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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-18

MRS. EDGAR d. RACINE
has returned from Virginia
Beach, Virginia, where she
spent month visiting her hus-
band, Lieut.. q. g. Racine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
By JOHN A. REICHMANN

(On1tcu EreSS Stau COrrcSpOUucHtJ
Washington, Jan. Is - (UP) -
The United States will accept the
Polish governments request for its
good Offices" In mediating the
RusSo-Polish boundary dispute, it
was indicated today.
Advices from London indicated
that Great Britain also will accept
the request.
The dispute was dumped into the
laps Of the two western allies yes
terday when the Polish govern
ment-in- exile in London announced
that 1t took cognizance of the Rus
sian statement Of January IL
proposing the 1919 Curzon line as
the postwar boundary between Po-
land and Russia-and was willing
to have the problem negotiated by
the United States and Great Bri-
tain. 1t rejected the Russian pro-
poSal.
Several hours after having re-
ceived the text Of the Polish gov
ernment's statement, the State De-
partment would only say, "the Pol
ish governments request for good
Offices has Just reached the depart
ment this evening anG is receiving
attention"
The Polish statement indicated
that new crisis in the relations
OF the major powers may have been
reached. The question Of Russo
Polish boundaries repeatedly had
been avoided both &C the Moscow
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Capital Drops
Welfare Men

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 15-(UP)-
Welfare Superintendent Raymond
w. Griffin, and Chief Clerk John j..
Hickey were under dismissal today
by the City Welfare Board as result
of a confidential report of Corpora
ton Counsel Joseph B. Griffin, read
to the board by Mayor William H.
Mortensen.
No reason for the dismissal of the
two officials, both veteran city en-
ployes, was announced.
Mayor Mortensen said the report
contained the Corporation Counsers
opinion of the investigation by
Prosecutor s. Burr Leikind and his
staff of the welfare departments
administrative activities covering
a period of the last six months.
The mayor said that Mrs. Olive
Clune Willard, assistant Superinten-
dent, would administer the depart
ment until a committee of three
welfare commissioners elected a sue
cessor to Griffin.
Mrs. Willard was acting superin-
tendent for a time in 1899 when for
mer Superintendent William j..
Ryan, Griffin and Hickey, were sus-
pended pending investigation of
charges made against them by Mrs.
Irene G. Hurlburt, Statistician in
the department at that time. Dur
ing the past four years nearly a half
dozen investigations have been made
Of the welfare setup.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
US. MayAccept Poles Plea
To Mediate Border Dispute

conference of foreign ministers and
at the Teheran meeting Of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Prime Minister
Churchill and Soviet Premier Jo-
seph Stain.
1t was believed that the United
States and Britain would approve
any agreement reached between
Poland and the Soviet Union on
boundaries between those two ad-
joining countries but that they were
concerned about Russian proposals
that Poland be given areas In Ger
many to compensate for Russian
demands for the Polish Ukraine and
White Russia.
The Western Allies were said to
feel that the western boundaries Of
Poland were something to be de-
cided at the peace conference and
not in advance Of the conclusion OF
hostilities.
Some sources expressed the opin.
ion that Russia's demands on Po-
land might well prove q test OF
United Nations solidarity In ad-
vance Of the peace.
1t was believed that the Polish
declaration last night was set forth
with the approval Of both the Uni
ted States and Great Britain. Pol
ish oficials regularly had been in
contact with British Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden before the
statement was issued end British
Ambassador Lord Halifax had con-
ferred with Secretary os State Cor
dell Hull while the Polish cabinet
had the matter undeT discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
"a CityUnits
SolidIy Back
PoyroII Plan

Twenty four of the city's IS de-
partments are credited with 100 per
cent participation in December in
the payroll savings plan for war
bonds, with seven more listed over
the 80 per cent mark.
Total figures reveal that Sc per
cent Of the city's total 1888 en-
ployes are participating in the plan
based on 1924 employees participa-
ton. The total percentage is one
per cent less than for the previous
month.
A total of $l2,220.82 was deducted
by city paymaster Thomas j. Nc
Larney during December on this
type employe commitment. This
latter figure runs slightly higher
than previous months due to the
fact that there were two teachers
pay periods falling due during the
month in addition to a few days
pay given to employees for the last
few days of December which until
the present salary schedule was In
augurated we're paid in the follow
ing month OF the new year.
Recent figures published here re-
vealed that city employees contribut-
ed $30,665.76 more in 1913 in the
payroll savings plan for the pur-
chase of war bonds than in the
previous year. Total contributions
from this source last year equaled
$l19. 1880 as compared to 1925 to-
tai Of $88, 1888.
At meeting Of departmental
heads of the city held Thursday
Mayor John S. Monagan urged fur
ther participation by city author
tiles in the payroll plan of bond
purchases in an attempt to not only
increase the total as part of the
city-wide Fourth War Loan Drive
but also to gain the Treasury de-
partment's pennant for 80 per cent
DarticiDatiOn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
John Lennon,
Borough, Dies

Naugatuck, Jan. l5-John T. Lam
non Of SIT Rubber avenue died early
tais morning at st. Mary's hospital
Waterbury.
He was born in Naugatuck and
was employed at the U. s. Rubber
Co. He was a member OF the bor-
ougn Eagles, an honorary member OF
the Naugatuck fire department and
a foEmar sAlActman Of the town.
He is survived by his wife, Flora;
two brothers, Patrick and William,
all 20 Naugatuck; and several ne
phews and nieces.
The funeral will be held from the
BuclZmiller funeral home, % Park
Place, Monday morning at $3.50 o.
clock TO st. Francis Church where a
SDQuiem high Mass will be celebrated
d 0 ~'AlOck. Interment will be In
q. James cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 7 to 10 tonight and to-
morrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Dropsy Youth
fiIIHoIdSO On

Dallas, Tex, Jan. Is. (UP)-
Brown-eyed Billy MeerS, 4, watched
curiously today as his doctor in
jected into his arteries another pint
Of plasma from the public which
has opened its veins to the boy
who would die without their blood.
Billy, who is suffering from dropsy
which his physician says will be
fatal unless he has a TRANSMISSION
at least once every three weeks,
still owed the Baylor blood bank
81 pintS Of blood to bring it back
to a safe level, but the TRANSMISSION
today was from an unidentified per-
son in Washington. who sent the
plasma direct to him.
"At the present stage of the dis
ease" said DR.. Charles B. Shuey,
BillyS personal physician, "the boy
can go three weeks without a trans
fusion. We can use every drop Of
blood we can get, however. The
more life we pour into his veins the
more sparkle there is in his eyes"
The Baylor blood bank gave a
pint of plasma to Billy Sunday, and
then announced that it had to take
practical view of his case and
its supply was again built up. 1t had
furnished 227 pintS OF plasma since
September. An official said further
donations would be pouring the
plasma down a drain"
His physician obtained another
pint of plasma for a TRANSMISSION
Monday, then Billy's hands began
to puff with dropsical swelling while
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15

Washington. Jan. l5-(UP)-Ap-
proximately $1,000 pre-Pearl-Har-
Dor fathers were indicted up to
Dec 81, far short of the 446, 1000 to-
tai selective service had figured 1t
would need to meet its goals as OF
that date, Selective Service Liaison
Officer 1t. Col. Francis v. Keesling
told Congress yesterday.
Keesling reported to the Senate
and House Military Affairs Com
mittees that the army and navy
have set goal OF ll,l3O.0O0 for
July Ian increase Of 100000 over
the Dec. 81 total Of l0.43l 900.
The Dec. 81 total was some 3O0,-
900 men short Of the goal set for
that date In September. The In
ability TO meet army-navy quotas
partly was responsible for the fall
ure 10 induct the expected number
Of fathers. Keesling said.
He pointed out that present plans
provide for induction Of 100000 men
ever ql,d ahQYe Az Eaplaeements AZ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
French Units
Capture First
Major Victory
NEA Telephoto.
BY c. r. CUNNINGHAM

UNITED Press STAN correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Jan.
15-CUP)-French troops scoring
their first major victory of the Ital-
ian campaign have captured the key
highway town of Acquafondata, six
miles northeast of Casino, it was
announced officially today.
Gen. AlphonSe Juin's French units
fighting through the Italian noun
tains on the right wing of the Allied
Fifth army seized three strategic
peaks commanding the slopes lead
ing down to Casino and the inland
road to Rome, as well as Acquafon-
data, a communique revealed.
The new gains ran the French
advance against stiff German OPP
position to five miles since the Of
fensive to the right of the American
forces was launched three days ago.
The fall of Acquafondata, on a
lateral road paralleling the Via Cas-
iliano to the north, and OF the three
heights crlimpled the northeastern
defenses OF Casino, against which
United States troops were pushing
frontally from captured Cervaro.
American Flying Fortresses and
Liberators of the 18th Air Force
paced widespread Allied aerial as
sault with heavy attack on Mostar.
German air base in Jugoslavia 70
miles east of Split.
While the United States heavy
bombers were pounding the air field
at Mostar, IS miles inland from the
Adriatic, light bombers and fighter
bombers struck repeatedly at Ger
man shipping in the area of Sibenik
80 miles from Split Several mer-
chantment were left aflame.
Other Allied forces attacked Ger
man gun positions in the areas of
Sanelia and San Giuseppe and
scored hits on the docks at Anzio,
while medium bombers hit rail-
way bridge at Ponte Corvo.
Many high explosive and frag-
mentation bombs were dropped on
the runways and hangers at Mostar.
The American airmen saw many
fires and whole sections of the
field boiling up where the bombs
hit.
Allied fighters escorted the Fort
reSseS and LiberatorS in the concen-
trated attack on Mostar.
Four German planes were de-
stroyed and five Of the Allies were
missing in all yesterdays opera
tons.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
CityPresses
For Water
Payments
(NEA Telephoto)

Steady progress is resulting from
the city's efforts to press for pay
ment on delinquent water taxes, city
tax collector Humbert E. Mangini
stated today. At present many per-
sons are responding to the approx
innate 500 notices being sent out I'M
der the supervision of the corpora
ton counsel, tax collector, city She
riff and water department.
Under the present plan ample
time is given the delinquent taXpay-
er to receive the notice and make
payment or show reason for not do
ing so after which legal proceed
ings will be brought by the city's
legal department.
Not only the delinquent water
taxes are being pressed but also all
overdue payments on all types OF
city taxes. Recent figures. reported
here, revealed that a total of $496,
65048 in back taxes remained out
standing on the city's books as OF
Dec. 81, not inclusive Of the 1910
1941 and 1912 tax lists during which
time delinquent taxes were compar-
atively light. The back-taxes due
on water bills have accrued since
1894 while the remaining delinquent
taxes revert back to a period Of Il
years ago, the limitation as set By
state statute.
Old-age assistance tax bills fol
taxes on the enrolment of Oct.
1913 were today being sent out tc
local residents by the city tax de-
partment. These bills are due for
payment eb. /, and are subject to
a $1oo penalty If not paid on OF
before March /.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Waterbury Faces
Bombing Sunday

Planes will Sw0Op down over
Waterbury tomorrow and sub
ject the city to severe "bomb-
ing" but guarantee of no cas-
ualties has been assured by
war department officials who
have announced that the only
missiles to be dropped will be
hundreds Of varied colOred pa
per StreamerS.
Each cOlOred Streamer will
have special significance re-
latiDg to what would be dropped
If the raid were Being conducted
by enemy bOmbers. The follow
ing theoretical definitions have
been given to the col0rs; red
streamers incendiary bombs;
orange streamers explosive
bombs; blue streamers, high
explosives; green streamers, de-
layed action bombs; yellow
StreamerS, gas bombs and black
streamers each of which will
signify that so paratrOOpers
have descended in that local
ity.
All residents are asked to re-
frain from handling any of
these Streamers as they are. for
the various wardenS to discover
and report.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Rail Strike
Almost Over
BY RAYMOND LAIR
fnd prosS STAR C0rrasy,ol

UNITED Press staff CORRESPONDENCE
Washington, Jan. Is - (U.P) -
Hopes for early resumption of prt-
vate control over the nations rails
roads rested today with the Shaw
Board considering the Is non-op-
Grating unions wage dispute, after
the three holdout operating unions
reached an accord with the carriers
on increases of nine cents an hour
The Shaw Board reconvened ak
President Roosevelt's order, has be-
fore it a new union proposal pro-
viding for increases ranging from
1125 to 1873 cents an hour in Len
of previous straight time and OVER
time formulas.
Should the board find that plan
acceptable. the last barrier to re-
turn of the lines to private hands
would be eliminated. Both the PIES
ident and the War Department
have said they were eager to terms
mate government control as soon
as assured there would be 10 in
terruption of vital war trafaic
A major obstacle was removed
4bSI NlACA Vic Al CAAACA4 A4AA4
enginemen. the conductors and the
switchmen signed with the carriers
on the same terms granted the
locomotive engineers and traiEmen
in presidential arbitration award.
The agreement stipulated pay~
ment Of four cents an hour az lie
tional for straight time and i've
cents an hour extra in lieu Of over
time. Furthermore. it called for q
weeks vacation with pay.
The firemen ard enginemen. c0ri~
ductors, and switchmen origin lily
refused presidential arbitration ana
precipitated government seizure ug
the roads.
Their acceptance Of terms grant
ed the other two operating unions
apparently had presidential sanc.iozA
inasmuch as the agreement waa
announced by the White House
Earlier the president had said there
could be no final disposition 81
their case so long as they llsa
merely postponed rather than G: IL
celled their December 80 ST. e
call.
White House Secretary SterA.em
T. Early said In releasing the 60
nouncement that $50 far as the
strike goes, that seems to be over.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Time Bombs Ruin
Corqoes Of Oranges

London, January IS. (UP) - The
British food ministry disclosed to-
day that time bombs have exploded
in long-awaited cargoes Of oranges
from Spain.
One months ALLEGATION Of oranges
for $4,000 persons was destroyed
recently IN an explosion which blew
up between 400 and 500 cases on a
voyage from Valencia, the ministry
said. A similar blast on another
vessel was reported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
2Destroyers
Launched

bingham, Mass, Jan. 15-CUP)-
Two destroyer-escorts named after
Guadalcanal heroes were launched
today in twin ceremonies at the
Bethlehem-Hingham shipyard.
The U. s. S. Charles j. Kimball
honors U. s. Marine second lieu
tenant from Rushsylvania, o., who
Was killed Nov. 2, 1912 while leading
his platoon against the japanese
on Guadalcanal. The Marines
mother, Mrs. Charles G. Kimball,
sponsored the ship.
The U. s. s. Daniel A. Joy was
named after a y. s. Naval Reserve
pharmacist mas from Waltham
who was killed by japanese gunfire
while aiding wounded on Guadal-
canal Oct. 8, 1912. His widow, who
resides at (2308 University avenue)
Bronx, sponsored the vessel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
10000 Pre-PearL Harbor
Fathers Indicted To Date

line with this he said he believed
It would be necessary to induct
considerable number" Of pre-war
fathers.
He did not estimate how many.
The actual number. he said, would
depend on casualties and discharg-
es, the number Of l8-year-olds
available and the number Of AIS
who might be taken II standards
were revised by the medical advis-
DRY commission appointed by the
president.
Keesling's report was made in
compliance with a provision Of the
father draft law passed last Octo-
Der.
Among other tabulations, 1t show
ed that Of the total number Of
men rejected up to Jan. /, the
largest portion we're turned down
for mental disease" the next larg-
est group for educational def
Clency" and the third largest for
sguhilin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
Big Utility
Strike Looms

Pittsburgh, Jan. is (UP)-Threats
OF general utility strike, which
virtually would paralyze this indus
trial area, developed today In the
wake Of new wave of walkouts in
the district.
AS the Shutdown strike of $50
employees at the Philadelphia COM
pany, Pittburgh utility firm, for
the removal Of supervisor, en-
tered its 18th day, the representa-
tives of 1000 utility workers at a
pre-dawn meeting authorized the
negotiation committee to call out
any other divisions of the union to
break the deadlock.
The threatened General Utility
walkout was the most serious Of the
six strikes already in progress in
that 1t would close three of the
four power plants of the Duquesne
Light Company which supplies cleo
tricity to the area. Four of the other
strikes were in district steel mills
and forced the closing of one plant.
In addition to the steel and
utility strikes, almost $50 city en-
ployes walked out in demand of an
additional wage increase, hating
garbage collections here for the
seventh time in three years.
The garbage collectors, members
Of the AFL refuse drivers local. were
seeking an increase in their hourly
wages from 80 IL cents to 80 ID
cents, and a proportionate raise for
helpers.
Although the negotiating commit
tee now has the authority to call a
general utility strike, George Meul-
Ter, president of the independent
utility workers union. said the group
first will attempt to arrange new
conferences with the management
before taking further action.
The independent union represents
the sit-down strikers at the Phila-
delphia Company and also workers
at the firms four subsidiaries, the
DuqueSne Light Co., Equitable Gas
Co., Equitable Auto Co., and Ale
gheny County Steam Heating Co.
Continued on Page .
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
2,24O Raj Bombs
Rock German Air
Base At Brunswick.
BY PHIL AULT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


London, January Is.
CUP = Britain's biggest
bombers, following up Tues
days devastating American
assault, dropped more than
2,240 tons of explosives ard
fire bombs on the German
aircraft center of Brunswick
last night while Mosquitoes
pounded Berlin and Maggie
burg.
Hundreds Of the RATS
four-engined heavyweights
blasted and scared Bruins
wick from end in an assault
obviously designed to erase the city
Of some 100000 persons and it's
Messerschmitt aircraft plant.
While American bombers cen
centrated the entire weight Of
bombs on the MesSerschmitt factory
and probably destroyed all but one
plant in their record precision at
tack Tuesday, the British night
raiders sought to blot out Bruins
wick's housing, communications
warehouses ard subsidiary indus
tries, as well as to complete the
destruction of the plane works
Huge fires we're left burning, the
air ministry announced.
The big night bofnbers again
tented toward Berlin in an attempt
to confuse enemy defenses. then
suddenly hit Brunswick, l25 miles
to the west, while Mosquitoes went
on to hit the Nazi capital and
Magdeburg, 80 miles southwest OF
Berlin.
Thirty-eight bombers were lost
in all raids, the air ministry said.
Sixty American bombers were lost
in Tuesdays heavy daylight raid on
Brunswick and other important tar
gets in northwestern Germany.
The Stockholm newspaper Al oon~
bladet reported that 500 bom5ers
were over Germany during the
night with 100 attacking Berlin,
but the air ministry's announcements
that 1000 long tonS-2,24O snort
tons-were dropped on Brunswick
alone indicated that the figure
actually was several hundred too
small.
Air raid sirens sounded in Berlin
shortly after 8 p. m, Aftonbladet
said, and the attack lasted about
half hour. Damage appeared con-
centrated in the southern suburbs
with the center and western resi-
dental section apparently net sf-
! fected.
The raid on Brunswick was be-
lieved one Of the most concentrates
ever made by the Raj with abottb
ton Of bombs dropped for every
CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-15
REYNOLDS Sees
Bill Rejected
BY JOHN L. OTTER
United Press Staff Correspondent


Washington, Jan. IS - (UP) -
Sen. Warren r. Austin, r., VT, to-
day pinned his hopes for the ma
tional service legislation requested
by President Roosevelt on popular
demand for stronger home front
support of the war.
The demand will come, Austin
predicted in an interview, when the
public gets "a true picture of the
manpower situation as it will be
developed in hearings before the
Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee."
Hearings on Austin's bill to per-
NIT noncombatant CONSUMPTION Of
men from 10 to IS and women from
10 to SO, were scheduled to resume
next Tuesday. Committee Chair
man Sen. Robert r. Reynolds, D.,
N. c., already has expressed pri-
vate opinion that the bill will be
rejected by the committee.
The people will .Eant it, and will
make known their desires, when
the hearings develop the benefits
to orderly mobilization and de-
mobilization this legislation would
bring" Austin said.
Meanwhile the presidents re-
quest met further violent opposi-
tion-this time from both Colorado
senator's.
"Fascists everywhere must be re-
joicing in what seems to be the
opinion of our president that we
must emulate them If we would de-
feat them" Sen. Eugene D. Mill
kin, r., Colo, told the United
Press.
ut seems doubtful to me wheth-
er the reward Of peonage would
improve the morale Of our working
men and women, who as free cit
liens are doing their part in the
largest and most successful war
production job in history.
Forced labor could only be JUS
titled, II it could ever be justified
in this country, as q back-to-the-
wall measure. Our backs are not
to the wall"