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The Durant news., 1945-02-15

ding is out.
But if Nazi-cuddiing is out for Gl
Joe how about vutting Nazi off limits
for everyone else too? How about let
ting the German men, women and kids
know that their support of Hitler and
his crowd, their racial and religious
intolerance, their aggressions through
out the world, don't make US love them
to the point of treating them so much
better than our own boys who are being
killed by Maxi guns and grenades?
How about carrying out the true
spirit of General Ike's proclamation
that Eve come as conquerors"-and not
as over-friendly saps?
We're not for copying the Nazis.
We're not for budging an inch from the
| Geneva Convention. We are not fol
bombing or machine-gunning civilians
We're not for concentration camps
| Nazi-style. We're not for kicking a
round babies, pregnant women, the aged
and sick. We're not for being rough
| aggressive, insolent or overbearing.
| We are for making the Germans real
ize what it's like to be on the other enc
Of a total war We are for letting then
taste the misery their kind of war has
caused others. We are for starting the
process of German re-education righ
now-in Aachen. in Cologne, in every
other German city until we meet VI
with the Russians coming the othe
way.
We're for cuddling Nazis less.
We're for cuddling CT Joe more.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
Current Comment
BY HENRY WILLIE

Excessive Bird Hunting this seasoI
has thinned out the Quail supply mucl
more than usual, according to Gam
Warden Warmers estimate which is il
agreement with the views Of most o.
the conservative hunters. One hunter
who should know better, was heard te
remark that he "would kill every bird
in covey IL he could" and his actions
confirmed his talk. Even chumr
less you have hens and it does look
like any man with sense enough to be
trusted with shot gun would have
sense enough to leave "seed birds"-kill
| in moderation.
The Biological Survey Bureau is try.
ing to find what became Of the 35, 900, ,00O
wild ducks (estimated) fewer than the
l40,000,000 (estimated) that left the
breeding grounds and didn't show up
on the winter feeding ground. With
more expected hereabout than ever be-
fore fewer ducks arrived even though
we had water earlier and plenty of
feed. However the same comment ap-
with the possible exception of doves.
There were fewer Robins hereabout
than ever before. There are fewer
White Throat Sparrows along the hedge
row than we have ever had. One pair
Of Cardinals were we have usually had
several. Jorees and even Brown Thrash
ers are scarce. In short, for some reason
not yet apparent even to the experts,
the bird movement has been much
smaller than usual.
An Egregious Error in this column
last week. "and so forth" was written
e etc.. OF course even primary pupils
know better and how it got by the writ
understanding.
Astonishing! The young boy with an
arm full Of bundles for whom a store
door was held open, paused when he
got through, turned and said distinctly,
"Thank you'll" He could have just num-
bled "Awrite" or said nothing at all
in according with custom.
The Members Of the Ku Klux klan
were never "Kutthroats" but were an
organization of the best Southerners
practically all ex-Confederate soldiers,
banded together for necessary self de-
fense after 1865. 1t had to be secret be-
cause Federal soldiers were camped in
nearly every county-in many cases
negro soldiers under Yankee officers.
The civil officers were carpetbagers and
their negro dupes. Men dared not lave
their women folks alone after nightfall.
nor even during the day in the country.
Flagrant cases Of misdoing had to be
handled, and promptly, outside the con-
fines of carpet-bag rules. Naturally it
had to be done under cover of darkness
and by oath bound men Of unlimited
courage. As soon as the need was served
the Klan disbanded. So strong was the
oath of secrecy that even now none of
the old members will admit having been
Ku Klux. The term "Cutthroats" was
applied by New England, and other,
Yankees who were unable to put the
"bottom rail on top" and were extreme
ly exasperated at the failure. No text
book applying infamous terms to the
members of the Klan as organized just
after the Civil War should be allowed
in schools of the South. So, there never
were any "Klu- u-Klux- -Kutthroats' only
Ku Klux Klansmen, young men brave
to recklessness, keen patriots.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15

Mrs. Byrd Jones and Mrs. Irene Coz
made business trip to Yazoo City
Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10

Seventy thousand dollars has just been sent by American ProtestaltS to provide temporary shelters in especially devastated areas of France from which the work of the churches there can go forward. This announcement was made today by Rev. Robbins W. Barstow, D.D., exe- cutive director of the Commission for World Council Service, through which the money was sent to the Re- construction Department of the World Council of Churches In Geneva, Switzerland.
 A recent cable from Geneva gave the information that 20 prefabricat- ed barracks were available for pur- chase there, together with facilities for shipment into France. Realiz- ing the great boon these would be to communities in which all churches and other public buildings as well as a great majority of the homes stand in ruins, the commission im- mediately cabled money for the pur- chase. The buildings will be sent in sections to districts which in the opinion of the reconstruction de- partment of the World Council of Churches in Geneva are in most des- perate need of such a shelter.
 They will serve not only as places of community worship, but will also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
RECRUITING PLAN
 GAINING FAVOR
Both Major Union Organ. izatiOns Approve of VOl-
 unteer Spirit

A.F.L. and C.1.O. members of the WIPE brass mill labor advisory com- mittee will endorse the Pass-The- Ammunition drive for recruiting labor 1t has been announced by John J. Mankowski, district board mem- Der of the Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union, CI.O.
 Efforts of the special manpower drive aided substantially in effect ing per cent increase of total shipping from ABC plants in Feb ruary over January, the union spokesman stated. Under the pro- gram, a sufficient number of men have volunteered for overtime, av- eraging about hours day, to war rant the adoption of a seven-day schedule in ABC casting shops where urgently needed ammunition brass is produced In one week workers who signed overtime pledges con- tributed 39,922 hours of extra pro- duction, the equivalent of BIO men working on 48-hour shifts.
 Other members of the labor ad- visory committee from this area are John Porcu, union international representative. Ansonia; and Rob- ert L. WalkinShaw, international representative, Waterbury. Pur- pose of the committee is to aid brass mills in meeting needs of the ex- banded ammunition program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
BLISS ASSIGNED
 TECHNICAL CLASS
Local Youth Given Special Assignment By Naval
 Authorities

Arthur Dean Bliss, of 50 Ran dolph avenue, was among the 28 young men from this state recently recalled from inactive duty by the Navy Recruiting station in New Haven and transferred to a Navy Technical school. Arthur had en- listed as a seaman first class after passing the Nays eddy test for prospective radio technicians and was placed on inactive duty pend- ing completion of his school semes- ter.
 Chief Specialist Brougham of the Navy Recruiting station in Water bury states that the policy under which he enlisted is still in effect and that any young man l7 years old who can pass the Eddy test may be enlisted as a seaman first class and placed on inactive duty to com- plete the final semester of his sen for year of high school or his cur rent semester in college. Upon com pletion of this semester he will be recalled and transferred to a Navy Technical school for 10 months course in radar valued at 5000. After graduating from this school as a second class petty officer he will take up his duties in this field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Struggle Is Still Raging
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(Continued from Page D 446 of the outlets to these caves with practically no loss to them selves while the enemy's loss is es- timated at several thousand men"
 The communique revealed that the Americans had captured Sever- al launching devices from which the Japanese have been hurling eight-inch rockets into the U. s. lines. The rockets, charged with picric acid, are fired three at a time and have a range up to five miles. While the weapon admit tedly was powerful, its accuracy was doubtful.
 Elements of the llth airborne division continued their drive east ward through Batangas province ard gained control of the highway between Lake Taal and Balayan Bay. The troops took both ends of the road at San Nicolas on the south shore of Lake Taal and the town of Taal on the north shore of Balayan Bay.
 Tn northern Luzon, 18th division units in a wide flanking drive from Caraglan cut the main highway at Putlan, five miles south of Balete Pass leading into the Cagayan Valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
IS Miles Of Tokyo
 Ablaze After Raid
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spread of fires-but the area was so thoroughly saturated that nearly every building within the l5-square -mile area hit probably was de- stroyed or damaged.
 Greatest Show On Earth
 Tt was the greatest show on earth, and the damnedest thing l ever saw" rover said Areas be- low me literally were sea of flame. We did 50 times more dam age than on Feb. %, when we burned out 240 city blocks"
 Maj Gen. Curtis E. Le May, com- mander O. the 2lst bomber com- mand, said the operation was very much the most successful to date.
 However, we must await photo- graphs for final determinations, he said Plight reports indicat- ed excellent results"
 The superfortresses took off for the first announced time from Guam, as well as the other Amer ican-held islands in the Marianas, Tintian and Saipan.
 Approximately $500 officers and men made up the crews and the observers who participated in the raid. Their planes took off from the Marianas airstrips at the rate of better than two planes a minute for more than an hour.
 The Japanese sought to belittle the raid. An imperial headquar- trs communique said only about l30 B-29s participated, of which l5 had been shot down and about 5O damaged.
 Due to the blind bombing of the enemy planes" the communique said, fires were started at various points throughout tn city. How ever, the fire at the bureau of i'm perial news (stables) of the imperial houshold ministry was extingulshed at 2:35 a. m., while the fires at oth- CT points were extinguished at about 8 a. m."
 Experienced observers said. how ever, that 1t was much more likely that fires still were raging out oi control at mid-day today and some would not be extinguished for more than 24 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10

effect unless it were stipulated or otherwise brought before the court
 Attorney J. Warren Upson, who represents Attorney Whalen, claimed the court order for weekly payments of $i0 did not require cash pay ment. He claimed the settlement of the property before the divorce action offset necessity by the de. fendant 10 pay the sums required in the court order.
 Judge McEvoy's memorandum on the demurrer in effect rules out the pleadings regarding the property settlement, and the Meriden de- fendant will have to i'll other plead- ings if his defense is to continue.
 The civil action. in which dam- ages of $60OO are claimed. was in- stituted by Mrs. Ennis in behalf Of the adopted child. Thomas Goss Whalen, against the Meriden lawyer and also against James H. Darcey of Cheshire. as trustee for the Meri- den man under the will of Thomas J. Whalen.
 The plaintiff seeks payment of the debt from a "Spendthrift Fund set up for Attnorey Whalen in the will of his late father Darcey is named in the suit as trustee Of the fund.
 Judgment in the divorce action was returned Jan. 3. 1886. and the order for the weekly payments was made at the same time. Judge Mo- Evoy in his memorandum states, "It does not appear. nor it is al- ltged that. in the judgment upon which this action is brought. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
8,4S5 Gasoline Ration Coupons Reported Stolen

Police are searching for a man. about 55 years of age, who lt ls believed walked out of the ration board office in the Mattatuck Hls- tOrlcal society building on West Main street with B,l05 B and c gasoline coupons, worth 42,426 gallons, Chief Inspector Joseph R. Bender said this morning.
 The theft was discovered by . volunteer clerk, Mrs. James Sul. livan, shortly bsfOre 1 o'clock. She told Detective George McElllgott that she was busy with two appli- cants, when a third man, believed to have been the thief, entered the cubicle, Ostenslbly seeking . supplemental gasoline ration.
 She continued with what she was doing, she said, and when . question arose on the application she was handling, she left the desk to check the file across the room. When she returned, two cartons of coupons from a desk near the front of the office, and the third man were missing.
 He was described as about 55 years old, wearing Q dark overcOat and a brown hat.
 All the missing coupons bore serial numbers, Aaron Paur, office manager, stated. The missing B coupons ran consecutively from O2475207 to $248O0OO and the c coupons from 49313OS to 49350OO, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Two Skirmish 20 Days Old
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Continued from Page D perately resisting Japanese, who were being pushed into the eastern corner of Two.
 The Fourth Division, on the east coast, was meeting the toughest re- sistance in frontal drive from the south against the Main enemy poe ket, but was hacking out limited gains.
 The Japanese launched a large scale attempt to infiltrate the Fourth Divisions lines with heavy mortar and snipcr fire support Thursday night, but ran into a stone fall defense A total of 564 enemy troops were killed, the com mlnique said.
 The Fifth Division, moving around the northwest coast, also was advarcing.
 The general advance continued yesterday. Gains of several hun- dred yards were marked up as the Third Division pushed to the north- east beaches, splitting the Japanese into two pockets.
 A vicious hail of small arms fire was thrown against the Marines as they pressed forward all along the line against the Japanese doggedly holding out in pillboxes and steep creviceS.
 Heavy artillery fire plastered the Japanese positions before the h. fantry attack Army Fighters flying from the southern Two airfield joined carrier planes in providing close support for the troops and fleet units continued to shell the enemy.
 A small group of Japanese planes approached Two early Friday, but retired without attacking, the com munique said.
 Meanwhile, other U. s. planes con- tinued to strike at Chichi Island Ill the Bonins, north of Two. the islano was hit both Thursday and Friday in support Of the Two operations;
 Navy search privateers of lleel driving two bombed runways and other installations on Wake Island Friday, and attacks on KuSaie ana Ponape in the eastern Carolines and on the Palaus were carried ou' Thursday and Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10

Continued from Page D cruelty him." Bronner added. T don't believe they understood that he did not intend to Dc the victim"
 Walscher. however, would admit nothing. Several times during the questioning he was on the verge Of an admission, police said. then he would change his mind
 Police Capt. Patrick O'COnnell said that once during the questioning Walscher asked him If a person Is caught. would anything be done to him?"
 Walscher said he did not resist the mer who crucified him. Said he un- derstood the experience would be painless. He said the men first bound him to the cross. then nailed his hands to the crossbar before flashing the cross to the steel beams beneath the elevated.
 The nails were driven through his hands in such a manner that no blood was drawn. The nail through the left hand was driven between the tendons of the second and third finger and the one in the right was driven through the flesh just behind the third knuckle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
CITATION GIVEN
 10 LOCAL TROOPS
Gallant Stand on Mount Battaglia Wins Official
 Army Recognition

With The Fifth Army, Italy-Ten soldiers from this district - recent ly were awarded the blue and gold badge signifying membership in the 35Oth Battle Mountain" Regiments 2nd Battalion, which received Dts- tinguished Unit Citation for its gall lant stand on Mount Battaglia.
 Seven men from Waterbury re- ceived the award. including Pfc. John P. Napomiceno. mortar gunner. 2G8 South Elm street; Cpl. Armand Provancher, cook, 57 Railroad Hill street; Pfc. Charles Haddad, rifle man, 464 South Main street: Pfc. Antonio A. Marcello. aid man, 52 Pend street; Pfc. Clifford R. Stewart bUgler, 27 Peach street: S-Sgt. Pas quale L. Zurlo, platoon sergeant. 1854 Bank street. and 7fc. Albert M. O'Brien. messenger. 482 West Main street. Also in the group were S-Sgt. Benjamin P. McOmber. squad lead- CT. Sylvan Lake road, Oakville Sgt. Rober P. Milot, communication ser- geant, 20 Pythian avenue, Water town, and Cpl. Thomas c. Sander son. aid man, l9 Marine street, Thomaston.
 The citation read in part:
 Assigned the mission of seizing and holding strategic Mount Batta- glia. the battalion clung tenacious ly to its positions on the objective for several days. despite the count less counterattacks by powerful forces and heavy artillery concen- trations.
 Although every route of ap- proach to their precarious positions was interdicted by enemy fire, the battalion evacuated the wounded and supplies were brought through. On several occasions. when the am- munition supply became dangerous ly low, some members Of the battai- ion resorted to throwing rocks at the oncoming enemy. Every attack was repulsed and the position WIS successfully held by the battalion. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
$7O,OOO Forwarded
 Churches In France
American PrOtestants Raise Money to Provide Tem'
 pOrary Shelters in Devastated Areas

house facilities for welfare projects, such as distribution of relief sup- piles, rehabilitation training classes, bureaus for relocating missing inc dividuals, and the many other proj- ects in which the church of reviv. ing Europe finds itself involved. Tn the evenings the shelters will be available for concerts, lectures, dis cussion groups.
 "In a town where the majority of the houses are in ruins, and thou sands of people are camping in the cold, damp wreckage of their for- mer homes," says Dr. Barstow, "the church can perform a worthy serv- ice by just supplying a dry warm foyer, where they can come to- gether for comfort and warmth and to talk together about their mutual problems and how they are to solve them. But the service that the churches are rendering in the strick- en communities goes far beyond this. Through the long years of occupa- ton they have shown a spirit of courageous opposition to Nazi phil- osophy and methods, and have often furnished active leadership to the underground program. The people trust them and are looking to them as never before in modern times, for leadership. If we can strengthen their hands for the task, the churches of Europe will stand very close to the center of the new civil i2ation that is taking shape in Eu- rope and will have a vital influence in determining the nature of our post-war world"
 Ten of the structures have been especially designated for the use of CrMADE (Comite Intermouvements Aupres des Evacues) a French in- terdernominational youth organiza- tion which arose during the war to minister to the inmates of the con- centration camps. With the backing of the French Protestant Federation. they saved the lives of many individ- uals by bringing them safely to the borders of Switzerland. The CIMADH organization is now carrying on a definite program of evangelism in addition to helping restore the mo- rale and provide physical relief for the returning evacuees and all whose lives have been frustrated and Shattered by the ravages of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10

shu Island.
 The Marunouchi Telephone Ex- change with thousands of lines and automatic equipment may have been damaged. Also bordering the target area were the important Ma runouchi and Ginza business and commercial areas.
 Thousands, perhaps tens of thou sands of war workers homes lay within the area marked for deStruc- tion. Apart from those killed, the evacuation of the survivors was ex- pected to have 8 serious effect on employment in the war factories.
 There will be lot of cold. shel- terlesS people in Tokyo tonight, said Major Robert Irwin of Esther ville Iowa, a unit commander. The city was burning to beat hell" Irwin flew over Tokyo a1ou; midway in the raid and found the area assigned his unit burning Sc furiously that he moved to another area.
 "Tokyo was lit up like a football field at a nig-lt game" he said Smoke was pouring up to 2000 to 1000 feet. Fires were spreading fast
 Brig. Gen. Thomas Power, com mander of the Guam-baSed raid CTS, spent two hours shuttling over the capital charting the progress of the fires. He said the flames were burning so furiously he doubt. ed that fire equipment could b' brought in.
 The target area was laced witr fire breaks-wide, straight boule. yards designed to prevent tht
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
PRIVATE MISKY WAR CASUALTY
Former Local Resident Re. ported Killed in Action
 on February 27

Private First Glass David Mlsky, son of Mir. and Mrs. Nathan Mlsky of IA Willow street, was killed in action in Germany Feb. 27, accord- ing to word received here. The dis- closure was made by the War De- partment in telegram to the sol- dier's wife, who lives with their one-year-old son in New Haven.
 In the service year, Private First Glass Misky was sent overseas six months ago. He is graduate of Crosby High school, and attended the University of Alabama and New York University. He operated a gro- cery store in this city, and prior to entering the service he was em- ployed at store in New Britain.
 Survivors include brother, Cor poral Abraham Misky, who was sent overseas a week ago, and sis- ter, Mrs. Freda Romano, of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10

Some time ago New Haven got itself all stirred up over the pen. sion situation among It's municip- al employes, an actuarial survey revealing much the same situation as exists here In Waterbury. Mayor John Murphy had a lot to cay about not saddling too exces- eive pension costs on the taxpay- CTS. The New Haven Journal Courier passed along this bit of advice, which Is quite pertinent to the local situation: "FOr the long pull, two suggest. 'ns: W funding the accrued liability on an actuarial basis may not be neces- sary. This procedure Is necessary for private funds, which may need to be terminated and must always be actuarially sound. A municipality with taxing powers is in . different case. There are eminent students of this problem who consider that for a govern ment unit, . moderate 'cushlOning fund to meet emergencies and to take up slack is all that is re- quired. provided, that annual costs are actuarially figured on an av- craze, that is. a long pull basis; @ the pension problem of the city should be approached as a whole, not piecemeal. The pending hill may be desirable as immediate correction of the worst defects -. but . competent. study of the five existing retirement plans should be made with view of de- veloping a unified plan which will afford adequate protection to em- ployes within reasonable limits for public expenditure"