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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Forgotten People Need Xmos Cheer
 Society toF MeHtaI
 Hygiene Issues
 Annual Appeal

The Connecticut Sseaciy fsf @e.i- tal Hygiene through the.f local bureau have iEued the foloElng Christmas appesl The warm and friendly atm0spAere os 6 h0rnt paf- tioularly during ihe chug.nas holi- days when the bonds 0f love and ielloSShip are drawn closer together by the Yuletide spirit is sonething all oi us cherish For mos. af us. 'Chfislmas at home E joyous. eagerly anticipated. aad recurring experience
 4 recent study of Ele records at the Connecticut State Hospital re- vealed that nearly half of the AoE- pitals 5000 patients have hac no visits from friends or relatives duf- Ing the past tgelYe months: many oi these have not seen a visitor for as many ss ten years or even long eri Reports from the state hos pitals at Norwich and Fairfield in- oicate a similar degree of neglsci
 For most Of these forgotten peo- ple-and they gre. people-the ap- proach Of the Christmas season no longer inyokes eager anticipation. but rather a reminiscent mood re- calling poignant memories O. Christmas days once enjoyed amid family circles The exhiliration has gone. Only the nostalgia remains.
 To help these forgotten" people to recapture the joy Of the Christ mas season. the three state hospitals with the aid Of the Connecticut So- ciety for Mental Hygiene are hop ing to provide them with individual gifts and are making plans to give all their patients a varied program of holiday festivities. These plans will succeed, only if the people of Connecticut do not forget these pa tients when making up their Christ mas list.
 Gifts Of any description will be welcome. The following suggestions are particularly desirable: For the men, neckties, gloves, cigars, pipes, tobacco, scarfs, combs and socks; and for the women, stockings, handkerchiefs. underwear, hair ribbons, gloves, cosmetics, novelty jeWelry. head scarfS and handbags. Many items such as cigarettes, books, stationery. pens, pencils and packages of cookies, dates, and figs also make useful gifts
 Donations of money are also &C., ceptable and will be used to defray expenses of special holiday enter tainments for all the patients. If checks or money orders are sent, they should be made payable to the Christmas Fund, Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene, 152 Temple street, New Haven 10, Conn.
 Packages should be marked Christmas Gift and may be sent directly to Civilian Defense Volun- teer Office, CT directly to Connectl- cut State Hospital at Middletown, Conn. Packages containing gifts separately wrapped should be ac- companied by a list of contents. If at all possible, gifts should be sent in by Dec. 15. All gifts will be acknowledged.
 Will you share in this endeavor to keep alive the Spirit of Christ mas for those who once may have been your neighbors?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
@,s14Ma7ya>vt ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

If You're Going To Buy A Christmas Gift For Thot Mon In Your Life He'll Be Disappointed If You Cont Show Him Our LobeI
 It's e small thing to look for-but amishty big thing to find as any quality minded man will tell you. Despite the scarcity of mony things we would be only too glad to show you, there is this you con be sure of-whotever we do show -you can depend on it-it's quality merchandise up to our stondord all the woy through 50, whether tie at $l.5o, gloves $500, sweaters $500, hosiery, 75 cents, LektroIite lighter $1.5O, or California sport shirt at $500 they're gifts thot stand the test Of quality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Clothiers Await
 Repeal of Taxes

Los Angeles, Dec. 13-CUP)-Re- peal of the excess tax profits on Jan. may see the market flooded with certain types of clothing National OPA Price Chief Godfrey Baker indicated today.
 Textile and clothing manufac- turers may understandably be de- laying production to benefit later from tax law changes" Baker told newsmen while on an inspection tour here.
 An increase in supplies of Shirts shorts and pajamas is probable after the beginning of the year, he said, The OPA maxium price will allow manufacturers average 194a prices,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

lad No ST hy wAkssed. WAl vsll done hy Miss Prosi and Mf PRttaaehi. and MlS Cot and Asss' Fsos1 acre adequate in ''Tae Seigh ty Koaaif-Riegef.
 ne closing soens o fths program pFxanted aIl soar in chriamas earoif wlfh an effective backgFognc some oi lsost sung Q Llte T8sn o' Beihishem God Rev Ys Mcr- Fy Ocuilemtn." silent Night 'Oh Cone Au Ve FziiAfsl- and others of the familiar gFsua of ihe season Inc qusrteiie also offered several eflcarcf
 Prank PgHsu af SeR YofE c.g sho has successfully presented Sim- lAr concerts far ths Legion iu Tw -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

rinsion and winstse. dlrccanc 1la local concert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

iiiAh" Mas coat vAs artistic and rivacious Ia her rendition ~ the whltz song from oounodt Romeo ard 5ui.ei" And she also sang vgth psFsaAsion in ths due; ssih Mr Ps- tacchi tht casi from Nozarit Don uicFHnri The nfsi half of tht pregFHfn clcsre Nsth t1s uelodiasg ceaFgsitf ffGn Rigoiefto" hy Nfrf
 im tne secgnd hAH uf ths gro- gram ills anFers devoted them io sriui-pupulsf seieciiora rlso out opegnuc rambsf. N8sf Col M Dudley and Mf Palaschi gnglne Q tfao from CpIaocf @fsua
 Ma Fnosit r.eh toaes were Nsl suited to Schgosffs Ave Mara Nslft Coli aE1 MF Dudley gave the popalaF Bitter ESeei duet TM See You Again 6g Notl C8WaTd Ngth spgntanGiy the Spanlsa bale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
lncorporators Named In Sheet Metal Co.

Edward Digimas, Litchfield, presi- dent; Justin w. Raibikis, treasurer and Miach J. Verbickas, secretary coth of Waterbury, are the incor- porators of the United States Sheet Metal, Inc, filed with the secre- tary of states office Capital stock of $10,000 is recorded with $4,303, 40 paid in cash. Balance of the capital is in property.
 Other corporation papers filed in with the state office this week in- clude the Doris Shop and Connec- ticut Insurance Finance, Inc, Wa terbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Application Made to Operate TaxicnbS

An application by Louis DcChris- toforo of 33O East Main street to operate six taXicabs in Waterbury will be heard by the State Public Utilities Commission in Hartford, Thursday, Dec. 27, it was announced today.
 The applicant asks for permission to transport passengers in the city and surrounding area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
GoUernor Speaker at Taft Hotel Meeting

Four persons from Waterbury will attend the Republican State Central committee meeting at Hotel Taft, New Haven, tomorrow. They are J. Warren Upson, Floyd Ras- 'russen, Mrs. Viola AInelung and Mrs. Domenic Santoro. Speakers will include Coy. Raymond E. Bald- win and Mayor Cornelius A. Moy- land of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

Pfc. Clarence w. Marsella, USING, 67 Rose Street, has com- pleted over two years service over seas where he served with the 5th Amph. Corp. in Hawaii and Guam. He joined the Marine Corps at the age of IT. His father, Charles H. Marsella, served as an artillery man in France in World War I. His uncle, Clarence Brodeur was killed in action at Chateau Thierry with Co. H, 102nd Infan- try Division. Pfc. Marsella is the nephew of Major Clarence (CaD Marsella, of the Waterbury Police Department who served in the two World Wars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

tions were suspended soon after Pearl Harbor and producer incen- tives steadily were boosted.
 As much as 1000 900 tons of sugar eventually may be available from Java, Wilson reported, but the U. S. share cannot be forecast as yet"
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Egyptian Premier Killed
After Nation Enters War
READS DECLARATION
Assassin Shoots Ahmed
Maher AS He Leaves
Deputies Chamber
By RELMAN MORN

CAIRO, Feb. "a CP) Prime
Minister Ahmed Maher of Egypt
was shot and killed in the Chamber
of Deputies tonight shortly after he
had read a royal decree declaring
war on the Axis.
The premier minister had just
completed his reading of the decree
by King Farouk and was leaving
the chamber when three shots were
fired at him from close range.
Witnesses said the assailant was
a 22-year-old member of the ex-
tremist party and some identif' 4
him as young lawyer. His name
was not announced, although he
was arrested Immediately.
All three bullets struck Ahmed
Maher in his stomach and he died
half an hour later.
The king notified of the attack
on the prime minister, hurried to
the parliamentary building at once
Expected To Enter
GSypl anu JULIET HdllOnS OIL l1le
Middle East had been expected to
enter the war against Germany
and Japan since Turkeys declara-
ton yesterday.
Government sources said the de-
cision to join the Allies was the
consequence of recent conferences
conducted with Middle Eastern
leaders near here by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minis4 n
Churchill.
It\was after these meetings that
Ahmed Maher began emergency
councils with other officials of the
government, eliminating in the
decision to enter the war.
The chamber of deputies was
convened in secret session tonight
to hear the royal decree declaring
war.
Ahmed Maher was head of the
Saddist party which swept the polls
in the Egyptian elections last
month. He subsequently formed a
coalition government.
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HITLER APPEALS
FOR FINAL STAND
Threatens Strikers With
Death In Speech To
Old Nazi Guard

LONDON, Feb. "a Up Adolf
Hitler told the old guard Of the
Nazi party today that Germany
had tapen such terrible" beating
that now ''there is no greater ter
ror in store for u.s. and he called
upon every, man, woman and child
in the Reich to fight until the last
breath, threatening shirkers with
death.
Hitler's speech to his old party
comrades on the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the announcement OF
the national socialist program, read
for him by an aide and transmitted
to the press by the German DNB
news agency, contained hints OF
fear of an uprising inside Ger
many.
Anyone who showed himself q
coward, refusing to join the Volks-
strum home guard or attempted
to sabotage the fanatical defense
of the country would be annihilated
Hitler warned. Threats against
slackers and unbelievers in the
Nazi regime was sprink1ed through
out the speech. -
Predicting that a turning point
in the war would come this year
but without saying in whose favor
the turn would be, the Fuehre-
likened Nazi Germany's role tt
that of the central European ma
tons who centuries aso held OF.
the invasions Of Huns and Turk:
"who threatened to turn our con
tinent into a desert
eve shall be weighed in this cen
fury, and particularly in our >owr
decade, according to whether we
are steadfast enough to encounter
an invasion from central Asia sucf
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EISENHOWER SEES
BITTER STRUGGLE
Says Will Not End Until
Americans Meet Rus
slams In Germany
BY EDWARD KENNEDY

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
A L l. E D EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Paris, Feb. "a. - (R -
Gen. Eisenhower declared today
that the new Allied offensive was
aimed at reaching the Rhine and
that it was progressing satistac-
torily in coordination with Red
Army operations on the eastern
front.
The Allied leader made it clear,
however, that he had no hope of
an imminent German collapse and
anticipated hard fight which
would end only when Allied arm es
meet the Russians ''in the ceatar
of Germany
Even after organized resistance
is crushed guerrilla fighting from
the mountains may be looked for,
Gen. Eisenhower said, and even
after that is ended the Germans
may persist in underground bat
ties and continue the struggle by
assassination and plotting.
Gen. Eisenhower addressed war
correspondents on arrival from
the front area and came with ~
formation of the progress Of ca;tle
up to 20 minutes before his ap-
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Bon1bers Blast Nazi Oil
Factories And Sub Yards

LONDON, Feb. "a. - CUP) -
Heavy bombers from Britain blast
ed oil refineries and U-Boat yards
in northwest Germany today alx.
tactical planes dashed railroads
and front detectives as Allied air
men flew more than $500 sorties
in the 18th consecutive day of the
nonstop aerial offensive.
The British second and American
Ninth tactical airforces put almost
1000 medium and fighter-bomber
into the area, pounding German
rail communications from the front
lines deep into the Reich.
They also blasted enemy troops
and supplies moving UP to rein
force the fronts in the face of the
Allied ground offensive, striking
with particular fury at enemy OBJ
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PENALTIES DRAWN
FOR CURFEW CODE
Strong Enough To Put The
Night Spot Violators
Out OF Business

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a P -
The government decided today on
a series of penalties that can put
a night spot out of business if it
violates the midnight curfew which
goes into effect Monday.
The policy was announced by
the War Manpower Commission as
the prime enforcer of the curfew
ordered by War Mobilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes to con-
serve electricity, fuel, manpower
and transportation facilities.
The announcement listed these
stern measures:
Placing of zero employ
ment ceiling on an establishment,
which means the proprietor may
not hire anyone except maintain
ance employees such as a ianitor
Withdrawal of power and fuel
by the War Production board.
3-Withholding of rationed food
and other commodities by the Of
flee of Price Administration.
"A ban on deliveries by, the Of
flee of Defense Transportation.
The midnight shutdown order
supplies to all public and private
places providing entertainment,
serving liquor, wine and beer The
only exceptions are entertain
ments sponsored by responsible
agencies" for military personnel
chat would include the USO, for
instance), and restaurants custo-
marily open all night. These res
taurants, however, may serve on
ly food and must OF dispense
drinks.
Coming within the curfew regu-
lations are night clubs. sports
arenas, theaters. dance halls, road
houses, saloons, bars, shooting
galleries. bowling, billiard and
pool parlors, amusement parks.
carnivals, circuses. coin-operated
amusement device parlors, skat-
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Greater Drafting Of Men
1888 Years Old Ordered

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Up -
Selective service tonight ordered
increased drafting of men 80
through 80 years old, by permit
ting their deferment only if they
are necessary to" an essential in
dustry.
Heretofore men of that age on
ly had to be ''engaged in such
an industry.
The new instructions to draft
boards mean that larger num-
Der of the approximately 1, 500, 900
men in that age bracket holding
occupational deferments will enter
military service this year, a selec-
tive service spokesman said.
While unable to estimate W
many Of the 30-33's will be need
ed to fill the Army's mounting
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Take Several
TownsInPush|
Across Plain
Eisenhower Demands An
inhalation OF German
Forces Defending Rhine
BY JACK FLEISCHER

Dy JAIN + LElOCI1Eh
United Press War Correspondent
PARIS, Sunday, Feb. 25.-
(UP) = The American Ninth
and First armies, seized 10
more fortified towns and bat
tied to within 16 miles of
Cologne last night as they
drove nearly five miles across
the Cologne plain in their two
offensive.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower spur
red his armies forward with a de-
mand for complete annihilation of
Nazi forces defending the Rhine,
and his men responded CALAMITY
by bringing their two-day total of
captured towns to %.
One anchor of the formidabl
Roer river line toppled when the
last Germans were driven from
Juelch, leaving the city a ruined
shambles comparable to st. Lo,
and the second wavered as infantry
battled halfway through Dueren.
Pinned Against Roer
Only at Dueren was the 22-mile
wide American bridgehead pinned
against the Roer. Elsewhere the
plunging tank and infantry teams
were two to five miles inside the
river line and rolling on for the
Rhine.
The offensive front was widened
to 81 miles during the day when the
Ninth ar1ny's northern wing swept
up against the west bank of the
Roer on a nine-mile stretch to
cover the flank of the assault. The
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MORE PRISONERS
OF JAPS FREED
1000 Liberated During
Daring Raid On Camp
In Philippines
BY C.. YATES MCDANIEL AND
DEAN SCHEDLER

LOS BANGS, Philippines, Feb.
"a lP-More than 1000 civilian
prisoners of the Japanese-most OF
them Americans-Were free today,
liberated by Yank soldiers and Fill
ipino guerrillas in another of the
Pacific wars daring and dramatic
reScueS.
The i5erating force struck yes
terday from the sky, over land and
across water, far behind the Japa-
nese lines, to free 2,146 men, wom-
en- and children and wipe out the
entire Japanese garrison at h e
Los Banos internment camp, about
As miles southeast Of War-battered
Manila.
The internees, pinched by nun
ger and showing signs of more
than three years internment,
quickly were carried to safety.
Some of them, including the aged,
were brought out on litters.
American casualties in the SEN
sational operation totaled six-tWo
soldiers killed, two wounded and
two internees slightly injured
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, who
ordered the rescue, said providence
was certainly with the doughboys
and the guerrillas. He declared:
Nothing could be more satisfying
to a soldiers heart than this res
cue. I am deeply grateful
Among the rescued were II Unit
ed States Navy nurses. They were
captured at the Canacao Naval
hospital, near Cate, in January,
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HEARINGS PLANNED
ON ELECTION BILLS
Will Be Conducted Before
House Judicial Com
mittee Tuesday

A hearing for opponents and pro-
ponents of two bills affecting the
election laws of Carolina Beach
has been set for 10 am. Tuesday
before the lower chambers Judi
cary committee No. /, Rep. J.
y LeGrand announced yesterday.
The amendments, which "repre-
sent conflicting views as to the
Is43 ACT" were introduced in the
House Friday by Representative
LeGrand without prejudice or rec
ommendation on his part.
One Of ftem would amend the
charter Of the resort and provide
mat 1t be governed by general
municipal laws Of the state, while
me second would authorize the
election of mayor and a board
u aldermen in May of this year
'iG every year thereafter.
j, me New Hanover legislator said
tie bills were the result of dis
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Force Strikes
For 3rd Time
Within Week
Naval, Military And Air
installations Raked 4;
By Heavy Fire (
By FRANK TREMAINE
United Press War Correspondent

United Press War Correspondent
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, GUAM,
Sunday, Feb. 25.- (UP) "A
great force of American car
rier-based aircraft are again
attacking Tokyo and it's sur
rounding military and naval
installations for t h e third
time within a week, it was an
nounced today.
Fleet Adm. Chester w. Nimitz
disclosed in brief special conn
munique at 7:15 p. m. PWD that
the Fifth Fleet carrier task force
commanded by Vice Adm. Marc A.
Mitscher had returned to strike
again at the heart of the Japanese
homeland.
There were no details of the &C.
ton.
The strike followed two days Of
Furnishing blows dealt by Mitsch-
ers Navy and Marine airmen last
Friday and Saturday when 800
japanese planes were destroyed or
damaged.
Accomplish 'TmmpOssible"
The Fifth Fleet, under the overall
command of Adm. R. A. Spruance,
had again accomplished the "im-
possible"
After steaming to within 300 miles
of the Japanese main island. Of
Honshu last weekend without meet
ing any enemy surface or air at
tack, they turned southwark to
support the Two lima landing two
days later. Now, in less than
week, they had returned to scourge
Tokyo again.
More than 1900 American war
planes roared over Tokyo for two
consecutive days in the first great
Navval-air strike against the ems
emy's capital and it was believed
that force equally as large was
again battering the important in-
stallations ringing the city.
Naval, military and air installa-
tions were being raked by the
avenging carrier airmen.
Radio Silence
The brief communicate released
by Nimitz merely said that the
attack was going on. AS in the
previous raid, Mitscher's task force
was maintaining radio silence
while in enemy waters.
Text of the communique:
Carrier aircraft of the Fifth
Fleet are attacking military, naval
and air installations in and around
Tokyo.
adm. R. A. Spruance is in COM
mand of the Fifth Fleet. Vice Adm
Marc A. Mitscher is in tactical
command of the fast carrier task
force making the attacks
Tokyo radio reported the at
tacks before Nimitz' special an
nouncement was made.
japanese broadcasts said that
U. S. carrier-based planes had
raided the Tokyo-Yokonama area
Sunday morning.
The broadcast, recorded by FEC,
said the planes ARE now carrying
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jectives opposite the Canadian 1st
and American 9th Armies driving
toward Cologne.
Approximately 500 bombers and
fighters from Italy carried on the
unprecedented attacks on enemy
rail communications in northern
Italy and Austria.
Tonight the German radio REPORT
ed fast bomber form alton over
the home province of Berlin, hit
for the past four nights. The nom
stop aerial attacks had seen. more
than 10000 tons of bombs dropped
on the Reich by British based
bombers, alone. since February 10.
The heaviest blow of the day was
struck by more than LOO Fort
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included in the 10000, 600 post
val rivers and harbors bill just
approved approved by the House of Repre-
s s;Ih'a'iVes are several items of con-
~ aV'aole interest to the Whining.
n rsr section, Major Paul E. Wer-
looo,1 sGllng district engineer of the
ye Nat J. S. Engineer office, said
cd b ne pll, which has been approx
n M Ny the Senate already and which
for " goes to President Roosevelt
for approval ~ contains provision
Of tb 'Ae : widening and deepening
mia ane cape Fear river from viii
den4 I'On 10 the ocean to 80 feet
fea s'l "a, Al mean low water and 400
81 seg wee ooe at an estimated cost OF
'''0''0OO. The present dimensions
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Cape Fear Improvements
Mark Riuer-Harbor Bill

are 80 feet deep and 300 feet wide.
The Improvement of the river
is covered in two Congressional
documents, viz. House Document
No. 131, 10th Congress, first ses-
sion and Senate Document No. 83,
18th Congress. The former provides
for an increased width of the pres
emily authorized 80 foot channel
from 300 to 400 feet, with increas
ed widths al. bends; increased
width of the authorized turning
basin from 800 to 300 feet with
suitably heightened approaches;
and for a channel IL feet deep
and 100 feet wide from the inland
waterway. Shows Cut, entrance
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manpower demand, the spokes-
man called attention to testimony
of Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
draft director, last week that men
over 80 would make up 80 per cent
of the entire draft call by the end
of this year.
IF all other factors are equal,
a father should be given greater
consideration for occupational de-
ferment than a non-father in this
age group Hershey's memoran-
dunn to draft boards directed.
The local boards were instruct
ed that the 1898 registrants, to be
eligible for deferment, must be
necessary to and regularly en-
gagged in an activity in war pro-
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