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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30

FdTIS, JuIy oV~NO1) )-aA6 A6AAOCCA every ten who died in December.
 Chief reason was the lack o. through one of the coldest winters coal, unavailable even on the black market.
 An equally grave shortage faces France and other countries oI northwest Europe this winter, ac- cording to a high American gov ernment official who is here to survey fuel.
 Predicting serious political trou- bles in France unless the situation improves, he told the United Press, Coal is the number one problem of northwest Europe. The fighting is over but the war is still on. Be- fore the war France used 5,13O,O00 tons of coal month. She hopes by the last three months of this year to attain 100000 tons a month. This will be enough to get only part of her industry going. It means that householders will go without heat for second win- ter and I do, not think they can survive it without serious up heav- als."
 Cold Winter Ahead Even if the French realize a maximum of 3,000,000 tons month- ly, this would be enough for only half a ton of coal for households of several persons throughout the entire winter, he said.
 The minister of reconstruction has stated that rebuilding of the ruins of the war alone will re- quire 25,O00,000 tons of coal. At the moment the shattered Norman dy towns of Caen and St. Lo are in exactly the same appalling state of rubble as when the Allies blasted their way through last summer.
 Domestic coal difficulties and the collapse of the import program are chiefly responsible for the grave situation.
 Even before the war France was obliged to import B per cent of her coal from Germany, England and Belgium. Imports from Ger many and Belgium are now out of the question. The Saar mines, for example, are operating at one six teenth of normal capacity, produc- ing barely enough for the opera ton of the mines themselves. Eng land, which has been sending France 100000 tons monthly since liberation. has such severe rationing at home that she is expected to cut this out altogether.
 A spokesman of the ministry of Industrial production told the United Press. We are negotiating with America to receive 100000 tons month. This will be warmly welcomed but Is drop in the bucket when we imported more than Q million and Q half tons before the war"
 Miners Hunted Food
 Domestic production Is well below normal for three reasons; shortage Of labor, lack of food and clothing for the miners. and ohsolete nia- chlnery. Before the war 60 per cent Of French mining personnel was foreign. mostly Poll1h, and . large part drifled away with the cute
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1O-Hour Reid Rocks Japan
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AOR bases, warships and military establishments were bombed ana machine-gunned, Tokyo said.
 Other developments in the battle of Japan included:
 1.-Admiral Chester w. Nmitz announced that American and Brit ish airmen of the Third Fleet de- stroyed or damaged 283 planes and 189 ships, including IS warshdps, in Saturdays raid on the Japanese In- land Sea and adjacent areas. This boosted the fleets toll since July 10 to 915 Japanese ships and 1,211 planes destroyed or damaged.
 "A dispatch from Admiral John S. McCain's flagship in task force 38 said Japan has no seawomhy war ships left to defend the homeland against invasion. Nimitz said the battlesilips Haruna, Ise and Hyuga had been sunk or left beached.
 3.-Gen. Douglas MacArthur an- nounced that more than TOO Okin- awa-based bombers and fighters att tackled Japan Friday and Saturday. Four one-ton bombs hit the crippled Harrna and hits also were scored on a light carrier, light cruiser or de- stroyer, and an escort carrier.
 4. Gen. Carl Spattz, commander of the American strategic air forces in the Pacific, said the United States ultimately will send fleets of more than 1000 Superfortresses against Japan with well over twice the tonnage of bombs carried against Europe by the British-based strategic air forces.
 5. Rear Admiral Dewitt c. Ram sey, chief of staff of the Fifth Fleet, said the invasion of Japan will be made by the most overwhelming forces ever concentrated in military history.
 6. Premier Kantaro Suzuki said Japan would ignore the Anglo American unconditional surrender demand flor the simple reason it does not attach any importance to such a declaration"
 T. The Japanese Domei Agency said Japanese started fires on three American airflelds on Okinawa and sank at least two unidentified ships in raids Saturday night and Sun day morning.
 Fleet dispatches said the Third Fleets pre-dawn bombardment of Hammatsu today in many ways was the most daring of its six surface attacks on the enemys home coast line.
 70-Minute Attack
 The attack began at ll:30 Tokyo time. For the next 70 minutes, American and British warships par- aded along a i0-mile bombardment course. firing nine-gun salvoes of up to i6-inch shells from port and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
Roosevelt To Retire

(Continued from Page D Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
 Roosevelt had become Q full colonel by May of i943 and was nominated for the one-star rank of brigadier general In January of this year.
 The timing of the nomination turned out to be unfortunate. Young Roosevelt only shortly before had been in the news because Of the lranscontlnental plane ride Of his dog "Blaze." and the incident was not forgotten in the Senate. Ills promotion finally was approved but only after eharn dahaiA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
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 Is the Mrs. John BOIes (Mar- celita Dobbs) now in Reno the wife of the stage and screen star? And is his next bride Rosemary Price, who writes for woman's magazine? The Jock Mclean case will break soon. His ex, Ag- mes Pyne, claims million is owed her. He is the son of Mrs. Evalyn walsh Mclean of Washington. . Attorneys for Reed Lawton, the singer, have entered suit for half a million against Mrs. Langford, widow of the slain man in the un- solved Marguery Hotel staying. Lawton alleges islander and libel. |. Chums now believe that Ann Sheri- dan and Steve flanagan are not wed but will be Robert Walker will marry Florence Pritchett when Jennifer Jones' divorce decree is final, according to their closest friends Ed Flynn will do the life story of FDR Sudden T'hawt: Could Adolf Hitler be somewhere in Mississippi?
 Add bitter irony: Returning war heroes and men and women en- gagged in Catholic charity work died in the B-25- Empire State Bldg. hor- TOT. A couple of floors nearby-a man engaged in subversive activi- ties didn't get scratch.
 The Ward Warehouses (he's the c1n QntrnCc Joan Marlowe) are imaging-some- time in the Summer .. Mrs. Orson (Carrie) Mum is en route to Mex ico. Could it be? |. The Musso- lini assassination pictures Chang ing head down) were taken by T. Sgt Sidney Fields, formerly of The Mirror editorial dept. e. Ed Paul ley may run for Gov. of California Lehman is being boomed by many to succeed Ickes, but the prob able successor is Bart Crum, a San Francisco attorney who or ganiyed California for Willkie
 Mrs. FDR will go to Russia for her colyum sponsors .. H. Howard co-boss of "Marinka," the new oper- { etta, sent AT orchids to the chorus s and wardrobe women on the pre- ' miere night :. A divorce, they say E is in the offing, which will sur prise everyone at "21".
 Army men claim that Mussolin s had ten million in his luggage wher shot by captors. In Italy they say There are many rich Partisan: { now" They hear that Litvinofi may resume at Washington for Sta lin Does MT. Rankin know President Truman is left-handed? It cost two million dollars in bribe: to get Mussolinis General Roatts out Of that jail .. The reason fol a big baseball story is solitary dr,lpks" of a well-known, who al < iegedly locked himself in a room from two to three days at time. - s Eliot Janeway, the H. Luce politica chief, believes O'Dwyer is walk away for the Mayoralty |. Repub: are talking about running Genera Mark Clark as vice prez in AS witt Stassen Jean Olympic, the pro- < cucer, says the wedding to Jost Iturbi is set for Sept.
 Just for the Winchell of It: Ont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
LIKES SHORT NAMES

Charleston. w. Va., (Up)-West Virginia has 8 postoffices with three-letter names. and 7s with four-letter names. The communities with short designations include War. Man. Bud, Cad, Gem. oip. Key, Mud, New. odd. Six, Pie. Lex and Pax. The list of foursletter names runs from Acme to zona. and he cludes Cave, Graz, Grow, oruEi, Duck. Fame. Link. Pink, Rock, True and unns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
CRUELTY ALLEGED
 IN DIVORCE ACTION

Mrs. Gladys osbern Freeney, of this city. today filled Q divorce ac- ton in superior court f. which she seeks a divorce from Leon Freeney. also Of this city, on the grounds Of intolerable cruelty.
 The couple was married in Hous- ton. Texas. July 90. ie4i. The plaintiff seeks permission to resume her maiden name.
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(Continued from Page D proffer of material aid came as he argued against the necessity for an armistice and said French re- publicans wanted to try to save anything possible from the debacle.
 He said there was no comparison between Frances plight in 1870 and 194O.
 "In 187O," he said, France stood alone, and had no allies. In 1870 group wanted to continue fighting and did so. In 1940 France had allies. Churchill pledged aid to to France, and Roosevelt also promised to give Us material from the United States"
 Herriot said he talked with Churchill at Tours shortly before the Armistice. He reiterated earlier testimony that Petain agreed to a cabinet move to North Africa to continue resistance but said the agreement was broken as soon as the government left Bordeaux.
 Herriot, wearing the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor, hurled his charge of dictatorship at the Vichy regime in describing how the Par iament was maneuvered into vot- ing itself out of existence.
 Refused Jewish Lists
 He said he and Jules Jeanneney, president of the Senate, were asked to furnish lists of Jewish deputies and senators, but refused.
 Judge Mongibeaux issued an or der calling upon Pierre Laval to appear before the high court and giving him 10 days to do so and be judge according to the law" :" Laval is in Spain, where he fled in the last days of the European war.
 Herriot, an imposing figure in black cutaway and striped trous- CTS, was expected to be the last of the prosecutions star witnesses from Frances group of elder states men. At 73, he looked calm and vigorous.
 When Petain said as soon as he took over the government that, as the Nazis were overrunning France, the country must give up, Herriot testified, he and his Republican col leagues told the old marshall:
 That is military question, and it is your responsibility, but we do not want anything of France that can be saved to be lost"
 Describing himself as professor, Herriot said he would keep all per- sonal animosity out of his testi- mony. He recalled, however, that in December, 1940, he was driven from his office as mayor of Lyon. which he had held for 35 years and now holds again, and was i'm prisoned.
 But am not thinking of that" he said, "and I will tell you only what is in the national interest"
 France under Petain became a full f1edged dictatorship, Herriot said.
 He had been scheduled to testify last week, but was delayed by a cold which some quarters suspected of being diplomatic sickness" He notified Prosecutor Andre Mornet yesterday that he would appear to- day.
 When court reconvened at 1:30 p. m., Paul Winkler, French newspa- perman who testified Saturday, was recalled for briet additional testi- mony.
 Fernand Payen. chief defense counsel, tried to discredit his tes- timony, charging him with having had dealings with the Germans be- fore the war.
 Payen claimed that, according to police reports. Winkler headed a news agency which in 1886 distrib- uted pro-G German articles in the United States and France. He also charged that Winkler was support ed by the Germans" and before the war carried out a commission on behalf Of the German embassy in Paris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30

meant to ask Congress for passage of Q joint resolution which would require only c majority vote in both houses Of congress.
 Donnell Protests
 It drew Q protest from Senator Forrest 0. Donnell, R., Mo-, and other Senate Republicans. Donnell Insisted that the charters language referring to ratification by sigma tory stetos in accordance with their constitutional processog' can mean only q treaty which can be approved only by the Senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30

"One thing thet rationin' will do this year is tuh detour a lot uv tn family argument as tuh where tuh spend summer vaca- tions. Nobody's goin' very far on an "A" card-it's like tryln' tuh feed a hungry lion with an eye dropper. You cd hardly git tuh tn first wrong turnin'. Ii tn beach or mountains aren't within walKin' distance it looks as though folks will have tuh spend their vacation eff any) at home in tn back yard. This means no packin', no last minute rush and hustle, no Wonderln' if tn milk man was told or whether tn gas an water were shut of. Thet rationin' book may not be good readin' all tn way through but it certainly has its points" DOIN'S ROUND TOWN Monday, July 30:-
 The Young Women's Mission ary Society of Zion Lutheran Church will meet Monday eve ming in the social rooms of the church, Cherry St. The group will elect new president, since Mrs. Oscar Eckbloom, president, is leaving in the near future to reside in Hart ford.
 Monday, July 30:-
 Final plans for a garden show to be held in September will be made at a special meeting of the Waterbury Garden Club Monday at 6:30 p. m. at Trumpet Brook clubhouse. Wednesday, Aug. 1:-
 Registrations are still open for the evening nurses aide class starting Aug. 1 at Waterbury Hospital. Mrs. Howard Hart, chairman of Nurses Aides for Waterbury Chapter. American Red Gross, announces. Girls and women who are high school graduates and between the ages of IS and 80 are urged to register.
 'Rationin' may be inconyen- lent but you kin still stoke up on good healthy foods without hayin' tuh turn in tickets. Fer instance, have you tried Cashin's Dairy Products? There you have good wholesome food, the kind that tastes good and Is good fer you. cashin's Creamy Cottage Cheese makes Q fine summer dish nn' you kin turn summer heat intuh summer treat if you serve caahin's lee cold milk. Try it s'day."
 ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30

break of the war. Absenteeism among those who were left rose alarmingly because they made fre- quent trips to the country to forage for food.
 French mines suffered scarcely any damage during the war but their machinery has not been re- paired or replaced for five years.
 The government is trying desper- ately to inject new life into the nations number one problem child. Eight thousand German prisoners have been sent to work in the mines and more are expected. Food rations have been increased and salaries raised to point where miners are now the highest paid workers in France. Clothes and shoes have been requisitioned from supplies originally marked for the military.
 Results, according to the minis try of industrial production, are already appreciable. A spokesman said that average production on June 8 was 10000 tons higher than a similar day in May.
 But it is still far from sufficient. French economy is as flat as French war ruins, and discontent is rising.
 When Saar Was French
 France looks to Germany for coal. The French government has conducted conversations with tA0 Dutch and Belgian governments with view to requesting that the exploitation of the Rhur be shared with Germany's neighbors. Chief dread in France is that the Ruhr, now in the British zone of occu- patton, will be used to get German industry going ahead of French.
 There is a political movement in France to annex the Saar. and everywhere are posters with the slogan When France was strong. the Saar was French" Government circles, however, disclaim any share in the movement and say they are perfectly satisfied with the present arrangement under which French and American technicians are work ing the Saar.
 American economic experts say there are two alternative solutions to the problem. Either Americans at home must set their thermostats lower next winter, or the U. s. army must allot a considerable number of technicians and trucks to the Ruhr. The American army Is re- ported to be unenthusiastic about this plan. Its members wish only to return home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30

One thousand pounds Of fresh vegetables are flown every week from Guam to two Jima.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
Coal Shortage Mounts In France,
 American Official Fears Upheaval

Paris babies died last January for | ter died in December Chief fu. French families went
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-30
LEND-LEAsE SHIPS sCRAPpED

Halifax. July i7.-CUP)--six of the 50 oyer-age destroyers turned over to the British Navy by the United States early in the war were at Cape Cod. Mass. today to be serapped.
 The tug Foundation Security Te- turned here from towing two ef the destroyers. Previously four othert were taken there. The six de1lEoys CTS had been turned over to Cane ada hy the Bsitiah.
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Promised
 France Help

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Domestic production Is well below normal for three reasons: shortage Of labor, lack of food and clothing for the miners. and ohsolete Fia- chinery. Before the war 60 per cent of French mining personnel was foreign. mostly Poli1h, and . large part drifted away with the cute
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

YOU show us around Some day I'll write you don't get
TOO busy with the spring gardening Goodbye!"
The one flaw that the next morning the crystal Isis
had They found though they searched
feverishy questioned the chambermaid about the
shining tasman Jimmy sat crying her face against her
thin arm
During the trip home i'm the club jimmy sat silently.
She was in mood so sacred that he dared not speak 10
her To friends they met she was disanty civil as they
arrived in Grand Republic.
Mrs Higbee had ready supper Of hometown superior
itv jimmy shifted "Tearoom junk Then later her smile
vince of pain she said Il think I'll to bed and read
You can kiss me good night now Their kiss the touch
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n TEXT day Cass received offer to join New York
law firm. He FASTENED back 10 the hotel TO tell jimmy
who had promised to take nap She not there When
she came in at 4 20, tired and blank, he told her.
jimmy said suddenly. ooh, Cass, don't do IL Take me
home-tomorrow know you couldn't be happy here and
then how could /? want home and Cleo Pleased"
"You scarcely have me! OF course!"
They said goodbye TO Bradd by telephone. Cass told
tTIU jimmy has decided She wants TO go home.
Wont you before you go?" Bradd sounded regret
ful but not inconsolable.
Afraid not, till the next visit here's jim
She cordial enough but impesona that Cass was
pleased: Goodbye Bradd my dear. It's been fun having
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

of dry leaves drifting together
Cass read his mail looked at his watch and startled
that hour had sneaked by He would peep into her roo
softly not to awaken her He tpoed and to her door,
When he eased il open, she sitting on her bed, ador-
able in pajamas, her hair reckless She young
feminine She tilted her face with SMILE but the smile
suddenly closed though else whom she
had been expecting.
He just inside the door She said gently my DEAR
it's no CO. love Bradd-I love him thought could
away from him. but I'm going back to him, in New York.
These words took just nine seconds and they
devastated his life and hers completely
Continued Monday
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-01
FISHING SURVEY MEN DUE TO ARRIVE TONIGHT

MT. A. w. Anderson and MT. Carl Carlson are due to arrive to- night via the Pan American to start the survey of the fishing potentialities of Boring Sea, in line with the program of the Alaska Development Board. They will confer with a special com mittee of the N.W.A. Chamber of Commerce and a complete pro- gram of their activities will be published later.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-01
ARCTIC FUR CO. MAN DUE TO ARRIVE SATURDAY

L. Johnson, representative of the Arctic Fur Co. of Seattle
 Wash, will arrive on Saturday with a complete line of new fall fur coats and jackets. These gar ments will be on display at Po- let's Store. The Arctic Fur Go. has been accommodating other parts of the Territory for several years, but this is the first time they have made the trip to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-01
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES

Pilot Peterson and co-pilot Cur rie arrived from Anchorage yes terday with the following passen- gers: William Brophy, Don A. Foster, Helen Sands, Penny Mar tin and express. The plane left immediately with J. A. Justison, Don Lhamon, H. D. Stevens, Jack Leverton, w. E. Johnson, Juanita Sharpe, Alfred Blakely, Alfred Ganilan, Joe Merrifield. F. J. Cor coran was a passenger for Fair banks and A. J. Reeves was en- route to Unalakleet.
 Pilot Weaver made a trip to Ungalik and returned with MT. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh and Charles Anderson. Passengers from Unala- kleet were Frank Roberts and Mrs. William Linstrom.
 Wien Airline and Pan Ameri- can planes are still weather bound.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-01
NOME PLUMBING SHOP CHANGES LOCATION

The Nome Plumbing Co. was moved yesterday to new loca- ton on Front Street next to the Coffee Cup. The building was moved from Third Ave. and C Street by the Pioneer Water Go. Fred Cavota, owner of the plumb ing establishment expects a full line of equipment on the next boat to take care of Nome's plumbing needs.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-01
ARCHIE FERGUSON HAS ANOTHER BEAR STORY

Archie Ferguson of Ferguson Airways arrived in town yester- day. Archie has been very busy caring for two polar bear cubs that are destined for the Baltimore ZOO. How to get them there has been a big problem and headache