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dressed. A slip of the pen may
mean that letters arrive goodness
knows when. This is not poetry,
it's just cold, hard facts. Thanks
lot, Mrs. Lambertson for your
continued loyalty.
CONTINUED on Page four)
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We wish to thank Mr.. John F.
Melvin for the addresses sent in
last week, and giving us the latest
information concerning his two
sons, 1t. John S. Melvin and Will
liam F. Melvin, G. S. K. A short
note from Mr.. Melvin stated that
Letters received from both of
these boys, within the past week
brings no special news. However
they send their personal regards to
everyone"
Well, Mr.. Melvin, this is good
news in that it tells all our readers
that John and Bill are feeling fit,
and are UP and doing. After all,
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Word has been received from
Lieutenant Victor D. Ennis, held as
Prisoner of War by the German
Government, that he is well, if not
too happy at the sudden turn of
events which caused the officers,
and members of his bomber crew,
to bail out over occupied German
territory.
With the rapid advance of Allied
Forces in the European area, it is
to be hoped that "Vic" Ennis will
not be forced to remain much long
er in the hands of our enemies.
And how very much pleased every
one of us will be when word is re-
ceived later that "Vic" is a free
man once more, free to return to
the good old United States and
hold a happy reunion with those he
holds most dear. 1t surely goes
without saying that "Vic" will be
a mighty tickled young officer
when that day arrives. Let us pray
it will be soon.
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Kecorder OF the BrltlSh Government, his
books on various phases of the war, pub
lished anonymously, 1.-THE Battle of Brit
ain" Bomber Command" and Combined
Operations" have sold millions of copies
in England. Combined Operations" was
also Book-o the-Month Club selection
in our own country. In addition, he has
written with a collaboration and under the
pseudonyms, David Pilgrim and Francis
Bleeding, some fifty historical and mystery
novels.
Pioneers! 0 Pioneers" is the result
of trip which Mr.. Saunders made to the
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return of Our Boys and Girls now
in Service on that side of the Pond
by Christmas; even before if pos
sible. The assurance that our
fighting men are safe means quite
lot to most of us waiting here at
home.
Good luck to you, son. May all
your landings be happy ones. Drop
in again for a friendly little visit
soon. And, folks, don't forget to
write Russell. He'll be waiting.
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West Coast. Braden has but re-
Gently returned to the States after
having served nine months with
the U. S. Navy in the South Pa
cific.
Several days ago Dribbles had
the pleasure of meeting up with
this young saillorl.l Before this
oldster realized what was happen
ing, the conversation ran aground
on a shoal of dehydrated foods,
chiefly potatoes, carrots, dryed
powdered eggs and such. From
there we showed off at high tide,
only to foul up on baked beans for
breakfast and soggy rice. When
we dropped off into deep water
again, it was decided that the U. S.
Navy was just about o. X. in every
respect and that things in general
were going rather well for our side.
1T was agreed, however, by unan-
imous vote, that everyone would be
quite bit happier when this two
ocean war was over. Fortunately
time was at premium, otherwise
it is likely that our little trio would
have fully decided the future fate
of Tojo's pirates and Hitler's gang
sters, along with other world af-
fairs. Perhaps it is just as well
we did not confuse the post war is
sues at this time. Course, it could
be taken up at later date if
deemed necessary. oh, yes! al
most forgot to mention that Bill
Mabrey was the third person max
ing up the trio.
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tation of Elmer Davis Head of the Office of War Information While
here he Travelled about the country for six weeks comforting with
officials and speaking before defense factory workers and other groups
His book shrewd penetrating sometimes humorous
of his impressions of America he that tm
In Hollywood, of his favore persons Walt Disney, of
whom H has the simplicity of greatness and greatness of
dmpicity He also impressed by the Hollywood Mogu who
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with damng smile remarked THAT wasn't bad act it,
deng only had five minutes warning of your arrival Now
had only known this morning that you coming >.
Mr. Saunders entertained by all of people during his VISIT
and he duly grateful for American hospitality But what he
to have enjoyed visit he paid day peaceful
Iowa farm by old farmer his wife and his This farmer
who reminded him of character from the Old Testament told him,
"A good sky good rain and good erh- everyone had these they
could be content"
Bc History of the United States by Charles A. Mary R.
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greeted him with ten-minute Grafton,
with gestures, on the origins of the war,
on Hitler, and on what he had said to the
House of Commons the last time he was in
London. Writes Mr.. Saunders, "It was the
first time in my life that had been ad-
dressed as a public meeting at range of
two feet was stunned" Then the Mogul,
seeing the effect he had made, paused and
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READING & WRITING
BY 6Mm Samm AND RNmM1t6m

i 1lay ST. George Saunders is probably the worlds
widely published author today. However, his book, pon
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Oed1N, VIII DC TIC DOOK-OI -tIle-NIUIIlH OluU
book-dividend for September and October.
In the days of the Puritans, relates
W. E. Woodward, in "The Way Our Peo-
pie Lived" a statute forbade man to
kiss his wife in public. The chronicles of
the time record the case of Boston sea
captain who had been away for year on
long voyage. On his return his wife went
down to the waters edge to welcome him.
He took her in his arms and kissed her,
with many people looking on. For tina,
serious piece Of misbehavior he was taken
atenced to two hours in the pillory on hi,
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before and sentenced hours the pory hi
FIRST afternoon on land.
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By the time this bit of writing
goes to press, Braden A. McGinnis,
Jr., A. E. M. End son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Braden A. McGinnis, Town.
send, Delaware, R D. No 2, will be
back to his new assignment on the
Smyrna times., 1944-09-07

Last week we printed the adj
dress of Sergeant John H. Dyer,
Jr., in the Honor Roll. Space did
not permit, at that time, for us to
acquaint our readers with the fact
that Sergeant Dyer is now confined
in the Tilton General Hospital, at
Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Those of you who remember
Sergeant Dyer will know that he is
the son of Mrs. Myrtle Smith.
Cheswold, Delaware, R. D. The
Sergeant has served overseas for
18 months. He was wounded in
the ghting on Anzio beach head in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Johnston Discloses
 Impressions Of Trip
Visits, Chats With StaIin Reveal Marvellous Industrial
 Expansion Underway In Russia

a civic center or a main street. It's just a sprawling series of apart ments, houses and unftoored huts sprouted around the steel mills set on the magnetic mountain which onacials say has proved deposits of 300 O000, 900 tons of ore which is 60 per cent iron, plus 85,000,00O tons of 45 per cent ore. They estimate it will last 800 years.
 Oficials told Johnston and the four correspondents whom Josef 6talin permitted to accompany him on a 6,000-mile tour back of the Urals that steel production here is greater than the whole steel pro- duction of czarist Russia.
 The plant director is Grigori No- soy, 38, a sandy-haired, dynamic ex- ecutive who makes 10000 rubles (roughly $190O a month and is worth it..
 Tn spite of the large amount of help Russia is receiving from her Allies" he said, "most steel for the Russian war effort comes from Rus- sian plants. This was great mis- take made by the Germans"
 Johnston told Nosov: "The assist ance which we have given you in the past is only small fraction of what we will give you in the fu- ture."
 The average age of Magnitogorsk workers is 32 and about 45 per cent are women. The work is draft ex- empt. Nosov said the accident rate was only per 10000 workers per month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
BAND LEADER | UNDER ARREST
Teddy Powell is Charged With Evading SeIeCtive
 Service Act

New York, July 13-(UP)-Teddy Powell, 38, orchestra leader, was arr rested today in Detroit for viola ton of the Selective Service Act, E. E. Conroy, special agent in charge of the FBI offlce here, announced.
 Powell was arrested on a warrant issued by the federal court in New York and will be arraigned before 8 U. s. commissioner before his re- turn to New York.
 Conroy said Powell is accused of conspiring with the late John E. Wilson, chief clerk of a local draft board, to avoid the draft.
 Wilson committed suicide Jan. IT after Cert von Gontard, 39-year- old grandson of the late Adolphus Busch, St. Louis brewer, and three others were indicted on like charges. Won Gontard and his co-defend- ants subsequently, were acquitted by 8 jury.
 Conroy said Powell, whose name is Alfred Paolella, was ordered to report for induction Dec. 29, 1942, but Wilson removed his draft file after receiving gratuities.
 Powell was ordered to furnish material for a new file and to re- port to local board in Los Angeles He appeared on Dec. g, 1943, and was rejected, Conroy said.
 His original file was found in the offlce of a tenant in the building where New York local board No. 20 had headquarters, Conroy said. He quoted a tenant as saying Wilson gave 1t to hnn wrapped in a piece of paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Dewey Prepares Plans
 For Active Campaign
c. O. P. Candidate for President Invited By Various
 States; Observers Note Republican Trend

Albany, N. Y, July l3 = CUP) = CoV Thomas E. Dewey, taking note Of many requests that have come in for campaign speeches in various parts of the country explained today t still was too early in his drive for the presidency to make such reel sions.
 Following talks yesterday with Republican national chairman Her bert Brownell, Jr, however, the COP standard-bearer reportedly agreed to a decision to make special drive in the 26 states now controlled by Republican administrations.
 The Republican governors of those states, representing about two- thirds of the nations population and more than $40 electoral votes, will meet with Dewey in St. Louis Aug. 2 and 3 to discuss campaign issues and. other problems facing the country. To gain election, 266 electoral votes are needed.
 The states having Republican ad- mjnistrations include Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Connecticut.
 Another of Dewey's callers yester- day was Samuel Pryor, eastern cam paign manager for Wendell L. Will kie in 1940, who assured the gover- nor he would carry Connecticut.
 Political observers today studied Republican trend in the returns from three of the six states in which primary elections were held this week, seeking a possible clue as to the relative strength of the two major parties in Novembers ballot- ing.
 Tn Utah, which has been predom- inantly Democratic for the last 20 years, the Republicans boiled 34,0l4 to 39,072 tor the Democrats in the gubernatorial races that saw the re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

0G kMkAHN1A0OIN 6fAA4AO0ON4
 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Magnitogorsk, U. S. s. R. July 13- (UP)-Eric Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, told leaders of the Soviet steel industry recently:
 Tn my interview with Marshal Stalin, he told me that after the war Russia is going to have two five-year plans and that after their completion, Russia's steel production will be 60,000, 900 tons annually"
 Current U. s. steel capacity Is 90 3,648, ,490 tons a year.)
 In Magnitogorsk-the city of the magic mountain-Russia is building toward the greatest steel production in the world outside the United States. This boon town back of the Urals - the first brightly-lighted city had seen since Lisbon = the Russians have erected an Indiana harbor or Youngstown on top of Hibbing, Minn.
 Bright red ore is scooped from the mountain on which the city lives and carried to the maws of the blast furnaces which convert 1t into iron and steel. Like Minnesota's famous Mesabi range, the ore is scooped off the surface. Unlike Indiana harbor 1t does not have to fetch its ore hundreds of miles by train and freighter.
 Magnitorgorsk was started in l934 and today it has main street pride in the fact that when its 18-year program is completed it will be larg- CT than Gary, Ind. The war has accelerated rather than retarded construction. Blast furnace No. s was blown in last Nov. and great numbers of workers are busy set- ting up No. 2.
 Besides the blast furnaces, Mag nitogorsk has 20 open hearth fur- naces, two blooming mills, eight rolling mills and six coke batteries
 (For comparative purposes, the U. s. Steel plant at Gary has l2 blast furnaces and 800 coke ovens. Russian coke batteries could have 60 to 70 ovens each. American steel sources unofficially compared the Magnitogorsk facilities to those of Indan Steel at Indiana Harbor. Ind, on the basis of the description given0
 Thousands of workers labor three shifts a day to keep streams Of steel moving into the nav Of war. Smoke hangs over Magnitogorsk like a banner siwnalling super-normal production.
 Magnitogorsk has grown too fast to be pretty. It doesn't even have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

nomination of Democratic Gov. Herbert B. Nav and the COP nom- nation of Mayor J. Bracken Lee, of Price. Sen. Ebert Thomas, Demo- crat, was unopposed for renomation in the primary and will face Adam s. Bennion, utilities executive, in the November election.
 A similar COP trend was noted in Washington tate where the Re- publicans nominated Tacoma's May or Harry P. Cain, on military leave, to be their candidate in the Novem- Der race for the enate seat of Denn- ocrat Homer T. Bone. Unofficial returns from 2,317 of the tate's B. 164 precincts gave Cain 50,337 votes, while Rep. Warren G. Magnuson, nominated by the democrats, re- ceived 75,971.
 Republican Gov. Arthur B. Lang lie won renomination by a vote of 24,392, more than the combined number boiled by the Democratic nominee, Sen. Mon c. Walgren, and Louis Wasmer.
 Michigna recorded more Republi- can votes than Democratic, although the the principal COP race centered around the nomination for lieuten- ant governor, which was won by au- ditor General Vernon J. Brown. Gov. Harry F. Kelly was unopposed for renomination on the Republican ticket and Edward Fry, former state racing commissioner, won the Dem- ocratic nomination.
 In Massachusetts, Boston's Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, the CIO-endorsed candidate, won the Democratic gub- ernatorial nomination by a plurality of more than 50,000 over State Treasurer Francis X Hurley, who conceded the election. Mayor John N. Corcoran of Cambridge led for mer U. s. Rep. Richard M. Russell of Boston by more than 15,000 in the race for the Democratic Sena- torial nomination.
 Sen. Charles Tohey, former Isola- tionist, easily won renomination in New Hampshire where he polled nearly 27,000 of the 47,Co0 ballots cast.
 Tn Oklahoma, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Democrat, won renomination and will oppose W. J. Otjen, Enid, in November. Otjen won the Republi- can nomination by 3 to 1 plurality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Chinese Hit
 Defense Line

Chungking, July 13-(UP)-Chi- nese troops massed for an all-out assault today on the Japanese stronghold of Tengchung after American Mitchell medium bombers blasted hole in the city's ancient wall.
 A communique said the Chinese already had occupied the last strong points outside of Tengchung, west of the Salween river, and were preparing for a thrust into the city through the breach in the wall.
 Another communique, reporting on the fighting in Human Province, said numerous buildings in Heng- yang, enemy-encircied junction on the Canton -Hankow railway, were demolished by Japanese air raids made on three successive nights. Chinese forces in the garrison re- sisted renewed assaults by the enemy in the suburbs, the communique said.
 The communique also reported Chinese forces had recaptured sev- eral strategic points south of Lei yang and were engaged in street fighting with Japanese troops in Li- ling, 75 miles northeast of Heng- yang.
 The l4th airforce bombers, to- gether with fighter planes, were giv- ing steady support to the Chinese forces in Yunnan Province, aIld also carried out new attacks on Lungling the twin base of Tengchung, and a jrr, "+ion roint on the Burma road.
 Other Chinese troops were driving toS ard the outskirts of Lungling and nearby Mangshih in the Sal- ween offensive aimed at effecting a juncture with It. Gen. Joseph w: Stillwell's forces driving eastward through northern Burma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Armed Posse Seeks Louie The Fox

Bear Mountain, N. Y., July 13- (UP) An armed posse of state police and trallside museum attend ants hunted Louie" the fox to- day. fearing that he might bite some of the 2,000 visitors expected from New York for an outing at the State Park.
 Louie" was a model fox for seven years, allowing himself to be petted by school children, and to be photographed with them.
 Yesterday, he escaped from his cage at the museum, and last night he bit Mrs. William H. Carr, wife of the museum director, on the hand when she opened the front door of her home to stop Louie from trying to push his way through a window screen.
 Summoned by his wifes screams, Director Carr gred one at Louie" with a revolver but missed. He feared that Louie" might have rabies and said he hoped he could be taken alive for test, Mrs. Carr was given prompt medical aid.
 In a previous escape from his cage last week, Louie attacked the Carr dalmatians anl he was believ- ed in search of a return fight last night. The dogs have been quar- antined since the encounter.
 "You don't know what go through" Carr said, T was sort of fond of that Gouie." He said the fox may have been berserk as a result of the prolonged heat wave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
FUNERALS

1 Snuff officiating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery. Bearers were William Sanford, James Yavecchia, Edward Adams, Frank Hill, A. K. Warren and Alfred Goodson.
 The funeral of George Sadula, 219 Alder street, will be held tomor- row morning at from the Deliniks Funeral Home, IT Congress avenue. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Rosa (Rhe- ault) Derouin, widow of Alfred Derouin, 561 Baldwin street, was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Belleville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Anns church at g o'clock where Rev. Ubald Laurion was celebrant of the solemn high Mass of requiem, assisted by Rev. Benedict Gaurons- kas, deacon, and Father Pelle- tier, O. F.. sub-deacon. Mrs. Leo- dinat Pageot was organist and Miss Marie GervaiS was Soloist. A delegation from the Danes de St. Anne included Mrs. Loe Labelle. Josephine Massicotte, Louis Thibo- deau. Alfred Pepin, Mathilda Du- quette and Albert St. Jean. Repre- sentatives from the Conseil Villa Maria were Mrs. William Brousseau, Mrs. Henry Phaneuf, Alma Massi- cotte, Aldege Lafrance, MFIrs. George Daudelin and Mrs. Isidore Houle. Bearers were Arthur Derouin, Mau- rice Morin. Louis Thibodeau. Rob- ert Blackburn, Philippe Leclair and Didace Synnott. Burial was in Cal- vary cemetery with Father Laurion officiating.
 The funeral of Mrs. Clara Kilner Wright, IT Sprague street, was held yesteday at the Clark funeral home, Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, pastor of the First Congregational church, of ficiating. Bearers were Louis Stew ems. Louis Merriman, William Larn- bert and Anthony Kramer. Burial was in Hillside cemetery, Thomas ton.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Wilhel- nina (Reyer) Furtwengler, 54 Ash- ley street, were held today at 2 p. m. at the Alderson funeral home, TO Central avenue. Rev. Francis D. Ayers officiated. Burial was in Ri- verside cemetery.
 Private funeral services and bu- rial for Helen A. Leyesque, B. months, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Melchior Leyesque. were held yes- terday.
 The funeral of Annibele Scozza- faya, l74 Bridge street, was held to- day at s:30 a. m. from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Holmes avenue, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where a solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated ct 9 o'clock by Rev. Joseph Valdambrini as- sisted by Rev. Edward Farrell, dea- con, and Rev. Rocco Nadile, sub- deacon. Burial was in Calvary ceul- etery with ccmnlittal services cons ducted by Father Farrell.
 Bearers were Benny Caplzzi. Anio Rotondo. Louis and Joseph scozza- fava. Anthony Panpono and Nlch- ! olas MaFiani.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Morris Funeral Set for onnorroW

New York, July 13-(UP-Fu- neral services for John R. Morris, Far Eastern manager of the United Press, will be held tomorrow at II a. m. in the chapel of the Church of the Ascension with Dr. Frederick c. Grant officiating.
 Burial will be in Woodlawn cen1- etery near Newburgh, N. Y.
 Morris died yesterday after plung- ing from 12th story window of the Daily News Building. He was home on furlough and was preparing to return to his post in New Delhi, India, later this month.
 Members of his family said the funeral would be attended by rela- tives, business associates and close personal friends.
 Only members of the immediate family will go to Newburgh for the burial service.
 In a tribute to Morris as re- porter and editor, Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, de- scribed him as true soldier or the American press" ..
 When the Japanese attacK calne' Baillie's statement said, John Nor ris was at his post in the Orient.
 "He pulled order out of the dis ruption of communications and per- sonnel and organized new system of war correspondence and commit nications so the news continued to come in. He was frequently in places of extreme hazard in the course of getting out the news. John was one of the last men to leave Java when the Japs occupied 1t. In addition to his achievements as a war correspondent. he was a busi- ness executive of the highest caliber. He established United Press service in India and at the time Of his death he was arranging improve ments in transmission of news to and from India and China which would have been of great benefit to all the American press and to the cause of the United Nations. The Uited Press has lost great reporter and the whole American press has lost worthy and effec- tive representative and ambassador to the press of other lands"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Miss KeIIems
 Fights Back

Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 13.-(UP) Miss Vivien Kellems, Connecticut industrialist whose letters to Nazi agent in Argentina were read on the floor of the house of represen- tatives by Rep. John M. Coffee, D., Wash, denied today an assertion by Drew Pearson, Washington col- umnist, that she had registered un- der an assumed name at 8 Tacoma Wash, hotel and promised to de- vote time to Coffee's defeat.
 T have never registered at any hotel under an assumed name, Miss Kellems said in an address at Ia Kiwanis club meeting, "and if he (Pearson) will examine the reg ister of the Winthrop hotel in Ta- coma, Wash, for June IT, he will find that Miss Vivien Kellems of Westport, Conn.,, was registered.
 And may l add that since I am not a resident of the sixth district of the state of Washington, 1t would never occur to me to try to ad- wise the voters of that district as to how to conduct their election
 She said that that, however, did not mean Coffee and "other gentle- men" have heard the last of her, and promised that If my friends will be patient about two more months your faith in me will be justified"
 Tt is just possible" she said, that the voters of the sixth district of Washington may yet have the an- swer as to how MT. Coffee got my personal letters out of the United States mail, and as to why he chose to read them on the floor of the house, and why he thinks he is hid ing behind his congressional im- munity when he calls me a traitor, among other things