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Evening star., 1945-03-30
Sovieis Opened Way
For Allies in West,
Red Writer Says
=, the Associated Press


MOSCOW, Mar. 30-While pay.
Ing tribute to the speed and prowess
of the Americans on the western
front, Military Commentator Ilys
Ehrenburg wrote today in Red Star
the Red Army newspaper, that Rus
sian heroes had opened the roac
to the. Ruhr and Nuremberg.
Ehrenburg's was the only COM
ment on the western front appear
ing in the Soviet press. The Rus
sian public followed western front
developments through the supreme
headquarters communique, broad
cast by the Moscow radio and pub
lished in all Moscow daily newspa-
pers under the standard headline
war Activity in Western Europe
Most newspapers covered the Pa
cific war with l2-line dispatch.
Americans Going Riding.
"The Red Army is going to
Vienna. From the west, tanks OF
the American Sd Army are swiftly
moving ahead over good German
roads. They are already in Bavaria
Hitler cannot go to Munich. All of
the Austrian Germans are running
from Vienna.
American correspondents write
that tanks of Patton do not capture
the Fritzes. The Americans love to
travel fast and now they can fight
to their taste. They did good job
breaking down German defenses and
excellently crossed the Rhine, and
after this went riding. I don't want
to minimize their merit. A person is
proud of his friends and the people
of his Allies
Gives Credit to English.
''I also do not forget the role of
the Englishmen and Canadians who
fought on the most difficult sector
around the Ruhr. If I make a re-
minder of our role in the advance of
the American tanks from Luxem-
bourg to citadel Bavaria, it is only
because I remember Petuska (scene
of Russian battle in March, 1942)
Now we take tens of towns in
one day. But then the battle, of
Rzhev continued three months. Now
the Allies are looking upon the
towns of Westphalia, Pfaltz and
Nassau. But then German tanks
were in Egypt. Then the Germans
were Very strong, and for this I want
to recall the heroes who died and
the many graves on Russian land.
They died not for the ruins of Pc
tuska They have opened the road
for the Red Army to Stettin, Berlin
and Vienna They have opened the
road for our Allies to the Ruhr,
Kassel and Nuremberg"
Evening star., 1945-03-30
Flynn Leaves Rome

ROME, Mar. 80 (P).-Edward j.
Flynn, personal emissary of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, left Rome yesterday
after completing his discussions in
Italy. He expects to confer in Paris
with French leaders, including Gen.
Charles de Gaulle, and then go to
London for further discussions.
Evening star., 1945-03-30
Some Nuzi Cuptives Freed

WITH THE UNITED STATES
9TH ARMY, Mar. 80 tP.-Volks-
sturm fhome guard) troops captured
by the 9th Army are being released
because of the crowded prisoner of
war cages and the problem of hav-
ing to feed starving enemy civilians
in many of the larger German
cities.
Evening star., 1945-03-30
100-Room House Rented
By u. S. in Moscow
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Mar 30.-The ever
expanding United States Embassy
in Moscow is taking a 100-room
mansion in the Arbat section of the
Soviet capital to house more than
$50 Americans connected with it.
Ambassador W. Averell Hartman,
and his daughter Kathleen will
continue to live at Spasso House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
MouEned
By THE OUT EASTER

Mrs. Michael Russell died at her home in Cambridge, Mass, a short time ago. Little was said in the local papers at the time concern ing Mrs. Russell, but 1t so hap pened that we knew her in her days of residence l.. Waterbury. Mrs. Russell was Hayden and a member of the well-known Hay den family of Washington street The family had a fine home in a day when the Coyles, the Coogans, and Keefes and other old-time families lived on this well-known thoroughfare. Mrs. Russell was married from the old home to Michael D. Russell, for years comptroller of the City of Water- bury.
 Mrs. Russell in latter years lived on South Elm street. And here 1t was we met her for the first time, through her good husband. It was at c time when he was mixed up considerably in politics and when his word was accepted and respected by the leading politi- clans of the city. This was a period of life when the comptrol- ler'S ofice figured most promi" nently in the local world of poli- ties. Every order for the city then passed through the comptrollerS offlce, and this carried with 1t the designation of the firm from whom the purchase was to be made. It was this practice of the day that brought Mir. Russell into daily contact with all of the lead- Ing business men of the city. In figures, MT. Russell was an ac. cepted authority. Little penciling was practiced, for he figured the problem in his mind and gave the right answer almost immediate ly.
 What 6 happy and contented couple. Mrs. Russell was kind, good hearted. as were all of the Haydens, quiet and soft in conver- sation, careful in her talk, and charitable in every way. The good of this conslderate soul always re- mained in our memory. We could never forget her, and we often thought of both during the years they had been away from Water- bury. Occasionally. we read where they had visited here, but we did- n't just happen to meet them.
 And then unexpectedly 1t was announced that Mrs. Russell was dead, rather suddenly, as we un- derstand 1t. And then we began to stop and ponder of the days of years ago, when all of Old Wash- ington Hill knew the Hayden family and also MT. Russell. A visit to the Russell home of years ago easily produced the real pur- pose of the meeting of loyal friends and acquaintances. Both enjoyed company. and the house was open to all friends at all times. Everything good to eat was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
NEWS OF MEN M THE SERVICE
PVT JAMES .. SMITH

Pvt, James J, Smith, 7l Maple street, is Q member of the Ninth Armored Engineer Battalion's Com- pany O, which first won the Pres idential Unit Citation at Bastogne, now has received the Oak Leaf Cluster for distinguished service of the Ludendorf railroad bridge at Remagen, Germany.
 On March 8, the day after the Ninth Armored Division had made the startling seizure of the Rema- gen bridge, Company 0 was assign ed to remove all remaining demoli- tions in the area and keep vital trafhe moving. This job had to be carried out under severe German artillery fire,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

Paris.-Waiting for word from the powers that be. in this case, the P. T. B. are the Army's pri- critics and transportation office. We were alerted at nine this morning and have been hanging around the Claridge hotel lobby nearly all day in an "on-your- mark" position! It was quite a problem packing my bags and keeping them within our maxi mum weight allowance. Having picked up a few souvenirs over here, I found myself loaded and had to throw away several of my most cherished possessions. How ever, once I get back home can have more photographs made of myself.
 gave a few surplus shirts to the French waiter and a bellboy here, and they immediately kissed me on both cheeks and started boosting me to replace DeGaulle. Clothing over here is a scarce item, being in the same price range as radium and star sap- phires. And 1t didn't take long for word to get around about the type of tipping I was doing. In fifteen minutes the entire hotel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
9t SMyA A dtglg
by Bob , Hope

staff, including the manager rushed into my room and began smiling and dusting and bowln1 and arranging furniture and tEys Ing on my suits for size. 1g 1t hadn't gotten them out fast. I might have had to spend the rest of the trip disguised as Gypsy Rose Lee.
 Had lunch today at the Hotsl Scribe (pronounced Screeb), Q place that may well become fa- nous in World War IT literature Since october 25, lo44. it's been the local press camp and the Paris home for all the writers and corr respondents who came overseas. We ate with Thurston Macauley, who's been seeing that this cols umn gets back to the states; Sammy Schulmann, the photogra- pher, Joe Willicombe and George Herald, Robert Capa, Ed Reys holds and Collie Small also stop-a ped by to say hello" Very dis. appointed I won't get to see Quent { Reynolds, who is pulling in late tonight from Berlin.
 Writers from every country ar6 here and these correspondents have done a wider coverage job than Crosby's pants. Several of the writers ventured an opinion of my column, but I think they were a little mistaken. After all. there are very few three-year- old children who can even operate A typeWriter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Night, Day Shifts h
 Operation At Son1ers'
Demands for Sheet Brass Increasing as Big Plants Swing Into Production of Peace.
 Time Products - Help Needed.

One of the few factories still op- erating both a day and a night shift The SomerS Brass Co.,, Inc, employ ing 56 men, has not experienced an hours lag in production since V-J Day.
 Specialists In the rolling of thin gauge non ferrous metals, the Bald win avenue concern is shipping It's sheet brass to many of It's wartime consumers who are anxiously await ing the Somers products for the manufacture of commodities long restricted by war. The thin strip and coils vii soon be & component part of radio tubes, radio sets, re- frigerators, automobile engines and gasoline engines. Electrical appli- ances of all kinds, which the Ameri- can housewife desires perhaps more than any other peacetime product, will also carry Somers coils and strips.
 Chic Buttons
 Much of Somers brass will en- nance the loveliness and fit of miiady's frocks for the thin brass will be used in the manufacture of chic brass buttons, now heralded as the fashionable trimming for wo- mems wear, and the manufacture of the convenient snap fastener, which was practically unobtainable during the war years.
 Somers rolls metal in various widths ranging from 1-8 of an inch tc l2 inches and in thickness from 3-4 of one thousandths of an inch to 10 thousandthS of an inch. It is the only mill in the city which specializes in the thin-gGuge roll ing of pure nickel, manel, and Beryllium copper, and other techni- cal alloys.
 Its metals were used in many re- cording instruments which helped Hrn the tide of war. The thin 'riSs strips became an important laponent of underwater sound 'qulpment such as fathometels and underwater submarine detecting equipment. It went into the manu- fracture of aircraft engines and gas- oline engines and served as adjust ment for the pitch of aircraft pro- pellers. The thinnest strips of brass were used in condensers for aircraft engines and niagnetoes and com- municatlons equipment of all types. Somers became an integral part of The pure nickel strips produced by the radio sets and radar tubes used by both the Army and Navy.
 Rollers Needed
 The Baldwin avenue brass firm can use at the moment three ex- perienced rollers who would sub- sequeniiy provide work for 70 tc iS unskilled men. ]. Gray somers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

secretary, stated. These highly skilled mechanics, experienced in the rolling of thin gage metals to close tolerances and rigid specifi- cations, have always been difficult to obtain, he said. Somers had a standing application for rollers at the U. s. Employment Agency since the beginning of the war.
 Many of the rollers at the Somers plant were apprenticed there. MT. Somers said the firm Is desirous of obtaining several more men to learn rolling, The period of training ex- tends approximately two years, and trainees make comparatively good salary during training.
 Though work at the Baldwin ave- nue concern is classified as heavy, MT. SomerS said most of 1t is done by mechanical devises so that 1t isn't quite as laborious as indicated by its classification.
 Founded In 1885
 The manufacturing concern was established S5 years ago by Joseph E. Somers and Louis J. Somers, now both deceased, and Robert D. Som- CTS. who now serves as president It is housed in a new building which provides plenty of air and light. Up-to-date shower baths are avail able.
 Though considered one of Water bury's smaller concerns, Somers provides employees with hospitali- zation plan, and group health, life, and accident insurance. Employees of less than one year receive a weeks vacation with 2 per cent of their total annual pay. Employees who have worked a full year re- ceive one weeks vacation with pay. and employees of five years receive two weeks with full pay.
 And to top it off-a large urn filled with fresh hot coffee is avail able to employees of both shifts at the company's expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Suggestions Made By Controller Adopted
Several Additional Changes Proposed In AnnuoI Report to Become Effective Shortly

Recommendations contained in the annual report of City Control Ter Cornelius F. Maloney for the year ended Dec. 3i, l944, have in some instances been adopted, The Democrat learned today, At the conclusion of his letter of trans- initial to Mayor John s. Monagan the controller recommended;
 Further changes In payroll com-
 pilation giving the controllers
 office check preparation duties
 now performed by the city clerk.
 Expansion of machine proce-
 dure by installation of modern
 and additional apparatus.
 Adequate and fire-proof storage
 facilities for the department.
 Establishment of Q private of-
 flee for the budget director.
 Resumption of the former prac-
 tice Of filing department inven-
 tories annually.
 Further study of the subject of
 changing the dates Of the city'S fiscal year to conform to tax due dates or vice-versa.
 Creation of e board of commis-
 sion to study the problem of caring for and disposing of pub- lie records, not only Of the con-
 trollor's office, but of all city departments, consistent with local and state laws.
 Expansion Of machine procedure has already resulted in acquisition of a photoStatic machine in the town clerks office, a new bookkeep. ing machine by the controller, an order for an electric typewriter by the budget director, plans for a machine installation in the asses- sors office to conform to the new system being established there, as well as a general proposal for con- solidation Of all city accounting procedures which would involve, 1t IS believed, either expansion of ex- sting machine faciliies or new ones
 As yet no steps have been taken ,oWards relieving the problem of 'ecords disposal and storage, other han that adopted by the individual departments. However, 1t is un- ierstood that one of the city's post var projects deals with utilization of additional space for departmental forage.
 Study of the city's fiscal year with he thought of changing 1t has ,een diSclSSed of1 several occaSionS Il the past, but no definite ideas elating to Waterbury's set-up have 'een suggested. The city's fiscal ear now runs from January trough December 31, conforming to he calendar year. Tax due dates re May and October 1.
 TShe interval between the begin- ing fo the city's fiscal year and fay 1. however, creates a gap dur ng which the city has to operate on noney realized from the last collec- ion of taxes in the prior year. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

system whereby there is more con- formty between the tax dae and the begnning of the fiscal year is generally recognized as more econ- omical and conducive to govern ment without short-term borrowing, which, while 1t is a small financial mattera in these days of low-in- terest loans, can become e large Item when money is tighter.
 Departmental inventors are filed only by one or two of the depart. ments today, investigation revealed but 1t is expected that the sug. geStionS will be adopted generally, aS on various occasions Purchasing Agent Henry J. Bowling has re- quested that such inventories be supplied him in the interest of a better purchasing policy.
 As yet no steps have been taken to consolidate all check-preparation duties within the Payroll Depart ment of the Controllers Office.
 A new office was provided for the Budget Department this year, though. in @ general shuffle of various City Hall offices and do. partments,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Mrs. Michael Russell HospitabLe Neighbor
Lote Wife of Former City Controller
 EuIosized by One Who ReeoIIs Her Mony Acts of Kindness; Recent Deoth Widely MouPned

there, regardless of the hour, served by the gracious Mrs. Rus- sell, whose heart was almost as large as she was herself z
 We like sincere and charitable people, and we think we can dee. tect them at our first nleeting!. Mrs. Russell appealed to us by her display of consideration for others; her apparent aim in life was to do good.
 And she did exactly that in her days as a resident of Waterbury, first as a young girl of the city, and later as Mrs. Russell, both in Waterbury and Cambridge.
 She was Waterbury born, loved the city of her birth, and the old and fast friends she made during her lifetime.
 As one who enjoyed the hospi- tality of the Russells upon uunier- ous occasions. naturally we felt sorry ct the news that Mrs. Rus- sell had died in her sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Coast Valley Draws Influx OfIndustrY
BY ED BARLOW JnIted Press Staff COrresnOndent)

North Hollywood, Gal, (UP)--An economic revolution in the previ- ously agricultural San Fernando Valley appears in prospect as John son Aircraft O., Of Fort Worth Tex, joins other large corporations in announced plans for locating plants here.
 Already scheduled to build new factories in the North Hollywood, Van Nuys and Burbank areas are General Motors, General Foods, JuergenS beauty preparations and John Deere farm machinery.
 The Johnson company will aS- semble the entire output of the new $4,500 Rocket" private plane which has range of 1000 miles at cruising speed Of is5 miles per hour.
 The parent plant in Fort Worth will be used for manufacture Of parts, Johnson spokesmen said.
 General Motors and General Foods have already purchased sev- eral hundred acres of land for future construction of their plants while JuergenS has announced It's intention of building a rnoderniStic new factory in the valley.
 With the exception of five mos tIon-picture studios and the Lock- heed aircraft plant, the pre.war valley was devoted exclusively to agriculture and residential prop efty,
 The dozens or so small communi- ties within the valley have caShed In on major corporations plans for the future in a boom expansion Of businesses,
 Two Of Los Angeles biggest stores, a major bakery which Ser- vices thousands of grocery stores three large restaurants and at least one metropolitan newspaper arc also moving plants or sub-plantS to the valley in the future.
 As a result, land prices today arc nearly 10 per cent above war levels, and sale prices Of homes Is on Q "all the traffic will bear" schedule. A war project" house which sold for $5,000 two years ago, with no garage, fireplace, or per- manent plumbing, recently resold for $a,600 cash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

Sgt. Armond 0rasso, 70 Gran ger street, is e member of the famed 3oth Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, holder of a Distin- suished Unit Citation with a Clus- ter for mapping operations flown by Its unarmed P-39 Lightning camera planes before the inva- sion last year, is being prooessed for deployment to the United States at Camp Detroit In north eastern France.
 Arriving in England early in l944, the 3oth Squadron partici- pated In the aerial mapping of French beaches. Several weeks before the First Army broke through the Roer river line and Rhine valley, this squadron pho- tographed the defenses, providing ground forces with latest aerial maps and intelligence.
 As a member unit of the 67th Reconnaissance group, the Soth Photo . Reconnaissance Squadron participated in five majo" cam- paigns on the European main- land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

learned in the bloody classrooms of Gran, Mateur, Faid Pass, Kas- serine Pass, Casino, and Anio, were passed on to its brother units prior to battle, saving them from learning the hard and costly way,
 The First has fought over every typo of terrain except jungle. The First had It's first taste of combat when 1t went ashore at Gran at the start of the North Africa cam paign. After the Battle of the Mousetrap' the First, in three days of stabbing action, slashed from Mateur to the Mediterranean at Porto Farina. The flying columns of the First, averaging the mauling 1t had taken from German armor at Kasserine Pass, chopped the enemy to bits and took 23,00o pris- onerS.
 After Casino, the First shifted to Anzio, and for four months operated as Q mobile reserve. reserve.
 The whole outfit fought as in- fantrymen at Bologna. It took Milan. It split Italy In two by driv- ing to the Swiss border at Como. VE-Day found the First headed for Austria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Celebrant

ciate as arch priest; Rev. J. Oliver Cronan of St, Margaret's church, this city, brother of the cele- brant, who will act as deacon; Very Rev. Joseph Nj. Griffin, native of Waterbury and president Of St. Thomas seminary, Bloomfield, Conn, will be sub-deacon; Rev, David Keefe of St. Francis, Water bury, master of ceremonies; Rev. Edwin J, Gaffney of New Haven, and Rev. James V. Collins of Brooklyn, N. r., acolytes; Rev James Daly, St, Thomas church, Waterbury, thurifer. The sermon Louis II B. Bennett, cM ,sTD.J.c'D"' rector Of Our Lady of Angels sem- mary, Niagara university,
 Father Cronan, 0 native of Wa. terbury, is Q graduate Of St. Thomas Parochial school and Crosby High school. He was assigned to St. Marys Seminary in Baltimore on completing his preparatory studies at St. Thomas Seminary. He was later assigned to the Seminary of Our Lady of the Angels for his final step to the priesthood,
 A special musical program under the direction of Professor George Perrault, organist, will be presented,
 Mrs. John J. Daly will sing Shu- hert's Ave Maria" at tho offertory and other soloistS during the Mass will Do Angeline Masi, Helen Rose, Patrick Martin and Henry Masi,
 The program Is aS follows: Pro. cessional March, Swift; "AspergeS Me-" 0regorian; "Kyrie Eleison," Schmitt: Gloria and Credo," LoeSch 'rAve Maria" Shubert; "Sanctus, Benedietus and Agnus Del" Schmitt ''ReeesSional," ASford,
 Selections at blessing, Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus, will be ren- dered by Miss Sadie Hajjar,
 UsherS for the services will be John F. MeLinden and John J. Mur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commis si oner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disahil- ity:
 Otto Schmidt of 23e Hillside avenue against Naugatuck Chem ical, division of U. s. Rubber Co.,, $26D49 Beginning Sept, l, second degree burns Of face, ears, shoul- derS, back, arms, and hands.
 Excel Fedorka of Naugatuck against Naugatuck Chemical, d. vision of U. s, Rubber Co.,, $30 beginning Aug. 3, fracture Of right foot, and injuries to chest, right arm, and right leg.
 John Bardelli of Torrington against Julius Bonvicini of Tor rington, $3o beginning Aug. 4, in- juries to right forearm and elbow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
%>s>4MS7yn>vtE ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

For the first chill of autumn have your topcoot ready to fiII the bill for autumn comfort-A topeoot in New EnsIqnd is c prime necess- ity-more necessary than your winter overeoot, because you con wear tOpcoot six months of the year, q winter overcoot three months.
 These topeoots at $40 to $75 some hardy red bIooded New Eng lenders find heavy enough to weother the toughest of winter winds, snow and ice and get away with it.
 For most men a heavy overeoot for the biting weather Of December, JonuOry and February - and a topeoot for the rest Of the year is the usuoI procedure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
POLES RULE PENDULUM

Your pendulum clock that works so perfectly in the United States would have to be regulated if you took 1t to Central America. The nearer the equator, the slower the pendulum swings. the pull Of gravity being stronger at the earth's poles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

be called the Guinea Pig !" division. For 1t was the first, and for e long time the only, American ar- mored outfit in action. The leS- anna fhA Eirak