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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
BRASS BOWLERSI LEAD IRA LOOP;.
 ACTION TONIGHT.

In the I. R. A. Mems Major Bowl ing League, the American Brass has now taken over the lead in league standing with 41 wins and 16 losses while Waterbury Manufacturing is in second place with 39 wins and IS losses, both Chase who is in third place and Scovill in fourth place pressing the league leaders. It looks like a real race between these top four contenders for the champion ship event. Gillis of French last week hit the wood for 156 while P. Brick of American Brass still holds the high singles mark with 168. Dunn of Chase Metal last week came close with 422 marker to As- cetta of Mattatuck who holds the season record of 427.
 American Brass and Waterbury Manufacturing still holds the high team record of 666. The high total team games record, new record was established last week and Chase rolled for three games total of 1897.
 Games tonight are as follows: American Metal Hose VS U. s. Time; Mattatuck vs Waterbury Manufac- turing; Waterbury Companies vS Scovill E. R. A., Scovill 8. E. R. A.. vS Chase Metal; and French vs American Brass.
 Schedule
 Games in the I. R. A. Minor League tonight will show Ammuni- tion Tool vs Lux Clock; Conn. L. & P. vs Ingehsoll; Benrus vs Somers Brass; Chase Rolling Mills vs Eyelet Speciality.
 In the minor loop, Chase Rolling Mills is now leading in team stand ing with fl wins and 19 losses to date with Ingersoll pressing the leaders hard with 38 wins and p losses while Lux is in third place with 37 wins and g losses.
 Standing (Ma iOrl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Ice Copodes Shows At 8 P. "A.

New Haven, Jan .A.-The Ice Capades of l945, the biggest show on ice totaling l52 in the cast and among them IA national and inter national champions, will open a nine-day engagement at the Arena here tonight. There are 30 fea- tured acts in this two and half hour skating revue. The starting time each night is o'clock, and there are matinees at 2:30 on Satur- day and Sunday, January 2 and g.
 Ann Robinson of New Haven, for mer novice national champion and at IT pro star, is listed with the starring principals who include Donna Atwood, Phil Taylor, Red Mccarthy, Jimmy Lawrence, Eleanor Meister and most of other cele- brated skaters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
LITTLE CHOICE
 BETWEEN STRONG LOCAL RIVALS

With every indication of near capacity crowd of fans, Crosby and Leavenworth High school basketball teams meet tonight in the Wnby gym for a most important tNssle- the first of two games to be playtd this season. Crosby, having won three of four valley leagu eteStS to date is on top and perhaps ratey the favorite's role tonight over the best Tech team in Leavenworth history, which in its first year irl the Naugatuck Valley league, against supposedly stronger opposition thas a Leavenworth team has ever faced, has won 4 of 6 valley league games, one 10 them from Nauga" tuck, a Al choice to win when the teams met at Wilby gym earlier thiD season.
 Personal Duel
 CroSby'S Ray Alex and Leaven" worth'S Joe Eiduks have little per- sonal scoring duel on with wager attacheO as they are Brooklyn palA and play on the same CYO team for St. JoSeph'S; while Ciarlone, PierSall and Cocchiola are expected to help the Tech cause no little, provided Crosbys Reardon and GirzauskaG do not outscore them.
 The game figures to be a sizzler from start to finish with reserve teams of the schools meeting al 7:30 j. m. Bridgeport Charley Pet rino will handle the main go.
 Visitors Win
 Last night, New Haven Commer. cial defeated Wilby, 46 to 33, the winners collecting a dozen points; on free-throws of 16 allowed anc scoring r to Is in field goals. Ferrit' and Verderdahm, younger brothers of New Haven athletes well-known in Waterbury, scored 6 hoops each for Commercial, winner of all but one game played this season to date. Wilby'S Jack Danaher with 16 points was big help to Wilby, which has yet to win game. Score:
 COMMERCIAL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
One-Point Games Spice CYO Loop

Since Monday evening two CYO games have finished but one point apart, the latest SS. Peter and Poul 21 to 20 victory over Immaculate Conception last night. On Monday night the Mt. Carmel vS St. Johns of Watertown game wound up in a protest after two extra periods; but Mt. Carmel has been declared off, cially as 44-43 winner. St. Francis of Naugatuck won easily from St. Thomas last night 36 to 6, a ratio of 6 to in points.
 Immaculate Conception put on a belated rally to catch the east end team, but were just short of tie game or possible overtime when the game ended. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
U.S.C. Hoop Coach Missing In Action

Long Beach. Cal, Jan. 24.-(UP) Ernie Holbrook, University of Southern California basketball ceach in 1943, has been reported miss ing in action in Belgium since Dec Is, his father Ralph E. Holbrook, said today.
 Holbrook, who starred in basket ball and baseball at use, played fol the Boston Red Sox farm club in the Piedmont club before returning to coach the Trojan hoop squad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
WeIeh Wins

Portland, Me, Jan, 24 -- fU.PJ C0ley Weleh i62, Of Portland. New England middlNwelght tItlLst, gained R unanimous I0.round deeI- sion over Cleve Bailey, i09, of New. nfk, N Jy last night at the ExposI- ton building.
 Returning t0 the ring after several months lay0ff because Of . hand in. Jury, Welch nOoEed his opponent for . nine count in the opening round. but was unable t0 repeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Hockey
(By United Press)


 The Detroit Redwings matched the winning streak today of the Montreal Canadiens, picking up their seventh straight victory to 4. over the Boston Bruins last night.
 Defenseman Dick Seibert settled the issue with two goals in the final period last night to give the Red Wings victory at Boston af- ter they had trailed through most of the game.
 American League The Cleveland Barons moved to within two points of the leading Indianapolis Caps in the Western Division of the American League hockey race today, after playing to a to ? tie last night against the last place Flyers at St. Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Dove Butler Loses To Jimmy Belmont

New Bedford, Mass. Jan. 24 - (UPJ - Gus Nell. l32, promising Montreal newcomer, had added an- other victory to his string today fol- lowing his third-round knockout of Ernie Davis. l4i, of Trenton, N. J. in their scheduled l0-round feature at Bristol Arena last night.
 In preliminaries: Pedro Carvelho. l34. Cambridge declsioned Walter Comes, i38, New Bedford (6: John ny Nara. l67. Boston decisioned Tony 0ouveia. iS2, Taunton (6); Matty Robinson. i46. Boston knock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Totals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Hi-Y Leoeue

Tn the Hi.Y "B" Basketball League games played last night the AFlstAna defeated Amigos by tho score 2l.lD while the RambleFs dee ieRt0d Delta lD-i6, and the Epsilon won over COmlteg by the score 42-20, In the Hey "A" League Sigma won out ln their game from the piI4amb. da by the score of 2A.20 in one Of the top games this week. Tonight start. ing at o:30, Alpha and Tech will square of. This should De an lI- terostlng encounter to watch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
BosketboII

(By United Press) Alma 4l, Kellogg. Mich. A.AF. 2S Depauw n, Franklin College 3l Maxwell Field 79 Auburn 3l. Norfolk, Va, Naval Training b9. Duke 37.
 Murray, Ky, State a, Cape Girar. deau, Mo. Teachers 37. Loyola of New Orleans. 4s, Gulf. port, Miss, Naval Air Training q, Wagner 63 Webb Institute 2s, Wooster 43, Otterbeln @, St, Lawrence b8. Ithaca College 37,
 Akron 72, Oberlin b4, Indiana Teachers %, Central Normal 43,
 Franklin and Marshall %, Al bright b2,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Wrestler Hurt

Fitchburg, Mass, aJn. 23.-(UP) Reginald Stimson, 35, of Waltham, a professional wrestler known as "The Oklahoma Cyclone" was re- ported in flair good" condition at a hospital here today after being thrown from the ring in the main bout of a wrestling show at City Hall Auditorium last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
One Armed Stor

Newburyport, Mass, Jan. 24.- CUP)-With his broken left arm il a cast, Jimmy Zafris of the New. buryport high school basketball quintet scored 24 points last night but his team was defeated by Win. throp high school, 42 to 40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Pep Winner But Not Impressive

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 24.-CUP)- Featherweight champion Willie Pep took l0-round decision over Ralph Walton, Montreal, last ngiht and also one of the worst poundings ol his spectacular ring career.
 Pep, cut about the mouth, nose, cheekbone and one ear, was given seven of the rounds by Referee Tom Mccarthy, who called two other rounds even and awarded Walton single stanza.
 There were no knockdownS. Pep weighed 127A and Walton 139R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Standing
Other Scores

Commercial 46, Wilby B Morris 39, Woodbury 34
 Weaver 48, William Hall 24 Bulkeley A, East Hartford 33 Plainville 54, Watertown 19 Central 38. Fairfield 35 (overtime) Warren Harding 29. Bassick 21.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

ed out Johnny Bennett, 134, Cam bridge (3); Jimmy Belmont. 135, Boston decisioned Dave Butler, 13l, Waterbury. Conn, (4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
lOldIS lU
 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

lOkdiS SV Score at half time: SS. Peter and Paul lb, Immaculate Conception z. Referee: Barone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Plainville won as it pleased from 'Watertown last night, 54 to l9, with a 33-9 lead at half time; Corliss scoring 36 and Mrowka 10 for the winners, Botelle getting IA of the losers 19 total.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
q. '. TIME

scora at halr lIneI U, \, Time D, So0Vlll E, M A, (, Referee ithoadA'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
493 498 48O l47l
WATER RURY cos
45a 445 478 1881 CHASE METAL lSl
Aa0 A6O AR2 1891

High single Ostroski, la7 High thTee-OStTNski aGa High game Se0vill, 57i
 High team-Seovill, l6a o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
MOUNT CARMEL
ST. JOHNS
Ss, PETER and PAUL

IOLalS lS A. Score at half time: Mount Carme 28, St. Johns IS. Referee: Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
CHASE
RENRTS
Tn1nla
ACONII.L E. R. A.

Score at half time; Chase 2C Henrus 2, Referee; thoads,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
561 65l 55z
SPEEDY PARCEL (2)

o9J oIb nuH High single-Lindahl l65 High three-Lnidahl. 429 High game-C. R. & L.. 65l High team-Brookside. 1876
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
SONIERS
bl7 ba7 bOi CHASE ROLLING tsl

b5D bOb b5I High nRlo--Manclni, ltT High three -1tso, 3eO High gamo--BeRruA, b70 High total-Denrua, i06o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
AMER. BRASS (2l

HIgh SlnBIt-GIIIlS, I5b High Three-Dunn, 422 High game-Am, Brass, 6S8 High team-Chase Metal, 1897
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Score at half time: Commercial 24, Wilby IS. Referee: Santopietro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
Polish Claim S
Enter PdrIeV

ally all Of German Pomerania and
Silesia, the latter one of the most
important producing and in
dustrial areas in the Reich, and in
clude a major portion of Berlins
home province of Brandenburg.
f The Cder river runs into the
Baltic at Stettin and to the south
flows within 80 miles of Berlin. lhe
-Neisse empties into the Oder at
point 55 miles southeast of Berlin
and has its headquarters in Czecho-
slovakia Just north Of Prague. Bres-
law is 80 miles east of the Nelsse.
Beirut said representatives OF the
Polish government already were es-
tablishing civil administration IN
liberated areas CT German Silesia.
The report ca m e as neutral
sources speculated that President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain were in the
midst of their second conference,
with the Polish question and Ahe
post-war dismemberment of Ger
many among them major problems.
Londcn sources said some definite
word of the big three meeting could
be expected this week.
AT STALINGRAD
An Istanbul dispatch said it was
"rumored in Balkan diplomatic cir
cles'' that the meeting was being
held at Stalingrad.
Some sources believed the con-
ferees were considering proposals
to give the European advisory COM
mission broad new powers for con-
trolling Germany and possibly max
ing it the nucleus for new inter-
national consultative commission OF
the big powers.
They were believed to be weighing
the .advisability of giving the COM
mission active policy-making pow
ers for the administration OF Ger
many in the post-surrender period.
The commission has been ham,
strung because its powers have no
more than the strength of recon-
mendations.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
THE LOOT MARKET
(San Bernardino SUM

(San Bernardino SUM
General Eisenhower's proclamation to
the German people that the Allied mill
tary government in Germany will restore
to the rightful owners all works of art
and objects of scientific or historical
value which have been looted by Ger
many from Allied countries must have
been quite a blow to the financial hopes
of Hitler and his NaZi thieves.
1t could, of course, mean nothing to
Nazi or even German culture. For
country which gave itself into the CORY
hands of leaders who ruthlessly stamped
out art and free search for truth could
loot only to sell it's loot from victim
countries.
Naziism has crushed out of the Ger
man spirit all love of music, painting,
poetry, scholarship. The German people
stand before the world as unlettered saw
ages. 1t is doubtful whether in all Ger
many they could find man to pick the
good loot from the bad loot. Only if the
thieves stole the catalog too, could they
know what they had.
The Eisenhower proclamation is an
appeal to the Nazis to bid for whatever
of reward full restitution may carry.
But it may work the other way. 1t may
persuade the Nazis to burn the loot as
among the final acts of the Junkers' last
attempt to degrade the world to the
depths of German depravity.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
FHA MORTGAGE FUND
REACHES LOW STAGE

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. (UP)-
The federal housing authority has
announced that for the present" it
would cease insuring mortgages on
privately built war housing under
Title VI of the national housing act.
This title provides especially for in
surance of loans on war housing.
Since the preeent insurance au-
thorized Title VI-$1, 700, 900, ,000-is
near exhaustion, FILA said, it has
notified state and district directors
to issue commitments en- cases re-
ceived only through February l
They will continue to process appli-
cations received after the date
without issuing commitments at this
time.
FILA officials emphasized that the
action in no way affects other oper-
aticns and that programs meeting
Title II requirements would be con-
tinued.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
A BILL TO COMBAT
YOUTH DELINQUENCY
Santa Monica Outlook

(Santa Monica Outlook)
The new assemblyman of this district,
Philip NJ Davis, has made an excellent
beginning at Sacramento by introducing,
with Assemblyman Gardiner of Berkeley,
bill which would call parents to account
in cases of Juvenile delinquency.
The Davs-J ohnson bill would make it
mandatory on courts hearing such cases,
TO summon the parents and ask them to
show cause why they should not be made
defendants along with their child when
the child is arrested for delinquency a
second time.
First offenses would not require this
action. But when a second arrest is made.
it usually is evidence of parental neglect
and refusal to exercise proper response
bility. The parents Of such second offend
ers should be brought into court. In a
large maj ority of cases, they are the real
delinquents who have failed in their most
sacred duty.
The effect of having such law on
our statute books should be extremely
salutary, quite apart from the action it
would permit judges to take against de-
lnquent parents. We see no reason why
the Davis-J ohnson bill should not be
passed promptly by the Legislature, and
we congratulate it's sponsors.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
STRIPPING COMMERCE
HEAD OF EXTRA POWERS

Aside from whether or not the former
vice-president, Henry A. Wallace is COM
petent to occupy the important post OF
aSecretary of Commerce in the cabinet.
the upheaval his appointment stirred,
opens consideration of the wisdom OF
loading any cabinet post with the job OF
administering corporations set up as gov
ernment emergency agencies
All this likely will be brought out when
the House debates the George senate
passed bill which aims to leave the secre-
! tary of commerce possessed OF only such
mowers and activities as attached them
selves to that cabinet place prior to the
distribution of activities by the President
under the sweeping acts passed by con-
gress.
Already amendments are ready to be
presented on the floor of the house which
definitely stipulate where the manage
ment of these vast corporations will 60
One of these amendments would order
audits of corporations in which the gov
ernment holds only part of the stock
as we'll as those wholly owned by the
government. 1t is cOntended, too, that
the President in reapportioning the fls-
cal powers held by Jesse Jones as COM
merce secretary, will not be permitted to
make the choice. For instance, under
the George Dill Lne cHleL executive Coulu
leave or reassign the farm loan activity
to the commerce secretary.
1t is apparent that if the full intent OF
the Senate to have separate management
for the various agencies removed from
the commerce department, an act of con-
gress is necessary. In this connection
there is strong tendency toward the
belief that congress should begin whit
Ting down on the emergency powers
granted the chief executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
Family Writes
From Greece

I'VE are alive" was the word re-
ceived by Sam Levant, Ell Centre
cafe man, recently in the first letter
he has received from his family in
Greece in four years.
He has two brothers and a sister
living near Athens and his mother
and three sisters live at Calavrita.
Calavrita was destroyed by the
Germans after they machine
gunned 1000 of the male inhabitants
for resistance shown the Nazi.
Levant's brother said they all had
gene through horrible experiences
while the Germans were burning
and pillaging towns and villages in
withdrawing from the country.
There are shortages of clothing,
shoes and food in Greece now, Le-
wants brother said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
BY RAYMOND LAIR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. CUP)-
The rapidly soaring cost of caring
for American war veterans was il
Illustrated vividly Monday when the
house appropriations committee rec
commended $2,707, ,119,250 for the
veterans administration during the
1916 fiscal year-an increase OF lib
per cent over current expenditures.
The veterans administration was
one of a score of federal agencies
for which the committee voted
grand total of ,8O8,497 in the
Independent offices bill for 1916.
The overall figure was S76,28l, ,221
below the administrations request
and $5,321 ,043,577 less than the same
agencies received for the current
fiscal year which ends June 30.
REASON FOR CUT
The overall cut was possible be-
cause the maritime commission re-
queSted no new funds for ship con-
struction-a $6,766, 100000 item for
the current fiscal year. The govern
ments growing obligations to ex-
service men, however, boosted the
recommended appropriations for the
veterans administration $1,436, ,707,-
1876 higher than the $1,270, ,065
for the current year.
The greatest increases in the vet
Grams program came in these cat
egories:
National service life insurance
from $500,000,00o TO 00U,000,000.
Pensions $5582 252,000 to $l,080,-
l50,0C0.
G.I. Bill of Rights benefits-From
nothing to $295,0O0,0O0
The Veterans Administration also
received $79,339, 1856 for construction
projects to provide 18 new hospitals
and 14,l00 additional beds.
MARITIME BOARD
Concerning the maritime commits
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
FRENCH COAST STRATEGIC
POINTS HELD BY NAILS

With Stalin's armies almost at the
very gates of Berlin and west front forces
preaching the vaunted Siegfried line,
which once passed will leave almost an
open way to the Reich capital, it is one
of the oddities of the war snat large
portion of the French coast still remains
in possession of strong German forces
and which are in position to threaten, If
not hinder free transport of men and
arms to the continent from Britain.
Not all of the Netherlands has been
cleared, nor is Denmark a reoccupied
country. Norway stands much the same
as when Hitler moved in there on his
swing down to the Lowland Countries
and thence into France.
From reliable British army officers
comes the announcement that more than
100000 fully armed and equipped Wehr-
macht forces occupy three vital French
ports including st. Nazaire, La Rochelle
and Gironde all of which lie between the
invasion points and Spain.
There are no signs of these fortified
Germans giving up. On the contrary
they not only offer resistance to attacks,
but are becoming nuisance in sporadic
offensives that cost Allied men and equip
ment.
Just how many of such pockets" still
remain a part of the cleanup OF Ger
many, has not been made known. TINS BY
passing war is one of the peculiaritles
of this global conflict.
In the Pacific war the Japs are scat
tered in more or less strong groups In
scores of sectors from India to Shanghai
and this situation poses one of the inter-
esting as well as important angles OF the
war. What will occur when Berlin sur
renders and Tokyo is wiped off the map?
Short work may and no doubt will be
made of the scattered NaZis from the tip
of Norway to Italy. But in the Pacific
war. will the war be near over when
Japan's homeland surrenders?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
VANDERBILT Warns
Of Jap STRENGTH

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. CUP)-
New and important undertakings
are in the offing in the Pacific, 1t.
Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift, ma
rine corps commandant, said Mon
day.
I'VE still face the great battles of
decision on both sides of the world -
he tcld a luncheon meeting of the
national united service organization.
He repeated the warning made
by many other high military and
naval officials-that the japanese
want TO drag the war out in the
hope Of getting stalemate.
Let us never take their purpose
too lightly" Vandergrift said "They
still have great war-making power
in the Pacific with which to strive
to carry cut their plans. The favors
OF geography are still on their side"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
Death Sentence
Faces Soldier

CAMP ROBERTS, CAL, Feb. 5.
(UP)-Private Henry Weber, 27-
year-old soldier stationed at Camp
Roberts, was being held at the camp
guardhouse Monday pending final
review of a general court-martial
sentence ordering him hanged for
violation of the Gath article of war.
According to Captain john john
1on, camp public relations officer,
the 64th article of war includes as
saulting and wilfully disobeying a
superior officer. Weber is said to
have refused to drill with his squad
on orders of Captain Carl Wocten.
Nothing can be done about a re-
view of the sentence, however until
Weber's records arrive" Johnson
said THAT may be Monday"
Only authorities who may review
the order is the commanding Off
Ger of the camp with general court
martial jurisdiction, or the war de-
partment.
Weber's home is believed to be in
Portland, Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
Veterans Aid
Funds Mount

sion. the committee said it was esti-
mated that fumes and contract
authority already available would
be sufficient for the shipbuilding
program now contemplated by the
Joint chiefs of staff.
The maritime commission since
1897 has been provided with $l5,-
741,0l0,000 in appropriations and
$16,926, ,650,0c0 in contact authoriza-
tions, the committee said, an6 by
the end of the 1916 fiscal year will
have unobligated contract author
ity of $1,167 $50, 900 and a cash bal
ance of $1,629,650 COO.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-05
FREED YANK SOLDIERS
AWAIT BONANZA PAY

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 5. CUP)-
American prisoners rescued from a
Japanese prison camp on Luzon
last week are due for one bonanza
OF pay day.
Army service forces here said they
eatimated that the lowliest private
III the group will get around $3.50
IN back pay, while majcr in the
freed contingent is entitled to a
minimum of $15,360.