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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-01

Cold as it is and has been our parabolic mike has heard many repercussions this week within modest radius of The Green We called hello to Miss Kathleen Crowley who continues advance in her particular line of work With her wisdom and discretion she rates steady boosts and most things handled by her ARE handled and her friendly hello is bright experience III the days routine Mrs Nettie Floo is hurrying along lunchward and smiles and waves and in passing says it's going to funny not looking across the eXpanse ot Green not that she had much time to gaze out the window busy flower store She says she hopes she will see her friends and patrons out 9t Hamilton Ave~e when she leaves her West Main Street store. Dr. Francis P Barnes busy that he is, greeols, saying he passed that he had one fine time at the Sports Writers banquet which he attended In New Haven the other night, his first time at this particular gathering Mario DiCecco is busy these days putting the last finishing touches his program for the com ing Sunday night when the Civic Orchestra and Stanley Freedman will present program Mr. DiCecco is heart and soul in his orchestra which has been doing big things here in Waterbury for many seasons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-01

Editor Tall Tower Topics: It is hoped that imme date action be taken by the local theatre authorities in carrying out the excellent suggestion forwarded to you by Mr. Walker This is the only city know of in which the theatre going public not informed through the press of movie timetable" To walk in picture, especially feature when it has been for time is like sitting down to meal starting with the dessert and ending with the soup. will go further, how to patrons speak of the actual projection of the pie ture appears that too often the operator in the booth not his toes in regulating the volume control When the film characters engaged n whispered dia 1Ogue, oftimes it is not perceptbe to the average But, when band singer takes the spotlight in the picture inevitably the protector tones it down so that the number sounds like background music These factors important in the proper presentation of a film further contend that the excessive lighting
 under the balcony of the downtown theatres produces unpleasant glare patrons eyes he looks at the screen. q am not backroW Commando either per haps lot of your readers would have few comments concerning the disgusting gongs-on they see do feel
 however that the lights close to that an unnecessary strain is inflicted mparng proper vision of the picture Very truly yours Theatre Fan
 The young athletes in our local grammar schools now looking upon Thomas C. Driscoll member of the Board of Education and Chairman of the Activities Committee and formerly polo player of note as the patron saint of athletics Last week while Dr. John G. Gilmartn assistant superintendent of schools, pre- sentng silver basketballs and baseball obs to the mem the championship teams of Socum Hendricken, and Wilson schools he commented upon the intense interest displayed by Tom in the baseball and basketball activities in the grade schools In fact the commissioner would like to have been present at the gathering, but business would not permit him. His philosophy is that boys kept busy on the athletic field in the school gyms they will rarely get into trouble He also realizes that strong competitive sports in the grammar schools will eventually better caber of teams in our high schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-01

Good Night.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Maj. Francis DAILY, Former Tech
And G. II. Athlete, Killed on Two
Was AII-High Player
In Basket Boil and
Coptoined Hoyu Team

Maj. Francis P. DAILY, U. S. M.
c., well known Washington
athlete, was killed on Two Jima
February %, the Navy Depart
ment has notified his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy j. DAILY,
10 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Maj. DAILY, who was known as
Reds" at Mckinley High School
and Georgetown University, would
have been 28 years old today.
He was an all-high basket ball
and football player at Tech, from
which he was graduated in 1885,
and starred in basket ball and foot
ball at Georgetown. He was cap
tain of G. US basket ball team in
1899 and played end on the football
team in 1888 and 1899.
Maj. DAILY was captain in the
ROTC at Georgetown and, after his
graduation in 1910, was commits
stoned second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps. The next year he re-
turned to Georgetown for q time as
Marine recruiting officer.
Mai, DAILY left this country for
the first time in July, 1941, when
q tour Of duty took him to Iceland
and Russia, his mother said. Trans
ferred to the Pacific. he was COM
mander Of the Marine detachment
aboard the cruiser Wichita. After
serving as an instructor in jungle
warfare at New River, N. c., he took
the command and star corps course
Evening star., 1945-03-16
More Belt Tightening
Seen by Roosevelt

President Roosevelt said today
the United States may have to do
more belt-tightening before the war
is over, but that he is convinced
the country will support any nee
eSsary moves in this direction.
The President made known his
views at his news conference today
during discussion of the creation OF
the new committee headed by For
eign Economic Administrator Leo r.
Crowley to control exports so Amer
ica's home-front economy will not
suffer.
Pointing out that the committee
was set up to deal primarily with
the question of food, Mr.. Roosevelt
said he found a tendency in this
country to scare people about the
food situation. The truth is, the
President said, that he doesn't think
that the Americans have suffered
greatly nor does he think they are
going to.
The problem that is faced, the
President said, is to keep some
people from starving by making cuts
in the supplies available for home
consumption.
He pointed to Holland, rayaged
by the Germans, as one nation need
ing food.
The Chief Executive said it was
only just to help out in situation
like this and that we are decent
people and want to help. Those
ipeople who do not want to give aid
are not decent, he said.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Thirty Bps in Distress Saved
By Landings on Captured Two
First Dividends Realized From Costly Island
For Which Perhaps 1000 Marines Died

Command reported today, dis
closing, the first dividends from
the costly island for which per-
haps 1000 Marines paid with
their lives.
An Air Force spokesman said 80
B-29S returning from the three great
incendiary raids within the last
week on major Japanese industrial
cities landed at Two to refuel or for
emergency repairs. Without the
island, he said, most of them never
would have reached their Marianas
bases. The lives of approximately
800 men were at stake in the big
bombers.
The battle for Two, now 26 days
old, was still being fought bitterly
against steadily dwindling, but well
organized and armed, pockets of
stubborn Japanese.
(The German Transocean ra-
dio was heard in London quoting
Tokyo dispatch that American
transports had been sighted off
Northern Two, suggesting the
(See TWO, Page A-53
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Col. Richard Park, Jr.,
New Aide 10 President

Col. Richard Park, jr., of the gen.
eral staff corps, today was appointed
military aide to President Roosevelt,
succeeding Maj. Gen. Edwin M.
Watson, who died at sea on Janu-
ary 20 while returning with the
President from the Crimea Confer
ence.
Col. Park, 80, is native of WASH
ington and the son of Col. Richard
Park, Corps of Engineers, retired,
and Mrs. Park. He was graduated
from Western High School in 1929
and from West Point in 1893.
After receiving his commission, he
served four years with the 7th Field
Artillery at Fort Ethan Allen, VT,
and then went to the Field Artillery
School at Fort Sill, Okla, from
which he was graduated in 1898.
From June, 1941, until January,
1943, he served as assistant military
attache at Moscow and Kuibyshev
and in March of last year was
named assistant to Gen. Watson.
Col. Park attended the Quebec and
Yalta conferences.
Gen. Watson was a secretary as
well as military aide to the Presi-
dent, handling Mr.. Roosevelts en-
gagements.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Red Cross Solicitors
Now Bent on GETTING
Second Half Of Goal
Chuirmon Mokes Plea
That Quote Be Reached
Before DeudIine Arrives

American Red Cross solicitors
started after the remaining half
of their $2,700, 300 goal today with
a plea from their chairman,
Samuel H. Kaufman, to over
scribe rather than just reach the
quota before the end of the drive
March 81.
"It can be done and it will be
done" he said. I'VE already are
ahead of last years pace"
The solicitors have reported s1,-
483 ,000-549 per cent of the goal
already collected. The goal last year
100000 less than this one, was over
subscribed by more than $400, 900
Mr.. Kaufman pointed out that
since the month of March. fixed by
President Roosevelt for the cam
paign, is now half over. solicitors
will have to work harder to raise the
last half of the quota, and then
some extra money by March 81.
Churches to Lend Aid.
The Hebrew synagogues will add
their support to the drive at services
tomorrow Protestant and Catholic
clergy will mention the campaign
from their pulpits at Sunday serv-
ices.
Meanwhile. about 5000 of the 3O,-
600 solicitors have been rewarded for
outstanding efforts with tickets to
the Quiz Kid show at 7:30 pm
Sunday in Constitution Hall, when
four Senators will match their wits
against the youngsters in Nation
wide broadcast for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
The "Quiz Kids already here to
see the sights and prepare for the
broadcast. attended a report meeting
Tuesday in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce and signed auto
graphs for dozens of solicitors. The
youngsters also visited the Senate
gallery.
When Senator Lucas, Democrat
Of Illinois remarked that the foul
Senators to be pitted against the
boys would need good luck, Senator
Hatch, Democrat, Of New Mexico
one of the four, replied.
May say, amen.
Undersecretary of War Patterson
told the solicitors yesterday that the
Red Cross not only brings a per
sonal touch" to servicemen overseas
but also reminder that unselfsh-
mes and sacrifice still exists at home
Sometimes servicemen get the i'm
preston from letters and the news
papers that the war has brought out
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Vinson Asks Congress,
To Speed Action on
Breton Woods Plan
Economic IsoIotionism
Dangerous as Political
AIoofness, He Says
BY the Associated Press.

1
Fred M. VinSon, on his first
visit to Capitol Hill as Federal
loan administrator, told Congress
today that economic isolation
ism is as dangerous to world
peace as political isolationism. I"
He appealed for prompt congress
sional sanction of the Breton Woods
44-nations' international bank and
monetary agreements as a demon
stration to the world that the United
States wants to solve global prob
lens by cooperation rather than
by the sword"
mo country in the modern world
can live in peace and prosperity in
economic isolation" he told the
House Banking Committee With
out economic peace. there is no po-
litical peace. Nations which
cannot work together to provide fol
order and stability in their economic
relations are not likely to be good
guardians of the peace"
Economically, he said, nations live
IN one world.
Mr. Vinson, former economic sta
bilization director, said prosperous
world economy is needed as added
assurance of prosperity for the
United States.
IF this country reduces its pur-
chases abroad, unemployment occurs
in other countries; and they in turn
buy less from us, he said.
1T is important to re-establist
the producing powers and the con-
suming power of countries that have
been devastated by war. Nearly one
half. of the worlds trade was
formerly done with countries that
have suffered from enemy action
A prosperous world economy re-
quireS the reconstruction of Europe
and the Far East.
1T requires the development OF
countries that lack the modern
means of production !"
The House Banking Committee is
holding hearings on bill sanction
ing the Breton Woods agreements
for the establishment of a world
bank for reconstruction and devel.
opment loans and an internationa
monetary fund for stabilization ot
currencieS.
Evening star., 1945-03-16

at Quantico, Va, and went overseas
again last September.
Mrs. DAILY said her last letter
from her son was dated February
II, one week before the invasion Of
Two.
His mother recalled that Maj. DAILY
wore eight battle stars when he came
home on leave after his first tour Of
duty in the Pacific.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY have four other
children. 1t. Joseph Francis DAILY,
u. s. N. r., Is teaching at Columbia
University, Seaman (First Class Eu-
gene J. DAILY Is stationed in New
York, Edward r. DAILY is with the
Red Cross Ia San Francisco and Sis
ter Rosa Daly Is . Sister Of Charity
In Norfolk.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Roosevelt Refuses
Comment on Curfew

President Roosevelt today refused
to comment on published reports
that the curfew is causing grave
social problems-in New York for
example-because of the large
number of service people who are
on the streets after midnight with
no place to go.
Asked if he had any ideas on the
matter, the President laughed and
said he hadn't been there.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Mercury Climbs
To s.; Record
For This Season

The all-time weather record for
this time of year was broken here
today when the mercury scared to
8. degrees at 2:30 pm
The previous seasonal record was
set February Is, 1880, when the
temperature climbed to "a degrees.
There is a possibility that it will
get still warmer before the day is
over, the Weather Bureau said.
Continued summery weather Is
expected over the week end, accord
ing to the Weather Bureau, al
though the temperature may drop
back into the 70s. The low this
morning was 81 at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Nijinsky Reported Victim
Of Purge by Nozis
Py the Associated Press

FIESS.
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 16.-T h e
newspaper Morgontidningen said
today that Vaslav Nijinsky, once
the worlds foremost ballet dancer,
has been. victim of the German
policy of executing all persons in
Budapest suffering from mental or
nervous disorders.
No source was quoted for the re-
port, which came from Budapest.
Nijlnsky went to Budapest from
Switzerland in 1910 in the hope of
reaching the United States to con-
tinue treatment for mental illness.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Draft Deierment Rules
For transportation
Employees Eased
ODT Chief Says Loss
Of Monpower Threatens
Breakdown in Industry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A threatened transportation
breakdown has resulted in lib
eralization of draft deferments
for railroad, airline and inland
waterway workers under 80.
Other similar relaxations are In
prospect for coal miners and steel
workers.
The decision to allow deferment
of additional key workers in the
three segments of the transporta-
ton industry followed prediction
by Col. j. Monroe johnson, Once
of Defense Transportation director,
that the Nations transportation sys-
TEN could not meet demands upon
1t this year unless there is early
improvement in furnishing man
power and materials"
May Ask 40,SO0 Deferments.
Instead Of the previous limit Of
80 per cent, railroadS-which al
ready have lost 300, 1000 workers to
the armed forces-now may ask for
the deferment Of IS per cent of
their present occupationally defer
red workers between the ages of 18
and 80. This would be a total of
10000 men.
The airlines may ask for defer
ment of 80 per cent, or a total Of
1880, and the inland waterways
a total of 2.400. On a percentage
basis, it is 80 per cent for Great
Lakes carriers and 80 per cent for
other inland waterways.
The decision to ease the drafts
pinch on those three industries was
reached at meeting yesterday of
the Governments Policy Committee
on occupational deferments.
No formal announcement was
made, presumably on the theory it
might increase pressure for liberal
izations in other war production and
war supporting activities.
+ Over all Limit Unchanged.
One highly placed official, who
declined to be quoted by name, said,
however, 1t was agreed something
must be done to save key workers
in steel production and coal mining.
This official said the 80 per cent
overall limit still applies, and that
it will be necessary to concentrate
deferments in the critical activities
at the expense of others. He added
that a somewhat similar plan is
likely for steel and coal mining.
In the case of transportation
workers, the Official explained that
the ODT still can certify for defer
ment only 80 per cent of the total
number of occupatonally deferred
workers under its jurisdiction. In
view of the higher percentages for
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Big Three Seen Likely
ToCreate Commission
On Romania Issue
Communist Government
Is Regarded as Test
Of YoIto Agreement
BY the Associated Press.

Creation of a Big Three COM
mission on Romania appeared
possible today after a United
States call for consultation over
establishment of a Communist
controlled government in Bu-
chareSt.
The American move, it is under
stood, is based on the Crimea de-
claration pledging political integ-
rity of liberated and ex-satellite
countries and ruling out SINGLE
handed action by the big powers.
The Romanian government of
Premier Petru Groza, head of the
Communist controlled n tion a /
democratic front, took Office
March 6.
It is no secret in Allied capitals
that the previous government of
Nicolai Radescu was pushed out un-
der Russian pressure. The Moscow
press for some time had charged it
with failure to purge Nazi-Fascists
from high positions and with inabil-
tGy w llldAltdlll VI OCIs
Government FunctiOning.
While consultations proceed, the
Groza government already is func-
tioning in Bucharest, thus present.
ing the United States and Britain
with a situation that is hard to
swallow.
However. negotiations are going
on with Russia over formation of a
government for Poland, also pro-
vided for in the Yalta declaration.
1t seems clear that any United
States protest over Romania prob
ably would keep in mind the eager
ness of diplomats here to find a
satisfactory Polish situation.
Coming as it did Immediately
after the signature Of the Crimea
charter, the Romanian upset is re-
garded here as critical test of the
Big Three agreement.
The United States and Britain,
it was learned, had no advance
knowledge that Russian Vice For
eign Commissar Andrei Vyshinsky
was going to Bucharest for his con-
situations with King Mihai which
resulted in Radescu's dismissal.
Only Minority Support.
Well-informed sources term the
newly established government def
nitely Communist with only minor
ity support.
cdr af e;x
neuver developing in Bulgaria, and
it is felt the United States British
stand on Romania may sidetrack
any rash, one-sided action there.
British Foreign Minister Anthony
Eden said in Commons earlier this
week that Moscow had ousted Ra-
descu and that communications were
being exchanged with Russia.
The United States statement on
ROmania, issued by the State De-
partment late yesterday in response
to inquiries, said: "* We think
that some aspects of the political
situation Gin Romania) require con-
sultation among the three principal
Allies and we are discussing this
situation with the British and So
Wet governments"
Since Britain and the United
States have announced their desire
for consultation, the next move ap.
pears to be up to Russia.
British Ambassador Lord Hall.
fax and Soviet Ambassador Andre
Gromyko conferred this morninf
with Secretary Stettinius on wha1
Lord Halifax said were physical ar.
rangements for the San Francisco
meeting.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Doing Double Duty

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essential product in bringing
to you the news Of today.
It remains an essential
product in the Double Wv
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to aid veterans.
Save It and al other paper.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
New Landing Ship Built
For Use Against Jops
sy the Associated Press

Ely the neAsSoclated freSS.
NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-The Brit
ish Information Services said last
night that giant new type OF
landing ship for use against the
japanese was being built in British
shipyards.
The new craft, embodying all the
experience gained in five years OF
amphibious warfare, has a far larger
capacity than any landing ship
constructed to date and its range
also Is considerably greater. Some
OF the new vessels can carry load
equivalent to that Of Z full-sized
cargo vessel.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
1See RED CROSS, Page A-4.)
Attempt to Kill Sforzo
Believed Thwurted
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Mar. 16.-Police ex-
pressed belief today that a pos
sible attempt on the life of Count
Carlo Sforza, former Foreign Min
lister, was thwarted Wednesday
night by q watchman who fired at
two men found lurking on the
grounds Of his villa. The men fed
in motor car.
Several days earlier the counts
daughter was told by an uniden-
titled telephone caller: "You viii
be an orphan soon"
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Reds Open New Attach
On Nazis in Stettin
Area. Germans Say
7-Miie Breok-Throueh
In Eost Prussio Splits
Koeniesbere Defenders
BY the Associated Press,


LONDON, Mar. 16.-The Rus
slams have opened a violent new
attack against the last German
positions east of the Oder in the
Stettin area with a drumf1re
barrage followed by masses of
tanks and infantry, the Germans
reported today.
In East Prussia the Russians an
nounced 7-mile break through to
the short of the Frisches Half. a
Baltic lagoon, which divided the
remnants of the 100000 defenders of
the Koenigsberg zone into two
pockets.
Another major attack has been
started by Marshal Ivan Konev's 1st
UNainian Army north of Ratibor
and in the Grottkau area southeast
of Breslau in Silesia, the German
communique announced, and pene-
trations were made. German broad
casts said several Russian divisions
were involved in the drive toward
Moravska- -Ostrava, in the Moravian
gate, II miles south of Ratibor.
Mopping Up Continues.
The Stettin and East PruSSian Of
fensives apparently were part of a
Wholesale mopping up behind ao-
vanced Soviet lines preparatory to
the climactic battle which the Rus
slams may launch along the Berlin
front at any time.
Stettin is the key to Berlin S
north flank. For days the Russians
have been reported on heights over
looking the city, Berlin's chief Bal
tic port, and pouring artillery fire
into the streets.
The chief German bridgehead
centered around Altdamm, the Stet-
tin suburb on the eastern side of
the Oder which the Russians were
reported to have penetrated at one
time.
Another German bridgehead may
be along the Dievenow, an outlet
between the mainland and Violin
Island which connects Stettin Bay
| with the sea- The Russians cleared
the east side of the Dievenow several
days ago, but the Germans de-
clared they regained bridgehead.
Stettin Evacuated.
The Germans said most of the
100000 inhabitants of Stettin had
been removed. Moscow broadcasts
reported that the city had been
turned into fortress with all man.
ner of Notifications and barricades
erected in its streets and environs
anad its garrison strengthened by
marines, SIS. men, volks grenadiers
and training school cadets.
Another German holdout garrison
in Kolberg, Pomeranian port on the
Baltic 63 miles northeast of Stettin,
appeared to be fighting its last.
Moscow dispatches said fall of the