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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
PRIMARY CONTEST
 NOW INEVITABLE
Factions Within Local COP. Party to Battle It
 Out at Polls

Members of the Republican Re- organization Committee last night went on record favoring a primary contest within the Republican party ranks. Although openly admitting that some difficulty may be exper. fenced in raising sufficient funds to deposit filing fee for each district as is ordered by party rules. dele- gates from various districts in att tendance at last nights meeting offered assurances thta the money would be forthcoming. There are S2 districts.
 Previously, the committee had called upon party Town Chairman Vernon Hall and other leaders re. ueStlng their resignation based on the contention that they have be- come "stagnant" as result of being in leadership too long. These latter authorities were revealed as having formally informed the committee that they would not resign.
 About 50 were in attendance at last nights meeting and the climax of the evenings discussion was a heated debate among some present over what was termed the "inde- finite plans" of the committee as to primary contest. Leaders in the reorganization committee this morning discounted this opposition claiming that 1t emenated from persons planted" in the meeting by the town chairman and others.
 The following appointments of directors of the reorganization con- mittee one from each district, were announced at the meeting:
 District l-l, Frank RoSSi; l-2, Mortimer Calvin: l-3, Angelo Pos se.@ato; l-6, Herbert Ryder; 2.2, Harold Manville: 2-3, Harold Post.
 2-5, Henry Jubelt; 2-6. Harold Hadley: 2-7, Frank Warren; 3-l, Fred Shattuck.
 3-2, William Curtis; 3.3, Fred Packard; 3-4, Anthony Magnari; 3-7 Harrison Worth.
 Al, William Cambigue; 4-2, Ar mold Grasso; 4-3, John Dallywater: A, Miller Dayton.
 S-5, Daniel Mccarthy: 5-3, J. Gray Somers; 5-4, Arthur Blewitt: 5-5, Fred A. Green; 5-6, Warren Hitchcock: 5-7. Ralph Pierpont.
 Places in Districts IA, i-5, 2-i, 2-4, 3.5, 3-6, 3-8. and 5-2. are still open and will be filled later by Chairman Blewitt. MT. Blewitt also announced last night that he has not yet appointed the committees on finance and on membership of the group but will do so before the next meeting. The next meeting will DC held at the Elton one week from last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
War On Many Fronts

the Germans over . wide area, with slowly increasing Allied help.
 In London. 4. v. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, warned com mona that Germany Is preparing new U-boat campaign in an- other efSortt o cripple Allied ship ping.
 Tn the Far East, there was ex- tended action on land, sea and in the air. American and Chinese forces in northern Burma were closing in an enemy division after the Americans had routed 2.000 of them in their first major action.
 The Americans made good prog resS in the Admiralty islands and an aInphibio,ls force effected a new landing on New Guinea. behind the Japanese lines near Madang. Rabaul, New Britain. was bombed, as were other targets on the New Guinea coast and the Solomons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Jops Urge Increase In Wor Effort
lBY IInifAd Rressl

The Japanese acknowledged to- day that the Allies were bearing down on them. and urged the peo- pie to increase their war efort, warning that Japan will be diped on the map if We lose the war"
 one Tokyo radio commentator, in broadcast recorded by U. s. goys ernment monitorg. told the Jap anese they must fight on harder for final victory, even if We are forced to chew on rocks"--a phrase interpreted by Japanese translators as nearing come hell or highwa- ter"
 Tt is true that our forces are being pushed by the enemy" he said. This is because our efforts to increase the fighting strength, are not enough"
 Anther commentator admitted that the Allies were "a worthy enemy" and added that i've knew that this war would not be an easy one"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
FOUR DIVORCES
 GRANTED TODAY
Decrees Issued By Judge Frank McEvOy for Vari.
 Ous Reasons

Four divorceS were granted today in judgments handed down by Su- perior Court Judge Frank P. Mc- Evoy. Hearings In the actions, all of which were unconteSted were held last February le.
 Anna Pills Traver of Watertown was given Q divorce from Calvin A- bert Traver of Waterbury on the ground of cruelty. The couple mar ried Sept. {, 1887 and the cruelty allegedly started July 1. l94o. The petitioner was given permission to resume use of her maiden name.
 Olive Loeffler O'Connell of Wa terbury was granted Q divorce from Daniel OConnell, also of this city. The marriage was performed July 3, l03o and the plaintiff claimed her husband became intolerably cruel the following July l7. She will be allowed to use her former name.
 DeSertion was the basis of the de- cree awarded to 0oergenia R. Mon- roe of Waterbury in her suit against Richard Monroe of New Haven. The couple married June {, 1929 and the date of desertion was licted as Sept. %, lo40. Custody of Q minor child was given to the mother and pro- vision was made for payment of $l5 weekly as aliInony and $l0 weekly for the support of the child.
 Bernadine Gaugler of Naugatuck was given Q divorce from Walter 0augler of Waterbury whom she charged with intolerable cruelty. The marriage was performed June 10, l936 and the plaintiff claimed the cruelty started July 1, 1887. She was given custody of two minor chil- dren and an order was made for payment of $l2 weekly as alimony and SIS weekly for the support of the children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

Rev. }. DOnnelIy had the proper spiritual training and the Kind of self-command 1t would develop, many Of the problems of juvenile delinquency that face us today would be less difficult to solve.
 "Furthermore," he avered, though admirals may lead our men ct sea and generals direct our soldiers of land and sky, the real commander in-chief of our fighters everywhere is God. Most of our boys arc as conscious of His presence as If he were right by their side"
 Hunter College and Blgotry
 The current racial disturbances in New York City moved the presi- dent of Hunter College to gather his 500 instructors together for c sensible understanding of what cons stitutes race hatred and forceful and clear statement that the Amer. ican way is not to pick and choose in the species of bigotry which arc worthy of condemnation.
 It is refreshing when Q man tii his position has the courage to face the fact that 1t is not one kind of hatred that has set the melting pot boiling 70 vigorously. We must condemn with equal severity the Jew who may hate the Negroes and the ProteStants who may hate the Jews and the Catholics who may hate the Protestants.
 Dr. Shuster's Rules
 But specifically pr. Shuster states that an instructor will be subject to trial if he while on duty in the classroom or in Q counBelor'S office iS guilty of dcmonStablc misconduct in the following ways:
 By asserting that this war has been wished on the American peo- pie ard should not be supported.
 By asserting that the Papacy and ell Catholics are at heart advo" cateS of Naxisfn and FasciSm, ana therefore Anti-Ainerican.
 By asserting that the Jewish group Is Q race different from and inferior to other groups in the com inunity, and so unasSimiiable.
 By asserting that the Russian. system of government and the Rus- sion theology arc superior to our own, and by gratuitously injectir propaganda to this effect into class. room discussion.
 By asserting that the Negro is an inferior being, who can Do legiti-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

New Haven, Conn, March 2 tUP) Twelve -years-old Merritt Kenneth Wolf of Cleveland, O., was enrolled today at Yale, the youngest student ever to enter the university.
 Young Wolf, whose father is an attorney, has an I. e. Of l82, which gives him 6 mental ago of 20, and his ambition is to obtain his doctor of philosophy degree before he t i6. He Is majoring in music. Ac- cording to his parents, he was play ing the piano at 22 months, could read the first grade reader when he was q year old, and spoke Q com plete sentence when he was foul months old.
 While attending grammar schoo ct Cleveland, the principal is re- ported to have asked him to leave because he disrupted classes by "asking too many questions, and volunteering too many answers"
 Hartford, Conn.,, March 7-(UP) -GOv. Baldwin had an accep- tance today to his invitation to British Ambassador Lord Halifax to be the states guest March lS, at Q strictly informal reception.
 Lord Halifax will be accom- panied by Lady Halifax; Francis Evans, British consul general In New York City, and Mrs. Evans; Archibald Gordon, labor Sttache of the British embassy In Wash. Inxton, and Col. Angus McDOn- nell, the ambassadors personal secretary.
 Lord Halifax w;ll meet . repre- sentative delegation of business and civic leaders at . luncheon, and It Is planned to have him visit Q war plant in thls area.
 Hamden, Conn, March 7-(UP>- While playing on the thin ice GOV ering a small pond, Louis Nocero 10, broke through and drowned latt yesterday. The body was recovered by workers in Q nearby war plant.
 New Britain, Conn.,, March 7- (VjP)-FuneraI services will be held Wednesday for Joseph F. Lamb, 60, vice. president and . director of LandeFs, FraFy & Clark, who died at New Britain General Hos. pitaI Monday after . long illness.
 Lamb had been associated with the company for 70 years and had been vlce-president since 1912. His widow, . son and two daughters survive.
 New London, March 7- (U.P0 - Extension of the victory manpower committee program to the New Lon don area will be discussed here Friday by Governor Baldwin and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
By LOUIS r. KEEMLE Limited Press War EditOF)

The smashing Russian drive fin the Ukraine and the concentrated Allied aerial assault from the west had Germany between the arms of two of the greatest offensives of the war today.
 British heavy and medium tomb- CTS were out in force over France and northwestern Germany during the night in the wake of yesterdays great daylight attack on Berlin by some l,700 American bombcrs and fighters.
 The air offensive seemed definite ly on a continuing around-th clock basis, aimed at destroying qermany'S defending forces in the Alr and on the ground before in. Vasion.
 Tn the American attack on Der liD, l7G Na2i fighters were shot e,own, estimated to be about half of one months productive capacity in view of the crippling attacks on German aircraft plants in the last two weeks. Great damage also was done to selected industrial targets in Berlin by precision bombing.
 On the other side of the ledger, the American forces lost 68 bomb CTS an dten fighters. carrying 600 trained airmen, their heaviest cas- ualties fin single action of the war.
 Low Percentage
 The percentage of loss was set by military men against the dam s,is done to the enemy and was not vU.nieersd prolibitive in view of Nae weiettt 1t would have when 3he land forces storm the European ''Iortress."
 The air assault thus was consid- cred in every sense of full.Scale offensive. the opening phase of a campaign to be merged later with- out pause into land action.
 On the Russian front, Marshal Gregory K. Zhukovs forces were striking a blow which held possi- bilities of disaster to the enemy in southern Russia. The Russians cut the vital Lwow-Tarnopol-O Odessa railway along Q 20-mile stretch above and below Volochisk. 25 miles south- east of Tarnopol. The latter point vas ilnminently tiireaened.
 As a result, approximately 6OO,- GOO Germans in the southern Ukraine and within the Dnieper Bend were deprived of their main line of supply and retreat. The Russian drive was aimed at the Carpathiah mountains in the region where Rumania. Poland and Czecho" sl0vakia meet.
 The object was to seal of the Germans and force their retreat ever poor secondary rail lines and roads into Rumania. The prospect was that they would lose heavily In men and material and in some sections perhaps be surrounded and nnIhlIated by the four Soviet armies If the Ukraine pressing in from north, east and south.
 Elsewhere tn Europe
 Elsewhere in Europe. fighting Tn couthern Italy was partly begged down by heavy rain, especially on the Anzlo beachhead. On the main line to tine south. sharp but small scale action was reported inside CaSlno but the position of the epposing forces was unchanged.
 Heavy fighting was reported on three fronts in Jugoslavia. where ( esaralaal Tltos men were bathing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
REGIONAL HOUSING
 COUNCIL TO MEET

The anual conference of the New England Regional Housing Council will be held at the Statler Hotel, Boston. March 2S and %. All housing officials from Waterbury have been invited to attend.
 Principal purpose of the confer ence 1t has been revealed will be to discuss present-day problems in housing administration and man. agement as well as postwar houS- ing problems.
 Sidney T. Strickland, conference chairman and member of the Mas Sachusetts State Board of Housing will be in charge of arrangements for the event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
EVIDENCE HEARD
 IN $l,5OO SUIT

A hearing opened in common pleas court before Judge Miles F. McNiff today in the $1 800 civil action brought by Paul E. Salvatore, ad. miniStrator of the estate of the late Domenic Fortuanauto. against Percy T. Gordon. A judgment of $l.05060 and costs of $83.44 had been return. ed on a default motion in the court Feb. II, but 1t was reopened last week on a special motion from the defendant.
 It was claimed by the defendant on the witness stand today that he did not know he was signing Q note when he gave his signature last July 9. He claimed in a special defense that the note was given to him by mistake and that he believed 1t was a receipt. The hearing was sched- ulcd to continue this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
ART DUSSEAULT
 GUEST AT PARTY
Summit Road Y0ungster Six Years Old; BingO
 Party Nets $7O
PROSPECT spondent- t-Tcleph0ne U.09el Rudell1 Q. DElscOll. COErOs

Prospect. March 7-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dusseault of Summit road entertained with a birthday party Sunday afternoon for their son, Arthur, the occasion being his sixth birthday. Games and charadeS were played and a delicious luncheon served. The youngsters attending included: Carol Membrino, Susan and Peter Mermriman. Angela and Linda DeCarlo of Naugatuck, Bar bara and Robert KrauS, Jane Walsh, Jack Ricciardi, Carolyn Reilley. Marina DiPietro. James McAree and Arthur Dusseault, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Too Little For One;
 Too Much For T'OtheV

Boston, March 7.-(UP(-In pro bate court at Dedham yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Levine of Boston gas granted Q divorce after tesu- lying that her husband never kissed her.
 In probate court in Boston yes. terday, Mrs. Jennie M. Potter was granted a divorce after testifytng that her over ardent husband wanted to make love to her morning. noon and night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

turbance and Is trying to bring within It's orbit Paraguay. Bolivia and some other countries against the continental unity of the United States, Brazil and other South American countries. -.
 we call the attention of the government to the necessity of in- teTrupting relations with the do facto pro-Nazi government at the service oG the enemies of American unity"
 The resolution said that Uruguay now has an opportunity to refuse to recognize the Farrell government which, it said. "does not represent the Argentine people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DoNNELLY

mately tilscrlminated against either economically CT socially"
 The Deuble COde
 But with this stand Max IeFner and PM-which Mayor LA0uArdia accused oe formenting antl-Semit- Ism by It's phArisalcal friendship for the jews-disagreed. Mfr. LeFneT approves of the anti-JewiSh and Anti.Negro prohibitions but not of the anti-Catholic and anti- Rus sian.
 And on what ground does Mir LernOe profess to dlsAgreeS Because It is undemocrAtlc Co apply this method of command and author itarianisln to the process of teach ing" So he worms himself Into the ridiculous position os stating that pr. Shuster does not offend against PMS form of democracy when he banns prejudice of Jews and Negros but he does when he banns the same when turned toward Catholics and Communism. Such Q stand appears quite stupid to ordinary people but tho gyration of principles is not Q problem of unprinciplcd news- sheets.
 Interesting Figure
 Sometime ago the editor of the Denver Catholic Register, without disclosing the source of his figures, stated that fifty per cent of the enlisted men of the Navy were Catholic. Some support of his con. tention mikht be found in c re- gently and poSthumously published column of Raymond Clapper which has appeared in the ecripps- Howard newspapers.
 Describing the important place that religion holds in the lives of the men in the service MT. Clapper states that on the aircraft carrier on which he was travelling, sixty per cent of the crew are Catholic, Mass is held daily. ProteStantS and Catholics each have an evening service. There are two Masses on Sunday.
 ITO the men oboard . warship In Q combat zone, religion becomes far more important thing than you might suppose if you judge by the civilian standards at home"
 Service snd Sacrifice
 And as the Planned PaTenthood group carries on It's campaign for funds Our Sunday Visitor publishes the story of the Breen family iii Chicago from which fifteen of the eighteen children are In the armed services. Six boys are Army pilots in Italy and North Africa, four other boys are serving in South America and Ave girls are Army nurses in New Guinea. Only three children are at home and one of the three has been rejected for physical Fea- sons by the Army,
 The twelve sons and daughters Of the Van Coutren family are also in the services. And there arc reports of many, many hundreds of other American Catholic families who have given six, eight and many ten children to defend their country. But the birth control propagand- iStS still carry on - despite the fact that Q birth preccntcd twenty years ago is Of greater assistance to the enemy than an American killed to. day. We have one less defender nt no cost to the enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

My many exc periences," h c declared, "have helped me form- ulate Q phnoso- phy of education that would place as the central theme of an ed- ucatlonal ef. forts an assun1p- ton of God a . source of au ot the laws of life by which we are to govern our- selves. I be- Meve thRt # we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Rome Reported Bombed Again
nY UNTTEN RNESk

The German controlled Fascist radio said waves of Allied heavy bombars attacked Rome again to. day. The broadcast recorded by U. 8, Government monitors.
 '"rhe total number of casualties has not yet been ascertained, but appears very high" the broadcast said, asserting that the raiders at' lacked at comparatively low levels,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
CRAIG FINISHES ROLE

James Craig completed his role this week ln M.d-M's Marriage Is Q Private Affair" starring Lana Turner. The husky leading mans scenes ell were filmed first 90 that he would be free for . role tn an- other picture. to start in the near future. Most of the remaining scenes win be between Lana and John Hodlak. who plays her hus- hand h the drama of modern mar elaRA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Strange Deoth Of Norweqion Sailor

Lake Placid, N. r., March 7-- (UP)-The strange death of Kunt Rangshad. 30-year old Norwegian seaman who was found late yester- day atop Whitney Mountain with both wrists slashed and his feet frozen. was being investigated by authorities today.
 Rangshad, who died while being carried to Lake Placid Hospital had been missing from his hotel since early Sunday, when he left on a skiing trip.
 Ski patrol members started a temperatures ranging to 26 degrees below zero when Rangshad failed to return to the hotel. They said his trail, showing three fox holes which he apparently dug and sat in to rest against the cold and to smoke cigarets, indicated he could easily have seen the flares of the rescue parties of the lights of Mt. Whitney camp which were kept burning throughout the night.
 Authorities said Rangshad had been sent to Lake Placid for a rest by the Norwegian consulate in New York after serving four years in his country's merchant marine. He had no relatives in this country but his flance. Miss O. Nygaard. re- portediy Is employed in the consul late.
 New York, March 7- (UP) An official of the Norwegian consulate said today that Knut Rangshad. was "a little nervous" but in ex- cellent health and spirits when he left for a rest ct Lake Placid. up- tsate resort.
 The official attributed Rangshad's nervousness to his four years serv' ice in war zones in the Norwegian merchant marine,
 He said that Rangshad and his ilance, Miss O. Nygaard, who Is employed In the consulate, were q ''very happy couple who looked for ward eagerly to their prospec- tive marriage. Miss Ngyaard was not at the consulate today and tt was said it was not known when she would return to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

GoA 10 CammAnder-Hn. Chief
 In an address before the National Educational Association Captain Eddie Rickenbacker strongly de- plored tho lack of education in the public school gyBtem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
OFFICIALS TO ATTEND
 LUNCHEON MEETING

City Controller Neil F. Maloney and City Budget Director Thorvald Olsen will attempt 10 attend the meeting of members Of the Munici. pal Finance Officesr Association Of Connecticut when the latter group will hold Q luncheon meeting March 2i at the Three Cups Inn, Meriden.
 Subjects t0 be discussed ct the meeting include retirement pen. Sions, insurance, municipal reserve, Job classification, etc. The luncheon will get underway at 1 p. m. destroyeddestroyed 333 tanks, 4S2 guns and 6iT Tnortars during the first two days of their offensive.
 Tn northern Estonla. 0enerald Leonid 4. 0ovorov's troops ad- vanced deeper Into Narva's defense ring. killing more than 300 Ger. man sin one hand-to-hand en gagement.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
Guild Card Party

Mrs. Arthur Merriman was host ess for the weekly card party of the Altar Guild society of St. An- thonys church Monday afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. Elizabeth Dupre and Mrs. Merritt Walters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07
WOmen's Club Bing0


 The sum of $7O was realized from the bingo party held Sunday eve- ming in the auditorium of St. An- thony's church under the auspices of the local Women's Democratic club, according to the president, Mrs. Catherine Coughlan. Proceeds will be turned over to the Red Cross War Fund drive. Prizes were do- mated by club members.
 A list of prize winners follows: Miss Eva Rozum, Harry Coughlan. Jr., Miss Shirley Moss. Arthur Proper. Mrs. Patrick Sugrue. Rev. John F. McTeague. Mrs. Howard Burnham, Mrs. B. Armstrong, Mrs. Raymond Coughlan, Leon Young. Mrs. William Bonneville, Miss Patricia Coughlan, Miss Ann Kin sella, Mrs. Carl Spellman, Mrs. Mol lie Keefe. Mrs. Thomas Ramp, Ja2lcs Nark3ett Mrs. Arthur Prop re Earl Cooley. Howard Burnham. Mrs. Joseph Woods. Mrs. Dwyer. Mrs. Otto Schuster., Mrs. Charlotte Cook and Otto Schuster.
 A meeting of the Flying Fingers" club will be held Wednesday after noon at 3;30. In the home 10 Mrs. Howard Hodges. The sewing session will be devoted to making pillow cases.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy Hubbell of Union City road and Mrs. A. H. MerTiman of Summit road spent Sunday as guests of MT. and Mrs. George Taylor of Fairfield.
 The volunteer fire department was called to extinguish . grass fire at the corner of Union City and Clark Hill roads yesterday afternoon about A'S0, No damage resulted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-07

Nearly 3.lo0 woodcutters camps were established in Sweden last year.