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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-04-12
Quartermaster CORPS
Expects Increases

If you think this war is getting
easier from the standpoint of sup
ply as we close in on the German
and Jap, and if you think that the
tempo of war is decreasing as
Yanks drive closer and closer to
Berlin and Tokyo-"don't you be-
lieve it," says Cal. Chauncey A.
Bennett, Seattle quartermaster
supply officer, who recently
warned Pacific Northwest work.
ers that the war is not "just about
over" :.
"Tons of supplies handled by
the quartermaster. corps alone in
November and December 1915
were almost 20 percent greater
than tonnage handled in the same
months for 1943," Colonel Ben
nett revealed, illustrating the in
creased supply demands of this
on-rushing global war.
"Here in Seattle the quarter
master section of the army service
forces depot handled over sou
more supplies in November and
December, 1914, than it did in the
corresponding months of 1043,"
Colonel Bennett said, painting out
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Chaplain, Grace johnson, Of Mar
garet Wadsworth chapter at Lind;
Grand Electa, Viola NJ. Schmidt,
of Newport chapter; Grand
Esther, Ruth L. Thomson, OF
Lorraine Chapter, Seattle; w. r.
Stranahan, of Havre, Montana.
past grand patron of the juris-
diction of the State of Montana;
Deputy Grand Masters of districts
% and % of F. & A, NJ, Walter
johnson of Lind, and E. L. Collins
of Pasco.
Mrs. Goulet, worthy matron of
Beulah chapter was hostess for a
tea in the afternoon at her home
on Nixon street in Pasco, honor
ing Mrs. Magnus and the other
Grand officers, guests were the
officers of Alma and Beulah chap
tiers. Line officers of both chap
tiers were hostesses to the Grand
officers at dinner in the eve
ming at the Pasco hotel.
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PAGE TWELVE
Worthy Grand Matr0n
Makes Official Visit

Worthy Grand Matron of the
State of Washington, Order OF the
Eastern Star, Mrs. Olive !. Mag
nus made her official visit to
Alma Chapter No. 100 and Beu-
lah Chapter No. 1872, Order of
Eastern Star Wednesday evening
at PascO.
Officers Of Beulah Chapter
opened and closed with Worthy
Matron Beulah Goulet and Worthy
Patron F. L. Collins in charge.
Worthy Matron Beatrice Melon
aid and Worthy Patron r. Q. Mac
mahon and the officers of Alma
chapter put on the initiatory
work.
Other grand officers attending
and being presented were Grand
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at the same time that more and
more supplies-of all kinds-will
have to be poured in European
and Pacific war theaters so our
advances can be held.
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Too Late to Classify

IF YOU can't get your steaks any
other place, we have them at
the Y Cafe. A Specially. Shep-
hard and Slater. Up
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FOR SAL|Ivory kitchen cabi-
net. Phone 3O66 evenings for
information. Mrs. Gilbert. Up.
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FOR RENT: Small apartment, at
215k Second Ave. Phone 1911.
Up
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-04-12

FOR SALE-Fryers. G. H. Leber,
West Highlands. Phone 164l.
Dap.
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WANTED Girl or woman for 4
hours daily for general house.
work. Call Mrs. r. w. Kite, 532.
&c.
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FOR SALE or TRADE for city
property, TN acres heavy soil;
S rooms and bath; good. barn and
other buildings; tractor and
equipment included in price.
Reasonable. One mile out on
Washington street. p. A. Peterson.
ZAP.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

pointed out to the municipal traffic officials as an example of what can be done to halt the rising num- Der of night traffic fatalities.
 "On ten miles of Hartford streets, !" Dickerson said, before relighting, 32 pedestrians were killed at night in 3l2 years. Tn a similar period after lighting, only one pedestrian was killed. Most of Hartford's main traffic arteries are now well lighted.
 Contrast In Figures
 There are fifty miles of main traffic streets in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury with modern lighting. The well lighted sections of these streets carry 40 per cent of the total traffic Of these cities. There was not one single night pedestrian fatality on these well lighted sections in 1944 contrasted to Is night pedestrian deaths on the remaining made quately lighted streets"
 Improved business, lower 1nsur- ance rates, reduced crime and in creased property values are other benefits derived from good traffic safety lighting, Dickerson pointed out.
 The public will see more yellow light from the sodium lamps for highways tunnels and bridges in the future and the new mercury lamp is also finding an increasing number of street lighting applica- tions, Dickerson reported to the city lighting officials convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
MS CANIO MARTINILLI

Manila - MS Canio Martinilli, formerly employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Co.,, is with the 959th Ordnance Company, Heavy Auto motive Maintenance and has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious achievement.
 The citation for the award read, in part, as follows: (" Sergeant Martinilli has displayed outstanding leadership as a non-commissioned officer and tireless devotion to duty in his capacity as shop foreman of an Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company. The unit was stationed at Finuchafen, New Guinea, from March 5, 1914 to Feb- ruary IT, 1945. The primary mission was to do all fourth and fifth echelen of maintenance necessary on an approximate average of 5000 vehicles on the base Despite handi- caps Sergeant Martinilli managed to keep production at high level Under Sergeant Martinilli's able di- rection, and through his unceasing efforts, this organization was able to fulfill it's part in preparing unit for the Hollandia, Leyte, and Luzon campaigns . (he) has displayed an unusual amount of ingenuity and forethought in setting up both shops with the least possible delay ."
 Martinilli has two brothers, Sal- vatore and John, in the Navy, and Is a graduate of Leavenworth high school in 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

of savage fighting, the 84th took 112 German pillboxes and bunkers in the Siegfried Line and helped crush the Ardennes counter offensive.
 Setting its sight on the transpor- tation and mining center of Geilen- kirchen, the doughboys pushed on despite the fact that its armor had begged down in the heavy mud. Geilenkirchen fell, and it was fol- lowed by a succession of other i'm portant German towns and cities.
 Shifted to the north side of the German bulge, the Railsplitters counter attacked clad in suits of long white underwear as camou- flage against the snow. The dough- boys rolled into Houffalize, and on the same day one of it's units joined up with the l1th Armorded Division, signalizing the linking of the First and Third Armies, closing the gap which had separated them in the Ardennes salient
 On Feb. B, after having been moved secretly to an assembly area in Holland, the Railsplitters surged across the Roer river, and set of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
Waterbury Cited M SurDey on Lighting
 Number of Accidents Greatly Reduced Where Proper illumination Exists
 Mony Tragedies Feared

Chicago, Ill, Nov PA yearly traffic toll of 50,000 deaths and 1,750,000 injuries is predicted for the country unless causes of acci- dents are removed.
 Members of the International Municipal Signal Association at- tending their annual convention at Hotel LaSalle today heard this pre- diction from A. F. Dickerson, chair man of the associations commit tee on street lighting and manager of General Electric Co.'S lighting division at Schenectady, N. Y.
 Increasing Traffic
 "It has been estimated that by 1850 traffic volumes in vehicle miles will be increased from 50 to 100 per cent over those of 1941," he said in explaining why sharp in- creases in traffic fatalities are an- ticipated.
 DickersonS report called atten- ton to the steady downward trend of traffic fatalities during the day and the upward trend during the night, which was only halted by wars curtailment of driving. He expects the return of gasoline and new automobiles to shown an in- crease in the frequency of night traffic accidents, now causing ap- proximately two deaths at night for every one in daylight hours, unless safety street lighting experiences which have successfully reduced accidents are observed.
 Results from Hartford's traffic safety lighting improvements were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
TERMINATES SERVICES

Ten Waterbury men received dis charges over the weekend at the Ford Devens, Mass, Separation Center it was learned today. They are:
 Pfc. Stephen Infante, 617 North Main St.
 Pfc. Preseley Joines, Al North Elm St.
 Spl. Louis G. Preslopski, 50 Crown St.
 Sgt. John O'Leary, 78 Proctor St.
 Pvt. Frederick Muccino, 6 South wick Ave.
 Col. John Calabrese, 643 High land Ave.
 T/Sgt. Charles L. Smith, PAP Warner St.
 Pvt. Edmund Canuzzi, 211 Wash ington St.
 Cpl. Adolph c. Deferraril, 617 North Main St.
 Sgt. Edward J. Maglio, 1051 North Main St,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
9t S@y D ttene
by Bob , Hope

to shave of their mustaches and start wearing their toupees to work.
 Bing Crosby fans will have to have two sets in their living rooms if they want to get him all in. And they'll have to sell windshield wiper with the sets so that people who tune in on MT. Anthony's Program" can keep the tears of the screen.
 If static ever starts interfering with the reception it might cause some add mixups. I can see 1t some odd mixups. can see it Sanctum" opens and out come Baby Snooks and MT. District Attorney riding one the Lone Rangers horse.
 saw one of the new sets they're putting out now. It had dials for the radio, knobs for the photograph, and buttons for the television. It looked like the dashboard of a B-29. But buyers won't have to worry with each set they sell, distributors will throw in twenty hours of link trainer instruction.
 Copyright, 1945, King Features
 Syndicat, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
Your GI Rights QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 oN sERvlcEMEN's PROBLEMS
By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, Nov. 12.-There have been recent changes in the regula- tions on veterans rights to surplus property. Here are some questions on these changes:
 Q. Do length of service, service overseas, combat action, wounds and decorations have any bearing on veterans preference for sur plus property?
 A. No.
 Q. A lot of land just outside of my town is soon going to be declared surplus, understand. Do veterans have any preference for buying it?'
 A. Yes. After the property has been subdivided into appropriate economic units, such as family sized farms, building lots, etc, the disposal agency fixes what Is con- sidered a fair price for each unit. Before the property can be dis posed of, except to the original owner, or a federal or state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Everyone is getting set for tele- vision. I've made some concrete plans. When television gets here, I'm going back to mixing con- crete.
 But the people who predicts things are predicting that within a year there will be twelve to sixteen hours of television prog grams a day in metropolitan areas and, shortly thereafter, all of the hi-jinks now referred to as radio, will be illustrated.
 My sponsor thinks my radio show would be good for television except for just one thing. But he's got an answer for that .. he's going to bill me as the Mask Marvel" Professor Colonna will be a natural. Can you imagine that kisser suddenly showing up in 20,00000o homes? It should have people back living in trees in not time.
 It should be very interesting when they do get all the radio programs switched over so you can see them. When that hap pens. A lot of the actors who play those teen-age kids will have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
PheIon Home After Action
 In Z Theoters
LocoI Men Took Port in Seven
 Major Invosions

Harold w. Phelan, seaman first class, son of James Phelan of 132 Oak street, has received his honor able discharge from the Navy after three years and three months service all of which was spent overseas, with the exception of one month in the United States. During his ten- lure as a sailor the former Water bury Manufacturing employe was stationed on the U. s. s. Biscayne.
 He saw considerable action in Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and Southern France and also in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
PFC. THOMAS s. ZILARO

Manila Pfc. Thomas s. Zilaro, whose wife Ruth and their children Beverly, Sandra and Thomas, Jr., reside at 45 Robinson street, is serv- ing in this city with the 248th Port Company as Stevedore. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Albert zilaro of 109 Division street.
 Pfc. Zilaro arrived overseas Jan- uary, 1944, at New Guinea. Before being assigned to this base, he served in New Guinea and Admirlty Islands.
 He attended Wilby High school for two years. Before entering the Army, he was employed by the Chase Brass and Copper Company, Waterbury Manufacturing Division.
 He has two brothers in the Armed Forces. Pvt. Romolo, serving with the l06th AAA Battalion, and Gun nery Mate Third Class Joe. with the Armed Guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
HAROLD W. COUsEY, S 2/C

HAROLD w. COUSEY, , E/C
 Norfolk, Va. - Harold William Cousey, g, s 2/c, USNR, arrived on Oct. "A at the Naval Training Sta ton, Norfolk, Va, Atlantic Fleet training center for destroyer or similar type vessel.
 Cousey is a veteran of 21 months of duty aboard sub-chaser in the Ameridan Theater of Operations. He wears the American Area ribbon.
 Before entering the Navy, Cousey was employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. He was graduated from Crosby high school. Son of MT. and Mrs William L. Cousey, of 10 Rye street, he has a brother, Edward John, 19, who is a fireman, first class, in the Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Pacific theater of operations at Two lima and Okinawa. While the ty- phoon ragged at Okinawa Seaman Phelan was at Jensen Harbor in Korea.
 He took part in five European in- vasions and two Pacific invasions and also wears the Philippine Liber- ation ribbon, Good Conduct medal and the American Theater of Op- erations ribbon.
 His wife is the former Irene Riley of South street, a graduate of St. Mary's Hospital Training School for Nurses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
EDWARD BARRYMORE sTURGEs

Pearl Harbor, T. H. - Edward Blakemore Sturges, Woodbury, Conn, and other members of the 17th Naval Construction Battalion have won a commendation from the brigade to which it was attached for its work in the Philippines when the war in the Pacific was blazing to its climax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
PVT. RAYMOND BARRETT

Fort Knox, Ky. (SpeciaD = Another class of qualified radio op- orators has been graduated today from the Armored School.
 Graduates included Pvt. Raymond Barrett, whose wife lives at 86 Washington street.
 Members of the class were trained to play an important part in the signal communication system by which armored units are controlled in combat. Each soldier in the course learned the International Morse Code and progressed through radio procedure and a study of radio sets. Final phase was field operation. in which radio sets were operated from combat vehicles under simu- lated battle conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
ABOARD Uss NICHOLSON

Thomas Francis Fitzgerald, CPO, USN. 13 Colonial street, Oakville, and Lester w. Kucheravy, s PC, 26 Saint Paul street, and her crew. men of the destroyer USS Nichol- son climaxed long and rugged campaign in the Pacific when they took their ship into Tokyo Bay for occupation duty with other units of the Fleet.
 Assigned to convoy duty in the North Atlantic in the early days of the war, the Nicholson took up its Pacific role when it arrived in Milne Bay, in February, 1944, while the Cape Gloucester campaign was un- der way.
 In the succeeding months, the ship saw action in almost every major Pacific operation, including the lib- eration of the Philippines ard the Okinawa campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

on a dash that carried them to the Rhine, sweeping everything before them.
 Crossing the Rhine, the 84th rushed on over the Weser took Err beck and drove into Hanover, where it was stationed after VIE Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
Martin A. Mastracchio, oM s/c

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 Martin A. Mastracchio, 29, QM 3/c, USNH, 538 Baldwin street., serves as a steersman aboard the destroyer escort, USS Stafford, in the Pacific.
 During the recent removal of AL lied prisoners of war from the island of DeJima at Nagasaki, Japan, Mas tracchio played an important role.
 Approximately 300 American vet erans of Corregidor and Bataan were removed along with soldiers and sailors from New Zealand, Aus tralia, Holland and England The prisoners were employed at hard labor for three and a half years in Jap coal mines
 Mastracchio was employed by the Railway Express Agency in Water bury before entering the Navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
LIT. DOUGLAS c. WAY

LIT. DUUODIAS O, WAT
 It. Douglas C. Way, son of MT. and Mrs. John Way, will begin his terminal leave Now. Is It. Way re- termed here last December after serving in the Aleutians 25 months. He received his commission Sept. 12, 1942 at Camp Davis, N c. and has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kas., since returning to this coun- try.
 Prior to entering the service he was an employe of the Scovill Mfg Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
IT. JOHN c. WELD

It. John c. Weld, has been award ed the Bronze Star for distinguished action with a division of attack transports in the Pacific. It. Weld was cited for his actions from Aug ust, 1912 to March, 1945. Fe is now serving on the Board of Review and Pardons, Washington, D. c. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Charles B. Weld, Taft School.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

thelr [ a s [ c, called t h e m TT h e Ratchet" Men"
 The 84th first struck on Nov. IS, 1944, at the Siegfried Line. TN tyfro nonnfhc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
WAVES DISCHARGED

WAVES DISCHARGED
 Two Waterbury members of the WAVES were recently discharged it was learned today. They are:
 Violet M. Gruber, SIX 1/c, Pier pont Heights, after 37 months sery- ice has been discharged at Cleye- land, Ohio; and Audrey Schneer, PhM l/c, AT Clinton Street, after 29 months service, has been dis charged at U. s. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

agency, the veteran may apply for the purchase of any or all units offered for sale at the fixed price. When more than one veteran ap- plies for purchase of the same property, the purchaser will be selected by lot. A veteran may exercise his preference to acquire real property only once.
 Q. have already purchased some equipment for my farm which was declared surplus. I used my veterans preference. Now they tell me I can't buy any thing else. Is that true?
 A. You can buy as much sur plus property as you want as an ordinary citizen. There is a limit as to how much you can get with preference as veteran, however.
 Q. I know of some equipment the government is planning to sell and want it. But I won't get a chance to see it first. Does the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Modern rolling pins, suspenders, corkscrews and bread mixers have been produced with anti-friction ball and roller bearings which in- crease their effleieneY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
Fighting Diuisi0ns
84th Broke Bulge In Underwent!
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 The 84th Infantry Division called themselves the Railsplitter. But the Germans, who had felt the sharp edge of their attack too often for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

 ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

You Cont BoIk At 4 Lombok Fleece Topeoot At $45-It's A Coot Not To Be BoIked At.
 Take it by and large, measured from any angle, and disseeted from top to bottom-o Lombok sIoriousIy soft, fIeeey topeoot hos silky Iustrous surfoeo thot mokes # on cosy eoot to euddIe to from the stort.
 It's a weotherwise eoot thots good hoiI, Toin or snow, and will stay with you to inc hnish-in fact its medium weight mony young men find good weight to wear nine months of the year, for more yeors than you would think possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

government guarantee 1t to be of the best quality?
 A. No. Many items are de- clared surplus because they do not meet government standards as to quality, state of repair, etc. The government only guarantees not to misrepresent the property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Three Waterbury men received discharges this past week at Mitchell Field, New York Separation Gen. ter. They were:
 ThSgt. Charles Elwell, 226 Lincoln street; T/5, Anthony DiMira, 23 Galivan street, and Sgt. Nicholas Autore, 1926 North Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Two Waterbury men, Pvts. Peter P Pietrunti, 1l9 Orange street and Francis J. Mahon, 32 Culhane street, were discharged recently from the Fort Knox, Ky, Separation Center, it was revealed today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-11
Business SerOice

5l Business Services Rendered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-11

Labor Party support springs in part from the fact that Jewish settlers have introduced demo- cratic and progressive methods in 8 backward and feudaf section of the world. Emphasis has been placed on the development of co- operatives in the cities and the farms, and living standards in Pal- estine are far higher than anywhere else in the Near East, fact ac- counting for the influx of Aram laborers into Palestine.
 Zionists believe that Arab oppo- sition to Jewish immigration into Palestine could have been averted had the British Colonial Office not yielded to threats from Aram lead- CTS in the 1930's; and that, more- over, the Arab masses in Palestine, conscious of the health and eco- homie benefits accruing from the Jewish development, are not as antagonistic as the leaders of the surrounding Arab states represent them to be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-11
LiUe Stock
47 Eggs. Poultry. Supplies

PULLOUMTEsTED BABY CHICKS -Hatches twice weekly. Order now for August and September de- livery.
 BEACH GRAIN co.
 36 Naugatuck Ave. Milford, Conn. Phone 841
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-11
NOTICE

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT, ;. DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ..
 NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
 OF CREDITORS
 To the Creditors of GIUSEPPE PESCE, a/k/a. JOSEPH FISHER of WATERBURY in the County of New Haven. District aforesaid. a bankrupt.
 Notice Is Hereby Given that said GIUSEPPE PEsCE. afk/a. JOSEPH FISHER has been duly adjudged a bankrupt on a petition filed by him on the 9th day of August, 1945 and that first meeting of his Creditors will be held at the County Court Building Waterbury, Conn, on
 August 21, 1945 at 11:00 A. M. at which place and time the said creditors may attend. prove their claims, appoint a trustee, appoint a committee of Creditors, examine the Bankrupt, and transact. such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
 Dated at Hartford this 10th day q AAsus' i'''' SAUL HERMAN, s-11-1t Referee in Bankruptcy.