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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Offensive In Center Pacific

U. s. Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Jan. 20-(UP)-Adm. Ches- ter Nimitz' central Pacific offensive was extended hundreds of miles westward into Japanese empire waters with an unprecedented raid on the Hitherto impregnable Jap anese-mandated Caroline Islands.
 Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, announced late yesterday that long range Navy planes of fleet air wing No. 2 blast ed important shore installations Monday on Kusaie Island at the eastern tip of the Carolines, 750 miles southeast of the big Japanese naval base of Truk.
 The raid on Kusaje, a strategic air base suspected of being a stag ing point for enemy fighters and bombers now reinforcing the Mar shall Islands to the north, apparent ly was made possible by the neutra- lization of Japanese airfields in the Gilberts, TOO miles to the east by the U. S. Marine invaders of Tarawa.
 It was the first American attack of the war on the Carolines, pre- viously beyond reach of navy planes. Land based U. s. bombers raided Kapinghamaragnie from the south Pacific area last Dec. 3, but that is- land is situated south of the Caro- lines chain rather than in it.
 Practically with two good harbors and geographically as the eastern Carolines bastion, Kusai is consider cd one of the four most important islands in the Japanese chain. The others gre Truk. the biggest enemy naval and air base outside of home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20

Washington, Jan. 2O-(UP)-The phenomena of the crowded com ma" was injected into the Hopkins letter mystery today as c. Nelson Sparks, former Mayor of Akron, O., promised a full statement this af- ternoon on his role in the controver- sy.
 Sparks, back in the capital for further questioning by the federal grand jury investigating the letter, said he would meet reporters at 3 D. m (EWT) at the Senate pres gallery where he was expected to reatfirm his belief in the authenticity of the document linking Harry L. Hopkins, high White House aide. with the political plans of Wendell L. Will kie.
 Experts of the Federal Bureau of investigation already were said to have reached tho conviction shat the Hcpkins letter was written on h typewriter found in the outer office Qf HHQEee F Hz'9ge tu1tTlHf peF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
MAYOR NAMES FERTILIZATION
 COMMITTEE

The office of Mayor John s. Monagan today made known the appointment of six local men who will com prise a board to be called the "Revaluation Committee.
 Made up of three incum- bent members of the board of finance, one member of the board of aldermen, an in- dustrialiSt, and a real-eState agent, the board will act in an intermediatory and advisory capacity relative to the pend ing revaluation of all real property in Waterbury as proposed in the findings ot recent survey of the local as- sessor'S system by the state tax commissioners office.
 Members appointed are, Patrick M. Shea, president of the board oi aldermen and member of the board of finance; John Brophy and Ortor P. Camp of the latter board; c. Ar. thur DuBois, personnel supervisor of the Scovill Mfg. Go. and former Republican alderman; James Aber- crombie, incumbent Republican member of the board of aldermen and Lester E. Young, prominen local realtor.
 The board is expected to take un. der advisement all proposals for thu reorganization of the local assessor: office and its system and will un. doubtedly work in cooperation with the advisory staff from the state tax commissioners office which will review from time to time the efforts and progress of the local office once it undertakes its reorganization pro- gram.
 Proposals of the state tax com-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
British Unit 5th Army Driues Through
 Saudge Enemy Resistance To Minturno
BULLETIN

LOn0On, January EU.-
 (UP) = The German DINE
 News Agency reported to-
 day the German forces had
 evacuated MinturnO, key
 town in the Tyrrhenian
 sector of the Italian front.
 Allied Headquarters, AL giers, January 20. = (UP) - British units of the Allied 9th Army drove forward through savage German re- sistance on a 1O-mile front north of the GariglianO River and fought their way into the enemy stronghold of Minturno, western anchor of the Nazi line in Italy, it was disclosed today.
 (The German DNB News Agency revealed today that Nazi forces had abandoned Minturno after heavy fight ing, opening the way to a British drive up the Appian Way, the main coastal high way to Rome.)
 Slashing through German machine gun nests and broad mine fields, the British Tom mics pressed their offensive forward two miles or more from their three main bridge heads on the north bank of the Garigliano.
 By nightfall yesterday, 48 hours after starting their big push, the British had slashed deep salients into the Nazi network of Notifications guarding the Appian Way and the right flank of their Casino defenses further east.
 A communique disclosed that the British captured Suio, on the east plank of their attack, Auto, l-2 miles north-northeast of Minturno. and Argento, two miles south ot Minturno.
 All three spearheads drove beyond those enemy strongpoints, although front reports indicated that German suicide squads were contesting every inch of the way, fighting from trenches and machine gun nests
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Reds Sweep
 West OfCity Of fLeningrod

Moscow, Jan. 20 (U.P) - General Leonid A. Govorov's Len- ingrad armies accelerated their steamroller advances into the most heavily fortified defense zone in Europe today after battling through forests and swamps to open ground nearly 20 miles below the former Czarist capital.
 Twin Red Army columns were sweeping southward on 25-mile fronts both south and west of Len ingrad after killing 10000 Germans, capturing 1000 others and routing seven divisions in advances of up to 12 miles in the first five days of their offensive.
 Their paths of advance, which carried through 30 towns and vil- lages, were filtered with enemy dead and hundreds of wrecked or abandoned enemy tanks and guns evidence of the weight of the So- viet offensive. which promised to lift completely the siege of Lenin- grad and roll the enemy back to Latvia and Estonia.
 BroadsideS from Russian war; ships anchored in the Neva river helped pave the way for the break through south of Leningrad.
 Some 100 miles to the south, other Soviet forces biting into the German flank isolated the com- munications center of Novogorod from three sides by slashing across railroads both north and south of the city and capturing 80 towns and villages on siege arc around it. More than 2,000 Germans were killed in one sector alone.
 General Nikolai F. Vitutin's First Ukrainian army pushed to within IT miles of the German admins trative center of Rovno with the capture of Goscha, IS miles inside the old Polish border, where a regiment of enemy infantry was routed.
 The Russian advances on the Leningrad front threatened to trap several enemy divisions in a seven- mile corridor leading between the two Soviet columns to the Gulf of Finland, and carried to within eight miles of the five-way rail- road junction of KraSnogvardeisk, which controls all lines into Lenin- grad from the southwest.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Eisenhower Hob Knobs With
 His Majesty

London, Jan. 20. (UP)-King George VI received Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme com mander of Allied western front forces, in audience at Buckingham Palace today.
 Eisenhower and the King chatted alone for nearly 20 min- utes, during which he presum- ably discussed preparations for the Allied invasion of North western Europe.
 The American generals car drove through the palace gates shortly before noon as sentries presented arms. Only a few pass ersby saw Eisenhower return the salute.
 Sir Alan Lascelles, the Kings tall, quiet private secretary, well comed Eisenhower at the Palace door and conducted him to the audience room, where the king was waiting in the uniform of a British field marshal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20

The Official News Agency DNB reported the Nazi evac- uation of Novgorod, the strongest Axis baStion be- tween Lake linen and Lem ingrad, and Premier Marshal Josef Stalin was expected to announce it's capture by the Red Army later today.
 Occupation of Novgorod will give the Russians their most important victory on the northwestern front since the lifting of the siege of Lem ingrad one year and two days ago and may cave in the whole German defense zone most heavily fortified in Europe - west and south of Leningrad.
 Moscow dispatches said Gen. KyrA A. Meteskov's forces already were pouring through wide gaps in the German lines on both sides of Move gorod toward Pskov, 120 miles to the southwest, most important communi- cations hub in the central Baltic area.
 A German army unoficially esli< mated at 3OO,000 IS facing ''one oE the greatest disasters in the Wehr~ macht's history" as result Of tho break through, United Press Mosm COW dispatch said.
 Nikolai Tikhonov, writing in tho Russian government newspaper Izvestia, said the liberation of Pskov was imminent.
 General Meretskov paved the war for the capture of Novgorod W1tH classic pincers maneuver that care ried across railways both north anG south of the city and all but en. circled 1t.
 The German TranSocean agency said the abandonment of Novg0rod was ordered fin accordance with the principles of German defense which have been followed by tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Phenomenon OF ''CrolUded Comma" Stirs Washington

partment employe who was suSpen- pended by Interior Secretary Har- old L. Ickes pending the outcome of a Federal Grand Jury investiga- ton.
 While there still was nothing to suggest who operated the machine In writing the letter-denounced by Hopkins as a forgery private inves- tigation revealed one outstanding similarity in the typing in both that document and in letters allegedly written by Briggs to c. Nelson Sparks, former Mayor of Akron, O., and prominent anti-Willkie Repub- ncan.
 That similarity was the repeated failure of the writer or writers to introduce Q space following coni- ma, resulting in the appearance Of ''crok ced comnias'' throughout all the letters. There was every reason to believe that this fact would
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20

The single exception was Senator Warren R. Austin, R., Vt. co-au- thor of the pending measure.
 T think Mir. Stimson made a very fine presentation of the broad picture showing the need for this legislation" Austin said.
 Additional hearings will develop further the need and advantages of a scnietific control of the labor pool"
 Chairman Robert R. Reynolds, D.. N. o.. said his mall on the subject average eight to two against 6 labor draft.
 "Of course the soldiers resent strikes" he said. @But they don't want their mothers, sisters and wives taken out of their homes and scattered all over the country. They don't want their homes broken up They are fighting to come back to those homes just as they left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Churchill Contacts StoIin on Poles

London, Jan. 20 - (UP.) = The London Daily Express said today that Prime Minister Churchill may directly contact" Premier Stalin in an attempt to settle the Rus sian-P Polish dispute, but did not specify whether the contact would be achieved in person or perhaps by telephone.
 President Roosevelt also may par ticipate in efforts to resolve tn" problem on the basis of his friend ship with Stalin as result of the Teheran conference. tho Daily Ex- pfe1s 6ald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Rabaul Stiffens
 Aircraft Defense

Advanced Allied Headquarters, New Guinea, Jan. 20.-(UP)- American planes, intensifying at tempts to strangle transportation supplying Rabaul, New Britain, pounded that southern hub of Jap anese southwestt Pacific defenses with one of its most devastating raids, but U. s. losses were among the highest ever received over the area, 1t was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
N0vC0R0D GIVES UP TO S0v|ETS NaziS Abandon Old Russian Citadel
Way Open For Russians
 To Crash Baltic States
BY ROBERT MUSEL United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

London, January 20. - (UP) - Germans abandoned the ancient citadel of NOvgOrOd 100 miles south of Len grad today paving the way for Soviet smash into tho Baltic states that Moscow dispatches said may trap 3OOOO enemy troops in a new "Stalngrad".
 The fall of Novgorod ripped out the Germans south- anchor the northwestern front while General Leond Govorov's Leningrad armies crumblng the north end of the line in twopronged sedge hammer frontal assault immediately west and south of the former CZarst capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
Nazi Bombs Give
 Bari Night Of Hell
BY FRANK FISHER

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 London, Jan. 20.-(UP)-German bombers flew over Bari Harbor at 10000 feet on the night of Dec. 2 and blasted 1t into Q hellish night mare of exploding shells, leaping flames and shattered buildings by a lucky hit on an ammunition ship.
 I stood under the clear, Starlit sky on the opposite side of the harbor from the target docks and watched the sight in all its terrible magnifi- cence. Only now does censorship permit me to tell about 1t.
 The German planes struck shortly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20

More than 100 torpedo planes, dive bombers and fighters from Solo, mons bases blasted eight Japanese ships at Sampson Harbor, Monday, shooting down IS enemy planes and probably IS others of the intercept ing force of more than 10 planes thrown into the air by the enemy, a communique said.
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14
Mrs. K. Seowright
Hostess ToCIub

The woman's Club met with Mrs.
Kenneth Seawright Tuesday afternoon,
December twelfth, at three o'clock. The
hostess received her guests in her liv-
ing room made bright with Christmas
decorations.
most interesting program on War
Period Music of America was given with
Miss Frances Allen as leader. Miss
Allen read something of the history of
the music used in each war America has
fought and Mrs. Seawright at TIE piano
played appropriate numbers. Others
who assisted were Miss Monte Clark
and Mrs. C. A. Doster who sang.
During the social hour the hostess
assisted by her two daughters, Cordelia
and Jessie Ann, served delicious tea,
cakes, and nuts and the members and
two guests, Mrs. Reeves Vandiver and
Mrs. Sallie Stokes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14
GOODMAN

Mrs. w. L. Harmon came up from
Vicksburg to spend the weekend wit.
her mother, Mrs. B. f. Houston.
Mrs. Susie Dent, Miss Elizabeth
Moody, Mrs. d. X. Gulledge and Mrs
Bessie Doty shopped in jackson las
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. l. U. Donald, DR.. an6
Mrs. H. NJ. Terry Mr.. and Mrs. B. A
Mcbride, Mrs d. X. Gulledge, and Mrs
Bessie Doty enjoyed an evening at the
Methodist Parsonage at Pickens, wher
the Stewards of the Pickens Church and
their wives entertained for the Stewards
of the other churches on the charge
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Parker represented
TIE Schrock Church.
Mrs. Bob Fugate visited relatives a,
McComb last week.
Miss Earnestine Albin who works 81
Jackson was a visitor to homefolks the
past weekend.
Mrs. Leroy Donald Joined Mr.. anl
Mrs. Jesse Maxwell of pickens for a day
of shopping in JacA on last Thursday.
Mrs. viii Tate retained home last
Thursday after some me spent witt
er daughter, Mrs. Eugene Davidson
nd little June, in Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis BowlNg and lit
lie daughter are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Boyette. They will be permanent
ly located in Jackson, Mr. Bowling hav-
lg received a medical discharge .om
the army.
The many friends of Mrs. W. T. Nc
Daniel will regret to learn of she death
: '-er nephew, Pfc. Ralph Mcdaniel of
Camden. He was killed in action in
Germany.
Mrs. S. F. Allen and Mrs. G. R. Law
renee shopped in Jackson last Wednes
day.
Mrs. Kenneth McRae returned to he.
home in Los Angeles this week afte
several weeks visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Selby Stafford. Mrs. How
ard Morton. i.sr sister accompanied =.
to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brooks and little
daughter, Nora Claire cane up fTo
Vicksburg last weekend to visit in the
John Donald home.
Mrs. Selby Stafford was hostess las
Tuesday TO social meeting of the Wo
mans Reading Club. After the usua
outline business, the hostess had pro-
vided four tables of six hundred. Mrs
stafford assisted by her daughters
Mrs. McRae and Mrs. Morton served
delicious CONCEALED salad with ritz
crackers, sailed nuts and fudge cake
fhis was accompanied by hot tea.
Rev. J. N. Henson came up from Pick
rs Sunday and preached morning and
evening in the Methodist Church. The
morning service was specially impress
sive one, the ~usic being furnished by
he College Gu. -uder the direction
of Mrs. McKie, with Miss Jane Wilburn
as accompanist.
Mrs. John Allen returned last week
rom St. Louis, where she was called
by the serious illness of her brother,
Jr. Fred Parker. The many friends of
Mrs. Allen and Of Mr.. E. B. Parker will
regret to hear of the death of their
brother.
Mrs. Hugh Cowsert has received WORD
hat Ensign Cowsert has been sent on
on active sea duty, in the Pacific. He il
communications officer on a mine sweep
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mrs. S. C. Ray, Mrs. Minnie Branch,
Mrs. A. l.. Stevens, Mrs. NJ. d. Baine
md DR.. j. Niles Pickett attended the
meeting in jackson this week held by
mississippi Baptists celebrating the fact
Ley are debt-free.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Clover, of Horn
Lake, were Tuesday guests of the Rev.
and Mrs. W. 2. Bailey.
Miss Celia Castleberry was Jackson
visitor Monday.
Lit. Woodrow Saunders is home on
leave and visiting relatives in Durant
Friends are glad to see Shack Will
liams, Jr., USN, home on leave this
"eek.
Ensign Wallace Gray, USN, visited at
lome briefly this week enroute to the
vest coast.
Mrs. j. L. Longinotti and Mrs. Marcus
Love were jackson visitors Tuesday.
Pic. Billy Coker is home on furlough.
Mr.. Maury, of Union, is visiting his
Ia her in the Aome of his sister, Ydrs.
I. S. HUMPHREYS.
Miss Edith Rhyme spent the weekend
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stokes, Grenada
were Durant visitors Sunday.
1t. (j.g.) Charles Long, USN, is home
on 30-day leave with Mrs. Long after
being on sea duty for over ten months.
Mrs. Clinton Fowlkes, Memphis, was
a weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. DO
Fowlkes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wyatt and Betty
Joe of Greenville spent Sunday with
Jessie Lewis.
Mr.. R. L. Criscoe local manager of
Power and Light Co., office
in Durant Wednesday.
Mrs. Annie St. Clair left for Memphis
on Saturday to spend the Christmas
holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Don
aid Hull and granddaughter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14
Society - Clubs - Personals

Among those from Durant who enjoy
ed the Kryl Symphony Orchestra con-
eert at the Jackson auditorium this
week were: Mrs. l. c. Lipsey, Mrs. j.
VI. Howard, Mrs. C. G. Vankeuren, Mrs.
W. Z. Howell and Mrs. James White
4ouse.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14
Income Deductions
Must Be Made

Jackson Especially Taxpayers were
reminded today by Eugene Fly, Collec-
or of Internal Revenue, that the last
ay for filing, amending and paying
1staliments on 1914 declarations of
,Iimated tax is January Is, l945. The
.aaGline formerly was December Is
J--, ut was postponed by the new tax
lw.
Under ne new law, taxpayer who
les his i944 income tax return and
0vF T. due on it by January Is
.steau OF waiting until March Is, need
OF file any declaration or amended
declaration otherwise due on January
).
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Glazier Montgomery
went to New Orleans last week where
he underwent a checkup at the hospital
there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mrs. W. P. Bailey will be hostess to
the annual Christmas party of the
Gamma Club at her home next Thurs
day afternoon at three.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Members of the Durant Business and
Professional Women's Club will enjoy
their annual Christmas banquet and
party next Tuesday evening, Dec. 10th
This year it will be held at the Metho-
dist Church and the dinner will be
served by the WSCS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

TAKEN: black umbrella, with strips
around edge, amber knob. Taken BY
mistake from City Hall. Please call
l3S. 15-1tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mrs. Turnage Williams will be hostess
the Methodist Church next Monday
evening at seven o'clock at her home
All members are urged to be present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14
STRAND THEATRE

Friday & Saturday
Gene Autry in
"TuMBLING TUMBLEwEEDs-
with Smiley Brunette
Dead End Kids and Little Tough
Guys in
mug TOWN"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

FOR SALE: Doll Clothing, Animals,
Aprons, Novelties. Make selections
now for Christmas. Mrs. VIM. Rueff,
Tchula, Miss, Phone IS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mrs. S. c. Ray, Mrs. Minnie Branch,
Mrs. A. l.. Stevens, Mrs. NJ. d. Baine
md DR.. j. Niles Pickett attended the
meeting in jackson this week held by
mississippi Baptists celebrating the fact
Ley are debt-free.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. Maury, of Union, is visiting his
IA her in the Aome of his sister, 4ars.
I. S. HUMPHREYS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wyatt and Betty
Joe of Greenville spent Sunday with
Jessie Lewis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Clover, of Horn
Lake, were Tuesday guests of the Rev.
and Mrs. W. Z. Bailey.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Miss Edith Rhyme spent the weekend
at home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stokes, Grenada
were Durant visitors Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mrs. Clinton Fowlkes, Memphis, was
a weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Bo
Fowlkes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-14

Mr.. R. L. Criscoe local manager of
Power and Light Co., office
in Durant Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-27
Checks.
Plant Rations

Detroit, Sept 27--AP- w. f.
Fitzgerald, district director of the
Office OF Price Administration.
Tuesday charged members of at
least two plants transportation ad-
visory committees with releasing
thousands of gallons of gasoline to
take care of their friends.
The charge was made in a meet
ing OF transportation committee
members, attended by more than
500 representatives from 500 OF the
500 plant transportation commit
tees in this area. Fitzgerald said
warrants would be sought in fed
eral court.
Without Mani z the companies
involved. Fitzgerald said illegal re-
rease of gasoline had been ac-
complished through issuing cou-
pons to pon-existant persons or
through issuing dupli ate rations.
He said he had found 497 blocks
OF coupons issued to persons not
on the employment rolls at one
plant and 265 duplicate rations at
the other.