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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

ing Miss BarFymoTes current tour Of the Theater Guild production, "Embezzled Heaven.
 Dicikie's inability to keep awake rose cut of c midnight trip to tic capital city, taken after the youth- ftil actors Saturday night perform arce Of the Broadway play, "Kiss and Teii."
 Young Van Patten, who i1as been in the theater since he was five and who received acclaim for his fine supporting work ifl the role 0f freddy" teen age son Of the Thompson family featured in the Miss Hattie series, viii have more time to sleep frofn now on. Since school started, he has given Up his role ifl the Broadway show, af1d viii devote his aftef-chooi hours to radio-ahd sluFaber.
 Soprano Frances Greer, who'll guest star or "WoFid Of Song" Sunday, Oct, 1S, at 4;30 ?. fsl,, over WATR and tile Blue network, Is slowly c0nvaiessing from 6 sefi- GUS illness tnat forced her to cans eel almost e26,o00 worth Of opeFatic and concert appearances this past season. Miss Greer was scheduled to head the Mexican Mozart CD. cratic festival under Sir Thomas Beecflail, and the Montreal season with Maestro WHffed PelietieF, in addition to singing on 6 ccast-to- coast concert tour. Following her World Of Song" program, shell rest and prepare for the 4-'4e Met season.
 "IEedda HoppeF's Hollywood, !" new CgS gossip show by the famed actress .Goluin1lst, vii feature week. ly Hedda's tribute to aB outstanding Hollywood personality in the Waf,
 Comedian Charles DutteFWOFth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

Featuring Lisa Sergio, interna- tionally- known woman lecturer and writer, a fifteen.ininute radio pro- gram titled "One Womans Opifl- ion" will be broadcast weekly over WATR and the Blue Network, be ginning Monday, Oct. 90. The pro. gram will be heard Mondays, ct 10:46 c. m.
 Tn "one woman'S opinion, Miss Sergio will discuss Issues of inter- est to all American women, point ing up their importance in the world of today. Some of the subs jects to which she will turn her attention are juvenile delinquency women in industry, and womefl'G influence and responsibilities in 10. cal and national elections.
 The Earl of Halifax. British Am. bassador to the United States; Archibald MacLeish, librarian Of Congress; and c leader of the French underground will speak on 0 special program in connection with the National War Fund over the Columbia network, Monday night, Oct. ie. ei3o to e:6S ?. ni'
 The broadcast will originate at c United Nations mass meeting in Constitution Hail, Washington, D o.
 Lord Halifax will speak on Unit ed Nations relief. He will be intro. duced by MacLeish, chairman Of the meeting.
 The French underground leader
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, Private Arthur E, Adamaitis, USING, son of Mr. and Mrs William Adamaitis of 99 Clover Street, Waterbury; Conn.,, has been graduated from the Infantry ana Hrowning Automatic Rifle Section School at Training Command here Private Adamaitis born February IA, 1919, in Waterbury, Conn.,, attended LeaVenw0rth High School, where he was member Of the Ioot3an Companyl before enlistng in Toledo, Ohio, on May 2S lS44 His wife, Erma resides at 727 Thomas Street Toledo, Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
WAVELET s
By ED LEAMY

will discuss the residence movement in his country.
 A Navy choir will participate in the broadcast.
 Marian Anderson, noted contral' to, Joints Frank Black and the NEG Symphony Orchestra Sunday, oct. i6 (NBC, 500 to 500 p. fIlj in the Summer series finale of the "Gens eral Motors Symphony Of the Air The conductor has arranged 6 vaf' fed bill high.lighting Miss Anders sons operatic, religious and spiri' tual selections.
 A man who struck oil lost his sense of true human values. 1t was not until he lost his wealth that he realized what was what. The WATR -Biue Networks My True Story. Thursday, oct. 10, at 10 6. ri., describe the experiences Of C rnaii who went through this gafilut' Lady Luck" is the title.
 Twinkle-toned, rstieent Roland Young, equipped with soft voice and c delightful sense of humof, dares walk fiji where Phi Beta kaps pas fear to tread--to serve as guest expert on CBS Tt Pays to Be 1g. norant" Friday, oct. 13 0:00.0:50 D. m. Ladders and black cats are not enough for Young on Friday the Thirteerth-he must expose himself to the urlrestrained 1fsan. ity of eineee Tom Howard and his jury of sound and fury. Lulu Mo. Cornell, Harry McNaughton and George Shelton.
 Dickie Van Patten who, at the age of fifteen is 6 veteran Of radio and stage, proved last week that he was just c school boy, after al, to anther veteran performer, Afneris cas- first lady of tho theater, Ethel Barrymore.
 Dickie had to Dc awakened eVs cry time ono of his lines appeared in rehearsais Of the WAT1t-Biue network show, Miss Hattie, starring Miss Barrymore, and heard every Sunday, from 3:30 to { D. nj" Tine little episode, which amused the famous actress immensely, occurred in c Washington, D. G., studio where Miss Hattie originated durs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

after the Japs landed. They strut. ted around ike kings, making the natives bow and pay them due respect. Japs searched oil houses and personal effects and took what money and JeweiTy they wanted.
 4 Japanese eniploye Of the Agana theater took over when his boss fled. He operated ct fuil capacity ail the time, with lots Of American films, They must have liked DeGrna Dtifbin. They plaeyd one Of her pictures over and over again for six weeks.
 All this time, was living oil ranches in the outlying districts Jap motor patrols showed up every day or two. They shot hogs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

Espana and put tip their own American officials were taken prisoner. Those who had taken to the bush were safe, for c while.
 Jap treatment of their "allies" amused Us. A Grefnafl resident immediately hung out his national flag when tie Japs came. The Japs just gathered him lip with the rest and stuck him in c con- centration camp. An 1talian- American thought he could beat the game by hanging out and Italian flag. He landed in the cof- certration camp, too.
 There were 20 Japs and their families in Guam. Some Of the poor Jap leather tanners bios. sotned out as big operators right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

Professor and Mrs Frederick F. Harmon are cele- hratiny their 5th wedding anniversary, Professor Harmon is organist at the Immaculate ConcepUO" church and prominent teacher of music Mrs Harmon k clerk of the loca. building and electrical inspectors office The Tower extends its best wishes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

St. Mary's hospital authorities are wasting niue time in delnolishng buildings formerly owned oy the Martin estate and located on union ana oou'n IIlN M stc The hosnita recently acquired possession of the budngs and land and plan to construct new living guar ters for its personnel the site Most Of the puongs are now gone with the corner block about ready TOT ing down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

and chickens and took what they wanted. If they happened to see a girl thaE took theif fancy, they would rape her ct bayOnet point,
 l kept hiding from the patrols, Now and then they would find inc a1d ask questions. would say I was Scotch and Chamorro. That seemed to satisfy them. They hated the word "EngIish," but couldn't seem to place Scotch" !" Of course l never spoke English to them, and, siflce l spoke no Japanese, I just played dumb and stayed out Of the way aS much as 9ofs.bie,
 WTf00PED IT UP
 Japs gre supposed to De clean, but they didn't show it much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
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 Columbus sil5-The World Today . 65b--The Meaning of the News 7ioo-Service Unlimited 7lb--John Notwithstanding 7SO--bsm. State Central Com. 74S-4 4o The Litchfisld County
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 Larry Doulas and Guest l1ioO-yoEn paiy, News iiit0--Isoeai News iiiib--Joan Brooks, Sons ii.30--ViVA America t2i00--NewB
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
TEARS AND WORDS

Tears, idle tears,
 We know not what they mean, Until the partners miserable hand shows the highest card queen' Words, idle words,
 They can be mighty queer, Especially when 1t comes
 To an election yeari
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12

uHosF bHO bItlS VI A1y netb VII TO -"
 made one Of ilis last radio guest appearances 02t, 6, when be starred on CBH "gtage Door CaHteenP be- fefe leaving for overseas with tie American TheateF Wing production Of "TtFee Men on c Horse"
 Bob Burns haS ( new case for his famous baz0Oka. After each solo on the NEG Bob Burns Show, the Maestro Of tbe Baz00ka tOsses the instrument to the floor for 6 iaugh. After ten years Of such rough treatment, sile bazooka Is stlii abie t0 take t but ths case in which fie totes t back afId forth to the studio hnaiiy feiI apaFti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
By HENRY c. ANDERSON
 Wrlttan for NEA aArvinA

we Knew WklaC the occupation or Guam was to be like the moment the Japs landed. Their landing parties caught Chamorro families on the roads in trucks and water buffalo carts, families that were fleeing to the comparative safety of the hills. They were butchercd, indiscriminately and without ap- parent reason. Men, women, chtl- dren.
 That was our introduction to the invaders.
 The first news of war came at breakfast time on the morning of December g. (It was December 2 across the international date line in Pearl Harbor.) Nine Jap planes dropped their bombs on oil tanks, dropped their bombs on oil tanks, the Marine barracks, and the Pa- cific Cahle station ct Sufnay.
 Most of Us guessed what was coming next.
 JAIL JAP ALLIES"
 I stayed at my job as rnachin- ist at the vital Guam power plant Most of the Americans and Charil- orros took to the bush" at once as lanost every business and store closed up after the bomb ings.
 Then, on December l2, about 10000 Japs landed on Guam Patrols massacred every group oi ChamorroS they met.
 They moved into Agana despite bitter resistance from the tiny Marine garrison. They took dowr the American flag on the Plaza dt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
.L ON A BIT OF EARTH

Note by T.sgt. Theodore c. link, Marine Corps Combat Cor. respondent; 'T met Henry An- derson when he became a guide for Marine patrols tracking down the enemy In Che Guam hills. He had lived under the Japs during the worst period In the islands history, managing, often by near- miracles, to escape death or iIn- prisOnment. Mir. Anderson is one of three sons of . Shetland Is- lands sailor who retired to Guam. His two brothers are now in Che American armed forces. Mir. An- dersOn has worked and lived on the West Coast Of the United States, but considers Guam his home. This is his story, as he told tt to me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-12
WATR PROGRAMS 1920 KlIeeyeleS

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
ShipbuiIding Yard
Has Disturbance
Over Payoff Hours

Mobile. Ala, Jan. l5-(AP)-Op-
crationS were back 10 normal at the
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuild-
ing Corporation Pinto Island yards
today Il company official said, after
guards used tear gas 10 dispcrSc Il
milling crowd of workers during a
disturbance last night.
Vice President +. +. Spencer said
the trouble arose from change in
payOif hours. The company an
nounccd III newspaper advertise
mcntS this week that workers on
the three shifts would bc paid at
the end of the working day Fridays.
Under the old Sctup. the company
spokesman said. some employees
collected wages but did not report
for work.
Work on shifts under construction
was interrupted by the disturbance
during the second shift last nighG,
but later Spencer said "a majority
of tic workers were on tho job.
ana the midnight SHIFT began with.
out incident.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Ask Inclusion
OF Merchant
Seanen In Act

Washington. Jan. l5-(AP)-Thc
CiO maritime committee. repre-
Scntlng all Go affiliated maritime
unlcnS. today promised to take 10
Congress its fight for inclusion of
merchant Scamcn in any musterina
out pay legislation enacted by Com
grcSS.
Ihc measure, as approved by thc
House Military Affairs COMMITTEES
and which comes up in the House
early rcNt week. applies only to
members of the armed forces.
Biornc Hallng. executive sccrc-
tary OF the committee. said an cr-
tort would be made to amend Iho
pm III The House. and if that failed.
inc light would be taken 10 tho
Senate. VIZ
falling based his demand for
Such action on The ground that me, =
ch'nt seaman have performed met
as dangerous and important worfs
as nc armed services that the re.
employment problem for merchant
scamcn Will be just as serious no
'"r members of the armed services.
and that considering benefits re,
cciVcd by members Of the armed
forces which merchant seaman do
not get. their wartime Compensation
hso not been any greater.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Determination
OF Senate To
Pass Tax Bill

Washington Jan. i5-(NP)-With
fingers crossed against further dc
lay, the Senate rcaSSrmblcd today
determined Ia act on remaining
revenue features Oi tho S2,215, 5,00O.-
900 tax increase bill.
That was the ScnatC's aim yes
icrday, too. but il failed to reckon
on series Of speeches on matters
aot at all related TO taxation. Con-
scqucntly. only Il few amendments
weft, agreed upon.
Oiic Of those would raise the
Federal tax on cosmetics and toilet
articles 10 20 percent The present
rate is 10 percent Tn House voted
25 percent.
Several important questions arc
up today Senators Lucas iii. D.
and Clark tMo. D. favor striking
ont House provision which woti,d
require labor unions. farm coupcra-
tivcs and other nur-prOfit organiZa-
lions to iih financial returns with
The Treasury even though thcv do
~, have to pay income taxes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Service Law
Would Slow
Father Draft.

Washington, Jan. l5-tAP)-Thc
induction Of prc-war fathers would
be slowed by national service law
because ii would provide replace
mcntS for non-tathcrs engaged in
essential pursuits. sclcCtlVc service
has advised Congress.
To bring the combined strength
I'll the army and navy 10 l.OOO. roe
by July |, some 100000 men. mus:
DC iralted during the first six
months OF 1914. in addition 10 re
placements running as high as 100
900 monthly.
y Selcctivc service message 10
Congress said:
Although at the present time
MANY of the men now occupations
ally deferred in industry or on the
farms are irreplaccablc from the
standpoint that there are no salts
factory requirements ready and
willing 10 come forward and re-
place them. the message presented
10 Congress by the Prcsidcn. rc-
commencing national service IegiS-
latlon. if acted upon by Congress.
would prove the means OF making
requirements available for many OF
the ncn-fathcrs who arc now de-
1crrcd.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
School Set-Up
Much Muddled
Despite Laws
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
by LYNN NISRET

Raleigh, Jan. l5. - Tho situation
that developed in the State Board of
Education whom Comptroller Nathan
Yclton went 10 the wars, not only
Sttnnpcd the attorney general and
The governor, but il near about stump
cd the seven Supreme Court justices.
They finally came through with an
advisory opinion that the cOmptrol-
lcr could be given Il leave of abscncc
To serve as Il captain in the military
government branch Of the army.
The situation further directs at
tcntion to the differences between the
amendments TO the Constitution that
was adopted in 1912 and is now IN
effect ond the one presented 10 the
voters for consideration at the gen.
eral election next November
That recalls some OF the arguments
Tor and against the amendment adopt
cd last time, AMI suggests sine Of the
discussion that may develop over the
new proposal between now and cleo
ton time. There would have been
none of the difficulty over the comp
trollcr's leave il the amendment TO
tCoDLinued OH Page Ihree)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Chain OF jap
Island Bases
Hit BY Allies

Advanced Allied Headquarters
New Guinea. Jan. l5-(AP)-Japa-
ncsc tropical island bases in an
almost unbroken chain of 1900 miles
from BornCo 10 Bougainville were
listed today as having felt the wrath
OF bombs and bullets from :av-
ranging Allied planes.
Bomber formations. night patrols
ard reconnaissance units helped
chart one of the most extensive op-
eraiIonS reported in several weeks
From end 10 end OF the long line.
General Douglas MacArihur's COM
muniquc told Of fires and cXplo-
SionS among such enemy warning
iacIlncS as a big oil refinery, a
.'OOO-ton cargo ship. planes. air
dromeS, bargcS. supply dumps,
buildings and bivouacS.
Flying more than 1000 miles
northwest of Australia. Libcrators
set abiazc Il cracking plant at the
Ballkpapan oil refinery on Bornco
IN the wcstcrnmoSt end Of the op-
era'ional line. On adjacent Cclc-
DcS, the Wilhclmina wharf area was
blasted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Federal War Ballot
Advocates Predict
Measures Passage
Lucas to Resurrect
Proposal if States
Rights Bill Passes

Washington, Jan. l5--(AP)
Advocates Of Il Federal war
ballot of the armed services TO-
day confidently predicted its
passage despite the apparent
steady progress in Congress of
Il States rights bill intended to
keep Washington hands off
soldier votes in the coming
presidential election.
As the House advanced for floor
consideration Senate pass
ed bill leaving armed services
voting problem for the States.
Senator Lucas Ull., d. predict
cd that the Senate now is rcadv
to adopt Il war ballet If il gets
Il chance To undo its mOnth-old
decision against the plan.
He said he would rcsurrcct his
Federal ballot proposal and Try To
pin II on the States rigcts biSl if
tnat measure is passed by the
House and returned 10 the Senate
II that fails he will press for pas
sage OF his own substitute which
rcvivcS a Federal ballot bu; leaves
il up 10 local precinct officials to
decide whether the service man or
woman who uses it has cast Il legal
ballot.
Elsewhere in the Senate there Was
Il growing sentiment To pass Il Fed.
cral voting law in time for this
years elections.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Evacuation Of
Sofia Ordered

London. Jan. l5.-tAP}-Thc Bul-
garian government has ordered i'm
mediate total evacuation of Sofas
300. 900 citizens as Il result Ol the
heavy Allied air blows against the
capital. the German radio announced
last night.
Dispatches from lStanbul quoted
travellers aS saying the center uf the
city was almost Knocked out by the
AmCriCan-BritiSh day and night at
iackS this week. Tho German marine
headquarters and a hotel housing
most of the German army staff. were
reported destroyed.
The German broadcast said most
of the cvacuccS would be accom-
modatcd in the provinces and added
that other large towns in Bulgaria
also were 70 be evacuated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Gain Two More Miles
Nazi Counterattacks
Overcome in Fierce
Fight Near Casino.

Allied Headquarters, Algiers,
Jan. - = (AP) - French
troops. Staving off live German
countCrUtlackS in fierce fight
ing or the right wing of the
Fifth Army front in Italy,
have pushed forward two more
miles toward Casino, it was
announced today. capturing the
"illagc Of Acqmafondata and
three important heights in its
vicinity.
Pressure by the French forces
under General .ilphnnSr JUN
was applied over 4 considerable
length after their mountain line
in the general area northwest
oi CasSinO and greatly Strcng-
thcncd the flank of Americans
driving toward that stronghold
20 miles from Rome.
The advance of the French put
the Allies i'm a commanding position
IN heights entirely surrounding the
village ut NiCUsO. which now ap-
paittills Ns.S Ill .NllItt COlllpi-
CThc Berlin radio announced
yesterday that tho Germans
had evacuated Acquafcndata,
which is approximately miles
northeast Of CasSinO.l -
AlI the heights taken by the
French We're over 3 900 feet.
Mount FCrro. the most advanced
al the three, is two miles northwest
of ACquuiondatu and directly over.
locking !hc village OF Vallrotonda,
which is about six miles north and
slightly east of Cassinu.
They also took Mount P&"R" and
Mount Pic.
The ficrcCst Of the German coun-
ter blows was made some five
miles nroth of AcquuiondatI along
the San riclro ridge.
During the first two days Of thCn
current campaign IN this sector the
French have taken 2jO prisoners. il
was amroUHccd.
American forces tp the south and
west of Casino have plowcd into
strong enemy Notifications oi,
Noun; Troc,hio. last big physical
barrier on the road tD Casino and
arc engaged IN hard fighting. Tho
Germans have covered the SlopCs
Of tho mountain with mortars and
machine gun nests requiring slow
determined effort tp root them out
Extensive patrol activity contin.
@cd on the Eighth Army front.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-15
Engineer Killed,
Twelve Injured
In Train Wreck

Daricr, Conn. Jan. l5--(AP)-A
locomotive engineer was killed and
- persons. eight OF them pasSt,u-
gers. were slightly injured last night
in 4 collision Of two New Yoili.
New Haven and IIartfort railway
trains nt station here.
John J. Garrity. 81. OF New Ha-
ven. engineer on an ciCh'-car dead
head extra train bound for New
Haven. was Killed when his loco,
motive tClcScopCd an empty bag
GaGC car on thC rear end of anoth-
81 tiain making regular stop.