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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
RETIRED RUBBER co. WORKER DIES
Funeral Services to Be
 Held Sunday for Fred. efick SemrOw

Naugatuck. July 2i Frederick Eemr0W. a resident of Naugatuck for 36 years. died suddenly Thurs day night at his home. 2l9 May street. He was a native Of Russia.
 He formerly was employed at the U. s. Rubber Co. plant here, having retired six years ago.
 He ls survived by his wife. Mrs. Otttlie (Cable) SemrOw Of Nauga- tuck: two sons. Arthur of Nauga- tuck end Staif Sgt. Avald semr0w of India; four daughters. Mrs. El- wood Hare. Mrs. William Kreuser, Miasas Anna and Ruth SemrOy: a brother, Ferdinand. and three grandchildren, all 10 Naugatuck.
 He was a member of the Imma- uel EDtheran Church.
 FaiEnral services will be held Sum day at 2 D. m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev. Harold Lli- eas, pastor, officiating. Burial wtll take place Monday morning in Grove cemetery at the convenience of the family.
 Friends may call at the Alder son funeral home, 20i Meadow Street. Saturday from 3 to and ' to 2 ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

The Chamber Of Commerce has issued it's monthly report showing savings deposits here in June totaled sI0 633. .0s9. an approximate s203.OoO increase from the May total. In June. l9s3, they were s9.260.B72.
 Permits for new building and construction totaled s62.o00 and % real estate transactions were re- corded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
Five Naugatuck Youths Reported Missing In Actioo
Major A. Allen Johnson
 To Receive Silver Star
Formal Presentation Of Medal for Outstanding Gal. Iantry to Take on New Haven Green Next Sunday

New Haven. July 2l - Formal presentation Of the Silver Star Medal to Major A. Allen Johnson, of New Haven. National Commander of the Army and Navy Legion oi valor. win be made Sunday after noon tJuly 23rdD at s:3O o'clock on the New Haven Green.
 The Silver Star. which was r,- gently awarded tO Major Johnson for valorous deeds in combat dur ing the first World War, win be pinned on his tunic during the Re- view and Retreat Ceremonies Of the Aviation Cadets Of the Army Air Forces Training Command School at Vale University
 Captain Joseph E. McNally. com- mandant Of Cadets, has been select. ed by Colonel Raymond J. Reeves, Commanding Ofiicer. to read the citation from General Orders coy- ering the award of the Silver Star to Major Johnson. Major William D. Cooke. Provost Marshal, win then pin the medal on Major Johnson.
 Major Johnson. who is ot present an Aide-de-Camp on Governor Ray mond V. Baldwin's staff; and the commanding ofilcer of Company "A" of the Connecticut State Guard with the rank of captain. has been a member of the Governors Foot Guard for many years. He served throughout the first World War with Co. e" lO2nd Infantry. 18th GYankeeD Division and as A sniper and scout on special assignment at the front with Army Intelligence.
 Before returning to this country in 1919, Major Johnson was dec Orated in France by this country with the award Of the Distinguished Service Cross and by France with the Cr0ix de Guerre with Palms. for meEitorious deeds above and be- yond he call of duty against the armed enemy. He was wounded in action and has been awarded the Order Of the Purple Heart.
 The specific act Of bravery fer which Major Johnson was awarded the Silver Star Medal. is covered by a citation contained in General Orders No. 8s. Headquarters. 26th Division. dated Oct. I6. 1918. tells
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
By LOUEs r. KEEMLE Limited Press War Editorl

United States forces have landed on Guam. first of this conntry,s Pa- ellie possessions to fall into Jap- anese hands. after the greatest n0n- stop aerial and naval b0mbardment of the Pacific war in preparation Tor an amphibious operatiOa.
 AS the two Axis powers reeled under this and similar blows on the world battle fronts, their leaders wrestled with grave internal prob- lens.
 Adolf Hitler, by means of ruthless blood purge. appeared for the mos nent to have gained the upper hand over a revolt originating within the army which might otherwise have spread into civil war.
 A Japanese Win the War" cnb- tnet was in the process of formation by the two senior leaders of tine army and navy to replace the Tojo regime which fell in the face of the 6alpan disaster and other reverses.
 on the battle fronts. Allied forces ln Normandy pressed the Germans back all along the line as the British wldened their Caen break-tllrOugil The Allies tn Italy drove steadily to- wards the German main gothic dee fefse line in the mountains. Two powerful Russian armies were cl0s- Ing a giant pineers around Warsag.
 The air offensive against Ger many, which has been on an inteE- sifled scale since Monday. continued tn high gear. The days operations started with an attack by more than l,s00 American heavy bombers on German aircraft and hall-beaIing works at Regensburg. 6cbweinfurt and Eberbaeh.
 The American landing on Guam was made by Army and Marine forces under cover of Q shatterlng bonbardment by atlplanes and war- ships at close range. Several heaeh- heads were established against moderate ground opposition Ad- mir Chester W. Nimitg's e0mmuni. que said, Additional forces were pouring ashore today.
 The landing gas preceded by a ''softening np" bombardment o5 i5 days to lessen the probability Of such heavy casualties to the landing forces as occurred in the occupation 0f saipap, During the last il days 0l the preliminary bOmhardmeglt. bat tleships, cruisers and destroyers Joined the air forces ip raining ex- plosiyes on the island,
 Guam Is much larger than 6atpaD -225 miles compared 10 5g - and heayy fighting appeagad iD prospect op the islands plateau and m0uns tain area,
 As the landing 0D Guam was iD progress. t was disclosed that American landshased planes, pre-. sumsbly from the newly y-deyel0ped alrllelas on Gaipap, had bombed the Bapln Islands, some 600 miles from Tokyo. This blOw close tO home served as . reminder to the Japs Allase 0f tlaelT peril iD the midst ol their cabinet building efforts, 4 strong Nar R0yernnleDt Has sought, pFesllMably wlih el0seF e0-0peFati0D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
War On Many Fronts
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Of the army and navy. The army man. General Kuniaki KoisO. op- peared to be more active in the neg citations than his colleague. Ad- miral Mttgumasa Yonai, however, and conferred with strong man" TojO among others.
 The internal situation in Ger many m0mentarily almost over shadowed the news from the battle fronts. After the bombing attempt at Hitiers secret headquarters in which Hitler was slightly hurt, one of his staff officers killed and others wounded, campaign Of exteiJnina- tion was begun.
 Heinrich Hinmler. head Of the dreaded Gestapo. vas given eom- mand of all armed forces within the Reich. With the aid of loyal army, navy and air personnel. he began a ruthless hunt for army Of- iicers and other leaders OG a rec volt apparently designed to seine power from the Hitler gang and see kpeaee terms with the Allies.
 DINE said some leaders Of the c0n- spiracy had been executed including Gen. Ludwig Beck. others had com alitted suicide. and claimed that the uprising had been suppressed Suspension of telegraph and teie- phone communications with the rest of Europe. renewed last night af- ter a brief lapse. indicated there might be plenty of trouble inside Germany. However, the Nazis still controlled the radio, which would not to be the case if the pl0tters had taken over.
 Himmler issued orders 10 all armed forces, as well as civilians, to arrest or shoot on the spot all persons suspected Of taking part in the revolt. That in itself opened the way for much blood letting,
 The situation on the Eur0peaD battle fronts yas briefly as fOlloys:
 gD Normandy, the Allies scored gains or pinclled of German p0ck- cts ip i3 sectors, most of them tp line-straigbtening operations along the G0-lDile front. The heaviest lighting gas the caeD sector, es- peeiaily at Tr0arn. Marshal Edyip E0mmel had pulled back most Ot his tanks to avoid losing them and was relying on Rpti-tank guns and Qualifications to stem the British pllsb. He was reported trying 70 rush in agmored Telnt0reeWepts from northern France and Belgium.
 ID Italy, Fifth Army patrols crossed the ATp0 river to pg0lle Ger man defenses guarding Pisa. from where the Germans had opened . long raEge artillery bombardHeDt Of Iiy0rnO. The Fifth Army, spread along 2 2S-nlile front on the south bank 0f the Arn0, gas cleaning out German points by-paased ip the Dipe mile drive t0 the Ftyer from IjsOgn0. Gains were reported also in the center Of the line, partiellv laI1y around Arexzo, and oD flbe Adrlatie side.
 ID Russia, Soviet front dlspatebT es said the Russians were closing ip 0D the north, east and south 0D Lw0w, biggest 0egmap base tD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
Parents Of Private
 M. Robert Sears, 21, Get Official Notice
Hope Entertained That Young Soldier W Be Reported Prisoner of War: Four Other War Department
 Messages Received Within Week

Naugatuck, July 2l-Mr. and Mrs. Marion R. Sears of Pond Hill were notified Thursday by the War De. pertinent that their son. Pfc. M. Robert Sears. 2i. Is missing in ace ton in Italy, since July l. The noti. flying telegram gave no details.
 His parents are hopeful that he may have been taken prisoner.
 Pfc. Sears has been overseas i6 months and has been in the Army since August, ioa2. Prior to entering the service he was employed at the Pratt e Whitney Co. Hartford.
 Within the past seven days five Naugatuck young men have been reported missing. others listed as missing In the past five days are:
 Sgt. Walter Ploski. Sgt. Anthem 6heFwensky. Pfc. Robert Bau1ner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Condition of VineensO C0nStan. tina, aG, al Eaatsn avenue. stab he'd in an afteP-tayern fraeas on North Main stret. July :. took a turn for Ihe worse this morning al st. MaFy's hospital. IIe has been placed tn an oxygen tent and his name Is eB the danger list.
 IIls assailant. James Tis0. go. co Branch street, is being held under s2,50o bonds 0n a c0FOner's RarFanl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
YOUNG C.O.P.M
 ANNUAL OUTING
Congressman Talbot Prin- cipaI Speaker at Event
 Held Last Evening

Naugatuck. July 2i-Cong. Joseph E. Talbot was the principle speaker at the outing and picnic Thursday encving Of the Young Republican club at which well over 200 attend- ed. Another prominent figure at- tending was county president, Nat thew Anastasio. The outing was held at Schildgen's grove on East Wa terbury road.
 Refreshments were served from } to 10 D. m. with the menu consist ing Of hot dogs. hamburg. pickles. rolls, clans, clam broth, and various other items contributory to a pie mic spread
 Henry Schildgen. Sd. was general chairman oi the affair.
 The refreshments committee in. cluded: Howard Sagendorf, Frank lin Hotchkiss, Henry zwick. Elmer Larson. Wanda Anderson, and the reception committee consisted of Grace Woodfield, Jr, Rudolph An- derson. Anna P. Erk and Dominic DeCarlo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

southeastern Poland, which was under heavy artillery bombandment. Farther north. two strong columns were flapking Brest Litysk and con- yerging on Karsaw. es miles away. In the Baltic area. the third White Russian Army hammered at june ti0ns controlling the roads to East Prussia and extended it's gains west Of the Nieinen river in lower Lith. aunia. Tn general. the Russians were advancing steadily from Latyia in the north 10 below Lgow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

and Pfc. William Gown.
 During that period Sgt. John Hadzega, previously listed as miss ing has been reported a prisoner of the Germans.
 Pfc. Sears is a graduate Of the Naugatuck high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

AgF. and Mrs. Joseph DeRas- quaie. Of Miami. Fla, announce the birth of a son. Phllllp Joseph. gu1y iIgh. Mrs. DePasuuaie Is she daughter af Re. and Mrs. Patsy AabFiela @ Nigh street.
 nzrg. Labrioin is now visiting her daughter in Florida.
 The Red Gross Well Baby Con- ference will be held at the local Red Gross headquarters. Wednesday, July a6th, from 2 to { o'clock, it was announced today.
 The conference will be in charge of Dr. David Bluestone. assisted by Miss Mary claffey. Red Cross nurse.
 Postal receipts were sii.i8s last month as compared with e9.5s7 in May and e.6ss in June. ias3. Gas consumption was Jess in June than in May but more than In June of last year. Electricity used was less in June than in May and higher than in June. i9a3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

Electricity in the borough took a vacation for about three hours early Thursday morning as workers of the Connecticut Light & Power Co. affected repairs on a main cable at Main and Maple streets.
 The cable has now been fixed and it is believed no further trouble will result. Some war workers who have electric clocks were late for work Thursday morning when they were not aware of what had occurred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

Thousands of canaries have been used in Britain by research workers experimenting with mepacrine which is reported to be more potent than quinine in the treatment of malaria, and now manufacturers are producing large quantities for the armed services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
Borough Funerals

Naugatnck. July 2i-The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Feeley. widow Of Edward Feeley. who died Tuesday at her home. 22 Oak street, was held at e:30 this morning from the resi- dence to St. Francis church at 9 o'clock, where a solemn high Mass Of requiem was celebrated. Burial vas in St. James cemetery. RETIRED
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

Of Johnson volunteering to wipe out a machine gun emplacement which was holding back an entire bsttal- ion. Twice he risked being moved down by machine gun fire, but he finally succeeded in penetrating bsrbed-wire entanglements and sur prised l2 German soldiers and an officer as they were firing upon his buddies. He succeeded in capturing the i3 Germans single-handed and marching them over the top Of the trench to the waiting battalion.
 Major Johnson is former resident of Waterbury and a brother Of Lieu tenant-Detective Henry Johnson who was recently retired.
The union times., 1944-05-06
LITTLE LUTHER

- 1EWEY or dewey-not, Pop?" asked Little Luther
 "Do who what" said Mr. Dilvorth, bankly.
 "Thomas Dewey. Does he to run for President or doesn't he?'
 That, my boy is something which only Mr. Dewey and God know," declared MT. Dilworth.
 Yeah, and when Dewey his prayers bet he thinks he's talking himself"
 Now, Luther, don't get meantempered, cautioned Mr. Dlworth Mr Deweys playing game You've got to admire man like that Not everybody sides of question he does.''
 Not without being accused of having face too many Pop"
 But at the time Luther, you admit he's very consistent :"
 "You mean he's said nothing every important issue" prompted Little Luther.
 But when he acts, gloaed Mr. Dlworth, ha statesman ship what speed -
 Like the he that telegram Congress opposing the soldier vote bill before they Pop and the he cut child and nurseries of budge?
 Mere ncidentals, Luther Why Dewey attracting new forces to the Republican party .. .'
 ssYOu Gerald L. K Smith and his committee of one mIion?'
 s'MOre than tha' said MT. DIworth iubIantIy ssWhv pretty Dewey will have the whole country hanging on his wOrds.'
 You should have ended that words Good night Pep"
The union times., 1944-05-06

that prospects for return at this time of John l.. Lewis and his Uni ted Mine Workers are practically nil.
 All past conferences have dead locked over the issue of the juris- dictiOn to be given the Miners when they come back. That there is little likelihood of breaking the stalemate became evident this week when Lewis released corres- pondence with President Dan To- bin of the Teamsters, head of the A. F. of L. negotiating committee.
 TObin had written Lewis, asking whether another barley, prior to the May meeting of the A. F. of L. Executive Council, would be of any value, but the Miners leader, in effect, answered ''No." As result, it is believed Lewis will withdraw the application for reaffiiatiOn that he made months ago.
 THIS headline from the Abilene (Texas) RePOrterNe,Us brings up the question: ''How do they do it?'' SHORTEN HOURS AND
 MEN FOR CITY FORCE
 HERE'S tribute to labor from a man who ought to know: It. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, conn mandant of the Marine Corps.
 ssOur expanding strength comes. at the source, from the people who
The union times., 1944-05-06
As We See It, by The Staff
(By Baer)

are paying for, and building, our weapons aircraft carriers and our landing craft" he said. It was American workers who provided the fighting ships, planes and land- ing craft that made possible the halting of the Nipponese advance and started them back on the road to Tokio, he said..
 THE JacksOnuiLIe FIOrida Times Union reports:
 IOWA BOTTOMS
 THREATENED BY
 RISING WATERS
 ONE of America's proudest un- ion men is C. W. Davis, business agent of Local 69 United Bro. of Carpenters (AFL) and secretary of The Vermilion County Star, AFL-CIO-United Mine Workers paper.
 Davis, who lives in DanviIIe, Ill.,, is one of the few Americans with seven sons in the armed forces, four of them volunteers. Five of the Davis boys are in the navy and two of them met recently in the South Pacific.
The union times., 1944-05-06
NEW HAVEN, CONN, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1914
"A STRIKE AGAINST THE NATION

T HERE is parallel between the Montgomery Ward
 and the situation which involved handful of Connecticut transportation companies last week As pointed time the War Labor Board upon which the pubc labor and management equally represented, had handed
 decision involving the of Team locals in Connecticut companies The decision impartial adjudication of disputed and designed maintain harmonious labor relations necessary nations program.
 The Teamsers Unions of accepted the this impartial Federal agency, did the large majority of the trucking firms handful of employers refused comply with the VILE directive and after weeks of patient waiting for this srke against the Government end the Team had choice but refuse work until the ended The minority of employers finally decided comply with the VILE findings, and the transportation dustry in Connecticut is driving ahead full speed
 Despite the efforts of the daily newspapers and labor members of Congress find some "constituonal
 issue in the suation the Montgomery Ward basicay similar The War Labor Board heard the evidence in the dis pute between the company and the union representing employees, and handed decision We are not con- cerned with the merits demerits of the controversy The plain fact is that the dispute settled by impartial agency and Montgomery Ward refused accept settle ment President Roosevelt acting upon the of the WL.B had choice but have the Government take the plant employer ou the War Labor Board, other employers, and Either everybody abdes by the rules have industrial chao and industrial chaos the helping the Nazs and Japanese who this very minute trying to kill American boys the fighting fronts.
 Sewel Avery's argument that Montgomery Ward is not engaged in production will hold facts contradict it. Montgomery Wards war profits also contradict it.
 Montgomery Wardis striking against the Government and the situation should be understood such As sad Avery his building because he didn't have leg stand Let hope that anabor Congress will not provide him with a crutch.
The union times., 1944-05-06
On nTheScene
 In Washington
By Travis K. Hedrick

WASHINGTON - Sewell Avery, the unreconstructed industrialist who refused to obey the orders of the President of the U. s. and was bodily ejected from his office in Montgomery Ward X Co.'s Chicago plant is a very tough 70 year old.
 Although Avery has not been mentioned as a candidate on the Republican ticket as rival to the Human Icicle, Tom Dewey, lots of the more embittered reactionaries wonder why.
 Avery has the tinsel glamor and umph' that brings rave notices from the Chicago Tribune and its kind. There IS still time to trot Wards mil lionaire onto the track as a white maned dark horse.
 News columns on Avery, aside from lavish praise of his one-man stand against the U. s. Army, have cOntented themselves with singing of his enterprise and ability, his keen business sense that brought Wards out of the red. But there's another side to this jealous indi- vidualist.
 Avery is very big potato, mates. He is a multi-millionaire with a heavy chunk of Wards profitable stock in his ample jeans. He also graces the boards of U. S. Steel. Pure Oil, Armour, U. S. Gypsum, Pullman-Standard and the big Chicago utility combine: Peoples Light, Gas & Coke Co.
 Tough? Avery is the sort of fighter who will resort to any tactics to win. He's proud of having a mind of his own-and seldom loses a chance tc express it despite the difficulties ii brings. So far he's gotten away with spending hundreds of thousands ol
The union times., 1944-05-06
LABOR VIEWS THE NEWS

HE French underground has prepared man.
 ual of general instructions in sabotage men and women forced to labor Germany The take into consideration the specific methods be various i'm dusries and localities also made for with Italians and Germans opposed Nazsm The of locomotives has been particularly effective.
 HE h. S Bureau of Mines, reports alarming
 of mine disasters For the first nine l943 there at least l, IA fatalities
The union times., 1944-05-06
Watt Named By
 ILO Conference

Philadelphia = Robert J. Watt, A.F.L., United States Labor Delegate to the LILO. Conference here, was elected by the labor delegations as one of the vice-presidents of the confer ence.
 Walter Nash, New Zealand govern ment representative and also deputy prime minister, was elected president of the conference. Vice-presidents, in addition to Watt, are Mariana Bustos Lagos, Chilean minister of labor elected by the government delegates, and John Forbes Watson, director of the British Employers Confederation, elected by the employers group.
The union times., 1944-05-06
The Reader Has the Floor
Editor, The Union Times:

Editor, The Union Times:
 l am renewing my subscription to 1.-The Union Times"
 In view of the fact that 'The Times" is SO much at variance with my ideas on its sO-called Foreign Policy, | am absolutely in OppOsi- ton to it. l am not one of the Cullibles who believe that United States is in need of Superman, or that Roosevelt is indispensable for the future welfare of America.
 President Roosevelt's principal role since he has been in office was to convince the Voters that he had the courage to do what none of his predecessors dared do, violate the established rule against a third term. Washington, Jefferson, Grant and Mckinley refused to do so.
 If ROOevelt had a moral right to declare himself candidate for election for a third tenn, he has the same right to declare himself elected for his life time. To declare himself King.
 At a recent meeting of our Hartford C.L.U. letter from Pres. Green was read demanding that we conform to the political program of the AZ. of L. His letter was rejected and our secretary was in- structed to write Pres. Green tell ing him that we reserve the right to take such action as we see fit.
 After months in a Convalescent Hospital in which four operations were performed on me, I am now back at my former address, 3O6 Sigourney St., Hartford, Conn.
 TIMOTHY M. CROWLEY