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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

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glavno gasilo Osvobodilne fronte Knetki Glas name
njen kmetovacem in poljedecem. lena Danes" ki je
glaslo Narodne osvobodilne vojske Slovene mnog
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haja tudiv Ameriko ia niti nj opazti kake kom
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27
Cleveland Orchestra In
RachInaninoff PROGRAM

I DR.. Frank Black, conductor of
the NBC Symphony Orchestra,
will lead The Cleveland Orches-
ira in a Rachmaninoff program
at the symphony concerts on
Thursday and Saturday eve
nings, March / and 8. The dis
tinguished d Russian pianist, si-
mon Barere, will be the soloist.
Simon Barere, who viii make
his debut at these concerts, has
won considerable attention for
his performances Of the piano
concertos Of Rachmaninoff and
Tchaikovsky. The pianist was
born IN Odessa and is a graduate
OF the Leningrad Conservatory
where, at the age Of ~, be won
the much coveted Rubinstein
Prize.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

| Iprise1 ta "ugodni' trenutek "a
napad ma okupatorja DO padcue
Mussolinijevega rezima. In res
beremo v s. stevilki obveseeva1-
mega organa ''Notiziario Politi-
co Militare', XII 10 je izdalo po-
veljstvo II. italijanske armade
lkot strogo poverljiv document
is. augusta 1943 (dokument i
ma oznaebo IA. divizije "Ison-
zo":: No. 08/4646) informacijo
| o cetnikih: "Cetniki so absolut-
no prepricani o nasi definitivni
kapitulaciji in Mihajlovicevo
cetnisko poveljstvo je izdalo
vsem formacijam toena pove-
liza, maj Sc priblizajo nasim po-
sadkam in maj jlh napadejo, da
Sc polaste nasega orozja, kjer-
koli ga ne bi bilo mogoee dobi-
ii po sporazumih". Torej tako,
kakor smo videli, da Sc je do.
gajalo tudi " slovenski bell gar
di. Saj so bill itak povezani med
:seboj preko izdajalskega ma
jorja Novaka in duhovnika So
larja. - In kaRo so cetniki "
doslem "ugodnem" trenutku u
bogali Mihajlovicevo povelje?
Te nam pove imenovano ita-
lijansko uradno porocilo samo
nekoliko dale: "Krajevni Get
niski poglavarji so nam izja-
viii, da noeejo izvrsiti povelja
osrednje eetniske komande =.
In res, eeprav je ze vec kot
deset dni, odkar je tidal Mihaj-.
lovic povelje, MISC cetniki izvr-
Sill proti nam nobenega sovraz-
mega dejanja".
Torej tudi to prav tako, ka-
kor pri slovenski bell gardi. Tu-
di general Mihajlovie je odlo-
Gil svojo kvizlinskos politiko
sodelovanja eetnike "a izdajal-
ce, XII so potem v "ugodnem"
trenutku izdali tudi mega sa-
mega.
Toda Draza Mihajlovic Sc iz
tega trenutka nj naucil nicesar,
ampak je svoji kvizlinski po-
htiki vztrajal toliko casa, da
mu je zaeelo goreti pod noga-
mi in je prav v zadnjem hipu
pobegnil po. zraku v Italijo.
Svojo kozo je sicer resil, toda
" nesreei je pustil zapeljance,
XII ne vidijo nobenega drugega
lzhoda kot da sc umikajo o.
kupatorjen, dokler Sc bodo j.
nell kan: kajti v svoji propa-
losti nimajo vec moralne moci,
da hi Sc odtrgali cd zloeinske
tovarisije in zato cello mic vee
ne cakajo ma "ugodni'' trenu-
TEX.
Osvobodilna borba nam ie
dala veliko zgodovinsko spo-
znanje, XII bi ga ne smell poza-
biti noben narod, XII noce pro-
pasti in izginiti: Nj res, da bi
dober namen posveceval tudi
slaba sredstva; nj res, da je
lahko politika tudi umazana in
memoranda, le da ina dober
koneen namen; zlasti pa Sc, ko
gre "a velika vprasanja narod-
mega obstoja, je samo pot re-
sitve, pot brezkompromisne od-
krite in postene borbe, XII je e.
dina varna in castna pot v svo-
bodo. 81.
1..~.. Ivo Pirkovie.
/
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

(Ponatis il "Glasa Naroda")

niki. Zanimalo me je vprasanje,
koliko sta imela Kuhar in Snoj
uspeha s svojo propaganda
akcijo m e d slovenskimi belo-
|gardisti, oziroma ''svabobran-
ci", kot pri mas ljudje obicajno
imenujejo te narodne zgubljen-
ce. Pa so povedali tovarisi, da
so bill Kuharjevi govori glas
lvpijoeega v puscavi in da SO tu-
di Snojeva prizadevanja -brez u
speha. Nasprotno, belogardisti
SO Kuharja v svoji propaganda
silovito napadli.
| TO sem pravzaprav pricako-
val ma podlagi prejsnjih izku-
SEM. TAX razvoj dogodkov sem
ze sredi poletja napovedoval v
nekem pismu urednistvu nase-
| ga partizanskega "Slovenskega
porocevalca", pa mi tedaj tova-
ris urednik nj hotel verjeti.
Vendar je bila stvar cisto jas
ma "a omega, XII je incl ze pre-
je odprte oei zato, kar Sc je
dogajalo v Sloveniji. Ameriski
Slovenci so dalec cd domovine
in najbrze niste mnogo pouce-
nj o resnici nase narodno-osvo-
bodilne borbe, in zato mislim,
da vas DO zanimalo, &c vam ma
pisem nekaj o tenn.
Danasnja borba nam je da-
Ia silen nauk, XII ga mas narod
ne DO smell nikoli vec pozabiti.
Kako je mogoce, da so DIR. Ku-
har in drugi, XII SO il Londona
vzgojili in vodili belogardistic-
nj pokret, nasproti temu po-
kretu naenkrat brez moci? Ka-
ko, da belogardisti Gez noe mic
vec ne poslusajo svojih vodite-
ljev, ampak nasprotno, jih v
svojih letakih Sc grdo napa-
dajo?
Govoril sem bivsimi belo-
gardisti, XII so jih nasi zajeli
Sc v veliki bitki ma Suhorju
(28. novembra 1912, kjer je
bill unieen tretji belogardisticni
battalion, in drugod, in XII SO
danes prav odlicni borci "a svo-
bodo. Povedali so mi, da so Jim
njihovi politieni in vojaski vo-
ditelji spocetka govorili, da mo-
rajo v svojem srcu okupatorja
sovraziti, kajti da nimajo ma
mena S sovraznikom trajno So
delovatl, ampak dobiti lie ME
govo orozje, ko bo pa prisel
pravi cas-, da bodo z orozjem u
darili po sovrazniku domovine.
- Tako so racunali, da bodo oh
koncu oprali svojo sramoto, in
da bodo veljali po vrhu Sc "a
junake in osvoboditelje domo-
vine.
Poleg tega SO imeli belogardi-
sti seveda Sc skirt namen,, O.
kupatorjevo pomocjo ohraniti
voditeljstvo starim politikom,
XII Sc jim je yes narod uprl pr
vic tedaj, ko Sc ma njihov ukaz
OBJ izbruhu vojne nj hotel bori-
ii, in drugic, ko je po njiho-
vem pobegu zgrabil "a orozje
tedai ko So tt voditelji prepo-
vedovali in iukazali cakati. u
porni narod, Xxi je zacel v mno-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

Urednistvu "Glasa Naroda":
Prilagam vam prispevek "a vas
list, ker upam, da bo vase bral-
ce zanimalo brati kaj vee o slo-
venskem narodno -osvobodilnem
gibanju. &c bonn utegnil, bonn
postal kasneje Sc kaj. Slovenija
je bila do novejsega casa skoro
odrezana cd sveta in nismo sko-
70 mic zvedei, o ameriskih Slo-
vencih pa Sc cello ne. Imamo
krasne nacrte "a obnovo svoje
domovine, XII jo bono dvignili
ma tako visino, O kakrsni 81 nj
smo preje niti sanjati upai. ze-
leli bi, da Sc tudi ameriski Slo-
venci zanimajo vec "a stare
domovino in da bi prisli tudi
pomagati obnavljati jo. Sal u
pamo, da bono lahko donna u
stvarili "a vse izseljence Ame-
riko. Rabbi bono izobrazencev
in delavcev pri velikem delu, XII
mas eaka. - O ameriskih Slo-
vencih sem postal v domovino
nekaj poroeil IL vasega lista, XII
mi je prisel slueajno v roke. -
Hvalezen bi 'vam bill, &c poizve-
ste kratko notice naslov dru-
zine Kusljan, "a katero prila-
gam pismo.
Tovariske pozdrave!
Ivo Pirkovic,
Pri Komandi NOW
Bari, Italia.
Pogubnost kvizlinske politike
sodelovanja.
Juzna Italia,
v januarju, 1915.
Odpravljal sem Sc, da odle-
tim IL Belle krajine v JUNO l.
talijo, in sem tovarisi Sc po-
slusal zadnja radijska poroci-
la IL Londona. Kar spogledali
smo Sc, ko je povedal napove-
dovalec, da pride pred mikro-
fon dr.. Kuhar, katerem ze nj
smo dolgo mic slisali. DR.. Ku-
har mas je presenetil, ko je S
svojim govorom tokrat prav
tako odlocno obsodil belogardi-
zem, kakor je preje obsojal yea
sih osvobodilno gibanje. Prese-
netil mas je tudi z napovedjo,
da DO Snoj tvegal svoje zivlje-
ME (vsi smo Sc tedaj cd srca
zasmejali) in da DO prisel il
Londona Slovenijo z nalogo
spreobracati b eloga r d iste z
nemskofasisticne poti ma pot
narodno osvobodilnega gibanja.
"Jutri bodo imeli belogardi-
sti v nemskih postojankah le-
take Kuharjevim govorom re
v rokah", je povedal tovaris To-
ne j., XII je incl take stvari ma
skrbi.
Bilo je to 8. septembra. Po-
tenn je dr.. Kuhar Sc dvakrat 60
voril, vendar ga nisem mic vec
slisal, ker sem medtem ze od-
potoval. Bila je grda jesen, ka-
krsne ljudje ze dolgo ne pomni-
jo in zavezniska letala MISC mo-
gla pristajati ma zasilnih slo-
venskih partizanskih letaliseih.
Tako smo ostali v juzni Italiji
brez poste in porocil il domo-
vine vse tia do Bozica, ko SO
prileteli spet prvi slovenski pot
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

Acah odhajati v gozdove, so
Ihotel propali poitiki Z okupa-
torjevo pomocjo spraviti ma ko-
lena, po okupatorjevem porazu
pa Sc vrniti na svoja voditelj-
ska nnesta.
Ia nacrt. je bill narejen v ju-
goslovanskih politiGnih krogih
v Londonu, cd koder so dr.. Ku-
har in njegovi ljudje govorili
Slovencem, maj Sc ne bore, am
pax maj eakajo njihovega po-
velja. In belogardisti so cakali
po laskih fasisticnih kasarnah.
Pa ne dolgo, ker jih je fasistic-
nj okupator pognal v borbo pro-
ii narodno-osvobo bodilnemu po-
kretu, XII Sc je preteee siril po
mestih, vaseh in gozdovih.
Samo ma nekaj SO belogar-
disticni voditelji pozabili: da
jim bo njihov pristas v druzbi
okupatorja in v borbi ma stra-
nj fasistov neizobigno moralno
propadel in jih DO kot moralni
pokvarjenec v najbolj kritic-
nem trenutku, v tistem trenut-
ku, ko bo dal dr.. Kuhar il Lon
dona povelje "a napad, pustil
kratko in malo ma cediM. Kako
81 je megoee domisljati, da bo
belogardist res napadel okupa-
torja, &c je MIN preje re ne
kaj let sodeloval.>
| Teden dni pred kapitulacijo
Italije smo v Novem mestu I'VE
deli, da so naredili belogardi-
stieni voditelji podroben naert,
kako bodo Oh italijanski kapi-
! tulaciji - to jew tistem tre-
nutku, o katerem so belogar-
distieni voditelji govorili da je
treba z borbo mani cakati -
prevzeli oblast v mestu, razoro-
zili Italijane, zasedli utrdbe,
potem pa zaeeli S splosno mo-
bilizacijo it'd In kaj Sc je zgo-
}dilo v resnici?
Ko je prisel 8. septembra
polom, so izdali bell voditelji
proglas,, da spreyzemajo oblast
in da bodo kaznovai s smrtjo
vsako podpiranje partizanov.
Toda v Novem mestu tedaj nj
nihce utegnil brati belogardi-
stienih proglasov - in cato da-
nes v Novem mestu sploh ma
10 kdo We "a ia "zgodovinski'
proglas - kajti mescani so ma
vduseno sprejemali partizane,
XII so vkorakali v mesto z ma
menom, da razoroze Italijane
in prevzamejo vojni plen; belo-
gardisti sami pa sc tudi MISC
brigali "a poklice svojih vodi-
teljev in so Sc odpravljali sku-
paj z Italijani ma trnjevo pot
IL mesta.. v Kandiji so Sc zbra-
Ii Italijani, XII SO jim partizani
dobrohotno pustili Sc nekaj
pusk (prinesi jih itak MISC da-
lee, ker SO jih spotoma parti-
zanske patrole, civilisti, in cello
navduseni deeki razorozevali)
Razorozenim Italijanom sta sc
pridruzila ciganska rodova HUI
dorovicev in Brajdicev, XII so
sluzili Italijanom "a volume in
so Sc cato bali ostati, in nekaj
domaeih vohunk in osobje ita.
lijanske vojaske JAYNE hise il
Kandije. Tel pisani druzbi SO
Sc pridruzili Sc belogardisti,. Xxi
SO mimo hise, kjer sem teda.
bival, peli: "Hej Slovani !. :.
crna zemlja maj pogrezne mega
kdor opada'', ter vzklikali kra.
|lju Petru. Toda re nekje pri
Toplicah SO zapustili umikajoce
Sc Italijane ter SO po velikem
ovinku krenili ma nemsko ,stran
kjer SO nekaj tednov kasneje ze
v nernskih kasarnah v Kosta.
|njevici vzklikali Otonu Habs-
burskemu Ito je bila najbrz
nemska igra z naivnimi belo.
gardisti!) ter sirili med prepla.
senim narodom propaganda "a
i ~k,,4 awe AxycA .,s;o nv IL ~ sss.1
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-27

Esti, ki jim je uspelo Y prvi zmes-
njavi pobegniti k novim gospo-
darjem - Nemcem. Tadi GO
spodje v Londonu bi Sc morali
vprasati, kako da je njihova
vojska v kriticnem trenutku od-
povedala in nj napadla sovraz-
nika. Sedaj je postalo vsemu
svetu namah jasno, da so bill
tisti naerti londonskih gospo.
dov o cakanju ma ''ugodni'' tre
nutek in o sodelovanju 2 oku-
patorjem usodna zabloda, hkra-
ii pa tudi teak zlocin mad ma
rodom, ker so po tel poti vodi-
Ii d o bro ljudstvo v moralno
propadanje in v zlocinsko bra
tomorno vojno, il katere "a.
peljani pokvarjenci ne morejo
mic vec najti poti nazaj.
DR.. Kuhar je duhovnik in Sc
je tovarisi zavedal, kaj so
storili in SO zato poizkusali svoj
zlocin mad narodom popraviti.
Pa je bio prekasno! Vojska,
XII so jo vzgajali "a izdajalce,
Jh je izdala. To je res tezka od-
govornost pred sodbo zgodovi-
ne.
Sedaj bono tudi mnogo Ia
zje razumei, kako je mogo6e,
da Sc dogaja, da kljub Titovim
amnestijam bezia toliko poraze-
nih cetnikov z Nemci v brezup-
no pogubo. Tudi Mihajlovic je
racunal, da Sc DO prespekuliral
skozi vojno, da bo 2 okupator-
jevo pomocjo ukrotil svobodo-
zeljni uporni narod in da bo po-
stal v "ugodnem'' trenutku po-
ceni junak in zmagovalec. Zato
je tudi on nastopil zlocinsko
pot narodnega zavajalca in pot
kvizlinske politike.
Pc svetu je razsirjeno mne-
ME, da Mihajlovic sam nj skle-
pal sporazumov z Nemci, ana
pax da so zasli ma kvizlinsko
pot sodelovanja samo nekate-
ri neodgovorni njegovi podreje-
nj poveljniki. To mnenje je raz-
sirjeno zlasti ma Angleskem.
Vendar pa nj tako! 49,.
Nobenega dvoma gleds tega
pa ne more biti, &c navedemo
document, XII ga je Narodno O.
svobodilna vojska zaplenila raz-
orozeni Il. italijanski pesadij-
ski diviziji "1sonzo" v jeseni le-
ta 1913 v Novem mestu. Gre
"a januarsko meseeno porocilo
obveseevalne sluzbe itaijanske
II. arnade, XII je imela svoj Sc
dez poveljstva ma Reki in XII j
je poveljeval fasisticni krvnik
Slovencev, armadni general Ma.
rio Roatta, XII je vpisan. v jugo-
slovanskem seznamu vojnih zlo-
cincev. omenjena zaplenjena i.
talijanska vojaska lstina nosi
stevilko No.. 08/3O6 tajnega di-
vizijskega protokola in datum
Is. januarja 1943. Listina pra.
vi: "Posebno zanimanje je zbu-
dila vest il nemskega vira, da
je general Mihajlovic, XII je or
ganiziral vrhovno poveljstvo O.
borozenih sill ma Ravni gori, do.
volil eetnikom sodelovati "a sc.
daj(D tudi s Hrvati in Nemci
" borbi proti komunizmu. To
sodelovanje je res v teku ze
nekaj tednov tako ma podrocju
718. nemske divizije (Saraje.
vo, Ozrem in Romanja plani.
MAJ, kakor tudi ma. podrocju
izkljucno hrvaske pristojnosti
Hrvaska dnevna vojna poroci.
la SO pogosto omenjala opera.
cije prot partizanom, XII Sc jih
udelezujejo cetniki skupaj !
nemskimi in hrvaskimi oboro.
zenimi silami Pc teh
podatkih bi bio mogoee soditi
da je bill sklenjen formalen spo.
razum Nemci v Mihajlovice-
vem glavnem stanu koncem de.
cembra 1912, ceprav so cetniki
Il N q q a q x< z :
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
Patton We'll Out In Front

It. Gen. George s. Patton is well out in front of the race for Hitler'S mountain roost at Berchtesgaden. He is setting the pace for six Allied armies converging on the mountain retreat from all sides.
 Third Army troops moving down the German-Czechoslovak border beyond Regen were fewer than 90 miles north of Berchtesgaden last night.
 They were about g miles closer than a Russian second Ukrainian column advancing from the east along the south bank of the Dan- ube near St. Polten.
 American. Seventh Army forces were close third, 118 miles north west of Berchtesgaden at point 10 miles northwest of Augsburg.
 Next was the French First Army at Ulm, 147 miles west northwest of the Bavarian retreat.
 The British Eighth army across the Pc river in northern Italy was approximately 220 miles southwest of Berchtesgaden, with the Amer ican Fifth army few miles farther behind at its Pc bridgehead west of the Eighth Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
ALBANY INSURANCE
 co. NAMED IN SUIT
Local Plaintiff Files Claim for Payment of Damages
 Caused By Fire

Smoke damage, caused by a fire April 4, 1914 at his home on Mon- toe road, is the basis of a $500 civil action filed in common pleas court yesterday by Edward Lewic- Xii of Waterbury against the AL bany Insurance Company of AL bany, N. Y.
 The complaint states fire in- surance policy secured from the defendant Jan. 26, 1914 was in force at the time of the fire. Cov- craze was provided on household and personal property, it is pointed out.
 Nylon curtains are among the articles listed as damaged and de- stroyed by the smoke. The plain tiff also claims recovery for dam age to drapes, window shades, blankets, and clothing. The loss is computed at $944.43. The com plaint states the fire was caused by q heating unit in the basement.
 It is alleged the insurance com pany has refused to make pay mont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
RABBI PRAISES
 LATE PRELATE
Served Not Only Own Faith, But Humanity;
 Rev. Mir. Lewis HOnOred

Tribute to the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Valdambrini was rendered by members of the Rotary and Uni co clubs at their respective meetings yesterday.
 Speaking at meeting of the Uni- co club last night at the Elton, Humbert Mangini pointed to the aid given by the priest to the organiza- tion. He told of the guidance and encouragement given by Father Val dambrini, and refereed to numerous undertakings in which the beloved priest has participated.
 The Rotary club at its meeting at the Elton rendered tribute to Father Valdambrini, and to the late Rev. Arthur F. Lewis of Naugatuck, who served as first president of the Ro- tary club in the borough.
 Rabbi William R. Greenfield of the Beth Fl synagogue in offering trib- ute stated that Father Valdambrini served mot only his own faith but all humanity"
 The Unico club made plans for a banquet May 8 at the Elton, with proceeds to be used for a party for high school graduates of Italian ex- traction. A brief talk on procedure in the General Assembly was given by John Membrino, state represent ative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
VETERANS RIGHTS
 THEME OF ADDRESS
John L. Doyle of New Brl= tain Advisory Center to
 Speak Here

"The Veteran-His Rights and Privileges" will be discussed by John L. Doyle, director of the Veterans Service Center, New Britain, next Monday at a meet,''g of the Coun- Gil of Social Agencies at l2:l5 D. m. at the Elton. Rcoer Sperry, chair ms.. of the Council, will preside at the meeting, and Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson will give the invocation.
 Nancy Delaney is director of the Veterans Advisory Office of Water bury, 195 Grove street.
 Members of the Waterbury Re- employment and Veterans Advlsory Committee include Mayor John B. Monagan, Rev. Roger B. T. Ander- son. Thomas F. Brennan, Nlel J Bulger, Joseph Dunn, Dr. Thomas Condon, Major Peter J. Costlgan John H. Curtis, Mrs. Mary Dewey c. Arthur Dubois, Leroy M. Gibbs Frank J. Green, Rabbi William P Greenfield, William T. Jebb, Joh1 w. Jenusaitis, Arthur A. Johnson Irving Karmasin, Edward w. Kelley William F. Keaveney, Irving Il Hammers, Dr. James M. Lee. Charles w Melville, James M. Moore, FrsHK Orencole, Rev. Francis M. O'Shea Frederick w. Palomba, J. Warren Upson, Dr. John O. Walker, Miss Olive Walton, Mrs. Elton $. way land and Charles E. Woodlock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
BY UNITED PRESS

American assault forces invade and occupy Ujelang atoll, west ernmOst of the Marshalls, estab- fishing a base only 264 miles from Ponape on the eastern edge of the Japanese-held Carolines; atoll was occupied April 22-23.
 In New Guinea, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's troops begin closing in on the HOllandia airstrips.
 In Italy, American troops on the Anzio beachhead advance to within two miles of the Appian Way around Cisterna.
 Moscow reports little change on the eastern fighting fronts; Rus sian military authority says -.lat the enemy has lost at least 5OO,- 900 killed and captured in less than two months of battling in the Ukraine.
 In India, Japanese are reported in full retreat from the KOhima Road; in Burma. Chinese troops near Tiungzup (halfway between Sumprabum and MyitkyinaD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25
MALTDIE TAFT
 SCHOOL GUEST
Chief Justice to Discuss Public Service in Wa=
 tertOwn Tonight

Watertown, April 25-Chief Jus tice w. M. Maltbie of the State Supreme Court of Errors will be third in a series of speakers on Public Service" at the Taft School tonight at 8:3O p. m. Justice Malt bic, who has had distinguished career in the states legal depart ment will address the school on the subject Courts in Our Govern ment."
 This lecture program which was initiated by Governor Baldwin and continued by Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport has been conceived with the view of stimulating inter- est and discussion of our political affairs. It also aims to give the students broad survey of the pos abilities in the field of public serv- ice open to qualified youny men. Friends of the school are again cor dially invited to attend the lecture and the question period that will follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-25

port of the war effort. The Film Sections library includes Army and Navy combat films, and films on a variety of civilian war activities. MT. Strom is chief of the Audio- Visual Aids Center of the University of Connecticut and his part time services have been loaned to the War Council for the past year. He will continue to supervise the War Coun- cil's film program.
 MT. Hawthorne enlisted in 1922 and was assigned to the 505th Par achute Regiment. He took part in D-Day landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy and is one of the few American paratroop- CTS who have survived three combat jumps. He was discharged in Jan- uary of this year as first sergeant.
 He is entitled to wear the Silver Star, the Expert Combat Infantry mans Badge, a Presidential Unit Citation and the Purple Heart.
 With the 18th Infantry (Tropic Lighting) Division on Luzon in the Philippines The 18th Infantry (tropic lighting) division announces that Private First Class Sebastian Latina, Waterbury, Conn, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat against the Japanese on Luzon in the Philippines. Private First Class Seb- astian Latina, B. A. R. Man, in the Infantry Regiment.
 The 18th Division has experience ed more than Three years service overseas, defeating the Japs at New Georgia and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Island, as well as experi- encing the original enemy attack at Pearl Harbor. Prior to joining the Army, Private First Class Latina, worked at Ennis Brothers, Thomas ton, Conn.