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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22
Women M Post1Uar World
State Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher Pays Magnificent Tribute to Women War Workers in Address Yesterday Before Ladies' Guild of SS. Cyril
 and Methodius Church,
 Hartford.
Hartford.

"One Sunday not so long ago. a chance visit took me to a factory in a small Connecticut manufac- turing town. The smoke was lazily curling from the factory chimney. An occasional small jet of steam would escape from the boiler valve, but otherwise the place was quiet. Several days later, I visited the same factory. It had been transformed from a sleepy, idle building of more brick and mor- tar to a veritable hive of industry. The whir of the machinery could be heard, and the busy men and women employees were engaged in turning out production, perform ing their respective duties with incredible skill and speed.
 The transformation from idle ness to bustling activity was com- plete. It struck me forcibly then, as 1t has in the past, that the human being, in this case, the laborer, is the vital force in Amer ican productioun life. Admittedly, capital Is necessary. Without it, new enterprise could not inaugu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

Lane, gouthingtox. opera Inc H
 the influence: Isester B. cIbtz' N1||.S bury, operating under the inlItlsl1ss Justin ". Casey, 118 goirtn Na st., Naugatuck, operating under 6|I4 influence: Adam Gurslgy, 15l GxnHE wood Ave, Watertow11, cpefatlNN under the influence: Joseph Kfuro Southbury, unregistered car: Wii@ litm Morton. ee Pleasant st.. Tntf1% aston, reckless driving; Arthur 6a@ gurslEi, 262 East Main st., Th1zaa4e ton, unregistered car and no Nt cense; Theodore Kneisler, 1o7 BeFk4 St., Torrington, speeding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

George Tucker has purchased a lot at Lake Plymouth according to real estate transactions recorded at the Terryville Town Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22
ROBERT MERKLE
 IN TAFE PLAY

watertown, May 22 Robert AEer~ kle, son of MT. and Mrs. Francis q Merkle of Sandy Hill Road, Middle@ bury, Conn, played the part of Is- aiah Bartlett, an old sea captain, in Eugene O'Neill's one-act-play Where the Cross is Made". This was the annual Alumni Day pro- duction presented by the Kasqle and Dagger Society of Taft, eatur- day night.
 Merkle became a member Of the Masque and Dagger at the begin- ming of the year. He started in tho annual three-act production ''Char- lies Aunt" in the role of Lord Fgn- court Babberly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22
|FIREMEN MEET
 TONIGHT AT 7.3O
Rasmussen to Preside at Auxiliary's Session;
 Church Anniversary
FAYETTEVILLE Correspondents Phone-s-eS1i

Waterville, May 9 = The Auxil- iary Bremen will hold their first meeting this evening at 7:30 at the flrehouse on Thornaston avenue. Charles Rasmussen, chairman of the group, requests all auxiliaries make a special effort to attend.
 Troop 31, Boy Scouts will meet this evening with their leader Will liam Cristie.
 June 8. at 7:45 ?. In., St. Paul's Parish will celebrate it's 03rd birth day with lawn party. Bishop Gray and Mrs. Ayres will speak on the past and the future of St. Paul's. Refreshments will be provided and music will add to the pleasure of the evening.
 The last two rehearsals for the Candy Parade Revue" will be held Tuesday evening at g o'clock in the Drum Corps rooms on T11omaston avenue and on Thursday evening at T:30 in the Sprague school gym. The revue will be staged this Sat- urday evening, May 27 in the gym. It promises to be very good show
 The Salvation Army was in charge of the evening service last evening at Grace Methodist church, A very interesting talk was given.
 Sergeant Harry Faber, 57 Faber avenue, is now stationed in England with a chemical unit. He Is a grad uate of the Connecticut College of Pharmacy and was employed by Lederle Laboratories, Inc, before entering the service in August, 1943.
 s. Gift Butcher, U. s. Navy has been transferred from Newport, R. l., to his new post in Gulf Port, Miss. His wife, Mrs. Marjorie Butcher resides on Byron street.
 George Tucker has purchased lot at Lake Plymouth according to real estate transactions recorded at the Terryville Town Hall.
 Raymond P. Tyler, seaman second class, son of Mrs. Edith Tyler, 31 Yale street, who began boot train ing last February 2 at Sampson, N. r., is now in England according to word received here.
  BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22
MISS GREENFIELD
 HEARD IN CONCERT

An enjoyable concert was pre- sented last night at the Waterbury Women's Club by Louise Greenfield, soprano, accompanied by Madelyn Robb, pianist. at the Waterbury Womens club. Both former local young women are accomplished nau- sicians and gave good performances
 Miss Greenfield will receive a mu- sic degree from the Julius Hartt School of Music in Hartford next month. Miss Robb has been asso- ciated with the Julius Hartt School formerly and has been identified with music circles here and other cities.
 Miss Green fields selections in- cluded well-known compositions by modern and classical composers as well as some semi-classical songs of the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

Troop 31, Boy Scouts will meet this evening with their leader Will liam Cristie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

s. Gift Butcher, U. s. Navy has been transferred from Newport, R. T., to his new post in Gulf Port Miss. His wife, Mrs. Marjorie Butcher resides on Byron street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

DERBY Wm. c. Atwater & Sons NAUGATUCK William M. Chittenden Naugatuck Ins. Agency John M. Sutherland THOsIAsTON sherman K. Ives
 Walter KlOss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

industry is prepared to accept them to whatever degree their talents may be employed. The Amferican woman has a real part to play in the post-war world. It shall be hers to play in the Amer icau way"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

Just as hte printing of 1000, 900 booklets, in two colors, for meat rationing was completed in Aus thalia, the formulas were changed, scrapping all the booklets, and newsprint savers are protesting against the waste.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-03
WORLD WAR II
A YEAR AGO
MAY 3, l043
By EDGAR MARTIN
By United Press)

Moscow announces capture Of
RxheV. $50 miles west and slightly
north o: M0scOwi 10 the south,
Soviet forces continue 10 have
trouble with heavy German
eeunteF.atsaeks In the Denels re-
gi0n,
IN Central Tunlsia, United Ma
tiens forces advanced toward sldl
Bou I'D from Rbeltla.
German b0mbers make 4 weak
retaliation raid on London.
In London. A. l.. Alexander, First
LeFd Of the Admiralty, declares
heavy future shipping losses Should
be expected.
Elmer Davis, head Of the owl.
says that sinklngs Of United
Nations merchantmen have been
higher IN February than In jan
nary.
Washington reports nine air at
lacks during February On 1nDa-
nese base AZ Kinka Island IN The
AHam1AmmM
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
Officials DisOWn
|PattOn'S Remark

WASHINGTON, April 90 Up -
The War Department today point
edly disowned 1t. Gen. George S.
Patton's remark that Americans,
British and Russians are destined
Ito rule the world
Reacting swiftly to the state
ment, which caused fresh furry
of criticism of the General in Con-
gress, Secretary Stimson issued a
memorandum stating:
General Patton was expressing
his own personal views He was
not speaking for the War Depart
ment."
This was in response to the fol-
lowing written query submitted tc
the Secretary by the associated
Press:
docs the War Department ap.
prove General Patton's Anglo-Rus-
SO American manifest destiny
team to rule the world?''
Patton, already in the
graces of many congressman be-
cause of the soldier-slapping in
cident in which he figured during
the conquest of Sicily, made the
remark yesterday at the opening OF
service club in England and
aroused anew the ire of legislators
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
SENATORS OKEH
LEND-LEASE ACT

WASHINGTON, April 26 H.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com:
mittee voted unanimously today to
extend the $22, 500, 100000 Lend
Lease program another year. after
a Commute session in which it
was described as a vital factor in
pre-invasion strategy.
Asserting he will seek to call
up the House-approved lend-lease
extension bill in the Senate next
week, Chairman Connally D.-Tex)
said the committee accepted the
program as an "estab1ished war
policy"
Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Eco
nomic Administrator, testified at
the closed hearing that lend-lease
and reverse lend-lease have
played vital roles" in the recent
air offensives over Europe which
are wearing down the power of
the Nazi air force to fight back
when the great land offensives be-
GIN"
He issued statement covering
his testimony.
The mutual aid must be continu-
ed, Crowley declared, until the
United Nations armies finally
march down the streets of Berlin
and Tokyo.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
BARUCH DONATES
MONEY FOR STUDY

NEW YORK, April 26 -RE Ber-
nard M. Baruch today gave ST, 1O0,-
900 to extend the oldest branch of
the healing arts, physical
medicine, which started among
cave men with the laying on of
hands"
simultaneously the Baruch COM
mittee on physical medicine, head
ed by DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur of
Stanford University, recommended
a nationwide, scientific boost of
this art, particularly for returning
soldiers.
The committee defined physical
medicine as use of light. heat,
water, cold, electricity, massage.
manipulation, exercise, spas, eli
matology and NEUROLOGY, the latter
specializing in baths, sprays, and
the like.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
WILLIAMSON GETS
A YEAR IN JAIL
Judge OF Columbus Re-
corder's Court Convict
ed In Federal Court

j. Paul Williamson. judge of Re
corder's court of Columbus county
in Whiteville, former mayor OF
Whiteville and proprietor of an auto
sales firm, charged with violation
of Office of Price Administration
regulations in connection with I'M
lawful automobile sales, was SEN
fenced to II months in the county
Jail and fined $500 yesterday aft
ernoon in one of the most promi-
nent OPA cases. during the last
day of the spring term of Federal
court here.
Williamson, who reputedly sold
a 1912 Ford, ceiling price approx
mately $1465, to W. j. Fisher for
$3.50, plead nolo contendre to the
charges.
Fisher testified confirming the
statement, which he had signed,
read by w. B. Cope, OPA investi-
gator. Fisher said that Williamson
came to his home after the auto
mobile deal and told him if OPA
investigators questioned him to say
that he had treaded in his old 1888
Ford on the 1912 Ford and that he
paid $1,000 difference. Fisher stated
that he had sold his 1888 Ford
previously for $3.50, and had given
Williamson two checks, made out
by Williamson, for $1,000 and $3.50
for the 1912 car.
Cope testified that from July 1913
until January 1914, when the in
vestigation started, Williamson had
made a number of similar trans
actions and in all cases, with the
exception of Fishers. old cars had
been traded. In the case of the
New Bern garage in Raleigh, Will
liams had sold a 1912 Oldsmobile
for S164O giving credit of $2.O2 for
1899 Oldsmobile in the transac-
ton.
Character witnesses for the de-
fendent, including business men
with which he had dealt, termed
his general reputation as "excep-
tionally good, 1.-The BEST, and one
former solicitor of his district stat
ed, II consider him an outstand-
ing and honest man of Columbus
County and have often gone to him
for advice.
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Chamber Meet Program Given

The complete program for the
annual meeting of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce to be held
tonight at 7:15 o'clock at the Cape
Fear Country club, at which Clyde
R. Hoey W IL be the principal
speaker, was released yesterday by
Walter ]. Cartier, executive sec
rotary.
H. A. Marks, president, will pre-
side over the meeting, which is be-
ing held this year to honor the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany, principal war industry in this
area.
The assemblage will sing Amer
ica', lead by L. Weidensaul, and
invocation will be rendered by the
Rev. w. B. Freed.
'Then the feature of the evening
will be the neal, Cartier said,
barbecue and chicken.
Guests of honor, officials OF the
Newport News Drydock and Ship
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Two Hollandia 'Dromes Seized
BY 9th Army; Madang Occupied;
<zi Armament City Hammered
NO 50 3 Kissing
E 3 s. MOONLIGHT
Force OF
5ombers

LONDON, Thursday, April 81
Up Heavy bombers of the Raj
carried the Allied air offensive
against German Europe into its
thirteenth consecutive day today,
striking with massive force by
moonlight at the German arma-
ments city of Essen and elsewhere
in methodical follow-up to 1000.
plane American daylight raid on
Brunswick and other targets.
The Americans lost not a single
bomber, but six fighters failed to
return from the widespread and
diversified daylight operations.
Details Lacking
Details of the Raj night attack
were not available, but it was stat
ed authoritatively that the big bonn
bers were out Sin great strength. :"
Essen, a frequent target. last was
subjected to heavy raid by more
than $50 Raj four engined bomb
ers on March 26, and was hit by
Mosquito bombers April 8. 1t has
been called the Pittsburgh of Ger
many.
The major American daylight
raid did not encounter any fighter
opposition. Between $50 and 500
fortresses and Liberators made the
900-mile roundtrip to Brunswick,
dumping 1880 tons of bombs. A
communicate said the escort of
from 500 to $50 Mustangs, Light
nings and Thunderbolts made no
contact with German Interceptors.
Many Points
Other aircraft hammered at Hit
ler's European fortress at many
points.
A supper-time fleet of light bomb
ers plastered military detectives in
northern France and Belgium I'M
der Thunderbolt and Spitfire escort.
Ninth Air Force mdeium Ma
RAIDERS, A-20 Havoc light bomb
ers, and Thunderbolt fighterbomb-
ers hit rail centers at Louvain and
Saint Ghislain while Bostons and
Mitchells concentrated on Saint
Ghislain.
Another stab at coastal defenses
was carried out before dark by
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MEADOWS INDICTED
ON ENLIGHTENMENT

GREENVILLE, N. c., April 26
- lR True bills of idictment
charging 16 counts of embezzle-
ment and one of false pretense
against DR.. Leon Meadows, retir-
ing president of East Carolina
Teachers College, were returned in
Superior Court here today by the
Pit County Grand Jury.
Judge Clawson Williams of
Sanford, presiding over a one
week term of superior court, order
ed Meadows bond be set at S., 000
Meadows attorney posted the re-
quired bail.
The enabezzlement courts charge
the college head with mishandling
more than $4,000 in special college
and student activity funds over a
period of five years. The false
pretense charge covers one of the
16 counts of embezZlement.
The charges grew out of a
special audit of the student and col
lege funds ordered last year by
Governor Broughton and presented
to the college board of trustees by
the state auditors office and the
State Bureau of Investigation early
in March. The board of trustees
after three hearings on the audit
charges .exonerated DR.. Meadows
of any mishandling of funds as
charged.
Solicitor David M. Clark said
the 16 indictments covered Those
items in the state auditors report
which most clearly indicated were
of criminal nature" He said he
would probably seek a special term
of Pitt Criminal Court to try the
case. The next scheduled term of
criminal court is set fos August
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
NAZI DESTROYER
SUNK IN CHANNEL
Carrier Based Planes Score
Another Victory North
OF Arctic Circle

LONDON, Thursday, April 81
P)-A Canadian and British naval
forte on pre-invasion patrol in
the English Channel sank a Ger
man destroyed and routed two or
three others Wednesday, while Bri-
fish carrier-borne planes about the
same time damaged five ships in
a German Convoy off Bodo in
northern Norway, go miles above
the Arctic Circle the Admiralty
announced.
The Channel force, consisting of
the British cruiser Black Prince,
the destroyer Ashanti, and the
Canadian destroyers Haida, Atha-
baskan and Huron, encountered a
German flotilla of three or four
destroyers of the Elbing class near
the Isle de Bas, off the northwest
coast of Brittany, France, before
communicate said.
The Black Prince, commanded
by Capt. D. M. Lees of the Royal
Navy, illuminated the scene with
star shells, and the British and
Canadian destroyers opened fire,
recording several hits. The Ger
mans altered course, made smoke
and tried to flee.
The Black Prince, new ship
whose existence previously had
not been made public, avoided sew
eral torpedoes while the Destroy
ers pressed home their attack On
the Germans. One damaged Ger
man destroyer, attempting to
sneak away in the darkness, was
overtaken and sunk by repeated
hits from all four destroyers. The
other Germans escaped.
The Admiralty said the British
ships had minor damage and cas-
ualties. The Germans claimed last
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Government TakesO Over
Huge Mail Order House

CHICAGO, April 2e -R- The
government, with the aid of =
detachment of troops, took posses.
sion tonight of the Chicago units
OF Montgomery Ward & COMPANY
AFTER Sewell Avery, chief executive
oi1lcerof the huge merchandising
urn, had rebuffed previous efforts
10 enforce a presidential order for
seizure of the facilities.
wayne c. Taylor, undersecre+,rv
VI commerce who was designated
as the agent to assume control NJ
the properties here, announced
mat Avery had left the premises
dl'er oelng assured that business
~oulo go on as usual.
avery capitulated after holdinp
OUT Tor almost seven hours against
directive from President Roose.
Velt authorizing the Commerce De-
partment to seize the Chicago mail
oroer plant and other buildings on
grounds thot the management had
refused to comply with White
mouse instructions to extend an
expired contract with a Clio union
Inc dramatic controversies, in
progress since noon, reach a eli
NJ max shortly before p. M. when
% military policemen equipped
with weapons arrived at the firms
in three trucks.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-27
CITIES MENACED
BY HIGH WATERS
BY The Associated Press

Inland seas of floodwater, fed by
month of almost continuous rain
in the Midwest, rolled down the
Mississippi River and it's western
tributaries last night, menacing CT
ties, routing lowland residents and
running badly needed crops.
Seven thousand Federal troops,
militiamen and Italian prisoners of
war labored to save levees along
the Mississippi, Missouri and IL
linois rivers. The Mississippi top
ped its levee in the Grand Tower,
ILL, district, stopping over $500
acres of farm land The river also
threatened the Degognia-F Fountain
Bluff, ILL.,, Levee, which protects
80, 900 acres. Army engineers hoped
that it would hold, but suggested
that families evacuate the district.
The flood death toll in the St.
Louis area climbed to six yester-
day when four of IL employees OF
the Missouri Kansas-Texas rail-
road were drowned as they at
tempted to ferry across flooded
area which had isolated the rail-
ways roundhouse. Eight of the
men swan to safety after theil
flatboat capsized. Five hours later
all of the bodies had been recover
ed.
On Monday, two members of the
U. S. Coast Guard station were
killed when their towboat was
crushed by heavy barge as the
men were preparing their craft for
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; ARMY OFFICERS
TO BE- DISMISSED

CINCINNATI. April 26. - R =
More than 5000 pages Of testi-
mony. scores of exhibits. and
hours of argument ended today
with one sentence spoken three
times: ITO be dismissed from the
service"
A court martial trying the big
gest case growing out of the ma
tons four-year war production ef-
fort found three AAF officers gull
ty of neglect of their duty to stamp
out what the government describ-
ed as malpractices in inspection OF
airplane engines and parts at the
$155, 100000 Lockland, O., plant OF
the Wright Aeronautical Corp.
Three were found innocent, how
ever, of more serious charges o.
conspirac yand perjury.
The sentence ordered for each
man by the 11-member court
headed by Brig. Gen. Lehman Mil
Ter. commander Of Camp Sutton.
N c.. was dismissal, effective al
ter their cases 60 through automa'
tic reviews by Maj. Gen. James
L. Collins, chief of the Fifth Serv
ice Command, the judge advocate
generals department in Washing
ton and possibly the secretary o:
War and the President.
The sentences can be reduced
but not increased on review.
The three were 1t. Col. Franz
c. Greulich, SO, relieved as chic
insnection officer for the AAF ma
terial command after Truman
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There were some boos and some
cheers from crowd of $500 EN-.
ployes and others assembled in
the street.
First Lieutenant Ludwig Pin
chure and three soldiers went to
Avery's office while the other
troopers were deployed outside the
structure.
Taylor told reporters that the
lieutenant informed Avery the
place was in possession of the Unit
ed States Government. Avery, he
added, reiterated his contention
that the proceedings were without
legal authority, but donned his coat
and hat and departed when he was
told the business would not be in
terrupted.
The maneuvering began at noon,
when Taylor and Ugo Carusi, as
sistant Attorney General served a
copy of the presidential order on
Avery. They were rebuffed.
Taylor, Carusi, U. S. Marshal
William Mcdonnell and II deputies
went to Avery's sanctum at 4:3O
pm, after receiving fresh advice
from Commerce Secretary Jesse
Jones.
Taylor reported the head of the
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troducted by President Marks. City
and county officials, State Repre-
sentative R. M. Kermon, State
Representative J. E. L. Wade and
officials of Chambers of Commerce
from nearby towns will be intro
Quoted by E. A. Laney.
Presentation of the new officers,
L. A. Raney, president; Frederick
Willetts. first vice president; J. C.
Thornton, second vice president;
E. A. Laney, reelected secretary
and the Is newly elected directors
will be made by Marks.
The change in the Chamber by
laws, in reference to the tenn of
office held by board directors, will
be the only business discussed.
The climax Of the program"
said Cartier" will be the address
by Clyde R. Hoey, former COVER
nor of North Carolina and candi-
date for the United States Senate.
He will be Introduced by Mayor
Bruce B. Cameron.