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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Troops Fight
Flood Spread
In 5 States
(By United Press

Federal tropS, state guards and
volunteer workers in the five state
Mississippi watershed worked
against time today to sandbag
levees and seawalls as the weather.
man promised another 24-hour res
pite from rain.
Additional heavy rainfall. how
ever, was forecast for tomorrow IN
sections of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas and Indiana where swollen
streams already had inundated
thousands of acres of fertile farm
land and forced evacuation OF
towns in the Mississippi flats.
Eight persons were drowned in
the area; four in Missouri; three in
Indiana and one in Kansas. Most OF
the victims were children. Two were
Coast Guardsmen who were sucked
under a metal barge at st. Louis by
the Swift Mississippi current.
Crests along the major rivers
were expected over the weekend.
The crest of the Mississippi was
morning below the junction with
the DeS Moines river today and it
was expected to reach Grafton, ILL.,,
Friday, ST. Louis, Saturday, and
Chester, ILL.,, Sunday. At Grafton
level of 22.6 feet was reported with
crest of more than 265 feet ex-
pected. st. Louis, where the level
passed 80 feet last night, expected
a crest of 81 feet, and Chester,
where the river reached almost 81
feet was warned to expect maxi
mum of at least 81 feet. Flood stage
was passed at all points.
Two regiments and four COM
panies of the Illinois state guard
were joined by 2,70O soldiers and
army engineers supervised the re-
Enforcement of retaining walls
where breakthroughs threatened.
The Illinois river was over its
banks above and below Beardstown,
ILL.,, where a crest of 25.5 feet was
expected Saturday. Livestock and
crop damage was reported as heavy
and precautions were taken to pro-
tect river towns.
Usage Rampant
Central Missouri farmland was
flooded by the overlooking Usage
river and the U. S. Neurological di-
vision said the Usage flood was the
worst in its history.
The Blue River Basin and the
lowlands near the turbulent Mis-
souri, river were under water and
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Surprise BIack-Out For
All Conn ecticut Planned

lights out except those specifically
exempted by the First Service Com
mand, those on approved emergen-
cy vehicles or lights which are per-
mitted during blackout according to
State OF Connecticut Air Raid Pro-
lection Regulations. Everyone seeks
shelter except Citizens Defense
Corps workers or military person.
mel on duty.
Short 10-second blast white sig
naD-all clear. Conditions return
to normal.
The announcement emphasized
that no matter In what order the
signals come, each one always has
the same meaning.
This viii be the first air raid
alert IN Connecticut since January
20. --.e
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Britain Bans
All roveI
Overseas
BY BRUCE MUM
United Press Star Correspondentl

\OuASCU 4ECSS OtNA OVAACSpVAAN1CAAV
London. April 25-CUP)--virtual-
ly all travel overseas from Britain
was prohibited today under what
the London Daily Express fatty
called Invasion eve regulations"
The home office announced late
last night that only those engaged
on business of urgent national i'm
portance which cannot be post
poned" would be permitted to leave
Britain until further notice.
The ministry attributed its action
merely to military considerations, ;"
but the travel ban obviously was
another step to prevent invasion
secrets from leaking to the Axis in
the critical days of weeks before
Allied armies land in Western
Europe.
Nazi-controlled radios in Europe
continued to speculate the invas-
ion would come sometime this week
and Berlin radio was heard broad
casting that every member of the
German western army knows that
the big test lies ahead"
'"The German soldier is ready to
accept the challenge for decisive
battle" Berlin said.
U. S. government Monitors heard
OSLO radio broadcast that Col.
Gen. Nikollaus Won Falkenhorst,
German commander in Norway, had
compelled an inspection of fortif1-
cations along the Norwegian coast
and had gained the impression"
that it was protected very thor
oughly again all possible Anglo
American intentions of invasion.')
Stockholm dispatches disclosed
that the Germans also have acted
to safeguard their preparations to
counter an invasion. All passenger
traffic between Sweden and Den
mark. Both by ferries and plane,
was halted suddenly yesterday, pre-
sumably by the Germans, and copen-
hagen notified the Swedish tele-
fCA,1fjx,1aSl m Dora
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Next Finnish
Move May Be
Made ByU.S.
fNEA Telephoto)
BY r. HI. SHACKFORD
United Press staff Correspondent

UNITED PreSS stan COrreSPOm0ent)
Washington, April 25-(UP)-
Finland's rejection of Soviet Rus
sia's peace terms apparently left
the United States holding the re-
manning diplomatic card today in
the Russo Finnish game-severance
of diplomatic relations with Fin
land.
Russia, of course, still held the
high military cards.
When the United States will play
its Garland whether it would do
any good If she .did-waS uncertain.
lThere was no confirmation at the
state Department Of foreign press
reports that the United States was
contemplating such action.
Some diplomats believed that be-
cause Of the already deteriorated
relations between the United States
and Finland a formal break would
have virtually no effect on the Fin
nish government. Others, admitting
such to be the case, nevertheless
thought there was a chance the
United States might make the ges-
ture of breaking relations. hoping
it would help to change Finland's
decision.
The groundwork for a break by
the United States already has been
laid by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull.
In February he warned Finland
to get out of the war or suffer the
consequences, and repeated the
warning on March IA. The "conse-
quences" so far as the United States
is concerned could be severance of
relations, although the diplomatic
establishment of Finland here has
been on an Informally restricted
basis for some, time, and the Amer
lean legation in Helsinki was re-
duced 9. year ago to a single diplo-
matte: ofacial and a, small clerical
stan. " ~
The, "cprlSequel1ces% so far as the
Soviet Union is concerned, however,
!cenld be resumption of hombings
gs A9elSinki. Such action would be
H sign that the Russians have
abandoned all hope that any dis
lomatic steps could change the
Films mind.
London. April 25-(UP)-The
'5s-it y.-,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
10000
Are Killed In
lmphaL Fight
BY WALTER LOGAN

UNITED Press War Correspondent
Allied Southeast Asia Headquar-
tiers, Handy, Ceylon, April 25-(UP)
Almost 10000 crack japanese
jungle troops have been killed in
the month-old battle for Imphal,
an Allied observer reported today
as counter-a attacking British and IN
dian forces broke open the north
ern arc of the enemy siege lines
around the Manipur stake CAPT.
tai.
The Allied defenders of Imphal
were estimated to have slain at
least 4,9OO enemy. troops in g. series
Of pitched battles along the app
proaches to the city since the in
vaders opened their assault late last
month.
In addition, the observer esti-
mated that as many more Of the
enemy died under Allied artillery
fire and aerial attack-presumably
in rear areas where the bodies
could be buried or removed by their
comrades.
Meanwhile, Allied headquarters
revealed that strong British and In
dian armored forces were driving
north and northeast of Imphal after
breaking through the Japanese adj
vanced positions on the Imphal-
Kohima and Imphal- Ukhrul roads.
One Allied column smashed an
enemy road block at an undisclosed
spot on the main Imphal-Kohima
highway and drove on in an appar-
ent attempt to restore contact with
the Kohima garrison, so miles to
the north.
Two other armored forces were
revealed to have cleared the Japan
csc from thhe ntir 30-mile highway
to Ukhrul, and were believed to
have entered that town.
Mop Up Stage
Official reports said, too, that the
battle for Kohima had reached the
"mopping up stage following the
arrival of a British and Indian re-
lief column dispatched to the res
cue of a cornered British regiment
that had bene pinned down in a
narrow corner of the city for more
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25

A surprise blackout covering the
state of Connecticut and designed
to test the entire civilian defense
organization Of the state will be
held sometime between Tuesday,
April Is, and Friday, May S, it was
announced today by State War Ad-
ninistrator Henry B. Mosle.
All civilian defense protective
services will be alerted. Mr.. Mosle
said, and the public will participate.
Traffic will be halted during the
red" period Of the exercise and pc
destrians will be required to take
shelter.
AS reminder to the public, Mr..
Mosle issued the following sum-
mary Of air raid signals:
Long sustained note Of two min=
|utes duration tblue signal al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
BY PHIL AULT

UNITED Press War Correspondent
London, April Is. = (UP)
- Hundreds of American
bombers swung the crushing
weight of a nine-day old pre-
invasion offensive to France
today, smashing at three
German air fields in the
northeastern border region
and mysterious Nazi installa-
lions along the northwestern
coast.
One force of about 500 Flying
Fortresses and Liberators attacked
key Nazi bases at Nancy, Metz and
Dion. Another formation of Lib
orators joined in the shuttle as
saults by steady professions OF
lighter planes on the Pas de Calais
coastal strip across the neck of the
channel.
The daylight bombardment and a
powerful British night assault on
the Berman rail hubs OF Karlsruhe,
Munich and Dusseldorf sent the
tonnage of bombs dropped on vest
ern Europe in nine days rocketing
past the 81 900 mark.
More than 1000 Forts, Lberato1s
and fighters bucked dirty weather
and temperatures as low as 80 below
zero to plaster the air fields at
Metz, near the German border:
Nancy, Is miles to the south, and
Dion, ITO miles southwest Of Nancy.
Liberators striking later at the
Pas de Calais were escorted by Mus
tang fighters. lightning fighter
bombers escorted by lightning
fighters ranged deeper inland to hit
| air fields in northern France.
Nearly 200 Marauder medium
bombers and Havoc attack planes
hit scattered targets in northern
France shortly before noon. They
encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire
and bad weather.
Metz Main Target
The main target at Metz, Is miles
south Of the German border, was
a basic training field three miles
southwest of the city. The first re-
turning crewmen reported the
weather cloudy on the way with the
overcast opening up over the target
and permitting pin-point visual
bombing.
"Our bombs were clustered on the
hangers and adjacent buildings at
one edge of the field" said First
Lieut.. Charles Mooney of GadSden,
Ala, bombardier.
First Lieut.. Thomas johnson OF
Memphis, Tenn, a pilot, said he saw
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Women Drivers Fired
As Men ToIk Strike

Providence, r. l.. April 25-(UP)
The Rhode Island Bus Co. has
dismissed four women drivers as re-
suit of a threat by 146 male
bus drivers who feared employment
Of women ultimately might cost
them their Jobs.
The new women drivers were fired
yesterday when the male operators
asserted that they esouldn't see why
the women qualifying now as bus
drivers might not later take mems
places
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Steel Industry Opens Fight
On USW Wage Campaign

which followed presentation Of the
union case. The USW has demanded
revision of the little steel wage sta
bilization formula TO allow a gen.
eral wage increase Of II cents an
hour.
In statement prepared for pre-
sentation to the panel. Benjamin
Fairless, president Of the huge
United States steel corporation. said
he could not believe 1t was "in the
best interest Of the steel workers
now to insist upon wage increases
which seem to have no sound econ
omic justification, especially con-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
BY RAYMOND LAIR
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, April 25-(UP)-The
steel industry opened its attack on
the United Steel Workers (CIO)
wage campaign today as a "big
STEEL spokesman charged that APP
proval OF its demands would force
the public Ito foot the bill' through
higher prices and higher taxes.
A 'little STEEL spokesman de-
scribed the union campaign as q
political crusade threatening small
companies with destruction.
The industry leaders opened their
case before the war labor board
steel panel after 3 threetFeek recess
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Montgomery Ward
Strike Ended

Chicago, April Is. (UP)-The 49,
day-old strike at Montgomery Ward
g. Co. ended today when workers
returned to their jobs in compliance
with President Roosevelt's directive
ordering the company and the work.
ers to end the dispute by noon.
Picketing Of tn Ward plant was
haltd last night and the strikers
reported for work at II p. m, but
the company ordered them to re-
turn at 8 a. m. because their shift
had been abandoned Temporarily.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
Man FoIIs
For Old Cog

Brockton, Mass, April as
(UP)-TwO strangers in a res
taurant argument with Harry
FOrman Of BrOcktOn said no
one in this city had $1,000, SO
FOrman withdrew $1,000 from
his bank to prove his point
and returned to the restaurant.
The men wrapped FOrman's
money in his handkerchief for
safe keeping and returned 1t
TO him. When he reached
home he found his handker-
chief contained : wad Of pa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-25
HUNDREDS OF
PLANES RAID
MANY TARGETS
BULLETIN

London, April rs.
Cup - The Air Ministry
announced today that
British bOlnberS dropped
more than 100000 incen-
diary bombs on targets in
Europe last night.
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
WeIIes Assails
u. 5. Policy
With Argentina

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. up
Former UndereCretary of State
Sumner WelleS said wednesday that
the state departments policy to-
ward Argentina has been "deStruc-
tive" and not constructive and If
persisted in will lead inevitably to
the ohliteration of the good neigh
Dor policy"
Writing in his weekly newspaper
column about the recent United
States decision to withhold recogni-
ton of the Argentine regime, Welles
said there was only one construc-
tive solution of this ever increas-
mgly dangerous situation i'm
mediate consultative meeting of
foreign ministers of the American
republics. including Argentina. to
discuss inter- American problems.
WelleS made three assertions:
l. The enemy activity in Argen-
tina Is far less than at any time
since the war began.
,. That Argentina is suffering
the most acute attack of national
ism in 100 years, which has been
raised to fever heat by the belief
that Argentina is being subjected
to pressure by the United States. ="
3. That contrary to general be-
lief that present U. S. policy was
accepted after consultation with the
other American republics, "the truth
Is. OF course, that no such consul
tation has taken place"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
This Chap Should
Live in Brewery

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. CUP)
Ed Kennealley, San Francisco citi-
zen, appealed to Mayor Roger Lap
ham to install traffic signal at a
busy street corner which Kenneal-
ley indicated he must cross fire.
quently to obtain a glass of beer
In his petition Kennealley said
only the fact that he knew mcSt OF
the teamsters driving by the corner
had saved him from being run
down
Lapham said he sent the letter
to the police commission for con-
sideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
Mexican Editors
Freed From Jail

TIJUANA, BAJk CFA. Mexico.
Aug. 10. CUP)-Three Tijuana
newspaper editors who were jailed
July % after printing series of
articles attacking the former gov
Lower California. were released on
their own recognizance Wednesday
by order of the department of jus
tice in Mexico City.
The editors, Manuel Acosta Meza,
editor of FL impartial; Guillermo
Medina Amer. editor OF Ell Condor,
and Rodolfo Calderon. editor of
Cine Al Dia. were arrested by Tiju-
ana police on a warrant issued by
the federal district attorney, An
dreS w. Alemany, former mayor of
the city They had been held with
out bail.
According to Alemany's COM
plant. the three ncwSpapermen had
been attacking Governor COroncl
Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada and Ale
many himself. Taboada ap-
pointee Acosta, in recent edition
accused Taboada of being member
of the Sinaquista5, outlawed MeXi-
can fascist party.
TabOada was replaced as COVER
nor of the territory by General dc
Division Juan Felipe Rico, COM
mandant of MexiCos second mill
tary zone, in a surprise move by
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
Housewife Routs
Mountain Lion

CHICO. Cal. Aug. 10. up
California mountain lions are sis
sizes in the opinion of Mrs. Louella
Hlntz, 10, of Butte county.
Mrs. Hintz reported to game
wardens she and two granGdaugh-
terS were picking plums on her
ranch north of Chico when she
turned and saw a mountain lion
crouched about 20 feet away. She
attacked the animal with a stock
S1e was using to pull down branch
eS OF trees, actually striking it. and
drove 1t away, she said.
She went back to the plum pick
ing and the lion returned. Again
she routed it but this time she re-
tired from the orchard and tele-
phoned game officials.
Although California mountain
lions are much smaller than their
African cousins, Mrs. Hintz describ-
ed her adversary as larger than a
large dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
Imperial Valley Press

Esta blshed April II, 1901
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday. in combination With the
Sunday POST-PPESS, by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company. 625 State
ST., FL Centro, I'alit
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President
A. c. Johnston. Vice President and Ad-
vertising Manager, Mrs Logan II.
Jenkins, Secretary.
Member United Press. California News
paper Publishers Assn. West Holiday
Co. Inc, national representatives..
Rates, Gncluding Sunday Post-Press):
Single copy SC; carrier paid-in- ad-
vance: ! month, 51OO; 3 months.
S2.75 months, So 25; l year. $40 90.
By Mail: / month. 81 90; 3 months,
So. 70; months, Sd so; / year, $500.
Outside of California $1.On per month
flat.
Entered 1T Ell Centre, Calf, post
office as 2nd clas- mail
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
WORK RESUMED

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10. up
Work on ammunition cases at four
Sacramento box factories was re-
sumed Thursday after a SiX-day in
terrupticn caused by a dispute over
rest periods for women wo,. .kers.
Settlement of the dispute was ~
nounced by Frank E. Wenic, u. S.
conciliator OF San Francisco. He
said that terms of the settlement
would not be disclosed. About $50
workers were involved in the wcrk
stoppage.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
By Congressman John phnnns

Congress goes to Washington. The
call IS out for the committees whose
bills have most directly to do with
such subjects as reconversion and
rehabilitation. When the bills start
coming 10 the floor, in another
week or ten DAYS. all the members
will be back.
1t is a good sign. 1t means that
the movement of the war is rapid
enough to make people think about
its end. The Washington papers
have been critical of both Congress
and the President for Slowness in
postwar plans. It would be well
however not to be too optimistic.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
|Curran Chosen
As Candidate
Against Wagner

ALBANY, Aug. 10. CUP)-Thomas
j. Curran, Governor Thomas E.
Dewey's secretary of state. was
unanimously nominated fer United
States senator by the Republican
state committee Wednesday and
will oppose Senator Robert F.. Wag-
ner, veteran New Dealer, in the
November election.
Curran'S name was placed in
nomination by State Assembly Re-
publican leader Irving M. Ives,
Norwich, who had been considered a
leading contender for the senatorial
designation. Curran's name was
seconded by w. Kingsland Macy,
another potential candidate for the
post.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
MUCH TOO REALISTIC

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Aug. 10.
,Of'-it wasn't on the program.
put class in water safety and ac-
cldent prevention at the Fayette-
vile city swimming pool got a
graphic Lesson in the results of
carelesSness when the class instruc-
tor, Mrs. Dwight Moore. fell and
broke her leg while walking toward
the pool.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
BEAUTIFUL MEADOW,

CAMPOBELLO ISLAND. N. b
Aug. 10. (UP)-In normal years the
President Of the United States
spent his summer vacation on a
Canadian island with an Italian
name. President Franklin D. Roose-
velts summer home is located on
this bit of Dominion soil that has a
name which in Italian means
beautiful meadow"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10

President Manuel Avila Camacho
August 9.
Taboada denied his removal from
office had any connection with the
failing cf the three editors.
The case has been transferred
from Tijuana courts to the federal
court in Mexico City No date has
been set for trial
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
BIBLE STOPS BULLET

IIFFTN. O. Aug 10. CUP)-PFC.
Homer SAXON owes his life to
Bible which was given him by his
sister, Rose. He was carrying the
Bible when he landed on the Nor
mandy beach. A bullet embedded
itself IN the book. but Saxion es-
capped without a scratch. He told of
the experience in a letter to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Sax
ion
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
PIG IN A POUND

SPARIA, III, Aug. TO. CUP) =
Sparta's dog pound has been hous-
ing stray pig which was captured
roaming one cf the towns main
streets after residents reported that
it had been in the neighborhood for
several days City Marshal w. F..
Lelner has announced that unless
somebody claims it. the city fathers
will have spareribs and sausage
next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10

In spite of war dangers, American
fishing boats last year brought in
4000,000,000 pounds of food, includ-
ing $50 species Of fish, oysters and
other SeafoodS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
COLLECTS CALLING CARDS

BOSTON, Aug. o. UP)-Leonard
Whidden. Boston express company
official, collects calling cards as
a hobby and in six years has am
assed 1900.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
RUN OF YEARS

In 1900 the debt was 1857. It
went down steadily to 184O Then
it began to rise, but after the Civil
war tin 1861 It was only S77O7. It
went down again to The time of our
entrance into World war I. then
rose to another peak Cin 1919 of
$4,000. During the Coolidge ad-
miniStraton it went down to S131.49.
In 1892 it was S15593 and today
sl46l.35. This IS the Federal debt
alone. # We add state and local
government debts, the 1914 total
is about $500.
That IS for each person in a fam
ily. If YOU want the family total
figure It up for your own home.
Then think a little.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10

The U. S. fishing fleet now has
5,597 boats on the job and it is esti-
mated 1,400 new boats will be re-
quired to bring the fleet up to pre-
war standards.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-10
FARM NEWS
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SERVICE

Ceiling prices for live and dressed
turkeys have been raised by OPA
to hasten the movement of turkeys
for the armed services The ceiling
was raised one cent per pound on
live birds, two cents per pound on
dressed turkeys, effective July 20
and continuing through September.
In October the ceiling raise will be
onc-half cent lower ON live turkeys
and one cent over on dressed tur-
keys than the September price.