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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
GernHonS Pay Heavy Price
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The American high command sent infantry reserves south Dc, tween Bardenberg and Buehen iso' 1atfng the German ari1lof and if' fantry. American infantry at Bard- enberg did the rest and this evening was fnopping Up the last Of the tanks and halftraeks.
 Several Of the tanks were knocked out by deughboys using German baz0okas, At the time the tanks showed up 6 group of CTS in ths frentilnes had been experimenting with a number Of captured German baSeokas-thr6e times as large as the American ones and mounted on rubber tires and troileys, They com . pleted the experiments on real tar' gets.
 Attempt Fails
 Americans lying in wait with their own bazookas and hand gfens ades joined the attack and in Q short time the Germans latest ats tempt te save Aaehen had been des feated
 As Aaehen resident bFooded t0s night over the American ultimatum to surrender, U, {. infantFymen supervised the burial Of scores Of enemy dead at Alsdoff They were scattered ali ever outlying streets ii1 the northeastern suburbs, Tho fighting had been 50 furious tbst there had been no time Co bury the dead,
 For three days every man in tho crack U, z. Infantry unit at AlsdoPf from the colonel on down, had faced death Several Germans had been killed just outside the Gelohei's eons nand post by staff officers shooting from tic roof.
 Two Killed
 Two Of them had been killed by It. Col. Sam f. MeDowell Of Roeks hiii, s. c, With the command post iii danger Of being oV6Ffu1 in the house to house fighting, MeD0well took a stance on the roof with Q rife ai1d calmly drew q bead on a leading German, f'he first shot got him through the forehead,
 A deuehbey standing near the colonel was enVious and as the col. 0hei WAS about t0 fire again pleaded for q chance t0 shoot, too,
 f'he colonel agreed, counted three and the two fired simultaneously, Observers said both sh6ts It the German if1 the neck,
 PF0udest man in the outfit was Lt, Claude M, BDllimaH Of Rushs Vilie, Ind, who fired a baz00ka from 6 roof top a1d crippled one Of two German tanks still roaming iH Alss derf until yesterday afternoon,
 Blown of the f00f by enemy fire, spiiimah got a baE00ka squad and finished destroying the tank 6 half hour later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11


 at noon.
 Not a1l the soldiers and ifihabi- tafts-by any ffieans=Wanted t6 hold out to the end as is the appars ei1t intention of the fanatieal Nazis.
 100 Straggiers
 fn the hours before noon more than 100 Nazi troops ahd civilians struggled into the American lines and surrendered. They said more would come but they were pfss vented by their officers,
 The destruction of the ancient city of Charienagne was begun in exact accordance with the ultima ttin terms delivered yesterday by the enissaries Of Gen, Courtney If. Hodges,
 Preceding tho attack by dive. boinbefs the same planes had flown repeatedly over Aaeh6il during the morning, io0sing thousands Of ieafs let's containing the surrender terms and calling upon the city Co give ih, The city was eifeled by U, D., army "hog callers" - giant l6uds speakers mounted on haifstraeks through which appeals iii the Gefs man language blafed forth te the doomed garrison and that part ef the eity's i66,000 population still within It's limits,
 The first diVebonibefs with expl0s sives and ineehdiaries appeared ever Aaehefi C few minutes after noon, They lo0sed their deadly cargo aiid immediately C high pluine Of white smoke appeared ii the biu6 clear skies above the city,
 1t was perfect weather for af operations ifi contrast Co yesterdays drizzie and low shanging clouds,
 SnaiI Groups
 The bofnbers came over in fegus lar intervals ifl groups Of four to six planes, dropped their bombs and then roafed back t0 Tefuei and f6s load. The pilots reported that they encountered ineffective aeksaek fife ifi the first flights biit that the ifs tensity gradually reduced, probably as batteries were knocked eut by the shattefing fire,
 German prisoners said that the diV6-b0inbing threat brought ehiiis t0 their comrades, They reported that the P-S8 Lightnihgs are tic plane most feared by tie German army,
 s0tne Of the prisoners who gave themselves up were drunk, They reported they had received theft months liqu6r fati0n=a bottle of SchnappS to each three men and 6 bottle Of wine t0 each tW0-6fIiy yesterday and promptly had drunk the whole ration.
 Fifty Ldghtnings were assigned t0 the task Of devastating AaeheH. The masses f0 artillery which Fi4k AaChen was putting down a weight Of explosives equally heavy.
 One American officer said;
 Scores Surrender
 "Bo6f6s Of German enlisted men afe stiffetdefiflg as ( result Of tie tlltifnattinl. But we have got to break the will Of the officers who are holding their me min line, And we gre in 6 position to do it."
 One prisoner Of g eF0up Of flins said that two or three kaM ofGis oefs had established themselves as sh0oteFs inside the Aachen rail. foad station efid were aniping at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

the Polish question was expected tc De the most important political item discussed,
 Britain, which has continued te support the exile government des- bite RussiaB switch to the iibeFa. ton committee, has been most aIlXs i0us for 6 settlement and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden held . number Of meetings with Polish leaders in London before leaving with Churchill for Moscow,
 Prepared
 Nik0lajcgyk said last month that no was prepared at any time to Fe. suFae conversations ifl Moscow on the formation Of | coalition governs Tnent and had submitted 6 InemeF. aflduHl t0 the B0vietB - at that time still not answered - outlining his cabinets views on the matter,
 Two of the principal stumbling blocks to Pollsh-6ovlet unity were believed to have been removed with the dep0sal Of General Kazlmieri Besn0Wski ag commander ia chief Of the Polish armed forces and the capture by the Germans Of hil successor, Lieutenant General Ta. deus (B0F) K0m0F0Wski, in tho ill. tated Polish uprising in Warsaw,
 Both the Doviets and the LibeF' ati0n Committee had denounced K0fnOF0Wski on grounds that he hae Heedlessly sacrificed aB many al 100000 Polish lives by pFematuFelS ordering the Warsaw revolt. Thi Liberation Committee said he Wai . traitor who should be tried as [ WaP criminal,
 ePoland and Russia must epml
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Yanks Bottle Toword Pc
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CContinued from Page D of desso, thre miles north Of the FloFenee- -Imola road, and only eight miles southwest of Castel San Pietro one of the key points on the supor- highway running straight AS c ruler line through tho Pc Valley from Bologna to Rlmini.
 4 third American force, moving northwaFd along Q parallel line to the Florence Bologna road, was nearing the village of Vado, four miles west of Livergnano, and about 10 miles distant from Bologna.
 The gains were made despite ire. quent heavy rainstorms, which have tended to hamper the Allied offen- siVe for more than Q week along the entire Italian front.
 Southeast of the American front, British troops ended c violent six days battle to capture Monte Cece, dominating the road from PalaZ- zuolo to the Pc Valley. Other British forces also seized positions on Monte FFeddo, Q mile and Q half north of the FloTence-For road and seven miles southeast of Marradi,
 Tn the Adgiatlc sector, west of Rimini, Indian and British troops Of the Eighth Army cleared the last part of . rugged six-mile ridge, ex- tending from Montigallo southwest ward to Monte Farneto. The der- mans had clung Stubhornly to the ridge for the past 70 days in an at- tempt to halt tho Allied drive north ward 10 eastern end Of the Bologna Rimini highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

(C0ntinued from Page D of the East China Sea, the islands are only 400 miles from the China coast, with the northern end 200 miles from kyushu, japan'B fortress at the southern end Of her home. land.
 The lack Of enemy opposition was more surprising in view of the fact Kyushu Is the island on which are located the big naval base at sasebo and the great steel and shipbuilds ing works at Yawata and Nagasaki, All those points on Kyushu, how" ever, have been the targets in raids this summer by Americas mighty Bs2O superfoFtFesses,
 MitseheF's assault on Ryukyu was significant from other points, ft came while Nlmitg was telling q press conference here that the Pacific fleet was strong enough "to go anywhere" and was eager for an engagement with the Japanese navy,
 ft also came as American troops Of the 6ist Army division were eoms plotting the occupation Of daFakayo Island, the ninth seized by U, b, forces in the Palau Islands, on the eastern approaches to the Philip pines
 Secured quickly
 Nimits said the island, just north of Peleliu, was secured 24 hours after the landing Sunday, thus giY. Ing the Americans c firm foothold in the Southern Paiaus for opera. tions supporting Gen. Douglas MaeaFthurs drive on the Philip pnies,
 Some few Japanese were stub- b0Fnly holding out on peleliu's UmuFbrogol mountain, but the islands aiFilel dwas being used by Marine CFosaiF fighters for Q steady offensive on small shipping and ground defense ct Babelthuap, prlEl' cipal island of the Palaus,
 (A Japanese Domel News Agency dispatch, recorded by PCC, said small American amphibious force attempted to land Sunday on Mit- gugoshlma, in the palaus, but were Fepuised after 90 minutes of fighting
 (''A9itsugoshima Is not located on American maps, but FCC monitors said it apparently refers to some tiy isIet or gFoupp as Mitsugoshima, literally meaning three small Islands" is frequently used by the Japanese. Domei said the landing ofFce comprising three amphibioug tanks came from the direction of daFakayO,)
 MaearthuF's forces, poised south of the Philippines, were partially hampeFed by adverse weather, al- though fighters and Pr boats broke through to attack coastal targets and ground installations on north. eFn Maimahera Island from Sat- uFday night ot Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

I to an agreement" an authorized spokesman for the exile government said after learning of the invitation 10 Moscow, Neither in London nor in Poland Is there any disagree ment whatever over the importance Of good and friendly relations bes tween the two countries"
 Once relations have been restored, he said, "all other question ore. sumably reference to the th0Fny problem Of post.WaF oFdeFs-wili be open for solution,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

German men were reported somewhat more immune to his propaganda line than the women. Those in Q position to do so were working frantieally to get places on tho few Lufthansa planes leaving Germnay, Only three Dufthansa planes arrived in Barcelona in the last 10 days. They bulged with passengers and luggage but carried no newspapers,
 Some arrivals said all available space was devoted to gold and other Valuables.
 Rumors circulated here that sev- eral German submarines have are rived at neutral ports, including South America, carrying gold. It also was reported that Japanese were removing gold from Portugal because of belief Portugal contem- plated severing relations with Ja- pan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Dewey Works On Speeches

(C0ntinued from Page i) 31 for 6 nationwide address, The Buffalo speech will Dc in addition Co 0tle, possibly tive, speeches i1 New York city,
 Political leaders have been watch. Ing the early turnout Of voters Fegu ist6Fi1g in New York city with mixed views, Republicans argue that a large vote il New York city will benefit their cause, while BeHi- oGFats fsel it indicates 6 trend tes ward President Roosevelt.
 Registration begins in upstate cities later this week and leaders Of both parties are expecting Q heavy vote,
 Added t0 the civilian registration IS more than b00,000 soldier aDDlis cations for ballots, Dewey said he expected ffleFe than 70 per cent Of the eligible voters i1 the armed services t0 vote ID the November elections,
 The ehiy other announced speak, ing date IS Nov, 1 for Boston, but Lockwood indicated that the g0Vs efh0f has several other talks in mind,
 Dewey worked 0n the speeches With Elicit Bell, state banking superintendent and close adViseP, He VIII remain in Albany until t0s li1efF0W morning when he leaves for New York city to attend the cols tifnbtis day parade and register,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

Kenya fishermen are being taught how to use their nets to increase catches,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

German soldiers who tried to sneak through the station HHdeFpass aFd cross t0 the American lines,
 Scores Of white flags which could se futtefing on houses iD tha city early ln the morning had dis appeared long before noon, Pre-, stiinably the German command had torn them down.
 There had been no truce from lhe time the ultimatum was de. HVefed until it expired, Both sides exchanged intermittent mortar iiFa which was particularly heavy in some sections. IKIk
 Some prisoners reported their Fas u0ns stiii were good, But 0theFl said they had to forage for food lH civilian heHles the last few days
 T4eaaf4 suefa4 anas. aAamf IA aanafaf fea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

Fire is conmdeFlng construction Of a e,0c0.000 water and hydFo.eleeF tF|e project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

Costa Rlna ia trying to relieve a shoFiaee Of beans
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Poles May Join Farley

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Bombers BIitz Aochen

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nFazll Wlll coon start t0 eieetFlfy ils faslHead.
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Women ExoIt Hitler

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HoIsey's
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Evening star., 1944-12-31

The tiny crooks this ond zee -pookcd gop
the deoded which have cioimcd mony lives
their uopIumbed Depths Snow often forms teoehcrous
bridges these
Evening star., 1944-12-31

The snow swept suftoee
beyond the rim, os shown in
this view from the novi-
qotor's window, is neither
oceon nor cloud stroto. but
O solid pock Of ice ond snow
The illusion hos fooled or
men in the post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Plans For Surplus

Some progress has already been made in
providing for the disposal of surplus war
property. Under plans announced recent
ly the problem Of disposing of real estate
and war plants will be handled jointly by
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
and it's subsidiary organization the Defense
Plant Corporation. The latter will con-
centrate on the sale of factories and facili-
ties, while the RFC will dispose of airfields,
camps cantonment areas, ranges, target
areas and other real estate.
This action places a new division of
the disposal problem under the response
bility of the RFC, which has already been
charged with the sale of certain war plant
inventories, machine tools, production ma
chinery, and aircraft. The two corpora
lions, together with the other disposal
agencies, will continue to operate under
the supervision of the Office of Surplus
War Property Administrator, the overall
policy-making group, which for the pres
ent exists. by virtue of executive order in
the absence of comprehensive Federal leg
islation governing the policies and proce-
dures of surplus disposal.
The sale of surplus aircraft began last
month with the disposal of 2,376 planes by
the Defense Plant Corporation, More than
5000 additional planes have been made
available for sale. Most of these are train
ers but included also are gliders and such
combat types as fighters and light, heavy
and medium bombers. Disposals thus far
are reported to have returned to the Gov
eminent an average Of 81 per cent of the
original COST although some of the planes
are more than ten years old. The Defense
Plant Corporation estimates the number of
surplus aircraft to become available for
disposal by the end of the war at more
than 100000, and plans have already been
made for sales in steadily increasing num-
bers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Welcome To The Press

This paper extends a very cordial well
come to the members of the MidWestern
Press Association and guests, who meet in
Ashe county this week. We are always
happy to have guests visit this section and
since newspaper people are our special
friends, we extend a very special welcome
to them.
We have an opportunity to enjoy the
beauties and many other advantages this
section has to offer throughout the year,
and that is why we are particularly happy
to share them with our friends. We regret
the shortage Of gasoline prevents special
tours of the Parkway and other places of
interest, but we are happy to have you see
and enjoy as much of the county as possible.
We realize that many of you have made
other sacrifices in travel in order to be able
to come. We hope you will find your stay
restful and enjoyable and will come again
as often as you can.
Again, we extend you hearty welcome.
May you enjoy the cool mountain breezes,
beautiful scenery the delicious food and
the fellowship of the people.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Local AirpOrts

In reading the editorials in other small
town newspapers, we are impressed by the
great interest being shown, even in the
smallest towns, in the need for local air
port.
The air transport organizations have
made our whole nation conscious of the
fact that plane transportation of both pas
sengers and freight will reach out into
every corner of the United States when the
war ends. The most active airlines will, of
course, be those from one big city to an
other, but just as there are bus lines fan
ming out today from the cities to every farm
village, "jitney" planes will undoubtedly
do the same thing after the war.
For both fast freight and transporta-
ton, planes will be used on huge scale.
Just how long it will be before all of the
public takes to the air will depend on the
safety factor, but when over a million
trained filters come back to this country it
seems almost certain that private flying
will get off to a good start as soon as new
planes can be built.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Want Assurance Now

Americans are asking that they be Civ
en- the assurance of postwar jobs. They
want Jobs that are worthwhile con-
tribute to a total prosperity and security
greater than we have known before. Such
jobs can be provided only through private
employment, on the farm, in the factory
and in all other fields of endeavor.
Of course, everyone wants everyone
else to have jobs; but there is cycle to this
To have jobs there must be employers. To
have employers there must be investment.
To have investment, there must be incen-
tive to invest-the possibility of fair profit
to offset the possibility of loss.
Foundation stones for this house of jobs
must be sought in certain stimulants which
the government can give now.
Provision now, for example, that when
hostilities cease, government-oWned ma
terials will be promptly removed from pri-
vate plants, and contractors paid. Assur-
ance now that government owned equip
the market. Assurance now that the gov
eminent will not operate plants in compe-
tition with private industry. Assurance
now that wartime controls will be elimin-
ated as rapidly as consistent with military
needs. Insistence on economy in the fed
eral government. Reduction of the tax
burden And establishment of a national
labor relations policy that will fairly rec
ognize the mutual interests Of employers
and employees.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
FARMERS MAY GET
PERMITS FOR LUMBER

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only way wescan be sure of keep
ing enough lumber in the yards
to meet essential farm needs. he
continued.
Farmers who need lumber
should apply to the county AAA
office in West Jefferson for GER
tificates. The county AAA COM
mittee is authorized to issue GER
tificates when the lumber will be
used to maintain or repair farm
buildings, other than dwellings,
or maintain and repair imple-
ments or for other approved uses
essential to food production, or to
construct necessary buildings,
other than residences, when the
cost will not exceed $1,000 during
the calendar year for any parti-
cular farm. The committee also
may issue certificates for lumber
needed for emergencies. For
construction which must be. ap-
proved by the War Production
Board, the committee also receives
farmers applications and makes
recommendations, but does not
issue certificates, it was explain
ed.
Farmers lumber certificates
cannot be issued for lumber to be
used for dwellings, Mr.. GRAPHICAL
said. A sawnill which produced
less than one hundred thousand
feet of lumber last year and will
produce less than that amount
this year does not have to require
a certificate for the lumber it
produces.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
100000 Beneficiaries

A million people are now receiving
monthly insurance payments from the gov
eminent under the provisions of the social
security law. The law was amended four
and half years ago and 100000 workers
have now earned credits which will lead to
payments in their old age.
When the social security law was first
enacted there were many people who con-
sidered it impractical or inadvisable. When
deductions from payrolls for social securi-
ty were made, many objected to the gov
eminent forcing them to spend money for
a type of insurance on which there was
considerable chance that they would never
collect
But most of us are used to the deduction
now and should probably review our think
ing on social security. If we still think it
is impractical, we should work for its re-
peal but if we consider it something that
should be preserved, we should ask Con-
gress to make it more inclusive. At pres
ent there are some 100000 working peo-
pie, including millions of farmers and
store proprietors, who are not covered in
any way by the social security law.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
VESSEL NAMED FOR
FORMER ASHE MAN
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For extraordinary heroism as
a gunner aboard the USS San
Francisco during action against
enemy Japanese forces in the
Solomon islands area on Novem-
Der IL and Is, 1912. Courageous
ly refusing to abandon his gun
in the face of an on-rushing Jap
anese torpedo plant, Williamson,
with cool determination and utter
disregard for his own personal
safety, kept blazing away I'M
til the hostile craft plunged out
of the sky in flaming dive and
crashed on his relentless devo-
ton to duty in the face of certain
death were in keeping with the
highest traditions of the United
States Naval service. He gallant
ly gave up his life in the defense
of his country"
In addition to the Navy cross,
the Purple Heart medal, and the
presidential unit citation to the
USS San Francisco, williamson
had the American Defense Service
medal, and the Asiatic-Pacific
Area Campaign medal.
He attended Jefferson high
school and was the son of the late
Captain Walter Williamson, who
formerly operated a hotel in JEFF
ferson. While the family moved
away from here several years ago,
they were we'll known to a num-
Der of local people.