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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Clubs Request
 Beinq Checked

The request for a classified postal station in the eastern section of the city made by the East End Community club will be investi- gated by Post Office Department inspectors, Waterbury Postmaster Charles A. Babin announced yes terday.
 Up to the present time, Waterville is the only section of the city which now has classified postal station, complete with money order, stamp, parcel post and carrier service.
 The East End Community club members have asked that the pro- posed station be located in the Mill Plain area rather than in the busi- ness district at East Main street and Beecher avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Rev. David P. Gaines Attends Convention

The Connecticut Baptist conven- tion held in Bridgeport yesterday was attended by Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor, and members of the First Baptist church.
 Mrs. Clarence Isbell is chairman of the arrangements committee for the annual fellowship dinner to be held at the parish house Oct. 25. A business meeting will be held after the supper and the 1946 bud gets will be discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Hospital Bulletins

Mrs. NicOIetta IannicchinO, B, 229 HOuser street, was admitted to Waterbury Hospital early this morning after becoming i'll from food poisoning at home. She is re- ported to be in a good condition.
 Gloria QueriOga, 10. 194 Mill street, was reported to be in a fair condition at St. Mary's hospital today where she was admitted early last night after being badly burned about the legs and feet when 8 pan of hot water spilled on her at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
DRINKS ON THE HOUSE

Tere Haute, Iud.-(UP)-Drinks were on the proprietor in a Terre Haute tavern after he had rebuked a soldier for walking over to a woman at one of the tables and giving her 8 very thorough kiss. NO necking here" cautioned the proprietor, His face grew red as the soldier, explained he had just returned from overseas, had sur- prised his wife,. and that he was the father of five boys,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
RevivoI Meetings To Be Continued

Last night the first of a 10-day series of nightly revival meetings was held at Waterbury Citadel, l86 Cherry street. Speaker last night was It. Col William S. Quirk, vet eran Salvation Army officer. He will conduct the services being held through Oct. 28, as part of the Salvation Army's Christ for the Nation" campaign. He will also speak at the Kiwanis Club meeting and will address the quarterly ad- visory board meeting of the Sal- vation Army Oct. 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
JOHN PTCKFTT DIEs

Willimantic, Conn, Oct. l8-(UP) Funeral services will be held Sat- urday for John R, Pickett, 75, foT- meF theater manager, who died Wednesday at his home. He was connected with the theater business for 35 years before his retirement in i043. 4 Democrat, Pickett served as Willimantic assessor. state reps Fesentative and alderman. He was born in Norwich.
 He leaves bis wife, . son and two grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

plex problems stemming from the war demand solution, and that many more will emerge to tax our ingenu- ities and energies in the postwar period. Eagles are in the vanguard of progress and using their influence for the realization of sound proposals to improve the conditions of the average working man, the bedrock of our nation and our Order"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Penalties For OPA Violations

The Quality Market of l95 Cooke street and the Davino Bros. Mar ket Of 20 South View street, have received suspensions of the right to sell sugar, according to an an- nouncement by the State OPA. The penalties were imposed as the result of overdrafts in sugar ration bank accounts.
 A duration suspension was im- posed on the Quality Market, which will not be allowed to deal with sugar while the rationing program is in force. The suspension for the other store will be for two months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tenions have been filed at the bureau of vital statistics, town clerks office:
 Paolo DiBartolo, 249 Piedmont street, and Giuseppina DiGrego- rio, 0S Harper Ferry road,
 Edward D. Monks, l246 Baldwin street, and Ethel R. Burnett, l246 Baldwin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Full Weather Report

Boston, Oct, ls-(uP)-weather forecast:
 Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Conne0tiClt Clear except for some fog in lowlandS and not so cool to- night, Friday fair and continued warm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

$6; James McGrath, g, l5 Mitchell avenue, evading responsibility and operating without license, contin- ued to Nov. 1; Dana Mayo, 25, 427 Chipman street, violation of the rules of the road, nolled on payment of $6; Albert Rubert, A, 125 Con- gress avenue, violation of the rules of the road, nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Compensation For Seoviii Empioye.

Anthony Szymanski of 79 Kings bury street, employe of the Scovill Mfg. O., will receive $8.32 for three weeks for partial incapacity due to a hernia injury, according to an agreement approved today by Com pensation Commissioners John J O,Connell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
SoIerno Will
 Proboted Today

Vincenzo Salerno, Scovill street, who died in this city, Sept. 9, left piece of property in Torella Del Lombardi, Province of Avellinoo, Italy, to Antonio Salerno and Sal- vatore Salerno, of that province, according to his will filed in the probate court today, and the re- mainder of his estate to his wife, Ernestine Petrillo Saleron, of this city, who also serves aS eXecutriX.
 MT. Salerno left Italy 43 years ago.
 Round table conferences on how to attract more tourists are being held in Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

Colorado Springs, Col,-(UP)- George D. Pugate, retired city em- ployee of Colorado Springs, was disturbed when he was not granted his usual monthly pension.
 But even the Colorado Supreme Court refused to okay the pension when 1t was disclosed Fugate had eib,0O0 salted away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

Harry Liebeskind, chairman of the downtown division, in the combined War Fund and Community Chest campaign today urged volunteer workers to speed up the drive to att tain the divisions goal of $l05, 900 before next Monday, the closing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Charles E. Hart, Jr. Elected Director

Charles E. Hart, Jr., president of the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, was elected yesterday to serve as di- rector of the Connecticut Manu- lecturers Association.
 Koreas capital has reverted to the re-Japanese name of Seoul.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
School Paper StuffMeetS Monday
 WiIby Students
 Cheer Section
 PreDoFeS

Wilby's Balance Sheet Staff and members will meet Monday night at 7:30 in the Wilby Library. All old members and any new pupils wish ing to join the staff are asked to attend this first and very important meeting. Miss Garren had been elected the new Faculty Advisor.
 It has been announced that all sales of stamps and bonds are go- ing along rapidly and all pupils and teachers are doing their utmost to purchase all they can. The Minute Man Flag is again an objective for 1945-46
 Another addition to the Wilby squad that turns out to see and cheer at all the games has just been organized. It is the Pep Squad. All these boys and girls, and let me tell you there are plenty, intend to come to every game and yell for all they and the school are worth and a lit- tie bit more,
 Commercial High will be the at traction at the Stadium tomorrow. The team looks forward for a large crowd and is all set for a hard fought game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
N. Y. INS. STOCKS
MARKET QUOTATIONS

Furnished by EISELE & KING LIBAIRE STOUT & co. 6S Center St. - Phone 4-3181 1:1S F. M. Prices
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

LOCAL SECURITIES
 Furnished by HINCKS BROS. & CO.,, Inc. 36 Prospect St. - Phone 3-2183 1:15 P. M. Prices
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

MANUFACTURING STOCKS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
The American Navy

The productive energy of this country has,
in the past three years. produced the largest
NAVY in the world to fight the most extended
war in history.
continuous upsurge in the output OF SHIPS.
aircraft and ordnance has enabled the navy
to wage a punching offensive war winch mas
carried the American flag thousands OF mlles
into the fortress of Europe and across the
Pacific into japanese empire waters.
Today, our Navy has 81. o45 vessels on hand
with which to meet and defeat the enemy
The great majority of these vessels-more
than 1000 of them-are landing craft and
assault ships, vessels designed to land Amerl-
can troops enemy beaches, deeper and
deeper into enemy etrritory
For 1s45, the Navy looks to American in
dustry and American workmen to continue
their magnificent support of our combatant
and amphibious forces with steady stream
of supplies, supplies needed ever more ur-
gently as we move steadily further across
the Pacific
The pattern of past production for the Navy
contains a hint of future requirements. The
needs of the Navy have been and will con-
tinue to be determined by the changing course
of the war-each phase of the march to vic
tory itself Fortunately, the pattern so far
has been one of success. Success has taken
US far toward the japanese homeland Sue
cess however, means that the supplies of
war have to travel thousands of additional
miles to be used against the enemy Success
means that there are new production and
manpower problems to sustain the present
momentum Old weapons are sometimes
changed or cancelled New weapons must be
built-and transported.
American production has achieved thou
sands of new records as it built this great
| fleet Let no one believe, however, that we
are over the hump. The New year will bring
many more problems. The manner in which
we meet and solve them will determine the
length of the war.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
MEXICO WELCOMES
NEW YEAR WITH A
HEARTY EMBRACE

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 1.-lRE
Mexicans saw in the new year to-
day with gayety and embraces.
Night clubs were crowded until
nearly dawn. At some, like Giro S
and Minuit, the early morning sup
per cost 100 pesos $500, At the
University Club, hundreds who had
not made reservations in time
were turned away. At t h e Club
France, the charge was $40, and
proceeds went to French War Re-
lief.
Men gave each other the "abraz-
zo' (embrace) - as did women,
and men embraced women as Sc
nor 1945 was born. Each member
of a party is supposed to embrace
each of the others and say "Feliz
Ano Nuevo'' Happy New Year.
With the right hand each embrac-
er pats the other on the back.
Many of the jewellers went to
church first, to be there at mid
night, then to parties.
During the forenoon streets were
nearly deserted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
No Time For Change

We agree with Representative Rankin in
his opposition to major changes in the &c. l.
Bill of Rights during the new congress-
Pointing to the many provisions, including
allotments for dependents, mustering-out pay,
unemployment compensation and government
financed education and government loans, the
author of most of the measure says he sees
no need for revision in the legislation enacted
last year.
Perhaps the bill is far from perfect, there
are many alterations necessary, but as a
whole it will stand until experience dictates
the necessity for change. Only time and the
returning veterans decide the amend
ments Meantime to have given the act to
the fighting man and then begin new disputes
over it will certainly not add anything to his
peace of mind
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
Resolutions

Make any New Years resolutions?
Perhaps you have, and already cracked
them slightly Personal resolutions are often
hard to keep but from the Office of War In
formation comes set that every patriotic
American can easily follow throughout the
year. In doing so. he or she will be well on
the way to contributing the utmost to the war
effort.
First and the most important in our opinion,
is:
Stick to your war job to speed and main
tain a steady flow OF supplies to our men on
the fighting fronts"
Others are:
Destroy all invaldated food ration stamps
their use is violation of rationing regula-
tons
Fill $500 jobs for men and women max
ing cotton duck critically needed by our armed
forces.
Donate 100000 books to the American Mer>
chant Marine library. Books provide relief
from torpedo tension and convoy fatigue
Volunteer as price panel assistant. So
900 workers are needed immediately-to help
prevent inflation-help hold prices down.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
Quieter Observance

Observance of the arrival of New Year here
appears to be growing quieter each year.
From our observations, including reports from
law enforcement authorities, riotious times that
marked the event in former years are giving
way to less outdoor reve1ry.
Downtown crowds are smaller and better
behaved. AS example, city polite reported
but four persons arrested Sunday night and
early Monday morning.
The change, obviously, is for the best
Accidents, often involving pedestrians, have
marred more than one celebration in former
years Several persons have been injured by
fireworks and there have also been cases of
property damage.
Perhaps the world and rightfully so, is learn
ing to welcome each year with less noise and
carousing. Todays events make the times SER
ious ones and there's no place for frivolous
celebration.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
EDITORIAL COMMENT
GOLF AND. THE WAR EFFORT

Byron Nelson, top-fight golfer who has been
designated as the outstanding athlete Of the
year in the Associated Press poll contends
that golf is helping the war effort and points
out that the prime purpose of gold exhibitions
and tournaments is ''to stimulate the sale of
war bonds as we'll as provide entertainment
for servicemen now undergoing rehabilitation. -
There may be something to be said for this
point of view. and in all fairness that ought
to be conceded. Our own feeling is that there
are all too many husky able-bodied men
traipsng over the country, devoting their
strength and energies to hitting little white
ball into hole, who could be more usefully
employed in the war effort in some othe~
capacity, in view of the crying need for more
manpoWer in our war industries. We may be
entirely wrong about it. but that's the way we
feel, nevertheless. Roanoke Wa) Times.
This handsome donation will be invested in
a new library building which this institution
is soon to erect.
1t is always commendable to see children
| acting and serving and living in obedience
to the old commandment, Honor they father
and thy mother. The Charlotte Observer
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
MUMMERS PARADE
Sloshy Weather Fails To Stop
Famous Spectacle

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1-P)-
Grease paint dashed by heavy
rainfall and golden slippers y
mud-soaked, 1000 hardy mummers
sloshed up Broad street in down
pour today to greet the new year
in traditional fashion.
Thousands of umbrella-covered
spectators cheered the Glowing
of the four comic divisions which
marched in spite of the weather.
The mummers tried to keep
alive the spirit Of their marching
son, "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers. "
but they sang without accompani-
ment for none of the II famous
string bands would expose their
instruments to the soaking rain.
The Wheeler Club. known for It's
finery, also withdrew from today S
march and will parade with the
string bands on Saturday..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
The Literary Guidepost

IAN is not fair in war;" he
maintains. He calls it murder to
burn a hostage or shoot a prisoner
of war. He is the avoWed and de-
termined foe OF those purists who
claim that, since no law forbids
the Germans as members of ''su-
perior race" to exterminate Jews
from 1889 to 1945, they may not
properly be punished; the foe of
those who pretend that, since no
law expressly forbids Japanese to
bury Americans alive, the Allies
would not be justified in exacting
the death penalty.
Gleuck often presents sharp,
subtle and interesting arguments.
The World War l Allies, he says,
couldn't extradite the kaiser from
Holland because tn y demanded
his person on the charge of an
offense against the nations, and
that was not an extraditable Of
tense under any treaties to which
Holland was a party. Nazi chiefs,
he declares, should be accused
outright of murder.
U. S., Russian, sometimes Brit
ish and even German courts have
held, he notes, that the fact that a
patiently criminal act was com.
mitted at a superior's orders was
no defense. That should throw a
scare into firing squads and human
slaughter house, stats.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
BY w. G. ROGERS

War Criminals: Their Prose-
caution and Punishment" by Shell
don Glueck Knopf; $3).
Germans and Japanese have
committed certain atrocities
against enemy soldiers and civil
ians, Prof. Glueck believes, and
he is undoubtedly right in assum-
ing that this point does not need
to be argued. He goes on from
there, has very curiously
clouded: How shall the criminals
be tried and punished?
Glueck, who teaches criminal
law and crininology at Harvard,
reminds us of the absured outcome
of the attempt to punish Germans
at the close of World War /. The
record shows, for instance, that
the Allies original (but incom-
plete list of accused numbered
1876; that on a test list submitted
to the jurisdiction of the Leipzig
court there were only Is names;
that of these, IL actually came to
trial; that of them six were con-
victed; that sentences totaled less
than II years.
Glueck is convinced that if ade-
quate individual punishment had
been melted out, the Nazis would
have hesitated before starting
their own orgy OF brutality.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
so THEY SAY

During 80 days we dropped rough average
Of more than 100000 pounds of bombs per day
on urban industrial centers of Japan, includ-
ing aircraft factory areas. The Hatsodokl plant,
largest of its kind in Japan. is at this time out
of business with at least 40 per cent OF its
buildings destroyed or Quilted by fire.-Brig.
Gen. Haywood Hansell, 21st Bomber Com
mand chief on Saipan.
Universal military training no more means
that we are looking for war than getting vac
cinated means man is looking TO- smallpox.
Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal.
We, the Emperor are emotionally over
whelmed by the loyalty and gallantry OF you,
the subjects, and expect to see an early ac-
complishment of the objective of this sacred
War-Hirohito
They do have movies of evenings in many
places, but the mail call is the most impor-
tant item on the schedule and when they don't
get any it is just awful.-Rep. Margaret Chase
Smith of Maine, back from the Pacific.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
Nv KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE A. E. F. ON THE
BELGIAN FRONT, Dec. 3o.-Oe-
layed-P)-Three nights ago 1t
was pitch black along this ROAD
south of Marche. 1t was bitterly
cold. with the ground frozen into
rutted crust.
A cruel knitting wind slashed
along the road. 1t was rolling
countryside here with patches OF
forests dotting the fields and pas
lures of the Belgian farmland,
perfect tank terrain they called
it because it was open, with a
clear field to fire in and plenty
of room for maneuvering and
lodging behind hillocks, then re
appearing to fire again.
Westward rolled crack Ger
man Panzer outfit.
Eastward sped veteran Amer
lean Armored outfit.
They were fairly evenly match
ed numerically and as far as ex-
perience was concerned for that
matter they had fought each other
before-but that is another story
which cannot be told until censor
ship permits their names to be re-
leased On one hand, the German
Tiger tanks are tougher than any
tank we can put on the field. 10
say the least their Panthers are
as tough as our best tanks. so
they had that advantage.
But while the Germans thought
there were only scattered 1nfan'
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try units somewhere ahead, the
Yank tankers knew the whole
Panzer outfit was on the proWl
that night. Patrols had estimated
it's size and direction.
Head on along this road they
met at midnight and the cold and
darkness was split by the light and
thunder of slashing explosions and
fires. There was light along the
road until dawn.
Today l walked along the road
to find out how the American Ar
mored outfit managed not only to
halt the deepest western penetra-
ton the Germans made, but also
to cut the Panzer outfit in halt
while taking less than one-tenth
the casualties inflicted on the enc
my.
That makes news because it
does not happen often.
1t was case of sheer surprise
and the ruthless use of experience.
Those were the elements which aid
ed the Germans when his bloody
breakthrough started.
Lying along the road you can
see the burned out charred skele-
tons of tanks, armored ears, weap-
ons carriers, supply trucks and
personnel vehicles. Nine out OF
ten of them are German, usually
they are about equally divided and
often the percentage runs grlmly
the other way
There is a light snow across the
wreckage but not enough to erase
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
New Trends

Pessimism over the length Of he wal
means new trends in Americas war econo
my.
These trends, emerging with the new year,
shape up as follows. according to the AS
ISOLATED Press Sterling F. Green:
Materials: New shortages arising. Copper
because of more bullet Jackets lead because
the country has dipped too deeply into t S
stockpile The United States will borrow"
Canadian brass mill capacity, may even use
steel mills to make brass strip for cartridges.
Lumber ill tight. Aluminium very easy, with
only half the countrys production capacity in
use Steel fairly we'll balanced' with de-
mands.
Constructions: Another deep drop ahead if
war on two fronts continues through the year
4 49, $50 000 900 against 1944's 3,840 000 O00
If Germany collapses before spring, about the
same as last year.
But new residential construction is getting
boose, with 100000 new homes of nearly
prewar quality scheduled in congested cities
Spending Still going up. War expenditures
tctaled so5 900, 900, OCO in 1914, including con-
struction, pay and subsistence OF troops and
other items not included in munitions outlay.
But consumer spending outstriped that stag
gering total, rising to $97, 900, 100000, per
cent over 1913 Both figures are the highest
on record War outlay brings the cost of World
War II to date to an estimated total exceed
ing 1925, 473, 600, 900, not counting pre-war de
fense' outlaws
War production labor force: Still declining,
from 10, 100000 war workers at the peak in
November, 1943, to $500, 900 at last reports
Due mainly to greater plant efficiency but
the trend may be arrested by the freeze
or civilian output. Cutbacks in war produc-
ton, expected in great volume through the
fall and feared a cause of unemployment,
failed to materalize in anything like expect,
ed volume Intensive labor recruiting is
ahead. Some officials want laws to enforce
manpower rules. but legislation is unlikely
MANAGEMENT of the war effort: Delivered
lock- stock and barrel into h hands OF
James F. Ryrnes, director of the Office OF
War Mobilization and Reconversion. A per.
ceptible tendency of the military to encroach
on civilian management of the homefront eff
fcrt was underscored by Byrnes' choice Of
Maj Gen. Lucius Clay former procurement
chief of the Army Service Forces as his
chief deputy.
Byrnes' produce or fight decree of few
weeks ago--Which threatened military service
for men 26 to 80 who are not contributing
the cause of victory-indicated his readiness
to go above and beyond the efforts OF tht
War Manpower Commission.
In his earlier days as mobilization director
Byrnes settled disputes and did little else