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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

their home at the Coast and Geo. detic Survey station Monday eve ming in honor of MT. and Mrs. Mer- Til Cleven, recently arrived from Washington, D. c. MT. Cleven is the new assistant observer, replac- ing Stanley Totten who has resign ed from the service.
 The H and s Club gave turkey dinner for their husbands Monday evening at the Elks Club rooms. Present were MT and Mrs. Ward Adams, Sgt. and Mrs Harry Bell, MT. Jack Culbert, MT and Mrs. Frank Diener, MT. and Mrs. George Eliason, MT. and Mrs. Orville Paxton, Mrs. Robert Paxton and MT. and Mrs. Al Richter. Following dinner, pinochle was played.
 The women of the Salvation Army are holding their annual Christmas sale at the Alaska Hotel sample room Saturday afternoon. On dis play will be needlework and home baked goods.
 The Presbyterian Women will meet Tuesday evening, December Il at the home of Mrs. Leslie Yaw and each woman is to bring toy, some clothing or food to be sent to the children at Haines House for Christmas.
 At an executive committee plans were made for New Years Eve, which includes a social gathering at the SIS auditorium from 8:30 to II, fol- lowed by New Year services at the Presbyterian Church.
 Members of the Moose and the Women of the Moose are planning a Christmas party for their children to be held at the Moose Club on December 23. Mothers are asked to register their children by December 10, to that each child will be as- sured of a gift.
 Women of the Moose will hold their party on December 19, each woman to bring box lunch and a gift not to exceed one dollar in value.
 St. Peters Guild will hold their Christmas party at the See House Tuesday and is to be a pot-luck luncheon Members are to bring toys for St. Marks Mission at Nenana.
 The Elks Memorial Service was interrupted Sunday afternoon by a distress call from the fire depart ment, sadly shorthanded because of the plane hunt on Harbor Mountain, to fight the fire in the Army Offi- cers Barracks on Halibut Point Road Elks had just gathered at their club rooms and were ready to march to the USO when the double alarm sounded. They quickly can celled all plans for the service, rush. cd home to change into warm cloth ing and spent the afternoon assist ing the firemen.
 One of the mysteries of the fire, still unexplained, was the presence of a piano-the sole piece of furni- ture in the building
 In spite of the fire department, and almost the entire male popula tion of the town over four years of age, the building was almost total loss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

Edward Schaefer, son of MT. and Mrs. Harold Schaefer, arrived by plane last week end with his bride, the former Stella Varady of New York City. MT. Schaefer has re- gently been discharged from the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

'39 FORD TUDOR, $500 Inquire
 Bailey's Bar. (1O,l37-tt)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

PR. DRAPES, Melsner radio, record player and reproducer, nearly new mans aviation shock proof wrist watch; Water Witch Jumbo washing machine; hip boots, size 9; GEE. table radio. Phone sol. Q0,136-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell were hosts at a cocktail party al
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

'35 HUDSON SEDAN = Bargain. Also 4-room furnished or un- furnished house, city lights
 running water Glacier Hiway
 Write Empire C-6598 Qo,136-t6)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

PAIR SHOE ICE SKATES, 1112, S7.5O. Leather sheep-lined jacket, Size Is, S10. Navajo rug, 3l4x5h, S2O. Call PAP. 10,135-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

FOR SALE OR TRADE-What have you? I Electric outboard motor;
 l Model A coupe; l new l2-mile brass searchlight; 1R-In. brass bilge pump; I Double barreled shotgun. Phone P. 10,l35-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

SEAVIEW APT.-One block from
 Federal Building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

No. l Newhampshire Red cockerels, year old Mar first, $10 each. FOB. M. Chapman, Point Baker, Alaska. Q0, ,l34-10, l5l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11
4 SETKA NEWS X

Army and the couple plan to spend the winter here, and then leave for New York where they will make their permanent home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11

The women of the Salvation Army are holding their annual Christmas sale at the Alaska Hotel sample room Saturday afternoon. On dis play will be needlework and home baked goods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-11
r0R RE.NT

PIANO NOW FOR RENT at Doug-
 las Island. Ph 143 q0,130-tf)
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04
Mothers Club TO Meet

The NorthWeStcrn MolhcrS
Club viii meet. in the Fisher
YMCA AZ $50 p. m Tuesday.
Mrs. Hartman a. Lichtwardt
VII discuss Iran Of To-day
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04
Goodwill Meeting

Junior group of the Goodwill
Industries Will meet AZ $50
p. m. Monday an the Goodwill
plant for luncheon and business
meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

STEPHEN J. O'BRIEN Employment Agency, 110 Grand St., needs: fur niture refinisher, electric motor re- pair man, toolroom foreman, press room foreman, auto body men Cup to $2.50 per hr), eyelet toolmakers, power press operators. B. & S. Screw Machine Set-up man (65 hrs per wk), stenographer, bookkeep- CTS, hand truckers, domestics-liVe in or out; cooks Cfemale), platers helpers Q1:00 P. M.-7 A. M.) Many others. Dial 4-3692.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Educational

"A Local and Private Instructors IN PERSON - Americas foremost authority on dancing, voice, music, Joseph Martone. Register Monday, Dec. IT, 1l-9 D. m. 4-3677. 100 e'fana' 1.A.la sA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Curtis NageL Sholus War. Peace Films

At the Second Congregational Church Forum held last night Cur tis F, Nagel, world traveller and ex- plorer was guest speaker. The Pa- ciflc-At Peace and At War" was shown in colored movies by MT. Nagel. The films showed scenes Of Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam and the Philippines. The films were produced and photographed in col Liberation with Maj. Carl Palmer Miller William Moore assisted in the showing of the movies.
 Dr. John c. Walker announced special Christmas candlelight service, with holiday music by a combined senior and young peoples choirs of the Second Congregational Church next Sunday night. Mrs. Mana Francis Holmes, New York, will read passages from Dr. Lloyd Douglas ''The Robe.''
 The choirs will be under the di- rection of Norman D. Hovey. Solo, ists will be Nora Fauchald Morgan, soprano, Katherine Fenn, contralto, William Boyd, tenor and William Mercer, baritone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, December 18th, A. D. 1945.
 ESTATE of ETHEL c. RINGEN- BERG, late of the town of Water mury, in said district, deceased. The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for set clement. Those who neglect to pre- sent 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 The CITIZENS & MANUFACT NATIONAL BANK,
 Executor. Address, Waterbury, Connecticut. Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 12-17-3t. Asst Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

i on the north coast of New Guinea, and by 2 January an airstrip was in use.
 The Admiralty Islands, lying west of the Bismarsk Archipelago, were strategically important be- cause of their airflelds and har- bor. An operation was originally scheduled for April 1914, but on 29 February General Macarthur accompanied advance clements of the lst Cavalry Division, trans ported on Vice Admiral Thomas c. Kinka!d's Seventh Fleet de- stroyers and high-speed transports to reconnoiter Los NegroS Island. He was prepared to follow in force if the situation warranted. Little opposition was found, and the re- mainder of the division was com mitted. Momote airdrome was captured, and the beachhead se- cured after series of fanatical counterattacks. During the re- mainder of March and the early part of April the occupation of Manus and the adjacent islands was completed.
 Jap Surprised at Hollandia
 The next move to Hollandia and Aitape on 2 April involved a leapfrog advance westward of more than 400 miles. Since the landings were beyond the effec. tive range of Army fighters, ai, support was provided by maya. carriers. At Hollandia were To- cated three excellent Jap airfieIds and Humboldt Bay was suitable as an advanced naval and supply base. The airfields were found te reach overland, so General Mac. Arthur occupied Titape and based fighters on the airstrip there Three main landings were made by troops of the 4th, 32d, nd 41st Divisions of La. Gen. Robert L Eichelberger's I Corps, one just east of Aitpe, one in Humbolo Bay, and one in Tanahmerah Bay The Jap was taken by surprise fewer than 5000 of his troops were in the entire Hollandia area. By 30 April airfields there were ir our hands. General Kruger's Sixth Army Headquarters moved into Hollandia 6 July 1914: Gen. eral MacArthur brought his head quarters up from Brisbane on { September 1914. On this same dte General EcheIberger was as- signed to command the newly actlvated Eighth Army with head quarters also at Hollandia.
 The Hollandia-A -Aitape operation cut off more than 50,Oo0 Japanese troops to the eastward. The ad- vance westward was continued ir m1d-May when elements of the 4lst Division made an unopposed landing near Arara. A few days later regiment of the same di- vision captured the offshore island Of, Wakde and it's airstrip and extended the beachhead on the mainland to include Maff1n Bay.
 Later in the month our 41st Division landed 30 miles farther west on Biak Island, strategically located off Geelvink Bay. The 5000 well-equlpped Japanes troops on the island put up fierce resistance, and it was P June before Biak's three airfields were Tn use. In another surprise attack this time supported by paratrcops, a reg1mental combat team occu- pied Noemfoor Island in early July. The possession of the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss PROBATE COURT, December 14th,
 A. D. 1945.
 ESTATE of ANNA PASCUCCI, late
 of Waterbury, in said District, de- ceased.
 Upon the application of MICHAEL PASCUCCI, Administrator, praying that he may be authorized to sell certain real estate belonging to said Estate as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office in Waterbury. in said Der A. D., 1945 at II o'clock in the forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing this order one time in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, on or before the 17th day of December, 1945.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 12-l7-1t. Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Legal Notices
NOTICE

DISTRICT Of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, December 18th.
 4. D. l9f5.
 ESTATE Of JULIA DELANEY, late Of Aliddlebury, in said District, deceased.
 The Administrator. q. b. n., having exhibited his account with said es- tate to this court for allowance, and made app.icWiOn for an order of dls- trit uticn ofAE i'd estate, it is
 ORDERED, That the 2Ith day of December, A. D. l945. at 3:i5 o'clock in the forenoon, Standard Time), at the Probate Office m Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for a hear ing on the allowance of said account and application and the Court d. rects the Administrator. d. b. n. to give notice thereof, by publishing this order in some newspaper haV- ing a circulation in said District, and by leaving with, or by mailing in registered letters addressed to each of the persons interested and resid- ing without the Probate District Of Waterbury, a copy of this order, all at least days before said day of hearing.
 Attest,
 12-17-1t Asst. Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
TOYS - GIFTS

We have a large assortment oi useful gifts and toys. Shop with con- Hdencc a. your fayor.te furniture store and be assured of good quality at the lowest possible prices Make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
500 Attend Dance At Y Saturday Nipht

A dance sponsored by the Service men and Civilian committee was held Saturday night at the Central "" with more than 800 persons at- tending, among them 115 service men. A community sing was held in the west lobby with Mrs. Doris Owens, pianist.
 Three lucky servicemen will be awarded telephone calls to any part of the United States next Saturday night. Servicemen must be regis tered at one of the three past dances to be eligible for the award Jack Suffa is chairman of dance committee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, December 12th A. D. 1945.
 ESTATE of MARGARET A. FIN NEGAN, late of the town of Water bury, in said district, deceased. The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tateto exhibit their claims for set clement. Those who neglect tc 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 The CITIZENS & &MANUFACTURER
 NATIONAL BANK,
 Administrator Address, Waterbury, Conn.
 Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE NJ. FAHY, 12-17-3t. Asst Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

field at this point gave much needed breadth and depth to the air deployment, permitting the further penetration and disloca- tion of enemy supply lines in the Southwest Pacific. But this time Japanese air had almost disap- peared from the New Guinea area except for an occasional raid on landing craft or over established beachheads.
 A landing at Sansapor on 30 July by elements of our 9th Divi- sion secured air and naval bases still further west, on the Vogelkop Peninsula. Although 18,000 Jap anese garrisoned the Vogelkop Peninsula, General Macarthur again caught the enemy off bal ance and resistance was slight.
 (NEXT: Pacific Gains Continue)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
ADVANCE WESTWARD

winning or world war H.
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 ADVANCE WESTWARD
 From the Gilberts, Admiral Nim.tZ turned to operation FLINTLOCK-the seizure of sev- eral atolls in the Marshall Islands On 3l January 1914, after two dys of intense air and naval bombardment the 7th Division, veteran of Attu, landed on the southern islands of Kwajalein Atoll, while the 4th Marine Divi- sion attacked the northern tip at Namur and Roi. These divisions were part of the V Marine Am phibious Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Holland M. Smith. By 5 February all resistance had ceased. General Richardson wrote me after a flight to the .Marshalls:
 "AS a result of the air, naval and artillery bombardment, the scene at Kwajalein was one of great devastation. The destruction was complete. Upon approaching 1t from the lagoon side, 1t gave the appearance of no-man's land in World War I and was even greater, think, than that of Betio on Tarawa. With the exception of the rubble left by concrete structures there were no build tngs standing. All those which had been made of any other ma- ter!al except concrete had been completely burned or destroyed. The result was that there were practically no stores left except @ few packages of rice and a little clothing and ammunition scattered here and there."
 MaJurio with it's excellent naval anchorage, was also occupied. Then after heavy attacks by car r1er planes, combat team of the 2th Division and Marine com bat team landed on Eniwetok Atoll on 19 February and completed it's capture on 8 February. Control of the Marshalls enabled the inter- diction by air of the enemy naval base at Truk until the advance into the Carolines could definitely isolate it. Truk also came under attack by the Thirteenth Air Force B-24's based in the Admiralties.
 , Airfields Gained
 Concurrent with these moves were operations in the Southwest against the western end of New Britain, to establish control of Vitiaz and Dampier Straits. On IS December 1943 a reinforced calvary regiment landed on three beaches in the Arawe area. The airdrome on Cape Glouster was desirable link in the chain of bases necessary to permit the air forces to pave the way for fur ther advances. During a period of weeks the area was subjected to intensive aerial bombardment and on 25 December the 1st Marine Division landed and 4 days later captured the airdrome. By mid March joint operations of the Ma rines and the Army's Arawe Force had secured western New Britain. While this fighting was in prog ress General MacArthur's advance westward continued. On Janu- ary 1914 8 regiment combat team of the 32nd Division made jump of no miles to land near Saidor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Perry Borden to Talk At Naturalist Club

Atomic Energy" will be the topic Perry A. Borden, vice-president of the Waterbury Naturalist Club will speak on at the next meeting of the club which will be held tomorrow night at o'clock in the Mattatuck Historical Society building.
 MT. Borden will discuss the har- messing of atomic energy and what it will mean in peacetime and the atomic bomb principle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Announcements
5 Lost and Pound

6 Lost and Found LOST Ladies Green wallet con- tain!ng sum of money-between 1913 So. Main St. and Dollar Mar kef. Finder please return to Mis- Catherine Donovan, 1918 So. Main s..
 LOST-Beagle dog named "Biaekie" Black and brown. Call 3-4042 oi 3-892i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

This is the 30th of 42 install ments of material selected from General Marshall's report on the winning of World War H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
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GREEN ACRES Follow the croWd We3nesdsy night. Dec. ig.h. Reg lnaid Lawrence Orchestra, :eatur- ing dance music for young and old. oeorge Howard pf0mpiing Special door prize Turkey. Out Hamilton Ave, jus. over toVn line. Look for sign on post oi highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
SOME FIGURES PEACE
ENJOYS SHOULD STUDY

Somewhere where they will be in sight
constantly, delegates to the peace char
ter conference now in session, should
post the distressing figures of war cas-
ualties. In the press of diplomatic
maneuvering and disputes as to what
territories this or that nation will secure
in the final pact; in the atmosphere OF
victory news now the order of the day,
there is too much chance these peace
makers will overlook the main reason
why they are gathered to make it i'm
possible for another global war, or any
minor war.
Total casualties for all warning ma
tions may never be tabulated. But it is
enough to consider just those of the
United States-the real peaceful nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
A TARDY REWARD
AND AN APOLOGY

Recently the United States senate by
resolution voted the Congressional Medal
of Honor to the late Colonel William
BILLY" Mitchell together with promo
ton to major generalship. Neither
can do the one-time fiery petral' of
military aviation any good now. 1t was
an honor due the fighting colonel before
he died. In voting the honors the SEN
ate did something more-it apologized
to the world and to Mitchell's friends
and kin for the studied mistreatment and
insult heaped upon him when he had the
temerity to tell the world Of a vision no
one else could conceive on the place avla-
ton would take in wars. He was the
victim of the inborn jealousies among
military men and minds as we'll as the
victim of Grass stupidity. Granting OF
the belated honors will have more sal
utory effect on the country than any
satisfaction Mitchell's followers may
gather
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

On Tarakan, rich oil center 400
miles southwest Of Mindanao, Aus
tralian forces ran into tough resist
ance as they pushed into the out
skirts of Tarakan City and drove to
the edge of the airfield, three miles
to the northwest.
Tokyo radio reported that three
Allied cruisers and about 10 de-
stroyers were shelling the Japan
ese lines from Tarakan bay.
The Australian drive was ham
pered by an elaborate system of land
mines and BOBBY traps, which front
reports described as equalling or
surprising that used by the Japan.
ese in any other Pacific operation.
In addition, the japanese at the
airport were entrenched in pillboxes
and tunnels which the Australians
were attacking with flame -throwerS
and tanks firing point blank.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
County Counts
-Four More
Market Diaries

/ A total OF 48 market milk dairies
are in operation in Imperial Valley,
the greatest number in the history
of the area, it was revealed Friday.
Market milk dairies are the ones
which provide the fluid milk sold to
consumers and are not to be con-
fused with the manufacturing milk
dairies providing milk for cheese,
butter, powdered milk and other
processed products.
Four more oairies entered the
market milk business recently, DR..
John c. Pace, county veterinarian
and milk inspector, said Thursday.
They include the Collins 12-cow
dairy southeast of Brawley, A NIX
ed herd of Guernseys and Holstein
COWS are kept there. A fine new
market milk dairy of 30-cow capac-
ity recently was opened by Joe Ter
ribilini norwest of Holtville He has
Holstein cows.
Paul Nichols has opened a market
milk dairy on the old Brooks place
west of El Centre with a mixed herd
of Holsteins and Guernsey. Robert
Lee, ex-cowpuncher, opened a new
market milk dairy north of Brawfey
where he has a mixed herd of
Guernseys and Holsteins.
DR.. Pace said that most of the
market milk dairymen own their
own places and are planning to re-
main in the dairy business. Reg
ulations governing market milk are
strict, he said, and market milk
dairies are built with considerable
cost.
He declared that the increase in
the number of market milk dairies
is healthy sign of sound business
development
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
SPEAKING IN THE OPEN
AT PEACE MEETING

Something new for most of the dele
gates to the United Nations Conference
on International Organization, that is,
those outside the United States, was offer
ed when the crucial problems affecting
the conference were debated right out in
open meeting. The procedure should
have a wholesome effect, not only on
these delegates in their subsequent atti-
tudes at the meet, but on procedures
when they get home and face their parlia-
ments or whatever governmental bodies
they will appear before to submit the
peace charter.
1t is the American way of reviewing
all sides of a controversial matter and
of reaching agreement. There have been
minor and brief speeches of the custom
at Washington and in state legislatures,
but it remains a tradition, nevertheless,
and is the identifying mark Of democ-
racy
There is nothing wrong in letting the
public in on whatever tranSpires at this
-pattern-making. Indeed, the mis-
take would be in doing things under
cover. 1t was because of too much secret
manipulations at Versailles that the
treaty hammered out there failed the
world.
Here at San Francisco are representa-
tives of some forty-four nations, just
about the whole world. They are the
ears as we'll as the mOuthpieces of their
peoples. What they do and say should
be as free for the people at home to hear
as if the peace conference were a gigan-
tic mass ASSEMBLY,.
This war is being fought by the people.
And now this is a peace meeting for the
people. There is no secret about the
boom of great guns or the roar of air
armadas There is no secret about the
million and more slain on battlefields
and in sea battles.
There must not be any secrets about
this making Of peace.