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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
Fourth Term
Plans Grow

The Democratic National Commit
tee last month did some precedent
smashing itself IN adopting a feso-
luton soliciting the President TO
stay on the job.
New Hampshire and California
party leaders have nominated states
Of Democratic National Convention
delegates pledged to Mr.. Roosevelts
denomination. That gives the Pres
ident q head start Of So convention
votes this early In the game and
without q real opponent in sight.
The Illinois Democratic organiza-
ton announced yesterday that 1t
would enter Mr.. Roosevelt's name In
the states April II presidential pref
erence primary. Mayor Frank
Hague, of Jersey City, who rules the
New Jersey Democratic machine, is
out for q fourth term.
Vice Chairman Oscar r. Ewing,
Of the Democratic National COM
mittee, told Portland, Ore, ques-
TONERS this week that Mr.. Roose-
.velt;s reelection to q fourth term
had been assured within the past six
weeks by popular realization that
the war would last for long time.
Lap Of the Gods
Vice-President Henry A. Wallace
held q San Francisco press confer
ence this week and said: II Sus-
pect President Roosevelt will run
for a fourth term. As for me - I am
in the lap Of the gods"
Washington gave wallace top
marks for accuracy on both state
mentS.
So long as the President permits
himself to be considered available
for a convention draft, lesser figures
- many Of them office holders by
his appointment - dare not allow
their names to be proposed as White
House timber. That situation pre-
vailed, likewise, in the 1930-40 pre-
convention period. It effectively kept
other aspirants in the storm cell
lars, except Paul v. McNutt.
Former Governor Joseph B. Ely
and Senator David I. Walsh were
reported trying to organize an anti
fourth term movement in Massa-
chusetts. Former Secretary Of War
Harry H. Woodring and former
Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri,
were trying to raise the anti-Roose-
welt battle standard in the midwest.
James A. Farley was struggling
against powerful Roosevelt forces in
New York. Senior w. Lee ODanlel,
Democrat, Texas, and some other
southernerS were off the fourth
term reservations.
There were mutteringS in Ohio
and elsewhere. But the President
had similar pre-convention opposi-
ton in 1910 and his fourth term
campaigners promise that he will
roll 1t flat again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

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10000 Japanese on the other four
major Atolls would be left to Idle
on the vine" while his forces keep
going" westward
Enemy forces on Wolfe, Maloelap.
Mile and Jaluit Atolls, despite their
large stores OF supplies, won't both
er US" because their air strength has
been neutIalized and their naval
forces would not risk sea battle,
Nimitz said.
He announced that American
warshipS and planes still were shell
ing and bombing the remaining
Atolls and had sunk several small
enemy boats at Jaluit.
Resistance Ended
AL organized resistance on Kwa-
jalein, the worlds largest atoll,
ended yesterday, eight days after
the initial Army mad Marine land
ings. another announcement from
Nimitz said, and a front dispatch
added that the invasion forces had
occupied all defened islans in the
66-mile-long coral formation.
AirfieldS on Roi island at the
northern end of the Atol and
Kwapalein at the southern end
were being repaired rapidly for the
next offensive blows against the
enemy. Truk, Japan's Pearl Har-
Dor" in the Carolines to the west.
and Wake, to the north. were both
within easy bombing range of the
Atlol.
Richard w. Johnston, United
Press War correspondent aboard the
joint expeditionary force flagship
at Kwapalein, said Nimitz received
newsnen at press conference there
Saturday within earshot Of booming
guns hopping up the last japanese
defenders.
Ninitz said then that the speedy
conquest Of Kwayalein gave ample
proof that combined American air
and naval forces in the future will
be able to reduce any Japanese
Notifications provided they have
no coastal guns to keep our ships
away"
THE operation speaks for itself
as evidence that we are not wait
ing for the end Of the European
war, but are pushing across the
Pacific" he said. I'VE can look
ahead to future operations with
confidence"
At his later Pearl Harbor press
conference, Nirnitz disclosed that
the invasion armada had not met
the slightest interference" from
japanese surface units. Two sub
marine contacts were reported, but
the underseas raiders did not attack
and probably were being used only
to supply isolated positions, he said.
However, the -bronzed, gray
haired commander warned that
more air and sea resistance could
be expected as the Americans press
deeper into Japan's outlying empire,
giving the enemy shorter lines of
communications and supplies.
Nimit1 smilingly refused to ven
ture predictions as to the future.
Just watch the communicates"
he said. land you will see we are
getting along"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
Nazis Claim Counter
Attacks Pierce Lines
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tains three and one-half miles west
of the lower Garigliano river. The
British drove forward about mile
in the face of Strong resistance and
captured Mount Cerasola.
Bitter patrol clashes were report
ed from the British 9th Army's
Adriatic front, and the communique
said heavy casualties were inflicted
yesterday on German raiding
party.
American heavy bombers went
back into action after a six-day
lull imposed by bad weather. Fly
ing Fortresses pounded railway lines
at Verona and Prato in the northern
Pc Valley, while formations of Lib
orators attacked German air, elds
at Tarquinia, Orvieto, Viterbo and
Piombino.
Aerial Assault
Raj Wellingtons opened the aeria
assault on the Germans northern
supply routes before dawn yester-
day, dumping tons of blockbusters
on the Padua railway junction.
No opposition was met on the
heavy bomber raids, except in the
Verona attack. where 20 Nazi fighters
challenged the Flying Fortresses.
Two enemy planes were shot down
In the action.
Five enemy planes were shot down
in the daylong operations without
loss to the Allied formations.
A naval communicate revealed that
Allied warships resumed their bonn
bardment Of German positions in
the Formia area, blowing up an am
munition dump and infiicting cas-
ualties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

Waterbury still has more than
four and one-half million in war
bonds to purchase by next Tuesday
if it is going to meet its Fourth
War Loan Drive quota, it was re-
vealed today when figures compiled
to date list the city as having pur.
chased $10,20O,00O in all types Of
bonds. toward its quota of $14,-
662, 1000.
However, as a further dampening
factor on any over-enthusiasm as to
the city's success in its war effort
it has been stated by treasury Off
Gals that no community will be
given recognition of having attained
its quota if its "E" bond quota il
not established, despite the fact
that it might attain its full quota.
Figures compiled to date. reveal
that the city has purchased but a
total of 81, 1885,, 900 towards its series
sc" bond quota Of $4,878,000 With
but one week to go before the
Fourth War Loan Drive Is official
1y closed local efforts relative to
the purchase of this latter type
bond must forge ahead rapidly.
Region No. 3 comprising Water
bury, Naugatuck and Litchfield
county has to date attained total
of SIS, $50 900 towards its quota Of
$25 ,810, 900. Sale of e. bonds for
the entire region is slow according
to co-chairmen G.. Horace Baldwin
and Austin L. Adams.
The Scovill company whistle
sounded II times this morning, sig
nifying the purchase of an equal
number of $1,000 bonds. The COM
pany's effort is now well over the
$500, 900 mark toward total quota
of 100000.
Waterbury merchants have under
taken strenuous efforts to sell $780,
200 worth Of ''E" bonds during this
week to meet their total quota Of
81, 400, 900. To date these merchants
have sold sos, 300 in this type bond.
Sales at the Victory House yester-
clay under the sponsorship of the
Chamber of Commerce totaled 81
GOO which were dedicated to the Wa
terbury servicemen now prisoners of
the Japs. Today's sales will be died.
icated to those men now prisoners
of the Germans.
A factual report on the progress
of the Fourth War Loan as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
PAGE -FOUR

Late yesterday, Schmidt's dispatch
revealed, the Americans were fight
ing their way southwark through the
town, crushing the Na2is by sheer
weight of men and armor.
Allied artillery massed on the
heights overlooking the town poured
a muderous rain of fire down on the
beleaguered Nad defenders.
Schmidt reported that an Ameri-
can arlnored column struck toward
Casino over the mountain road from
the northeast While an infantry
force smashed down on the town
from the north.
Abbey Hill
German troops were reported still
astride the crest of Abbey Hill
above Casino, barring the way to
the Via Casilina, only mile fur
ther west and it was indicated that
one arm of the American force was
attempting to cut across that high
way to sever the last supply route
to the Germans inside Casino.
On the American left flank, Bri-
fish units of the 5th Army launched
a new attack in the Aurunci Noun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

the eastern front.
On the bridgehead alone, the
Germans lost II tanks captured or
destroyer. 500 guns, 298 mortars and
nearly 5000 trucks.
Sweeping across the Dnieper in
exploitation of their victory, the
9Th Ukrainian army Joined Malin-
ovsky'S men in Storming and cap
turing Nikopol, city Of $1,000 per-
sons taken by the Germans August
81, 1871. Five German divisions Of
$4,000 to $4,000 men were smashed
in the offensive.
Some 1865 miles northeast Of Niko-
pol, the LIST and End Ukrairiian
armies killed another 800 trops Of
the remnants Of 10 German diyi-
siorls encircled In a 3OO-square
mile area below Cherfkasi, boosting
to $4,000 the number slain in the
past 10 days.
Foe Thrown Back
New German attempts to break
through the Soviet ring Of encircle-
ment from the south were thrown
back. with "a tanks and self-pro-
PEELED guns being destroyed.
Front dispatches said the 6oviets
were dealing the final" blows to the
encircled forces.
On the approaches to Latvia, the
Russians killed 1000 Of 1000 Ger
man troops who counter-attacked
north and northwest Of Novosokol-
niki, then forged ahead and cap
tllred several villages.
Another 800 Germans were killed
by Gen. Leonid A. Govorov,S Lenin-
grad armies In capturing Torkovichi,
10 miles northeast Of Luga junction
on the important Leningrad. Ono
railway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

Continued from Page II
what did the President think Of the
Democratic candidacy for the pres
idency?
The air was heavy with quirma-
dill and fanatopery as the PRESIDENT
started to speak. When he finished
it was strictly pluddlestan and
number four.
Well, the President started out,
those people. He paused for q
split second as If to let his drum
mott sink in. He continued by say
ing there was only one thing for
him to do and that was get out
and make a speech. OF course. he
added, all this criticism about
Henry Wallace.
Louder"
Somebody in the back Of the
room shouted louder" Raising his
voice, Mr.. Roosevelt said: Read the
sermon on the Mounts that poll
teal? Then he answered his own
question by saying that some people
would say that 1t was.
Clearing the tropodgas from his
mind and brushing the nornstrawp
from his notes, this correspondent
asked Mr.. Roosevelt: would you
accept a fourth term nomination.
With an expression that seemed
to say '1-realize- you-have-to-d
this-sort- Of thing for-a-lving," the
President explained that that was
one Of them things. It goes back,
he said, to the killer of stories
there's no news on that today.
It was here that the young Lady
injected her comment: I'm COM
fused" The President agreed with
her. Then she wanted to know since
when anyone had been reticent to
ask political questions in his news
conference. The President shook his
head and said he loved to hear such
questions asked and to answer
them.
This seemed to make everybody
feel better. Most Of the newspaper
men thought the doubletalk would
be more pleasant TO cope with Until
the Presidents fourth term candid
acy is an ofIicial fact than the old
Ounce cap and stand-in-the-c corner
routine.
AS one veteran correspondent put
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
House Noes
GIVote Bill
CONTINUED from Page u

rights bill, Worley and Bonner be-
ing the only administration sup
porters.
The Senate in addition to amend
ing the states rights bill had passed
a seperate federal ballot measure.
Rayburn said he would send this
second bill to the house lectionS
committee. This would be merely a
formality, inasmuch as 1t was ex-
pected no effort would be made to
bring it out of committee unless the
administration, if defeated in con-
ference, decides to make final at
tempt to provide a federal ballot.
There were indications that the
amended bill was headed into a
tangle that might block final pas
sage Of any new system of voting
by members of the armed forces.
The situation briefly was:
/. The Senate, after more than
two weeks wrangling, decided 1t
wanted a federal ballot system, as
evidenced by its approval of two
measures containing such provisions
yesterday.
2. The strong Republican-south-
ern Democrat coalition of the House
headed by Republican Leader Jo-
seph w. Martin, Jr., and Rep. John
E. Rankin, D., Miss, was more in
sistent that there be no federal bal
lot. They considered the federal
ballot unconstitutional and an in
vaSion Of states rights.
If any legislation is to be enacted
either the House or Senate will have
to give in. It appeared that if there
is any yielding it more likely would
be in the Senate. The margin
against the federal ballot in the
house was considered large enough
to defeat any compromise attempt
there.
In adding the federal ballot TO
the House-approved Eastland-Ran-
kin states rights bill yesterday, the
Senate vote was 1910. In the House
last Thursday an attempt to substi-
tute the administrations measure
during an 11-hour marathon was
defeated 215-164.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
VOTE FOR BABY P1N-UP

Great Lakes III. (UP)-Tne sal
lors of Company 1913 at the Naval
Training Station voted for some
mighty cute" babies in their latest
pin-up photograph contest.
ut all started with a lot OF
Dragging" Seaman Clarence Burger
of Chicago explained. I'VE were all
boasting about our children and
showing pictures, and so we started
q contest"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

with the plans for each Of the So
Wet Republics to establish direct
relations with other countries.
War and the working class EN-.
phasIzed the following arguments
in favor of the constitutional
changes:
The Soviet Union. consisting OF
l6 federal republics, can be COM
pared with many countries Of Eu.
rope and the world In point Of
population, territory, economic pro-
duction, cultural development, rich
historic past and glorious national
traditions.
THE Ukrainian republics popu-
lation Is only slightly smaller than
that Of France. White Russia ex-
ceeds Belgium, Holland, Portugal or
Sweden"
The editorial said the Baltic
states will play a great role in the
future Of the Soviet Unions com.
mercial relations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
Walter WillclleM
In NezO York

Tavern" but at tho last moment
ran out, scared stiff. Ed Gard
ner went dizzy seeking substitute,
and was very irked with Mr.. B. who
said he'd rather pay plenty than
appear on the radio.
The other day Paramount Pic
lures, which paid him 100000
Gust to use the two words "Stork
Club" for a film title), reminded
Billingsley that the fee also
meant that he agreed not to per-
NIT the use of the name Stork
Club ON the radio nor must
Billingsley make any radio talks
for the next seven years. Hawl
Haw. The managing editor of
a New York newspaper was in
formed that q columnist's stint
hadn't arrived and press time
was an hour away. The ediotr
phoned the colyumiSt at home
and asked him to rush the carbon.
The Chunk said he made none.
The editor instructed a staffer
to dig up one of his old colyums
from year or so back. Read 1t
and make sure" he added, chat
no dead people ATE in it,"
The paper ran the colyum -
and nobody noted the difference!
BOre-glar Alarm: Dear Walter"
passionately writes H. K, "You
have more fun An echo COM
plains you used an old gag he used.
He made the complaint In o COL
yum, the theme Of which he braz-
emily swiped from you'll"
As If We Didden Know Perry
Como observes that a lotta poiti-
clans who get the floor in Con-
gress are mentally fitted for only
sweeping It,
Love Letter Dept: "Kankakee:
name. It's Wilson DR.. E. G..
Wilson" B. F. Molenda wires
from Detroit: Surprised to hear
you say Uncle Sam has no last
name. U. S. A.--his initials-stand
for Uncle Sam American"
Don't Believe 1t: Bob Chris
tenberry says the reason they make
a sailors pants so tight is so he
can't bend over to shoot craps.
LOwdOwn: A group of locals were
Cabling about few allegislators
named in print and over the air
by this sentinel.
"Winchell's giving them big pub
lefty" intoned one.
"Yeh," said Jan CARRIER, "they
used to be known as crumbs in
their home towns. Now they're IA
nous as crumbs from coast to
coast"
The Rankinese: Cong. Rankin
who will go down (away DOWN
in the history books for belittling
foreign-sounding names, is re-
minded of the 100 per cent Ameri-
can name of Rep. Jeanette Rankin
the only member OF Congress who
refused to vote for war against ia
pan - the day after Pearl Harbor
Form Of CriticiSm An editor and
his wife were swapping praise about
Emil Ludwig's booklet, How to
Treat the Germans" (Willard Pub
hShlng), when the phone rang. The
editor answered and exclaimed
Why, that heel" Two seconds la
ter he barked: The heelw A mo-
ment elapsed and he exploded:
THE low down heell" Then he hung
up.
Please said his wife, "do not
talk that way in the house.
Il was talking" he said, about
Rankin!'
oh" oh'd the lady. THAT heel!'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
100000 IN JAP HANDS

London, Feb. 9.-(UP)-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told com
mons today that an estimated l40,-
600 British Empire Nationals were
prisoners Of the Japanese.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
New York Given
BridQeWornino

New York, Feb. ?. tUP)-Addi.
uonal guards were assigned to
bridges IN the metropolitan area
today after the federal bureau OF
INVESTIGATION reported receiving Q
mysterious warning Of o conspiracy
to blow UP one or more Of the struc-
lures.
More than 100 guards Of the port
Of New York authority were placed
ON an "alert'' last night, and munich
pal police Of New York city and New
Jersey communities were assigned
special guard duty.
The FBI declined to reveal the
source Of its warning.
i. .the aaigensplock win hem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
COFFEE TO BURN

Brazil. producer Of rs per cent Of
the worlds coffee, in order to reg
ulate prices, burns some 920. OO0, 900
worth Of surplus stock annually.
Coffee viii not burn naturally, SO
kerosene Is imported at q cost Of
s1.O0O,OO0 annually to keep 1t afire.
and the odor Of this burning coffee
can be detected 100 miles at sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
Full Weather Report

Boston. Feb. 0-(UP)-Weahter
Forecast:
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTI-
CUT and RHODE ISLAND-COn-
siderable clOudinesS and not NO
cold tonight. Thursday fair and
continued rather cold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
BROADWAY BALLAD

The moon comes golden on the
magic town
And that is not q sight TO see
The impish stars engage In winking
down
They know fun well how hearts
are overthrown.
So I suggest that since the night
conspired
To please us thus-that we in
turn should meet -.
And that before our languid hearts
grow tired
. We search for moonbeanlS on the
Swallowed street.
For this is all that life can really
bring -.
The sudden glance-the whisper
in the dark
The hidden promise of a sweeter
spring,
The flame that leaps from such
such a tiny spark.
The moon is golden and the night
is new e..
And I have golden things to say
to you'll
DON VAIN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

sprung,
The flame that leaps from such
such a tiny spark.
The moon is golden and the night
And I have golden things to say
to you!
DON VAIN.
The Squelch Proper: A gay place
emcee accidentally dropped a glass
of sctoch into the lap of ring
siding lady.
The clown kept making Quips
about 1t, none of them amusing
to her. And he wouldn't stop.
II hope you're not annoyed!'
he persisted.
GO on with your act" she said.
"I've householder pups before!"
Amt 1t So? A New Yorker was
telling Noel Coward that the
awful thing about the war was
that too many Southern soldiers
in Northern camps were marrying
New York gals.
"Awful?' said Noel. 1T should
improve New York womens man
nerS!"
S64 Question: The President, they
say, was asked (by reporter) to
name the member of the United
Nations he considered the most i'm
portant ally. rs it Great Britain,
China or Russia?"
"1'l ask you one" FDR said
(Which is the most important leg
on a three-legged stool?"
Oop! Sen. Taft played straight
man for the delightful snappers of
Senator Green. co-author of the bill
to permit soldiers to vote sans red
tape.
Said Taft: I'VE are being asked
to give ballots to persons merely
by writing Democrat or Republican,
without knowing who the candidate
is when he might be thief or a
jailbird!'
Eyes" said Mr. Green, "he might
even be in the Senate"
Boomerang: Sally Bland is a
dancer appearing at night spot
near the place starring the famed
Sally Rand. A newspaper erro-
neouSly spelled Miss BANDS
name Rand The fan dancer siz-
zled and threatened doing some
thing about it.
The payoff is howl. Sally
Bland got so irked she wanted
toasue the newspaper claiming
it hurt her reputation!
Observation: The three column
lists who filled the same space on
the commentator page of the New
York World-Telly are gone: Hey
wood Broun, Hugh johnson and
Raymond Clapper.
And 1t Did: Carl Brisson recalls
when John Barrymore, in his Ia
ter years, was cautioned by a pal:
You should take better care of
your reputation"
ION the contrary" said the star,
''I've always seen to it that it
took care of me-"
Of All Things: Sherman Billing
sley, the Stork Club owner, has
mike-fright. Last year, frixample
I he agreed to appear on "Duffy'S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
krivoi Roo
Is Isolated

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

BuY wAR BONDS AND sTAA1rs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
USSR Is Non
IsoIotionist'

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

1t. "the ssigenspiock win hem
dafndyI better than ever"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
Nimitz Plans
Sea Drive

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09
FDR Uses
Double Talk

Continued from Page II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-03
Household Goods H-l4 Horses ond CottIe

Four fresh cows, 2 springers;
Jerseys and Holsteins; 5 work
ing horses; l horse, $40. 27l
knight Road, west of Van Dyke.
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