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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
FATHER HUBBARD
 ATTACKS RUSSIA


 While this country's Lend-Lease to Russia has kept that country in the war, Russia has been reluctant tn cooperate, Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard s. J., the Glacier Priest" said in two elctures at Buckingham kal, yesterday under auspices of the Second Congregational church forum.
 He told of seeing, during his stay in Fanrbanks, Alaska, millions of dollars worth of planes being flown to Siberia, while at that time, we had "only seven old crates to fight the battle 0 fthe Mismarck Sea" We have done our part in Lend- Lease, he said, but Russia has not reciprocated by giving us bases in Siberia to bomb Japan.
 Father Hubbard called on Gen. Stillwell's recal from China "an ominous note,'' and declared that it looked like we were going to throw over one of our best friends, Chiang -Kal- -Shek at the SovieS's bidding as we did MikhailoVich, the Serbian leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

chaplains preside at an interde- nominational church. There is a local movie theater, several beauty parlors, shops of all kinds and a large postoffice.
 The town is especially proud of its modern infirmary with 60 beds and complete medical and nursing facil- ities. Except for major illnesses, the staff can care for almost any emergency, and there is no charge for hospital service.
 There is even a. college" here, and regular college credits are awarded for the night school courses held in the Recreational Building. Tn and around this there are bowling alleys, tennis courts, miniature golf courses, basketball and badminton courts and soft ball diamonds.
 And Girls Town is being eyed by talent scouts from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood, for stars to-be who might have withered on the vine at home shine herein the little theater group which puts on professional-like plays, and in the al-girl band which plays sweet and hot music for dances they give for servicemen Already arrived is song-writer Joanne Costello, of New York City, whose first balled, DO I Know What I'm Doing" is hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell has approved the fol- lowing agreements for weekly pay mentS during disability:
 Mildred Popke of Naugatuck against U. S. Rubber Co.,, $2l .9S be- ginning Sept. 16, dermatitis of the hands, arms, forehead and neck.
 Manuel Ruela of Naugatuck against U. s. Rubber O., $29.57 be- ginning Sept. g. injury to right ankle.
 Margaret Maxwell of Naugatuck against U. s. Rubber Co.,, $l6.78 beginning Sept. 5, injury to left leg.
 Pether Panowicz off Union City against Naugatuck Chemical, Divi- sion of U. s. Rubber O., $50 hegin- ming Oct. 1, injuries to rigt1 ring and little finger. \.
 Edgar Allen of Naugatuck against Eastern Malleable Iron Co.,, of Nau- gatuck, $22.67 beginning Nov. 4, in- jury to left side.
 Johanna c. HoSmann of 146 Chestnut avenue against David and Helen w. Griggs of ITS Pine Pine street, SIS beginning October Is, in- juries to left shoulder and left knee.
 Walter E. Smith of WoodburN against Chatfield Clarke Co, ol Woodbury. $l0.94 beginning Sept 29. hand injury.
 Francis J. Fitzgerald of Torring ton against American Brass Go of Torrington, $3O beginning Nov 1S, injury to right first ttoe.
 Michael Vinisko of Torringtol against Waterbury Tolo Co, $S0 be ginning Oct. l6, hernia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

T have found nothing to support the nation that we can dispose 0E Japan in short order. once Germany is beaten" Patterson says. Despite our successful landing in the PhiI@ ippines and our brilliant naval vic- tories, we are not building our fu4 ture military plans on the proposi- ton that Japan will be pushover
 Contrary to the belief that we can blast Japan off the mLp shortly. after Victory-in- Europe Day, Pat- terson points out that weTl have tos engage in large-scale amphibioua operations to get advance air bases and take Hong months to move our European air fleets to the Pacific war theater. He gives the following reasons why Japan will be tough nut to crack:
 1. 'The Japanese fleet is no long. CT the formidable force it was a feV months ago, but it cannot be dis counted as a menace to future oper- ations. Japan still has a number of aircraft carriers and battleships either unchanged or not damaged sufficiently to put him out of ac- tion definitely"
 ?. "At the present time, Japan Is producing aircraft at rate greater than the Allied destruction of her planes. Aircraft production is be- lieved to have inceaSed by 9 per cent over the rate of 1,200 month attained at the end of 1943, despite difficulties growing out of the neces- sity to redesign and convert facili@ ties to new models"
 3. "The Japanese army is bigger and stronger today than it was when the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor. Japan has four million soldiers She has a million more men of military age who have not been called to the colors, and another million 17 and IS years of age who have been Steeped since babyhood in hatred of Ameri- cans, and who have just been made subject to the draft"
 4. "The Japanese industrial ma- chine, backed by accumulated stock piles of strategic raw materials and millions of slave laborers,, is still formidable. In many types of weap- ons, the Japanese have facilities for stepping up production over the lev- els already attained"
 5. Geography continues to serve Japan as a powerful ally, curbi7g the effectiveness of our aerial su- periority, complicating our supply problems and making enormously difficult the launching of a flll- scale assault against the Island Em- pire itself
 Patterson points out that we "still have not encountered the main body of Japan's powerful army, which is being held in China. For mosa and the home islands, and that the Japanese people have be- come convinced they can fight the war to stalemate." Their idea, he says, is to prolong the war so that the American public will become war weary and we will finally agree to a compromise peace"
 He contends that the job of re- building wrecked ports and con1- munication facilities in Europe "does not compare with the task of build ing from scratch the ports, rail- roads and highways necessary to support our forces in their opera tions against Japan" In addition, Japan's shipping lanes become short- CT and her requirements less as we penetrate her inner defenses. For it's" Patterson writes, ''the opposite is the case"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
OFFICIALS ATTEND
 EARBENDERS TIME
Mayor MOnagan Offciated at Opening of CYO BOwl-
 ing Tournament
Washington Hill

The Earbenders corn beef and cabbage supper was held Saturday nigbt at Washington Park Com munity House and was voted a big success. Among the invited gue0ts were: Mayor. John s. Mon agan; ex-Senator Joseph Lawlor: Edward Bergin, Thomas Driscoll, and Martin Tehan of the Board of Edudcation; and Senator-Elect Patrick Wallace. The Mayor and MT. Wallace threw the first ball in the starting of the c. Y. o. Bowl ing League which opened at the Washington Park Community House bowling alleys Saturday night. Speeches were made by the invited guests and all agreed that the corn beef and cabbage was perfect.
 The fifth game of the session of the Earbenders "45" tournament was held Sunday, Nov. 18th with the following results: Grimes 24, vs Reynolds IS; Fitzmaurice 16 ve O'Donnell 26; Murphy g vs Cuddy 20.
 The standing to date is as fol- lows; Ed O'Donnell IA; Joe Grimes III; Fitzmaurice III; J. B. Cuddy no; Thomas Reynolds 92; Dan Murphy 92.
 The schedule for Sunday Nov. 26th is: Grimes vS Fitmaurice; O'Donnell vs Cuddy; Murphy vs Reynolds.
 The EarbenderS Annual Mass for deceased members will be heli at St. Francis Church. Saturday morning at 7:30 a. m. Nov. 18th. The Mass vii be held for the fol- lowing deceased members: Charle: LaChance, John Joyce, John Pha~ len, Thomas Griffin. Louis Morin, James Stenson, Peter ODonnell, Frank Sturges. Patrick Creaven. Arthur Frageau, Patrick Kane William Conway and John Corbett
 Motor patrolman Joseph F. Tierney of Baldwin street has been confined to his home receiving medical care.
 Donald Frageau, SIX. 2-c U. s N. R. Dispersing office, at Quonset, R. I. has returned to his duties after spending the weekend with his mother, Mrs. A. Frageau, oI Sylvan avenue.
 There will he no religious in- structions on Thursday of this week, for the grammar school pu- pills of St. Francis parish, owinr to Thanksgiving holiday.
 St. Francis Holy Name 45 Tour nament will play their eighth game of the season tonight, in the base. nent of the school. --'~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
CTS GET KICK
 IN COL l!.ECT!NG
 JAP SOUVENIRS

WITH THE AMERICAN DIvI- SION, SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (UP)-Al- though he comes from New York City, where souvenir shops abound, It. Edward E. Walka (of 306 E. roth St) claims he is not yet ready to enter the business commercially even though the list of his pla- toon's souvenirs gleaned from the battle of Nip Gap far exceeded the booty of other collectors in the regi- ment.
 After the battle was over, It. Walka's boys captured several dia- ries, 1 Japanese Nambu machine gun. 3 knee mortars with new am- munition, 1 Luger pistol, g rifles, l sniper'S rifle, and 1 90-mm. mortar.
 The men from the platoon be- gan to bring up some of the booty and spread it out before their of- ficer.
 Mortar Is Prize
 willis, here (PFC. John w. Willis of Gallatin, Tenn, who &C., counted for six Japanese dead in the bsttle)," the New York officer said, found the snipjer's rifle, and Amidor (PFC. Gumaro Anidor of Fl Paso, Tex) found the Nambu after knocking off the officer in charge of the gum"
 But It. Walka was especially pleased with the captured mortar. ''The Japanese follow the same policy as our men," he said, ''for in the event of capture, they are in structed to destroy the sight of the gun. In the campaign on this is-- land, I know of only one other mor- tar sight that has been taken
 "It is beautifully made, as you can see, and is much like ours, al- though it is larger. It has the same sort of levels, the same sort of ele- vation mechanism, and the same sort of dovetail slot.
 My boys come from all over the States" It. Walka continued, but they have this one trait in common. They are souvenir hunters de luxe. Call it the squirrel instinct, if you want, but the men get great kick out of their collecting"
 Willis and Amidor grinned.
 Weapons First Studied
 The lieutenant continued. "For the time being, the boys do not get to keep the weapons, as we hand them over to Ordnance for study. The flags, diaries, and documents arc always turned over to Intelli- gence with tags designating the owner, and after this fracas is over, the men who found the items will set them and take them back to the States with them"
 It was the lieutenant's turn to smile. Tt isn't incidental news either" he said, that my men ac- counteI for almost half of our company's bag of Nips. wouldn't be surprised if besides training the most skilled soldier in the world" |" the Army has indoctrinated a good many with the antique bug.
 'The boys do not get the stuff for themselves alone, for a Japan csc battle flag might prove mighty attractive to a sweetheart back home. There's an angle for you: Come up to my room and see my Japanese souvenirs" It u d work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

ned to solve the budget problems of low income workers. Rert runs from $16.5O monthly for room in one of the 10 state-named dormi- tories to $24.50 monthly for a "de luxe suite,' which 97 per ment of the girls prefer.
 Girls Town is a complete civic en- tity. Each dormitory sends one member to the City Council, which in turn elects the Mayor. The pres ent Mayor is 22-year-old Lucy AL ston of Jackson, Miss, clerk in the Department of Labor. They pass on all proposed activities. and any differences which arise are put be- fore the last court of appeal" |"
 Arlington Farms general manager William J. Bissell-the only man liv- ing in Girls Town = who resides with his wife in the towns only penthouse atop the three-story City Hall.
 Except for going to work, the girls don't have to stir out of their com munity unless they want to. For a dollar they can have their three meals day at the huge cafeteria which serves 2,000 girls at a sitting. A Washington department store has opened 8 big branch in Arlington Farms, and prices are gauged so that the girls can purchase almost anything within their budgets. Navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
GOSPEL OF PEACE
 NEEDED BY WORLD
Glad Tidings Instead of Disheartening News Wel-
 come Says Dir. Walker

Now very much we need, how very much the world needs these days the gospel of peace, the glad tidings of good news stated Rev, Dr. John c. Walker, Second Congregational church pastor. yesterday morning in his sermon The World Mission ot the Church.
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 Pick up any newspaper on any given day and you will find bad news, column after column of it. The big news those days is the war news and the greater proportion of it is news of advances, news of vic- tories, news of liberation. But the news of victory, welcome as it is, is bought with a price. You read of the victory todaye A few days hence you will get some suggestion of the cost in human lives. A few days later and there will be further news, the names of some of the wounded. some of the killed, the news that brings the heartaches to the next of kin.
 What this sad old world needs is a gospel, gospel of peace. The world neeGs glad tidings, good news We have plenty of news about war with all the horrors, the enemy and all the diabolical atrocities perpet- rated on innocent people. We have plenty of news about sensational crimes, about grave and alarming tendencies toward disaster in the social order. There is plenty of news about broken homes, about indus trial strife, about racial tensions and conflicts. What is needed is the anti dote to all this bad news. We want something positive, something con- structive, something that will give us hope and courage in spite of all the evil and injustice and menace of the present order.
 These are desperate, tragic days for the world but Christianity is be- ing vindicated on many fronts and in many lands. A Chinese Christian not long since in addressing a gath ering of American Christians made this statement, This unfortunate day for my people is the fortunate day for missions in China When It came to the question period some one challenged that remark and called attention to the fact that war reflected hate and the triumph of brute force, yet there was no divine intervention. That is true," said the Chinese gentleman, but my people see your missionaries standing true to their post, going with their Chin ese friends to face death and suf- fering. The Chinese are now say- ing, These Christians were not preaching only. we see ourselves that they live what they teach. We want Jesus to make our lives like theirs.''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
Three Persons Injured In Automobile Mishaps
Three Arrests Follow Police Investigation of Reported
 Accidents; Two Women Among Victims

Main street, who suffered abrasions was reported in good condition at St. Mary's Hospital this morning while Mrs. Mary Sutton, 123 Cherry street, who suffered a possible spine injury, was reported in fair con- dition.
 Edgar Allen, 385 Hillside avenue Nauagtuck, was reported in fair con- dltion this morning at St. Mary,s Hospital where he was taken after being struck while crossing North Church street, Saturday night by a car driven by John J. O'Connell of 49 Andrew avenue, Naugatuck. MT. OConnell was not held.
 Rose DiLantenzeo, g, 31 Elmyood 'Ierrace. Torrington, received a con- tnuance to Dec 24, on charges of passing stop sign and violating the rules of the road. Motor Patrolmen John Culleton and Harold Sheehan said that Miss DiLantenzeo,s car struck car driven by Dr. Irving Platt, 30 Prospect street, on Robin son street yesterday, knocking Dr. Platt'S car onto the sidewalk and against building housing a grocery store.
 George Butkus, 32 Bethlehem, who ran his car into a bridge abut- ment on Thomaston avenue, yester- day was given a nolle on a road rules charge in City Court after Prosecutor Albert w. HummeL explained that Butkus had been in a haste to reach the bedside of his Wl1e, Mary. at Waterbury Hospital after learning he was the father of baby girl Motor Patrolman Joseph Phelan investigated the &C., cident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

By NEA Service
 Washington = Those who have always scoffed at the idea of wo- men running the government are now thinking twice before discount ing the notion. Reason for the sec ond thought is Girls Town," a community of 1000 government em- ployes here who are governed by their own woman mayor and city council, operate their own fire de- pertinent, postoffice, newspaper and hospital, and ,- despite the tradi- ton of women not being able to get along together = reputedly have the smoothest working organization in town.
 Officially known as Arlington Farms, a 109-acre phoject of the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency, the ''hotel" was built to solve the acute housing proble mfor girls who had come from every state in the Union to work for Uncle Sam.
 Only requirements girls must meet to be admitted to the gigantic housing project, built in the shadow of the mammoth Pentagon Building where most of them work, is that they be Government employees be- tween the ages of IS and 72 (the average age is 2O) and earn no more than $1 300 year. For it was plan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
Your CT Rights
Your GI Rights Veteran Needs Understanding With Employer
BY ANN STEVICK MA Staff Writer

Employment continues to be a major problem of returning service men. This question is typical of many asked by homecoming job hunters:
 o. Before my pre-war job can be counted as permanent job which I can get back as veteran, how long must I have worked for my employer?
 A. No definite time limit can be fixed, according to Selective Service officials. Much depends on your or- iginal understanding with your em- ployer. In many cases, unfortunate ly, legal gymnastics may be requir- ed to settle the issue.
 You can be sure your job was not oil permanent" basis if you re- placed another veteran or were hired on a temporary basis. Some labor unions are trying to establish a working agreement to the effect that six months will generally be considered long enough for perman- ent status.
 Copyright. 1914, NEA Service, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
1t Happens EDery Day Death Catches Up With Healthy Individualist = Temporary Old-Age Payments Based Fade Out = Family Aided by Subsequent
 Payments Can't Hannen
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Here Any Day.

end he was right grateful for so- cial security. Maybe things won't be so bad for you after all when I'm gone,' he said to me, you'll have some social security-and I guess we ought to look on it like insurance-that's what the Gov- ernment man said it was"
 The Social Security Board field office which serves the Water bury area is located in the Jones Morgan Building on Bank street. MT Mullarkey, the manager, points out that information and service at this office are free to the public. Though this story re- lates to a family in need, MT. Mullarkey explains that the pay ment of benefits under this pro- gram does not depend on need but on meeting the requirements for entitlement set forth in the Act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
FLORIO POST UNITS
 DISTRIBUTE GIFTS

Another visit to the Newington Veterans Hospital was made today by delegates from the Floria Post and auxiliary. who distributed cigar cites and Christmas cards to the patients. The visit was the third of a series made this year.
 Those in the group included: Miss Marie Porto, Miss Jean Citriano, Mrs. Jenny LaPorta, Mrs. Mary Sestilli, and Mrs. Joseph DiPrimio.
 The post and auxiliary will hold their annual Christmas party De- cember IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

Local motor vehicles accidents over the weekend resulted in three arrests and three persons hospital i1ed.
 Howard Kemp, 28, 25O Walnut street, was given continuance to December 18 on reckless driving charges in City Court this morning. It Patrick Hobart and Motor Patrol man Thomas Bedding said ma chine driven by Kemp knocked down two women as it turned the corner from East Main into Cherry street last night.
 Mrs. Josephine Asplund, AT East
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
300 Planes Hit MoniIo
BY FRANK TRENTAINE United Press War Correspondent


 United Press War Correspondent
 Pearl Harbor, Nov. 2O- (UP) = Tokyo reported today that about 300 American carrier planes attacked Manila and several other sectors in the Philippines last night Philippine time) in the second aerial bomb ardment of the capital within "A hours.
 The night raiders hit various sec- tors of the Philippines, including Manila, Clark Field, Lipa, Batan- gas and Aparri" on Luzon, Domei News Agency broadcast recorded by the EGG said.
 Dome1 claimed that Japanese an- ti-aircraft batteries shot down nine AmeriEan planes, including one list ed as probably destroyed, and damaged another.
 The Manila radio reported earlier that U. S. carrier planes struck at Manila yesterday morning, and other reports said that American air and sea blows left at least 27 Japanese ships sunk or damaged Weekend comm mIniqueS from Pac- fife fleet headquarters at Pearl Har- bor and Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in the Philippines list ed six vessels sunk and 21 damaged, including battleship and two other warshipS, in air raids last Wednes- day through Saturday.
 The Japanese-controlled Manila radio said American carrier planes had raided the capital Saturday Sunday, Manila time), but had been driven off before they could cause any damage.
 It was the first reported raid on Manila since other carrier planes sank 16 Japanese ships and damaged 1858 to 166 planes in the capital area Nov. 12. Ship ssunk on that occasion included light cruiser and four destroyers.
 A Tokyo broadcast heard by EGG monitors said Japanese planes had caught an American task force in waters east of the Philippines Sat urday and Sunday Sunday and Monday, Tokyo time) and had sunk two cruisers. An aircraft carrier and a battleship were set afire, the broadcast said.
 (Tokyo also claimed that Japan, csc naval air units sank four enemy submarines" Saturday in the vest ern Pacific)
 Admiral Chester w. Nimitz be- latedly announced that ships of the Pacific fleet had steamed up to Japan's doorstep and bombarded in- Stallations on two Island in the vol cano group TOO miles southeast of the enemy homeland Nov. 10.
 Several explosions were observed after the first salvos," Nimitz said in his communique. Large fires ashore were started which could be seen by ships 35 miles away. The enemy apparently was surprised and his shore batteries replied ineffec- lively to our fire, causing no damage or casualties to our forces. Only one enemy plane was in the air"
 Tokyo radio also reported that 10 Liberator bombers raided Davao, on Mindanao, yesterday and that total of 37 Liberators and Light nings hit Cebu Island. west of Leyte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
Main Lobster Men
 May Set New Mork

Boothbay Harbor, Me, Nov 20. (UP)-Maine lobster fishermen to- day hoped to exceed 20-year record set in 1943 for years lobster catch after landing more than 8,848, 800 pounds in the first nine months of this year.
 Maine Sea and Shore fisheries Commissioner Arthur R. Greenleaf announced yesterday the nine month catch was more than 2,351,- 900 pounds greater than in the cor responding period last year and he believed the lobstermen would exceed the 1l,500.0 900 pound record of 1943
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
CRUELTY ALLEGED
 IN DIVORCE SUIT

June G. Riese Quadrato of Wa tterbury today filed a divorce action Tn superior court against John Quadrato, also of this city, on the ground of intolerable cruelty. The plaintiff. who is minor, brings the action through Gladys E. Lantz of Waterbury, as guardian.
 Custody of their minor child, an allowance for it's support, and ali- mony are sought by the mother. The couple married January 9, 1922, and the petitioner alleges her husband became cruel the following March l.