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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

tion dinner will be held at the ball. room of the Elton. @
 Members of the Sylvester J. Stokes Post and auxiliary, Lithuar1- ian Legion, will march to the hall with colors tomorrow. A bond booth will be set up at the hall by the legion and the sale will be con- ducted under the supervision of William Shukaitis, commander of the post.
 Among the guests invited are: Congressman Joseph Talbot, Rev. Frank Tishkins, national chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and chaplain of the Connecticut State Guard; Mayor John 8. Mon agan, Arthur E. Zollin, grand mas ter of I. o. O. F.; Frank J. Green secretary of the Waterbury Cham Der of Commerce; James Moran O. the local bond committee; Thomas Matas, president of the Lithuanian Independent Political club, ant; John Kontaut, president of the Lithuanian Citizens Political club
 Jacob Treciokas, president of the council, will serve as master of ceremonies. He will be introduced by Dr. Matthew J. Colney. MT Tishkins, who is a former local resi- dent and is now 8 pastor in Bethel will present the ambulance keys to the Army official.
 The musical program, which vii feature various patriotic selections will be rendered by Anne Hill, pianist; Mrs. Raymond Snyder, vo- calist; Mrs. Stanley Colney, vocal ist; Marion Pranaitis, pianist and vocalist; and Edward DigimaS, ac- cordionist.
 The ambulance arrived in this city this morning for the start of the Lithuanian Day. program at Victory House. Members sof the Lithuanian Council for the Defense of America were among the work CTS who reported to assist in the sale of bonds. The ambulance also will be displayed in front of Ne munaS Hall tomorrow.
 Funds to purchase the vehicle were raised through various social events sponsored by the council ard also by private donations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Catherine (Curry) Akins, wife of William H. Akins, was held yester- day at the Alderson funeral home, Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, First Methodist c h UT c h, officiating. Bearers were Martin Therkildsen, Dr. Thomas Ryan, Albert Rich, Charles H. Rudolph, Benjamin Johnson a n d William Burritt. Burial " a in Riverside cem- etery. Members of the U II e d Spanish-American war Veterans auxiliary attended services at the funeral home. Mrs. Jeanette Hoff- man, president was in charge with Miss Harriet Therkildsen as chap lain.
 Funeral services for Miss Helen Schneider, 847 West Main street, will be held today at the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, at 2 D. m. Rev. Francis O. Ayres, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, will officiate. Interment will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. The funeral of Judson s. Cowan 234 Hamilton avenue, will be held at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, today at p. m. Rev Dr. John c. Walker, Second Con- gregational church, officiating. Bur- ial to be in old Pine Grove cemetery at the convenience of the family. The funeral of Frank Rinaldi 752 East Main street, will be held Monday at a. m. from the Maio- rano funeral home, 95 Willow street to Our Lady of Lourdes church at o'clock. Burial will be in Cal avry cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and to- morrow from 2 to 10 p. m. and are asked to omit flowers.
 The funeral of Miss Elizabeth V. Burns, 25 Crown street was held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, today at 9:30 a. m. to St. Thomas's church at 10. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
NEW BRITAIN
 DENTIST DIES
Dr. J. F. DObsOn Taken III in Office SucCumbs
 Later at Hospital

New Britain, Jan. 29-Dr. James F. DobSon of 35 West End avenue, wen-known local dentist, died in New Britain General Hospital at 4:05 p. m. Friday at the age of 51 years.
 Dr. DobSon became suddenly i'll in his office at 272 Main street ear- ly in the afternoon, and his condi- ton was noted by 8 woman patient who summoned medical aid. He was removed to the hospital at 2:35 D. m.
 Dr. Dobson was born in New Britain, the son of the late Francis and Bridget (FaIrelD DobSon, and was graduated from St. Mary's School, from the local high school and from the Baltimore College of practice of dentistry here in 1915.
 Joining the Army during the first World War with a commission as lieutenant, he served in this country and overseas in the Medical Corps, and remained for a time in Europe with the occupation forces.
 He and Mrs. Dobson had made plans to leave next week for Q va cation in the South.
 Dr. Dobson was a member of St. Mary's church, of the Holy Name Society, the Elks, the local, state and national dental associations. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Frieda K. Wil- liam and Dr. Francis DobSon of this city, and Edward DobSon of Kankakee, H.; and one sister, Miss Mary DobSon.
 The funeral will be held at the home and in St. Mary's church at a time to be arranged by the M. J. Kenney Company, funeral directors, after Edward Dobson has been con- tacted in Illinois. Burial will be in St. Mary'S cemetery.
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War Session Adjourns
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 a nine-day grace period before ejec- tion proceedings can be started.
 Amending the Bristol City charter to permit extension of the municip- ality's reservoir facilities.
 Democrats, led by Sen. John L. Sullivan, New Britain, were unsuc- cessful in getting through a resolu- ton calling for appointment of a bipartisan committee of four to in- vestigate the purchase, remodeling and furnishing of the governors mansion, now under construction, and which Sullivan charged looked like the ruins of Pompeii."
 On a roll call vote, the resolution was lost, 17-13.
 Sullivan spoke for hours in the senate, attacking the $170,Oo0 project which, he said, had aroused "suspi> cion" of the people.
 Republican majority leader Sen. Henry H. Hunt, Glastonbury, re- called Sullivan's intention to run for Mayor of New Britain this year and called his attack political propa- ganda by a potential office-seeker."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

This does not mean, however, that Tokyo will not one day be destroyed or that Japan's bestiality will go unpunished until some dim and distant future time when individual and national war criminals shall have been brought to justice.
 No Secret
 It is no secret that even now heavy new blows are being mounted in the Pacific, and observers here would not be surprised if Japanese garrsons in the Marshall islands soon were introduced violently to overwhelming force and sudden death.
 Although the Allied timetable calls for defeat of Germany first, Admiral Ernest J. King, command er-in-chief of the U. s. fleet and chief of naval operations, an- nounced only recently that Ameri- can naval strength in the Atlantic would be dispatched to the Pacific as soon as the Nazis began to totter He added that he expected Ger many to collapse this year.
 On the home front, there Wert plenty of indications that Americans will manifest their anger against the Japanese coldly and practically as well as emotionally-not only through greater purchases of wal bonds, but also in increased pro- duction of the weapons needed to make the Japanese pay for their crimes against decency.
 That the temper of the people was high, however, was indicated in dispatches from all over the coun- try and in statements by congress- men. In San Francisco, It. Gen Delos c. Emmons, commanding general of the western defense com mand, warned the public not to at- tempt retaliationS against Japanese Americans. At the proper time, he promised, "unremitting justice will be meted out to the Japanese who have been guilty of these dastardly and cowardly acts"
 In the senate, acting Republican Leader Wallace H. White, Jr., ot Maine said he hoped vengeance would be visited not alone on the Japanese army but on the author ities and the people of Japan"
 Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky declared:
 "Retribution will be meted out to these brutes, these uncivilized pigs in the form of men. We will be sat- isfied with nothing less than per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
Lithuanian Council
 To Present Ambulance
interesting Program to Be Staged at Neumunas Hall
 Tomorrow Afternoon; Legion to Assist

An Army field ambulance pur- chased by the Lithuanian Council for the Defense of America and on display today at Victory House on the Green will be presented to the government officially tomorrow at special exercises at Nemunas Hall, 48 Green street, at 2:S0 p. m. Mai or Charles Verstandig of Washing ton, D. c. will accept the keys to the ambulance during the dedica- tory ceremonies.
 Musical selections have been planned for the afternoon program and brief addresses will be given by several prominent civic leaders. In the evening at 6 D. m., at dedica-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
Angry Congress
 Pledges Vengeance
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sonal punishment for those in Japan who have been guilty ever since Pearl Harbor of these unspeakable atrocities"
 Criticism
 Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., criticized the administration for failure to stop scrap iron ship ments to Japan in 1887 but agreed that Japan should be wiped of the face Of the earth"
 Sen. Abe Murdock, D.. Utah promised that American planes Twill wreak vengeance that will satisfy the hearts of mothers and fathers who have been wronged."
 Officers concerned with procur- ing the tools of war recalled the spurt in war production and the marked drop in absenteeism which followed disclosure that the Jap- anese governmental it's first bloody break with civilized conventions since Pearl Harbor-had executed some of the Tokyo raiders. They fcE tNAt c!1e new disclosures might ilaic u similar but greater effect
 Cmdr. Samuel J. Singer, acting chief of the Navy's industrial incen- tive division, said that everyone in America is shocked and incensed by this latest revelation of Japanese barbarism, and it can be assumed that this anger will be translated into even greater production ef- forts"
 Home Front
 Joseph c. Crew, former Ambas- sador to Japan, said Americans will want to. fight this war on the home front with grimmer determination than ever before"
 Knowledge of what Secretary of State Cordell Hull called the 'un- thinkable tortures" inflicted on de- fenseless American and Filipino war prisoners also was expected to have its effect at the fighting fronts"
 In military circles 1t was predicted freely that there would be more revenge operations like that of the Bismarck Sea battle in which U. g. Flyers destroyed 2 Japanese ships and killed upwards of 15,000 Jap anese.
 In that battle, Japanese airmen made the mistake of machine gun ming parachuting American flyers The Americans retaliated by sinking every ship in the enemy convoy and by strafing Japanese troops strug- gling in the water. Not a Japanese escaped.
 Another way in which the atrocity report may have it's effect at the front was suggested by a war de- partment officer.
 From now on," he said, nobody will let himself be captured by the Japanese. He will shoot it out, no matter what the odds are"
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 The JapS prodded us in relays 50 they wouldn't get tired themselves. We got a little water out of car- ibou wallow. but had no food.
 "A Filipino boy with both legs off crawled along on his stomach and finally was abandoned.
 Many of us were out of our minds. Everything was bloody daze. We wished they would shoot us and couldn't understand why we'd s1r- rendered.
 We vomited as we walked along, always with the Japs showing and beating us.
 We suffered from Beri-Beri and Elephantitis. Our poor doctors,
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(Continued from Page D change in policy quite a while back" he said. 'Tf the decision had rested with us the story would have been out long before this"
 It also was learned that the atro- city account might have been kept secret even longer had not the Brit ish decided to publish comparable report yesterday.
 For this reason, the American re- port was speeded toward publica- ton to keep the British from scoop ing the American Press.
 Davis scoffed at any suggestion that the reports release was timed to coincide with the Fourth War Loan Drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, Jan. 27th, 1914. ESTATE of SARAH F. COOK, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed one month from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly at- tested, within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 A. DORIS COOK,
 Administratrix, eta d. .b.n, 45 Laurel Street,
 Waterbury, Conn.
 Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY,. 1-28-3t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

N0SA1N@4ASAS~ cies. I hope the era after this war will see an end forever to this prac- tice.
 Official news of our government Is readily available to all and there is no reason why American agencies after this war should again submit to system which denied them that privilege in other countries. Also, in the field of communications for eign governments adopted the prac- tice of giving more favorable rates to their own news agencies than to others. Here again the reverse is true in the United States. Our press rates are fixed at the same level for all and foreign agencies can compete freely with us here, paynig only the same transmission costs that we do. American agencies operating abroad should enjoy the same com parative privilege.
 Trend
 T hope to se& a trend develop toward minimizing all official reg ulation of the news, beginning with the abolishment o1 censorship when the war is over, and continuing steadily to eliminate all the con- trols which governments have found 1t necessary to establish over news during this period of great world turmoil.
 "As these points are achieved the flow of news will increase among all nations and, with the improved technical facilities available after the war, there should be no news paper anywhere in the world beyond the reach of one or more first-class news services. I hope to see news papers everywhere given free access to all possible sources of news.
 "It is my strong feeling that with this removal of the artificial con- trols set up to channel the flow of world news, the benefits found in having full reports of each days events made speedily available in all nations of the world will become so apparent and so important to our welfare that 1t will become well nigh impossible ever to restore the bonds which have hindred the free flow of news to all"
 As one current example of what can be dnoe when fields of news coverage previously restricted are opened up, Baillie contrasted the battlefront coverage of this war with that of World War l.
 Correspondents
 "The last war saw no such vol luminous coverage of actual bat tlefronts as we have today" Baillie said. ''In the present war the press is able to say that its cor respondents are sending back daily eyewitness accounts of action from every front of this global war. Scores of correspondents now accompany our troops into action on various fronts and we are all aware of the worth and morale-building value of this type of coverage.
 T allude to this as an example of how easily and with what great benefit the. impossible has been made possible in a single fiedl of news-coverage. I am led by it to hope that after the war other types and areas of news coverage my be opened on free, competitive basis. Then the news agencies of the world would have an opportunity to dem- onstrate in wider fields than in gathering and distributing news there are no substitutes for free dom and enterprise. And our gen. eration would tage big step tow ard that day when the distributiS1 of news is limited only by the free desire for that news on the part of the ultimate consumer, that is, the people of all nations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

ona and F'errara were attacked by scorted heavy bombers. Good cover age was obtained.
 Medium bombers struck at rail bridges at Orvieto, Orte and Terni.
 Fighters and fighter bombers maintained their offensive patrols over beachheads and enemy supply lines south of Rome.
 "On the night of January 27-28. Arezzo was attacked by night bombers. Thirty-six enemy aircraft were destroyed and five of ours are missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

starving themselves. had nothing to work with and the JapS wouldn't give them any. They tried to stop the dysentery by boiling Guava leaves.
 we posted a guard to keep men from running to the Jap garbage dumps and gorging themselves.
 "The Japs were starving us to death rather than to waste bullets. My weight got down to 90 pounds It is usually about 15O."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
CARD OF THANKs

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors. Diamond Ginger Ale, Inc, and Elm ployes of Dept. 250, Middlebury Clock Co.,, for floral offerings and the expressions of sympathy and kindness shown us during our re- cent bereavement, the death of our Moran.
 MORAN FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
OBITUARY

BENDORAITIS-Simon Bendor- aitis, 325 Bank street, died suddenly last night while walking on South Leonard street. Death was said to be due to a heart attack according to Medical Examiner Dr. Edward H. KirSchbaum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
45,OOO TO FUND

Boston, Jan. 29-(UP)-Approx- imately $45,000 has been added to the National Foundation for Infan- tile Paralysis as result of Suffolk County's observance of the pres- ident's birthday ball held last night at Boston Garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
CARn nE TuANH0

We wish to thank our man! friends, relatives and neighbors, especially Chase Rolling Mill; Ban kers Grill, Bil1y's Smoke Shop; for floral offerings and the expressions of sympathy and kindness shown use during our recent bereavement the death of our beloved husband and father. Daniel Sweeney.
 SWEENEY FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

The strain of 12 years in "the toughest job in the world" is seen etched in President Roosevelt's face, when his latest picture, the striking portrait at left, is entrusted with the one above, taken when he as- sumed office in 1882. The new picture was taken just before the nation cele- brates his 62nd birthday,
 tomorrow, January 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
Politics
 M Passing

Thousands of Waterbury voters will be in danger of being deprived of their franchise in one more year. Few people are aware of the exist ence of an election law which allows registrars to give notice to those concerned that their names will be removed from the lists unless ap- plication for retention of the same is made. Those concerned" are per- sons who will not have voted for four successive years prior to De- cember, 1e45. The law was created by the 1941 legislature and had it not definitely stipulated December. 1945, 1t might have gone into effect locally this year, for there have been four elections since passage. (There was a special election in 1942. And if you count the 1943 special alder manic election there have been 1ive)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
DOCTOR A SUICIDE

Boston, Jan. 29-(UP)-A verdict of suicide by poisoning war returned today in the death of Dr. Oscar H. Fletcher, Andover physician. whose body was discovered yesterday in his room at a Back Bay hotel. He leaves a wife and 9-month-old son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
Attention ]! New Voters {!

Waterbury, Connecticut. Special Acts 1939-Senate Bill No. 1-(199).
 The Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk will hold a session Wednesday, Feb. End, 1944, from g A. M. to 8 P. M. in Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall, to examine-fOr Elec- tors-Citizens over 21 years of age.
 Naturalized Citizens pre- sent Citizenship papers to registration clerk.
 Signed: BOARD OF SELECTMEN: A. STANLEY VOKET, VINCENT H.
 OBURCHOWSKI, MICHAEL STOLFI. MARY c. KILMARTIN, TOWN CLERK.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

The special legislative session vas carried on according to sched- ule. It produced nothing in the nature of sensational legislation. 1t received a program; 1t proceed ed to enact it. That probably is the way 1t should be when 3 war emergency exists. But the war session of 1944 certainly can't compare with that held during World War l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
CARD OF THANKS

We. wish to thank our man, especially Roadway Dept. N Y N. H. & H. Railroad: Holy Nam Society. of Mt. Carmel Church; ! A. V. Auxiliary, for floral offering and the expressions of sympath and Kindness shown us during or recent bereavement, the death ( our beloved father and husban' Frank Marzano.
 MRS. FRANK MARZANO,
 MIR. and MRS. ANTHONY MARIAN MIR. and MRS. SAL MARZANO, MRS. MARY MARZANO,
 MIR. and MRS. JOSEPH RIZZUTI. MRS. MARGARET SIGNORE, MIR. and MRS. FRANK LeROSE, MIR. and. MRS. PAUL LEVANTI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

The annual report of Bridgeport's Sety controller, Perry W. Rodman, GsEA for a tax rate of 283 mills. The etry0 fiscal year down there doesn't begin until April 1. Mentioned among other things in the report is the fact that during the coming year the city will pay of $l,173, ,00o on it's bonded indebtedness. Presum- ing that this includes interest charges, too, it's more than Water bury pays of during 1944. The local figure is about $1. 10000 It's inter- esting to note, too, that Controller Rodman thinks there1l be 98.5 per cent tax collection, whereas Tax Collector Howard s. Challenger looks forward to bringing in 100 per cent. As in Waterbury collections of prior years taxes are falling of, c reduction of at least $1l3Y000 from this source of revenue being antici- pated. Good work by tax collection departments of municipalities dur ing flush years have reduced the field of operations in back taxes to the extent that it's almost entirely cleaned out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
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Frank Madden, treasurer of the Democratic State Central cOm- mittee, is in charge of the Wash ingtOn Birthday dinner which the party will hold in New Haven-a substitute for the annual Jackson Day Dinner of other years. State central committeeman and wOm- en, as we'll as officials of local party organizations, are expected to drum up trade in their own bailiwicks. From Waterbury may be expected a good attendance if weather conditions aren't too bad, With 3 $1O top for the dinner 1t may be that the committee in charge will have to hold series of dinners rather than just one.
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MASS

BARTON--A first anniversary Mass Of requiem will be celebrated Tuesday morning, Feb. 1st, at S:0G o'clock, at the Immaculate Con
 ception Church, for the repose ot the soul of the late John P. Bar ton. 12-292.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

When the figures do Inaterialize it may be that the greater part of the city's surplus will have been produced by unexpended balances in various departmental appropria- tions. That has been the rule rather than the exception the last two years. The war has caused this con- ditioA to exist. It's hard to get certain materials, so items set up for a definite type of work or sup piles are never made use of, unless the particular department runs short of funds in some other ap- propriation and has to transfer from the one not being used. Cam celled purchase orders during 1943 which, incidentally, didn't end for the city government until today have been running high this year so it's safe to assume unexpended balances are going to be in the same proportion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29
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New News
 Program Plan

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