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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30

The New Haven county district representatives on the board in clude:-
 Frederick T. Backstrom, executive vice-president, First Federal Sav- ings & Loan Association, New Ha- ven q year); John T. Walsh, vice president, Ansonia Water Co.,, (2 years); William c. Bell, president, United Illuminating Co.,, New Haven 6 years).
 General Directors-2 Year Term Russell J. Cannon, district man. ager, Grasselli Chemical Dept, E. I. GuFont de Nemours & O., New Ha- yen; E. T. Carlson, president, Trum- bull Electric Mfg. Co.,, Plainville; IA. T. Pierson, special representative,
 the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co.,, New Haven;
 Thomas w. Ryley, treasurer, East ern Machine Screw Corp, New Ha- ven; John H. Chaplin, president, Veeder-Root, Incorporated, Hart ford.
 Group Directors-2 year term. (Agriculture) Frank H. Peet, Commissioner of Agriculture, Hart ford; (Aviation) Eugene E. Wilson, vice Chairman, United Aircraft Corp, East Hartford; (Banking) Lester E. Shippee, Executive vice. President, The Hartford-Connectl- cut Trust Co.,; (Education) Dr. Alonzo G. Grace, Commissioner of Education, Hartford; Industries)
 Harry McLachlan, President, H. McLachlan & Co.,, Danbury; (In-
 surance) John A. North, vice.
 President, Phoenix Insurance CO,
 Hartford; Qnvestment Banking)
 John J. McKeon, Charles w. Scran-
 ton & O., New Haven; (Motor Transportation R. J. Bennett, vice. Pres. and Gen. Mgr. The Connec-
 ticut Company, New Haven; CThe Press) James L. McGovern, Asso-
 ciate Editor, Bridgeport-Post Tele-
 gram; CThe Professional Henry l..
 Shepherd, Hewes, Prettyman &
 Await, Hartford; Public Utilities)
 c. L. Campbell, President. Connec- ticut Light & Power Co.,, Hartford; (Rain Transportation George T.. Carmichael, Vice-Presi., The New
 York, New Haven & Hartford R.
 R. CO, New Haven: (Real Estate) Amos G. Hewitt, 2O5 Church Street,
 New Haven; Grade & Commerce)
 L. M. Cazayoux. vice-Presi., Great
 Atlantic & Pacific Tea O., Spring
 field, Mass.
 Group Directors-1 Year Term (Aviation) Sidney E. Collins, Jr.,
 Trafic Manager, American Airlines. Inc, Hartford: (Education) Prof.
 Hudson Hastings. Yale University.
 New Haven; unvestment Banking)
 William ?. Putnam, Putnam & O.. Hartford: Motor Transportation
 Frank T. Healey, General Counsel,
 Connecticut Motor Stage Associa-
 ton. Waterbury: (The press) Fran
 cis S. Murphy, Publisher ''The Hartford Times: (The Professional ! Charles 2. Coates. Rothwell. souie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30
Late Realty
 Nerus

The following real estate trans actions have been filed at the town clerks office. WARRANTY DEEDS
 Alfred Bradshaw to Bernardino Di Nunzio and Michael Daddona property at Superior avenue and Clematis avenue and Bunker Hill road and Clematis avenue.
 Domenic Castelano to Eleanor D. Dowd. property on Ferndale avenue.
 Eva Yakmiavich to Joseph and Celia Perrella. property on Vaill street.
 QUIT CLAIM DEED
 Anna M. Donahue to James Donahue, property on Willow street.
 MORTGAGE RELEASES
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Mary H. Wilmot.
 Leo J. and Mary J. Langlais to Vita Pileisis.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to John B. Hull.
 MORTGAGE DEEDS
 Mary H. Wilmot to Waterbury Savings Bank. property on Hal- lock street, $l.400.
 Ruth w. Cepelak to the Morris Plan Bank of Waterbury, proper ty on Lyman road. s2,500. LEASE AagTGNEn
 Alice 0reenherg. l06 Clinton street has filed In the Town Clerks office an assignment of e lease on Bank street property to the Home Life Insurance O., N. Y. The property 6 located at l23. i25. i27 and i3i Bank street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30

An organization meeting of the new board of directors of the Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce will be held at Hotel Bond, Hartford, Sept. 18th at which time officers will be chosen and a new program of activities adopted. President Frank H. Lee, Jr., of Danbury has announced the appointment of Maj. Wayne R. Dickerson of Hartford as executive vice-president of the or ganization. He has been supervising the various details of the general re- organization program since last Feb braury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30
Draft Boards On 4O-Hours

Connecticut Selective Service local draft boards will go on a 40-hour work week basis immediately, Comdr. John F. Robinson, state di- rector, announced today.
 Boards will be open 8:30 a. m. to 5::30 p. m. Monday through Friday, and remain closed or Saturdays, hereafter. Labor Day will be observ- ed as holiday.
 State Hearquarters will remain open Saturday mornings with a skeleton staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30

Reward for a favor she had for gotten is in store for Mrs. Marie Dyer, right. Victor J. Byrne of Los Angeles had conducted a na- tionwide search for Mrs. Dyer so that he could write his will to ''leave her my entire estate for her kindness to me when I was a poor, discharged soldier in Chicago" The search ended at Mrs. Dyer's ramshackle desert cabin, above,
 near Tucson, Ariz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30
Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

AMONG THOSE MISSING
 (On Re-Reading Inspector Bull Mystery StoTy) wonder what's happened to Inspector Bull, Remember, he had very good pull With the Yard-and what lot of cases he solved, Intricate ones spooky ones, all deeply involved wonder what's happened that sharp-eyed cuss Who ran killers down without any fuss For years he's been gone from the London streets, Never no at his old-time beats. The war swallowed him up, he last seen at Dover, Some day he'll be back now it's all over
 wonder what's happened to the inspecor-What caro' Bull the old blghter, from Scotland Yard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30

Venezuela plans to assist various districts to finance ol road-buildins projects i'd rural areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30

THE LADY FROM VENICE There was a young lady from Venice Who was very skilful at tennis;
 She whacked the balls high,
 But oh me, and oh my At golf she was simply a menace.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-16

SAN FRANCISCO, May lev. H.
Donald, Austrailian-born advisor to
Chang Kai-shek, has arrived here
among 254 civilians rescued from
Japanese internment in the Philip
pines.
Donald, thin but otherwise APP
parently not seriously affected by
his four-year ordeal despite the fact
that he will be 70 next month, was
optimistic about the course of the
war but concerned about the state
of China in the future.
Strongly opposed to the Chinese
Communists, he hailed the Soviet
Union for aiding the Chinese ever
since the war began.
"A great tragedy is in the max
ing, however" he said gravely. Nine
ty million Chinese had been bomb
cd from their homes by B-29s They
will return to find everything des-
trcyed by the japanese. They will
starve or turn bandits. Then the
Communists will come in"
The only alternative, Donald said,
was for the Big Powers to send hum
dreds of shiploads of grain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-16
ALASKA COASTAL ON
LOCAL TRIPS TUESDAY

Alaska Coastal .Airlines flying yes
terday carried the following pas
sengers:
To Sitka; George Wade, Martha
Kastrometinoff and Robert v.
Kirk.
To Tenakee: Maud Asp.
To Pelican City Ron Livingstone,
E. NJ Bliven, Mrs. E. N. Bliven and
E. r. Powell.
To Hoonah: Peter Andrae.
To Hawk Inlet: Hans Floe.
From Tenakee to Juneau: Geor-
gian Helms.
Sitka to Juneau: Alma Rogers and
w. H. Kaylor.
Gustavus to Juneau: Mrs. M. C..
Clifford
Hoonah to Juneua: Patricia Kane.
Pelican City to Juneau: Mrs. L. o.
Jacobsen and Mrs. C. P. Thompson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-16
DAILY. klNY
RADIO LOG
ToNIGHT,s PROGRAM

TONlGHIyS YkOGkAM
6:00-Pan American News
6:15-Marching to Victory
6:30-Melodies in Variation
6:45-Parade of Songs
7:00-Moods in Music
7:15--News
7:30-American Medical Assn.
7:45-Eb and Zeb
7:55-Music
8:00-Sportscast
8:05-Roseroom
8:15-Fishing News
8:30-Boys' Town
9:0O-Unity Viewpoint
9:15-Evening Concert
9:30-House of Peter MacGregor
9:45-Alaska Line News
10: Treasure Chest
10:15-Open House
IL: 00-Gastineau News
11:15-Sign-off
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-16
THURSDAY MORNING
May I'D


May III
8:00-NewS
8:15-Wake Up and Live
9;00-News
9:05-What America is Playing
9:15-Stock Market
9:30-Daytime Classics
9:45-Shady Valley Folks
Breakfast in Hollywood
10:30-KINY Bandstand
11:00-News
IL :05-Petite Musicale
11:15-School of the Air
1l:45-Listen to Linkletter
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
12:00-Song Parade
IL :3O-Noon News
Trade Winds Tavern
1:15-Feature Story
1:30-Music of the New World
2:00-News
2;05-Mid-da Varieties
3:00-Commentary
Matinee Melodies
3:30-Let's Go To Town
4:00-NeWS
4:05-It's Dance Time
4:30-Sunset Serenade
4:45-War Department Report
5:00-News
5:05-Music
5.15-Crimson Trail
5.30-Meet the Band
Excursions in Science
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Marines Cain Edge In Battle For Two Jima
Ninth Army Captures
Fortress OfJueHch
Offensive Called Greatest Since Normandy
Invasion; River Preached In Many Points
BY First and Ninth Yank Armies l.

AT THE ROER RIVER, Germany, Feb. 23.-
(AP)-The U. S. Ninth Army captured the ancient
fortress city of Juech in its broad jump off the
Roer river. Five other smaller towns also seized
in the first few hours of the attack today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Yanks Seize
Biri Island:
Hold Straits
Latest Landing In Philip
pines Finds Little
Opposition

GEN. MacARTHUR'S LEAD
QUARTERS, Luzon, Saturday,
Feb. 24.-W.D- American troops
have seized Biri island at the cas-
tern entrance of San Bernardino
Straitsa gainst light opposition to
complete American control of the
Straits which are the vital passage
for shipping to the central Philip
pines, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
disclosed today.
Macarthur announced the land
ing on Biri just "a hours after he
disclosed that American troops
were on Capul island, 10 miles
southwest of Biri across the Yves
tern entrance of the straits. His
communicate did not identify the
division from which the Biri land
ing elements were recruited.
Biri is the largest and northern
most of the Bahcuatro Islands, and
lies about five miles north of Sa-
mar and Is ID miles east of Lu-
ION. Like Capul, it is heavily
wooded and Uses to high ground in
the center. Reefs surround it.
In Manila, troops of Maj. Gen.
Robert S. Belghtler's 9th Division
have preached the walls of me
ancient Intramuros section which
is the las major stronghold for
enemy forces trapped in south Ma
Mia.
Macarthur said the Americans
sin fierce hand to hand fighting
are successfully Selling all remain
ing points of resistance"
United Press Correspondent
Ralph Teatsorth had reported ear
lier that 3O-foot breach was blown
in the northeastern corner OF the
wall when artillery shells touched
off an enemy ammunition dump.
Fighting ragged from floor to floor
and room to come in the fire.
blackened buildings as Beightler' S
men, aided by elements OF the 18th
Airborne Division, pressed the
cleanup drive.
Macarthur announced that the
Japanese had shelled the internees
of Santo Tomas University, which
was japanese concentration camp
for American civilians. The she'll
ing came several days after the
First Cavalry Division seized San
to Tomas February 3. He charac-
terized the Smelling las among the
brutaities practiced by the enemy
the clearing of Manila.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24

United States was presented to
the steering committee of this con-
ference.
U. S. sedetary of State Ed
ward R. steftinius, Jr,, said that
the U. s.. proposals on economic
problems would be announced
soon.
Resolutions introduced today and
referred to the various committees
covered wide range-the rights
of man, the rights and duties of
states, proposed changes in the
world security organization propo-
sails, ideas for a world court, as
well as economic and social pro-
jects.
The conference today also was
highlighted by a U. S. resolution
calling for freedom of the press
in all American countries. The res
olution, offered by stettinius, pro-
claimed that there can be no free
dom, peace or security unless there
is free access to the truth. and
that truth is the enemy of tyran-
N.Y. -. d. -
. The United States proposals on
the inter American system would,
in effect convert it from a hit or
miss advisory group into a sys-
Continued ON Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Poznan Taken
By Russians;
NeiisseForded
$4,000 Germans Killed Or
Captured By Soviet
Forces

LONDON, Saturday, Feb. a.
W.H - Russian troops yesterday
completed conquest of Polish for
tress city of Poznan, ending
month-long siege in which $4,000
Germans were killed or captured.
They also seized the encircled Po-
merian rail hub of ArnsWalde in
a cleanup of Nazi resistance cen
tiers on the roads to Berlin and Stet.
tin.
Battling to clear centers where
Nazi suicide forces were delaying
the Red Army drive on Berlin,
Stettin and Dresden, the Russians
intensified the struggle for the en-
circled Lower Silesian capital OF
Breslau and frightened their arc
around trapped German forces in
East Prussia.
German POI t S, meanwhile,
said Soviet troops had broken into
the twin Neisse river strongholds
of Guben and Forst, 81 and 81
miles southeast Of Berlin, admit
ted the Russians had won bridge
heads across the Neisse and re-
ported a Red Army breakthrough
to the Sudeten mountains southwest
of Liegnitz in Silesia.
GA Romanian communique,
heard by the FEC, said Russian
and Romanian troops in the low
Tatra mountains of Czechoslovakia
were attacking German Hungarian
forces defending the vital Hermann
Goering iron works at Pod Bre
IOWA in the Hron river valley Il
miles west of Banska BystricaD
Final conquest of Poznan, Pc
lands fourth city, ended German
efforts to halt the free flow of re.
Inducements and supplies to the
Oder river front before Berlin
more than ITO miles to the west
where huge Russian forces were
massing for the final blow at the
imperiled capital.
Some $4,000 enemy troops were
killed and $4,000 captured in the
long siege of the city, which was
encircled January 81. Their COM
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Russian Phones Berlin,
Promises Early Meeting

station the girl switchboard oper.
ator placed call to Berlin for
one OF our officers, Maj. Sergeive,
who knows German.
when Berlin answered he ask
ed for the Burgomeister. He was
informed the Burgomeister was
absent, but the latter's secretary,
Salzbach, answered.
''This is the Burgomeister OF
- said the major. How are
things getting along?"
Badly. The people say they've
come quite close already" was
the answer. How is it with your"
"Oh fine. One hour ago the So
viets captured our town.
Don't joke so foolishly, I'll COM
plain to the Burgomeister," the
Berlin official said.
you're welcome to complain to
Hitler himself" said the major.
This is a Soviet officer. See you
soon Herr Salzbach.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Warren Rejects Judgeship;
CampbeN:s Chances Better

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. -(P)-
Comptroller General Lindsay War
rem declined today to consider ap-
pointment to a Federal judgeship
in North Carolina.
In letter to Senators Bailey
and Hoey, North Carolina Demo-
Gratis, who had endorsed him to
succeed Judge Isaac M. Meekjns
as district judge for eastern North
Carolina, Warren wrote:
Sat this time l am holding an
office under appointment of The
President carrying increased re-
sponsibilities by reason of war
Il can not leave it now. Under
these circumstances, have today
reluctantly arrived at a decision,
and therefore, feel it my duty to
request that my name be not pres
ented to you by the president"
members of the Wilmington Bar
Association, which Tuesday night
nominated City Attorney W. B.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24

MOSCOW, Feb. 23.-(R)-1zves-
tia reported with glee today that
a Red Army major had talked by
telephone with a MAJ; secretary
in Berlin's City Hall.
Everything is true in this
story said the account.
mot long ago one of our de-
tachment, after successfully out
thanking a small German, town, en-
tered it so suddenly the inhabi-
tants did not know what had hap
pened until they drew their cur
tains the next morning.
1.-TWO hours later passenger
train arrived from the east, and
the chief conductor threatened to
complain to the Reichsminister
of railways when ordered to halt
his departure for the west.
Surprised, the German garrison
had not had time to disrupt COM
munications and at the telephone
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24

any note sent to Argentina. The
Buenos Aires government, how
ever, repeatedly has been con-
sidering declaration of war
against Germany.
The peace will be arranged by
members of the United Nations.
At some subsequent day a new
world security organization will
be formed, in which neutrals will
be accommodated. Thus the pen
atty for Nar-long neutrality will
be lack Of a voice in postwar
settlements and in writing the
peace treaties.
Inquiries in London concerning
the status of Argentina brought
the answer: ASK the State De-
partlnent in Washington
If Iceland declares war it will
be because she is anxious about
her postwar trade; which will be
tied much closer to Britain and
the United States than before the
war. The little island, occupied
by British and American troops
since 1910 as a secondary meas
ure, has leaned backwards to re-
main neutral. There was no in
dication yet whether the Icelandic
Althing (ParliamenD would de-
clare war.
The ultimatum to Turkey. hand
= l, y,
British ambassador February 20,
stated clearly that in accordance
with a decision by the Crimea
conference only those nations at
war with Germanw by March l
(Cantinued nn Pare TWn. Col q
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24

Campbell as their choice to sue
coed Judge Meekins; expressed the
opinion last night that Comptrol-
Ter Warren's refusal to consider the
post frightened Mr.. Canpbell's
chances. Of appointment consider a
bly,. sos III n &: : - ~ =. - ':} 3
Local attorneys voiced the hope
that Mr.. Warren himself, having
rejected the appointment, might
see fit to support Mr.. Campbell S
candidacy in view both of his: re
cord of service and Of the fact
that the Wilmington area has not
furnished an incumbent, for this
bench since 1850. Marsden. Bel
lamy, president Of the Associaticn IN,
said. Wilmington lawyers We're
unanimously of the. opinion: that
Mr.. Campbell deserved the: =
pointment and would use it well.
Comptroller Warren S letter, dat
Continued :on.~ Page Two; Col, 2l
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
MARINES EXPECTED
BIG LOSS ON IW0|
Casualties Cannot Be Com
pared With Tarawa,
Official Says

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-R-
U. S. Marines have sustained ap-
proximately 5000 casualties OF
Two Jirna, no more than what had
been expected, a Navy spokesman
said today.
The ferocity of the fighting is
almost without parallel but, the
spokesman added, the casualties
cannot be compared to Tarawa
because there are SO many more
men involved at Two. TaraWa
casualties numbered $500.
There were five times as many
Japanese on tiny Two as on Tara
wa. with a much larger number
of Marines making the Two at
tack.
Two casualties in the initial as
sault waves were less than ex-
pected, the Navy man said. De-
spite the heavy pre-invasion
bombing it is probable that a
comparatively small number of
japanese were killed since they
were able to take shelter in the
long prepared fortified positions
and in the multitude of caves.
the terrain and soil conditions
of the island have worked to the
advantage of the defenders. The
Japanese through years of prepa-
ration were able to blast and bore
into the volcanic rock a maze of
strong points. The attacking Ma
rines. equipped only. with en-
trenching tools, are unable to dig
themselves the usual foxholes.
Two was the only island in that
area that met the requirements
for good air base, the spokes-
man said in explaining why the
II
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Section WAirdrome
Is Captured By D. S.
Slopes of Mt. Suribachi Strewn With Jana.
nese Dead; Leathernecks Gain 700
Yards in Three Days of Fighting

US PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Guam, Sat-
urday Feb 24-(AP-The raging battle for Two swayed
slowly in favor of three United States Marine Divisions Fri
dav as they occupied end of aired in the islands
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
FORECAST

Fair snd warmed today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, g. Low, 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
1000 YANK GUNS
BLAZE AT ENEMY
Terrific Barrage Is Laid
Down Before First,
Third Open Drive
BY C. r. CUNNINGHAM

ON THE ROER RIVER, Ger
many, Feb. 23.-(5:1o p. ND
Something like 1000 American
guns had been blazing for nearly
As minutes this morning in a
terrible symphony Of hate.
Captured rocket guns were
shooting missiles that were like
red hot pokers into the Cologne
plain.
Stocky battalion commander 1t.
Col. William Summers, Tulsa,
OKLA, at this particular command
post broke off his final talk with
members of his staff, put on his
steel helmet, slung his carbine
over his shoulder, and said:
well, I got to get this thing
going. This looks Like the pay
off,
A moment later, in the bright
and most unWelcome light of the
moon-the big push was on.
The roar of the American guns
started to. dwindle. The barrage
was lifting.
The ferries will be opening
up on us pretty soon," someone
said.
just then the German mortars
started up. They laid their fire
on the assault waves, struggling
across the swirling river. Then
the enemy artillery got into &C
ton, firing at our. batteries.
Back on the safe side of the
river, we heard the steady rattle
of our machine guns. Quick
spurts of fire from German ma
chine guns punctured the rattle.
One of the machine guns; we could
fCoof;ouod m poua Two. Col q
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24
Big Three Held Cause
Of Turkish War Move

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Wp)-Tur-
key, today declared war on Ger
many and Japan in response to
an Allied untimatum and disclos-
ed that the big Three" bluntly
had told nine acknowledgement
friendly nations to enter the war
by March l or forfeit seats at the
San Francisco United Nations
conference and the peace table.
The other nations so notified
were Egypt, Iceland and six Latin
American countries, Chile, Para
quay, Ecqador, Peru, Uruguay
and Venezuela. The six Latin
American countries all entered
the war during the past two weeks,
apparently as result of Allied
pressure.
Egypt, it is believed, will fol-
low Turkeys example and the
Cairo radio said it was expected
that Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Ara
bia and Transjordania would fol-
low suit.
The Turks, apparently nettled
at the Big Three ultimatum, pre-
dated their declaration of war to
March l, the deadline mentioned
in the Allied note. The Turks
have vital interest in the peace
conference. They would like to
see that the Dardanelles remain
Turkish and to acquire some of
the Docecanese Islands which they
believe are necessary to defense
of the Turkish coast.
The Big Three appeared to be
making no effort to get avowed
neutrals like Sweden into the war
at this late date. Neither was
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-24

PARIS Feb. 23.-(AP)-Gen. Eisenhower launched the
awaited drive toward the Rhine today and thousands
of u S. First and Ninth Army troops stomed the
Roer in the biggest offensive since Normandy Selling
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-08-10

Members of the "Duel in the Sun"
company who have been on location,
have organized the first Cactus and
Iodine club. All members who have
been stuck by Arizona's Cholla cac-
tus are eligible: Jennifer Jones'
makeup woman, Clare Kaufman, is
charter member; she sat on one!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-08-10

David o. Selznick, who developed
Ingrid Bergman into a star, again
has gone to Stockholm for his latest
find" He's Frank Sundstrom, star
of the same Royal Dramatic the
alter in which Miss Bergman stud
led, and has appeared in eight Euro
pean films.