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f P tt. RuweH Robert Vennart. husbuid o< M n. Rufisell Robert Veanart, 81H Foster street, Manchester, has reported to Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mlse , from the Army

' Ground Forces. Pvt. Vennart Is sUtloned at the AAF Training ConinaiKl post awaiting reassignment to new military duties. A review o f his • previous training, aptitudes, experience, and physical condition, together with consideration o f the military needs o€ the Army, will determine his new as- Ciipituvnt-

James B. Duke, trainee In the Kaval Reaerve Officers Training Cor|>a at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, has been awarded a letter for his work on the varsity soccer team He Is the aon of Mr. and Mrs. James Duke iiile $466,660 llaMnm Smiling as he reported a 6400,-

000 balance in the party treasury “ with no bUI collectors banging around at Inauguration time,”

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New Textile Controls Due

Washington, Jan. 28.—(jP)—Industrial targets on Japan’s home island of Honshu were attacked today by Siiper-Fortreases.

Striking at the core o f the Japanese war production, the B-29a of the 21at Bomber command carried out their first major mission under command of Maj. Gen. Curtis B. Lemay. v ,,

Gen. H. H. Arnold, commanding the 20th Air Force, did not sped fy targets or the size of the ^i fleet in a war bulletin. Details of the mission will be released' later by headquarters.

Lemay in assuming command of the Marianas-based bombers yesterday said the Japanesehomeland will be hit “ more and more until they decide they have bad enough.” He was head of the 20th Bomber command In China and India.

’The Super-Forts last bit Japan Friday, striking at the Kawasaki aircraft plant at Akasbi on the southeast coast of Honshu. Every plane reported hitting the plant, one of the newest and most modern in Japan.

42nd Major MissionToday’s assault was the 42nd

major mlasion by the twin bomber commands of th« 20th Air Force.

The text of the 20th Air Force communique:

"20th Air Force Super-Fortresses today (Jan. 23, Japanese calendar) attacked Industrial targets on the Japanese homeland - of Honshu, Ge leral of the Army H. H.‘ Arnold, commanding general of the 20th Air Force, announced at the War department.

‘Taking off from bases in the Marianas, whore Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay has just taken over the 21st Bomber command, the B-29s again struck at the center of in- dustral Japan. Details of thla mission will be released when the in-.

Berlin Reports Reds Break into Poznan;

Fighting in StreetsVeteran Yank War Machine

Nears Manila

■ ’Though their cathedrals are gi:tted by fire and bombs and thelf ̂streets strewn with debris, these Polish troops are in high spirits aa they march through War.-.u\v square in iheir liberated capital.^ (NEA raninphnto).-----------------------

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Brownell Gets Free Control

Almost Unlimited Authority on Personnel, Program and Policy.

State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. 23.— {IP)— A Republican- sponsored ‘bill authorizing Gov. Ra.vmond E. Baldwin to appoint a temporary succes-, sor to the late Senator Franf-̂ cis Maloney topped a long fist of major measures . introduced today in the General Assembly. The senatorial bill, which would postpone a special election until the. tegular general statewide balloting in November, 1946, 4vas in^dfluced In the House by its Republican leader, Rep. Herbert B Wanderer, after a conference-in the governor’s office attended by legislative leaders of both parties.

Will Coasult Chairmen

Probe . Nazi Positions.

Federal Agencies A^^vk Problems o f Rising Costs, Failing ^Supply.

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The government' today announced a dnwtlc textile and clotWng program designed to cut consumer coats six to. aeven per cant and to incrense supplies o f low and medium- p r k ^ eoaeatial garmciits. The plan, blanketing mills, clethlng maaufactnrem and denlera — and ndmlttedly "tough” on them—was announced at a joint news on- ference by Chalimaa J. A. Krug of the War Production boMd and Price Administrator Chester Bowlea.

Washington, Jan. 23—(iP)—Proposals for broad new textile controls were due for announcement today as two government agencies attacked the dual clothing problems o f rising costs snd dwindling supplies.

With the.avowed aim of In creasing supplies of needed civil- lisn garments "at low and moderate prices," the Office of Price Administration and the.W ar Production board opened a conference with repreaentatives of all branebea of the textile Industry.

WPB (Jhalrman J. A. Krug snd P rice, Administrator Oiester Bowles arranged a joint nawa conference foUMrlng the diecue- Sion with the manufacturers and dealer.

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Indianapolis. Jan. 23 — (4̂ -Herbert Brownell, Jr., had a free hand today to run the Republican party for the next couple 'of years just about any way he..Chooses.

The G.O.P. national chairman, who laid his chips .on the line at a one-day midwinter session of the party’s Natlonhl committee here yesterday, emerged with almost unllpnltedx'authority over personnel, program and policy.

Given Vote o f Confidence He had behind him a vote of

Confidence taken boldly only a little more than two months afer Jthe party’s unsuccessful foray at The ^ l ls In November.

D ^ i^ e a considerable amount of individual grumbling in the Republican ranks about Brownell’s close association with the defeated presidential. candidate. Gov. TTiomas E. Dewey of New York, only minor opposition voices were raised at this midlands meeting to his retention of the chairmanship.

Voices SeatlmeBtB FreelyMost 'members, reviewing the

cloaefl sesslona in which national committeemen voiced their sentiments freely, said a new sort of harmony appeared to have grown up within the party. Obviously, some of them did not like to Me Dewey keep even a second-hand grasp on the party reins. But they hsd no single standard hearer around whopi they could rally.

As a reault, Brownell came out of the in feren ce with unanimous approval o f hla plan to establish a year-round organization which will take a leaf from the CIO Political Action committee book and will work continuously, instead o f only about four months, in advance o f the election hereafter.

Wonaan Named SecretaryThe committee departed from

ita usual proceduro to name Mre.

Runie, Jan. 23 Field Marshal Albert Keaaelring’s Army of Italy was reported today to have risen to 28 divisions, Its greatest strength since last spring.

Patrols of the Allied Fifth and Eighth Armies were active along the entire front in bitterly cold weather, probing enemy- positions.

(This dispatch, passed through censorship, did not bring out where Kesselring had obtained ad- | ditional men for the front, but it is possible they were transferred from garrison duty in northern Italy. The German force previously was reported to total 25 divisions.)

Patrols In Several BattlmThe patrols engaged in several

battles, particularly in the snow- the legislative leaders, to dls- i bound mountains southeast of

cuss the proposal with State | Bologna.American troop.s stabbing

54 Airline Miles from Filipino Capital and 11 Miles from Clark Field at Last Report.General MacArthur’s Headquar

ters, Luzon, Jan. 23—oet— Only 54 airline miles from Manila ahd 11 mllea from big Clark field by Monday, a veteran Yank war machine powered Its way over central Luzon today with five divisions, a regimental combat team and a battalion of specialists in close quarter lighting.

Even If Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold’s 14th Army corps only partially matched the speed of Its advance covered In official reports' for 24 hours extending Into Monday, by now it could have penetrated Pampanga province and posed an Immediate menace to Clark field.

Gains of 11 and 13 miles along parallel roads swept the 37lh and 40th divisions, veterans of Bougainville and New Britain, through the towns of Capas and Santa Monica Monday on the shortest route to Manila. Spearheads rolled on south across the last miles of Tarlac province.

Half Distance Covered An all-night fight with two en

emy tanks, an armored truck and artillery near La Paz preceded these advances below the Japanese-destroyed' town of Tarlac. Griswold's corps thus has covered half the distance between Manila and the scene of the Jan. 9 landings, at Lingayen gulf.

Maj. Gen. Robert S. Belghtler’s 37th and Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush’s 40th rolled toward the Philippines’ capital city almost as fait as supply-laden trucks could travel.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur lifted the veil of secrecy today from hla forces on Luzon, identifying them os units with battle experience gleaned all the way up the .‘(nlo- mona from Guadalcanal to Bougainville, on New Britain and in the fight up New Guinea.

It Is a veteran but refreshed Invasion machine. None of its elements had to undergo the rigors of the Leyte campaign of la.st

Peril Lurks In Trophies

Sent HomeFighting Men Apparent-'

ly Don’t Realize Danger; Scores of Veritable Booby TrapsLos Angeles. Jan. 23.—(IP) —

Those tough fighting men of our overseas are so used to handling the lethal tools of war that apparently they don’t realize some of the trophies they send home are dangerous.

There was. for Instance, the case of the reading lamp. It was quite, a beautiful lamp, fashioned from several large and small Jap shells. But in the base of the

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Loan Agencies Cause Revolt Over Wallace

Big Polish City Just 137 Miles from Nazi Cap* ital; Broadcast Sayi Russians Pushed Biiek, ’-4.From Oder River;-Other Soviet Armies With* in 37 Miles of Elbing On Bay o f Danzig.

Bulletin!I.ondon, Jan. 23.— secretary of commerce.

Opposition among southern Democrats and Republlcan.i was strong. The only apparent possibility of averting a bitter fight over confirmation see.-ned to lie in a proposal to atrip the Commerce department oi those agencies and make them independent once again. '

This was Alvsnoed by Senator George ( D-Ga in a resolution which, if approved, would leave the former vice president only the routine responsibilities of the commerce post.

Calls Loi'ker* Dour SessionChairman Bailey (D-NC) called

the CJommerce committee Into a locked-door easion to discuss both the Wallace nomination and the George bill.

Bailey expressed belief, however, that the commi’ tee,ĵ woul(I not get

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ment.In German Silesia, the Nasi

communique said Russians war* attacking heavily on a line within 15 miles of Breslau, but claimsd these blows were checked. Btm - lau Jles on t. c Oder river.

Berlin placed the Soviet attacks between Oels, 15 miles northeHb of Breslau, snd Namsiau. 28 .mllea due east.

Moscow dispatches said Marshal Ivan Konev’s forces had brokeh

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Manchester’s ’teen age canteen, Jumble Inn, has taken on a new lease o f life since the turn o f the new year and today the local youngsters have one of the most popular organisations in town.

Organised the latter part of last year after many months of debating, the Jumble Inn, since being esUblisbed baa proven to be a hit with local teen agers. Saturday night has_ been st aside by the Y ns canteen night for the iroungsters.

The organisation’s members tak< over on the appointed night and an interesting an entei^in- ing program for nearly 300 is taken up with many attractions.

Has Many Attractions The canteen includes a snack

bar, dance floor, two large rooms

where the youngsters may ait and talk, listen to the radio or play any of the numerous games«that are available to the club members.

Each week the program has improved and it has proven to be moat popular with the younger set. 'The organisation, run by the youngsters themselves,, - with an adult advisory Ixjard to lend valuable assistance, has lined up bigger and better Saturday programs for the coming months.

The canteen is open to all teen age youths in Manchester and the membership drive is still under way.

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In addition. Prime Minister Churchill In a speech in commons last week declared the young king would be compelled to accept a re- 'icncy, or his acceptance would be nssumed and the arrangement between Subasie and Tito for an Interim government would bo put into effect anyway.

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Rockville, Jan. 23— (Special) — The Rockville fhibllc Health Nyrs-1 Ing Ansooldt f.n wnll observ. Na- ‘ tioiial Publir Health Niirsir.g Day on Thursday Jan. 2.'i, when J. Kv- j erett Light, director of the Cori ̂ j nerticut Rp-cm(>loyrnent Conimis- I aion will apeak at a meeting to be hold at 3 o'clock at the Union church social rooni.a to which the , nubile la invited.

Mra K. A Roiire haa been reelected president of the a.Hsry. Miaa Be'tt.v E. Geaacy treaa- urer, llaym-md W Spiirjii'g: aa- aiat.nnt treasurer, Miaa Gl.-.dya R. Riiehl. ̂ I

Executive board,’ Ch.nirman E, Fenton Burke: aa.istant chaiminii,i F ederirk Ha Icher. Mra. Thomaa I Svkes Mra. Herl>-ri J. Regan. Mra, Francia H. Burke, Lebbeua F. Bia- | sell, Mra. M.ortin V. B. Metenif.

Medical Adviaory Bo.ird, Dr. E. H, Metcalf, Dr R. C. Foi-juson. D*. D M. .Beckwith.

Publicity Cemmittee. Mra. G. .1. Coieman. ihairman, assistant chflrman, Mra. Emery Robothnm; Finance committee, Howard C. Bates, chairman: Se.il Sale committee, Miaa Liicile Kuhnly. chalr- m.'in: assistan. chairman, Miaa Mata,■' Conrady, Miss Dorl.a Hartcn- stein.

Every Mother’s ClubThere will be a meeting of the

Every Mother’s Club this evening at the home of Mrs. Nora West of Cottage Btiset.

City CourtA busy session of the Rockville

CJity Court was helo on Monday morning with Judge Charles Underwood presiding and nine case.a coming up for disposition

Donat Daigle. 31, of 17 Vernon mvenue. who was arrested Sunday night following an accident at the Intersection of West Main and Orchard streets, was fined JlOO with 125 being renvitted on the charge of driving an automobile while under the Influence of liquor.

Marcella Povolo.aky. 63. of Ellington, was fined SI5 on a charge of intoxication.

Fred Mayo, 34, of North Main atreet, Manchester. .B̂ nd Albgrt Turner, 22. of thê " Rockville House, had an argument in a re.s

laurant here on Sunday,^n front o f State Policeman Ai^aiur Koea v^ho was In the place at the time in plain Ciothes. Mayo was fined >16 on a charge of intoxication and Turner was fined $15 on a charge pf breach of the peace.

Wallace Richard, RFD 2, Rockville. was fined $26 on a charge of reckless driving on Route 15; FJd- ward Learned, Jr., of 73 Victoria road, Hartford, charged , w ith 'fa ilure to reduce speed at intersection on Route 15 was fined $9 and the $10 bond of Michael Sidell, 40, of .36 Warren avenue, Chelsea, Mass., was declared forfeited when he failed to appear to answer to a charge of failure to reduce speed at an intersection. These arrests were made by State Policeman John Yaskulka of the Stafford Springs barrack.a.

Raymond C. Barrows. 55. of 96 ITos|)ect street, this city, was fined $3 on a charge o f . illegal parking. Charles Zukis, 59. of Ellington. was fined $15 ou a charge of intoxication.

Banquet Tonight The Liedertafel Ladies will enjoy

;i banquet this evening at 6:30 o'cloi-k at the Rockville House when a turkey dinner will be served.

To Confer DegreeAt the meeting of Kayette

Lx>dgc, A, F'. ft A. M., to be held thia evening at Masonic Hall, at 7:30 o'clock, the Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. Worshipful Master Winfred Kloter and the recently installed officers will be in charge. There will be a social time following the meellnjg.

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■ idley .C. Hay of Micliigail aa eerctary. -succeeding the late aiold W. Mason of Vermont. Brownell obtained blanket ap-

'■orlzation to expand the com- .ittce's paid personnel to a limit

■f $320,000 already in the Treaa- IIy and the additional amounta ,iat may be raised by a campaign or "modest contributions" among

ilie 22,000,000 persons who voted; for a Dewey-Brlcker ticket.

Beyond that, he wa.s told by Ihe committee he could implement ■n any way he chooses the "m ilitant opposition" program he laid down.

Kelland Mir\e Defeated> Defeat of a move by CJlarence

B. Kelland. Arizona member, to ; call the group into session next May to draft a Republican charter for the 1946 congre.ssionat

! campaigns left Brownell free to consult with Republican congres- ,-ional leaders on the legislative prog:ram which will furnish the party’s major record for that contest.

Despite this obvious heavy delegation of power to the 40-year- old New Yorker who first sank his teeth Into national politics with his election as chairman last summer of Dewey's suggestion, most committee members appeared satisfied with the results of the meeting.

October which opened the reinva- siOn of the Philippines, with the exception of the Sixth Ranget battalion. Even those specialists in hand-to-hand fighting, reconnaissance and demolition had confined themselves to securing tiny islands off Leyte gulf prior to thqe major landings.

Lieut. Col. Henry Mucci'.s Poing- ers, it now can be disvloaed. duplicated that feat by landing at night on Santiago island at the extreme northwest tio of Lingayen gulf prior to the big invasion. An estimated 6.000 Japanese fled south down the west coast of Luzon. Today's communique reported that a push down that coastline, along a road which leads to Bstnan peninsula, has reached Infanta on Dasol bay.

The west shore drive and the Manila push, sccurring: on oppo.site sides of the Zambales mountains are in the right flank sector assigned to Griswold's 14th corps.

On the left flank, Maj. Gen. In- niif V. Swift’s First Army corps expanded the American position eastward.

Maj. Gen Edwin D. Patrick's Sixth division, which first battled the Japanese Ia.st July on the northwest tip of Dutch New Guinea, and Maj. Gen Charles L. Mullins' 25th (Tropic Lightning) division, veterans since Guadalcanal. beat off light Japanese counter-attacks before advancing.

'The towns of Anao ana Ouyapo were captured. Anao is in northeastern Tarlac province on • a road which leads off the Manila- Bagtiio highway at a ;>oint just be. lew American-held Moncada. Cu- vapo is further up the same road in Nueva Eclja province.

North of Chiyapo, Yank patrols began operating xin Mount Ba- hingao.

'These left flank advances are carrying the Americans ever closer to the eastern edge of the Luzon Dlnins across roads o* retreat for the enemy into the mountainous Cagayan valley sector.

'The Japanese made several attempts to sneal: in demolition, parties but failed.

On the extreme northeast. at Rosario, where bitter fighting has been in progress for 10 days. American warships in Lingayen '.'ulf supported Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNidcr’s 158th rcgii lental combat team and Maj. Gen. Leonard F'. W ing’s 43rd division. ’The warships' guns joined witJi land artillery in blasting the enemy's rfdge positions barrring the way to j Baguio, where Japanese leaders' are believed to have their head-1 quarters. I

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U. S. Pacific F3ieet WeadquOrters, Pearl Harbor, Jan. 23.—(/P)— A major American warship wgs damaged in laturday'a Third fleet carrier plane strike at Formosa— but airmen destroye'd 140 Japanese planes, damaged approximately 100 others, a'nd pounded enemy shipping and ground targets at ’ ’relatively light" cost in American aircraft

Admiral Chester W. Nlmitz'a communiq. c yesterday, announcing this fifth raid of the month on Japan's key Island outpost said; "During this operation one of our major ships was damaged.” No further details were given concerning this first officially reported ship casualty in Admiral WiUiatn F. Halsey's last two months o f I'jhtnlng attacks on Indo-Chlna, (Jhlna coast ports, and Formosa.

Would Have Started .Anyway"A t the outset of 'he First

W.arld War, military rliquc.s in Germany were dominating the picture there and a l through Austria- Hungary and the B.ilknns. I f it had not been for the murder of the Austrian aichr.uke some other spvrk would have soon kindled tl ?t conflagrari-in in Europe.

"A fter the signing of the peace it failed bec-aiise it was tied to the League oi Nations of which v/e had no part and which in itself had no way of cnforelng its man- d"tes We and Britain fell into the f.allacy of d's'irmamcnt while our future foes Germany and Japan were rearming.

Gave Hitler Hia BiMMit“ A fter our altitude, failure to

pr.rticipate In the Economic Congress at London, the economic Im- povenshmeiit of Europe bcgiin and nrf.vided one more Stepping stone for Hitler i.n getting World War I I under way.

•‘Hitler .hn'i some good selling points as far as the home front In Germany w ia concerned. They Included hatred t.f the Jews, the iniquities of t.'ie Versailles Treaty. Japanese and Italian aggre.«sion and the Snanish Civil War. The League was nclpless to do anything in anv of these matters Russia h^d a full realization of what was really coming and tried to point it-put to Britain and America but V e were ovcu*ome by a fili.e bogeyman picture of Russia and steared -lear of her. Actually English moeic-y was used in flnanc- Inp German propnrutiona for what was thought U be a pl.in to protect the woiid again.st Rus-sin. It must be aald that Russia did a grand Job of stalling and covertip uuill she felt -she was in a position to stand on net feet against Germany,

Nazis’ Kind of Peaee"Germanv will not resniHtt any

peace that is not a hard pence. That is the lyfie of peace ahe would impose on the world If she could win and so by th» same token this ia the type oJ peace she expects. A soft peace i.s impossible.

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win W. Pauley, and named Sam A. O’Neal, member of the Washington staff of The Chicago Sun. director of publicity for the National committee.

"W’e plan to have a vigorous functioning publicity department every day in the year." the chairman said, recalling how In the past headquarters haa almost rijased to function between elec- tlon.s. "W e propose to have the National committee and the Senate and Hpuse Campaign committees work in clase cooperation each day no waiting until six weeks before the election in 1946.”

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i.ghters escaped unsenthea.. Seven Pritlsh fighters and one medium bomber were lost during daylight missions.

Within the Ardennes Salient two bumper-to-bumper enemy traffic jams were pounded by dive-bomb- 1 rs after Marauders destroyed a bridge and created a bottleneck 16 miles from St. Vith. The bulk of the enemy’s transport losses were inflicted in that zone. The U. S. Ninth A ir Force headquarters said 1,593 motor vehicles were destroyed. 1,179 damaged and 649 German troops slain or wounded.

Supreme headqua'lers said seven German planes were shot down yesterday, all on the north- i-rn sector of the western front patrolled t j ' the R.A.F Eight were smashed on the ground.

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Fred P. Kelsh to James W.. V irginia V., Clara G.. and Mary Lewis, property located on Wadsworth street. •

BUI of SaleElstate of Edward J. Murphy to

Jacob H. Sandals and EMward W Brown, the Center Miarmacy lo-

bdfidings of brick, modern construction and attractive with large waitihg rooms, toileLs for men and womeiKvlavatories a'nd a heating plant. AXsmall concession booth was lo c ftt^ adjoining the waiting room.

Locatlob. is ImportantIt was pointeXout that the first

step in acquirii • \he much-needed comfort stations w ^ placing thepi in the most suitabl^ocations. I t was indicated that st’aVlons should be placed in the foiirX compass points of town, on the btis lines,. Depot Square. Manchester Xireen. the Center and another locating as yet undecided. It is expected,, if these combination waiting rooihf and comfort stations are con-\ strucled, that the Connecticut company, which they will greatly serve, will s.ssls in paying for the construction.

Eliminate Crater HazardIt was pointed out that if the

CJonnecticut Company and the town could gel together on the waiting room proposed for location somewhere in the c-res o f the Center, it might be possible to have all buses re-rout^ past this central station or terminus, thus eliminating three hazardous bus stops in the Immediate vicinity o f the Center and enabling the bus company to render more satisfactory bus service and patron comfort facilities.

.A Novel Suggestion It was suggested that a street

be cut through Center Park from Center street on a wide curve, passing through the pa-k and co.ming out on Main street at the

walk entjgnce above thelibrary. .

I f this action vere taken, this bv-))as.s would be used exclusively by the Connecticut Company buses and the combination waiting \ room and comfort station could | either be made an addition to the present police station or a new | building built close by. '

RUmtnate Center Hazards I f a plan of this kind was ap

proved by the officials of the Connecticut Company, all buses won 11 pass through the i « r k bus terminal thereby eliminating the | unsatisfactory and often hazardous bus conditions that have existed * t the Center for many i years.

Placing the bus terminal off ine highway and within easy access to' the Center where all *>**■•■ would pa-ss would improve conli- tlons for the pair ms and create a more satisfactory service to ttem by this jdne-polnt terminal p l ^

A. committee of 3electroM Da- vld (Chambers, Sherwood and Chairman Harold M. Re«d will confer with th ' officials of the Connecticut (Company In an effort to reach a more satlsfac- tory bull condition here.

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British Drive Within 25 Miles o f Mandalay

Southeast Asia Command'Headquarters, Kandy. Oeykm, Jan. 23. —(JF\— Orltish forces closing in on Mandalay have driven to within 25 miles oT the city on the west and 40 miles on the nprth, a commpni- que announced ti^ay,

In the arc across ̂the Iryawaddy elbow the British" continued to compress the euemy, driving into the western end o f the pocket, where they reached the north bank of the river In the vicinity of Mylnmu, about 25 mllea West of Mandalay and 15 miles south of captured ̂Mwywa.

Meanwhile, despite heavy counter-attacks by the Japanese on bridgeheads east of the Irrawaddy and about 40 miles north of Man- daisy, the British enlarged their footholds and moved in more troops and equipment.

Germans Transfer ' Allied PrisonersI London, Jtn. 23— VPt —Stock- I holm dispatches reported today I U4ary F. Knight, wife, Middle road, HazaiUville.

Kobick. Pfc. David G.. Mrs. M ildred Kobick, mother. Wilton road, Westport.

Kroeber, Pvt. Fred J.. Mrs. Lucy L. Kroeber, mother. 15 Grove street, Meriden.

LJndauer, First Lieut. Bernard J., Mrs. Edith A. Llndauer, mother, 270 Ward street, Wallingford.

Llonetti, Pfc. Henry A., Mrs. P.oae M. Uonetti, Wife, 17 Seventh street, Derby.\ Lyons, T-6 Robert F., Mrs. C?ath- anne G. Lyons, mother, 192 Nichols street, Bridgeport.

LyVk, Py^. Joseph-F., Mra. Lucy Lysik, .wife, 121 Enfield street Hartfordv!

Novicki\.T-4, ' Francis J., Mrs. Oitherine Npvicki, mother, 937 State street, ̂ e w Haven.

Pasqus, K c \ Wiliam C.. Mrs." Anna Packus, mqther, 21 Millard street; New Brita

Pe-traccaro. T -5\ Anthony J.. Mrs. Violet P e tra c c ^ , wife, 172 Harbor avenue, Bridg^ort.

Sematana, Pvt. Rudolph K., Mrs. Helen C?hurilla, sister, 32\ Lenox street, Manchester. \

Yacishine F. . Peter, I'Irs, Katharine Yacishlne, mother, 327 Ftiyer street, Bridgeport. \

Yaffa. Pfc. Charles, Mrs. Frank, Brooks, sister, 167 Kensington atreet, Hartford.

Youngqulst, Staff Sergt., Arthur D.. Mrs. Selcstina Youngquist, mother, 27 Gerard street, Wood- mont.

Zaklukiewlcz, Setgt. Stanley J Joseph Zaklukiewlcz. fa t̂her. 116 Chapman atreet. Wlllimantic.

Zlel, Pvt. Hilbert. Mrs. Bertha Ziea, mother. Orchard Road, Ber-

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Today ̂ 8 A Rare D a y !1-23-45

Only twiee in a eentury can today*! date be wrltibn by means of the above conseentive seqaenee of iiumber#\ — I, 2, 3, 4, 5—today and again next Dec. 3 (12-3-45).

Next January 23, 2045, we’li run this story again!

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Tax CollectorsSupport Walsh

Hartford, Jan. 23 .—W —Reappointment of State Tax Commis-. sloner Walter W. Walsh of New ̂Haven waa recommended to Governor Baldwin yesterday by the I Tax Collectors association. |

Walsh, a life-long Democrat, first became tax commissioner in 1942 when Commissioner Cfiiarles • J. McLaughlin resigned to become : a judge o f the Superior court. |

For six years prior to his appointment, he had been a special assistant attorney general assigned to the Bank department as a receiver.

During yesterday’s business ses- I tlon, Howard Challenger, Bridge-1 port, was elected president; Thom- j as Eagan, Southington, vice pres- | ident, and Ffedferick L. Phelps, Middletown, secretary-treasurer. !

Trapper VictimOf Drowning

Old Lytffe, Jan. 23 — (iP)—Herman Champion, iSO. a trapper, was drowned yesterday while attending mink traps set In the Black Hall swamplsmd section .ot the town.

State Trooper Edward Eng- Btrom said the aged trapper was believed to have slipped from the icy bank of the narrow deep stream In which his bo

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velt, but no sinfle act of the fourth term could augur worse for that buslneas confidence which wftl be so needed In the years ahead. It Is salt In all the old wounds, applied at a time when it had been hoped that some healing process had begfun.

A Job For HenryThe wearness of the appoint

ment of Henry A. Wallace to the l ^ t of Secretary of Commerce is TCvealed on both sides of the Roosevelt-Jones correspondence.Jasse Jones doubU that Mr. Wallace is qualified for the post In question and points out that for the President to "turn over all these assets and responsibilities to a man Inexperienced In business aad finance wiU, I believe, be hard for the business and financial Worid to understand.”

But Mr. Jones’ open charge is actually leas damaging to the appointment than Mr. Roosevelt’s asm presentation of the case for It

“ Henry Wallace,” says the president’s letter, “deserves al- SBOSt any service which he be- Ueves be can satisfactorily perform.”

That U, assuredly, a very large grant of privilege by any man. It la In Itself a novel and disturbing tlMory that any man should, by any process, rate so high as to oe able to select his own Job merely by the process of passing on his own qriallfications for it.

"He has told me,” the President’s letter continues, "that he thought he could do the greatest amount o f good in the Department o f Commerce, for which bo Is fuUy suited. And I feel, therefore, that . the Vice President Miould have this post In the new Administration."

Mr. Wallace’s idea that he can do the greatest amount of good In the Department of Conunerce is l^ qu e. In that he la probably the only person in this entire country who shares It. Even those who credit the man with an Intense, If always shifting, brand of sincerity are inclined to think of the Commerce post- as the one post where his Ivory tower talents could do the most damage.

How does Mr. Wallace achieve this high state of privilege T

Because, In the President's words, of his work in the last campaign, when “ he display^ the utmost devotion to our cause, traveling almost Incessantly and working for ■ the success of the ticket in a great many parts of

'^the country. Though not on the ticket himself, he gave of his utmost toward the victory which ensued.”

Here, at least, the President l(i being honest, in presenting the one true basis for the appointment. It is, in a word, elemental politics, and politics alone. I

If be had carried his honesty a < little bit farther, he would have i left out his false praise of Mr. Jone.s’ performance in office, and have admitted that, while rewarding Wallace for his campaigning, be was also punishing Jones for the antl-Rbosevelt revolt in Texas last spring.

The whole affair has one final political significance. Mr. Wallace may have thought of the Commerce post as the one where be could do the “greatest amount Of good.” not only for the public, but for himself politically. Theoretically, if the dreamer can reveal himself a consistent, practl-

' cal man in this poet, be wiil have made hlnuelf Increasingly eligible for .1B48. The President 1s giving him that opportunity, and he can be expected to make every effort

' to buckle down, restrain . hia tbinklng, and provide the nation With a picture o f aound policy and efficient admlniatration. Such a damemstratton o f a “practical •Me” 'would, at any rate, be the ;abvioua political preparation for SiM, But four years la a long

A ina for Mr. Wallace keep his ' on the groimd. It to with

mtogivinga that wa raatgu ivaa to at least an occaaioi^-

ffying tackle at the moon. The t aeay ie exciting to Mr.

joUy to Mr ̂ Boooa-

, Facts And RumorsThe Russians are at the Oder,

this on the southern flank of their pffensive. They are 150 miles from Berlin, this on the central thrust of their offensive, the thrust which alms straight at the German capital. This 160 miles Is measured from the vicinity of Posen, the last important point still left to the Germans on Polish soil. It may be in Russian hands before the day’s victory announcements are over. At this point, the Russians have covered half the distance from Warsaw to Berlin.

The Russians yesterday obtained Important twin successes in East Prussia. One was the capture. In the eastern Invasion of East Prussia, of Insterburg, the narrow, critical point for advance In that direction. The other was the capture of Allenstein, similarly a narrow, critical point In the Invasion of East Prussia from the south. The capture of these two points In the same day bespeaks great initial success for the Russian aim of cutting off and reducing German strength in East Prusatm, so that It shall not constitute any threat to the main line of the advance toward Berlin. It looks like a classic victory.

While euch great news continues to come from the eastern battlefront, we are beginning to get the usual run o f hopeful stories from ’’inside Germany." These stories crop up with every new crisis in the war. They tell us that Nazi leaders are fleeing. They tell us that German civilians are cracking up. They tell that Germany has nothing but an unarmed rabble to put In the front lines. They tell us o f confusion and they hint at revolt.

We hope all these things are true. We doubt that they are Th# German people are likely to prove as tough In the face of disaster as did \he Russian people In 1»41. Germany etlU has mllllone of trained troops. But, If they are needed, civilians wHl take guns and they will fight with courage. If not with slUll, as

ed at Moscow. As such It Is healthy, for it moans that all throe niitlonH will have administrators and observers on the Hungarian scene, a condition which at least guarAntcca that no unilateral policy will be put liito effect without the advance knowledge and ability to protest of all three nations. We should have been willing to participate in such s system In Greece. Russia should have been willing to allow her allies to participate in such a system in Riimenia end Bulgaria and Poland. TTie right thing comes late, and it will take heavy practice of such good principle In the future to cure the injuries alrea ' :

Minneapoli.i Jan. 23—iPP)—A r thur Kashernian 43-year-old weekly newspaper and pamphlet publisher, was shot end killed last night as gunmen. In a slowly mov- Ingsautomobile poured bullets into his ^ d y .

Th^assassins fired from a blacl^ B-dan ^8 Kasherman and an un- IdontifiM woman companion ato6d, n*ir Kasherman’a car. They had Juat left a cate.

"Don’t ahoot,” K a a h e r m m n Bcrcamed as She of the gunmen poked a weapon through the car door and began firing. Sluga entered hia head and aMotnen, killing him Inaiantly.

Police aald the woman Was being held as a material witness. They sold she denied having seen tbs gunmen’s automobile.

Detectives cald that Kaahennsn and his companion had attended a shew and then drove to a cafs'on Chicago avcr.ue to eat. They returned to their car and prepared to jjepart when Washerman stepped ifom the machine to Inspect a tire whlcli'he believed to be flat. As he stood b^iW the car the second machine rounfted'-fhe' comer and its occ’jpants opsned'flrej^

Con\1ct(‘d for E xtortion '''— , Kashermar. was convicted for

extorton by a jury in 1937 end sentenced up to five years in prison He was relensea on parole after serving almost foui years of the sertcncc. The charge against him was that of extorting $25 from a rooming house proprietor to prevent publicat on of a story sbout her Ir. his occa.".ionally published newspaper. He charged he was "framed.”

Twice Kaahennsn attempted to collect damages from the city and various individuals on charges that he waa "attacked, slugged and assault'd by gangsters.” He sued for $2.'),000 in 19.16 but Judge Larry O. Rue dismissed the case on grounds of insufficient avldepce. In Ji-.nuary, 1943, he again unsuccessfully sought $16,000 damages on similar charjp^a.

Attorney George C. Lessner of 149 West Center etreet appeared before the Board of Selectmen last night asking for better street lighting on West O nter street and appealing for more adequate snow

Leemoval on hia street. He stated , Tex-f^jjj^j yeara that he had lived

on West Center atreet he had never seen a town highway snowplough ahoving the snow off the street and as a ceiult a large part of the anow from each.storm remained In the highway, blocking off driveways to many homes, esDocially on the west side.

Not the Entire Street It was disclosed that the State

Hlghwa^ snowploughs remove the snow from two-thirds of West Center street or 22 feet of the road, after each atorm but does not plough the entire atreet. The town snowploughs are supposed to plough out a 11-foot section of the street but It was reported that this had not been the usual practice.

Compares Two Streets Attorney Lessner compared the

section of the highway where he lives with East Centeer street, at the opposite end of the toivn. In the quality and type of atreet lighting. He said that he had Juat coma from a drive up East Center atreet. which he termed a "well lighted boulevard” under all condl- Center street, south of the inter- tions and he referred • to West section o f Center, as "the worst lighted atreet in town ”

Bnrvey Is Under Way Attorney Lessner waa told thiit

reatrictions had been placed on town end city admlniatretions regarding new super street lighting iniUllatlona at thia time, but waa Informed that a survey of all of Manchester’a atreet llghUng waa under way and that west Center street would be included In̂ that survey.

The matter waa referred to the Highway committee for Investigation.

Body.

At a semi-public installation of Manchester Assembly.No. 15, Order of Rainbow for Girls, the newly elected and appointed officers were installed. Miss Betty Thrall, ae w:>rthy • advisor, will have aa her associate officers, Grace Brown, wdythy associate advisor; Roxane Beckwith, Chari; ty; Janice Miller, Hope; Sandrii Stuart, Faith; Carolyn Miller, recorder; Nancy Norrla, treasurer; Marjory Bissell, chaplain; Dorothy Rice, drill leader; Betty Hohl, love; Natalie Carpenter, religion; Ruth Curran, nature; Janet Ritchie, Immortality; Jane Winchester, fidelity; Doris Mitchell, patriotism; EJlsle Knapp, service; Mary Doggart, confidential observer; Nancy Ames, outer,, observer; Marjorie Kloppenburg, musician; and Arlene Aaplnwall, choir director.

Miss -Betty Haabrouck, retiring worthy advisor, was installing officer and acting as her aaistants were Carolyn Miller, marshal Shirley Liebc, chaplain; Phyllis Dwire, recorder. Miss Betty Hohl sang two appropriate numbers and Clarence Wood presided at the organ.

Installed as .Advisor Mrs. I’ red Thrall was installed

as mother advisor, succeeding Mrs. John Trotter, who has served in that capacity for the past two years. Mrs. Trotter acted aa installing officer for Mrs. Thrall and for the following advisory board: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Elliott, Mr- and Mrs. John Trotter, Fred Thrall, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Harrison. Mrs. Arthur Hoaglund, Mrs. Winston Tilrklngton., Mrs. Lillian Ted- ford, Clyde Beckwith, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vanderbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert CJlay and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunbar.

The majority degree waa conferred by Mrs. Trotter on Elaine Straughan, Dorothy Dougan, Erls Porterfield, Betty Mayo. Elsie Wetherell and Lois Buchanan.

Worthy Advisor Betty Thrall presented Mias Hasbrouck, retiring worthy advisor, with a past worthy advisor’s Jewel, with appropriate remarks of appreciation and good wishes. Miss Hasbrouck will enter nurse's training at the Hartford hospital In February.

Mother Advisor Mrs. Thrall in behalf o f Manchester AaseMbly presented Mrs. Trotter, retiring pother advisor with a past mother advisor's Jewel, thanking her for her untiring interest and loyalty in Rainbow Girls' activities.

Following the installation, dancing was enjoyed and refreshments were served by the advisory- board.

TonightReport dinner. Volunteer work?

era for Memorial Uoapital Building Fund, Masonic Temple at 6:30.

Friilay, Jan. 26Blood Donors Mobile Unit here. Also "The Pampered Darling,”

ore-act comedy by Intermediate F'dlowahip at South Methodist church.

Third report. Volunteer workers for Memorial Hospital puilding Fund. Temple at 7:30.

Sunday, Jan. 28Infantile P.ataiysia Fund basket-

b'.-'l > game. Polish Americans vs. Bristol Tramps East Side Rec, at 3:30.

Tuesday, Jan. SO CJloelng dinner. Volunteer work

ers Memorial Hospital Building Fund. Masoni” Temple at 6:30.

Wedneaday, Jan. 31 Lecture by A. Hall Blackington

on "Yankee News Reel of 1044." Auspices Educational (Jlub, Hollister street auditorium.

Snow Removal Rules Needed

Town Ordinance Lacks Teeth and Is Ignored By Many.

172 Go On Trial

New York, Jan. 23.— {JP)— One hundred and seventy-two persons, accused of being “representatives of Fascist terror,” went on trial yesterday before a people’a court at the Bulgarian Black sea port of Vamo, t o e ^ f l i s radio said in a domestic broadcast reportec" today by th* Federal Oommunlca- tlons oommtooloix

The Selectmen are studying previously submitted town ordl' nance concerning the removal of snow from sidewalks with the in tention of simplifying the regule tion and possible submission to the next regular or special town meeting.

Defy the AuthoritiesFor many years, without

snow removal ordinance with "teeth” In it, unsatisfactory compliance with normal require mente for the removal of anow from sidewalks in front of homes, ptocea of buJinesa end vacant lots has been spotty. As an aid to those who do conaistcntly con form, and as a check on the small minority who flaunt all requests from towTi authorities for the removal of anow from the sidewalks in front of their property, the Selectmen will soon present a streamlined ordinance which they expect will eliminate any and all non-compHance.

la Not Satisfactory Manchester has a snow removal

ordinance but It is not regarded as a satisfactory measure, due to the fact that It empowers towm employees finally to remove the snow from the sidewalk fronting the property in question and permits the town to place a Hen against the property. This prac tlco has not worked out to— the satisfaction of the towm as the cost of collection for services of snow removal la too excessive, and the plan la generally obsolete

The ordinance which will be re viewed with the idea of almpllfi cation has oeen turned down by five or more towm meetings aa too complicated in Its strucutre.

Five suits are now pending against the towm for damages attributed to Injuries received In falls on alleged ley or neglected ridewelks.

Bill Approved By Selectmen

Town Planning Measure Now Goes to Assemb!) For Its Approval.The Selectmen last nlgt>t ap

proved the final dnut of the bill to be ' presented to the General Assembly by the towm representatives legalizing a towm planning commission, ^ e bill was stuttM by the Selectmen last night and wee approved as the first step In thia action.

The bill Calls for the formation of a Planning Commission to be composiH? of five electors of the towm. Upon the expiration of their respective terms, auccezalve trembers are to be elected for termp of five years and vacoacies by resignation or otterwlse are to be filled by the Planning Com- miaston until the next annual towm meeting when the vacancy shall be filled by the electorz for the uncxplred term. -•

Its Principal Duty- The principal duty o f the com

mission la to prepare, adopt and amend a master plan for the development of the town of Manchester. The commission will have all powers delegated to the Zoning Commission by the lawa of the State and by the zoning regulv Hons of the towm.

Control jver the subdlvlzlon of land and all declslona Is vested in 'he planning commission and ths Board of Selectmen, and provl- Kion has been made for the right 3t appeal in any case to tbe- courts.

The bill will now be presented to I Representatives George E. Keith and S. Raymond Smith for submission to the (Titles and Boroughs committee of the General Assembly. If approved by the General Assembly the regulations will be I presented to the towm meeting for | acceptance.

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Report Building Fund At St. Mary’s $113,000

Meeting of Finds It in I

S p le nd id Financialj State; Officers SelectedThe annual meeting of St.

Mary'a Epiacopal Church waa held laat evening following a delicious ••pot-luck’* supper arranged by a eommittee of men under the chairmanship of Leroy Norris, a retiring vestryman. There was a a^endid attendance despite the early evenfilg snowfall.

Reports of the parish trea^iier. the financial secretary, the ITuild- l i i fund trustees, the Church School treasurer, together with the financial i-eports of all parochial organisations were distributed to the people m the form i O f an eight-page mimeographed statement which was read with in. terest. John H. Hyde, parish tKaaurer, and Albert T. Dewey. , senior warden and chairman of the j building fund trustees, answered' oral questions and commented on ! the reports as preijented. •

Report of Treasurer jDuring the year the treasurer i

had handled funds amounting to I 116,003.31. On December 31 there was

Again Decoraled

Another Local Boy Missing

Pvt. William J. Crossen Missing in Gcrinany On December 16. rMrs. Fran'es E. Crossen, oif26

McNall street, was notified today by the War .Icp-iriment that her

I son. Pvt. Williiini J. Crossen,' 21, a member of Tiot.p 18. Rccon.

j Squadron, .Mechanized Cavalry, I wr.s reported missing m action in I Germany on i):t . 16. 194-1

Lt. Gworek Among First ICenter Drug To Step on German Soil

In a letter to his wife, Mrs. Rich- • slon, then In training ard J. Gworek. of 93 Glenwood Butner. N. C. atreel, Lieut. Gworek stated that he was the first American officer of the 7th Army, to set foot upon German soil in the drive through the Vosges mountains into Alsace Loratne.

Lieut. Gworek has since been^re- ported missing in action in Germany.

Lieut. Gworek, a former member of the Anti-Tank Company of the 169th Regiment, left Man- ehcstei' in 1941 for Camp Blanding.

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Sergt. Raymond Flavell

Sergt. Raymond Flavell has wr'tten his pai*nts. Mr. and Mrs, Cii-stor Flavell of 74 Garcicu street, that he has received the

va.o.. -......... ................ se-ond purple heart award anda balance in the treasury of | piomotion to sergeant since the

; Florida, and while serving there Private Crossen was • born in Hcleeteci to attoncl the Officers'

M.anchester and attenoeu tl.e loeiU , Srhool at Fort Benning.pv.mmar .seh.x)l and before his^en ̂ gm^untecl and receivc-cl

niisiin the Infantry and was as.signecl to the 310th infantry.. 79th Dtvi-

try into serv-cee v.ns employed at the Niles, Bement, Pond plant. West Harltcvd.

After his incliietion he wrs sent from Fort Oeve.ns to Fort Riley, Kansas.jlater to ciicgon and wlien readying for overseas duty, was stationed at Camp Maxey, Texas. He went overseas last September.

Priv.ate Ci .'tsen's b r o t h e r . Thomas Croasen 18. loaves on Monday for sei-vice in the I'. S. Maritime Seic ice. Muss .Mary Cros- sen, R. N., a registered nurse em- ploved in the Medical department of the Uami'ton Standard Prgj'el- le* divimon of United Aircraft, has siyned up foe serviec in the Army Nurse Corp am. is av.sil.able for duty on Feb.,!."). Priv.ate Cros.seii has five other sisters and one brother.

He went overseas in September, 1943 and participated In the Anzio Invasion and the severe fighting in the area surrounding Cassmo and the advance on Rome. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on May .I, 1944 and vc-aa assigned to the Command of Company O, 179th Regiment in P’ rance.

As a member of the 45th Division. 7th Army, he tc»k part in the invasion of Southern France and marched up through France to the borders of Switzerland until he was tvported missing in action.

Lieut. Gworek is a native of ^ Rockville, the son of Mr. and Mrs.his commission ns a 2nd Lieutenant . .Jacob Gworek. and he graduated

■ ' from Rockville High school in the Class of 1938.

M.487.37 with all bills paidMissionary offerings In 1944 had

totalled 11,367.48 from the parish treasury Itaelf. while the grand total for miaslons from all sources within St. Mary’s was nearly M.OOO. Over $3,000 Is pledged for missions in 1945.

The building fund was reported according to its "book value.” which was $106,130.64. However, Mr, Dewey stated that at the present market value the securities and accounts of the building fund were worth more than $113,000. This is the fund accumulating for the building of the new St. Mary's church In the post-war period.

Officers ElectedThe following officers were elect

ed at the meeting:

close-quarter fighting during the i b. ttle of Rome. A member of the aiOth Infantry Regiment of Gen- eial Mark Ulaik's Fifth Army; which took Mount Battaglia in It- . aly, and held ii for seven days of | almost continuous German coun- i ter-attack, he was one of the few who survived.

The 3.’i0th was ordered to occupy the moiintniii. They reached their objective only a short time b fore German Infantrymen apparently acted on similar orders. They greeted the Germans with Intense fire, and much of the fighting was don“ at a range of 50 yards. One member of the 350th who stood no cn the crest to get an extraordinary field of firs down

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the slope, killed 25 GormanWardens. Albert T. Dew'ey andean automatic lifle and two others

Howard H. Briggs; delegates to I with hand grenades.Diocesan Convention, Albert T. I ■l^w ey and Robert J. Smith; alter- : bate delegates. WyvlIIe Peabody and Henry E. Marcham; treasurer.John H. Hyde; clerk, Stewart R.Kennedy; assistant clerk, Sher- arood Brown: vestrymen (three jrears each), John Wright, Randall TViop, Frederick U. Beale, and Wil- Uam Hunnlford; trustee o f the building fund (for five years),Hanry E. Matvham; auditors. Miss Jennie Wind, Wyville H. Peabody, and Henry B. Marcham; counters,Alexander Madden, Frederick Han- aen, Randall Toop. Sidney Harrl-

• son, Gordon Foge. and Harold Clarke; chief usher, Francie Mc- Caughey; delegates to the Hartford Archdeaconry. Wyville Peabody and Stewart R. Kennedy: al-

. temate delegates, Gordon Fogg 1 \and James Stevenson.

\ In Touch With Services The

his rc.I especlblly his work in maintaining s a contact on behalf ot the parish

with the -men and women of the Armed Forces. He praised the women of St.\Mary’s ^rv lce Clqb for their invaluable efforts In this field.

The Rev. Alfred. L. WlHlama, rector of the parish, made a statistical report on the year pa.st-, then made euggestions as to future policy. The rector's statistical report showed that Str Mary’s parish contkins 2,881 baptized person.s,1,681 confirmed persons, and 1,555 communicants,.;\In his suggestions for the future, Mr. William strongly urged the formation of a group o f men vyhose chief function would bie the aeaimilation of returning aervice men into the life of St.

, Mary’s, the establishment of a "Bdok of Remembrance Fund” for tliemorials, and suggested to the

/m eeting policies respecting the / architecture and location of the

new church building. The latter proposals were commended, to the

Rev. Ellison P'. Marvin gave sport as curate, emphasizing

Mr*. Charlotte Copping The funeral of Mrs. Charlotte

McCone Copping, of 852 Vernon rtreet, wife of Ernest Copping, was held this-afternoon at the. 'Vatkins Funeral Home, at 2-.30 o'clock, the Rev. Clifford O. Simpson, minister of the Center Congregational church, officiating. Mrs. Robert K. Anderson was the organist. The pallbearers were. Henry E. McCone, Albert Beebe, Judson Nevers and Edwin Maguire. Burial was in the family plot in Mt. ‘ Hope cemetery. Tal- cottv'ille.

A committee to plan for a Ladies’ Night, probably on Eastei Monday, was appointed by Grand Knight Foster H. Williams aftei the meeting of Campbell council.Knights of Columbus, last night.Members of the committee are:Janies Reardon, John Lyons, Edward J. Sweeney, Charles Mather,James F. Tierney, Frank Qulah,Timothy K. Bye, Robert Fitzhenry.Arthur 'Thayer, James P. Tierney, Frederick Smore and Luke D. Phillips.

Retreat Movement Grows"The retreat movement is the

greatest mass movement In the Catholic Church," declared Edwin J. Donnelly of Hartford, who was-[ troller, the speaker at the meeting of the courlcll, one o f a series leading up to an open meeting in the early

! spring under the direction of Deputy Grand Knight Cornelius / t .Foley. The speaker told of his great Interest in the retreat movement and declared that he never had felt so close to God as he did when he went on a retreat.

May SiiiTer Attacks “ Anti-Catholicism, which has

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from three to four cents a gallon anil a stale minimum wage law.

Administration proposed legislation authorizing state grants to municipalities on a matching basis

I to plan for p» I w T'l I * • ft'® feature of the evening's

A n i m a l IC C r r o l i c program will be the pre.sentatipii; of a one-act comedy, "The Pam

pered Darling," under the direction of Mrs. T. B. Kehler. Mem- liers of the Intermediate Youth Fellowship will compose the cast.

Another attraction will he a food sale. Mrs. J. E Powers of 271 Main street, chairman will be a.ssistcd by Mrs. L. W. Haskins

RlParents of the young people of

the fellowship and other members of the church are requested to contribute to this food sale, by getting in touch with Mrs. Powers, or by bringing food on Friday evening. .

Tickets for the entertainment uf mcmbe,-8 have been named a’s J may be secured from members of “officers of ihe day” and will police the Youth Fellowship or from the tilt activities at the club and lake. I office of the South' Methodist

Luncheon .vdl be sorved to all { church, who are at the club house at noon ' or.d a fine sportsmen's dinner will ' be served at t'ne end of the day's i activities.

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formation is received at 20th Air Force headquarters.”

The annual ice frolic of the Manchester Rod .and Gun Club will be held at the '■•ubhimse on Dailey rof.d,’ South C(\eiUr> and on the Ice on to .i.jtvy Lake Tuesday.Feb. 6. it WHS announced today bv William A. K'lofla, chairman ofthe committ -e in charge. The club, . jmembers will spend the greater Miss Ruth Dowd, part of the cay at the clubhouse and the lake.

Fishing i.hnugh the ice will* be tJia principal teaturc of the day's program w'ith suitable prizes for the- best catches. There w;ill be other sporting events both at.the Clubhou.se anil at the lake. A group

Nagoya DistrictIndicated Target

By The Associated PressJapanese imperial head^juarters

a.inounced tliai "some 70" Maria- nas-based Super-Fortrtsses bombed the Nagoya district'today.

The communique, intercepted by the Federal Communications c immission asserted that because of the "fierce interception" by Japanese fighters "damage on the ground was slight."

No claim was made of shooting down or damaging any planes.

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Hospital Notes

Nazi StrengthIn Italy Rises

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3,000 yards so.ithwi st of Oallicano bcfoi.- being beaten hack.

. ' r .rlcan artillery pounding et. •• p'jsitions caught a concen- tiatiurl of German horse-drawn aquipmenf below Bologna and hhelied it effectively.

German airmen flew onto the scene again for the first time In

'Several days, making eight .scattered Httu>’.ii- s4mth of Bologna

,, stined p.irti uiarly at supply tmutes One enemy plane wae hit

1 geDksb)^ destroyed.

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Admitted yesterday: Shirley Casselli. 37 Clinton street; Harry M. Brown. i2 C'nester drive.

■Admitted today: Mrs. Edith Barrett, 276 Middle turnpike, east.

Discharged yesterday: Mary Louise Delaney, 3 Walnut street; Carl Ellatrom, 89 Pleasant street; Mrs. Aspasia Florence, 630 Lydall street; Sandra Sunquist, 98 Princeton street.

Discharged todfty; Miss'Annie Touhey. 29 Cottage street; Mrs. Lillian Brooks, 108 Washington street.

Birth yesterday: A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Buward Walters. 122 Wsst O nter street

Birth today: A son to Mr. and I .Mrs. Peter Martello, 28 Griswold street.

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dren's clothes, men's shirts' and .ihorts and inexpensive dresses for women.

Trade sources indicated their belief they were in for bad newa in the form of Increased military demands and unprecedented restraints on their freedom of production and distribution.

But. prior to the meeting, officials of both OPA and WPB made a mystery of thclrftpl^ns.

As to prices, OPA acknowl' edged that it would make "Suggestions for broad price action to halt the increase in the cost living due to rising prices of tex tiles and apparel.’’

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EngagementsComing Marriage

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas England of 276 Oak ttreet announce the coming marriage o f their daughter, Mias 'Vera Gertrude England, to William Lester Hooker, Immi of William and the late Mrs. Hooker Of Newington.. The ceremony: will take place .lanitsry 37, a t ' 3 o ’clock, in the

[South McUllldilt chun̂ '.h.

tors which the committee may deem material."

Joint Action Provision Provisions a.< made in -he pro

posed legislation lor two or more municipalities for joint planning of projects.

The com»niltce on allocations ̂would be authorized to accept Fed- , cral grants "for any of the purposes" of the proposed l.iw. |

The Post w ar Pl.anning board reported re.e.ntly that municipal post-war pubtic projects with a total value of about $136,500,000 were now under consideration.

The day's flow of bills also brought a’ pr-iposal to increase the Etr.te gasoline tax from three to four cents a gallon. That measure w:i8 one of 17 introduced in the Senate designed to can'y out the recent recommendations of the Highway Advisory commission.

Several major appropriation bills came inio the House. One proposed'a $r.,(H»0,000 Connecticut public school billldlng fund to assist towns and regional high school districts in constructing or ex- nending school buildings, and an- o her would provide $989,500 for the construction of a new building for the State Health department.

Also introduced In the House was a bill authorizing the State Highway | department and the St ite Path and Forest commission to prep^e olann for a scenic highway paralleling the HousatOpic river from the Wilbur L.Parkway to North Canaan. The project- has long been advi^ated by Charles Downing L e j^ S tra tford landsc.a lo architect.

Would Cut Funds Allocated Introduced by Senator Eugene

W Latimer (K.) of Coventry, a member of the Advisory Highway commission the batch of highway bills introdu-ed in the Senate included also oni proposing ^ a t the .amount of money allocated to the Slate Poliefe department from the highway fund be reduced from $!500,000 to $21)0.000 aimually.

Senator Latimer also offered a re.'olution to amend the joint rule* so that any bill to Include a a c tion of highway In the trunk line system o f hiifhways shall be re* ferred tti a special committee consisting of the Senate and Houae chairmen of Hie Rodd. Bridgea and Rivers comniitiec, a representative of the Highway department and the town affected.

Other Latimer bills would; Require notice in writing and by registered mail within 60 days, before actions may be crought for alleged injuries on state highways: authorize the highway commissioner to expend not to exceed S350 annually for awards for meritbrloua suggestions by departmental employes; authorize agreements whereby towns ipay assume maintenance including' snow removal of parts of trunk lane highways with- the state assuming maintenance of equal amounts of town rosds; authorize the highway commissioner to exclude from consideration sections of roada which be and town officials agree is not adapted for permanent Improvement; eliminate the preiM;nt 5 per cent annual contribution from the highway fund to the Wilbur Croat parkway a registered pharmacist in this state and in Rhode iTl.and. He is a graduate'wiih the degrees of Ph. G. and B. S. from th* Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, and Allied Scioncies at Providence,. R. I. He has submitted his resignation to his present employer In order to carry on. his new work at the Center Pharmacy. He la married and bis one child.

■Today’s transaction in no way affects the Weldon Drug Company of which Mr. Sandals is president and treasurer and it does not affect the Murphy Drug Store on Depot Square which is also owned by the E. J. Murphy estate.

The late .M’ Murphy purchased the Center Pharmacy, then known ns Packard’n Pharmacy, from Elmore Packard. 10 years ago.

Cheskey-PrattMr. and Mrs. Robert Pratt, of

33 Lilac street announce the mar-' riage of their daiigh'ier, Miss- Mary I. Pratt, to Hairy W. Cheskey of U;e U. S. Naval Reserves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cheskey of Plattsburgh. N Y.

The ceremony was performed Saturday afternoon i t 4 o ’clock in

Mrs. Harry W. Cheskey

Electric Light .Use Restricted

WPA Issues Rules to Cut Down Use o f Fuel to Help W|ir Effort.Effective Febniary 1, by order

of the War Production Board under Title 32, National Defense, stringent curtailment in the use of electric power for certain types of outdoor light, including advertising, promotion, display, decoration, marquees, signs and show window lighting will become effective.

This action is brought about by the shortage of supply of coal and other fuels and Is a wai^Ume conservation, meqgure to save fuels used in the generation of electricity by prohibiting certain unnecesaVy uses of the utility.

Some of Reetrlctione Among the restrictiona listed

are; (1) Outdoor lighting and outdoor promotional lighting; (2) Outdoor display lighting except when necessary for the conduct of the business of outdoor establishments; (3) outdoor decorative ami outdoor ornamental lighting; (4) show window lighting except where necessary for interior illumination; (5) marquee' lighting in

Mount: Vernon Place Methodist Jchurch. Baltimore. Md.. by Dr. ‘ 6 ’ White way street llght-Harold Bosley. : ‘ "S in excess of the amount de-

The bridal attendants were M iss; termined by public authority Dcrothy McCreedy of this town ' tor public safety, and Seaman 2-c. Sidney Huygood i Complete Information concern- of Camp Sam Houston, Texas. 1 ing the order and the restrictiona

The bride wore an afternoon ' placed on these types of lighting dri ŝs of sheer white wool with cor- ' ns contained In the WPB order.s.age of red rcaes and gardenias. Her maid ot honor also wore a white dress and a corsage of yellow rosea.

The bride.ks a gmdimtc of Manchester H ig^ school. She attended Hillyer Junior College, Hartford, and is a student at the'University of Connecticut. The bridegroom attended Hlllyrr, Colgate University and Notre Dame. He Is at piosent In training at the physical instructors’ school, Bainbridge Manor, Md.

Approve Pass. At Bucklaiid

dated Jan. 15, 1945, are contained li) an advertisement of the Connecticut Power Company In toi- Jay’s Herald.

About Town

Yanks ill St. Vith As'Nazis Retreat;

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front had "collapsed” north and east of the H a^enau forest in northern Alsace.

( “The enemy retreated In the direction of Uie Moder (river) sec tor," to the south, the official enemy report added, "in hot pursuit, our troops captured forts o f the Maginot line and liberated e vast area of old German territory including the towns of Nleder broqn, Reichahoffen, Woerth and Froschweller.” )

Lieut. Gen; Alexander M. Patcb disclosed that elemerta of the French First Army were operating with his 7th A m y in the nine miles area north of Ctrasbourg to Gambshelm. The Germans attacked twice Sunday night hear Kil stett, six miles north of the city, and were beaten back with the loss of 300 prisoners.

A German attack in ' battalion strength was repulsed at the southeast edgs ,o f ths Bitebs talient in the enow shrouded woods.

French Poilus attacking tha Bouthem rtm o f tha Colmar pod cleared out the main suburM of Mulhouse and reached Germany. They overran Gci'man etrongholds

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and tended to stiffen the opppai- tlon of organized workers. Briefly, it provides that no man taking a job a t. the request dr direction of his local draft tjoard shall be required,, ns a condition of employment, to become a member of a union.

Chairman Mead (NY) Of the mittee said meanwhile that national service legislation isn’t needed - that what is needed is an end to what he called a tremendous waste of manpower. Mead said this waste is apparent in Army arsenals, Navy yards and also in uniformed manpower.

Loan Agencies Cause Revolt Over Wallace

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around to .either matter until afternoon, because the fir/st item on its agenda is a discussion of proposed amendments to the rivers and harbors bill.

Members who regard Wallace as left winger still were rocking

from the Impact of President Roosevelt's lettei requesting Jones to give up the commerce-and-loan post so he might award it to Wallace for services to f e Democratic ticket in the recent campaign.

His opponents view Wallace as unqualified to handle loan: and commitments aggregating thirty or forty billion dollars, because of his lack o f ^.revioua experience.

Berlin Says Reds Inside Poznan; Fight in Streets

The Public Utilities Commission yesterday approved the petition of State Highway Commissioner William J. Cox for the construction ot a highway underpass across the right of way of the New Haven railroad In Buckland west of the Buckland cemetery. The underpass is to be constructed as.par^ of the Wilbur Cross HighwajTwhrch" passes through Manchester In the northwesterly section running from the (Thar-

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into the first defense line in Sile ala, which runs from Dels to Namslau to Presiau at five places, and were within sight of the Oder, shelling enemy fortifications on the opposite baiik of that last big river barrier before Berlin.- The cider flows through. the heart o f Silesia and Brandenburg province joining the sea at Stettin. It bulges within 40 miles o f Berlin.

CooroinstcJ Red Army offen sivea rapidly were carving tip east Prussia. Zhukov’s Array had cut half way acroa the beae o f the Polish corridor.

Marshal KonsUnUn Rokos- aovky’s double-pronged drive Into East Prussia from the south was hammering toward ISbing, only S3 mllaa aouth*ast ot Dansig. and had cloaed oft a main German rail

lOtttSe .Hitting In from the east. Mar

shal Ivan CJienilakhovsky spearheads .were within 25 miles of KonlftAwag.

ter Oak bridge to the Conneett- cut-Massachusetts line In Union.

The crossing of the railroad Is to be afl'ected by carrying the railroad over the highway by means of a two span steel through plate girder structure having a total length of 105 feet, 11 1-8 Inches measured along the center line of the railroad tracks. The structure provides for a single track, in accordance with standard clearance dimensions and detail approved by the N. Y„ N. H„ and H. R. R. Company. The minimum under-clearance from the lowest part of the structure to the surface of the roadway will be 14.98 feet.

Have Rights of WayAll rights of way for the pro

posed construction, other than that owned by the N. Y., N. H„ and H. R. R. Company, have already been acquired by the Highway Department, so that the parties at interest in the proposed construction would appear to be the aforesaid railroad company, the Town of Manchester and the SUte Highway Department.

The Highway department proposes to assume all expense in connection with the proposed construction.

The petition was assigned for a hearing to be held at the office of the comml.ssion in Hartford on October 24, 1944. Notice of the pendency of the petition and of theXtlme and place of hearing was given to the State Highway Commissioner, to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, to the Town of Maln- chester and to other interested parties. The State Highway department appeared by its Engl neer of Bridges and Structures, the New York. . New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company appeared by a member of Its Ebigl- neering department, the Town of Manchester appeared by counsel and an engineer and the Manche»- ter Water Company appeared by counsel.'

Poet-War JobThe State Highway Commis

sioner is pUmning for post-war txmstrucUon an extension of the Wilbur Chrosa Highway from the present eastern terminus of the Charter Oak Bridge over the Connecticut river, in East Hartford to a junction with already completed secUons of the highway in the Town of Tolland.

One new case o f scarlet fever developed in Manchester this past week acco ding to State Health department's weekly bulletin. There was also one new case of lobar pneumonia In town Included in the report.

Temple Chapter, No. 53, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold iU regular m eetin^om orrow evening at eight o'clock in the Masonic Tenmle. The business will irtrlude the Vitiation of candidates. After the meeting refreshments' will be served by Mrs. Virginia Thornton and her committee.

Miss UUian Kittle of Spmmit street, director of the Young People’s Singing Company of the Salvation Army, Is chairman of the Mother-Daughter banquet of the group tomorrow evening at six o'clock in the junior nail of the citadel. Mrs. Ruby Clough will be in charge of the kitchen, assisted by Mrs. Arthur Kittle. Dining room arrangements will be made by Miss Ruby Leggett and Mias Edna Sa'muelson. A short program will follow the meal. The Tiirkington trio will sing and there .will be other numbers, M well as games of contest with prizes for both mothers and daughters. There will be a door prize for the mothers. The Singing company is composed of all girls. However, four young men of the corps will serve as waiters.

“March of Dimes” Is Richer by $200

A collection Uken at the Buck- land Plant J o* the United Aircraft Corporation netted $200 for the local “March of Dimes” campaign for the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation today.

Volunteer., made the collections throughout thffi plant and repre- ■enUUves o f the employees and the management brought the total contribution to the Ideal bank thU afternoon In an < .rmored motor truck. Tlia WO* waa preecnted to Chairman Jack Sanson of the [ocal committee at thi milk bottle stand for Infantils paralysis fund contrl-

ia front ^ ths hank.

Mrs. Mvra Fitzgerald and her sister. Miss Ella Bldwell, entertained Sunday afternoon at Mrs. Fitzgerald’s home, 12 Brainard Place, with a surprise miscellaneous shower for Miss Shirley L. Skinner, whose engagement \waa announced early this month to George F. Fitzgerald. The hostesses used a color scheme of rose and blue, and served a delicious supper of creamed chicken on biscuit. sunshine salad and a number of other good things. Guests to the number of 25 attended ̂ from Plainvllle, New Britain. H^rtferd, •touth Oiventry and this tosro. iTiey showered the bride-elect wlUi a variety of lovely gUts. It is expected the wedding will Uke place in February.

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morton of Chestnut street who have been visiting Mr. Morton s people In Nltro, West Virg'nia. are at present with Mrs. Mortons parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Bldwell of Sarasota, Florida,, formerly of this town. '

A meeting of Linne Lodge. No. 72. K. of P„ will be held tomorrow night, in Orange hall.

Hose No. S of the South Manchester fire department answered a still alarm at 7 o ’clock last evening for a fire in an automobile at 177 Spruce street. T he wires were burned from the motor, hut otherwise the car was not damaged.

The regular meeting of the Ftank J. Mansfield Auxiliary. rlne Coips League. wiU be held in the Army and Navy club, tom o^ row evening at 8 o ’clock. An members are requested to attend.

Mrs. George L. Grazladio, chairman of the Supreme Emblem Club Ways and M«ana committee, conducting a rummage sale Thura- day, from 9:30 on. In the vacant store at 31 Oak street, sUtsn that a number of men’s suits, also women’s snd children's clothing hsvs already been sent In for the sale, as well as miscellaneous household items. Other contributions noted among the collection, returning to popularity and hard to obtain are jtg.saw puzzles. The profits will be used for ths organisation’s welfare work.

George A. Dunn, 20, o f Orilfln road, was arrested this morning on the charge o f operating • motor vehiele-without a Ueenae. Re has been warned on other occasions end was released, to appear in court (

S K S J , Today’s Radio WTHT— 1310 WHTD—UlO■ oaten War ’Hme

i-.oo — WDRC — House Forty;.* News; WHTD—Time Views the I News; WTHT — News; Music; | WTIC—BacKstage Wife.

4:15—WHTD--Dancetlme; WTIC —Stella Dallas.

4;30—WDRC — Ad Liner; WTIC —Lorenzo Jones.

4:45- 'WHTD — .Hop Harrigan;w n c — Young Widder Brown.

5:00—'WDRC — News; Ad Liner; WHTD — Terry and the Pirates: WTHT—News; Music; WTIC— When a G.r Marries.

8:15 — "WHTD — Dick Tracy: WTHT — Superman; WTIC — Portia Paces Life.

5:30—WDRC — War Commentary; Song of the Week; WHTD —Jack ArmstrpngrWTHT—Music. w n c ->Ju8t Plain Bill.

6:45—W D I ^ — Swoon or Croon; WHTD -7-; Captain Midnight; W TH T/— Tom Mix; W n C — F rontT ag? Farrell.

Evening 6:0()—Newa on all stations, o f 15—WDRC — Edwin C. Hill; WHTD — Sports; WTHT — Moses Betkman: Concert Hour; WTIC—Profensor Andre Schon- kcr.

6:30 — WDRC — Jack Stevens; WHTD — The Answer Man; WTIC—Bob Steele.

6;45__WDRC - News; WHTD — Time Was; WTIC — Lowell Thomas.

■PfOO- -W DRC — Jack Kirkwood «how ; WHTD — Blue Correspondents; WTHT— Pulton Lewis, Jr.; w n c —Supper Club.

T;15—'WDRO-MusIc that Satisfies; WHTD—Raymond Oram Swing; WTHT— Hit Tunes: ■ w n c—News of the World.

T;30—WDRC—American Melody Hour; WHTD-^ On Stage Everybody: WTHT — Arthur Hale: w n c —Dick Haynes

7:45—'WTHT—KnlghU o f Oolum- bus. ___

8:00—WDRC—Big Town; WHTD —Ted Malone; WTHT—Prahk Slngiser; WTIC—Olnny Simms.

8:15— WHTD—Lum and Abner; WTHT^-Sunny SkyUr.

8; 30—WDRC—Theater of Romance; News; WHTD—Alan Young: WTHT—The Roy Rog' ers Show; WTIC—A Date with Judy.

9 :0 0 -WDRC— Inner Sanctum; W H T D ^ ra cle Fields; WTHT —Gabriel Heatter: W n C — Mystery Theater.

9:15—W T H T - Music IVlthout Words.

9:30—WDRC ThU Is My Best; WHTD—Spotlight Bands; Coronet Story Teller; WTHT— Rabbi Feldman: W n C —Fibber McGee and Molly.

. 10:00—WDRC- Service to the Front; WHTD—LUten the W omen; WTHT—Music; W n C — Bob Hope Show.

10:15—WTH’” —Anthony Arpaia10:30—WDRC—Congress Speaks;

WHTD— Hal McIntyre; WTHT —News; Evening Musical Varieties; w n c — HUdegarde Show.

10:45— WDRC Behind the Scenes at CBS.

11:00—News on all stations.11:15— WDRC— Danny O'Neal;

WHTD — Musical Reveries; WTHT—Music: WTIC—Hark- ness of Washington.

11:30— WDRC — Casey, Press Photographer; WHTD— Metro-

' poltan Open* U. 8. A.; New’s; WTHT—Sammy Kaye’s Orchestra; w n c —Polish Orchestra.

12:00—WHTD —Music; WTIC— News; Roy Shield and Or^Ji®*' tra.

Press Stand Draws Fire

Oare Boothe Lace EKits. Attitiide on War and Home Front.

Cabbies vs. Hollows in Rec Feature

FM Broadcasters Protest Post War Air Allocations

New York, Jan. 23- tJh—As had.. In the continued absence of been indicated at the time of the , Major Bowes,! his CBS time next announcement of the proposed ' Thursday night will be a variety FCC post-war radio allocations 1 show on behalf o f the March of affectlW 25 to 3,000 megacycles,; Dimes. Listed to appear, among the FM broadcasters now report' others, are Ida Lupino as M.C., they don't think much o f the plan Jimmy Durante, Danny Kaye and to shift their stations Yrom the Groucho Marx, present 42-50 to the new 84-108 _ _ _megacycle assignments. In fact, they aay they are going to proteefc-

■fo state their views. Walter J.Da mm, president of FM Broadcasters Inc., is naming a special

New York, Jan. 23— ( ^ —The press has been "over-optimUtie about the battle front ai)d over- pessimistic about the home front”In the opinion of the average American aoldier, itep. Clare Boothe Luos (R-, Conn.) declares.

When he cornea home and sees we are ail eaUng well, he wonders about those stories in the press, she said last night at the 24th annual meeting of the New York Sto.te Publiihers Association.

More news of the Jtalian theater of war, whicn she called "one of tbc forgotten fronts,” should be printed, she added.

The "blacx.'Oit of news” o f the Fifth Army in Italy, which she described as "one of the greatest .Armies in our history." has had a “demoralizing effect” on the troops the congresswoman asserted.

Pinning Down 25 DlvtsionsWith the British Eighth Army,

the Fifth Is pinning down 25 German divisiona, Mrs. Luce declared, adding;

"With the needs of the Russian front so great. Hitler would not keep 25 divisions on the Italian front If they were not bitterly en- ga,’Ted and If he did not feel It was a strategic f.ont.

"It isn’t necessary to make news in Italy,” she aald, as there were many “great stories” to be told.

Mrs. Luce visited the Italian war theater during her recent tour cf European battle areas with a congressional party.

D eelam Japs TougherMaj. (Sen. Frank O'D. Hunter,

commanding general of the First Air Force, de.iinred "the Germans

r» smart and efficient, but the Japanese are tougher,” adding thut "we are fighting geography .and climate” in the Pacific as well as the Japanese.

He said tho "battle of the bulge" opening was tlm»d for bad weather which handicapped Allied superiority in the air.

Hunter also urged expansion of