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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
TWO HIGH SCHOOLS LIST STAMP SALES
Wilby Students Invest $7I7 During Week;
 LeavenwOrth, $42O

Students of Wilby High School last week purchased $717.60 worth of war savings bonds bringing their total to date to $17,315.70 Leading room last week was 115 with $237. 35. One hundred percent rooms were Miss Page, Miss Garren, Miss Hazen, Miss Clark, Miss Martin, Miss Eaton, Miss Powers, MT. Skehan, MT. Murnane, MT. Bowling. Miss Healey, MT. Pronovost, Miss Good win, MT Grady, Miss Moore, Miss Walsh, Miss Marron, Miss Baird, MT Membrino, Miss McNiff, Miss Luddy Miss Schmidt, Miss Leeney, MT. Mambruno, Miss Blacker, MT. Craig.
 LeavenWorth students last week purchased $420.75 worth of stamps. Leading room was Miss Battle with $26.3O. One hundred percent rooms were MT. Dillon, Miss Hart, MT. DeBonis, MT. Synott, MT. Smithies, Miss Mccarthy, Miss Casey, Miss Gemmill, Miss Bowes, Miss Shana- han, Miss Healey, Miss Began, Miss OBrien, MT. Rourke, Miss Mulcahy, MT. Mack, MT. McEvay, MT. Wood- lock, MT. Meyers, MT. Shanahan, J. Tangney, Miss Battle, MT. Mac Niven, Miss Connor, MT. Coleman, MT. Bannon, MT. Rieger.
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1 port reveals. In contrast to the low est death rate ever recorded in the early 40's, that of PAT, death among babies under one year old jumped to 34 deaths in every thousand in 1943.
 Premature births and congenital malformationS have been the lead ing cause of death among infants during the past two years, accord ing to the report prepared by Dr. Godfrey.
 The stress of wartime living is believed to have been the major contributing factor in causing pre- mature births, the health officer stated. Women are not seeking i medical care, in early pregnancy" he said, and in many instances are sticking at the wartime jobs toe long" The health officer was not of the opinion that the emotional and mental stress caused by war could in any way produce prema- ture birth.
 The cause of congenital malforma- tions, which resulted in the death of many Waterbury infants in late years has not been accurately dis cerned by medical science, Dr. God frey said.
 Statistical reports in the health officers office reveals that almost one hundred babies in every thou sand died before reaching their first birthday up to the year of 1900, when the efforts of medical author ities began to affect marked de- crease in death among infants.
 In 1918, when the birth rate reach ed 3,018, the highest ever recorded in this city, IA infants in one thou. sand died within year of birth. It was during this time the Visit ing Nurses association opened its | first baby stations to disseminate information regarding to the princi- pies of prenatal and child care. From that time to 1942 infant mortality in the city showed steady decline. During the years from 1920 to 1880, infant mortality ranged between 30 and 100 deaths per thou sand babies, and during the next decade health authorities had re- duced the death rate to 33 in every | thousand infants.
 So successful were local health agencies in diminishing infant deaths, the mortality rate among infants in Waterbury were 10 per cent lower than those in other parta of the nation for many years prior to the war, according to reports of the Bureau of Census, Washington D. c.
 Dr. Godfrey and Miss Alice Peak | Visiting Nurses association are once again appealing to women to seek advice on prenatal care and baby care either from their doctors ol the clinics were are located in all parts of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
FUNERALS

The funeral of John Wesley Bun- nell, Bucks Hill road, will be held today at l:30 D. m. at St. Johns Episcopal church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, New Haven, at the convenience of the family.
 The funeral of John KaZalauskas, 196 Alder street, was held today at 9:45 a. m. from the Dcliniks funeral home, r Congress avenue, to St. Joseph's church at 10 where solemn high Mass was celebrated. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Jose phine Conor, wife of William F. Connor, South Main street, Plants vile, was he1d today at 8:15 from the home to St. Thomas church at 9. Burial was in St. Thomas cem- etery, PlantSville.
 Funeral services for Thomas F.. Healey, ChestertoWn, Md, were held this morning at 9:15 from the Mulvilie funeral home, 270 West Main street to St. Margaret's church where solemn high Mass was celc- brated at 10. Burial was in new St.. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna Marie (PauliSnc) Gohlke, widow of Carl Gohlke, will be held at 2 D. m. to- day at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Robert A. Heydenreich, pastor of the First Lutheran church, officiating. The burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery at the convenience of the family.
 Funeral services for Thomas Me- lickis, 134 Hewey street will be held Monday at 10 a. m. from the Mazaika funeral home, 10 Porter street to St. Joseph's church for solemn high Mass at 10:3O. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today, tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Robert w. Wrinn, g Taylor street, who was given medical discharge from the Army Air Forces last May. was held from the Muiville funeral home, 27O West Main street, this morn- ing at 10. A solemn high Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10:45, followed by burial in Calvary cemetery. The funeral of Charles Joseph Morrissey, patrolman in the Water bury police department 23 years, was held from the Bergin funeral 1 home, 2oO East Main street, today ct 1O:3O to St. Margaret's church where Q solemn high Mass of re- qulem was celebrated at II. Burial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
SNOW REMOVAL
 TASK DIFFICULT Temperature Change Adds to Problem; Busses Re-
 ported OvercrOwded

Continued progress was reported today in digging the city out from Thursdays one foot snow fall Ris- ing temperatures complicated the problem of the pedestrian aS min- iature lakes formed at crCSswalks where street department crews had cleared the snow.
 Normal intercity bus service has been restored, and most city lines are back in operation, save Sylvan avenue, Hill street, and Grandview avenue, all of which are expected to be opened shortly.
 Supe. of Police Daniel J. Carson sent out a reminder to bus cornpan- les yesterday that a general statute limiting the number of strap hang CTS in bus to 40 per cent of its seating capacity Is again in full force and effect.
 Indications today were that all the thoroughly blanketed side streets would not be thoroughly cleaned up until next week, barring a lucky break in the weather.
 "The first of April will look pretty good" Street Supt. Herbert H. Scott Smith said yesterday as he dispersed the limited manpower and snow re- moval equipment throughout the city.
 A. J. Drummond, manager of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co.,, reported that service was being handicapped by the many motorists who ventured out with out chains, mad became stranded all over the citY
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troops.
 Bad weather limited Allied air support over the fighting front yes- terday, but fighter -bombers and rocKet-firing fighters swarmed in to rake the enemy's forward areas and the railway and road lines over which the Nazis were straining to shift their reserves.
 German troops and armor massed just east of the Reichswald Forest were bombed and strafed heavily, and the transit centers of Goch, Geldern, and Rheinberg to the southeast also were hit. At the same time, Allied fighters knocked out the highway bridge spanning the Rhine at Wesel, P miles southeast of Kleve.
 Close behind the advancing infan- trymen, Canadian and British gum ners were keeping pace with the of- fensive, maintaining a day and night bombardment on the main German strongpoints. Kleve itself, regarded as the northern anchor of the Siegfried line, was within al- most point-blank range of the Allied big guns.
 Along with Nutterden, Crerar's forces captured the German towns of Mehr and Mel, 3 1-2 and five miles northwest of Kleve, and the Dutch border village of Leuth, a mile northwest of Mel.
 Frasselt and TuttheeS, inside the ReichsWald forest some six miles west of Kleve, also were taken in an advance that was reported pushing well beyond those towns into the center of the forest
 Stiff German resistance slowed the Allied advance along the south ern end of the forest after the Can- adians and British had cut across the Nook Gennep highway and broken into the wooded area.
 Far to the south, the American First Army battled up to the head, waters of the Roer river in a bid to win control of the big chain of dams which, in German possession. threatened to hold up indefinitely q drive across the central Roer by the British Second and American Ninth Armies.
 Units of the 78th Division brought the huge Schwammenauel dam un- der rifle and machine gun fire yes- terday capturing a ridge just north of the barrier and the nearby vil- lage of Hasenfeld.
 Patrols reported that water was flowing freely into the Roer from the dam, suggesting that some of the outlets had been demlished or opened by the enemy. but the main structure was still intact at that time.
 The 78th's advance was aided by one of the heaviest artillery con- centrations yet brought into play on that sector. Almost 300 American field guns were reported pouring a drumf1re of shells into 2500-mile- square area held by the Germans near the dam.
 Still farther south, It. Gen. George s. Patton's Third Army forces outflanked the Nazi commun- ications center of Preum after preaching the Siegfried defenses on a front of almost 10 miles.
 Patton's men captured Olzheim five miles north of Pruem, crossed the Pruem river at four points near that town and famed out along the east side of the stream to the north and south.
 Neundorf, mile northeats of Olz- helm, was captured after a sharp street fight, while other forces drove south in parallel columns to within 3-4 miles of Pruem, taking Herm- espand and entering Wilwerath in their advance.
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(Continued from Page D Joseph Olsen of the Fire Depart ment worked with the inhalator on Mrs. Gaess for almost 30 minutes before respiration was restored. Miss Gaess was also treated by artificial respiration.
 Dr. Kirschbaum pronounced MT. Gaess dead after the attempts by Patrolman Jack Shea and Sergeant Edward Sullivan to revive him prov ed futile.
 MT. Gaess was born April %, 1885, in Germany, the son Of the late Albert and Marie (Kiestler Gaess.
 For many years he was assistant superintendent of the noW-defunct E. J. Manville Machine Co. on East Main street, before he founded his own concern.
 Besides his wife and his daugh- ter survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Adam Muchalight; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Lange, Mrs. John Mitchell and Mrs. Harry Adams, all of Waterbury, and two grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, time and arrangements to be announced.
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along a 28-mile front inthe march toward Stettin and the Baltic coast.
 Gen column captured Brallentin, 29 miles southeast of Stettin and 5S miles south of the Baltic, yesterday and pressed on to within g miles or less of the big port against heavy resistance.
 German broadcasts said fighting was raging even closer to Stettin- g miles south-at Pyritz, on the Berlin-Danzig railway l5 miles west of Brallentin.
 In the advance to Bralletin, hte First Army encircled the Pomer- anlan fortress town of Arnswalde, nine miles southeast. Eight hundred of the enemy garrison were killed and another 5000 NaZi troops slain in futile attempts to break through the Soviet ring from the outside.
 The advance carried to within nine miles southeast of Stargard, main defense outpost of Stettin. A Soviet breakthrough to the Baltic
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Death Stand
 By Jops Seen
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(Continued from Page D to the northeast, the 32nd division continued it's advance up the Villa Verde trail leading to Imugan and the Caguyan Valley. after smash ing of Japanese defenses five miles north of San Nicolas.
 American medium bombers and fighters worked over the enemy in close support of the advancing ground forces on all sectors, and joined in with light naval units in a coastal sweep that wrecked 8 great number of small Japanese craft.
 At the same time, MacArthur's heavy bombers dropped 56 tons of bombs on Japanese troop concen- trations in the northern part of Cebu Island. Other fighters and heavies ranged more than 500 miles north of Manila to bomb and strafe the Heito barracks on Formosa and Japanese rail and road traffic on the island.
 In those and other forays over southern waters, the American air men sank five to six enemy vessels, and destroyed at least six Japanese planes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
LOCAL WOMEN IN
 RED CROSS WORK

The following Waterbury women have been listed with more than 100 Red Cross workers now serving over seas from the Connecticut area. They are Miss Doris Nelson, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs E. J. Nelson, III Highland avenue, in England; Miss Sarah 0. Jeter, sister of the late Richard c. Jeter, 61 Fiske street, Miss Mary Verdon, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Yer don, unemployment compensation commissioner, station ed in England. Lorraine Stone and Barbara M. Chase, now serving in the Australian area, are also listed by the Red Cross as former Water bury residents. though home ad- dresses could not be given by the local Red Cross.
 Miss Virginia E. Bresson and Miss Esther Miran, serving in Australia, are former TorringtOn residents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
Severe Earthquake In Jopon Recorded

Weston, Mass, Feb. 10. OUP)-A severe earthquake somewhere in central Japan registered today on instruments at the Weston College seismological station.
 The Rev. Daniel Linehan, s. J., said the quake occurred at 1:10:58 A. M. and was 6695 miles north northwest of Boston. He added that the quake lasted about three hours and probably caused considerable damage fl 1t occurred on land.
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First Hits Kleve
 Suburbs In Drive
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late advices said the Allies were moving on Kleve in force.
 Barely six miles to the north, an- other Allied column fought it's way to the Rhine at Milligen after a three-mile advance from captured Leuth. Savage street fighting ragged inside Milligen early Goday as the Canadians battled the German gar- rison slowly back to the river.
 A crossing of the Rhine at Millin- gen would outflank Kleve and turn the northern corner of the Germans' main western defenSes.
 Other Canadian and British troops were making steady progress against willing German opposition inside the Reichwald Forest west and southwest of Kleve. Field dis patches said the German defenses in the Forest were strong but mo- where so formidable as had been ex- pected.
 At most points, the Nazi fortiflca- tions already had been beaten flat by storm of Allied bombs and shells sweeping ahead of the ground
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
FUEL SITUATION
 HERE UNCHANGED
Cooperation Between COn- sumer, Dealers Remains
 on Friendly Basis

Waterbury's fuel situation, as to transportation improved today fol- lowing the blowing out of main thoroughfareS of the heavy snow that fell two days ago crippling the services of the city.
 About a dozen city workers as- sisted local coal dealers this morn ing and yesterday in filling coal bags for deliveries to individuals.
 Most people have been swell about the difficulties of transpor- tation," 1t was stated by one fuel dealer today. The majority of the calls that have come in have been emergency cases it was state, and these were handled just as quickly as possible.
 The supply of substitute coal and of coke remained about the same as far as being adequate to meet emergencies, it was said. However, the next week should possibly DOT tray just how the situation will shape as deliveries or no deliveries are determined by shipments to Waterbury from the mines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
New Spy Ideo Under Study

Continued from Page D intelligence services would have to be heard before setting up 'cen- traliZed" agency. The FBI, Army and Navy, he pointed out. all have their own methods of investigation.
 Rep. Clare E. Hoffman, R., Mich, 2 tackled the plan as another New Deal move right along the Hitler line" to centralize more power in Washington.
 What this country needs" Hoff- man said, lis firm, independent Justice Department such as the FBI used to be in the early days of Di- rector J. Edgar Hoover"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
GOVERNORS WIFE
 PRAISES SCHOOL

Mrs. Raymond E. Baldwin, chair man of the Schools -at-War pro- gram, recently commended the students at the Waterbury Catholic high school for their excellent rec ord in the purchase of war stamps and bonds. A star has been added to the Minute Man flag for the second time since it was received in 1944.
 The letter from the wife of the governor reads in part: T want to offer my congratulations to you, your teachers and the students for this fine achievement. May you con- tinue to fly your Minute Man flag for the remainder of the school year."
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stiff opposition" from Japanese fighters.
 The earthquake a little more than a half hour earlier was felt from Hokkaido, northernmost of the Japanese home islands, down through Honshu, Domei said.
 The epicenter was said to be in Aomori prefecture of northern Honshu. with Hachinore, few miles inland from the east coast, feeling the main weight of the earthquake.
 All eastern and central Honshu, including the Tokyo-Yokohama area were shaken, Domei said. quoting an announcement of the Central Me- neurological observatory.
 No other details were given in the brief D"mei dispatch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
Infant Mortality Rate
 In Waterbury Gaining
Splendid Work of Past 25 Years of Health Depart
 ment, Various Agencies OvershadOwed

Infant mortality rates, which have been notably reduced by health authorities in Waterbury by the es- tabhshment of prenatal and baby centers during the past 25 years, have taken sharp upturn since Pearl Harbor, according to statis- tical report prepared by Dr. Ed ward J. Godfrey, city health officer.
 Thirty babies out of every thousand born to Waterbury mothers died before reaching their first birthday during 1914, the re-
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OBITUARY

SILVERMAN-Samuel Silverman, 35 Putnam street, died early yester- day morning Born in Russia, he came to this country 35 years ago. He was a member of the Sharis Israel Synagogue and the Water bury Benefit Association. The funeral was held yesterday after noon with burial in Sharis Israel cemetery. Services were conducted by Rabbi Max Gifter.
 Surviving are his wife, Fanny; four sons, George, New York City; Carl, Waterbury; Louis and Irving, the latter two in the armed forces serving in the European theater; three daughters, Mrs. Esther Sas- lofsky, Denver, Colo; the Misses Bessie and Mollie Silverman, Wa terbury; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Mc'- man. Waterbury and Mrs. l..l Speiler, New York City; two bro. thers, Julius Silverman, Waterbury and David Silverman, Omaha, Neb.; and three grandchildren.
 K OV A l. l. k Y-Eugene Bovalley died yesterday at Cedarcrest sani- talium in Newington where he had been an employe for the past Is years.
 He was the son of the late Laur- ence and Margaret Kelly Bovalley of Waterbury.
 Surviving are brother, Leo Bo- valley; niece, Genevieve Boval- ley, both of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, time and other arrange ments to be announced.
 HENSEL-Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth (Peck) Hensel, wife of Alfred Hen- sel, died early this morning at her home, 123 Frost Road.
 Born February 2, 1881, in Will liamstown, Mass, she was the daughter of Frank and Florence
 Young) Peck.
 Besides her husband, she is sur vived by a son. Alfred B. Hensel, Waterbury; three brothers, Andrew and Ralph Peck, Stevenson, Conn, and Loren Peck, East Hartford 1; two sisters, Mrs Grace Leadbetter. Providence, R. T., Mrs. Alice Whit worth, Dover, Mass; and @ grand son, Russell Hensel.
 Mrs. Hensel was a member of Christ Chapel, Naomi Chapter, Or der of Eastern Star, White Shrine, Kings Daughters, and a past ma- tron of Evergreen Court. Amaranth.
 Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 p. m. at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Avenue, Rev. Samuel A. Budde, vicar of Christ Chapel, officiating Burial will be in new Pine Grove ceme- tery at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 2 to p. m.
 MAJEWSKI- Leonard Majewski, 19 Ward street, died suddenly yeg- terday afternoon at the Waterbury Mfg. Co., where he had been em- ployed for the past 20 years. He was born In Poland and had been 8 resident of Waterbury for 38 years.
 Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary (Kaminsky) Majewski; two daugh- ters, Mrs. Emil O'Bernier and Mrs. Henry Posila, both of Waterbury; 8 son, It. U.g) John Majewski, Ann Arbor, Mich; and granddaughter, Carol Ann Posila.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, time and other ar- engagements to be announced later. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 2 to 9 and to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
LIKED THE NAME2

Boston, (UP)-PetitlonIng the Massachusetts Legislature to nullify the corporation charters of IA medi- cal schools which no longer exisit, doctors explained thaht one stu dent tried to enroll in the Berk- shire Medical College 75 years after 1t closed it's doors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10

It took 12O00 men to clear Mos cows streets after . recent snow storm.
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was in Calvary cemetery. Patrol man Morrissey died Thursday at his home, 35 Wyman street.
 The funeral of Edward L. La- Chance, 176 Boyden street, will be held Monday at 8:15 from the Null vile funeral home, 270 West Main street to St. Michael's church, Wa terville, at 9:30. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funreal home today from 3 to 10 p. m and tomorrow from to 10 ?. m.
 The funeral of Harold Cosgrove, native of Waterbury. was held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street today at 9:30 a. m. to the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10 where 8 requiem high Mass wass was celebrated. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-10
IN MEMORIAM

LYNCH-Charles H., died Feb. 11th, 1944: "We will never forget you dear
 Charlie,
 Although you have been gone
 for a year We will always live with your
 memory
 Father and husband so dear"
 WIFE and DAUGHTER.