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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
ALL SYNAGOGUES
ARE OPEN TO-DAY

All synagogues In Waterbury will be
open today until 8 p. m. for the pur-
pose OF individual prayer. Jews of
the city will meet at the Bethel
synagogue on Cooke street this eve
ming at o'clock for q special serv-
Ice OF prayer for the victory Of our
boys in the armed forces and for the
safety Of our sons.
Rabbi Mordecai Glitter. Rabbi
David Polish and Rabbi william p.
Greenfield viii officiate jointly at
the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
EAGER LISTENER

Hamilton, Mass. June 6 ~ (U.PO
Throughout the early morning
hours. the wife Of Lieutenant Gen
eral George s. Patton. Jr., sat be-
side a radio In her home here, lis
tening to news bulletins on the in
vasion.
II hope 1t succeeds as soon as pos
sible with a minimum loss Of life. I"
she said. She added that she had
not heard from her husband lately
and did not know what. II any, role
he was taking. However. she guess
ed he was I'm the thick Of things"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
KEY POINTS GUARDED

London. June Q. - (UPl - Bril-
taln's entire defensive forces stood
ut their posts at the zsro hour to-
day ready 10 repel any counter
attack the Germans may attempt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
Allies Storming Mightiest
Defense Barrier Ever Built
BY MALCOLM MUIR, JR.
United Press Staff Correspondent

Allied assaultng defense believed might
erecteda Steel explosives
and concrete stretching from Norway Pyrenees Blocking the
path coastal
of representative mneed Of great manads
countless antiank barriers
have arnedu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06

Continued from Page -
Allied armies in Italy have brought
another phase of their campaign to
a most successful conclusion" a
communique said. THE battle to de-
stroy the enemy continues without
pause. Troops Of the 5th Army are
now crosSin gthe Tiber at many
places and have advanced some five
miles beyond"
French troops on the 5th Army's
right flank knitted deep into the
hills east of Rome, selling the high
way junction of Tivoli, 16 miles out
side the capital.
The French thrust threatened the
line of retreat for tens of thouI-
ands of German 10th Army trool\
falling back slowly before the Bri-
fish 9Th Army in the mountainous
country north and east of the Via
Casilina.
The 9th and 5th Army fronts We're
linked in a continuous front wind
ing 10 miles inland from the
Tyrrhenian coast, though Rome and
down into the Sacco valley. and the
almost pocketed German 10th army
appeared to be fighting only a
desperate rear-guard action in an
effort to extricate the bulk OF Its
forces.
Allied Air Forces flew some 2'4OO
sorties yesterday. concentrating the
main weight of their attack on the
rail and road lines in the path OF
the Nazi retreat.
A force OF $50 to 500 American
flying fortresses and Liberators
blasted 10 important railroad bottle
necks from central Italy to the Pc
Valley, including Venice. Rimini and
Bologna, and shot down four inter-
cepting enemy fighters. Raj We'll
lingtons and Liberators followed
through with a night attack on the
Rome Florence line around Viterbo.
Hundreds of Allied fighters, fight
er-bombers and medium bombers
ranged continuously over the re-
treating enemy by daylight, bomb
ing and strafing road columns,
troops, and bridges. More than $50
enemy vehicles were destroyed and
another ITS were damaged by the
low flying raiders.
Thirteen Allied planes were lost
In the day-long attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
One Time Desert Fox Leads
Nazi Forces In Western Europe
BY MALCOLM MUIR, JR.
United Press Staff Correspondent


Marshal
became Adolf Htlers pubcized general
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06

mother nation" he continued, "con.
tributing the culture and progress
and good viii OF all mankind - and
developing her special talents In the
arts, crafts and sciences"
Paying tribute 10 the war effort
OF which he Is commander In chief,
the President told the people that
1.-THE capture Of Rome Is an example
OF the efAciency Of your machinery
Of war.
mo great effort like this can be
100 per cent perfect, but the bat
ting average Is very, very high"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06

against the island kingdom.
Millions Of Home Guards manned
coastal guns and anti-aircraft bat
teries and stood guard ct key points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
RAFHitCoost
Before Allies

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
Allies Land
Quite Easily

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
Nozis Retreat
Across Tiber

Continued from Page u
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

simple tasks by observation Monkeys
readily learn 10 rake food 10 them.
The carnivores. tlcsh-edting ami
mails, stand next 10 tho primatcS IN
the evolutionary scale This group in
cludes the dog, cat and raccOOn
with such wild types as the lion.
tiger, leopard and bear None ranks
higher than the dog, cat and raccOon.
The dog does better than the cat and
the raccoon in most laboratory tests.
Then there are special tests IN
which the dog leads The seeing
eye" dog must bc able 10 give the
stop" signal 10 keep his blind mas
ter from laundering into trouble
Dogs can be taught TO perform
many acts on command Some years
ago / tested the German Shepherd.
Fellow" which could carry out at
least 100 activities. He also knew
the names of many common objects
When these were placed before him he
could pick out the one named. The
others on our list Of ten arc the
horse, COW, pig, elephant deer. bison,
sheep and rhinoCcroS
Doubtless some will resent the
horse being given last place But that
is what the tests show We admire
the horse for its grace and utility.
But our quiz ratings are based not
on beauty and utility bat on brains.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

tlTSt tOuI among our "
leading brains.
The chimp is most like man in
mental makeup when both intelli-
gence and temperament are con-
sidered. 1t seems 10 enjoy human
company.
Like man, chimpS kiss sand hug in
their lovemaking. They are eXhibi-
tioniSts and delight in being
dressed up They soon learn to eat,
drink and Smokr as we do.
Chimps even have sense OF
rhythm They can dance gracefully
and beat a drum in time
AS evidence of their sense Of
humor, there is the case Of the
Splitter" who often lured strangers
close 10 his cage, only 10 shower them
with saliva The chimp then capered.
Some psychologists might rate the
gorilla higher than the Orang in in
telligence. The gorilla may just pos
sibly be as smart as the oTang but
he has not shown UP as. well in tests.
The monkey is far superior 10 the
cat in the problem box test He is
also a good imitator and can learn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

which is complex indeed
The test demonstrates the relative
intelligence OF these species in prob
lem-solving
In our search for animals of high
intelligence We know that the ten
best brains will be found in animal
groups which stand high IN the evolu-
tionary scale. Superior intelligence
depends on a complex body, brain
and nervous system.
The mammals stand highest in the
scale Of evolution We know, there
fore, that the ten best brains are
within this class OF baCk.boned ami
mails In fact, it turns out that all
ten are members OF the three high
est groups of this class the primates,
the carnivores and the grazing
animals.
The primate group includes the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

the intelligence of animals, rating of
their actual mentality was impossible.
But we now can classify the higher
animals by their relative l. @. just
as we do human beings.
All the animal species to be com
pared are tested on the same set of
problems,
The method is illustrated by the
problem box test (see diagram at
lighU devised for use in my labora.
tory at Columbia University. This
consists of large circular work
cage with a food box in the cen.
ter so that the animal can be re-
Warded for success. 1t is entirely
humane and causes the animals no
discomfort In fact, they appear TO
enjoy it.
The problem is 10 learn TO step on
as many plates in the floor as pos
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

sible. When the
animal enters the
door tE) il steps
on plates l, 2 and
9. II ii does this
it's rewarded. But
once the three
plate sequence is
mastered, the ami
NAL must reverse,
step on plate 2
again and then
into the food box
for the fOur.plate
pattern. ] ne re-
suits are striking.
4 h @ smarteSt
guinea pig failed
on the two plate
pattern -HphercaS
a few white rats
learned but could
90 no further.
Some OF the cats
learned a seven
plate pattern.
Monkeys were
able TO master a
- plate pattern,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

Of tn e S G, tn G
chimpanzee ~ with
that rarity among
animals, a sense of
humor is No. l.
As for the horse,
he's a useful fell
low, but doesn't
rate as high in
brains as the lowly
porkcr.
The elephant, too,
is far from being
the mental giant he
has been pictured.
Here, according
20 the quiz test"
are the ten braini-
est animals, given
in order with the
brightest first:
/. ChimpanZee,
.. triangular, 3. go
rilla, 1. monkey,
>. dog, 6. cat, Z. rae
coon. 8. elephant,
g. pig. 10 horse.
Until recently,
when psychologists
perfected scientific
methods of testing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

Most people, influenced by. the fact
that dogs and horses are mans best
and Oldest four.footed friends, prob
ably would give one or the other the
tile.
But recent scientific quiz tests"
show that, in a survey of animal in
tclliEencc the dog rates fifth and the
horse last
However, don't feel too bad about
the low ratings of dogs Actually,
mis- faithful companion and protector
of man is bested mentally only by the
higher apes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

TIE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-09

great apes and the mon
keys. Here we find the
first four among our 10
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15
WASHINGTON
 APPLES FLOWN TO TERRITORY

Wine-red Washington apples, packed in individual boxes were recently flown by Pan American World Airways to citizens in Alaska, in celebration of National Apple Week, October 28 to Mo- vember 4th.
 A luxury item in the Territory, where fresh apples must be i'm ported from "Outside", the fruit was sent as a gift from Wenat- chee and Yakima apple growers. Among Alaskans to receive the apples were Governor Ernest Gruening and Delegate Anthony Dimond.
 Emphasizing the part air ex- press will play in postwar ship ping of Washington apples, the Wenatchee Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored an air ship ment of thousand, one-pound boxes to government and business leaders throughout Alaska and United States.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15

gust in his manner, the coach hands you a pistol and tells you to pull the trigger on the empty barrels. It's easy to hold steady now and you let the hammer fall without the guns wagering. Then it happens. The gun has gone off. You didn't expect it. And there winking at you 150 feet away is a round spot of light in the bulls eye!
 By the time the firing for rec ord begins, squeeze it off, is as familiar as 'how do you do." Pfc. Francis B. Shelor of Roanoke, Va, was my coach at the qualify
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15

ing line. He said that familiar phrase five times a minute. Down the line another coach struggled with a nervous officer. The going was not too good until at last the tension eased
 e. d. it," the coach ex- ploded, ''I said squeeze it off sir"
 With Shelor on my left and Gunnery Sgt. Roy F. Rice of Mt. Washington, Cincinnati, O., be- hind me, saying it like an echo, at last I began squeezing it off" :" Not perfect, but good enough that in one 12-shot series II slugs punctured the black for a score of 59 out of 60 at 15O feet. That helped a lot to get the 211 for expert rating.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15

The kings of Egypt have been traced by name back beyond the first dynasty, which started about 3,400 B. C.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15

Navy combat vessels and har- bors in invasion areas are serv- iced by more than 50 types of district craft, each with a specific job.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15
Jerks to :"BulPs Eye" Busters
By JAMES J. STREBIG

6Y JAMEo J. o nEDlI Associated Press Aviation Editor MARINE CORPS BASE, Quan- tico, Va.-Practically everybody who comes here for training is a jerk.
 Warrant Officer Charles A. (Smitty) Brown, who holds 26 world shooting match records, knows you are a jerk but hopes you will do better before the day is over. ...
 l definitely was a jerk on the pistol range at g a. m but after a couple of hours instruction I was able to qualify as a Navy pistol expert with a score of 211 out of possible 24O.
 One-DaY Course
 Officers enlisted men and civ- ilian employees who may be re- quired to handle firearms come to Quantico in groups for a one day course Not everyone man. ages to score as an expert min- imum of 21O, sharpshooter 093) or even marksman Q70), but most of them rate something and all of them are improved.
 A days course starts with motion picture on firearms. Then to the range with a well used .38 calibre revolver. Smitty dem onstrates fundamentals - rela- tive position, proper gripping, proper sight alignment and trig- ger squeeze.
 Stand with your arm extend ed straight out from your body" he says Stand comfortably. Put the other hand in your pocket or on your hip or wherever you like. Let your grommet drop (meaning let the mid-section sag like a cap cover with the wire "grommet" removeO if you want to-"
 Gripping doesn't seem to be such a problem, and sight align ment is very simple.
 Just squeeze it off. That is the story of the trigger squeeze, and it comprises 99 per cent of the days conversation.
 You aim at the target and pull the trigger The hammer snaps, the barrel jerks down to the left There is no explosion. You have jerked the trigger in anticipation.
 That's why you are jerk.
 Squeeze Ii Off"
 All day men in dungarees will plead with you to squeeze it off"
 The coach hands the student a pistol. Some chambers are load ed, some are empty. The student knows this. He pulls the trigger. The bullet pierces the target two feet from the black circle. Why? The answer comes on the next try, when with no explosion the barrel moves sharply with the snap of the hammer. You expect ed the gun to fire; you tried to pull the shot into the 5-ring.
 Finally, with just a bit of dis
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-15

r'erar r,o--tioo T~';->% o- sale at The Nome Nugge'.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
City and State
Share Race Tax
House Bill
rns. stan oorre.poaaeal

LANSING, Feb. n For the
inst limo since betting on horse
racing was legalized in Michigan.
tho city Of Detroit may realize a
healthy share of The Detroit track
-bFTrUE revenues. II appeared To-
day.
Under a House hul unanimously
passed and sent 10 the Senate,
Detroit D., cut in for 30 per cent
of the state tax revenue This year
"a sum estimated at S75o000 for
Detroit
The bin has restrictions. II
dcsIgnates me 5000 split for the
1914 racing only ON the provision
that Detrots share bee spent eN-
clusNely for repair OF streets and
rOads.
Bur it is n partial victory for
Mayor Jcffucs and the City of
Detroit who previously had con
tended themselves with am annual
return of S5i7 in personal prop
-nl1A Lax llhlln- -t-Aaelatl44Ff -'l-1-t-
crossing millions IN betting rev
enues. 90 per cent paid IN by
DctrOlIerS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
Pattern Makers
Defy4S-Hr. Editt;
WING 10 Act

Thc case of .hFL mAW patttn
makers Vino. 80 is charged threaten
so create "A bottlcrcck In War-yltal
Detroit ares Job shops by refusing
10 varl, "a -4S-hetH- peeekANas re-
ferrod today TO the regional VINO
Office in Cleveland
After he7r.Dc Yesterday
f.ia ~ H. eastman WNC direction
in Detroit Indicated That the
action og Che Pattern Makers
Association ALL, whose mem
bers produce patterns for air
craft and automouye industries
would bo referred from Cleveland
10 Judge Charles III. Hays. gen
TIT = II Z CCyIT7yJ- +, III y 5yr7THET0H
When the union voted last sun
dN nor 90 permit It's mCmteIS tQ
work longer than 40 hours q
week III defDd "a War Labor Board
directive ordering a SiN-d3X. 3o-
hour week according 20 k,Lank- l.
kenuey, counsel for the Michigan
Tattern Manufacturers ASSocla-
fIg1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
Student Nurses End
Strike al Hospital

COLUMBUS. Ga, Feb, II
UNS) Normal conditions were
restored at City Hospital today
after 9S student nurses ended their
Sit-down strike in protest against
working conditions and reStrlc-
tons on their nights out.
The striking students returned
following a warning from hospital
officials that they faced instant
dismissal and certificatlon TO fed
eral authorities as "deSerterS' y
from the Army Nurses Cadet
Corps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
Keeper Of the BrOOms
AT Seattle Shipydrd

TACOMA. Wash. Feb. II tINS)
Keeper Of the broomS at the Sc
attic Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.
is Tom Gladding former navy sea-
man.
A broom is tied 10 a ships
mainmaSt on her trial voyage and
speed tests, apd if the voyage is
successful. the broom additionally
remains aloft 10 signify accept
ancc and a clean sweep as the
vessel returns to port.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

However. We need co. 600 tons
every month II we are To meet
war and essential civilian need"
The war effort is taking
more and more paper. SubSti-
tuteS are being made for wood
and new uses are being found
for paper daily. The job of
gathering waste paper i becOm-
tag increasingly hard betatt~t-
big tonnage of paper products
il going abroad, never To he
returned"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
Goal Still
Short

Despite tho fact that January
collections ln the nation were
10000 tons greater than those in
September, the public is still far
short ol meetinr tho cuuntry,s war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

Cornelia nnmAa, u nf
1894 Philip, a discharged
Neoman in the WAVE, who
was the first eX-WANE 10
applN here for her muster
Ing out pay after being
eight months in service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

is ste paper
needs, accord
ing 10 Herbert
NJ. Faust, chief
of the WIPE
salvage diYi,
sion
We col
iccted 500, 900
tons in Jan
a "A r v a n d
SnOtilu MT the
600. 900 mark
in February
he told the
county SalV-
age commit
tee $ pa e r
d / y $ q n.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
WLB Reinstafes "a
In PenobsCot Dispute

Fourteen Go maintenance en|
ployeS of the PenobScot Buildin
have been ordered reinstated b
the War Labor Board in a rulin'
on a strike dispute of last July.
The ruling denied, however,
Go petition for exclusive repre-
Sentation among the building.
employees. -
Buy War Savings Stamps tho.
convenient way. Order the
delivered To your door from yG
Detroit Times carrier-salesmafs|
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
Two Await Sentence
For Ration Robbery

Two charged with the theft of
1907 ration books and miscel-
laneouS certificates after breaking
into a rationlng office az 1850
Gratiot pleaded guilty today be-
fore Recorders JudeN Skillman-
Michael Kuzenko, &c, of 2000
=, Frederick and Frank RudnIk,
p. of 1890 r. Frederick, will be
sentenced March 9.
Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
breakfast Nook

Handsome brea k
fast nook at low
cost, SIN ooth ~
s a n d g d an d all
ready To mint. Mell
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

built Of selected hardWoodS Seats
fold away. Top measures 10 long.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Vern Stephens
Tops Batters
Statistics Reveal
League Champions

CHICAGO, Dec. % - Up -
ShOrtStop Vernon Stephens bat
ted a modest .293 last season, but
his "ClutCh' hitting which spark
ed the ST. Louis Browns TO the
American League pcnnant gave
him the priced runs battcd in
championship with 100.
Official figures released today
showed Stephens, who was run
ner-up in home runs with 20,
two less than champion Nick Et-
ten Of the New York Yankees,
edged BoSton's Bob Johnson by
three in capturing the r. B. l.,
crown.
Despite stephens individual
championship, the Browns were
third i'm team runs battcd-in be-
hind the Red SoX, who aGgregat-
cd COL and the Yankees, who
had 63l, but the pcnnant win
ncrS emerged with a new league
record for hitting into the few
est double plays, 90, The former
record Of 81 was shared by three
clubs.
Two other players attained the
100 mark in r. B. |. - Johnny
Lindell Of the Yankees with 1903
and Stan Spence Of Washington
with 100.
Home run King Etten also
drew the most walks, 81, top
ping johnson by two and fall
ing nine below the 1913 winning
total Of 1O6 by Charley Keller
Of the Yankees. Jim Secrecy Of
Cleveland won the undesirable
distinction Of striking out most,
90 times, followed by New
York's George Stirnwciss with
81.
George Kcll Of Philadelphia
set the pace in grounding into
double plays wi tn %, while
George MCQuinn Of the Browns
thumpcd into only one twin kill
ing in 146 games. Bob Ortiz of
the Senators las the bcS' pitch
cr's target, He was hit eight
times by pitched balls.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22

Drops Game
to Alma 5

ALMA, Mich, Dec. 22-lP)-
The rule back was cast aside in
Difference to a Short-handed Sell
fridge Field basketball team
here last night, but even then
Alma college emerged with a
81 to So victory.
The Army Filters showed up
with only five players, so after
their star, 1t. Robert Bell, be-
gan piling up personal fouls, AL
ma agreed to let Selfridge play
crS stay in the game provided
they sat on the bench one min
ute for every foul in excess Of
five.
Bell, who scored IL points,
spent three minutes on the bench,
and at one time he and guard
Andy Pelio were both out Of the
game. In all, 50 fouls were COM
mittcd, % by Alma and % by
Sclfridge.
The win, Alma's second in
seven starts, avenged a previous
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Handbags
Heavy for
Wolverines
Is Final Tilt
Before Conference
Schedule Opens

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. %
-lP)- In its last confer
ence game before the Big Ten
opener with Ohio State Dec. 30,
MichiGan's undefeated team will
have a hard fight topping the
University of Wyoming quintet
here Saturday night.
Coach Bonnie OoSterbaan's
team will face a height handl-
cap against the lanking cowboys
who average six feet four inch
es with Michigan's tallcSt posi-
bic team combination averaging
six feet.
Chief threat to the Wolverines
will be George Nostand, six
feet nine inch Wyoming center,
who probably will play opposite
five feet IL inch Bob Grcgor
from Lansing or six feet two
inch John BullanCy of Chicago.
The Wyoming team which
dropped out Of intercollegiate
competition last year after win
ming the L S. basketball title
in 1928 Will be playing a Big
Ten school for the first time
Saturday.
To date the Wolverines have
met with little opposition except
from Western Michig an in
chalking up six straight victor
les. Michigan's steadying inn
proving team will be taking on
an out-of-state team for the
first time this season Saturday
night.
Oostcrbaan expects to use the
same starting lineup as he did
against Western last week with
Marine Bill Gregor and Null
laney at forward, Gregor at
center, and Walt Kcll and Don
Lindquist at guards but will
probably use Forward Keith
Harder, who is leaving in Mich
igan tallies with 50 points, for
his scoring attack. Harder is a
Navy transfer from University
Of Virginia where he made 241
points in 20 games.