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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

Although the Board of Finance thls week appointed Che firm of Barrow Wade and Guthrie Co con. duet the municipal audit for lDia, it recognized for the first time since the municipal audit act wNs passed by the Legislature. the focal CpA'a,, lf you go back Into local municipal history you will iin6 that when Rudlts were being made local firms were apt tn he overlooked, Ny local firms ls meant ono that ls entirely local, nW0 Ia local Co the extent a local office ia maintained, but It has Of. Aces In most of the big cities In the country. Az one local CPA put it . few weeks ago, we didn't think that the City Hall knew we existed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Politics
 In 

[ Democratic oficlais from state and city will Snoko c pipe of pence hn Waterbury next week, when State Chairman Adrian MAher leads R group, including both eX.dovernor skufloy and senatorial candidate Brien MeNfahon, hore with the fixed resolve of putting Waterbury well up ln the Democratic column, come November 7th, The state leaders want Co talk with As many mem, bers oe the local organization as possible, with tho result that the entire Town Commltte is being in. vited Co attend the dinner, now scheduled for TueSdtS night at The Elton, The original plans called for c smaller gathering, but it looks now as if Chairman Maher wants Co tell the party organization Just what is expected of it this fall,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Full Weather Report

Boston, Sept. 90 (UP)-WeatheP for Boston and viclnltyI
 Fair weather today following by increasing eloudfneas tonight and Fmin beginning before mofn- inR. Little change fm temperatuPe through tomorrow e8cepe nSe cutie 90 cool in the suburbs t0- night. Gentfre Co moderate vinas'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

FINGERHUT - Mrs. Honora (Egan) Fingerhut. formerly of this city, died Wednesday in New Ro- chelle, N. Y. She leaves two broth CTS, Charles and Jeremiah Egan, Waterbury. Funeral services were held in New Rochelle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

WateFbury's elaborate water system has often been referred Co AS the clty's most valuable asset, That it Is 50 may be jud9ed by the value placed upon it ln Che recent audit report for the year iOa3, submitted thls past week by Barrow, Wade and Guthrie. This firms figure iS Sle,. 6ee,O70l7, which represents Fixed Capital, Construction Work In Progress, Cash, Accounts Rc. celvable, and Materials and Sup. piles. The first item ls the laFg. est, tOtaIlng sl0,300, ,0iS,2b, To this should probably be added Construction Work in Progress ei,eA7, ,0Se.3s, which doubtless rep. rnsents the new reservoir, dam, ehiOFinatl0n plant, and second pipe line. Tn the Fixed Capital Item the auditors rate the various reservoirs as worth S0,Oi7,Sl3,0O, while the clty's distribution sys. teIn comes ln at S3,322, ,0S5, 10. This investment ls not clear, Of course. The city has . lOnR.tcrm debt Hast bonds due In i0O3) of &C.,. 7eD,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
The Wor On Many Fronts

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

Imports of United States goods are increasing rapidly in Ecuador.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Harsh Measures

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

Waterbury's borrowing ability Is
 Increasing by leaps and bounds.
 Next year 1t will be a substantial
 figure and probably by the time the
 Legislature adjourns will have been
 materially increased. what with city
 officials hopeful that the l94l Series of Waterbonds. totaling $l,485 900, VIII be exempted from inclusion in
 the legal bonding limit, which is us- ually made up only of general and
 school bonded indebtedness. Of course it's one thing to point out that the city can borrow up to a certain limit and another to agree on bond program for any specified period or program. It's extremely likely, though, that Waterbury of- klciais will endeavor to present to khe 10a5 Legislature financial pro- wram for postwar projects which win involve bond issues. The city's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Reds Open 3rd Front

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

TheFeli be no presidential edlet needed this year to decide it, but Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated on November g and not Novem- ber 90. It may be recalled that . year or 50 back presidential die- tuna set Thanksgiving as the third instead of the fourth Thursday of November. Weight of public opin. ion, however, caused the holiday to be returned to its former position, with this stipulation Thanksgiving shall be the fourth Thursday of the month. even if there are Ave Thurs. days in November, There are i've Thursday this year, so everyone can he satisfied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

There will always be debate over She merits of long term munlcl.
 pal bonds. But on one point al- most everyone agrees today that nc municipality should bond It. self to pay for Improvements or services long after they have rotted away or been forgotten. Tn short . sensible bonding pyo- gram is adjusted to the life of the improvement It is supposed to provide. Faulty planning can do . lot of damage to Q city's flnan- cial structure In this respect.
 Street improvement bonds are typical of such faulty planning. for today modern tFaiilc makes such heavy demands on city streets that if their construction is financed by 2S or 90 year bonds the tax payer is bound to be paying for something long after the work has been done and probably after the street or streets have been re- paired or replaced second time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Provda Sees Japan Defect

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

settle down, after the war, so we
can again have decent travel.
Everything is humming here on
the west coast; wonderful crops
and there is no let-down in war
activity. We have the little Japs
pretty well cleaned out from the
coast and we hope to keep them
out. Don't ever let them come to
N. c. to settle. Some island is
where they belong.
Please keep your good work up
for the betterment of Ashe coun-
ty and its people.
Thank you.
r. r. Perry
4O5 Puget Ave.
Sedro Woolley,
Washington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
Dear Editor of The Skyland Post
San Antonio, Texas
August Is, 1914

Dear Editor of The Skyland Post,
My people of Lansing sent me
one of your papers and want to
tell you people of Ashe county
that you really have a wonderful
newspaper and it can't be beat.
I think you who have sons over
seas should send them The Sky
land Post because it will help
them keep up with the news of
their county and might add that
they will fight better and it will
also make them feel better, so
don't let them down. I would
like to thank my uncle and aunt
for sending me the paper I guess
you know Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
WEIGH, of Lansing. Well, they
are my people. think it is
about time to tell you who am.
I am Cpl. Walter Ashley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ashley, of West
Virginia, but I stayed with the
Welches for two years and went
to Lansing school. I played foot
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14
RELIGIOUS Education Week
To Be Observed This Month

is stationed somewhere in Central
Africa with the Military Police:)
August %, 1914
The Skyland Post,
Dear Editor:
I just got your card telling me
that my subscription had expired
and want to thank you for let
ting me know because I didn't
know it had.
You see, the reason I didn't was
because did not subscribe for
it to begin with. My aunt sub
scribed for it for me. It came to
me as a gift from her. Well, you
know what I mean. I have real
ly enjoyed getting it and hope l
won't miss a copy of it. Of course,
it takes a long time for it to get
here, but I am glad to get it just
the same because that is the on
ly way I can find out what is
really going on back in good Ashe
county. I will look forward to
it regularly from now on.
My address has got little
more added to it now, but have
MT moved yet. I'm still in Cen
trail Africa and still a M. P.
Sure would like to get back
and see all the folks and old
friends I used to know around
Sturgills, Lansing and up around
Todd. That's where I was born.
Then I moved to Sturgills when
I was just about big enough to go
to school. I also went to Lansing
high school.
I see the pictures of a lot of boys
that went to school with, in your
paper. That's one of the main
reasons like to get it so well.
Well, I will close now. So long
and good luck.
Frank Graham.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

Chicago-Community observ
ances of Religious Education
Week, September "a to October
l, in rural areas and towns, have
been endorsed by President
Roosevelt for this time "of our
spiritual testing as a nation" in
letter sent from the White
House to DR.. Roy c. Ross, general
secretary of the international
Council of Religious Education,
sponsor of the program.
1T is good that we should
strengthen our religious ties and
reinforce the quality of our re-
ligious education" President
Roosevelt wrote. "Our young
men have given proof upon a
score of battlefields that they
have the stamina, the courage,
the absolute moral force without
which they could not stand against
this extreme trial . They have
found in prayer, and in battlefield
services before crude affairs, the
renewal Of their spirit which en-
ables them to carry on.
ut is no less necessary for us
at home to turn to the faith of
our fathers" the Presidents let
ter continues, "for we, too, have
had our hours of testing, and
many of us have known days of
dark suspense and ultimate grief
Without supreme devotion to our
religious beliefs, without devotion
and faith in the cause for which
we battle against the forces of
evil, we could not have borne
these burdens.
TT is therefore peculiarly fit
ting that there should be nation
wide observance of the fourteenth
annual Religious Education
Week." President Roosevelt con-
cludes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

ball there. After ! quit school /
came in to the army. Twas in the
army two months and they sent
me to the South Pacific. I would
like to tell you a little about the
Pacific if you can put up with me.
I was sent to San Francisco, Calf,
then to Hawaii. I stayed at Pearl
Harbor for three weeks. If you
could have seen Pearl Harbor in
1912, I'm sure you would have
bought more War Bonds. 1t
really was in a mess. From there
we went to Island x, and mean
to tell yau we had it hard there.
There wasn't any civilization at
all. There were plenty of birds
and fish that we ate at times. At
ter nine months we were reliev-
ed by another company. I was
glad to see the Hawaiian Islands
again, but some of the boys who
went to Island x with us didn't
come back and never will. Many
a week we spent in fox holes with
out going back to our tents. The
heat was terrific. I stayed in the
Hawaiian Islands seven months
and was glad to see California
again. The Japs are good fighters,
so let's keep on buying War bonds
and the Yanks will clean out our
little brown brothers of the South
Pacific.
Cpl. Walter Ashley.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14
August 80, 1914

Skyland Post
West jefferson, N. C..
Dear Editor:
Please find enclosed my check
for $500 to pay for one years
subscription to your paper. Please
apply the balance of check to
your fund for infantile paralysis.
Myself and Mrs. Perry like the
Post very much and look forward
to it coming every week. We
have many nephews and one niece
in U. S. service and see their
names many times in the Post.
We also are very interested in
the way Ashe county is coming
to the front in farming and dairy
ing industry. We are looking
forward to a good long visit to
Ashe county as soon as conditions
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

Ninety per cent of American
Professionalism will take part in
the observance of Religious Edu-
cation Week through the AZ de-
nominations, and 1872 state, pro-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

The U. S. sweet potato crop is
8 per cent smaller than last year.
Prospective civilian supplies per
capita are estimated to be the
smallest in two decades.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

vincial Gin Canada), county and
city councils of churches and re-
ligious education which are MEM
Der agences of the international
Council, DR.. Ross has announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14

(The following letter was writ
ten by Pvt. Frank Graham, who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
EIGHTH ARMY HURLS BACK NAz| FORCES
Drive Along Italian Coast Continues s-Enemy Car
 rier Is Damaged

ROME, June 21. The Eighth Army veterans have hurled the last Nazi defenders out of the ancient Perugia communications hub, 85 miles north of Rome, and advanced some four miles north, notwith- standing heavy rains which have made some roads almost impossible.
 The Allied drive is still in steady motion, although the Germans have thrown clements of seven divisions against the right flank of the Fifth Army's front in an effort to slow it's pace. The Fifth Army fought through four more villages, making what Headquarters termed minor tactical gains"
 The Mediterranean Air Force Hea dquarters announce that Thunderbolts have severely dam aged an enemy aircraft carrier in Genoa harbor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21

Since yesterday there has been new deal" in the Miss Liberty Contest with Betty Nordling, who Is quite a campaigner, forging to the front Kathleen McAlister gained over 1000 more votes, and Ruth Kunnas, who was in sixth position, is giving her a close race for third and is only g votes be- hind. Joyce Smith dropped from fourth to fifth, and Betty Bennett went from fifth to seventh. Lois Allen is in the basement, and Mary Mccormack went up to sixth. Lila Sinclair is still number eight Kathleen McAlister recorded the largest gain in payroll votes.
 The tabulation committee would appreciate it if the contestants and their supporters would make a com plete turn in each day so that an accurate record of the vote may be published daily in the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
Russians
 Moving0 On
 HeIsinki
Fortress Seaport viipuri Captured by Red Army
 Films Want Peace

LONDON, June 21.--The victor ious Russian troops who occupied Finland's fortress seaport of Viipuri yesterday, today drove on toward Helsinki, where the Germans are reported bringing pressure on the Finnish government to keep the small ally from suing for peace with Stalin.
 Russian troops have advanced three miles beyond Viipuri," the British radio said in broadcast.
 The Finnish radio urges all per sons whose presence in Helskini is not essential, to evacuate the city. Helsinki is only l35 airline miles west of Viipuri.
 The Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter says the Germans are en- deavoring to block formation of a Finnish peace cabinet the Films are reported to have formed.
 Finnish officials are reported to have said the loss of the key Kare- lian Qualifications have left us helpless because our whole scheme of defense has been built on the expectation that we would be able to hold there.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
BIAk ISLAND /. DR0ME5 IN
 TANK HANDS
Americans Now Have Bds- es Within 880 Miles
 of Philippines
By MURLIN SPENCER

Associated Press War Correspondent
 ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, June 2l. < Borokoe and Sorido dromes on Biak Island have been captured, completing the conquest of the airstrips in the Schouten Islands, once Japanese held.
 The two strips were taken on Tuesday, and headquarters an- nounced there was heavy enemy resistance west of Sorido. Biak's other drome, Mokmer was cap tured early this month.
 These fields place the Fifth Air Force within 880 miles of the Philippines. The Americans built a fourth drome on Owi Island, five miles from Biak.
 The Jap Biak losses arc describ- ed as heavy. Sorido village, three charters of mile west of the drome, was also captured
 sTruk atoll in the Carolines again took heavy pounding, headquar- ters announced, when Liberators dsopped g tons of bombs. There was no enemy interception, and fire was encountered for the first time in many raids.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
HULL MAKES SHARP REPLY
 TO BRITISH
Criticism of American Pol icy by Britisher Rouses
 Secretary of State

ASHINGT GTON, June 2l.- America in the months preceding Pearl Harbor was following a single policy of self defense" Sec retary of State Cordell Hull de- clared in sharp rebuttal to what he termed an entirely erroneous assertion by Britain's Production Minister.
 The assertion brought per- sonal apology to the Commons from it's author, British Minister Capt. Oliver Lyttleton, who told Commons that he had no inten- ton of saying in his speech Mon day that American Lend-Lease aid to Britain forced Japan into at tacking the United States.
 Asserting that any such state ment is "manifestly untrue,' he added that he is not complaining about being misquoted, and ac- knowledged that "any misunder- standing is entirely my fault"
 Was Misunderstanding
 Lyttleton's appearance before Commons came after Hull issued a statement last night declaring the Minister was entirely in er- TOT" in the remarks attributed to him at a luncheon of the Ameri- can Chamber of Commerce in Lon don. Lyttleton earlier released his version of the interpolation, but 1t contained no reference to this quo- tation ascribed to him by American reporters at the luncheon, Tt IS ia travesty on history to say Am erica was forced into the war
 Hull took no cognizance of the later release. Today the Ministers press officer said it was not in- tended as verbatim report of his remarks, but what he said, as nearly as he could remember it, is certainly what he intended to say
 It had said that Lyttleton de- scribed the Japs as considering the American policy in the war as pro- voking only because they chose te do so in their aggressor role.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
KING SAYS U. }. FLEET
 ALL READY
Strict Radio Silence Pre- vents More DetaiIs-600
 Jap Planes Ragged

WASHINGTON, June 2l. Ad- miral Ernest J. King, expressing appreciation of the long expected cooperation" of the Jap Navy, which is apparently moving into battle position, expressed confidence in the outcome of the prospective naval engagement in the western Pacific.
 "The sooner the Jap fleet fights, the better we will be satisfied" King said. He made the statement after Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal reported that despite strict radio silence in the Pacific, there has been some indication tha American forces may have succeeded in catching up with all or part of the Jap fleet yesterday
 Forrestal added that there is, however. mo definite information" as to the prospective engagement, and based his comment on the statement made yesterday by Ad- miral Chester w. Nimitz, who re- ported the Jap fleet was located in the waters east of the Philippines, and indicated that some engage ments already had been fought.
 Fleet Sighted
 Forrestal reported that the Jap fleet was sighted Tat. various times during the past few days milling around. 500 to 300 miles westward of Saipan island" in the Marianas and east of the Philippines.
 Forrestal said Jap planes attacked American naval units near Saipan on Sunday, and indicated the planes apparently came from carriers. at that time 500 miles to the vest ward. The Jap plan, he continued, seems to have been to launch the aircraft with the idea that after attacking they would be able to land for refucling at Guam or Rota, Jap held bases in the Marianas.
 Navy Ready
 we lldVC ilO OuiiSA ASbHAAS A~oesAS ing from the air battle other than the fact that cur forces were ready for the attack he continued, Our carrier attack with ships and anti aircraft guns wiped out most of the Jap planes"
 600 Nips D0wned
 At Pearl Harbor, Admiral Nimitz reported the Japs lost a total of 600 planes since the action began in the Marianas.
 Admiral King disclosed that plans which have long been under consid- eration have been reviewed again, with close cooperation between the British and American forces in the war against Japan, and when pos- sible, the strength will be swung to the Pacific, away from Europe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
BERLIN I5 DAMAGED IN
 GIANT RAID
May Be First Shuttle Raid from Britain 10 New
 Russian Bases

LONDON, June 21.-More than 1000 American Fortresses and Lib- orators blasted Berlin and the cap ital's outskirts.
 The German radio indicated that at least some of the planes flew to the eastward, possibly in the first shuttle raid from Britain to the new American bases in Russia.
 The bomber fleet, with an escort of around 1000 fighters, making total force of some 2,000 planes, carried the aerial war once more into the heart of the German homeland.
 Basdorf on Berlin's outskirts was also blasted. German broadcasts admitted damage and casualties, and threatened to retaliate with bigger and more powerful ex- plosives" than those used in the rocket bomb offensive. The first Liberator fliers coming back to the British bases said there was plenty of flax over the targets, but they did not see a single German fighter, rare occurrence in raids on the hub of Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
JAp5 CLAIM SEA BATTLE
 UNDERWAY
Radio Broddedsts from Tokyo Tell of Some
 thing Doing

NEW YORK, June 2l. A Jap broadcast picked up here says a fierce naval battle" is raging in the Central Pacific, off the Marianas.
 The British radio said: "The Jap spokesman is quoted as saying that this battle will have far-reaching effects on the Pacific war situa- tion."
 The Canadian Broadcasting Sys- tenn recorded the London report of the Jap broadcast from Tokyo, which said that the Priyy Council heard a report sent home by Min ister Kichisaburo Ano "in connec- tion with damages suffered in the recent air raid on northern Kyu- shu." The Jap mainland area was hit last week by American Super forts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-21
The w ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON CLt Col. Robert s, Allen now on active service with the Army)

WASHINGTON = Now that the invasion is under way, some inside light can be thrown on Gen. Mar shalls alleged labor batting press conference which reverberated all over the country last December. Whether or not you agreed with Gen. Marshall at the time, there was no question that his statement was bitterly resented by labor. Labor chiefs protested at the White House.
 However, what could not be ex- plained at the time was this. The Chief of Staff had just returned to Washington from the Teheran Conference, at which it is now known that vitally important de- cisions were made for a second front. Those decisions meant that, beginning a few days after Christ mas. the Army would begin the movement of several hundred thousand men (the number must still remain secret) to the seaboard for shipment to England. The movement of those troops would put a terrific burden on the rail- roads.
 Gen. Marshall was one of the few men who knew about this. Coming back to Washington, he found the country on the verge of a railroad strike which might tie up it's entire transportation sys- tenn around January l, just as the big movement of troops was sched- ilel to start.
 hat was why he felt so wrought up, and why he delivered his press- conference blast accusing labor of delaying the war.