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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
HUo Jma Hero WLLed Funds

Concord N. H, Nov. 5-(UP)--A trust fund will be established by the Congress of Industrial organ izations with the money left it by a Marine lieutenant who willed more than $l,500 to improve gen. eral relations between capital and labor before his death on Two Jima.
 u. Benjamin K. Poland, "A, of Concord left about $500 each to the Congress of Industrial organ nations, the American Federation of Labor and the National Asso- citation Of Manufacturers. Poland, 8 Yale graduate was son of a former teacher at St. Paul'S Pre- paratory school He was vitally in- terested in labor relations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Reds Charge Tanks Fight
 In Monchurio
CentroI Forces Deny Claims;
 Villages Token
BULLETIN

Washington. Nov. 5- tUP)- The White House announced to- day that President Truman re- ceived word this morning from It Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, commanding American forces in China. that there have been no clashes between Chinese Com munists and the MarnieS."
 The White House did not elab- crate on the brief announcement.
 Chungking, Nov. ,. (UP)-Com- muniSt sources charged today that American forces were fighting in ChinaS undeclared civil war on the side of the Central Government, but government spokesman said the accusation was groundless.
 The Communist newspaper New China Daily. which joined Radio Yenan in making the charge said that Ame:ican troops helped the Central 4 roYernment's armies cap ture two Communist held villages in northeast China near the Man churian border
 [ Information Minister K. C. Wu of the Chunking Government cate gorically denied the charges and said the Communists had made them only in an effort to alienate the American people and lead them to ask for the withdrawal of United States forces from China.
 Communications Minister Yu Fei- Peng, however revealed that U. s. Marines were accompanying each
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Marine War Dog Loose as Killer

Hartford, Conn, Nav. E. (UPl- Hartford residents today kept wary eye open for "ReX," 75- pound, German police marine war dog, who escaped from his crate at the Railway Express depot here.
 Rex" Marine devil dog since last April. was on his way from Camp LejeAAe, II. G., to his master. Salvatore sammy" Fer rarO. IT, Of Bristol. when he slipped out Of his crate.
 Police warned civilians not to try to be friendly with the dog; who Is a trained killer, but to telephone police headquarters if they see him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
3O,OOO Vote
 To Drop Jobs

Boston, Nov. 5-(UPJ A new walkout of 30,000 electrical workers threatened today to further compli- cate the already complex New Eng land labor picture where 5,653 union members are striking or threatening to walk out in disputes over wages or closed shops.
 Already 10000 CIO textile workers in 22 plants in four states were on strike in dispute that centered on the union shop issue, Mills were kept open for any employees who chose to work but any who hoped to enter the plant wuld be forced to brave picket lines.
 There were reports from some of the nine Maine textile plants where 10000 are on strike that some N the worker were ready to return to their jobs. These reports. however were denied .by Mariana s. Bishop. northern cotton director of the Tex tile Workers Union of America (CIO) who said the workers are solidly behind the strike
 With 32.960 in the six-state area actually on strike and l22693 dis cussing walkouts the most critical situation appeared to be at Lynn. Here, 3O,000 members of the United Electrical Radio & Machine Work CTS of America (CIO) voted oyer- whelmingly to walk out unless they received a $2 per day pay boost, The strike would start within 30 days. Enroll for a business course. You will really cnjos yomr training here umnf* N.sxxfax Tnllnwa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Services Conducted
 For Msgr. Duggan

Hartford, Nov. 5--(UP) The Rt, Rev. Msgr. Thomas s. Duggan, 84, editor of the Catholic Transcript fo-' half a century was laid at rest today after a solemn pontiflcial mass at St. Joseph's cathedral, cele- brated by Bishop Henry J. O'Brien.
 Thousands passed the bier Of the monsignor as he lay in state at the cathedral Sunday, with Knights of Columbus of the third and fourth degre' standing as honor guard. He died Friday night following a long illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05

and continues until after the final results are fact.
 Victorious and defeated candidatef will be present following the re-' suits and will speak direct from tho city rooms to the listening public
 The combined staffs of the Deinw ocrat and WATR have in the past 'scooped" the city in furnishing fns split second results and coloffut background of the "Hig-Day'6 event, This year promises even more of these qualities as management v both organizations make every plan for complete epVerage
 Residents are urged to tune itH on their dial to bring the aleeti color and excitement direealY IiA|8 their home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
How About It?

At long last comes the real low down on the Pearl Ifarb0r. Read the first of several articles re- garding 1t by DREW PEARSON on Page 6 today.
 If the war had ended different would Nazi war criminal Dr. Ley have left the last will and testa- ment he dld prior to his suicide? See what BILL CUNNINGHAM thinks about it m Page 6 of to- eas'e pfEpRerek
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
CIOOfficer Asks Big 3 To Bargain
DriscoII Pleads; ScoviII Workers Cast Strike Votes

As CIO union members of the American Brass Co. and Scovill Mfg. Co., today cast their ballots in a strike vote, John J. Driscoll, state CIO secretary, called upon the Big Three management to resume nego- tiations and bring the true spirit of collective bargaining" into the conferences.
 Stating that strike will be used only as a last resort in the unions demands for 30 percent wage in- crease, Driscoll warned that man
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
AnnnrniteS ReneLU Attacks on Allies

Saigon, French Indo- China, Nov. 4-(UP)-Annamites have renewed attacks on British and French troops west, north and south of Saigon, it was report ed today.
 Heavy fighting broke out last night west of ChOlen. now off, limits for all British troops except officers on duty.
 Viet Minh forces attacked the French in the vicinity of Caihan. south of Saigon, and another French force was bat tling Annamites. armed with tommy guns. west of GOcOng. Viet Minh forces were reported concentrating 60 miles north of Saigon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
STUDENT ROAD VICTIM

Clean, N. Y, NOV. 3 = (UPl = Charles Loughlin, IS. Of Fairfield, Conn, a student at St .Bonayenture college here, was killed yesterday when struck by an automobile 0p- erated by Maurice L. Hull. Clean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
HALsEY FAVOR UNITY AT FRONT

Boston, Nov. 5-(UP)-AdmraI William (BulD Hasey said today that the esprit corps of the Army and Navy would suffer the proposed meger the two serv ices carried Third Fleet commander told conference that he strong for unity of command at the frOnt-in the combat zOnes-but that's all.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
WARD SEIZURE DROPPED BY COURT

Washington Nov 5-(UP)-The Supreme court re fused today to review the governments wartime seizure O Montgomery Ward properties It dismissed the as
 moot since the properties have been returned to the com pany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Late NelUS Bulletins
HESS SANE. TO GO ON TRIAL

Nuremberg Nov. 5-(UP) UP)--ExhauStive tests indicate that Rudolph Hess and will go trial with his for colleagues Allied War crimes authorities said to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
JAPANESE TO ARREST 300 SUSPECTS

Tokyo Nov. 5-(UP)The Japanese government shortly will ordered to arrest 300 suspected criminals it learned today The arrest will bring the number of Japanese war criminals in custody to 1000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05

Enroll for a business course. You will really cnjos yoMF training here. Post Junier College.
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

q cigarette. When the teacher found out it was all right to ac- cept it. she did, and then she ex- plained why it had taken her 50 long to answer the door in Anch- orage. She had been smoking and she had been swooshing around the room failing her arms to get the give away smoke out.
 People Outside, where a female teacher who smoked would be considered persona non grata, can appreciate the woman's con cern; in Kodiak, where women teachers who so desire smoke in public places, it is 8 bit amusing.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

We'll, fl there's no use there's no use, and the implication fol- lows that the city wasted it's time when it put up the street sign- posts, too. The new city council might still salvage something from both projects. They could sell the leftover house digits to Hitler to number his days with and perhaps dispose of the sign posts to Alaskan army camps they could use them to mark the City Limits of Los Angeles.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

i Sometime ago before the be- ginning of the school year, one of the lady school board members made a trip to Anchorage, and while there decided to interview one of the lady teachers who had made application to come to Ko- diak.
 She found the apartment where the teacher lived alone, and rap ped on the door. From within came a reply asking the kuocker to wait just a minute. She wait ed. And waited. And waited.
 The woman inside had had time to don 8 formal complete with makeup before she finally opened the door, but a glance showed she hadn't. so the school board member couldn't help won- dering what took so long.
 The interview lasted briefly and the school board member left.
 It just happened that tho wo- man being interviewed did not come to Kodiak, but accepted a teaching position at another spot on the island. En route there from Anchorage she stopped over lin Kodiak, and decided to look up the lady school board mem- Der she had met.
 The first thing the school board member did was offer hel
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

Amt human nature funny thing or has somebody already said that7
 Right now we are thinking of house numbers.
 For years Kodiak residents have had trouble finding where Che other half lives because the streets weren't labeled and the aOmes weren't numerated.
 There has been endless confu- sion caused by the antiquated aumbers placed on houses for evacuation purposes, with 217 winding up next door to 399; for years when you wanted to tell someone where you lived with gestures you had to describe it as do you know where Olsen's t-ive72No. we'll, you know where bhe road goes up the hill? No. Well, it's the first or second. we've forgotten which, road after yau leave Alaska way and we're the little house behind the red oae (oniy 59 per cent of the houses are red. so you'll have no Esouble)-the one with porch"; for years meat and grocery deliv- -erers. garbage haulers and oil providers have been haunted by looking for houses.
 So when the system of num- beriag the homes and business places in Kodiak was finally ev- owed on scientific basis you san just imagine the rush of res. 5deats to get their numbers In fact, you'll have to imagine it. because there wasn't any. So far approximately 12 souls have Srecked to the city hall to find cut where they live.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

A businessman in our town who makes frequent trips to the States was somewhat inconven- fenced during his absences by not being able to send any in- formation about steamships by wire.
 So to evade the censorship harmlessly @ he devised a little system The two boats he was most concerned with were the Lakina and Cordova, so he evolv- ed the scheme of referring to the Lakina by the name Lester, be- ginning with the same initial let ter, and to the Cordova as Con- rad, in a similar fashion.
 It worked fine. When in Seat tie he could wire to Kodiak a. bout Conrad arriving, or his friends in Kodiak could wire him about Lester, or both.
 After making a number of trips the businessman began to wonder if the code might be overworked a bit, so before he left on another jaunt he changed his signals. He told his friends that henceforth it would be "Lewis" and Clarence" that he would be interested in
 After he had been gone for some time the occasion arose for a friend to wire the man to tell him to meet the Cordova. The wire simply said: Important you meet Clarence Seattle. The wire went through without 8 hitch. The next day, however, the man who sent it got one back
 from the absent businessman.
 It said: "Who the is Clarence?"
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Kodiak Diary

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
Stilwell In The Pacific

Announcement that General StllWeu, old
Vinegar Joe as he is lovingly known by all
troops that ever served under him, has visit
ed the Pacific war theater and conferred with
General Macarthur, commander of all ground
forces in the Pacific, spurs hope that he will
be returned to field service when the final
thrust against Japan is launched.
General Stilwell, who conducted the retreat
from Burma when the Japanese practically
surrounded his Chinese forces there and was
later recalled from China by Washington be-
cause he insisted that Chung Kai-shek start
fighting instead of waiting, has been in charge
of ground forces in the United States OF late,
and while he has done an excellent job, we
are told the man is essentially fighter, his
best sphere of action a combat zone.
There are other generals in the United
States Army capable of producing excellent
results in organizing and training ground
forces at home-essentialy a desk job. There
are none too many fighters Of the Stilwell
type.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
Patton RumOr Denied,

Some overzealous correspondent, or maybe
it was CT writing home, said General
George S. Patton, Jr., commander of the
Third Army, swan the Sauer river last
March. The report was denied at the time
by General Gay, Pattons chief of staff, and
is now refuted by UP Correspondent Robert
Richards, again in this country.
We are unable to understand what differ
ence 1t makes whether he did or did not
He is the kind of man who would swim the
Sauer or the English channel, the Hellespont
the Atlantic ocean, or the University club
pool under the emotional strain of battle, if
he thought his Army could gain advantage
by his act, which, of course, it could not
Patton won his laurels in Europe. There is
no need for a build up by creditng him
with bizarre exhibitions. He has enough lido
syncriss anyway.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
Aid For The Philippines

Because he found conditions in the Philip
pines so much worse than he expected, de-
spite The publicity given by the news agencies
since the islands were freed of Japanese dom
ination. Senator Tydings of Maryland cut
short his mission there and hurried back to
Washington to make his report to President
Truman Conditions in Manila,' he told the
President, "are beyond description And he
added:
II can only say that we found Manila al
most completely wrecked, hardly a house
habitable, without water without transport.
without food and with almost nothing with
which to look after a suffering population.
The Amy is doing everything it can, but
thousands of troops are arriving with no
place to put them, and way to feed them
and it needs all the materials at hand for
these fighting men,
The Senator recommended immediate meas
ures fer generous treatment of the Filipinos
no change in the United States policy for
Philippine independence an immediate large
scale loan to the Philippine government and
generous federal aid to the Islands for per-
manent reconstruction under direction of Army
and Navy engineers.
eff we could give millions for relief of the
Tokyo earthquake he added, 1--WE ought to be
ready to help with many more millions the
people that has been fighting by our side
He makes strong case for Philippine aid
and because the people Of the islands have
set an example of loyalty far better than
any others in the Pacific we owe it to therl
to 20 the limit in helping them to restore
their homeland after the ravages of war and
bestial Japanese occupation. Even though they
have won the right to self government, in
the hroadest sense the Filipinos are our
wards A heavy obligation rests upon this ma
ton .,4o suGror them in their distress. %
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
Lee Miller Covers The Pacific

we left the jeep and walked.
Jim HItcheson of the APP went
ahead while l stopped to talk with
bunch of soldiers squatting at
the foot of a steep hill, awaiting
an order to move forward. A
brigadier general came down the
road and the soldiers were curious
about him so l accosted him and
he turned out to be Gen. James F.
Collins of the First Corps Artillery.
I rejoined the squatting soldiers,
and was putting down some of
their names T-S-Sgt. Joseph Elmo,
New Haven, Conn.,, and Corp. Har-
old Exbert of Chetek, Wis. Well,
anyway, it looks like Chetek in
my notes. Editors Note Correct
name, Milleg). The trouble is. when
l was halfway through writing the
name of the town, Jap shell land
ed on the hill above us, and Miller
hit the dirt. 1 finished scrawling
Chetek while flat on my belly
among assorted soldiers and Igorot
laborers, budding close to cliff
Nobody got hurt, although sever
al more shells came over.
A soldier handed me a shell
fragment he had picked up a few
feet away. l remember how the
printers used to enjoy handing a
greenhorn slug fresh from a limo
type and laugh when he would
drop the hot metal. Maybe that's
what this soldier had in mind
with his fragment, for it was still
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
BY LEE G. MILLER

WITH THE 25th DIVISION AT
BALETE PASS, Luzon-(by wire.
less)-Several Of us decided to
drive to the crest of Balete Pass,
which the Division had secured
two days earlier. Uh huh.
We jeeped along Highway, high
above the little Digdig (cq) River.
Clouds obscured the mountain
crests and wells of mist clCng to
the gulleys. There was consider
able traffic, and the roadsides
were clotted here and there with
groups of soldiers or Filipino guer-
rillas and laborers. Command posts
and other bivouacs dotted the
slopes and ridges, a surprising lot
of them.
At times we would drive per-
haps hundred yards without see
ing anybody, and I'd find myself
watching for snipers, but around
the next turn there would be a
platoon of infantry or half a hun
dred Filipino carriers or bull
doZer.
We paused at a roadside aid
station of the first battalion, 35th
Regiment, and passed the time OF
day with Capt Demetrius Traggis
of New London, Conn, in charge
of the station. and Capt. Wallace
Stark. of Oklahoma City, chap
lain who must have mislaid his
razor.
Further On the mud got deep so
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
LETTER BOX
CIVILIAN DEFENSE HERO

To the Editor.
Your editorials have always in
my opinion been very timely, as
well worded and to the point, and
7 have been an ardent reader and
admirer of your plain and TO the
point expressions, especially your
editorial in the issue of this morn
ing News, captioned Defense
Services.
7 tru1v commend the Council tor
expressing their wishes to recog-
nize the untiring efforts of the CT
william Defense Corps of Whining
ton and New. Hanover County. and
feel as they do that the job done
was well done, and any recognition
that could be shown is well worth
while.
This expression, however, brings
back to my mind one particular
incident which in my opinion de-
serves priority on the part of any
RECOGNITION, namely an unsung
hero who gave his life in the Line
of duty and as far as my knowl-
edoe is concerned, leads me to be-
lieve that he was the first civilian
casualty who gave his life in the
defense corps while performing his
duty as an Air Raid Warden.
This incident occurred on Easter
Sunday morning, 1912, at Whining
ton Beach N. c. and the hero I
refer to is J. W. H. Futchs who
lost his life that Easter Sunday
morning.
This incident has probably been
forgotten by all but few, and
personally / feel that if there is
any recognition. to be shown, he
should be given the first consid-
Grafton
# would behoove this community
tn do no less than have one of
the CO ships built in this com.
no,,nitv named for him, and have
Mrs J. w. H. Futchs, who has
been bearing the loss, and still. is,
given the honor of sponsoring the
ship.
Please accept this suggestion for
what if is worth, and should you
be inclined to go into further de-
tail regarding same, you may call
on me at any time for further
details.
Lewis E. Weinberg
Kure's Beach, n
T,,re = 1Q45
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-08
Stop Racing Trucks

Watching trucks and particularly oil tank
ers speeding through Wilmington Streets par
ticrlarlv Market and Third streets at night,
it would appear that an ordinance adopted
by the City Commission in 1885, and never
rescinded, has been forgotten. This ordinance,
stripped OF legal verbiage, says that no motor
vehicle NAV be operated over the highways,
streets or allies of the city at speed ex-
ceeding ten miles an hour, if its tonnage ex-
ceeds fou1 tons, if of trailer type, or any
motor vehicle with or without trailer carry
ing weigh, including the vehicle, OF five
tons more.
Instead of observing this statute, tankers
and other trucks thunder through these streets
in particular at all hours of the night, Great
inc disturbance that rouses sleepers, places
severe strain on nervous and otherwise all
ing residents, at speeds far in excess not
only of the ten-mile limit of the city, but
the thirty-five mile limit established Tor all
motor vehicles during the war emergency by
President Roosevelt, and not revoked by Pres
;dent Truman in the interest of rubber and
gasoline conservation as we'll as safety In traf-
fic
The racing vehicles not only constitute
serious accident hazard. They also are crack
ing windows and walls by the vibration their
passage creates.
The ordinance provides that offenders may
be fined I'D to s25 If every vehicle driver
overstepping the law were brought into court
and fined the limit Wilmington's revenues
would be substantially increased. What IS
more important grave traffic hazard would
be eliminated, citizens along the chosen truck
routes could enjoy normal hours of rest, prop
ertv damage would be stopped and the city
generally become pleasanter dwelling place
1t would be impossible, of course, to ar
rest all offenders The police department is
not only undermanned Prowl cars are lack
ing. But it is believable that if even few
violators were hailed into court and compelled
to pay the heaviest allowable fine an I'M
provement in the bad situation would soon
be noticeable Other drivers, not knowing
when their number would 60 up would be
more liable to operate their vehicles within
the law
And while the police are catching up with
truck drivers, it would be helpful If, at the
same time, they held automobile operators
who are fagrant law breakers in large num-
bers, particularly near the time for changing
shifts at the shipyard.