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i a Naunaturk Beacon Falls Betnany Bristol Terrace- Cotton Hollow Vol. LXIII, No. 12 ESTABLISHED 1885 SATURDAY, Lt. Hilma Ostrom Reports For Service As Air Nurse Second Licut. Hilma Ostrom, daughter of Police Sergeant and Richard F.

Ostrom, 84 Fern strect, reported today at Greensboro, North Carolina as a member ol' the Army Air Forces Nurses Corps. Lieut. Ostrom is believed to be the first Naugatuck girl to become 8 member of the Air Coup's nursing unit. Sho left Naugatuck yesterday and WAS scheduled to report for service today. Miss Ostrom, a graduate of Naugatuck high school and the St.

Mary's hospital school of nursing, was commissioned some weeks ago. A brother, Richard C. Ostrom, is in the Army Air Corps. Sergeant. Ostrom is EL veteran of the first World W'AI'.

"Save Waste Paper" Films Booked By Local Theaters A motion picture, "Save Waste Paper." will be shown alt two local theaters in connection with the victory waste paper drive to be conducted in Naugatuck Janvary 24, 25 and 26, Chairman Arthur Fuger announced today. The film will be shown at the Alcazar January 21 and 22; and at the Gem January 23 and 24. Boy Scouls will play active part in the campaign, distributing reminders of the drive next Saturday and making collections as well. D'unds derived from the sale of paper collected by the scouts will be used to purchase equipment for the troops. In addition, The News has ofTered $20 in prizes to be distribuled by the Naugatuck scouling officials to the troops that collect the most paper on the basis of the number of members participating.

Chairman Arthur Fager repeated his plea to local residents 10- day to starl. now the job of collecting papers and bundling them for the drive. Papers and magazines should be tied up in compact bundles and wrapping paper and loose waste should be wrapped in bundles or placed in boxes. Borough trucks will collect the paper on the cast side and Bristol Terrace January 24; on the wesl side January 25 and from local stores, January 26. Since the announcement of the drive there have been a number ol' reports of large quantities of paper stored in barns and garages, ready to be picked up.

'The trucks will make all collections on the dates assigned. Collections will be made from street curbs and residents will be asked place the scrap 011 the sidewalks either the night before or' carly on the morning of the date assigned. Late News Bulletins PLANS OPPOSITION C'anberra, Jan. 15-(UP)-Australia intends to Oppose post war leases of Pacific Islands for civil aviation air bases for an indefinite period. A spokesman for the Australian government says Australia is anxious to contribute to at1 understanding among the British commonwealth of' nations 011 post war aviation.

However, said the spokesman, the question of air routes is linked with the security ol' the respective dominions. EXPRESSES Portland, Jan. NOt' Warren has expressed (l' the west coast war workors. Oll the west coast did not but were placed there largely now is the time to insist on ly conversion to peacetime CONCERN 15-(UP) -California's Goverconcern over the eventual fate Warren said the industries arise from private enterprise by the government. Ho said logical planning for an ordermanufacturing.

MAY NOT GET AWARD Washington, Jan. 13 (UI') The dog hero of the campaign--may be deprived ol' his silver star. department regulations stipulate that the award be made only to ('hips--being half shepand half Eskimo husky--of course doesn't qualify. Russians Throwing Loop Around The Pripet Marshes (By United Press) Two powerful Russian armies are throwing a huge loop around the desolate Pripet marshes, and have all but split the Polish border province of Rovno. The White Russian army, undor General Rokonsoxsky, is pounding westward along the upper fringe of the marshlands toward Pingk.

Two Soviet columns are striking down the highway and rail lines leading to Pinsk from captured Mozyr. 'The Russians have advanced 20 miles since yesterday. At the other end of the marshlands -In old Poland--one wing of General Vatutin's first Ukrainian army is sweeping northward from captured Sarny. At the last report this wing was only 10 miles from Pinsk. It and when thoy join with the White Russian army driving across the top of the marshes, the Russiang will have completed the envelopment of the marshlands.

Farther south, another wing of Vatutin's forces has stabbed westward to capture Stepan. This town is only 10 miles from the border of the noxt Polish province--thus all but splitting Rovno province in two. On the political front, Poland's apponl for the United States and Britain to mediate her border disputo with Russia brings up the issue United Nations solidarity on diplomatic matters, Both America and Britain are expected to signify their willingness to mediate the border question as requested by the Polish government in exile. But Russia's attitude is not yet ap- parent. 4, U.

S. Airmen Are Hitting Japs Hard Question Of The Week. 139 DUKE KAZLAUSKAS THIN WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSAL SERVICE ACT WHICH FOR A NATIONAL PROVIDE FOR THE WOULD CONSCRIPTION OU LABOR? George Proelich, 30 Woodland presidont, Local 15, United avenue, Rubber Works of America, C. 0. against the proposal.

act like that would bo vory un An to the workers, and favor tho fair manufacturers too much. Jobs El'U already frozen." John Cullinane, 343 North Main S. Rubber Co. 14 ruling ru havoc with production. It's especially when one person rolley on bad another to at work.

After all the armed torces need our prodnets, and the president ty seeing that they got them. I'm in favor of the plan. John I'. Smith, 28 Calpin street, Mailman. "A thing like that la Just atep nearer to dictatorship.

It'll t00 much power In the hands of one, ol' perhaps, EL very small few. don't think it's fair to A labor' James Regan, Maple Hid road, Metal Works, Waterbury. "A law such 019 that 14 taking too much power, and 1y very 1111- falr to labor in general. Con47049 should not 01144 I11 net." William Baxter, Manners nue, reporter. "Good idea.

Everybody will be in the direction of war's going end. 'The more people, the better. I know it is a good proposal." Walter Smolenski, 80 Spring atreet, I'nion City, U. N. Rubber Co.

"Anything that the president think4 14 good, 84 long 119 11 1 Ix for the good of the country. Wo have to do more than Just work and buy bonds." War Stamps Given For Questions Have you 11 question you'd like discussed 111 next wook's question of the work? Send It along to the Question Inditor, care of 'Tho Nowa, Two dollars worth of wur a will be pald to the 111- dividual the qurs. tion used in next wook's colum. Eugene Whelan, Li Scout stroet, street department. "Sure, think it is 81 good Idea.

We'll be able to got more work out. Inverybody should get to work and into the right." Mrs. James W'oodfield, 120 Rubber avenue, clerk. 1 don't think that an net like that would br very good. 111 these dugs of shortages somebody hits to stay home and (10 the house work.

1'11 have to give up my Joh 50011 for that. It's 11 crazy world." Michael Sabio, 360 High street (1. S. Rubber ('o. "It's all right, but think of how many lay-offs there ill'( going to be with everybody working.

Even right now many plants al'0 ovO: crowded. What will happen alter the Betty Green, 116 Parview nv0- "It 14 a good Iden, but with reservations. 1's unfair to labor, and "specially 40 to the Individunt. 1 think it takes 11 fow more of 011t personal freedoms away. Still we are at war." (iono Mana, Now Haven rond student.

"That net would be pretty good. Everybody will be pitching in and the end of the war will come sooner with bingor and better production. Joseph Gonenives, 1) South Maln 1 street, butcher. "As tong 114 it will the rountry 10 win the war, that 1a all that matters, It's not only 11 good thing. 11'4 the right thing.

beause we still have slackers, HAND GRENADE BOXES ARE MADE OF PAPER WASTE PAPER Stocks are low! SAVE A Some Bundle a Week Life Boy's U.S. Victory Waste Paper Campaign -Luxuriously furred wintor conte smartest styles and fabrics showing nt Raphuel'a, Naugatuck' alylo center, Church I 100 lbs. of waste paper makes 1470 boxes for emergency life boat rations. Save every scrap! Weather: Moderate Press Price Circulating Middlebury Millville JANUARY 15, 1944 Straitsville Union City Wire Service of the United Used Three Planes In 25 Attacks On Nazis--Linhard Blood Plasma Quota Filled For Jan. 20 Two Hundred and ThirtyOne Residents Offer Pint of Blood Each for Armed Forces Carl N.

Moore, chairman of the Naugatuck chapter, American Red Cross blood donor committee today announced the completion of a quota of 230 volunteers for the. sixth visit of the mobile plasma unit here Thursday, January 20. Actually 231 local residents have registered (o donalc EL pint of blood cach. The Naugatuck quota is 200 pints. The quota of volunteers has been completed in record time.

The latest list of registrants includes: Theodore A. Gomulinski, Wilfred A. Swan, Miss Marcella Jecture, Miss Norma Cedarholm, John Karaban, Charles Akley, Raymond Ploss, Frank Smith, Miss Ruth Quinn, Richard Footsch, Miss Lena Bachinski, Mrs. Howard Peet, Mrs. John McKee.

British Fliers Drop Bombs On German Cities (By United Press) The British let loose a 2200 ton blockbuster assault. 011 Brunswick, Germany, last night. diversionary assaulls, R-A-F mosquilo bombers hammered Berlin and Madgeburg, as well as other targets. The Air Ministry announces that 38 planes are missing from all operations. Brunswick, the primary target, is an important aircraft and enginecring center.

It lies 011 the direct air route between England and Berlin, about 120 miles closer 10 England, Madgeburg fills out a triangle, about 80 miles southwest of Berlin. The Air Ministry announces that large fires were left burning at Brunswick. Last night's raid was the heaviest assault on Germany since Tuesday's big American atlack ol1 several fighter plane plants. The raid in which our planes destroyed 152 enemy inlerceptors, at a. cost of 60 bombers and five fighters.

The Air Ministry gives few de: tails of the Berlin raid. But Stockholm says 100 R-A-F planes pounded the southern industrial suburbs. The Swedish report says 400 other planes hit Madgeburg. A joint American and British communique reports details of yesterday's powerful Allied sweeps against the invasion coast of France. raids were spearheaded by American Flying Fortresses and Liberators.

The communique says enemy opposition was weak, but that 23 Nazi Interceptor planes were shot down -nine by' heavy bomber gunners, and 11 by our From all operations we lost six bombers, three Aghter-bombers and seven Nghters. A total of 16.0 In Italy, French troops with the Allied Fifth Army have scored their first major victory since joining the Italian campaign. The French captured the key town of Acquafondata six miles northeast of Cassino. And noW they're sweeping down the road which feeds into a north-south highway connecting Cassino with Atina, 10 miles above. General Juin's men' also seized three strategic mountain peaks on the right wing of the Fifth Army front.

These new gains complete a Ave-mile French advance in the past three days. In the air, American Flying Fortl'esses and Liberators hammered Mostar, a German air base in Jugoslavia 70 miles east of Split. NAMED "BATAAN" Sydney, Jan. 15-(UP)-An Austrialian-built destroyer has been named "Bataan" in honor of General MacArthur and his Philippine defenders. The ship-christened by Mrs.

Douglas MacArthur was Inunched today from a New South Wales dockyard. SAVE A BUNDLE A WEEK SAVE SOME BOY'S 51 Platts Mills Twelve-Star Mother Sells Bonds Mother of twelve children in the armed services, Mrs. Emma Van Contren, 58, of New York, has volunteered to sell war bonds in house to house canvass during the Fourth War Loan drive. When her twelfth child, Victor, enlisted in the Marines, she wrote to President Roosevelt that the Van Coutren "source of supply is exhausted." Local Sergeant In India Ribbed By Ansonia Private Over Result Of Ansonia Naugatuck Grid Game In far-off India, a Naugatuck sergeant is being ribbed by an Ansonia private over the results of the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Ansonia and Naugatuck high school teams. The victim of the ribbing is Sergeant Avald Semrow, son of M1.

and Mrs. Fred Semrow of May street, Naugatuck. His friendly antagonist is Private John Cook, a former Ansonia newspaperman. The Ansonia Sentinel yesterday carried a story of the overseas interest in the game. The following is quoied from The Sentinel: Private John Cook, former Annewspaperman, reads with souls, gratification The Sentinel of November 26, telling how the Ansonia high school cleven defeated Peter Foley's Naugatuck high team 27-0 in the annual Thanksgiving day game here.

Sergeant Avald Semrow, SOn of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Semrow, of May street, Naugatuck, does not secm too pleased. He is saying to P. F.

C. Cook: "Wait till next year." They ale stationed "somewhere in India." Private First Class Cook received his promotion from private 10 private first class and the copy of The Sentinel telling of the undeSeated, untied Lavender's triumph over Naugatuck as Christmas presents. He is the son of Mrs. Michael J. Cook of Division street.

"I WAS overjoyed," he writes, "to learn the Lavender downel the charges of Coach Peter Foley 27 to 0. Ansonia, under Boots and Scuff, tertainly had a banner SCASON winning all nine games. The conches and players certainly deserve all due credit for such a remarkable season. We have been fortunate at this station in receiving many American rations at the post. exchange and believe me they are a real treat for the boys." P.

F. C. Cook recently took over softball team which is doing all the management of his company's right in the second round of play in the Mudville Softball league "somewhere in his India." weekly He column also "What's Cookin'?" in the Bull Sheet, keeping his hand in the old newspaper game. Three Connecticut Soldiers Reported Wounded In Action Leased Washington, Jan. 15-(UP)-The War department.

announces that three Connecticut soldiers have been wounded in action in the Mediterranean area. They are: Private Thomas A. Kish of 246 Ely avenue, South Norwalk. Second Lieutenant Alban E. Reid, of 249 Ellsworth avenue, New Haven.

And Private First Class Armand Santomassimo of 20 Shelter street, New Haven. Temperature Three Cents They Have Destroyed 119 Japanese Planes In Past Two Months The Seventh United States air force is chalking up a big score in the south Pacific air war. Major General Willis H. Hale says his men have destroyed 119 Japanese planes in the pasl two months. And probably destroyed 74 others, The Air Force commander reveals that hundreds of tons of bombs have been dropped on the Marshall islands in the same period.

As a result, two major airfields in the Marshalls are partly out of commission. And three others al'e badly damaged. Hale says his men have the toughest assignment of any war pilols. They make the longest flights 2500 miles on each raid. That's comparable to a flight from London to Africa and back again, non-stop.

They face constant bad weather. If forced to bail out, it's usually over water. And they fly unescorted to tackle strong formations of Japanese fighter planes. The Seventh air forte has worked out a system of rotation for bombing crews which gives the men better than a 50-50 chance of living through the war. Personnel losses are estimated at three per cent per mission.

Army planes met no fighter resistance in the latest raid over Mille atoll in the Marshalls. A Pearl Harbor communique says the atoll was attacked for the third straight day. Nor was there interception in a recent sweep over Rabaul--the big Jap base on New Britain. Seven enemy planes were destroyed on the ground. And six barges were strafed in the harbor.

Laler, heavy bombers from the Solomons poured 40 tons of bombs on Rabaul's Tobera airdrome. Five out of 10 interceptors were shot down. On the western end of New Britain, the battling Marines have killed 3,000 Japs. And they are steadily pressing forward against Hill 600 on the Borgen Bay front. the Damper Strait on New Guinea Australian jungle fighters apparently are opening The showdown battle for the Huon peninsula.

Aussies are shelling Sio-the main Jap peninsula-from the south. Meanwhile American troops who landed at Saidor are bearing down on Sio from the north. The Japs are trapped in between. General Utility Strike Threatened In Pittsburgh Area (By United Press) A general utility strike is threatened in the industrial area. A sit-down strike of office worker's and meter readers at one utility is heading into its eleventh day.

And 4,000 other utility employees have authorized the calling oul of any other divisions necessary to break the deadlock. An independent union represents the sit-down strikers as well as workers at four other firms, including the Duquesne Light company. If a general walkout is ordered three of the four power plants of the Duquesne Light company would be forced to close. Other strikes also are plaguing the Pittsburgh area. Strikes are in progress at four steel mills, a and one plant-a Carnogie Illinois Steel corporation branch -has been forced to close.

On top of the steel and utility strikes, nearly 350 Pittsburgh city cmployees. have walked out demanding wage increases. The stoppage has halted garbage collections in the city. In the meantime, the wage dispute of the 15 non-operating railr'oad unions, is being considered by the Shaw board--which reconvened at the request of President Roosevelt. The board is studying 2 union proposal for hourly wage increases ranging from 11 1-4 to 13 1-3 cents.

Board approval of plan would clear the way for the return of the railroads to private operation. The three holdout operating unions signed an agreement with the operators last nigh.t Other Capital news discloses that about 90,000 pre-Pearl Harbor fatheI's were inducted up to the end of last month. Selective Service officials say this is far short of actual needs. Crosby and Frank Sinatra records are featured at Mattutuck Music, 61 Brook street, Waterbury. Adv.

Gunner Home From England Bomber Base Wears Distinguished Fly. ing Cross, Air Medal and Three Oak Leaf Clusters "IT's wonderful to be home!" Staff-Sergeant Donald G. Linhard of 29 Tolles Square, said yesterday, he settled down to enjoy a 22 day stay at home with his wife, the former Jane Chiswell. "You never miss America until you leave it," he said. Sgt.

Linhard, veteran of the air war against Hitler's Europe, has received the usual ordens for reti- Civilian Defense Officials Ready For Air Raid Test Naugatuck air raid wardens and civilian defense personnel have been aleried for a state-wide air drill scheduled to take place row' between and -1 p. 11. Commander Harold R. Perry said today that everything was i in readiness for the drill. Planes will fly over Naugatuck during the drill, dropping "bombs" to give a real-life touch to the test.

Six types of "bombs" will be dropped, each having 2 particular significance. None but civil defense oflicials should touch the bombs, Mr. Perry said. During the "red" period, all traffic except emergency vehicles will be halted. Union To Name New Price Control Representative President George Froclich of Local 15, United Rubber Workers of America said today that the executive board would meet Monday night to name 2 new union representative to the OPA price control panel here.

Ernestine Ferreira, 3 former member, has resigned from all Local 45 committees, Mr. Froclich said. No further word has been 1'C- ceived concerning the he petition for a hearing with the War Labor Board for review of a ruling cerning a check-off system at the footwear plant. Knox Recommends Military Training For American Boys Cleveland, Jan. 15-(UP)-Secretary of the Navy Knox has reconmended universal military training for American youth.

He says compulsory training is needed to correct a glaring weakness disclosed by the war -physical unreadiness and, in many cases, physical unfitness. The secretary declares that one year of military training for boys 17 and 18 years old would help to preserve our future liberty. In addition, says, it would serve to build 311 army to the place troops stationed abroad when the war ends. Knox spoke last night at Cleveland. STAFF SGT.

DONALD LINHARD Sicilian War 'HI hord John T. Lannon Died This Morning In Hospital John T. Lannon, 02, of 677 Rubber avenue, died carly this morning in St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, He was born in Naugatuck and had been employed at the U. S.

Rubber company. Mr. Lannon leaves his wife, Flora (Donkersloy) Lannon; two brothers, Patrick and William of Naugatuck, and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of Naugatuck acrie, F. O.

an honorary member of the Naugatuck Fire department, and a former first selectman of the borough. The funcral will be held Monday at 8:30 a. m. from the Buckmiller funcral home, 22 Park place, to St. Francis where a high Mass of requiem will be celobrated at 9 o'clock.

Interment will bc in St. James' cometory. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 10 o'clock and Sunday from 2 to 10 p. m. FOURTH DEATH Now Haven, Jan.

15-(U P)-A fourth death has resulted from a Are which swept the apartment or Mrs. Lena Crisante at West Haven a month ago. Mrs. Crisante and two of her children are dead from burns they received in the Are. And a third child nine months-old Angelina, twin sister of one of the other victims--died at a hospital.

-Comfortable, warm slippers for every member of the family featured at the Norwash Shoe Store, Church cence for soldiers returning from aclive theaters of war, and so was unable 10 give very many details of his experiences. Among the most important facts is that the tomor-23-year-old sergeant has completed 25 combat flights over Europe. He has spent the past several months of his stay in England as 311 instructor. One of the outstanding trips was 3 shuttle mission bombing Bordeaux and landing in North ATrica. and then returning again to England, unloading more bombs 011 occupied France.

The sergeant said that he hasn't received any credit for downing any Nazi planes, nor has the jest of the crew been credited with shooting down enemy aircraft. Sgt. Linhard Gaid that he and' the crew never claimed any, implying that they did get some. One time, their B-17 was knocked out of formation and they came in alone, after driving off several Nazi planes. At the lime of Sgl.

Linhard's missions, the heavy bombers did not have fighter escort as they have now. German pilots are "the best flyers in the world," he said. and if they had the equipment the Allies have, it would be a much tougher proposition. Right now, all the German aclivity over Britain consists of nuisance raids of one plane, or small groups of planes, having very little effect on military establishmenis, but are used mainly to indicate that the Nazis are still in the war. The flying fortress that Sgt.

Linhard was gunner in was "Jimmy Boy Ill," named after the tail gunner who was killed the carlier part of their stay. Two fortresses were shot up and the B-17 that finished the sergeant's 25th mission was the third carry the name Jimmy Boy. The big planes get shot up by flak and fire from fighters, There was one time on a return from Rennes that gas ran low and one the wings was shot up by 20 millimeter fire, with a hole big for a man to crawl through. Everything possible was thrown overboard to lighten the ship, and enable the pilot to bring the plane back to England. Wounded, the was slow and therefore was hanging back alone.

That was the time that the crew felt they would never get back, for they were easy for the Germans who thrive cripples. But "Jimmy Boy IlI' got back right. Sgl. Linhard did not run across other local men while in EngHe has received the Distin- (Continued on Page 8).