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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
PRE-WAR GERMANY
 STATUS DESCRIBED
Foreign V Club Hears Army Sergeant Relate Experi-
 enCes in Berlin

Conditions in pre-war Germany were described at the 1nduStriaI Foremen's dinner at the Y. M. c. A last night by Sgt. George E .Hough' ton, who spent four years in Berlin previous to the Hitler regime. In flation and unemployment, the sergeant declared, provided thu chance for Hitler to play upon the emotions of the German people like a skilled organist.
 Stressing the need for genera tior or two of armed occupation, Sgt. Houshton said that an in tensive educational program will bc necessary to stamp out Nazism and no one under 40 should be allowed to teach democratic program.
 Capt. Stanley A. Ward of tn" United States Marine Corps told the forement that war veterans muSs be helped in adjusting themselves to industry.
 Cyril F. Cross, president of the Foremen's club, presided at the meeting. Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair of All Souls Episcopal church gave tine invocation. Group singing was under the direction of w. A. Car penter and Carl Copeland. Miss Alice anasse was soloiSt. Approx imately 16O persons attended tho meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Through the application of ar- bitrary and unconstitutional direc- tives the WING GS) coercing workers to take employment in pri- vate industry for private profit" he said
 New Bedford Textile mills were ordered Saturday to fire employees who refuse to shift to tiremaking. Wilkinson said this directive was given without the approval of the so-called labor-management com mites of the WING"
 He warned compulsory servitude" will delay war production.
 Area Director Paul N. Devine of the WING said he believed the ceil- ing reduction order and voluntary job-switching would fill the present labor need at the tire plants.
 Asserting he was following estab- lished procedure. Devine said every other possible method of ending the shortage has been tried unsuccess- fully.
 Besides the mill workers, the re- maining 27 drafted employees work for various concerns including na- tional grocery chain, bottling works, laundry, drug store. bakery and several clothing stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DONNELLY

might be well discussed against the background of a statement by Jo- Seph Sedgwick. prominent Tor onto attorney and an Anglican, who spoke at Protestant forum on the subject. What's Wrong With the Church?"
 Discussing the matter of empty pews he stated:
 "At the risk of meeting disagree ment, I mention the churches of the Roman Catholic church which are not empty. Of course there are backsliders but they seem to come back. May 1t not be be- cause that Church throughout Its long history has stressed faith belief-and insisted on no more. It has been in truth Q Catholic chUi oh the sinner and the righteous are alike welcome"
 MT. Sedgwick is far off on the matter of the church's insistence on faith land no more." St. James rightly said that, Faith without works is dead" However, much of his remark is sound. On Sunday mornings our churches are not only filled, but filled time after time" {" each Sunday. Over 5000 non- Catholic adults came into the church last year. These are men and women who studied the claims of the church and found them &C., ceptable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

No governmental activity comes closer to the everyday lives of ALL the American people than the post office.
 Next to the law courts, it is the oldest public service in the U. s. A., the first post office having been esta bliShed here in 1891.
 Because, then, of its vital im- portance and its longevity as an American institution one would naturally expect that the employees of the postal service would be the best treated by the government better than the employees of any other department.
 No so. They have been treated very Shabbily.
 Their helplessness is one more proof of the arrogance and tyr amy of bureaucratic offlcialdom.
 There has just been introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Burch of Virginia, chair man of the House Post Of11ce committee, an up-grading bill that provides for an IMMEDIATE in- crease of $400 8 year and overtime based on a forty-hour week.
 To illustrate the dilly-dallying method of congress in regard to this simple act of justice in regard to our most faithful and hardest worked public servants there are TWENTY-SIX other bills con- corning postal salaries of this committee.
 Congressmen can find plenty of time to agitate for pay increase for themselves but for those who have charge of our mail-NOT A CENT.
 To show just what our postal employees are up again" Rep. Burch says
 More than 90 per cent of all postal employees have reached in five years the limit of their earn ing capacity under the existing laws. From then on no increase can be had unless one is promoted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
AFL And CIO Oppose Move

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. W- (UP)-A total of IT workers were under orders today to report for transfer to two tire planes while AFL Union leaders came to the support of CIO and municipal of- ficials opposing the move.
 The War Manpower Commissions attempt to supply 280 needed work CTS to the hihg-priority Fisk and Firestone plants may result in the nations first court test of new man. power policies.
 Antonio England of the Textile Workers Union of America (C1O) said he will seek an injunction In U. 8. District Court in Boston to prevent the transfer.
 The workers ordered to report at a U. s. Employment service office here tomorrow for interviews can\ from A New Bedford firms ordered to reduce their labor ceilings. Nine ty are textile workers.
 Secretary-Treasurer Thomas N. Wilkinson of the MasSachuSettS State Federation of Labor called the order "DIctatoriaI and capricious."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
Bristol Cops To Hold Ball

Bristol, Feb. 20-(SpeciaD The annual Policemen's Ball will be held at Lake Compounce Saturday night, April IA, 1t was voted Monday after noon at meeting of the Police Board on recommendation of Chief Edmund s. Crowley. The ball will be similar to those of othre years with a large share of the proceeds going to the Police Benefit Fund.
 The board voted to refer to the City Council communication from Lieutenant Thomas V. Mccarthy, hea dof the traffic division, re- questing improved street lighting on North Main street between the North Side corner and Ingraham
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
CURTAIN RISES ON
 OPERA AT 8 P. M.
"Il TravatOre" to Be Pre- sented Tomorrow Night
 at LOeW-POli's

Curtain time for the Opera Il Trovatore to be present by the Con- necticut Opera Association, We'd nesday at Loews Poli Theatre has been announced at o'clock. The management also announces that no one will be seated while the performance is on. Patrons are urged to make arrangements to be 1 ntheir seats by curtain time.
 The opera will star Giovanni Martinelli, world famed Metropoli- tan tenor, Miss AnnaKaskas, fam" ed contralto of the Metropolitan and Miss Ella Flash, brilliant dram atic soprano of the Met" A dis tinguished supporting cast, large symphony orchestra and brilliant chorus will make the Waterbury initial appearance of the Connecti- cut Opera association one long to be remembered.
 The opera, one of the greatest in Giuseppe Verdi's repertoire consists of four acts and eight scenes and the production will be pc put on in unabridged form, necessitating a prompt curtain of o'clock. The story of Il Trovatore is at once tender and dramatic. The role of Manrico, troubadore will be sung by Martinelli. Azucena, his gypsy mother will be portrayed by Anna Kaskas, while Lenora will be sung by Miss Flesh. The Count De Luna will be sung by the brillent bari tone, Giovanni De Surra.
 Highlights in the work of the chorus is the famed Anvil Chorus and the equally famed Miserere. Tickets are on sale at Kay Jewelry store, 15 East Main Street.
 A delegation of local residents of Italian descent is scheduled to greet Giovanni Martinelli, Metropolitan Opera tenor, when he arrives in Waterbury at 6:30 tonight.
 The noted singer will take part in the presentation of Verdi's opera I'll Travatore" at Loew's Poll theater tomorrow night.
 A dinner has been arranged for the visiting celebrity at Mastroi- annis restaurant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

street. The letter stated that in recent week two serious accidents occurred there, one pedestrian los- ing his life and another being critically injured with his name now on the danger list at Bristol Hospital. The lieutenant blamed both accidents on poor lighting. stating that there are only two lights on this stretch of the street about 600 feet apart and both on the east side of the road. Between 800 and 1000 cars pass the North Side corner in three quarters of an hour before a. m. each morning. he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
'AYRES STRESSES
 NEED OF FAITH
Local Pastor Tells Hart= ford Listeners We Have
 Difficult Days Ahead

Hartford, Feb. 20-"The truth is that we are all pretty well lost in the world today" said Rev. Francis O. Ayres, Jr., rector of St. Johns church, Waterbury, speakinug at the monday Lenten service Monday at Christ Church Cathedral.
 Using as his text Mark 1, verse 45, land they came to Him from every quarter" Rev. MT. Ayres en- phaSized that Jesus offers what peo- pie need: Faith in God; and that what He had to offer is needed as much today as 1t was when He was on earth.
 Rev. MT. Ayres said in part:
 'The world in which we arc liv- ing is very much liket he world into which Christ was born. It was a rich world in which the standard of living was higher than it had ever been. Outwardly 1t was a prosper ous, even peaceful world. Inward ly 1t was a desperately unappy world. There was great poverty, even slavery. Men had lostt heir way. They saw no end but darkness and chaos.
 What Jesus offered was faith in God and a conviction that the One who had created t44o ". e. had a purpose for it which WAS good and meaningful; the assurance that the Ruler of the universe could best be understood when compared to a living Father who seeks good for each one of His children.
 We've got some difficult days ahead of us. There is nothing to be gained by hiding that fact. There will be times when every thing looks black. when nothing seems to make any sense. But thorugh faith in God, we can go for ward, confident that He has purpose for the world and confident that in doing the right as He gives us to see the right. we can have a part in accomplishing that purpose.
 We need faith in men, in simple men. We need faith in the com mon man, and what he can do when he has faith in God. Without this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
Close To Us

to the position of supervisor, aS- sistant postmaster and so forth. A fiat increase will not remedy this condition"
 He therefore opposed, he said, "a condition under which one en- tering the service reaches the limit of his possibilities for an increase in earnings in three or five years" In private enterprises the oppor- tunities for promotion and for in- creased earnings are practically illimitable.
 But postal worker Is up against a stone wall in a few years.
 This is something to be pon- dered by all those who are gulled by the Wallaces, Providers and Wagners into changing our form of government into a vast Social istic bureaucratic prison.
 Government employees under the ant-heap systems of Russian and Germany have no redress for their grievances.
 They may even be accused of treason" if they attempt to leave their jobs.
 That is the essence of social istic, communistic and fascist slavery.
 It is a touch of this that our postal workers have been feeling for many decades.
 To obtain a decent wage they must depend on some one OUT SIDE of their department.
 Even when they go to congress, hat in hand, they are given the bypass and the run-around by the Squanderman:acs.
 But in Rep. Burch they seem to have a real friend.
 His bill should pass NOW.
 New York Mirror Editorial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
RELIEF DRIVE FOR
 RUSSIA OVER TOP

Revealing that workers through" out the country had topped their Russian War Relief uota Of 21 mil lion by a margin of two-and a half million, Miss Elizabeth Mayer. reg ionaI director, lauded members or the Waterbury branch presided over by William J. Pape, hartman, at the Y. M. c. A. last night.
 The nationwide goal of Russian War Relief during the first six months of 1945 will be 12 million dollars worth of goods. Miss Mayer announced. She urged that members continue to gather clothing to be sent to Russia, but stressed that there will be c concentrated drive in the United National Clothing Collection which will be conducted in April.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
PARENTS BLAMED FOR
 JUVENILE 'LET-DOWN'

.Loosening of parental responsibil- ity through broken homes is a prime cause of juvenile delinuency, Jack Henry, manager of plant production and employe activities at the U. s. Time Corporation, told members of the Mems League of the First Bap- tists church at meeting last night at the parsonage.
 MT. Henry. former FBI agent. told of the organizations interest and activities in preventing juvenile crime.
 Harold F. Johnson, chairman of the Mems League, was assisted by Louis R. Hubbard, Bertram E. Gardiner. Frank A. Hall, and Loren Durner In arranging the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
faith, there can be no democracy,

faith, there can be no democracy, and men everywhere are losing it.
 Jesus came intot he world to save those that are lost. He is still the Savior of hte world. In world which has lost it's way, men must be encouraged to come to Him from every quarter"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
FIRST WINTER ASHORE

Provincetown, Mass. (UP)-Cap'n Joseph Macara is spending the win ter ashore for the first time in 50 years. He has been a Cape Cod fish erman from boyhood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

earth foundation wooden under consrcon nearby is being "budozzed" level
 speed bridge construction stern headlines simultaneously tion builds mebr ee, pneumatic drill works After buldo finish dumping earth the raging below will be brought lift into Pneumatic drill will sections beam together while preabrcated pier low cred onto foundation.
 completed bridge. short biggest equipment the world nuied the demotionists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

SAAoI AIOoL OI OuE Catholic editors have been faced with the neces- Sity of warning Catholics, dur ing the past few weeks, against what appears to be the start of a deliberate and insidiouS cam- paign of slan- der against the Church in Amer ica.
 Week by week fho nIaAe enav,oc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

BAD SIGNS
 With men of all the religious faiths of America fighting shoul- der-to-shoulder in the battles of their country, 1t is to be regretted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
100, WEARS MOTHERS RECORD

1VV, NEAhS MOIHEH'S HECOASU
 Amherst, N. H. (UP)-Mrs. En1e- line Fuller, who recently celebrated her Tooth birthday, hopes to better her mothers longevity record, which was 103 years.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21

andotte News Herald. It is the task
Of bringing the work and the vet
eran together and without delay.
The Community Council has &C
cepted the offer Of the Wyandotte
News Herald whereby the jobs to
be done will be listed in the news
paper without cost to the adver-
tiser and the returning veteran may
also use the newspaper to let 1t be
known what type Of work he
wishes. In this manner the veteran
will not have to register for work
but will have complete freedom in
choosing the type OF employment
he or she desires.
In accepting the offer Of the Wy
andotte News Herald agreeing to
bring together the Job seeker and
the lob, Mr.. Anglers stated, This
is ey actiy The type Of conclusion we
have wanted to the Work Pile
Plan. 1t will give the veterans a
chance to pick the type of work
they can do and want to do. We
are grateful to the News Herald for
what they have already done and
for this final offer to bring the
jobs and the servicemen and women
together"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Continued from Page u

time came. they would help pro-
vide necessary jobs"
The Work Pile report deals only
with jobs that have been promised
In writing.
The success of the Wyandotte
Work Pile Plan heralds it as an
outstanding example OF what the
people back home are planning for
their returning servicemen and
women. While it does not necessar-
lily mean that the. veterans will
have to rely on these jobs which
are promised 1t does guarantee that
should they be needed no veteran
will have to be unemployed while
the nation reconverts to peacetinne
production. The Work Pile was de-
vised as an added precaution that
would supply jobs for a six month
period and at wage scale that is
in line with present day earnings
for the various types of work.
The last task in completion Of
the plan has been left to the Wy
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
On and On They Go.
Nabs Two Nazis


WITH THE 35TH INFANTRY
DIVISION IN GERMANY Private
First Glass Russell Gorham, at the
Elbe river front with the 1a7th
Infantry Regiment, captured two
Nazi prisoners. Gorham was with
small party of men who went
forward to spot an advanced COM
mand post location, and while do
ing so, became confronted by a
small pocket of resisting Germans.
AS the Yanks were working
through a small patch of woods,
Gorham noticed two Nazi soldiers
run into a barn. The alert Yank
dashed over to the barn, entered
and found the Germans squirming
their way into a hay pile When
Gorham poked the Nazis with his
rifle, the Germans hastily came to
their feet and we're captured.
Gorham is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Gorham, 17772 Clark.
New Address
The new address of Corporal
Chester Knurek is: Cpl. Chester
Knurek, 36S9493. So. L, Lincoln
AAF. Branch Pc No. 3, Lincoln,
Nebraska.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
At Geory1a Cxup

Pvt. ALA Tarnowsky is taking
basic military training at the Third
WAC Training Center here as a
member of one Of the newly or
gained WAC medical companies.
Basic training includes q course
of instruction in the fundamentals
Of army life. military customs and
courtesies, army orientation. phys
ical training, map reading. the Art
icles of War. supply, and army adj
ministration.
On completion of the training
she will be assigned to the En-
listed Women's Technician School
to be trained as a medical techni-
clan or a medical clerk.
Pvt. Tarnowsky is the daughter
of Mrs. Emily Kulak, 1895 Walnut
street. Wyandotte. Prior to enlist
ment in the Women's Army Corps,
she was employed as inspector In
a defense factory.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Serves In Washington

Washington, DC. Among the
WAVES now on duty with the Navy
in the Nations Capital, releasing
a man to fight at sea with the
fleet, is Marion Price Richter, sea-
man. second class, daughter of Mrs.
j. w. Speck, 4ss Spruce street.
She received her recruit train
ing at U. 8. Naval Training school,
New York. N. Y. She now lives
in WAVE Quarters, Washington,
washington, D. c., where living is
comfortable, friendly and typically
Navy. In her liberty hours she is
free to participate in the
many activities planned by the rec
reation officer and other members
of ships company at the quarters,
or to visit the many places of in
terest around the capital. Social
opportunities for servicewomen
range from teas at the famous En-
bassies to dances and entertain
ment at the various canteens and
USO clubs.
WAVES in the Capital have pro-
ven their value not only as re-
placements for men. but as trained
Naval personnel doing jobs in their
own right. They are fulfilling re-
sponsible assignments in almost
every type Of Naval activity under
the Jurisdiction of the Pontiac
River Naval Command.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21

Walter J. Myers, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Meyers, 1116 Seven
teenth street, Wyandotte, has been
advanced to gunners mate, third
class, USNR, aboard a destroyer
escort of the Atlantic Fleet. He at
tended high school at River Rouge,
and formerly was employed by the
Great Lakes Engineering Works
there. Myers, whose BROTHER, John.
is a private, first class, in the Army.
wears the American and European
African Middle Eastern Theater
ribbons.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Hold Jam Session On Carrier

Hold Jam Session On Carrier
ABOARD A CARRIER IN THE
PACIFIC-William B. Werling, 30,
aviation machinists mate, first
class, USNR, of 341 Plum street, a
Saxophonist, was a member of the
ships band that helped throw a
boogie-woogie party on the flight
deck of this carrier, which the Jap
anese radio has been sinking"
every other day.
The idea for the party originated
on this carrier, flattop Of the
independence class, and the guest
of honor was another ship close by.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Wines Out Jan PiIlbox

On the line in the Philippines is
Sgt. Walter Monske, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Monske, 1880 Ward
avenue, Wyandotte. Now serving his
38th month overseas with the
famed 41st Infantry Division, Mon
ske fought through two campaigns
in New Guinea prior to pursuing
the enemy into the Philippines
A communications chief of one of
the 41st'S crack regimental COM
bat teams, Monske won a Bronze
Star Medal during the Hollandia
operation when he singlehandedly
wiped out a pillbox-ful of Japs.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
RATION CALENDAR


MEATS AND FATS
Book four, red stamps Y5-D2 valid
through June 2; E2-J2 through June
30; K2-P2 through July 81; Q2-U2
through August 81.
CANNED GOODS
Book four, blue stamps H2-M2
through June 2; N2-S2 through
June 80; T2-X2 through July 81;
Y2-C1 through August 81.
SUGAR
Stamp No. IS good until June 2;
No. 36 valid through August 81.
SHOES
Book three, airplane stamps l, 2
and 8 good indefinitely. Loose
stamps not acceptable
GASOLINE
Ais, good until June 81; B6, C6.
81, CT now valid.
LIQUOR
Use ration book four.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Awarded Wings

Corporal Lawrence Bohall, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Bohall, of
Twenty-Second street, has been
awarded his wings at the Yuma
Army Air field, Yuma, Arizona, on
May 5 upon completion of the gun
cry course there. He was graduated
from radio school at Sioux Falls
army air field, South Dakota in
February.
Bohall graduated from Roosevelt
high school in 1914.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21
Miss Hunt Promoted

Recently promoted to a Pharma-
cist Mate third class was Doris
Jean Hunt. daughter of 1t. and
Mrs. Louis Fountain, who are now
living IN Nevada where 1t. Foun-
tain is stationed.
Wave Hunt has one sister. Ann.
who makes her home with her
grandmother, Mrs. S. Genthe, on
327 Oak st.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21

nawa for six days to clear the way
for troops taking part in the great
est amphibious landing of the Pa
cific War.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-21

Henry A. Thomas. F &c, was
aboard q veteran battleship which
poured 1.50o pour,i shells onto Oki-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
ARMY RECALLING
 SOLDIER WORKERS
Men Assigned to Scovill
 Company Ordered Back to Fort Devens

About 45 soldier-workers now en- ployed at the Scovill Mfg. Co. have been ordered to report for active duty at Fort Devens, Mass, on June 28, according to an announcement at the Springfield Ordnance dis trict office.
 The soldiers were furloughed to take critical jobs at the local plant nearly five months ago, when a critical shortage of workers existed In this city.
 The recall of the soldiers is be- lieved due to a recent cut-back which affected 1,5OO employees at the Scovill company.
 No action has yet been taken on soldier-workers at the Lux Clock Mfg. Go. and Waterbury Compan- ies, but indications are the War De- partment may also recall those men back to active duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

ONE FAMILY New house with furniture will sell or rent with or without furniture. Call 3-5796 after ' p. m. POI Moran St.