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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
|C. 0. p. PRIMARY | SLATED TONIGHT
No Opposition Expected to Ticket Entered By Town
 Committee

An uneventful Republican pri- mary is expected to be conducted this evening at 5 p. m. at the Y. M. c. A., when 1t is presumed that no opposition will be forthcoming to the present town committee and itR slate of delegates.
 Yesterday Atty. Maurice Gruskay spokesman for the Republican Re- organization group who have at- tempted to oppose the present lead- CTS and present slate of their own, stated that private business was so pressing that he did not plan any further moves at the moment"
 The delegates elected tonight will meet again Saturday to elect dele- gates to the Republican state con- vention and to elect two members of the Republican state committee from the 18th and 18th senatorial district.
 It is presumed that Vernon L.. Hall incumbent town committee chairman will be reelected tonight as will most of the other members. The G. o. P. state convention will be held in April in Hartford and will elect delegates to the Republi- can national convention.
 Mrs. Viola AInelung, president Of the Women's Republican club, and Mrs. Flora Allan, a member of the town committee, are opposing caIl- didates for the post of state com- mitteewoman from the 14th district, succeeding Mrs. Rowley w. Phillips who has left town. J. Warren Upson is expected to be reelected as the committeeman from that district and F1iyd Rasmussen and Mrs. Helen Santoro are expected to be reelected members. from the 16th district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

over, and eventually Lester JtlSon who lives near that cemeteSy, wai elected.
 The amount of the tax to be levieN was mashed over thoroughly. FirS Selectman Floyd Clark reported that "my advice and idea is the same tax rate as last year" but de. clined to make a motion until any other ideas were advanced.
 The local dissident = every New England town has one-arose to ash some questions about bridge whosG repairing made a substantial item in next years budget. This dissi. dent is unpopular-not because hs is always objecting, but because he once served time for illegal liquor activities and because he is one of the few local people who are willing to see the federal government flood this valley. Nevertheless, everybody listened to him courteously and ate tentively, First Selectman Clark answered his questions pertinently, and others joined in the discussion.
 The only real controversy of the session arose when Thomas Tier suggested that the meeting instruct the Board fo Civil Authority not to remit any of the taxes due from a granite quarry whose owners, in the opinion of everybody who spoke, were trying to "bulldoZe" the town into forgiving some $500 already due.
 There was no question whether the voters wanted the full tax cole lected, but only whether a resolu. tion would force the town to sue, which 1t was felt might be costly troublesome and generally undesir. able.
 Difference of opinion was sharp but entirely friendly. Eventually 1t was decided that the selectman had no legal right to remit the taxes anyway, and no desire to do so, which made formal action unneces- sary. So Tier moved to leave 1t to the Board of Civil Authority ito do what seems best"
 T guess they know how the town feels about it," he remarked.
 Does this seem trivial? It really isn't. Dummerston is a small town It's population is 630. Perhaps it is a doomed town, if Washington succeeds in flooding out its largest village and best farm land. It irn- posed tax rate of $3.30, and setc tied every detail of a years govern- ment, without a harsh word, at c mass meting as casual and coms mass meeting as casual and come gathering back on the farm.
 That is democracy actually at work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Rena Ried. At her right was the first constable, Kenneth Chamber lain, a young farm worker with red face, a red-checkered woolen shirt green checkered woolen trousers toucked at the bottom into lumber mems boots.
 And at Chamberlin's right, pre- siding over the ballot box that was used only to decide against hcens- ing the sale of liquors in town, was Justice of the Peace George Willard a direct descendant of one Josiah Willard who, beginning as captain and ending as colonel, from l726 to l757 was commandant of Fort Dum- mer, at nearby Brattleboro- -princi- pal English outpost against the French and Indians raiding south- ward from Canada.
 There was nothing formal or fixed about the town meeting. The agenda had been publicized in the call printed on each copy of the town report sent in advance to ev- cry voter and taxpayer. Item by item, the gathering went through the days business.
 Floyd Clark was reelected first Selectman. As usual, 1t was decided to have two road commissioners, one for the east side and one for the west, and the incumbents were re- elected. An overseer of the poor was chosen, town agent, trustee of the public library, a school director two constables, lister Appraisal ol real estate for tax purposes), a town grand juror. Virtually all were re- elected, and in most instances unan- imously. It sounded cut and dried but wasn't. All nominations were from the floor, and Moderator Laughton gave ample time for any opposition to develop.
 Among the elections were those trustees of several cemetery funds, mostly of $50 to $l0O each, the in- come from which is for the care of specific graves. All incumbentS but one were reelected. When the Wells fund ($50 principal, probably $l an nual income) came up, there were some five minutes of general discus- sion because the current trustee wasn't caring for the grave. Several suggestions were offered and talked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
NEW ASTP UNIT
 REPORTS SOON
Vale to Start Spring Course in April; Original
 Orders Changed

New Haven, Conn, March 20-The strength of the ASTP unit at Yale University will be increased by the addition of about 50 trainees of the Army Specialized Training Reserve at the beginning of the spring term on April 10. Colonel William F. Howe. F. A., A. U. S., commanding officer of the Yale ASTP. announced today.
 The new reserve consists of IT, year-old pre-y:sdudction students. Although the members of this group will not be in uniform for some time, they will be under military discinline. They will be activatsd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

when they reach their eighteenth birthdays and at the end of the school term in which this occurs they will be sent away for basic training. Then according to their records, they will be reclassified and either returned to the ASTP or sent to some other branch of the service.
 Colonel Howe also announced that about 100 members of Company F. all language students, will be held here for another term instead of being transferred. as was orig inally scheduled. The pre-profeS- sional and medical trainees will al- so remain. The quota of pre- profess sionals is ITS and that of the med ical students l20 men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Q d ark gray shirt, his second b st trousers
 and kept on a Der plaid d mackinaw be- cause whoever built the fire in the hall forgot to regulate the draft, so that the auditorium was stone cold.
 Laughton sat at a long board table in front of the stage. At his right was the town clerk. Mrs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Typical New England
 Town Meeting Shows Democracy At Work
By s. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent

NEST DUAnRsToN vt March 2lIf begin worrying fundamental survived in this republic Vermont in March and visit odahoned town meeting.
 here Grange nothing -st meeting the neigbors deciding ~k minimum fomaty of goodwill hetl local government for the
 a his sos with weathbeate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Good Evening.
NS5S1 sx THE MAN IN Tw TOWER

fs HE1Pll
 (On Reading of Almost Any Nwespaper) wanted: office boy girl senogaph auditor oookKeepe Typist saeman, counter porter for Pullman sleeper Gardener grocer baker, doorman, bank teller, chefs movie extras sewing machine operators drivers oysterma men women to
 elevators
 Help help hepI wanted: girls women from sixteen
 to eighty,
 Work hard good nothing too heavy, weighy Filing mailing starters, hosee pastry cooKs Boy girl school education start keeping books Help variety positions almost anyone will do look and kindly give little interview! EM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
HOLY NAME

The Holy Name Society of the Blessed Sacrament church will elect new officers at it's annual meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the parish hall on Robbins street. Thomas P. Cassidy of Grandview avenue is re. tiring president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Winnie Phelan lost five pounds in half hour work out with borrowed shovel yesterday but put three pounds right back after diversified meal which fol- lowed the sidewalk project Ensign Hazel M. Jeffres of Revere Street has been transferred from Paris ls land S. C. to St. AIbans Naval Hospital in Long Island N Y. Charles F. DOherty of Woodruff Street has slipped an engagement sparler the finger of comedy Anne Haywood of PierpOnt Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
DETAIL FOR TODAY
 Crtsrnb HsGnt

:RUMB HUNT is the Saturday
 inspection of the kitchen and the
 <P's by the commanding officer
 The KP's work like demented beavers getting breakfast for the still sleeping outfit and, at the same time, cleaning up the place After the breakfast debris Is dis posed of. the KP's rush to the barracks, don clean clothes. and file back to the kitchen to await the brass hats and the weekly CRUMB HUNT. Finally. in strides the C. O. at a pace that would put seven league boots to shame. He storms through the mess hall, eyes front, and in less time than 1t takes to tell about 1t, he has gone-swishl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Dr. Edward w. Goodenough of Ponham Street. dairy and food inspector for the City, is hosptaized at St. Mary's Lieut.. Thomas V. Mccarthy has been named chairman for the 18th annual ball of the Bristol Police De- pNrtment at Lake Compounce April IS .. Rev. H. K. Robinson pastor of the Simsbury Methodist Church and
 former Watertown pastor, has submitted his resgna ton and awaiting orders to report for training at the Army chaplain school at Harvard University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. MOsgrOve of this city spent sev- era days in New York City last week where they reg' tered at the BarbizOn-PlaZa Hotel MT. and Mrs. Robert L. COe of the Grove Street Goes spent last week in the town where they enjoyed the hospitality Oi the Barclay Hotel . Anthony SantOra, former Boys Club athlete has been promoted to sergeant somewhere in China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
MOTHER

Another year has gone away, It seems like yesterday; When you sadly smiled goodbye And suddenly passed away. wonder if you'll ever know How we all miss you here: How everything we do, or touch, Brings memories SO dear. The little things you taught us, Can never be forgot: To pray, to hope. to understand. And that means such lot. You never forced your will on us You made us see the right, You're with us every minute Ma, From morn till late at night.
 MRS. MORRIS ORA
 l97 Lincoln Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
WORSE THAN BOMBS

One match dropped carelessly in the pine needles of national forest may do more property dam age than hundreds of incendiary bombs dropped by fleet of enemy planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Helen Burns stole the show, and don't mean may be- at The Gay Nnetes Revue at Sprague School Saur day night without uttering single word Words in adequate to describe her unique number but had pie tre of her been taken as she ramped the boards it
 tainly would have made front page material Appropr
 atey dressed gal not yet in the teen age she ballet
 danced all over the stage with the agility of any member paid bit of attention to her unusual dance and do mean unusual for her onlookerS spotted they had enough to do to hold their sides Even copper formers the stage with her rocked she pranced hther and dther and Tim Nolan superintendent of the Chase Grand Street Office lost his fake moustache and his balance on his chair he chuckled like him before All in a Helen deserves orchids for por- trayng part few others would think of doing But always one to do good deed for another she doing her part to raise enough money to erect fitting men like Helen who really keep the home fires burning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Sal BOrrelli of Cherry Street is enjoying daily sun baths at the Hotel Harrison at Miami Beach, Florida and will continue doing until the eighth of next month after several weeks stay in Hot Springs Arkan saS He writes that he spends his evenings watching the soldiers drill along the beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
DROP IN STRAWBERRY GROW.

In 1924, England had 20,5ls acres of strawberries under culti- vation, producing 30, 2l7 hundred weight of fruit. Her 1883 crop was 12.376 hundredweight of fruit grown on 23,87l acres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Mir. and Mrs. Malcolm D. OLeary of Aurora Street have decided to chrsten their daughter of March S. Catherine Marie Mr. and Mrs Allison HughsOn of DeS MOineS Iowa, have moved into the Valentine Ave nue apartment vacated by Mr. and Mrs Robert Currie Violet COucci has opened her own beauty salon.
The CIO news., 1944-01-31
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in 1914, 1t is pointed out. The pres
ent law contains no provision for
absentee registration. The Decla-
ton of Intentions Act will also
bar many service men unless it is
repealed or Congress passes the
Green-Lucas Bill in Its original
form.
A special session is needed for
other matters, too, in the opinion
of many. The governors conten-
tion that this demand comes only
from labor is false. The board of
county commissioners for Allegany
County and officials of eight other
Western Shore counties have de-
clared for a special session to act
on extension Of teacher salary ed
justments.
Added pressure on the Governor,
directly and through the legisla-
tors, is needed IL action Is to be
secured. Other Allegany County
Delegates are being contacted for
their stand on the matter.
The CIO news., 1944-01-31
Coney Work
Party

LONACONING, Jan. 22-
Workers from the Lonaconing
silk mill, who have their own
sub-local in 1874, held a party
and get-together tonight from
8 to IL at the White Way Inn,
which is operated by Charlie
Schramm, a former Kelly tire
worker. Refreshments were
served.
There was a large attendance
from the Coney mill. Pres. Walter
Walters Of Local 1874 was there,
also Kenneth Toohey, who was in
the organizing field for quite a
while for the national TWUA Office
and afterwards became a candidate
for President Of Local 1874.
The CIO news., 1944-01-31
Republicans
Block Soldier
Vote in Senate

A clique of reactionary Sena-
tors and Congressman is block
ing passage of a real soldier
vote bill, the Md.-D. c. C1O
Council charges.
REPUBLICANS FILLIBUSTER
Even a compromise Green-Lucas
Bill, which falls for short Of giving
the vote to all soldiers, but is an
improvement on the States Rights
fraud. was blocked for a time In
the Senate. Every single RepuD-
lican lined up for proposal to
consider subsidy legislation ahead
of the revised soldier vote bill, at
a time when delay meant possible
loss of votes for millions Of serv-
eice men. This proposal lost. but
Republicans under leadership OF
Senator Taft of Ohio seemed de-
termined to talk the bill to death
anyway.
LEGION ACTS IN CAL. TOWN
In Fullerton, CAL. post of the
American Legion. acting on invita-
ton of the local CIO Agricultural
Workers Union. adopted a resolu-
ton favoring the Green-Lucas Bill
and forwarded it to Washington.
But most posts of veterans organ
izations remained silent, and the
national legislative representatives
made no campaign on the issue.
In Allegany County no ex-service-
mems organization had heen heard
from up to the time of going to
press.
w. MD-CIO SOLID
Resolutions favoring the Green
Lucas soldier vote bill have been
adopted by Local 26-URWA, Local
1874-TWUA, United Macaroni
Workers LIU 1882, Cumberland
sub-local of 65-UOPWA, Moore
field Local 296-UFWA, and the
Council.
Are your letters going In to
your Congressman and Senators?
The CIO news., 1944-01-31
TO Everybody:
Engineering
Notes
BY BOB

BY BOB
Walter Walters, who was elected
president of Local 1874, declined to
seek the presidency for the 1914
term. Walters, before being elect
ed president, was the Engineering
Department General Chairman.
The Engineering Department
took up collection and donated
II to Bro. Isaac Yates, who has
been i'll for some time. We all
wish you a very speedy recovery,
Ike, and back on the job.
Bro. Garlic of Block 1 Textile,
of the Engineering Dept, is back
on the job after a 14-day illness
with the flu.
The Engineering Department of
Block 2 Textile has appointed two
more shop union stewards. They
are Bros. Schriver and Shannon.
There are two kinds OF fisher
men: those who fish for sport
and those who catch something.
II all the people that eat at
boarding houses were put ut one
long table they would reach.
A wife who drives from the
back seat isn't any worse than
the husband who cooks from the
dining-rOOm table.
Shop Committeeman Joe Leasure
of the Machine Shop is rounding
back into shape again and we hope
to see a lot of him from now on.
.
We are sorry to hear of the Ill
ness of Bro. Weaver of Spinning
The CIO news., 1944-01-31

Engineering. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
We hope to see Bro. Eddie Lewis
of Textile Engineering back at
work soon. He has been III for four
months. Block / of Textile has
given him a very nice financial
donation.
Bro. Pete Cook, committeeman in
Textile Engineering, and his wife
and daughter paid Today visit to
his son, Bob of the Army Air
Corps, who is stationed in Florida
as a radio mechanic.
Committeeman Paul Kienifer of
Block No. 3 Textile Engineering Is
in hopes that we may get more
of a gas issue for 1914 SO that he
may get his Lincoln Zephyr into
action.
Five secrets of happiness: Money,
money, money, money, money.
Some men are known by their
deeds, others by their mortgages.
The CIO news., 1944-01-31

Goebbels called our Flying Fort
resses Flying Collins" We need
more of them over Germany.
Let's All Back the Attack: Buy
More War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Col. 6. B. Guenther
Killed by Flying Bomb
Chief Of Psychological
War Section in London
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July s.-Col. G. B.
Guenther, 49, chief of the public
relations section of the Army's
Psychological Warfare Branch in the
European theater. was killed by a
flying bomb while on duty in London
June 18.
The veteran of the Regular Army
had served as military attache in
Latvia and Estonia, and was sent to
France in 1927 to study French cav
airy methods.
After attending West Point for
one term, he joined the Army In
1917 and was sent Immediately to
officers school, becoming a second
lieutenant. He was appointed COL
onel in December 1941.
A native of Wisconsin. he had
lived IN Washington several years.
His widow and two children live In
San Antonio, Tex.
Col. Guenther, connected with
Army Intelligence, has been sta.
toned in Washington at various
times since 1886. He later was mill
tary attache in the American Lega-
ton in Riga, Latvia, where he spent
three years.
He returned to the War Depart
ment here in March, 1941, to become
chief of the Eastern European sec
ton OF the Army's intelligence
branch.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Where Your Blood PIosmu Goes
Entire New Blood Supply
In 2 Hours Saves Soldier
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY,
Star War CORRESPONDENT.

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN FRANCE, July 5 Delayed The
body of an American soldier has been
completely refilled with blood-five
quarts-to save his life in the course
Of a two-hour operation.
His liver had been ruptured, his
spleen shattered and his stomach
perforated from q shell explosion,
all of them probably fatal wounds.
He now Is recovering.
This operation was part Of q 60
hour ordeal for Maj. Stewart Welsh,
q surgeon, who operated for this
whole period with only a three hour
fitful nap. The strange case oc-
Cured during the fighting on the
Cherbourg front.
The soldier arrived - a state of
shock. Two quarts of fresh blood
were given at once to revive him
to stand the surgery. This blood
IS donated by English civilians,
flown to France daily and delivered
to every United States hospital In
q big refrigerator van, touring the
front continuously. The same van
delivers penicillin supplies 50 there
Is no shortage.
During the operation the man wa
given . third quart and inmediate-
Evening star., 1944-07-08
By RICHARD JOHNSTON

Representing the Combined Allied Press
ABOARD JOINT EXPEDITION
AIRY FORCE FLAGSHIP OFF
SAIPAN, July CA. P.-via Navy
Radio. - Japanese soldiers still
fought bitterly from their caves on
Marpi Point today, but japanese
civilians, sick, tired and hungry.
streamed down designated refugee
road into American lines.
The civilians formed a vanguard
Of the Japanese people-plain people
capable Of recognizing defeat and
not imbued with the Bushido spirit
Of immolation.
They were people who, although
half dead, still want to live.
The response to American leafiet
invitations dropped in the Japanese
occupied northern tip of Saipan sur
prised American military leaders.
They had feared that many Japx
anese civilians would either elect to
remain or would be forced to remain
with the Nipponese forces in the
constantly diminishing area of the
sawtoothed northern point Of the
island
While civilians Of all ages and
both sexes were moving down an
especially designated road on which
Evening star., 1944-07-08
BRITISH BREAK THROUGH CAENS DEFENSES
Hitler Reported in Conference
With Military Chiefs on Crisis
Complete Revision of German Defense Pons
Before End of Month Seen as Possibility

battle against young and rested
Russians, but 1t Is hoped to make a
stand in the east by the end of the
month. probably behind the Vista
(Vistula).
4. Voluntary evacuation of Po-
land and East Prussia by civilians
and families of German civil serv-
ants has been in progress for the
last 10 days. Construction of huge
refugee camps in Eastern and
Southern Germany was ordered to
cope with the increasing flow.
| 5. Eastern commanders are wor-
ried by Withdrawals in Italy endan-
gering their positions on the south
ern wing of the Russian front.
6. Won Rundstedt's withdrawal
certainly, and very probably also
the death of Col. Gen. Eduard Dietl
the German commander in Finland
are outward signs of storm.
A story, unconfirmed but credited
by foreign diplomats in Germany. is
that Gen. Dietl carried an impor-
tant document concerning military
pldIlS anu WAS ell IOutc W see f1ll-
ler when his plane crashed in
Austria.
The story is that from the wreck
age Of the burned plane all papers
except the document were found
and that the crash was due to sabo-
tage by an anti-army clique or by
enemies within the army seeking to
learn the contents of the paper.
The Moscow radio today quoted
Yakov Viktorov, Pravda correspond
ent, as saying Hitler himself had
taken over direction Of military op-
erations in the west after the re-
moval of Marshal Won Rundstedt.
This is in itself an admission of
failure" Voktorov wrote.
The Moscow radio also said today
it was rumored in Stockholm that
Marshal Won Rundstedt had been
placed under house arrest. The
earlier German announcement of
his replacement said Hitler had
written the marshal a cordial letter
promising another important as
signment.