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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
 Repositories ForCIothes
 Collections Next
 Week to Benefit
 Europe, Asio

Waterbury's firehouses will again serve as Repositories for old cloth ing. Purpose of the collection, Nov. l5-16, will be to help clothe the child victims of war scared Europe and Asia as well as those in the indigent areas of the Americas south such as the Ozarks.
 Save the Children" is the slo- gan of the campaign being spon- Sored by the Federation of the same name. Over 10000 leaflets have been distributed among the school children of the city it has been reported by Dr. John c. Gil- martin, Superintendent of Schools assisting in the drive. Parents of children as well as all other resi- dents of the city are being asked to contribute.
 The children of Europe and other war torn areas are the real suffer- CTS of this war, 1t has been pointed out by General Dwight Eisenhower and by Herbert Lehman head of the American Relief agencies in foreign countries. These are the pitt iful victims the helpless and blame less victims to whom sSu1TeTi sfTeiIil iIis should not come, it las been cited.
 Residents of the city are re- quested to bring their old clothing to their neighborhood firehouses such as was done in previous cloth ing drives. These clothes then will be sorted and packed, ready for shipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Two Divorces Granted Here
 Decision Reserved
 Third Cose Heord

Diyorces were granted by Su- perior Court Judge Howard Alcorn in two uncontested actions heard today, and decision was reserved m a third.
 Ethel R. Trosky Kenney of Wa terbury was granted divorce rom Thomas J. Kenney, also Of this city on the grounds of desertion, ihe couple married Jan. l6. 1922.
 Margaret Marine Grayeline or Waterbury was given divorce from Raymond Graveline, also Of this city, on the ground of cruelty, The couple married Dec. 2l, lS4O. The plaintiff was given custody or their two children. and provision was made for payment of so week ly as alimony and sib weekly Tor support of the children.
 Decision was reserved in the suit brought by Barbara Lombardo Papiano of Waterbury against Domenic Papiano, also of this city, The plaintiff claimed her husband has been intolerably cruel since August, l94l, They were married Aug. %, l94l, She seeks custody ot their child and support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Merchants Organize Committee
 12-Mon Group to ] Contact Members, ' EmpIoyes

Members of the Merchants Dlvi- sion, War Finance Committee. meeting at luncheon at The Elton yesterday, named twelve-man committee to contact all merchants and their employees for the purpose of rallying greater support to Wa terburys Victory Loan drive from local retailers and their staffs.
 The Merchants division has been asked to raise $1 ,000, 900 toward Wa terbury's quota of $l ,500,000.
 All merchants will be asked by committee members to make corp crate investment of at least $l 900 and all employees will be requested to sell at least $500 worth of Victory Loan bonds and make an individual investment of $50, Sidney s. Cas- sell, chairman of the retailers divi- sion. announced.
 Members of the special committee are: Col. William St. John, Louis Greenblatt, Sidney Albert. Harry Michael, Ralph Paine, Joseph Ta- jildeen, w. J. Johnson. Eugene Oviatt, David Johnston, Ray Fan ming, Samuel Elman and Max Ryder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Court Fovors Compromise On Bank Debt
 SAYS Settles
 Claim for $1,672

Superior Court Judge Howard AL corn granted permission today to the receiver of the Merchants Trust Co, to compromise & debt of Mae Hollander of Waterbury for s475. The debt was listed at $1,672.67, with interest from December IA, 1881.
 The court was told property in which Mrs. Hollander has an in- terest has been attached in suits still pending. Mrs. Hollander was endorser of a note for $2.150 ex- ecuted by her husband, Henry O Holiander, who later went into bankruptcy.
 The court ordered reduction of SlO00 bond of the receiver of the Industrial Properties. Inc, to A.- 900. The bond originally was s20,- GOO but was later cut in half. The receiver told the court all the as- sets of the receivership are in cash, which totals $3,8s0.56. and the ter mination of the receivership was held up by a negligence suit pend ing against the corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
TopofSofe Smashed In By'Amoteurs
 Police Suspect
 Youngsters
 Of "Breok"

The crude methods employed in a "safe job" last night at the Colonial Sand and Gravel Company, Plank road, in which the top of the safe was crushed, leads police and Inspector Joseph R. Bendler to believe that the break was prob- ably engineered by youths.
 Frank Perugine, president of the concern, reported to police that the office of the company was entered last night. Acting Detective It. Joseph Dunphy stated that corpor- ation papers, taken from the safe, were strewn "all over the place" He added that the vandalism was not restricted to the papers. but also several adding machines, typewrit- CTS and other office equipment re- posed on the floor when he and It. Ernest Pakul investigated this morning. Entry, he said, was affect ed through rear window which was jimmied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Lithuoniuns Plan Drive
 Home Necessities,
 Food Desired

A drive for food and various home necessities for Lithuanians in Europe will be opened in this city by the Lithuanian National Rehef Fund, Chapter 3. tomorrow. accord- ing to an announcement by Prof: Alexander J. Aleksis, president ol the chapter.
 Temporary headquarters Tor the campaign will be the Jenusaitis store on Bank street. Mrs. William Jenu- salts will serve as information chairmau.
 Prof. Aleksis said that no closing date has been set as yet for the drive, which will be conducted na- tionally. Among the items sought will be: canned meats, various other canned foods, baby. foods, cereals cornstarch, soap, combs, needles buttons, mirrors, towels, and paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
CLIO. Seeks New Seniority Rule

A CI.O. request that plant-wide seniority be substituted for depart mental seniority has been returned by the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration for further nego- tiations between the U, s, Time Corp, and the CI.o, 1t was report- cd today,
 Two other issues heard the board recently have been disposed of, one In favor of the union, and the other in accordance with management re- quests,
 The unions demand for prefer ential seniority for members of the negotiating committee was denied The union was upheld in a request that inspectors employed in Depart ment 30 and assigned to other parts of the plant be considered Department 80 employees for calcu- lation Of seniority,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

tors, increases actual wages paid by as much as one-third in many cases.
 Increases for all other non-man- agement women employees, includ- ing clerks, typists and service rep- resentatives, are $i.80 weekly for those with one year or more of service, and Sl for all with less than one years service.
 For men in the plant department, the weekly increases range from S3 for those with two or more years service to $l for new em- ployees. Other non management telephone men will receive in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

Continued from Page D gress.. Under the present system the Army Air forces plans presumably would be submitted later as part Of the oye-all Army program for all branches of the Army.
 Discloses Suggestions
 Doolittle disclosed Air force sug- gestions at the request of Sen. Bur net R. Maybank, D., 8. C., corn- mittee member.
 Doolitle said the 5000 combat air. craft would be on air fields, ready for use at all times. They would be backed up by tactical reserve of 5000 aircraft, payt of which would be used by the national guard.
 The combat force wauld consist of 70 groups, compared with the 58 groups which operated in the British-based Eighth Air force, which Doolittle commanded It would include 25 groups of heavy bombers, l6 groups of very long range fighters, nine high perform ance defensive groups, i've light and medium bomber groups, i've tac- teal reconnaissance groups plus various squadrons of night fighters, air-sea rescue planes, and other types in small numbers,
 Doolittle pleaded for an inde- pendent air force under a single de- paFtment of defense.
 uIneTable From Poles
 He warned that the United States is vulnerable to attack through the Polar regions and that 1t is no longer safe for Americans to study maps by the Mercator projection, which shows Polar areas much larger than they really are,
 He said the U, s, is now building a plane with twice the range of the B29 but that We have mo monopoly on aircraft of that range, He urged unification of the armed forces with more emphasis on air strength. The battleship, he said, has been "obsolescent for 70 years and obsolete for TO-" He said the aircraft carrier had reached the peak of It's usefulness and now was going into obsoles" cence"
 bHe uhFtlcll HC eaAAl AAs wy attributes firstly, 1t can move about, and, secondly, t can be sunk "When we get aircraft with suf- fieient range, we won't need eaF' riers."
 Land -Rased Superior He said es per cent of the aerial damage inflicted on Japan was caused by land-based planes, with four per cent cause dby carrier air. craft, He said suggestions that naval ships or carrier planes defeated leave "our B-2e boys resting un- easily in their graves"
 Doolittle said the cir Is "our fiFst line of defense" Sen, Lister Hill, D., Ala, asked Doolittle what kind Of weapons would be used in the next war,
 That depends on when it IS fought,p Doolittle replied.
 If 10 comes within the next few yearA, ft will he fought with the kirplane, but If 1t comes 20 years from now, 1t will be fought with pllotless, radio-controll radar- directed missiles using atomic energy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Assault Case Continued In Court Todoy
 Defendant Held
 Under Bonds ] Of $500

Earl Petteway. PA Orange street, received a continuance to November 2l, on bonds of $500 when arraigned in city court this morning before Judge Charles R. Sumnia on 8 charge of assault.
 The accused, arrested October 2l by Detective James Stack and Mo- tor Patrolmen Vincent Begg and Peter Griffin, after a complaint by a 22-year old Waterbury girl, is al- legged to have assaulted the com- plaining witness.
 Attracted by the screams of the girl, Officers Begg and Griffin, on motor patrol duty in the vicinity of Fulton park, went to the aid of the girl and took her to St. Mary's hospital where she was treated for bruises of the left side of the head and both knees.
 Raymond Valerie, 90, 215 Charles street, arrested at $50 last night by Sgt. George Gooding and charged with breach of the peace and re- sistance, received & nolle on both counts with the payment of $5 on the former and $10 on the latter
 Other cases: Michael Vernale, 37 B5 Chase avenue, charged with two counts of intoxication and breach of the peace, received a nolle on the recommendation of Probation Of- ricer Yale Matzkin: Stanley Ander- son, 35, 262 State street, Bridgeport and Frank Vaughn, 54, g State street, both arraigned on non- support charges, received continu- Rnce to December T and nolle re- spectively; Anthony Mecca, 24, 45 Oak street, charged with speeding and operating motor vehicle with out a license, received continu- Ance to November g; George M. Weeks, fl, 1273 Stafford avenue, Bristol, speeding, nolled on pay ment of $l2 and Salvatore Spinella, illegal parking, $6 bond called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Jops Execute 14U. Flyers
Continued from Page D

Nine of the IA flyers were identi- fled tentatively. In only one case: however, was the last name and rank given on the markings.
 Two of the men died Of wounds a few days after their capture, of- flcers said. Two more were liberated later and returned to the United States.
 Investigators said the fye-foot by ten cells of the prison where the flyers were held indicated at least some of them had been alive only a few days before the Japanese surrender. A calendar was found with the days checked off through Aug. '.
 Internees said they had overheard Japanese guards charge that the Americans were guilty of crimes against civilians by bombing their cities and strafing their hospltals, and that they would be executed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Tool Engineers Enjoy CoIdlUell

Use of swiss-type automatic screw apparatus was discussed by A. J, Coldwell viee-pEesident of the Rus sell. Holbrook & Henderson O., In an address last night at a meet in gof the New Haven Chapter, American Society Of Tool Engineers, ct The Elton,
 Prank shute of New Haven was program chairman for the meet Ing, which was attended by about 100 members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

COnLmued rom rage Al
 mander in China, instructed Marine Maj. Gen. Keller c. Rockey to in- vestigate Communist charges that Marines were fighting with the Ma tionalist army against Communist troops in North China.
 Wedemeyer conceded at a press conference in Shanghai that three Marines had been wounded in arm- ed clashes with Chinese elements, but contended that none of the clashes had been instigated by serv- ice men. A few American planes also have been fired on while patrol ling over railway lines.
 The Americans only task in China Wedemeyer said, is the repatriation of Japans civilian and military men. Sixty per cent of Japan's H. 000.0 900 troops in China have been disarmed. TT use any means within my power to protect the health of the men of my command" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

inc DeMaria. Ada Corn and NAFS DeAayia. all of ulrI Scout TrnoQ N and Richard Pickett. william csl der. and John Protzko. members of Boy Scout Troop ss.
 Mrs. Raymond L. Wood has made arrangements for the program. Stuart Judd Is leader of the Boy Scout troop. and Lena Canristo ie leader of the Girl Scout troop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Girl Scouts In Spelling Match

A spelling bee between three local Girl Scouts and three local Boy Scouts will be staged over Station WATR tomorrow morning from 10:I5 to 10:30.
 The participants will be Gather
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

Continued from Page D
 week. The length of time required to reach the maximum has been shortened, and in no case is 1t more than seven and one-half years for operators. Extra pay for overtime, evening, holiday and Sunday work, which is rotated among all opera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
AUTO FIRE

Firemen from Engine Company 9, Waterviile, responded this morning at i0,ie to 8 fire in a sedan on Cooke street, The car, owned by Milton Lesky, Waterbury, caught fire by . short circuit which ignited spilled gasoline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

creases of @ weekly if they have been with the company one year or more and si if they have less than one year of service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
DeadLine Flashes

HONG KONG-More than 1,500 Chinese Eighth Army soldiers died when their ship struck mine and sank yesterday en foute to Hong Kong from Canton, 1t was an- nounced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

People and horses will benefit from Urguay's recent decree thet peas and hay may be imported, duty free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

A tl.00O, 900 car factory is bee ing built at sydney. Australia,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

as an explosive and possibly as 6 pFop<ilent.'
 Doolittle said that long range aircraft can fly through Polar re- gions as well as anywhere else.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

Fokker aircraft plants at Ams- terdam were left without machip- cry or equipment by the retreat Ing Nagis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

WASHINGTON - Lt.-G Gen. James H. DoolittIe disclosed today that Army Air Forces want a postwar fleet of 5000 combat planes ready for use, 100000 officers and men. plus an air national guard las large as the states can stand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Full Weather Report

Boston, Nov. e,-tuFp-Ne" England forecasts
 Massachusetts, Rhode islhne' Conneetieut, Maine, New Hanp- shire, Cloudy with showers to- niRht and Saturday, Colder snt- uTday. Lowest for Worcester '"- night 4G,
 Eastp0Ft to BlOck Islandl south west winds 10 t0 ID miies psI hSvt tonight diminishing sAtuFaa!' Cloudy with showers and fair yisl- hlllty, Small craft waFnings ais- played,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
Reds dsChorge Use of P-4O

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
DAILY ALMANAC

Moon sets at 6g0a D, m, suH rises at 0sS2 q, m,, sets " 4,4O p, m, Vehicles must be itehf- ed thirty nainutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
.425 Get Pay
 Boosts Here

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09

WINDSOR, Ont.-Leaders of CIO United Auto Workers striking against Ford of Canada issued a call today for . Sunday mass meet ing of "every union man in Wind sOr."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
First Defense Line in Air

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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-17

THE calm and confident manner in
l. which Harry S. Truman assumed
his duties as President, and the firm
and practiced hand with which he
took up the direction of national af
fairs in a moment of high emotion
and grave emergency were instantly
evident to the American people and
of great comfort and satisfaction to
the people.
These are great qualities in a
national leader, and they are often
most fortunately found in the Amer
lean leadership that emerges from
national crisis-and they are par
ticularly native to the vigorous and
industrious and clear minded and
high hearted part of America to
which Mr.. Truman himself is native.
DRESIDENT TRUMAN brings
Il many fine qualities to his new
and vital post of duty, but none
which will be of more advantage to
him and of more benefit to the coun-
try than those which are the natual
fruit of his western American back
ground.
It would be good for the country
in any circumstances, and it is provi-
dental for the country in the present
circumstances, to have President
with western American back
ground.
Western America is a part of
America in which GOOD AMERI-
CANISM is deeply rooted and zeal
ously preserved.
II /. a part of America in Which
our American history is adequately
known and loUed.
Ii is a part of America in t0hich
American traditions are honored
and respected.
- American ideals and principles
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-17

than any army IN the World,
and in the past has succeeded.
It's experience began in the
war with Mexico, where great
general, Winfield Scott, laid its
foundations.
FOLLOWING our war with
i Spain our army set up mill
tary governments in Puerto
Rico, which served from Oc-
tober, 1898, TO May, 1900
period of a little more than 18
months; in Cuba. from January,
1899, to May, 1902-a period of
nearly three years and five
months; in the Philippine
Islands, from the capture of
Manila in August. 1898, to July
4, 1901.
There were other instances.
including military governments
Set up by the L. S. Navy in
Guam and Samoa. These are
the administrations to which we
should look for guidance and
preeedents now. A A
Military government is neces-
STATED by two definite require
ments. The first of these is the
protection of the armed forces
themselves. Az
An army remaining in cour-
try that has been scourged by
war and is still threatened by
irregular opposition, must FIRST
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-17
Let the I8.Year-OIdS Vote

CEvERAL hundred American boys
~ and girls of the Los Angeles area
recently participated in free dis
cussion of many problems affecting
the young people of the United
States-the event being called a
youth forum.
The manner in which this discus
sion was conducted, and the matured
judgment disclosed, confirmed an
impression that the Hearst news
papers have always had about Amer
lean young people-that they have
sound views about the duties and re-
sponsibilities of American citizen
ship, and that they are capable of
performing these important duties
at an earlier age than the laws of
the country now permit.
WHY should we arbitrarily with
w hold the right of active citizen
ship, particularly the right to vote,
from young people until they attain
the age of 81, when they are so
plainly QUALIFIED for that vital
estate at an earlier age and indisput
ably COMPETENT to fulfill it in a
manner creditable to themselves and
profitable to the country?
We permit, and in fact COMPEL,
American youths of 18 to FIGHT
for their country, and thousands of
them ARE fighting heroically and
effectively in the present war and
hundreds of them have already given
their lives.
If an American is old enough to
fight and die for his country, he is
surely old enough to VOTE.
Moreover, as the Los Angeles
youth forum concluded:
-"f the fS.yedr-ofd youths had a
chonc. to uote. and had HAD Il in
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-17
War VIGOROUSLY Make the Peace PERMANENTLY Bring Our Boys Home PROMPTLY
a Western President

are held in high esteem there, and
loyalty and faithfully served.
The American Uirtues of thrift
and industry are prized there, and
the essential American freedoms of
worship and of speech and of opin-
ion are cherished there.
Alien ideoiogies and PHILOSOPHERS
hoVe had no acceptance there.
THIS is a part of America from
l. which has always sprung so much
of what is good and clean in Ameri-
can life.
1t has produced great scientists
and teachers, engineers and artists,
thinkers and dreamers.
1t has produced great statesmen
and soldiers.
Western people are noturally and
instinctiUely, enthusiastically and
earnestly, good neighbors, good citi-
zens, good Americans.
This is the background of Presi-
dent Truman, and he is thus well and
abundantly endowed.
It is a rich endowment indeed,
and will stand him in good stead in
the hard and anxious days which
neither he nor his country can
escape.
America has great need of
courage noW, but a greater need of
faith in the profound and proud in
stitutions and principles of our
country, of which freedom is the
substance and the soul.
President Truman was born
where American faith is strong, had
his boyhood there - and demon
strated his own acceptance of that
faith to the people who knew him
best, and set his feet upon the path
which has now led him to the presi-
dency of the United States.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-17

THE end of organized military

INftfs cTQ Ol VI GdlilISu ihii'oi
l. resistance in Germany is
close at hand. There is no gov
ernment in Germany with which
we can negotiate nor which we
can allow TO remain in ex-
istence.
There is no likelihood Of A
new government arising at the
present time which will serve
our purposes, deserve our conf
dence, or merit our recognition.
What is, in fact, one of the
great peoples in the world will
be conquered, helpless, and
without political form.
The only possible eypedient
for the United Nations is mill
tary government. This has al
ready been established in the
Rhincland by Gen. Eisenhower.
1t should he extended to other
German territories as rapidly
as they come into the posses
sion of Allied armies.
The situation will be an ex-
tremely difficult one, but so far
as Americans are concerned IL
should not appall us if we fol-
low the principles that have
been worked out successfully
IN our own past history.
The American Army has had
more experience of this kind