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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
Crosby Places Three, WiIby, Tech 2 Each
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Though the Naugatlick Valley in- cluding cities and towns from Win sted on the north through Ansonia to the south, has not produced SCate championship high school football team in recent years. it has its share Of standout schoolboy gridderS. Some twenty of them are presented to Democrat readers to- day, from which was selected an alkNaugatuck Valley eleven and the result of the best and consid- cred opinion of five coaches and three football writers who have seen the selected boys in action throughout the past season.
 Picked By All
 One of the oddities of the first eleven was the unanimous choice of Capt. Eddie Cavanaugh of Wilby s steadily defeated Wildcats who have gone through two seasons, without tasting anything nearer to vlc- tory than tie game. AS a matter of fact, Cavanaugh, a blocky, 1855 pound, light-haired lad of sensa- tional spirit; is reportedly a sue cessful nominee for the annual all state high school eleven to be named tomorrow, according to annual GUS tom of recent years, in the New Haven Register. That he rates such selection, is readily admitted by every football coach or writer who has seen him "go" last season or this year. About mid-season, he was shifted from his tackle post to fullback, to provide more oten- sive and defensive strength, and has been outStandingly successful, though all of the selectors, includ- ing the writer named him for the job he knows and can play best; that of a tackle.
 Crosby was voted three places on the first Naugatuck Valley eleven, as was Ansonia George Perrault, center, Capt. Carl Bird guard and halfback Jimmy Pickett were the Crosby selections: while the Cop per City Lavenders coached by Boots" Jarvis contributed Bill ''Duber' Parker, quarterback, 225- pound, 15-year-old tackle Tom Casagrande and Frank Caselver1, an elegant end, according to all three Waterbury coaches who watched him more than once dur ing the past season.
 That Crosby and Ansonia should rate an even number of choices, IS also coincidental, as well as deserv- ing in the light of the memorable -15 game played in Ansonia but won by Crosby. which broke win ming streak for the Jarvis lads, that began in l942.
 Wilby came up with another post, the opposite end to Ansonla s Caselveri, when Mario Quattro, l60- pound pass catcher and blocker was selected: in addition to his team captain, Eddie Cavanaugh. Quat, tro was well on the way to meriteo recognition last season, when a leg fracture laid him off for the re-, mainder of the year, and prevented his report for early football prac-, tice this season. Once Quattro dio ioin his teammates he was good enough to attract immediate atten- ton, playing particularly well m the crucial games against Crosoy and Leavenworth, though Wilby won neither contest
 Big and Little
 Leavenworth's city-champion arr ray. which sewed up the title oy defeating both Crosby and Wlpy'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
 TERRYVILLE
LEAGUE STANDING
By One Points

Thomaston High came through in Watertown by one point in a 25-24 decision which Watertown led 11-7 at half time; but the game finished even, then went one period over time; the game decided by Charley Small's free-throw with less than 10 seconds remaining Tommy Innis, son of Jack Innis, great footballer in his day, started a rally that de- veloped IA points for Thomaston, in- cluding four field goals and six free throws; tieing the game and forc- ing an extra period, after Water town led 1913 going into the final quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
EASTERN DIVISION
Naugatuck Edged By Sen1inarians

Naugatuck High dropped game for the first time in three starts in sensational fashion, losing 41-43 to St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield last night. Eleven free-throws gave the Seminarians just enough mar gin to win by two points, Nauga- tuck out-scoring them 17-16 in field goals. Johnny Campion, St. Thomas center accounted for near ly half of his teams total and his netted g field goals and two free throws for 20 points, while Win Healy and Damiano of Naugatuck scored IS each for Pete Foley's borough club, which meets Colle- giate Prep of New Haven tonight on the Naugy "Y" court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
Squad of B H. C. Players Named

Worcester, Mass, Dec, Is - (UP) Coach John (OX) Da Grosa today named 33-man squad to make the Dec. 23 trip to Florida where the Crusaders will meet the University of Miami in the New Years Day Orange Bowl game.
 More snow fell on Fitton Field yesterday as the squad confined it's practice to 15 laps on the outdoor track plus calisthenics in the gym.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
SchooLboy Basketball
LEAGUE SCHEDULE Week of December 16

Monday
 Hendricken at Maloney (MontD. Bunker Hill vs. B. w. Tinker at Russell (NapolD. Sacred Heart vs. St. Thomas at at Webster (Barone). Tuesday,
 No games. Wednesday
 Driggs vs. Wilson at N. E. Y.
 (Barone).
 Sprague at Kingsbury (NapolD. Mary Abbott vs. Chase at Ander- son (MontD. Thursday Barnard at Anderson (NapolD. St. Mary's vS. St. Ann'S at Leav- enworth (MontD. St. Margaret's vs. St. Joseph's at Kingsbury (Barone). Friday
 Duggan at Slocum (NapolD. Walsh at Webster (DelDebbio). SS. Peter & Paul vs. St. Francis at Leavenworth (MontD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
Arty Evans Steals Chase
 Loop

By rolling a total of 349 against the Accounting team, Artful Arty Evans led his Traffic contingent to a decisive victory in the Chase Grand Street Office bowling league this week and assured himself of anchor position on the Traffic com bine next week. But to give praise where praise is due, he also secured high single with 130.
 rTha eoorac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

before the big Turkey Day game is given two places on the ll-Naugs- : guck Valley team one to a big guy and the other to 8 little" play CT. Nick LoRusso, l95 pound, 6-foot fullback and 150-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
Wildcats Win

Chase Park Wildcats were IA to winners of basketball game with Troop q from West Side Hill last Thursday; Bob Lovejoy and Paul Levine, Wildcat captain scoring 7-5 points for the winners, Rayball getting seven for the Scouts. Score ::
 WILDCATS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
Zephyrs Capture 34-33 Hoop Tilt

Naugatuck zephyrs, led by Tom Edmonds won it's first State League basketball game last night in sensational fashion, but taking a 34-33 win from Middletown Speedboys on the Naugatuck "" court Each team wound up with 15 field goal, the zepbyrs four points on free throws being just enough to win the game by the smallest pos sible margin.
 Bill Stokes, former Naugatuck High court star, who has been in New Jersey for some time, was named as the new coach of the zephyrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
WILEY

WOn V; LUSC ', lieu I
 W-6; Plainville IA; W-l2; Nau- gatuck 19; W-O, Lewis ?: W-0, NHCommercial 19; w, Torring- ton 19; W-0, Leavenworth IS; W-0, Shelton O.; W-6, Crosby 31.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

Totals ......... 459 543 536-153s High single-P. Merluzzi-139. High three-P. Merluzzi-363. Team high single-Giants-552. Team high three-Pirates-15S1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
AH-Naugatuk Valley EIeUen

Honorable Mention-Johnny Girdzauskas, Crosby end Nick Casertano Crosby tackle; Chris Rgoupoous Crosby tackle; Sanoro Naugatuck guard Salce, Ansona guard Gaston, Ansonia center; and Codiani, Wiby center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

One of the amazing All-Amer- ican Red Heads, a travelling girls basketball unit; recently returned from the South Pacific War the ater, where the team met several Army, Navy, and Marine teams. Including 6-4 Gene Love, the Red-Heads will oppose the Nau- gatuck Purple Knights at the Borough YNICA Tuesday night of next week at 8:30 p. m. The AARH play mems basketabll rules; and their only Connecticut appearance thus far in the season is expected to attract capacity of fans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
TORRINGToN
CROSBY
LEAVENWORTH Won 3. Lost {

To, NHCommercial 6; L7 Hamden 21; L-6, Crosby 2; To, Weaver 27; L-13, Wilby 0; L-32, Naugatuck o; L-0.., Middletown 39.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

pOunQ RuQy La Guaru
 iiberte, a "bearcat" guard who was treat to the eyes of any fan, coach or writer who could follow and ap- preciate outstanding line play, game after game, against hulking opponents, many of them good play CTS in their own right, who were inclined to underestimate the abil- ity and courage of Leavenworth'S little guy, until a few scrimmage plays had been called Laliberte was not only fast in charge, but had unusual ability to diagnose plays and determine which way the ball was coming, when his team was in defensive position. His coaches, Bill Tracy, "Jarp" o Neil and Mike Papa have been sold on him since early last season, when he first showed them what 150- pound lineman could do when the going was particularly tough"
 As for LoRusso, the husky 1tal- American boy had to be con- sidered the "key" player of the Leavenworth team. He showed at his best against Crosby, bruising 6-2 game won by Teen, Wnlcn oe- cided the city championship, as Tech was rated a prohibitive favor ite over Wilby weeks before the teams met. One of the five coaches who helped select the Naugatuck Valley team presented on this page, thought so much of LoRusso's ability as a "backer-up" of the line that he nominated him for the cen- ter position on an all-state team, though big Nick IS a natural full back and can really do a job on both offense and defense, throws passes occasionally and makes him. self as generally useful for 48 min utes of a high school game, as any boy could.
 Pond Likes Han
 Crosby's 145 pound flyer, Jimmy Pickett and Torrington's i6 year old grid star, win Han, were generally agreed upon as best among a con- siderable group of able ball car fiers who start from the wing back slots. Han is HunRarian- Ameri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

The swallow-tailed kite, grace ful bird of the Gul States, eats prey held in it's claws while lei surely gliding through the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
SeosonoI Scores |OfVoIIey Teams
ANSONEA Wan G. I<,gf

ANSONEA
 Won 6; Lost ] A-3S; Shelton O: A-i9-St. Basil 70; A-6. Hamden 0; A-32; Tor iington T; A-l6, Crosby ls; A C. Stamford l3: A-6. Central q; A-6, Derby o; A-5i; Naugatuck o.
 TORRINGToN
 Won 5; Lost 3 To, Norwich "A 27: TO, Cros- by l9; TT, Ansonia 32; T-26, Naugatuck o; TT, Bristol O.; T. 10, Wilby 2; TIP. Woodrow Will son 2; T-l2, Danbury o.
 CROSBY
 Won 5; Lost 2; Tied C-l9, Torrington o; C-l9- Taft 0; C-l9, Ansonia Is; C-33, Naugatuck IA; ca. Leavenworth 6; C-l3, Lewis l3: CO, West Haven 6; C-31. Wilby 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

Schedule for week of Dec. 16 .Auesday. Dec. 18th, St. Joseph's all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
EASTERN DIVISION
WESTERN DIVISION

Schedule for week of Dec I6 .Auesday. Dec. 18th, St. Josephs all.
 WESTERN DIVISION Mt Carmel vs. St. Anns 7:15 D. m St. Josoph's vs. St. Mchael's 8:15 D. m.
 (Barone) Thursday Dec. goth, watertown High School. St. Patrick's vs. St. Johns 7:30 D. m.
 (Murphy)
 EASTERN DIVISION Gym Thursday, Dec. goth, Washington Park St. Lucy's vs. SS Peter and Paul 7:15 D. m. Immaculate vs. St. Thomas S:15 D. m. p. m.
 (MontD St. Francis Hall. Naugatuck St. Francis Xavier vs. St. Francis, Naug. 7:30 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15

Mt. Carmel vs. St. Ann's 7:15 D. m.
 St. Josophs vs. St. Michael's S:15 D. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-15
C. Y. o. Stondinq
 And Schedule

WESTERN DIVISION
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Riqht to Assess DeMiIle
Political Fee Is Upheld

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. "a. (UP) y
Superior Judge Emmett H. Wilson
today upheld the right of the Am
erican Federation of Radio Artists
to suspend Film Producer Cecil B
DeMille from the air unless he pays
a 81 political assessment.
DeMille'S attorney, Neil McCar-
thy said he would appeal from the
ruling, which automatically removes
DeMille from his $4,000 week radio
show unless he puts up the 81.
His next program is scheduled for
Monday night.
FOUR-POINT RULING
In four-point ruling. Judge Will
son denied DeMille's application for
an injunction against his suspension
dissolved a temporary restraining
order issued at the time the suit was
filed, dismissed an order for AFF2A
to show cause why the restrainer
should not be permanent, and sus-
tanned the unions demurrer to De-
Miles suit.
DeMille's legal battle with the
union began in November when it
ordered him to pay a ST assessment
to fight initiative proposition No. Il
on the California election ballot. en-
titled the fright to work." which
would have outlawed the closed
shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Health Bill,
State Aviation
Act Introduced
Old Age Pension
Promotion Schemes
To Get ScrutiniZed

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan.
%. (UP)-Gov. Earl War
ren's compulsory health in
surance bill was introduced
in the state assembly today,
as the lower house received legisla-
ton for a comprehensive state pro-
gram to promote aviation.
Sponsors of the governors health
bill in both houses of the legisla-
ture announced they would resist a
proposal to have the measure stud
led by special committee.
COORDINATE AIRlpORTS
A series of bills, meantime, was
introduced by Assemblyman William
H. Rosenthal, CD, Los Angeles, to
create a five-man aviation COM
mission to plan statewide, coord-
mated system of airports. The COM
missions staff would be headed by
a $4,000 year director.
Rosenthal said the commission
would work with the federal civil
aeronautics administration in hand
ling federal grants for local airports
contemplated under the so-called
Randolph bill pending in Congress,
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Clothing Price
RoII-Back Set
Bv OPA--WPB

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. CUP)-
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
and Production Chief j. A. Krug
announced synchronized, far
reaching program which they said
was Designed to keep American
civilians "decently" clothed in the
face of rising prices and dwindling
supplies of cotton, wool and rayon.
The drastic new program is plan
ned to reduce prices of meCium and
low-priced essential garments by
six or seven per cent in the next
few months. This roll-back, plus
elimination of an anticipated price
increase of similar amount if
left uncontrolled, will save the con-
summer an estimated $500,0C0,000
yearly, they said.
The program should get quality,
quantity and prices of essential ap-
parel back to the level of the first
six months of 1943, when the hole =
the-line order began to take effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24

Call for
May Bill
War Chiefs Give
Impetus to
'Work-or-EIse'

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a
(UP) = The nations war
leaders today gave it's law
makers a progress report on
the war which administra-
ton spokesmen said greatly en-
HANGED the prospects fer passing
legislation to force deferred draft
registrants to take or keep war jobs.
The report was given at a closed
meeting, to which all members of
congress were invited, by Secretary
of War Henry L. Stimson. Secretary
of Navy James Fcrrestal, General
George c. Marshall, army chief of
staff, and Admiral Ernest j. King,
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the U. S.
fleet.
Speaker Sam Rayburn told re-
porters afterward that if he had not
already been in favor of pending
work else" legislation, the mill
tary leaders report would have
impressed me very much" with the
need fer it,
DISCLOSURES MADE
He said the conference was i'm
poltant from every point of view"
Rayburn added that the disclosures
made to the congressman were "tre-
mendously helpful and that "the
psychological effect was very good"
- Some co11gressmen thought the
conference had helped the chances
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Akyab Commands.
Yanks Snap Trap
On Burma laps

MYITKYINA, Burma, Jan. "a
(UP)-British commandos, pushing
inland after a new amphibious land
ing below Akyab, threatened today
to cut off thousands of Japanese
on the Arakan coast while the AM
erican Mars task force trapped hum
dreds of other enemy troops in
east Burma by severing the old
Burma Road near Hosi, 80 miles
southwest of Wanting.
A southeast Asia communique dis
closed that the commandos lane :
ed without opposition and had driv-
en- within one mile of the Taungup-
Yohaung road, the only escape route
for Japanese troops concentrated
in the Myohaung and southern
Kaladan areas.
The landing was an amphibious
jump from the Myebon Peninsula
which was invaded several weeks
and followed shortly after another
landing to the south ON Ramree
island, where British tanks had
driven four miles inland.
In eastern Burma, the American
troops were reported to be battling
strong japanese attempts to break
the block on the old Burma Road
which secured the cleared
Burma-Ledo road to the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24

Swinging forward in line with
Gen. Ivan Y. Petrov's forces in
Slovakia and lower Poland, Malin-
ovsky's forces captured the forti-
fled borcer towns of Jolsvatapolca
and Rozsnyo, respectively As and
38 miles west of Kassa.
To the north other Russian
forces were battering the Oder de-
fenses along a broad front and
fighting into Poznan, Polish bas-
ton 1875 miles east of Berlin, and
the East Prussian capital of Kon-
igsberg.
KALI STORMED
Marshal Stain, in an order of
the cay announcing the capture of
KALI, said Marshal Gregory K.
zhukov's First White Russian Army
took it by storm last night.
To the. south, other Russian
forces were closing on Breslau. cap
ital of German Silesia Ernst Won
Hammer, Nazi military. commenta-
tor acknowledged the thanking of
Breslau by Soviet armored forces
which reached the area north of
the city.
BATTLE NEAR CLIMAX
The German High Command, ac-
knoWledging wholesale setbacks
from end to end Of the blazing east
ern front, said that the decisive
battle" was nearing climax, and
had reached a pitch of ferocity and
violence which cannot possibly be
surpassed"
Nazi military spokesman, con-
firming Moscow reports that Poz-
nan was under assault, said two
columns of Marshal Gregory K.
Zhukov's army were storming the
city Aom the east and south. The
tenor of the spokesmens comment
and High Command admission of
"embiGtered fighting" there indi-
Gated the city's fall was imminent.
Soviet field dispatches reported
the attack on Konigsberg and said
that other Russian forces pushing
up through the western belt of East
Prussia were within Is miles of
Elbing, the fall of which would
slam the door on some 100000 Nazi
troops in the province.
MASS BEFORE BRESLAU
On the other wing of the fast
shifting eastern front, Marshal Ivan
S. Konev's First Ukrainian Army
massed on the east bank of the
Oder southeast of the Silesian cap
ital of Breslau, opened shatter-
ing bombardment of German de-
fenses across the river, and closed
against a number of key towns in
the industrial "Ruhr of the east"
The battle of Silesia swiftly
Continued on Page 6, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Forts Attack
Two. Tokyo
Warning Post
Base Thwart Jap
Route Hit Following
Heavy NagOya Blow

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
(UPl-B-29 Superfortresses
reported good results" in
today's attack on military in
stallations on the japanese
held island of Two Jima, the war de-
partment announced. 1t said none
of the raiders was lost.
A Goth air force communique said
the giant bombers from the Mari
anas-based 21st bomber command
reported that no fighter opposition
was encountered over the enemy Pa
cific stronghold ard visual bombing
was accomplished.
Twice before Marianas-bas Su-
perfortreSses have hit Two, 750
miles southeast CT Tokyo, both times
in conjunction with Liberators and
a naval task force. There was no i'm
mediate indication whether surface
vessels and other bombers joined in
today's bombardment.
is FIGHTER NEST
Two, in the Volcano group is the
main enemy air base athwart the
Superfortress route to Tokyo, Ma
goya and Osaka and serves both as
warning post and as a nest for
intercepting fighters. Japanes
bombers also have made hit-run
raids from I've on the Marianas.
The new attack was announced in
a brief bulletin from the war de-
partment in Washington, which
promised details later.
The raid followed by less than "a
hours an attack on the main Japa-
nese aircraft center of Nagoya by
Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay's Marianas-
based 21St bomber command.
HEAVY INTERCEPTION
RetuI ming pilots reported they
met their heaviest fighter Cpposi-
ton yet over Japan at Nagoya, with
as many as 100 planes attacking
some formations. At least one B-29
was lost and war department COM
munique said Is enemy aircraft were
Shot down, 13 probably destroyed
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Niips S
FuI II
Bo e k
First of CLARK
Field Strips Is
Under yank Seise

GEN. M a c ARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, LUZON,
Jan. "a. (UP) = japanese
forces have abandoned new,
well-prepared defenses in the
hills northwest Of Bamban, SO miles
from Manila, and the fall OF that
last bastion shielding Clark Field
appeared imminent today.
Maj. Gen. Oscar w. Griswold's
18th Corps already may be within
so air miles of Manila at point
east of Bamban. Conception, SO
miles northwest of the Philippines
capital and six and a half miles
northeast of Bamban, was overrun
yesterday.
United Press War Correspondent
Frank Hewlett reported from the
front that the 40th California;
Division was closing in late yester-
day on both Bamban and the Bam-
ban airfield, three miles northeast
of the town and the first of the
Clark Field airstrips.
DEFENSES ROUTED
japanese opposition to the frontal
advance on Bamban stiffened yes
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-24
Housing Camps
Health Problems
Beset Inspectors
Educational Program
Keeps immigration
Department Busy

How to take a bath and
why where to walk on
the highway and why
what to do about bedbugs, if
any how to ventilate a
bed and why toilet sanitation
and it's necessity how to be
sanitary in livingrooms and dormi-
tories . what to do about vener-
cal diseases what to do when
ill how to keep healthy
how to ride on truck with safe
All these and many more ques-
tions are taken up at regular inter-
walls by G. B. Brown and Max A
Heinzman, inspectors for the state
division of immigration and housing
when they visit Imperial Valley
camps which are home sweet home
to nationals from Mexico and the
the wet Mexicans who are in the
county illegally.
I'VE aren't concerned with any,
thing but sanitation and health,
the two inspectors said in El Centre
Wednesday, land we do not confine
our educational courses to the camp
dwellers alone. We also have the
task of informing farmers who main-
tain camps on the requirements of
health and sanitation. Camps of all
kinds must be brought up to state
requirements"
These inspections and training
courses are of benefit to the camp
dwellers, of course, are two inSpec-
tors pointed out, out also are pro-
lection to other valley residents be-
cause unsanitary camps are men
ace to the general health of the
communities where they are located
They agreed that ideal conditions
will be obtained in the camps only
by process of education and they
said they are ''in there pitching
in an effort to bring up the stand
ards.
They deal only with the problems
of sanitation and health. Other de-
partments deal with other phases
of camp life.