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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
SERvICEMEN
 LIKE TO TALK
 LETTERS HOME
By CLAUDIA NETTLEs United Press staff CorrespOndent)

United Press staff CorrespOndent)
 San Francisco, June 2S-C CUP)- More than 5000 homesick service- men, many of them on their way to Pacific battle fronts, have poured their hearts out into the "Talk a Letter Home Service" microphone.
 Youngsters of IS and under line up behind veterans of other wars at recording sessions held three times a week at the YMCA head quarters. Each of them writes his 460-word message on special blank which must be submitted for cen- sor-ship before the free recordings are made.
 Letters to mothers are always re- assuring and follow the general theme that the chow is swell, the buddy IS Q great guy, and above all that she must not worry be- cause Joe will soon be home safe and well.
 At least three or four men at every session express the sent nent that they are at last beginning to ACUAA1C JuSb AAOW uAuCAA NAOHA means to them. Clarence Marshall, supervisor of the service. said.
 Vocal letters to sweethearts and wives indicate that the majority of our fighting men want to settle down behind a rose hedge and a picket fence with the wife and kids after the war.
 Would-be Crosbys and Sinatras often send a short message and then burst into the latest song hit for the benefit of the girl friend. Some of them even bring guitars or other musical instruments for self accompaniment.
 Not long ago a Negro sailor sent 6 record to his wife containing repetition after repetition of this message:
 Honey, you've got me all wrong: I haven't taken @ single gal out since I left you an haven't even been tempted. Darlin' I haven't even looked at gal since I saw you last and I don't intend to so please stop Worryin' about me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
PARK DEPARTMENT
 NEEDS ASSISTANTS
Supervisors of Swimming Pools, Part.Time Play.
 ground Directors Jobs
NEA Telephoto,

A few persons with lfe-saving certificates are needed for local municipal pools while anyone de- sirous of part-time work with the local playgrounds for the summer should also get in touch with the local park department.
 The city's playgrounds will open tomorrow morning under the direc- tion of IS supervisors.
 Final sessions of the recreational institute at Hamilton Park pavilion were being conducted today under the supervision of Miss Ruth Ehsl- CTS. Local playground supervisors will receive their assignments this after noon.
 Fairgrounds opened from 9 a. m,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

The Sacred Heart High school students are to be congratulated on the fine paper they publish The clos ing May issue is filled with newsy items, pictures. has the tone of college paper Sacred Heart High cer tainy fosters fine school spirit which is evidenced in the nigh type of scholarship and also in the love school spirit The Class of 1944 in you might say, on wing and prayer and went out in similar fashion Congratulations and happy landings for the class and those who edited the paper and those incidentally who will continue to edit the paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Salvatore Moffo has completed 20 years service with sreetan he is one of the welknown quartet of Moffo brothers in the Waterbury street department gang. Salvatore worked for the C. L. P. Company for about returning he made record of twenty years of con- tinuous service Sal" has two sons of whom is in the Army married daughter and one granddaughter His hobby is gardening and one which we know will prove very successful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
MCCARTHY IN FEAR
 OF 'WEEKENDITIS'
State Motor Vehicle COm- missioner Asks Public to Play Safe Over Holiday

Plan to keep off of the highways as much as possible over the Fourth of July weekend is the suggestion of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, John T. Mccarthy so that you may be alive, not maimed and happy when your boy comes home.
 Connectieut's accident experience for 1914 has so far been excellent when compared with the National fatality increase over last year of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
DOG FIGHTS RATTLESNAKE

Chester, Ill, - U.P) - A squir- rel dog belonging to Ralph Runge of Chester treed five-foot diamond back rattlesnake for an entire day When one of the neighbors discov- cred the snake and shot it down only wounding it, the dog was at it in a split second. The second shot killed the snake and the dag escaped unharmed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Art Diorio of 297 South Leonard Street is enjoying Army life as corporal at Mitchell Field N Y where he was recently assigned after many months in Richmond Va He will celebrate his second anniversary in khaki next October {. First Lieutenant Joseph R. Baltrush, of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Baltrush of 114 Chambers Street. is receiving his mail in care of the Postmaster New York City He's with the 426th Night Fighter Squadron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
Veteran Ninth Sparked D-Day Drives In Africa And On Normandy Front

ERITORS NOTE: Since D Day marked the invasion of NOr-, mandy, the veteran Ninth Divis- ion has been mentioned frequent. ly in front-line dispatches. This division has been reported to be in the vanguard of American forces, which captured Cherbourg. Here Is the story of the fighting Ninth, whose men saw combat service on D Day in North Africa. Censorship still wishholdS many details of battles in which they fought, but their post record is one of which any outfit could well be proud.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Sidney Davies an employe of the Waterbury Tool, recently purchased $1o0 bond when he learned his 2 yearod son. Donald has been promoted to sergeant in the Army Air Corps. Previously he bought two $10o bonds in the Fifth War Loan Drive Don left here with the National Guard and was in the South Pacific 18
 months where he contracted malaria and was returned to this country After undergoing treatment at Haloran General Hospital Staten Island he transferred to the Air Corps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
SWIM PROJECT
 SET FOR JULY.
Beach at Iceland Donated to Children; Two Instruc.
 tors Named
WoLc0TT
Correspondsnts Alma ?. CSla
 Tel 3.9s03

Wolcott, June 2s., = Through tho efforts of Mrs. Howard R. kratt and Mrs. Alfred M. Winchell, 2 swimming project for local school children will be held from July ID through July 2l ct Iceland at Hitcn- cock Lake.
 The proprietor of Iceland has donated the beach and classes VIII be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 Q. m. 70 ll:30 Q. m. Mrs. Kraft and Mrs. Clara Tomasiello of Woodtick road, in. structors, have made out Q schedule for the summer.
 At the Y.MC.A. in Waterbury, grammar school girls will meet as follows: Intermediate, 10 a. m, Tuesdays and Thursdays; advanced swimmers, 10:45 Q. In., Tuesdays and Thursdays; non-swirnmers, 2 p. m, Tuesdays and Thursdays; be- ginners, 2:46 p. m; minnows, 3:SO D. m, same days. Gymnastics in gym, 10 to II a. m, every Saturday; swimming, ii:i6 Q. In,, no inStruc" tors: movies every Friday, time to be announced. Girls Club program at Crosby pool-Monday, Wednes- day and Friday, 10 to l2 a. m. and 3 to { p. m. Women'S Club, ELS to 8 D. m. At Wilby pool, 10 to l2 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. on Thurs. days. Grammar school boys, Mora- days from 7:l5 to 8 p. m. at Crosby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Roger Mahan, rotund but genial owner of the Faaza Theater who takes the Carroll in the North End July l, has acquired the streamlined Tower Theater in the West End from Fred Van Dorm who has hossed the house the past four years Maurice Dono- van handled the deal for Mr. Mahan and rates the house one of the finest in New England far equip ment is concerned The boss has the right to take over anytime between now and October l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
SUMMER DAzE

These are the days of home defenses planning, / Swimming and golf and also canning "tyF These are the days of pcEled beets Potato salad and hemning sheets, Buying remnants, drinking cold drinks, SnippjnR in the garden the and pinks
 These are the days for the swing and the garden char When the kids now at home get in your hair When you're If 1t gets a bit damp, When you can't decide which to send to camp Johnny or Bobby Billy or Dan, Or send the whole four-pease pass the ian! These are the summer days, all too few, When you can't decide just what to do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Josephine H. Hill completed 25 years service at Seovls last week. During the first World War she left
 local clock shop to join the Mill Street plant as fuse assembly inspector She born in Jersey City, New Jersey She came to Waterbury as young woman. She worked a number of years on watch building in local clock shops before joining her present employers and for short time after the last war; when things were bit slack at ScOviu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Winnie McElligott, former employe of the Lunny Funeral Home, is home furlough after many months of duty He's junior grade lieutenant and wears Navy uniform like it should be w0rn F. X. Walsh of Chipman Street is home on fve-day ship pass from Norfolk, Va The good looking youngSter has made four trips overseas to date
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Richard T. Dillon son of Harold T. Dillon of Water vile Street. Marine sergeant somewhere overseas as
 divebomber pilot writes that he recently stopped in Hawaii Comparatively it makes North Elm Street look like Park Avenue, he sayS with distorted ratio of servcemen creating situation way out of proportion He admits parts of it pretty but that Connecticut is yet to be outdone. Young Dick has seen much of the world since enisting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Dr. E. A. Sirica of 22 Mcdonald Avenue, now Army captain with the Medical Corps in Texas came home last Saturday to attend the christening of his first son. Alphonse Sunday morning at the Church of Our Lady of LOurdes day-lOng celebration followed the church ceremony at which guests from all parts of the state enjoyed themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

to-street canvassing gets underway.
 The month-by-month record of school salvage in pounds follows: October, 86,368; November, 76,8l9; December, 38,255; January, 152,444; February, 263,16l; March, l35,2o4; April, 139,72l; May. lo2,2S2; June 83,2l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
By FRED S. FERGUSON President, NEA Service

Somewhere in Southern England poess planes left the people this England disturbed and unexcted did the first of the
 you can be sure they'll have it This breakfast after constant explosions of gnf and with the through the night typical attitude
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
FILM GETS AROUNT

Warner Bros The Mask of Dimitrios" spans the period from 1922 to 1888 and scenes are set in five different countries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

MT. and Mrs Stanley Domorad of Porter Avenue, Middlebury, celebrated their silver wedding anni- versary last Sunday. They have two children, Stanley Jr., empIOye of the ParsOn Screw Company and Ceceia, an emplOye of the U. s. Rubber Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Charles Marsey, former manager of the Reliable Furniture Company, is going great guns in the real estate business in Miami Florida He now receives his mail at the Hermitage Hotel there Maurice Sirkin $ celebrating another birthday today Patrolman Ralph Bellosy and Mary Tammaro will have four candles n their wedding anniversary cake tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28
Outing July 2

OS~sAeB SSNS
 The annual outing of the Grove Beach Association will be held July 2. Mrs. George Watson is chair man of the affair. The outing will start with a parade at il a. m; flag raising at l2 noon; lunch at 1 D. m, followed by water sports and games for children and adults boat and swimming races and a bathing beauty contest. Carl Mattson and John Wilkinson will be in charge of sports,
 Others on the committee are Mrs. Charles Mott. Mrs. Herman Hacker- son, Mrs. John F. Brouker, Mrs. Albert Larivlere, Mrs. Leonard Bond. Mrs. Carl MattSon, Don Abatte and George Plantier. A meeting will be held Sunday at the dock with John Brouker, presiding.
 Mrs. Charles Tyrell, Miss Nancy doodson, Mrs. Bella MacNdillin, Miss Hazel Mignault and Horoce Read attended Excelsior Pomona Grange in Washington, Wednesday night. Miss Goodson read the masters re. port,
 Robert Tyrrell has returned to Grafton, N. H., after several days spent with his parents, MT. and Mrs. William Tyrell of Beach road.
 Honeymoon Over
 Mfr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Shaw have returned from their wedding trip and are living on East Sunny side avenue, Oakville. Mrs. Shaw was before her marriage Miss OriSsa German, daughter of Mrs. Edith German of the Woodtick road.
 The Wolcott Women's Club will hold the annual picnic Friday at the home of Mrs. Walter Smith on Spindle Hill starting at 3 ?. m. Supper will be served at 6 p. m. to g p. m. will be Hamilton Park, Fulton Park, Chase Park. and Washington Park. Those opened from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. will be Wa terville, Division Street, Pearl Street Hopeville, Fairlawn, Town Plot and Porter Street.
 Pools at Chase Park will be opened for men Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week, MT. Derwin said. Women may use the Hamil- ton Park pool Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 Free China has adopted a program of extensive improvements in its franayAArk0fiOyA avekay1Ae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

Free China has adopted a program of extensive improvements in its transportation systems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

The Wolcott Womens Club will hold the annual picnic Friday al the home of Mrs. Walter Smith on Spindle Hill, starting at 3 p. m Supper will be served at 6 p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Businesses May
Close Wednesdays

Initial steps were being taken
this week by Mount Clemens re-
tail establishments in framing a
summer prog n whereby
Wednesday closingS would pro-
vide recreational and gardening
time for employees and proprie-
tors, according 10 Don Miller.
one of the active advocates Of
the plan.
Forty-three business places
have already signified their
willingness 10 particiate in the
program. Miller said.
In past years similar summer
schedules have been adopted
with success, merchants pointed
out. in expressing the hope that
virtual 100 per cent coopera-
ton between merchants would
be achieved.
The program probably would
not be placed in effect until
July and would embrace Q two
month period, Miller said. nor
has il been determined whether
the merchants shall close full or
half days.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Russians Hur|
Germans Back
Enemy Thrusts
Quickly RepeIIed

LONDON, May S - (P) -
German probing attacks south
east of StanislawoW and south
OF Tiraspol were thrown back
yesterday for the second success
sive day as the lull in ground
fighting along other positions of
the Eastern front, Moscow an
nounced today.
Near StanislaWow in the
southeast corner of old Poland
German attempts to reconnoit-
er Soviet positions were beaten
off in the morning and a Nazi
attack against one Russian unit
was hurled back in the after
noon, a Soviet communique said.
1t asserted that about 800 Ger
mans were killed and IL Nazi
tanks were destroyed.
Sixty Germans were declared
to have been killed and wound
ed when Russian troops threw
back an enemy reconnaissance
detachment South of Tiraspol, a
town so miles Northwest of
Odessa on the Dnestr river.
The broadcast communique,
recorded here by the Soviet
Monitor, listed no essential
See RUSSIA-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR

LONDON, May 5 - up -
American Liberator bombers
pounded the invasion coast" of
France again today in a before
breakfast blow. and then me-
dunn and fighter bombers and
fighters took over the 21st con-
secutive day of the relentless
pre-inYasion bombing of Eu-
rope with attacks on rail lines
feeding Hitler's Atlantic wall.
Not a plane was lost in the
several hundred sorties flown
today, the third day American
heavy bombers have battered
France and Holland without loss.
OF the few German planes that
challenged the invaders, Spit
fire fighters shot down four.
The Berlin radio said that
Allied Mediterranean bombers
were over Romania this after
noon after last nights raid on
Budapest in Hungary.
The Liberator assault was the
fifth heavy bomber blow on rail.
anti = invasion installations and
airports in northern France in
six days.
Some 200 Liberators and an
equal convoy of MOSQUITOES
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
5enaieEyes
whiskey Stock
Up to VIA
Nelson Soys

WASHINGTON. May 5 - tP)
- Chairman Donald NJ. Nelson
of the War Production Board
told Senate investigators today
that beverage alcohol is next on
the list of essential needs, but
that final decision on resump-
ton of matchmaking rests
with the War Food Administra-
ton.
Standing firm on his previous
assertion that distillers can not
be released from industrial al
cohol manufacture for at least
three or four months" Nelson
said in response to a question
that he anticipated no new civ
ilian demands that stand in the
way of the liquor industry.
Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich.) of
the Senate's liquor investigating
committee, developed from Mel
son that there will be no in
crease in other civilian supplies
until facilities are made avail
able for beverage alcohol.
There will be no increase in
ALLEGATIONS to other civilian re-
quirements before the liquor in
dustry comes into the picture, "
Ferguson asked, land alcohol
beverages come next on the list
of essential civilian needs?"
See WHISKEY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Charter Group
10 Be E|e(ted
Commissioners Will Be
Named on July II

The special city election for
the establishment of a Charter
Revision Commission has been
legally set for July IL, the date
of the State Primary Election,
following action of the City
Commission this week.
City clubs and local organi-
cations interested in govern
mental affairs are expected to
obtain petitions and back candi-
dates for the commission. To
date only one group. the League
of Women Voters. has requested
candidates petitions. The latter
must be subscribed TO by not
less than IS and not more than
35 voters. and filed with the
City Clerk not later than 10
days prior TO the election.
The Charter Commission Will
be composed of nine members,
men and women, who are not
directly connected with the pres
ent city government. Their work
will be guided by legal aides,
and also coached by the Mich
igan Municipal League, of which
the city is a member. No re-
enumeration is attached to the
office, but considerable inter
esting experience in govern
mental affairs is acquired by
See ELECTION-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Local Gunner
Bags ME-109
Over Austria

18th ARMY AIR FORCE.
Somewhere in Italy - The
prettiest sight in the world is a
German fighter exploding into a
thousand flaming pieceS-eSpec-
tally when a few seconds before
he was sending stream Of bull
lets your way" said Staff Sergt.
Thomas A. McCutchion, p, OF
Mount Clemens.
A ball turret gunner on a B "a
Libcrator. Sergt. McCutchion
had just returned from 18th
AAF mission over Steyr, Aus
tria, where he shot down an ME
100. This victory was later con-
firmed.
Il saw this Me 100 climb
ing straight up at me, y
said Sergt McCutcheon. Il
pointed my guns down at him
and just poured lead into his
plane till he exploded"
A veteran of over dozen
missions, McCutcheon formerly
lived at 1887 Harper Street,
Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Ford Windsor
Strike peri|s
Feeder-PIants
Stopposes Continue
in Is Detroit
War PIonts

DETROIT, May 5 - (P) -
Suspension of production in
feeder plants of the Ford Motor
Co. of Canada. Ltd. was report
ed imminent today because of a
strike which already has made
$4,000 workers idle at the
Windsor Ford plant.
Production was hampered in
Detroit again today as work
stoppages continued in Is war
plants with nearly $500 en-
ployeS idle, but walkout of
l 800 workers was concluded at
two Republic Aircraft plants
which had been closed for nine
days.
Two Windsor plants employ
ing 1000 persons and supplying
parts to Ford of Canada. have
been closed.
MEET TODAY
Local 1875, United Automobile
Workers (CIO), whose 10000
members are employed in more
than 30 Windsor plants, sched-
uled a mass meeting tonight to
determine whether they would
join Ford employees in sym
pathy walkout
Justice G.. B. O'Connor. chair
man Of the National Wartime
Labor Relations Board, was ex-
pected to leave Ottawa today for
Windsor to submit to both the
company and the union a pro-
posal by which work might be
resumed. The proposal was for
mulated by Bernard Rose, of
Montreal, board umpire.
Following Ford Company
appeal for aid from the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, JUS
tice Minister Louis S. St. Laur-
ent said at Ottawa that a compe-
tent Inspector of the force was
sent to Windsor when the work
Stoppage started and he report
ed everything is proceeding in
good order"
NONCOMMITTAL
st. Laurent added however,
that i am not saying that we re-
See STRIKES-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
Tunnel Way
OUT Of Jail
Two AIIeson
Coptives Escape

BENTON HARBOR, Mich,
May 5 = R) - Southwestern
Michigan law enforcement Off
GERS are hunting two prisoners
who dug their way out Of the
Allegan county Jail at Allegan
Thursday night and fled.
The fugitives are Alvin Fer
ris. 81, of Pullman and James
Smaltz, ID, of Chicago. They
were to be sentenced in the AL
Logan County Circuit Court Sat-
urday after having pleaded gull
~ to the theft of electrical equip
ment from ten rural schools in
Allegan and Van Buren, coun-
ties. They were arrested as the
result of an investigation by
State Police.
The men escaped through a
tunnel, Is inches in diameter,
which they dug through the
brick Jail wall with bolts and
pieces of pipe struggled to them.
After removing the bricks. the
pair lifted a concrete block in
the outer wall They we're the
only prisoners in the Jail.
Allegan officers said the men
were in III cell block at p. m
The break was discovered at 7
m. today by Lee Dornan.
turnkey, when he went TO the
mems cells with their break
fast.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05
YANkS TO CARRY BEST WEAPONS
Germans Boast Secret Defenses
IT w EAPONS

ter Paul Joseph Goebbels. His
article in this weeks edition of
the German magazine "Das
Reich" broadcast by the Berlin
radio, said there exist innum-
cradle defense measures and
weapons so far unknown"
FINE ARTILLERY
Gen. Sayler said American
troops storming into Europe
will have "the finest artillery,
small arms with performance
better than anything the enemy
has used and ammunition with
higher explosive charges.
Writing yesterday in the Ar
my newspaper Stars and Stripes,
SayIer said his report was mo
pep talk to boost morale and
added
When the day of the forth
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-05

LONDON, May 5 - (P)-An
American announcement of the
development of battle equip
ment superior or equal to the
enemy's and German claim of
"a hidden host of unknown pre-
parations" behind Hitler's Euro
pean West wall were thrown to-
day into the invasion war of
nerves.
"If you want to call those
secret weapons, you can" de-
clared Brig. Gen. Henry Sayler,
chief ordnance officer of the
u. S. Army in the European
theater, in revealing something
of American arms improve
ments.
The German claim came dir
ect from the pen Of Hitler's ace
propagandist, propaganda minis