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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Touching; Tender Scene At DeUereux Reunion

Washington, Sept. 26.-(UP)-Lt. Col. James P. DevereuX, who made Wake Island a symbol of American valor, came home today to his most treasured moment-reunion with the son he had not seen for four long years.
 There was no noisy welcome for the hero who came back from near. ly 45 months of Japanese captivity. No bands played as he stepped from train at Washington Union Sta ton.
 But there was a smiling boy, his face freshly scrubbed-l1-year old Paddy DevereuX.
 Not a word was spoken between them as father and son clasped each other. Both appeared too overcome to speak.
 Paddy, in dark blue trousers, sport blue-gray jacket, and Jaunty Chin ese army cap, snuggled in his fatn- CTS sheltering arms.
 Tragic Touch
 The reunion had tragic touch.
 The wife and mother who had seen Devereux off to Wake Island on another September morning four years ago were missing. Devereux's wife Mary died seven months after he surrendered Wake Island on Dec. g, l045. His mother, Mrs. Annie Snnot Devereux, died last October
 Of all the agoni0ed waiting, the last 40 minutes were the most try ing for Paddy. The train bringing his father back was late and Paddy fidgeted in a big black limousine.
 As Paddy waited his maternal grand parents, Marine Col. and Mrs John Welch, said the youth took his dads homecoming "in stride".
 He's just like an iceberg Welch said. "fIe went to bed later than usual last night, but he certainly was Up bright and early this morn- ing
 As the big moment drew near Puddy walked with his grandparents to the approximate spot on the plat form where his father was to de- train.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Local C. of C. Urges Delay
 On Work Bill
Cautions Against Rush on Jobs-foF- All Measure

The Chamber of Commerce of Waterbury, through its Postwar Planning Committee, Legislative Committee and Directors, expressed disapproval of any government leg islation at this time which would hamper reconversion and the return to peace time employment. Govern- ment spending to provide jobs will endanger private employment, the local Chamber states in letter sent to members of Congressional Com- mittees now debating the Murray Bill, and to all Connecticut nlem- bers of Congress.
 Letter
 The letter follows:
 Because Waterbury, as a City primarily engaged in fabricating metal products, with a population of about one hundred thousand, which was almost wholly employed in de- fense industry, should be largely affected by the operation of the Murray Full Employment Bill, its Chamber of Commerce has under taken to informally survey the opin- ion of its members as to this legisla- ton. On behalf of the Chamber, l am taking this opportunity to re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Riotine In Johore

Singapore; Sept. 26-(UP)-Inter- racial rioting in North Johore, the Malay state across the strait from Singapore, was reported ohicially today.
 Authorities said the clashes in Johore were coupled with demands for an independent government, "of, by and for the united races of Chi- nese, Malays and Indians"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26

United Press Staff COrrespOndenU Copyright 1945, United Press)
 Shanghai, Sept. 26.-(UP) Captured enemy records provided the first definite confirmation today that the Japanese executed three American airmen who par ticipated in the famed "Doo- little raid" on Tokyo April IS, 1922.
 Shanghai
 The records, including the of- ficial Japanese account of the per- functory court martial which con- demned the men, disclosed that they died before firing squad at a war prisoners camp near Shang- hai's Kiangwan race track October IS, 1942.
 The flyers were identified as:
 1st. It. William G. Farrow of Washington and Darlington, s. c. 1st. It. Dean Hallmark of (808 Wayne avenue) Dallas, Texas.
 Sgt. Harold A. Spatz of Lebo, Kan, and New York state.
 A fourth member of the Doolittle team, 1st It. Robert J. Meder of Lakewood, Ohio. died in a Ranking prison Dec. 1, 1943 of malnutrition, beri beri and dysentry. The remain ing four of the eight Doolittle fly CTS captured by the Japanese were liberated last month and three al- ready have been flown back to the United States. At ~
 Eight Sentenced
 The court martial records re- vealed that all eight flyers origin ally were sentenced to death, though the sentences of all but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Pearl Horbor  Named

Washington, Sept. 26-(UP)-The congressional Pearl Harbor Inves- tigating committee chose former At- torney General William Dewitt Mitchell, 71, New York, today as chief counsel for its inquiry into the Japanese attack of Dec. 2, 194l.
 The selection was made during Q closed meeting between Mitchell and the committee.
 Fee Unknown
 Mitchell, @ lifelong Republican who served in the cabinet of for- mer President Herbert Hoover, acc cepted the job without 0 decision on what his fee will be.
 Sen. Alben W. Barkley, D., Ky. said Mitchell's choice was unani- nous. He said that Mitchell "does-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
ABC Strike Vote Will
 End Today

Voting by American Brass Go. workers of the Naugatuck Valley on A general strike vote petition to the war Labor board will be completed this afternoon, and further action on the current bonus pay and wage increase issues will then be planned, it was reported today by John Man. kowski, board member of the C1O Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers un- ion.
 waterbury ana Torrington work ers' votes were computed today, but the 0. l. o. ofncial staetd no announcement on the outcome will be made Intil the last of the An- sonia union members cast their votes ct a meeting scheduled for 2 p. m. today.
 Communicable
 Meanwhile the union held back Q communication 1t drew tip last Sat- urday asking the secretary af labor to send national conciliator here to aid in the dispute on the wage increase issue and "other monetary issues." Indications were a revision of the request may be made as a result of the balloting at yesterdays and today's meetings.
 No further progress on the coin- pensatory bonus issue was reported by Rev. Joseph Donnelly of New Haven, mediator, and indications were negotiations are at Q stand still.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
M rs. Dewey Assumes Duties
 To Serve Bristol
 Meriden; Retains
 Offices Here

Area War Manpower Director Mary M. Dewey has been assigned duties of the WING offices in Bris- tol and Meriden, and after October 1 will be stationed at the U. S. Elm ployment Service at 123 Bank street to serve those cities as well as Wa terbury and Torrington areas, it was disclosed today.
 All WING offices of the state will be abolished October l, but three headquarters to aid in planning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
WLB HoIts Elevator
 Strike Vote

New York, Sept. 26-(UP)-The regional War Labor Board stepped in today to halt a union threat of a general strike of all building serv- ice employees and elevator oper- ators in four of five New York boroughs and ordered disputants to attend a meeting tomorrow and show cause why the strike should not be ended.
 Walter Gellhorn, chairman of the regional VILE, sent telegrams to union officials and owner repre- sentatives, directing them to attend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Doolittle Raiders Died Oct., 1922 Before Enemy Firing Squad
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 Dispotch ReveoIs Fate of Airmen

ED NOTE-In the following ex-' elusive dispatch, a United Press correspondent clears up the three and a half year old mystery sur- rounding the fate of three miss ing airmen who participated in the first American air raid on Tokyo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26

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The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Parkway Plan
Told tolions
Huron Pointe Beach
Project Described

Harold Owen, of the Huron
Clinton-M metropolitan Authority,
spoke to the Lions Club, Thurs
day noon at the regular weekly
meeting at Dads Place.
Owen explained the complete
plans Of this organization for
recreational facilities in the met
ropolitan area. He pointed out
that the ST. Clair Beach, now
being constructed at Huron
Pointe, near the mouth of the
Clinton river is of great value to
the residents of Mount Clemens,
The new beach which covers 558
acres of land is being transform
ed into recreational spot that
will be one of the finest in the
United States. There will be a
beach over mile long, with
complete bath houses, all types
Of Fairgrounds and large park
ing area. The beach will be
easily accessible by the new
parkway drive that is being
planned by the highway depart
ment. According to plans the
St. Clair Beach will be completed
in 1948.
The essage that Owen
brought to the club was most
interesting to all members, due
to the fact that the Mount Glenn
ems Lions Club is now waiting
for the City Planning Commits
sion to give them a park in the
city so that it can be equipped
with playground facilities for
children. This is one of the major
projects for the club during
1946. Owen vividly told the
members of he great need today
for recreational parks for every
one.
Lyle Hackett, arranged the
program for the day, and vice
president Stuart Green presided
at the meeting. There will be
no weekly meeting of the Lions
Club next week due to Thanks
giving falling on Thursday.
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State case against Bellm, out
their identity was not revealed.
Lawrence j. Theis, against
whom murder charge was dis
missed by Green, was re-booked
by Thomas as a material witness
in the Young case. He was
transferred from the Oakland
County Jail here late yesterday
to the Wayne county Jail in De.
troit, where he is charged with
failing to make alimony pay
ments to his divorced wife, Kay.
Thomas said he had placed a
hold" order on Theis so that
he could be returned here when
needed for further questioning.
1t was Bellm who first linked
Theis with Mrs. Young, an
Army Air Force captains wife
whose bullet-pierccd body was
found in the Clinton river near
Pontiac Oct. 81.
TheiS, later arrested in New
York on the murder warrant,
then implicated the private in.
vestigator in Mrs Young's af-
fairs and produced satisfactory
alibi that he was not in Michi-
gan at the time of the Staying.
Questioning of Bellm was
halted several days after he was
found in his cell with his wrists
slashed. After disqualification he
was requestioned and Thomas
said he has lied continually"
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ment and committee members
said only that they would be
glad to hear Nimitz II he wished
to be witness.
Eisenhower said unity of land.
sea and air forces under his
command "was not easily
achieved" He added that he
thought the difficulties grew
directly from the traditional
separation of the Army and
Navy which is the inevitable
outcome of the present organiza-
tion Of our military depart.
menls.
Separation at the top neces-
sarily fosters separation all
along the line"
Replying to what he said
were criticisms of the unifica-
tion proposal Eisenh o W e r
went on:
81 am told that the task of the
civilian secretary, who would
preside over such department,
Is beyond the capacity Of any
man. II this were true, then II
follows that no man has the Ca
pacity to assume the presidency
of the United States"
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Motor Law vioIaiors
Pay Fines In court
Drunken Driver
Loses License

Two men charged with motor
law violations and another fac
ing a disorderly charge were
fined total of $50 and
costs. by Justice of the Peace
Donald j. Parent Thursday.
Morton Debate. 80, of S Don
street, Mount Clemens, was fin
ed $50 and costs of $5.45 for
drunk driving and his license
suspended for six months.
Donald Stamoor, Jr., 20, OF
1920 Revue, Detroit, was given
a SIS fine and 81 costs for speed
ing on South Gratiot.
John Conway, 80, Of 81 Yea.
mans street, Mount Clemens, re-
ceived a SIS fine and was assess
ed $5.45 costs for disorderly
conduct on Wednesday in the
Leander Cafe.
Charged with speeding on
Gratiot avenue Wednesday Eu-
genia Kapsanis of 14237 Vassar,
Detroit was found guilty after
trial and fined So and costs OF
$7.95.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Obituaries
William PUrrOtt

Funeral services will be held
on Monday for William j. Par
rott, age AZ years. a resident OF
ST. Clair Shores for the past five
years, who died Wednesday eve
ming at his home, 22440 Daniels
avenue, following a years ill
health. His death was unex-
pected.
Mr.. Parrott was native of
Gaylord, Mich, and for the past
II years had been employed as
a job-setter by the Michigan
Steel Tube Products.
He is survived by his widow.
Beatrice; son, Pvt. William j.
PARROT, at Camp Robinson,
Ark; his mother, Mrs. George
Trumble. of Indian River, Mich ,
and the following sisters and
brothers: Mrs. Warren Jewel, OF
Baseline; Mrs. Herbert Loure,
of Saginaw; Mrs. julius Mass OF
Detroit; Mrs. Charles Crawford,
of Alton, Mich. and Mrs. JOS
eph Taylor, of Flint, and Jay,
of East Detroit, and Lewis, OF
Detroit.
Services will be held at the
William D. Clyne funeral chap
ell, East Detroit, Monday at p
m, with Rev. Arthur A. Hahn,
of Redeemer Lutheran Church,
officiating. Burial will be IN
Forestlawn Cemetery. Detroit.
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ecutor Fred Van Fleteren to
bring Mrs. Hine to court have
so far been defeated by Mrs.
Hines physicians who have de-
clared that she cannot be moved.
Latest word indicates a possi-
bility of her appearing some
time in December" to testify at
the Justice court examination OF
David y. and Herbert II. Brown,
the promoters charged in the
sale of unregistered securities.
If such an examination is
held, Van Fleteren said, it will
be in the Prosecutor Office,
with Justice Frank E. Jeannette
being requested to hold il there
due to the fact that doctors will
not allow the ailing woman to
climb stairWays.
NOW WITH FRIENDS
Van Fleteren said he had not
yet given consideration to the
holding of court in the women's
house. She is being cared for by
friends in Rochester, Mich.
Van Fleteren said he had been
informed, without official con-
firmation, hat complaints are
also on file in Wayne County
and Detroit against the two men.
He said he himself had received
several inquiries" from Oak
land County concerning the men.
Both promoters are free on
bond and are represented by At
torney George w. John, of
Mount Clemens.
State investigators claim nei-
ther man was licensed by the
state to sell securities and the
leases themselves were not reg
istered as required by law.
The specific transaction charg-
ed in the Hine case is a swindle
of S5,335 on Oct. Is, 1943. Van
Fleteren claims the total loss
of the Hines in several recent
years was at least $15,700.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Casualties Listed
in Tel Aviv Riots

LONDON, Nov. Is - (P) -
Colonial Undersecretary Arthur
Creech Jones told the House of
Commons today that five Jews
were killed and 56 injured as a
result of rioting in Tel Aviv
during the last two days.
In addition, 13 members of
the Palestine police and 10 SOL
diers we're injured, Jones de-
clared. He added that home
made grenades had been used
against British troops.
The Undersecretary declared
the situation in Tel Aviv was
in hand, but said the rioting
had caused considerable prop
crty damage.
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Speeder
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The accused man, Joseph
Wedra, "A, of 1898 Mayfield
avnue, Detroit, was stopped by
a patrol car crew on Hoover
road about 6 p. m. Thursday
when, the police charge. he was
driving south at approximately
IS miles per hour.
1--WE tried to give him a
break by only marking his tick
ct at SIS piles per hour" one of
the arresting officers said.
However, he ntert a | n d
strange delusions of grandeur
and refused to accept the ticket
so we just took him along to
the station. Enroute a woman
passenger in Wedra's car offer
ed us $50 to let him go. We
didn't charge her with anything
but we did take Wedra to the
county Jail in Mount Clemens
where we expect to press both
reckless driving and disorderly
charges against him."
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He elected to remain with his
unit in combat against the ene-
N.Y."
In recommending Debate for
the Bronze Star, Major General
Albert E. Brown, commanding
the battalion, wrote:
His fearless actions, utter
disregard for person safety and
answering devotion to duty
distinguished Debate as an out
standing soldier and contributed
immeasurably to the accom-.
plishment of the platoon's mis-
sion"
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Allied Forces Land
1900 Men in Sumaira

LONDON, Nov. 16 - R) -
The Hilversum radio, quoting
the Dutch news agency Aneta,
said today 5000 British and In
dian troops have landed on the
island of Sumatra without re-
sistance from the Indonesians.
The troops were roug h t
ashore at Padang and Palem-
bang, and the STEW remaining
japanese gave no trouble and
are being disarmed," the broad
cast said. 1t reported a political
split among Sumatra Indones-
ians, and said lit is hoped a
second Java will be prevented"
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Gambling
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AAVsss 80
tor Victor c. Anderson Of Ing
ham county had petitioned the
court several weeks ago to
broaden the scope of its investi-
cations to cover gambling.
Deputy sheriffs, 20 Lansing
city police and about 25 grand
jury agents, some of them sworn
in for that specific task, struck
simultaneously tn ~ 6 h u I
much of Ingham county Thurs
day afternoon serving subpoenas
on between 26 and 80 establish
ments and requiring the opera
tors to produce any and all slot
machines and gambling equip
ment and keys thereto"
Coash said slot machine rec
ords of those operators also
were ordered produced and he
said the operators would be
questioned by the grand jury.
Few of the operators OF
these establishments owned the
slot machines" Judge Coash
said. I'VE are checking on their
ownership"
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Sheriff's Department
Seeks ProwIinq Trio

Sheriff's deputies today are
looking for three men who al
legedly sought to break into the
home of Mrs. Glenn Lewis of
31503 South Gratiot. Roseville.
Mrs. Lewis told the deputies
that she saw a car pull into her
driveway and two suspicious
men got out. They tried the
screens on the windows and also
tried the door she said and later
they returned to the car and
drove away. The woman claims
she has had providers around
her house before.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Goodie|IoW Group
10 Map Xmas Plans
To Meet Fridoy
in Fire hoIl

Officers and members of the
Goodfellow-Old Newsboys AS.
sociation will make plans fol
their 18th Yuletide season at &
general meeting set for next Fri.
day at 7:3O p. m, the fire hal
on Market street.
Fred Touscany president of the
organization, requests that all
active and formerly-active mem.
bers attend so that the organ.
ization's record of service to
children at Christmas time may
be continued unbroken.
Touscany extended a special
welcome to all returned service.
men who were once newspaper
carriers to appear at Friday:
meeting and accept membership
in the organization.
Full details of the season.
plans will be outlined at that
time.
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The fact that, at the time he
was fined for reckless driving
and assessed mileage costs for
officers who brought him back,
James p. Brown, %, had but
S119 in his pocket left him con-
fronted with the seemingly i'm
possible financial problem of
making the residue stretch out
to cover a S1l0 fine for drunk
driving imposed by an Ann Ar
Dor court on the previous day.
The alternative is 80 days in
the Washtenaw county bastile.
p. S. - Warren township po-
lice say that after Ann Arbor is
through with the forgetful mo-
torist, Detroit police want to
take up with him the matter Of
a half-dozen or so neglected
traffic tickets in that city.
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old Viennese, atomic research
expert of the Institute of Ad-
vanced Studies at Princeton, N.
j., received the 1945 award in
Physics, for his work on the
Exclusion Principle" which
deals with regulation Of elec-
irons in the outer shell of atoms
and molecules.
Prof. Otto Hahn, 66, German
authority on radio activity and
the atom, won the 1914 prize in
chemistry, for his discovery of
a method of breaking the heavy
atom nucleus.
Artturi Wirtanen, Finnish Bi.
ochemist, received the 1945
chemistry award for his discov.
cries relating to food chemistry.
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leaving a net expense to the
Society of S4O32.78. The gross
cost of relief and service in
cludes total of S49l689 for
food, clothing, and other ma
terial care.
The Michigan Children's Aid
Society is incorporated under
the laws of the State of Mich
igan as non-profit organiza-
ton. 1t is licensed by the State
Social Welfare Department to
receive, maintain and place out
children.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
Firms Seek Time DELAY
in Reparahon Payments

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 16-(R)
The Soviet and Finnish gov
ernment have opened negotia-
tions At Helsinki on Finland S
request for q two-year time ex-
tension for payment of $780,
000, 900 in war reparations to the
Russians.
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petition on the grounds of legal
defects, and at that time Crem-
ers withdraw the petition he
had filed. This closed the mat
ter as far rs the Probate Court is
concerned.
On Nov. 8 Cremers filed a
petition with the Circuit Court
asking for q writ Of habeas COR
pus for custody of his children.
The writ was made returnable
on Nov. 13'by Judge James +.
Spier, but the County Clerk s
office to date has not received
any return or information on
the requested writ.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
1945 Version

INDIANAPOLIS U.H Indiana
polls police had 10 cope with a
new version of Jesse and Frank
James recently when a pair of
teen-age youths robbed a street
car conductor of approximately
$50 after stopping the passenger
less car by jerking off the trolley
wire.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
pravda Says Bulgarian
Elections Must Proceed

MOSCOW, Nov. 16 - (P) -
Pravda, chief Communist Party
organ, declared in an editorial
today that the Bulgarian cleo
tions would not be postponed
and would be held Sunday, as
scheduled.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16

The Otomacian Indians Of
South America marry OFF their
widows to young men and their
widowers to young girls.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16
MAY CHANGE MIND

Shortly before 1890 p. m.
(EST), however, officers of the
Constituent Assembly met and
decided not to convoke the as
sembly, another indication that
strong efforts were being made
to prevent the hero of French
resistance fror, giving up the
helm.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-16

Almost all secondary water
courses in Louisiana, particular
ly if they have sluggish currents.
are known as bayous.
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Eastern standard time. The as
sembly was expected, ron the
basis of that announcement, to
meet t ioI .)W to act on the res
ignation-either to accept it and
elect a new president or reject