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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
TZMAURICE IN
 FIRST POSITION
Earbenders Card TOnrna. nlent Closes Fourth Ses-
 sion; Supper Planned
Washington Hill

The fourth session of the Ear benders "45" tournament came to close yesterday, with the following results; John Fitzmaurice is still leading after tying John Cuddy with . score of 21 to 21. Other results: Joseph Grimes, 26, vs. Dan Murphy l6; Ed O'Donnel 27 vs. Thomas Reynolds, IS.
 The standing to date is: Fitz- maurice 95; J. B. Cuddy 90; Edward Oponnell 88; Joseph Grimes, 87; Thomas Reynolds, "A; Daniel Mur- pEy 70.
 The schedule for Sunday, Nov. 18th. follows: Grimes vs. Reynolds; Fitzmaurice vs. O'Donnell; Murphy vs. Cuddy.
 The Earbenders journeyed out East last Thursday night for a SeS- sion with the Englewood club of St. Peter & Paul'S church and each and every one agreed that they had a wonderful time. The Earbenders did not acquit themselves very well, and think the reason was they were too busy eating all hits and hamburgerds and enjoying refresh iients. All agreed they never ate such all hots. We expect a return session in the near future.
 "A corn beef and cabbage supper fs slated for Saturday night, Nov. 18th and the chef says for all to be EHS a& a1OInrly
 t In closing will say, we are all won- tlering how John Fitzmaurlce IS leading in the Earbenders and is in last place at St. Francis Holy Name. It doesn't seem very con- sistent. but then perhaps he has better backing with the Earbenders .-as you will notice Tom Conway'S team holds down better place in Holy Name.
 Religious instructions for gram mar school pupils of St. Francis parish will be held Thursday after noon at 2:30 o'clock, Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock, in the parochial school. For the High school pupils Thursday evening at 2 o'clock, in the basement of the parochial school. The c. Y. O. meeting follows imme- diately after the religious instruc- tionS.
 The regular meeting of the Holy Name Society, St. Francis Xavier church will be held this evening at 8 o'clock, at which time nominations of cSicers for the coming year will take place. The 45 tournament will lay their seventh game of the sea- son after the business meeting.
 Standing of the teams in the 45 tournament, shows E. O'Donnell to be in first place, with a total of 120; J. AGcHugh second with 115; Tom Conway, third with total of 108; and D. O'Neil. 106, fourth place; T. Coughlan has fifth, a place always held by T. Conway's team, with wonder of all wonders, John Fitz- matrices "Shamrocks" down in sixth with total of 89.
 MISS Marjorie Joyce, Rita and Mary Frageau of Sylvan avenue, spent the weekend in New Haven.
 Regular business meeting of Washington Park Community Club will be held tomorrow evening, Tuesday, November 14th at the Community House at 8:15 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
OBITUARY

MERTZ-Mrs.- -3Iinnie (Whitman) Mertz, 54 Railroad Hill street, widow of John MertZ, died yesterday at her home. She was born in Switz- erland and had been a resident of the Brooklyn section of this city for 59 years. Mrs. Mertz was com- municant of St. Patrick's church.
 Survivors include two sons. John and Ernest Mertz of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Anthony Gianpeti- uzzi, Mrs. Everett Blanchard, both of Waterbury, and Mrs. Susan Gy- uricsko, Oakville, and several grand children.
 The funeral will be held Wednes- day at SIS a. m. from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, to St. Patrick's church at g. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the Lunny funeral home today and tomorrow from to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
SKELETON FOUND

Hopkinton, Mass, Nov. 13.-(UP)
 A skeleton found in woods here Armistice day has been identified by police as that of Mrs. Ellen M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

Other calls over the week end were: the apartment of Jacob Albert, 147 North Elm street, where a cigaret butt set g chair on fire; an OverflOwing parlOr stove oil burner at the home of Alice Brennan, 30 Cherry street.; a blaze from 3 cigaret butt in 9 car owned by Samuel Dibner, 25 AmaryIlis avenue, and a brush fire off Cheshire road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

Hoyle, fl, a Hopkinton nursing home patient who disappeared on Armisitce day II years previously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
CARD OF THANKS

wish to thank my many especially The Miller & Peck Co. for floral offerings and the expressions of sympathy and kindness shown me during my recent Der avement. the death of my beloved sister, Mrs. Margaret Mcfarland.
 (Signed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

This morning flremer were called to 12 Wood street, where they extinguished fire in 8 pile of papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
MASS

CREAN-High Mass of requiem will Now 15, at 7:So o'clock, at the St. Patrick's Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Hugh M. Crean. Requested by West Tube Branch, American Brass Co.,, Sec ond Shift,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
Fire Record

Eight families were routed Sat- day afternoon as flames shot up from the first to the third floors of a three-stOry building at 69 Abbott avenue.
 Firemen under Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Deputy Chief Stephen Bloomfield managed to cOnfine most of the damage to the first floor apartments. Mar shal Lahey reported that an over heated smoke pipe of a stove in the tenement of Mrs. Bertha Lewis on the first floor set fire to the ceiling.
 Yesterday firemen were called out to extinguish a fire caused by a defective stove pipe at the Shell don clothing store, 13O North Main street. which was the scene of fire which destroyed much of the stock and equipment two weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

CAELU
 We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, especially Employes of Scovill Mfg. Co.,; Benrus, Navy Dept; Blake & League, for floral offerings and the expressions of sympathy and kind ness shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our be- loved mother, Mrs. Fannie Taylor.
 (Signed)
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09

weather as they skirted the Alpine
crags. The troops were being al
ternately -drenched by cold, driving
transforms and baked in dazzling
sunlight. -. ~
On the Riviera, meantime, Al
lied naval guns continued to pound
away at the enemy's few remain
ing shore positions near the French
italian border.
Headquarters disclosed that the
veteran U. S. battleships Texas,
Nevada and Arkansas supported
che landings of American and
French troops on the Riviera Aug.
Is and on subsequent days. Other
battleships which participated in
the bombardment were the Brit
ish Families and the French Lor-
raine. ''-' -
In addition to the battleships the
American fleet included the cruis-
ers Augusta, Quincy, Tuscaloosa,
Cincinnati, Omaha and Philadel-
phia; several baby flattops, So
destroyers, 48 minesweepers and
some 28O landing craft of various
types. 80.
All three of the American battle
ships and some of the cruisers and
other vessels participated in the
Normandy landings June 6 before
coming to the Mediterranean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09

Walter Sprunt, of the commit
tee named to select a new pas
tor, has reported that the COM
mittee is at work but that no
one has been called. The pas
torates of st. Andrews, held
by DR.. John Knox Bowling,
and of the Church of the Cove
nant, filled by DIR. J. HI. Whit
more, became vacant with the
ministers joint designations
before the church merger was
effected. ......
The resignation Of the Rev.
F. S. Johnston as. pastor Of
m m a uel Presbyterian
church became effective Aug
ust 1, in order for him to ac-
cept a call to the pastorate Of
the Paw Creek Presbyterian
church of Charlotte. He served
the local church 10 years.
The pulpit Of Pearsall Me
mortal church became vacant
when its pastor, the Rev. Al
fred X. Dudley, resigned in
order to accept q call as full
time pastor of Winter Park
Presbyterian church. For two
years he had served 4 joint
pastorate at the two churches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
MRS. VIOLET. SIMMONS

Mrs. Violet lola Simmons, 80, OF
Is F Nesbitt courts, died at James
Walker Memorial hospital yester-
day morning at l o'clock, after a
snort illness.
She is survived by he- husband,
J. S. Simmons, of this city; one
daughter, Mildred Simmons; a son,
Bobby Simmons and -step-son,
James Simmons, all of this city;
two brothers, E. R. Mayhan of
Wilmington and G. H. Forshee,
Arlington, Ga; and two sisters,
Mrs. J. S. Garfield, and Evelyn
Mayhan, Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Yopp funeral home, with the
Rev. c. D. Barclift officiating.
Burial will be made at Bellevue.
Active pallbea-ers will be W. H.
Batson, Billy Rafferty,, Roy Luther,
Luther Potter, D. G. Raines and
w. H. Taylor. ... 49,.
Honorary pallbearers will be DR..
D. R. Murchison, DR.. j. F. Robert
son, R. F. Hall, and Gene Risley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Obituaries.
GEORGE w. ALLEN

LUMBERTON, Sept. 8.-George
W. Allen, 80, prominent retired
farmer of the Tar Heel section in
Bladen county, died at his home
today at $3.50 am. after an illness
that had kept him confined to bed
for three months. He was a ma
tive of Bladen County, where he
was born on August 81, 1862, the
son of the l a e John and Amelia
Simpson Allen. He took an active
part in church and political at
fairs and was steward in Purdies
Methodist church for so years.
Final rites will be held from the
home tomorrow at 4 pm with. his
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Newton, in charge.
Burial will be in the Allen family
cemetery. ---r<--.~--- -------.-- 80
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eliza Singletary Allen, four sons,
George Franklin Allen, of Fayette-
vile, Rowan, Glenn H. and Dave
Allen of Tar Heel; eight grand chill
dren, and one sister, Miss Lucy
V. Allen of Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
TOBACCO SALES
CONTINUE HEAVY

WILSON, Sept. 8. -(R- An ex-
tremely heavy volume Of sa,ct in
eastern North Cardinals New
Bright tobacco belt left majority
of the IA markets blocked at the
end of selling time today, the War
Food Administration and the State
Department Of Agriculture said,
prices of most grades continued
steady.
Slight increases of cent
pound were paid for some good
leaf grades and fair cutters, but
some common green offerings and
nondescript grades were down as
much as four cents pound, VIA
said.
The general quality of the to-
bacco was about the same, with
the bulk of sales consisting of low
to good qualities. There was
slight increase in the percentage
of good quality Tugs, offset by
small increase in the proportion o.
common leaf and nondescript.
Gross sales for Thursday
amounted to TOT, 455 pounds,
which sold for an average of 40.59
Sales for the season have totaled
SO, 490,055 pounds at an average of
41.30. The OPA ceilingHprice is 43
IL cents.
Average prices per pound on
limited number of representative
U. S. grades, with yesterdays COM
parative changes:
Leaf: Good lemon, At, up one;
fair. lemon, .46, unchanged; low le-
mon, AS, unchanged; fair orange,
As, unchanged; low orange, "A,
unchanged; common orange, AZ,
up one; common green, .35, down
four.
Cutters: Fair lemon, AT, up one;
low lemon, .46, unchanged; low
orange, .46, unchanged.
Lugs: Fine lemon, As; good le-
mon, As; fair lemon, "A, good or
ange, AS, fail orange, .43, low Or
ange .38, all unchanged from yes
| terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Pacific Aerial War
Going Against Japs
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
and offered only faint antiaircraft
fire.
The Frightening picture of the
Pacific was clouded by one
set back in China-the loss OF
American used Lingling airport in
southern Human province to pow
erful Japanese force that seemed
bent on slicing China in two and
barricading the entire China coast.
For three days Adm. Chester W.
Nimitz threw heavy forces of bomb
ers and rocket firing carrier planes
against Yap and Ulithi. "A big radio
and cable station, once the center
of an international controversy,
was destroyed. Enemy buildings
and storage dumps were torn apart.
The force thrust against these
islands, coupled with more air
blows against Palau and Halma-
hera in the Moluccas, led to specu-
lation that new Pacific invasion
might be imminent.
In fact, Axis radios, buzzing with
comment on the Pacific war, said
outright that General Macarthur
would invade Halmahera, southern
gateway to the Philippines.
On continental Asia, the jap
anese, apparently fearing Allied in
vasions sometime this year. were
b,,;JJ;nC 4I,n;, Jofoy,coe TIL 1y 1.,aro
less. than 10 miles from the border
of KWangsi province and less than
100 miles from KWeilin.
A Chinese army spokesman said
the Japanese were massing troops
in northern Indo-China for a pos
sible invasion of Kwangsi from the
south with the idea of joining other
forces near Kwangsi's northern
borders. This plan, involving joint
thrust of 400 miles across Kwangsi,
would be a step toward the Nip
ponese goal of forming an overland
link from Singapore to Manchuria
In Burma British patrols logged
80 miles deown the Mandalay rail
way from Mogagung without meet
ing Japanese resistance. The bodies
of some 500 Nipponese were count
ed on the way
This move put the British 81 miles
north of their next big OBJ
jective -Katha.
Heavy aerial attacks were made
on Japanese movements along the
railway and river traffic.
Raj fighters and fighter bomb
ers also swung back to the attack
in western Burma, where Allied
columns with concentration of
artillery and mortars knocked out
one of the strongpoints blocking
their drive. toward the enemy's
Chin hills base of Tiddim. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Additional Ministers
Needed For Churches

cat least five' ministers are
being sought to fill pulpits of
Presbyterian churches in Will
mington and Carolina Beach,
DR.. william Grove, Jr., pastor
of t he First Presbyterian
church, reported yesterday.
At the same time, DR..
Grove disclosed there was
"the possibility of the organi-
zation Of two other Presbyte-
rian churches in the environs
of Wilmington in the next few
months"
e New pastors are needed for
st. Andrews-COvenant Presby-
terrain church, Emmanuel
Presbyterian church, Pearsall
Memorial Presbyterian church,
all in Wilmington; the Caro-
lima B e a CHI Presbyterian
church; and one of the new
churches being organized.
DR.. Grove said that $50 far
as 1 know, no plans have been
made by any of these churches
for what person will be called"
Since the consolidation of st.
Andrews and the Church of the
Covenant in June, visiting min
listers have filled the pulpit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
BeIfort Gap Battle
Appears Beginning
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head the Poilus charged through
1uras and seized Pontarher, just
southeast of Besancon near the
Swiss border, after fierce street
fighting. To the west other French
forces pushed northward from
Cbslon.sur-Saone against stiff re-
sst8nce and smashed through the
snemy's hastily. prepared Loue
river line.
Reports persisted that units OF
tas Seventh army already had
made a junction with 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton's third army driv-
Ing eastward from Paris, but. there
was no official confirmation. One
story said a Seventh army patrol
entered an unnamed town and
found five American officers sit
ting around table having a glass
Of beer.
Where are you FROM" the
startled patrol leader was said
70 have asked.
Oh we are from the northern
army and took ride this way to
see what was going on" an Off
Ger was supposed to have replied.
Front dispatches indicated the
Na1s we're in a similar state OF
confusion about the whereabouts
Of Patch's various armored col
INNS. Many enemy units were so
ratified they did not know whether
70 fight Or 10 flee, and hundreds
were being caught in isolated
pockets and cleaed out.
An Allied communique volun-
tered merely that the Seventh
army had reached Besancon and
Vas meeting stubborn resistance
from the enemy, "wno is trying
70 protect his line of retreat"
For almost the first time since
ney hit the beaches of southern
france more than three weeks
ago. the Americans and French
were not being favored by perfect
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
sENATE TO GET
' FEPC MEASURE

WASHINGTON. Sept: aLsEsen.
WA Az D-NM expressed hope
that aa,9nlovment practices COM
fail e e,"r would reach the Senate
niss'qhn afore fall recess as his SUBJ
t .lsso1mittee closed hearing on the
n ajtnesses saw need for the
wiai ;ssion to help prevent racial
c0f, niots over scarce jobs in the
po s-.o If all manpower in full pro-
wv s:,;tv is "the only way out of
duc'a son'onic swamp" for minority
the ' e. the subcommittee was
T '.9l by Malcolm Ross. chairman
t9 4, Ne Fair Employment Practices
VV r.o,onjc insecurity after the
l't he said. will breed emotional
wall .i;o ~ =" out of which, he declar-
'1 y NV come ''potentials" for ra-
e. a., W.T. Violence greater than that
CID a., followed the first world war.
Sl ps0.dus Mitchell, acting chair
d. Dl of the postwar world council,
y ,,rr York, said the south would
N 's1oome creation of a permanent
r rrpr and that the section is aban-
f ,!,ir W ifs "undemocratic prejudi-
To- fn+e1Iigent southerners, Mitchell
III. nv repudiate "demagogues who
s ss1ici+ political power by demand
NV s,s determination against negroes"
VI. VI believe national compulsion to
' ,.,ove lob discrimination against
. .s would elevate the. entire
, .sonomic structure of the south.
M Mrs Mary Mcleod Bethune, rep
sentative of the national council
~ negro women. termed the legis-
,.Hon zone of the most important
IT.. conversion bills" and stressed
W.. ~ minorities must not again face
Widespread job discrimination.
Dr Carlos E. Castaneda, special
.s,istant to Chairman Ross of the
TFpC. urged passage of the bill to
.nIrantee equal job opportunity to
: NM MN Mexican American .citi-
,.ns who he said are restricted
:, Invest bracket jobs in the south
west
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Commission Suggests
State Aviation Board

RALEIGH, Sept. g. Up The
North Carolina Aeronautics COM
mission today recommended to
Governor Broughton that perma-
nent. non paid advisory commits
sion on aeronautics be established
in the state with a view of keep
ing North Carolina in the forefront
of aviation"
Such commission would be en-
powered: Cd ito promote and en-
courage aeronautics in North Car
DINA "a To receive federal
grants and disburse them to the
states subdivisions; - to cooper
ate with the federal government in
the furtherance of aviation; and
"a to study aeronautics.
The commission also recon-
mended that the legislature pro
vide clear authority for all cities,
towns, counties and other govern
mental agencies to exercise the
right of eminent domain for con-
demning land for the construction
of airports and landing strips"
: Governor Broughton commended
the commission for its very thor
ough and capable work" ,es,..+'t
''The state and its progress are
greatly involved in the matter OF
aeronautics, and the recommends
lions and findings Of this fine COM
mission will be very helpful to the
general assembly, he said.
Five recommendations in a III
were made by the commission,
which said that authority should
be granted for the removal and
for relocation, of hazards in air
port approach zones.
Other recommendations were
that present airport zoning laws
be amended so as to comply with
the civil aeronautics authority's
standards and recommendations
for airport zoning laws; that the
state actively support congression-
al aid for airport and landing strip
construction and maintenance"
and that the state board OF educa-
ton include in its curriculum the
study of basic aviation subjects,
such as navigation, meteorology,
theory of flight, etc.
The commission was appointed
in June. 1943, after the growing
Importance of aviation, accentuat-
ed by wartime developments, was
officially recognized during the 1943
session of the general assembly. 1t
spent Is months holding public
hearings throughout the state with
municipal and county officials, air.
port authorities, private pilots and
field operators.
Governor Broughton said reports
had come to him that all of these
hearings were handled, "in high
" capable manner.
The commission said that it be-
lieved aviation has now. become
of such public interest that cities,
towns and counties are justified in
using tax funds for that purpose"
It added further, however, that mo
state can adopt permanent policy
on aeronautics until a federal poll
cy has been promulgated by Con-
gress.'
eve do not believe" the COM
mission continued, that a state tax
on any phase of aviation, even II
expanded in its entirety on airport
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09

maintenance and operation, would
be of any material assistance" The
commission said it found "a very
definite need for more emergency
landing strips and airports to serv-
ice municipalities and counties. 1t
is apparent that greater distribu-
ton of airports is necessary in the
far western countries, and the far
eastern counties"
Roy Rowe of Burgaw served as
chairman of the commission. Other
members were E., G. Brooks, ,Jr.,
Durham; Ben. c. Douglas. Char
lotte; William c. Olsen. Raleigh,
and Lee H. Smith, Burlington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES !

= MARRIAGE LICENSES a;
Five marriage licenses were
issued yesterday by the. Of
flee of Adrian B. Rh0des,s regis
ter of deeds of New Hanover
county. They went to Arnold L.
CornweH, 20, of Backus, MINI.
and Jaurita MacGpyylckson,
Is, of Cogswell, N. D.; Sec
ond Lieutenant Milton Lang
sam, %, Camp Davis and Mil
bred Ethridge, %, Of Rocky
Mount; F. E. Hoisington. 20,
Walshville, ILL.,, and Marie
Roberts, 81, St. Louis, Mo-;
Joseph o. CAIRO, 30 Utica,
N. Y, ard Naomi E. Long, Is,
Wilmington; Roland r. Ang-
brandt, 26, Port Huron, Mich,
and Mary G. Boyle, rs, Conton,
Ohio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
City Briefs j ! +

WOUNDED IN ACTION
The War department : an
nounced today that Pfc.
George w. Sellers, SON Of Mrs.
Lille r. Sellers of r. F. d.,
Tabor City, had been wounded
in action in the European area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
MALTA ENDS BLACKOUT

VALLETTA, Malta, Sept. .8.-Rj
Malta, once !. the most-bombed
spot on earth, ended its blac kout
tonight on the anniversary Of the
lifting of the great siege by the
Turks in 1865.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
BAND MEETING

- BAND MEETING i;
d. All members of the New Han
over High school: "A'' band'are
requested by Lieut.. Ladock to
meet at s:45 p. m. next Tues
day in the band room at the
High school. The band will or
ganize and prepare to partici-
pate in Freshman. day exer-
cises next Friday.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-12
One Completion
During Week in
Cut Bank Field

One well was registered ms a
ceri-'leticn turing the week In
III" Cut Bark field and only
one Rew location WAS made.
The completion Is Trigood. Tribal
90 No. ;. on che Blackfeet Indian
reservation. Ia NV NV Sc 1892
5N. Al 297I feet, II had 1000 feet
of oil in the hole. II was shot with
100 quarts and is testing.
The field drilling report:
LEVI BURD.TREBAL NO.
NV Sc NV 32-32-5W
Rig up.
CARTER-HAHzM0ND NO.
G SW NE 1S-35-8W
Spudded f-1z-44: drilling, 1885.
CAETER-OE@0N NO.
NE NV 2@-34-GW
Spudded 1884; drilling. 1875.
CARTER-TREBAL 40. -
G, Lot 7, 10-35-eW
Drilling, 645.
CARAsEE COBBTREBAL CONTRACT II
So sen NEN ss-a3-ew
Spudded ii-Ie-4a; drilling, IT'S.
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