tary commentator. guessed: TT Is
not the enemy's aim to push into
the French capital by forced
marches" Instead, he said, the
Americans were trying to throw a
series of loops around the Nazi
troops.
Allies Gain in South.
In Southern France the Allies
were pushing forward with notice.
ably increased" pressure, the COM
mentator said. Major tank forces" :"
he explained. are driving west in
the Argens Valley and on the road
connecting st. Raphael with AK
en-Provence, Is miles north of Mar
seille. These troops are trying to
establish junction with air-borne
forces entrenched at several points
along the route, he said.
"The possibility of break-through
attempt beyond AK into the Rhone
Valley must be reckoned with" he
added.
The Germans also told of power
full reinforcements landing along the
coast east of Toulon in an attempt
to hasten the encirclement Of that
strategic port and naval base.
Strassbourg's Guns Silenced.
The Algiers radio said that the
partly dismantled French battle
ship Strassbourg, whose guns the
Germans had been using as fixed
batteries at Toulon, had been COM
pletely silenced by the Allied air
attack yesterday and that the fall of
Toulon was imminent.
The radio said the Allied forces in
Southern France had driven so miles
inland and parachutists had made
contact with the Maquis in the
mountains.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Senate Group Moves
10 Lighien Surplus
Disposal Controls
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In move to tighten congress
sional control over disposition Of
Government-owned surplus war
property, the senste Military Affairs
Committee yesterday approved q
proposal to require quarterly reports
to Senate and House from a
projected surplus property board.
The action followed Fridays ac-
ceptance of an amendment to the
Murray ay-Stewart-Taft property dis
posal bill to substitute an eight
member board to direct disposals for
other pending legislation calling for
a.single administrator.
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, Of
Wyoming, who sponsored the amend
House is expected to conclude action
might be reached tomorrow. The
House is expeced to conclude action
on a separate bill early this week.
Under the OMahoney amendment,
the board would be required to SUBJ
NIT quarterly reports containing a
statement Of all properties disposed
OF and the value received as well as
recommendations for further neces-
sary legislation.
This would be preceded by an
overall report six months after
the enactment of the bill giving
Congress a detailed statement on
all classes of Government-owned
property, including aluminium, rub
ber, chemical, aviation gasoline,
iron and steel, aircraft, shipyard
plants and transportation, radio and
processing facilities. Also required
would-be information on processes,
techniques and inventions.
The board would be authorized
to dispose of aircraft plants, ship
yards, transportation facilities and
radio and electrical equipment in
Its discretion, but it could not sell
aluminium, magnesium, rubber.
chemical, aviation gasoline, iron and
steel plants or processes, techniques
and inventions until 80 days after
report to CONGRESS
Evening star., 1944-08-20

WOSC.
Swimming is his favorite sport
in summer. and in the fall he
likes to play football with the
boys in the neighborhood. His
hobby is collecting the various
arm insignia of our armed forces.
Dickie has learned that Star
route benefits a boy as much in
character-building, business
training as in the comparatively
high earnings it provides for the
less than two hours work a day
it requires.
According to Gait Burns, Star
circulation manager, he Is one of
more than 1,750 boys who are
improving their spare time and
performing an important home
front task by delivering The
Evening and Sunday Star.
Several profitable carrier OPEN
ings uow erist and ,DiH be flled
by boys possessing the necessary
character qualifications. Parents
desiring complete information
may call the circulation depart.
n,ent OF The Star, ma. 5000.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Jap Ships and Bases
In Philippines Zone
Hit in Patrol Action
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sunday,
Aug. 20.-Continuing the steady pa
troll of Southern Philippine waters,
q Liberator bomber damaged q small
Japanese freighter off Davao, head
quarters announced today.
Patrol planes bombed Halmahera,
southern guardian of the Philip
pines, and Vogelkop Peninsula, the
northwestern tip of New Guinea.
They also struck at Palau. Four
teen barges were destroyed or dam
aged off Manokwari, northern Dutch
New Guinea.
This patrol activity continued the
aerial war which Gen. Macarthur
said has reduced the enemys poten-
tial strength in islands around New
Guinea.
The Philippines raid, made Fri
day, was the fourth consecutive
attack in the Mindanao area and
the sixth in eight days.
A small number of Liberators hit
Palau Thursday and reported fires
and explosions. including a terrific
explosion" All the other attacks
were made Thursday.
Gen. MacArthur's Saturday COM
munique told of air blows to the
south of Halmahera In the Banda
Sea area-air assaults In force
against the islands of Amboina, Ce-
ram and Boeroe. Japanese air.
dromes were the chief targets of the
Allied flyers.
The japanese tried aerial inter-
ception, especially over Amboina
and Ceram. They lost IA planes.
Two Allied fighters were shot down.
On the northern wing of the Pa
ciflc front American airmen con-
tlnued to strike within Japan's inner
circle of island defenses. Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz reported aerial
smashes Wednesday in the Volcano
Islands, $50 miles south of Tokyo
He listed other strikes in the Mari
anas and the Carolines.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
500 Volunteers 10 Aid
|0PA in Check on Cafe
Price Compliance

More than 500 volunteers from
Government agencies. including
members Of United Federal Workers
OF America, will begin . check Of
approximately 1000 downtown eat
ing places tomorrow as part of q
city-wide survey of compliance Of
the new Once Of Price Administra-
ton regulations for restaurants.
The volunteers, who will operate
during lunch and dinner hours, will
check for Cd posting of the basic
menus of 40 principal dishes, (2)
whether the Scent ceiling price on
coffee per cup Is followed and 90
whether establishments have filed
three copies Of their 40-item menus
with ration boards.
Volunteers assisting the District
OPA In the survey include employees
of Veterans Administration and the
national OPA, according to Price
Executive Sherwood Dodge. The
OPA hopes to have checked all of
the citys $500 eating places by Sep
tember l.
District OPA Director Robert K.
Thompson has issued an appeal for
at least 80 volunteers, men and
women, who will be available for
work at local ration boards for q
total of 10 hours each during ths
next two weeks.
The boards are facing q real
emergency due to the responsibility
of checking, within the next two
weeks, the lists of ceiling prices Of
the 40 most popular items served In
the $500 restaurants In the District"
Mr.. Thompson said.
. Mr. Thompson said persons will
ing to donate their time not only
will be making a contribution to the
war effort but will be helping them
selves because the new regulations
mean keeping restaurant prices in
line" Volunteers should reach Miss
Daphne Dodds at District OPA
headquarters, telephone Ordway
6700, Branch 126 or 1854.
Eating places are supposed to
have posted basic menus with prices
as Of April, 1943.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Lost Liberotor Hunted
In Quebec Interior
BY the Associated Press.


CH1COUT1MI. Que, Aug. 1e.-
Iruckloads Of men were reported
today to be attempting to make
their way through thick woodlands
OF the Laurentides Park area in
search of a Liberator missing for
almost a year with "a men aboard.
Two woodsmen claimed they had
discovered the wreckage Of a big
bomber, presumed to be the miss
ing Llberator, in the isolated dis
trict.
The plane was the object of weeks
OF search by RCAF and Raj trans
port planes after it disappeared on
flight from Newfoundland to Mon
treal last October.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Pacific Veteran Heads
SeIfridge Airbose
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SELFRIDGE FIELD, Mich, Aug
19.-Col. Bradford A. Shaw, who re.
Gently finished % months active
duty with the 5th Air Force in the
Southwest Pacific, has assumed COM
mand of this Army airbase, 1t was
announced here today.
He succeeds Col. M. E. McHugo
|commandant since July 10. Col
|McHugo's new assignment was no,
disclosed.
Holder Of the Air Medal and
Legion Of Merit, Col. Shaw Is Al
years old, a native of Colorado and
resident of Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Higgins Claims Kaiser
Is 'Pirating' Workers
From New Orleans
By the Associated Press.

6y Tic hSbOCldtcu fIeSS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. lo.-An-
drew j. Higgins, southern boat
builder, said today that Henry Kai-
ser, West Coast shipbuilder, has
sent his men here" to recruit labor
Mr.. Higgins said Kaiser represen-
tatives arrived here August II "and
are putting a desk In the United
States Employment Office for the
purpose Of recruiting all the men
they can from those recently dis
missed at Higgins Aircraft"
He added, I'VE consider it out
rageous and we seriously pro-
test ."
Mr.. Higgins said he objected to
the "pirating of labor" here because
this city recently was declared a
critical labor area by the War Man.
power Commission and industry
stepped up to a 48-hour week. The
tndustrialist has said that most of
the skilled workers dismissed by
Higgins Aircraft, Inc, are needed in
other branches of his organization
H. T. Underwood, area director of
the VINO, confirmed the Higgins
statement that Kaiser representa-
tives have recruitment desk at the
United States Employment Office
but said that no men who are need
ed in this area will be cleared to
Kaiser"
kaiser's men had clearance from
Washington" Mr.. Underwood said,
and came into this area to recruit
workers but this clearance is only
Tor certain number, under ZOO"
Mr.. Higgins. president of Higgins
industries, Inc, and Higgins Air
craft, Inc, announced last week the
cancellation OF an Army contract
1or marine motors, and said some
OF his workmen would be laid off.