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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

The flame of enthusiasm which inspired so many public spirited citizens to manifest interest in proposed Memorial honoring Waterburys heroic sons and daug- ters the Armed Forces is being permitted to burn It. self out been recent reports o progress py committees and recent referendum as to preferences among veterans at home. And while the supposed guo- ing spirits of the movement here recuperate from Sprng fever various organizations moving in and estao- fishing beachheads" for assaults (appeals you Ws to Waterburians generosity So many drives are III the ong appears from this point of vantage that when the zero hour to memorabilia the veterans many business establishments and industrial concerns, not to mention usually generous individuals will be in position to shout for armistce to end all drives So 1t appears as if the mayors the veterans committee or both should arrive decision express preference for the type memorial decided upon and swing into acton ull in the ctys industrial prosperity and campaign for the vets goes out the window until more 1avoraoe times That was said of campaigns for World War No and 26 years have passed without acton The Tower feels that sufficient sentiment has been expressed indicating that with civic auditorium is the wish of the majority of veterans and servcemen ana women Let's get going and take definite stand before enthusiasm is chilled into complete attitude ot lndltter ence and years will be checked off before move is made Public gratitude is often as pershable and transient Easter bouquets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

Mail Queries To Mrs. T. G. The writer of the Tower reminiscing old stock company productions didn't attempt recall all the outstanding stars Of by gone years in mentioning those whose names clicked in his mind he pounded the typewriter. We agree with you list of top favorites would be com piete without the mentioning of Ernestine Morley. She outstanding star here for several seasons and numbered many Waterburians among her most ln- innate friends. She splendid actress and it was artists of her type which made visits to Jacques The ater evening of pleasure and recreation. We could mention others and feel that after listing those who impressed readers would augment the selections with their Thanks for the nomination of Miss Morley It happy reminder. To World War veterans our advice to you and it is based experi ence pay visit to the Veterans Advisory office on Grove street and have chat with Ed Kelley the local representative of the Veterans Administration And incidentally may inform you that the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and particularly Waterbury Chapter Disabled American Veterans, have handled hundreds of of your particular type with success book could be written services given vet by veterans just for the sake of old comradeshp Money or favors enter the picture They would spoil contacts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

farms was reaching its minimum efficiency.
 Thus only a fraction of the regular planting was done. Ger many's damp climate and limited sunshine make farming an ex- acting business at best, and the delay in planting cannot be reme- died, experts believe, except in a few areas where hardy rye might yet be grown and har- vested. There is a fair amount of seed for all crops, but this is largely made useless by the late ness of the season and other emergency conditions.
 The Department of Agriculture reports that the soil in Germanys most productive areas is in poor condition from lack of fertilizer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

Before the war the country sup piled about 90 per cent of its food needs" by intensive cultivation and scientific use of fertilizer. Since the war, most fertilizing material has been diverted to munitions making. Experts say it will take up to four years to get the soil into any kind of productive state.
 American troops have found prac- tically no food stocks, according to the War Department. Manpower shortage and reduced output of farms forced the consumption of most food stocks built up by footing other countries. The stock was fur ther lowered by attempts to sustain the peoples morale in the face of defeat by keeping their rations up to normal. Bombing destroyed most
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
WAVELETS s
By BILL HARRINGTON

The battle for the record number of appearances on the Victory Par ade of Spotlight Bands keeps nov ing along at fast pace with both the top-ranking band and the run ner-up Gin number of Spotlight broadcasts)-Tommy Dorsey and Frankie Masters-to be heard this week as the program airs over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

and Warren Hull at the new giant U. S. Naval Dry Docks. Terminal Terminal Island, San Pedro, Cali fornia, Monday May 2. at p. m., E. w. T. over the CBS network.
 The sailors and marines waiting for their warship to return to com- bat. have been in -,tion at Okin- ava, Two and in the battles oil Kyushu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
WATR PROGRAMS 1920 Kilocycles

3:00-News: Stars on Parade 3:50-The Smoothies 3:45-MuSic Box Matinee 4:00-Time Views the News 4:15-Time Out for Music 4:30-Report From Abroad 4:45-Hop Harrigan 5:00-Tsrry and the Pirates 5:15-IIts and Bits 5:30-Jack Armstrong 5:45-Cocktail Serenade 6:00-Yankee Network News 6:15-Music for Dining 6:25-Baseba,l Scores 6:30-News: Interlude 6:45-Pleasure and Profit 7:00-Headline Edition 7:15-Raymond Gram Swing 7:30-Phone Your Answer 7:45-Waltz Time S:oo-Top of the Evening with Ted
 Malone S:15-Lum n Abner S:30-Blind aDte 9:00-Melody in the Night 9:30-Spotligh Bands: Coronet
 Story Teller 10:00-Guy Lombardo and his Royal
 Canadians 1O:30-News: George Barry's Orch 10:45-Jose Murand's Orchestra 11:00-Yankee Network News Henle Il: :30-Saludos Amigos
 TOMORROW 7:30-Morning Devotions 7:45-Sacred Heart Program S00-Yankee Network News 8:15-Shoppers' Guide: News 9:00-Breakfast Club 10:00-My True Story 10:25-Aunt Jemima Program 1G:30-Musical Merry Round 10:45-The Listening Post Il :00-Tom Brennerman's Breakfast
 In Hollywood Il :30-Gil Martyr. News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

of battle-damaged ships, and Navy civilian employees, who are repair ing the war craft. will be interview
 ed on Vpx Pop by Parks Johnson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

Pops Concerts of the type and standard which de- lighted many Waterburians may be held again this sum-
 at the Hamilton Park pavilion They will be wei diversion to many. It is novel type of splendid entertainment but the novelty is both old and new Old to the music lovers of Boston and other sections of New Engand new for Waterburians who given sample last and who eager for encores during the months round the corner" There have been no com
 plaints voiced here. Everything has been rosy The artists excellent The atmosphere vibrant with ln formalities But things weren't always thus The plo- neers had their troubles the Boston Transcript of July 2, 1885 registered following the first Boston Sym phony Pops Concert the predecessor of the programs Waterburians find delightful The complaints as puo- liczed Not enough waters The price of beer is too high Not sufficient tables to provide for customers The Transcript is also the authority for the statistics in connection with average Summer concert season in which 12O0 of beer and ae 5000 bottles of wine, $500 gallons of the celebrated Pops Punch 1750 gal Ions of ice consumed and many sandwiches that the historian abandoned his task of compiling stats tics when he apparently suffered an attack of ndl- gestion" For the record Wilhelm Gericke was the maestro of the first Pops concert in Boston, For the enghtment of Waterbury music lovers Station WAIR each Saturday evening at 8:3O o'clock features the presentation of the Boston symphony orchestra in Pops
 concert programs They will be able to hear local con certs in the future, presume. We expect. We hope And do the legion of admirers of Mario DeCcco who conducted last years program here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

Former rival newspapermen of Waterbury meeting in far-dstant areas have new ssignments these days Besides beating the Japs they have the pleasure of writing of another's experiences Several in terestng stories have been returned to the United States from sectors, where history is in the making. The latest communication comes from Ray Fitzpatrick of Pleasant street staff sergeant in the United States Marines and combat correspondent He obtained his preliminary knowledge of maneuvers frontal at tacks diversion "fents, camouage, etc., by covering the State Legislature member of the Democrat staff. His latest story concerns former member Of the Republican Staff, Sergeant John Birch and the locale is Okinawa. As the old radio expression on WATR went when Ray presented the Democrats news flashes, Come in Ray" and here's the flash: Marine Sergeant John H. Birch former Waterbury newspaper photographer, is thanking his lucky stars that he moved his living quarters from native house to biv0uac in the countryside. For several days Birch of group of Marine and civilian cor respondents who made their headquarters in aban- dOned stone house in an Okinawa town. When the fighting lines moved far inland the group gave up it's comparatively comfortable quarters to move into fox holes in the field. That night, Jap bomb de- molished the house. Birch is the of Mr. and Mrs John Birch of Donald Terrace, Waterbury. He is on the staff of the Marine Corps magazine The Leather neck, photographer. After tour of duty in the United States he recently transferred to the Pa cific heater This campaign his first combat experi- ence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15

tory is now located"
 Spokesmen cited the fact that the company will pay some $3S, 900 year. ly in taxes which will tend toward keeping static the tax rate and that the plant will likely afford post war medium of employment for res- IdentS of Middlebury.
 Opponents of the planned expan- sion are said to be holding firm to the interpretation of the present zoning laws which forbid the con- struction of business establishments The zoning laws were said to have been put into effect some few months after the present plant structure was erected. It Is said that such zoning regulations made necessary tho refusal on the part of the 2oning board. However, 1t was declared that the board Of ap- peals has final say on the matter.
 Opposition is said to be shown to the proposed enlargement because of the fear held by landowners in that area that small. inexpensive and unstylish houses will be erected around the plant. Spokesmen de- clared today that the company has given assurances that such con- struction will not be undertaken.
 As reported here previously the structure is expected to cost approx imately $300,000 and is classified as essential to the war effort. Johr II. Ivory, president of the U. $ Time has announced that construc- ton could be finished by late spring providing the necessary permission js granted. It has been assured that no mechanical production fa' cilities are to be included within thu plans.
 The present one-story site of thu plant Is of the most modern type smokeless and noIseless, containing no windows In the factory propeI and lighted in the interior by indi rect fluorescent lighting. The com pany recently sold it's facilities q theWaterbury plant. Cherry avenue to the Benrus Go. Plans for an as sembly plant are being made by thu company for Little Rock, Ark. Th' company is the former Waterbur. Clock Co. makers of the famed In gersoll watch and clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Reds Split Nozi Units
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Continued from Page D inc Vistulabug triangle north of the Polish capital. Soviet bridgeheads across the Nreaw on either sirde ot Pulutsk north of Warsaw. and broad front in East Prussia.
 The Nazi command claimed that i7s Russian tanks had been de- stroyed "in the great winter battle between the Carpathinn mountains and the Niemen," e2 in the Narew hridgehead and 4l in East Prussia.
 A Moscow dispatch said Konevs offensive was expanding so rapidly that it was impossible to tell whetn- CT the Red Marshal's ultimate op- iective was Germany itself, the capture of Krakow, the seizure or the Katowice Steel and coa! basin, or the flanking of Warsaw.
 The Germans already were re- ported falling back toward the Czestochowa- -Katowice line to cover the Silesian frontier of the Holy Soii" of Germany itself.
 Moscow radio commentators free ly forecast additional news of fresh attacks, in effect bearing out the Berlin accounts of new offensives blazing up everywhere.
 One broadcast quoted the Soviet writer Ilya Ehrenburg as saying in the Communist party organ Pravda that "the Red army is heading for Berlin in Berlin we shall be-
 Poles Big Help
 United Press Correspondent Henry Shapiro, fresh from trip to Lublin and Warsaw, reported from Moscow that a Polish army more than 3O0,- 900 strong was holding Konev's right flank. Its forward units, which he visited a few days ago, appear cd to be awaiting impatiently the order to fling themselves across the vistula and complete the liberation of Warsaw"
 For the first time the new Polish army held & vital. separate sub- sector closely coordinated with the first White Russian armys Narew front, Shapiro reported.
 When they get going" his dis patch said, Polish observers con- fidently expect repetition of last years blitz advance. Should the offensive go well, one Polish gen. eral said, Warsaw will be freed within less than month,
 "It is widely believed that only the weather, an unusually mild winter, delayed general offensive between East Prussia and the south Poland frontier. The Vistula, which usually is frozen solid at this time of year, now will support only light equipment and horses.
 Everywhere in eastern Poland thaw turned the countryside into sea of mud, making the move ment of heavy machines possible only at night when the ground hard. ened slightly"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Salvage Fots Aid War

Boston, Jan. 5-tUP)-Salvage fats collected in New England dur ing Q six-month period produced enough glycerine to fire more than l3,00O. 900 900 rounds from a light mashine gun, tha regional OPA of tice reported today.
 In exchange for fats, housewives received l7,6s7 ,544 red points and I363,750. The breakdown by states was as follows; Massachusetts, s. n4,752 pounds of fats for which l0,64o,504 red points and $2l0,990 were given; Connecticut, l446, ,854 pounds, 2.803, ,668 points and $57,. s73; Rhode Island 8i8,5ol pounds, 1887 ,003 points and $32, 74o Maine SS5, ,i53 pounds, l,l70,3o7 pointS and B23. .406; New Hampshire 454, 4,36i ponds, 90s,722 points and $i8,l74; Vermont, 264,l70 pounds 52s,340 points and $lj,566.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Edwin Wilson
 Turkey Envoy

Washington, Jan. l5-(UP)-Ed- win c. Wilson, 5l-year-old career diplomat, was nominated by Presi- dent Roosevelt today to be ambas- ador to Turkey. He would succeed Laurence A. Steinhardt, new U. $. envoy to the Czechoslovak govern ment.
 Wilson served until last May as American representative to the French committee of National liber- ation at Algiers. Then he became director of State Departments of- flee of special political affairs un- der Leo Pasvolsky, special assist ant to secretaory of state Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
 Wilson's nomination completed the assignment of ambassadors 10 European countries SteinhardtS recent transfer to the Czech gov. ernment-in-exile rounded out this country's representation among the regimes exiled to London by the war.
 Wilson, a native of Palatka, Fla, began his diplomatic career in 1920 at Santiago, Chile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15

al director of the Red Cross and J. Harrison Heckman recent regional director returned from the Pacific war area will DC among the prin- cipal speakers at the regional con- ference for all Connecticut Red Cross chapters to be held Feb. 6 at Woolsey Hall, New Haven Luncheon will be served. Reservations for the conference must be forwarded to the local chapter headquarters in care of Miss Mary Mazarella on or before Jan. 5.
 A meeting will be held here on Jan. 19 at 2:30 of the nurses re cruitment committee 1t has been an- nounced. Mrs. Louisa Pearl, Mrs. Bertha Grafton regional director ard others will be present.
 Major John H. "rall was named today to chairmanship of commit tee for drawing up resolution eX- pressing the sentiment of the local chapter relative to the resignation of Mrs. Ladd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15


 
 in 12 hours of whirling coinbats over Europe from Denmark to the Swiss border yesterday. Eight more enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground.
 The Eighth U. s. Air Force set the pace for the day with a toll of 183 German planes-all but three of them shot down in combat-de- stroyed out of 400 which challenged its bombers and fighters in raids on synthetic oil plants, oil storage de- pots and other key targets.
 The $50 fighters which escorted more than 900 flying fortresses and Liberators on the raids accounted for l52 of the enemy planes, their biggest bag of the war, and the re- mainder fell to gunners aboard the bombers.
 T think that with two or three days like this we wouldn't have any thing to worry ab0it, so far as the LuftWeffe is concerned" an official American spokesman said.
 Nineteen bombers and l2 lighters were missing from the Eighth Ali Force assaults, which centered on the Hemmingstedt oil Refinery near Heide on the DanLh Penin- sula; a synthetic oil plant at Mag. deburg; oil storage depots Derben northeast of Magdeburg, and En- men, northeast of Brunswick; { Benzol plant and steel nil at Hal lendorf, south of Brunswick. and th' last three surviving bridges acroS' the Rhine at Cologne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15

m wugking out the dimcult prob- lems oe the postwar world. Those peFBonal relationships now are about Co be put Co the test of finding mutually satisfactory adjustments ee specific brisling questions.
 American, Russian and British political frictions in recent months have been in unfortunate contrast to the relatively smooth functioning of c substantially coordinated mili- tary program of action against the enemy. Events in Poland, Greece and Italy have spotlighted issues on which two or more of the major AL lies are not agreed. Top men here and in London as well as publica- tons in all three countries have been exchanging charges and coun- ter charges. all implying that some- thing 6 askew in the United Na- dons political high command.
 That is the situation as MT. Roosevelt prepares to take his fourth oath aS president in a more or less family party on the White House stoop. Unlike some of the previous conferences between Mir Roosevelt and Churchill or the lel3 Big Three meeting in Tehran, this one must seek agreement on certain matters with which the pub lie is familiar and about which it will demand specific information when the conference is over.
 A communiQue in terms of gem ersl assurances that the conferees have reached general agreement on the matters before them will not answer the questions that even the most casual readers of newspapers now are competent to ask about the political points of view in Washing ton, London and Moscow.
 Well informed readers of neWspa- pers will want to know whether the big three can find a government of Poland which all three can recog- nize and what has been agreed upon for Poland's postwar frontiers end system of government, They will want to know how Mr. RooSe- velt, Churchill and Stalin finally decided the proposed world security council shall vote.
 The Dumbarton Oaks conference was unable to agree on that, Russia holding out for a veto right against collective security for each perma- nert council member, even If that member were the one charged with aggression.
 The war with Germany is Suffi. ciently near its end now for tho Big Three to agree precisely or what shall happen to her in the postwar world--and who shall per. form the operations, if any, Those are merely some of the pending questions.
 Mir. Roosevelt and his advisers have been checking the popular pulee with disturbing results, They have learned that political squah' ble1 among the Allies have had ar adverse impact on public opinior here. The president will try to ob' tain from his meeting with Church III and Stalin news that will be re assuring to the folks back home ant bolster their interest in postwar world security organization backed by the heavy fist of collective force
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Planes Roke Formoso Isle
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 at Formssa yesterday, War De- partment communique said. There was no fighter opposition and only meager and inaccurate anti-aircraft fire.
 Night patrol planes from Mac Arthur's command set fire to build ings at Heito airdrome on Formosa Thursday, MacArthur's headquar- ters reported.
 Super -Fortresses from the Mar ianas, meantime, made their fifth raid on the big aircraft center or Nagoya on the main Japanese home island of Honshu yesterday. Bombs were dropped by precision instru- ments through overcast that pre- vented observation of results.
 The weather was so bad between the MarianS and Japan that many super Fortresses failed to reach the target.
 A Japanese communique trans mitted by the German Transocean Agency estimated the attacking force at 60 planes and said several bombs fell on the Tozouke Shrine, destroying two roofs of the rest house of the imperial family and five rooms of the Ceremonial hall
 No. B-29S were lost to enemy action in either of yesterdays raids, the War Department said. Radio Tokyo, however, claimed that nine B-29S were shot down and 34 dam aged in the Nagoya raid alone, at the cost of one Japanese plane.
 "Closing in"
 GA Japanese communIque said to- day that American forces were gradually closing in" on Japanese positions on both sides of the Pan- gasinan (Province) Plain. Japanese units were said to have counter-at. tackled American troops who landed near Damortis on the northeast side of the beachhead and to have killed or wounded 1000 of them in fighting last Thursday and Friday
 (Tokyo radio said three to foul American divisions have landed IT. the Lingayen Gulf. A Japanese mill tary commentator said the invasion offered the Japanese golden op' portunity for annihilating tht enemy" but conceded that flexible American strategy made the "oppor' tunity for defensive campaign hard"
 (Saburo Kurusu, Japan'S specia envoy to the United States at thu time of the sneak attack on Pear Harbor, said in another Tokyo broadcast that the war had become campaign flor the preservation of the Japanese nation.~
 (Radio Berlin quoted Japanes' war dispatches from Luzon that thu "entire United States fleet and number of British naval units" wer' concentrated in the Philippine area. The broadcast, heard by CBS said Japanese military circles be- lieVed the naval concentration would lead to decisive operation "of vital importance to the entir' East Asiatic theater of war In tn not to distant future,)
 Japanese resistance, especially t' the frontal push on Manila, con tlnued negligible and Filipino guer , fila leaders said a large portion O the enemy garrison in Central Lu zon had withdrawn to the noun , tainous northern portion of the is , land.
 The question arose at headquar ? ters whether the Japanese woul' } attempt a stand ct Taplac. 65 mile } north of Manila and logically tn
 next defense line south of the Agng
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
GrobIe Kidnop Plot Hot Air

Hollywood, Jan, IS - U.PJ - A baFroom threat to kidnap Betty Grahle, curVe.wealthy film act' ress, had evaporased today and a detail of special guards who dogged her footsteps for three weeks went back to less appealing duties.
 Thad Brown, head of the Los An- geles police homicide squad, said one of his confidential sources had tips ped him regarding saloon conver- satlon during which a bar patron Fep0Ftediy an ex-conYlct- uttered the kldnap threat, apparently it was SO much talk, Brown said,
 EBI agents were silent 0n the subject.