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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
PUSHES ITS CLAIM
Elimination Of Passenger Service
From BridgetOn to Oriental
Is Not Opposed

Raleigh, April 5.-(APD-The Nor
folk Southern railroad asked the
Utilities Commission today for per
mission to stop passenger operations
between Bridgeton and Oriental on
the grounds $1,227 was lost on the
run in 1887.
No opposition was presented AM
the commission indicated it would ap
prove the petition, though it withheld
action until series of hearings OF
petitions to stop passenger service on
all except one of the company's lines
had been held.
J. C. Poe, of Norfolk, Va, assistant
general superintendent of the railroad
testified the company received an av.
erage of only Al cents revenue PEI
schedule from Bridgeton to Oriental
The afternoon the petition on the
Edenton to Suffolk run was heard.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Sending of Army Units and
Officers to China Is AL
legged in Protest to
Moscow
SUPPLIED LEGALLY,
LITVINOFF ASSERTS
Planes and Munitions Furn-
ished Under International
Rules, Foreign Commissar
Declares; Says Efforts Be-
ing Made To Strain Rela-
tionships

Moscow, April (AP)-The Japa-
nese foreign minister asked Soviet
Russias official denial of rumors
that she is sending army units and
officers to China.
Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvin-
off also asserted that planes and
munitions are supplied to China in
accordance with international rules
relating to such sales. Litvinoff de-
clared yesterday as rejection of a
protest by japanese Ambassador
Shigemitsu, who warned that Russia
must assume responsibility for the
the consequences if aid to China con-
tinued."
"Any declaration contradicting this
fact, and incapable of verification
could have been laid only by circles
which already are well known for
their systematic fabrications of all
kinds of false reports with the OBJ
ject of sharpening relations between
Japan and the Soviet Union," Lit
vinoff said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Borah and McNary Decline
Appointments by Vice
President Garner
on Commission
BORAH CRITICIZES
COMMITTEES SIZE
Says He Is Opposed To
"Town Hall Method" of
Inquiry; McNary Pleads
Lack of Time; Admiral
Leahy Says Nation Needs
Additional Air Bases

Washington, April 5.-(AP)- Two
Republican senators appointed to a
ten-man congressional committee to
investigate the IVA today declined
the appointment shortly after their
names were announced. They were
Senators Borah Republican, Idaho,
and McNary, Oregon, the Republican
leader.
The two were named by Vice-Presi-
dent Garner to serve with Senators
Donahey, Democrat, Ohio; Brown,
Democrat, New Hampshire, and
Schwartz, Democrat, Wyoming.
The other. five members, selected
by Senator Bankhead, included Mead
Democrat, New York; Driver, Demo-
crat, Arkansas; Thomason, Democrat,
Texas; Jenkins, Republican, Ohio, and
Wolverton, Republican, New Jersey.
Senator Borah criticized the size oe
the ten-man committee in declining to
serve, and said. he did not believe in
conducting Investigations by the
"town meeting method"
Senator McNary said his time was
too limited to undertake the task
Other developments:
Senate Naval Committee it would be
impossible to protect Americas large
cities from bombing unless ample air
bases were provided.
The navy's chief of operations test:-
fled that army and navy officials were
giving joint consideration to establish
ment of more such land bases on the
Pacific coast.
Representatives of southern rail-
roads sharply protested before a
House Interstate and foreign com
merce subcommittee proposal to
operate Federal barge line on Cape
Fear river in North Carolina. A bill.
by Representative Clark, Democrat,
North Carolina, would authorize ex
tension of the inland waterway line if
a survey showed the line feasible be-
tween Wilmington and Fayetteville,
N. G.
E. K Burlew won Senate confirma
ton as first assistant secretary oc
the Interior Department. His appoint
ment had been opposed three months
by Senator Pittman, Democrat,
Nevada
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
FRANCE REE|ES ON
j. british HELP
Viewed AS One Reason
Paris Is Not Following
in Naval Program
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIunnnist

Washington, April 5.-State Depart
ment folk sense a deal of significance
in Paris intimations that France viii
make no start on a super5attleship
building program, even if the United
States and Britain do, unless Germany
end Italy enter the race.
The conclusion is obvious that TIE
French have no doubt of the genuine
ness and permanency of Uncle Sans
and John Bulls good will toward
themselves. Let these two expand
their respective navies to their hearts
content; France will do no worrying.
Indeed. she counts somewhat upon
Britain as a fighting ally in the even.
of actual hostilities.
Of Germany and Italy, however, she
is suspicious.
This is not new information. Never
theless, it decidedly is newly plain
way Of expressing It.
How Big?
How big a battleship PRACTICAL:
can be built is problematic.
Not more than couple of gere,-
tions ago a vessel of 10000 tons was
considered a monster. Today $1,000
tons is considered the first-class bat
tleship standard. Just after the wa
the United States was engaged in tic
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Premier Battles for Dicta-
torial Powers Over Eco
nomic, Financial Life
of France
RICHTISTS CHARGE
REVOLUTION PLOT
Political Experts Predict
Premier Will Win Bare
Majority in Deputies and
Overwhelming Defeat In
Senate, Followed Then by
His Resignation

paris. April 5.-(AP)-Socialist Pre-
,,,;or con Blum battled with Parlia-
mont today for dictatorial powers
oyor the economic and financial life
~ france. predicting bankruptcy and
civil strife unless radical measures
were taken.
Rlun, demanded that the lukewarn
Chamber of Deputies and the hostile
Sonate vote him full decree powers.
Rightists reacted at once with the
CHARGE that his program was "a plan
for Marxist (SociahsD dictator
ship and revolution"
The general political opinion before
tho struggle began IN the chamber was
that the bill would be passed by the
chamber and voted down by the Sen
ate
Political experts accorded the pre-
mer only a slight chamber majority,
however. and predicted a heavy ad
worse vote in the conservative senate
bringing his automatic resignation
The premier's bill, by which he
honed to attain sweeping authority
contained only so words. It gave him
the right to decree all measures
Judged indispensable to meet the nee
essities of the national defense, pro-
feet the holdings of the Bank of
France. and rehabilitate the nations
finances and economies"
In a preamble of several thousand
words. Blum set forth what he pro-
posed to do. His plans ranged from
virtual foreign exchange control to
a levy on capital and a two-year
moratorium on public debt payments.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Rebels Are Pressing On
Toward Barcelona To Get
Loyal Capital Of Spain
Secondary Advance Moving Toward Valencia After
Communications Between Two Government Cities
Are CUT Madrid May Shortly Be Cut Off

Hendaye, France, April SLAP
Spanish insurgent armies, driving to
win the civil war this spring, cut
Catalonia from the rest of government.
Spain to accomplish their first great
objective, and swept on today to
ward Barcelona, their enemy's pro.
visional capital.
A secondary advance was movirs
toward Valencia.
Communications between these tw.
major coastal cities remaining to the
government were severed yesterday
when insurgents reached Tortosa,
looking down on the Mediterrean.
Machine guns and field artillery
raked the road from Tortosa, max
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Murders In
DeSertLnid
On Robbery

Ell Paso, Texas, April 5.-(AP)-A
hint that the torture murders of a
California society matron and her
daughter on the Texas plains was the
outgrowth of a robbery plotted here,
came today from Sheriff Girls Fox A.
officers searched for two men and two
women suspects.
The victims, Mrs. Weston Frome,
46. and her 23-year-old daughter,
Nancy. were found mutilated and club
bed to death near Van Horn, Texas,
Sunday.
Ell Paso officers entered the inves-
tigation, Fox said, "since there is
some feeling certain events leading
up to the death of Mrs. Frome anc
Nancy originated in this city" Fox
did not elaborate.
Piecing together random bits of in.
formation, authorities advanced 9
theory that four persons were involved
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Find Cause
Thrombosis
In Workers
Comes from Too
Much Ch e mic a |
Substance inNerves
Doctors Are Told
FIND CUCAUSE
cnnfWy

FIND CUCAUSE cmfwy
New York, April 5-(AP)-Dis-
covery of the cause of coronary thronl
oosis, the heart trouble of high pres
sure workers, was reported to the
American College of Physicians today
1t comes from too much acetyl cho-
line, a chemical which the nerves pro
duce to make muscles move when the
motor center" of the brain transmits
an impulse for movement.
Dogs at the department of medical
research, University of Toronto, were
gwen coronary thrombosis by the sim
PIE expedient of injecting into their
hlood daily small quantities os acetyl
choline. These experiments were per-
formed by George Edward Hall, M.
-, and witnessed by a group of ply
s!cians who gave insulin to the world.
Dogs nerves use actyl choline the
same as humans, and the excess of
the chemical made them nervous.
They apparently were under the same
sort of strain as those executives,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
IVA DIRECTOR IN FAVOR
OF FULL INVESTIGATION

New York, April 5,-(AP)- David
Lilienthal, one of the directors Of
IVA, said today a congressional in
yestigation of the IVA was "a fir.:
hing"
A joint resolution calling for an
investigation by Congress was signe1
yesterday by President Roosevelt.
II welcome the inquiry, and l think
it will be a good thing to clear the
atmosphere completely" he said.
He declined to comment on the
Presidents dismissal of DR.. Arthur
Morgan, former chairman of the IVA.
whose charges against his colleagues
resulted in the projected investiga-
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
FIVE MEN DEAD IN
BRITISH AIR CRASH

London, April 5 (AP)-Five
men were killed today in a Royal
Air Corps bomber at TibthOrpc,
Yorkshire The bomber had
been ON a ndght flight.
1t was the 32nd Royal Air Force
crash since January 1, with a to
tai of 81 deaths.
Intensive training under the re-
armament speed-up was generally
ascribed as the reason for the
large number of accidents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05

ing useless the last highway link be.
tween Catalonia and the rest of gov.
ernment Spain, which includes Mad
rid and Valencia
General Franco s~troops were pre-
pared to occupy Tortosa itself
An insurgent communique announc-
ed their troops had pushed six miles
to the north, east and south of Lerida
on the central sector of the Catalan
:rOnt.
With troops moving north and east
from Tortosa and east from Lerida.
their two columns could join for what
might be decisive battles at these gov
ernment defenses, about ten miles
from Barcelona.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
PILOT REPAIRS HIS
PLANE IN MlD-AlR

Salt Lake City, April 5 (AP)-
An ambulance, fire truck and
ground crew held a death watch"
at Municipal airport early today
when a transport plane radiOed
it had a crippled landing gear
and was in danger of crashing.
But Pilot Henry HOllenbeok re-
paired the wheel in mid-air and
landed safely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
MUNICIPAL BODY
TO PLAN COURSE
Legislative Program to Be
Discussed at Several
Regional Meetings
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
"a

Raleigh, April 5.-North Carolina
League of Municipalities, one of the
many pressure" groups on legisla-
tive matters, will plot the course it
will follow in the 1889 General Assem-
bly, at five regional meetings to be
held in the State from April II thro-
ugh April 16.
The five meetings will be held at
Greenville, April IL; Fayetteville,
April II; Greensboro, April 13; States
Vile, April II; and Hendersonville
April Is, according to a letter sent out
by Patrick Healy, Jr., executive Sec
retary, to all municipalities which are
members of the organization.
'"These meetings are for the purpos :
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
NAVY FLIER KILLED
IN NORFOLK CRASH
Plane Falls from Height of 1000
Feet; Victim, Unidentified,
Found i'm Machine

Norfolk, Va, April (AP)-An un-
identified navy flier was killed today
near here when the United States
fleet air detachment plane he was
flying crashed from height of more
than 1000 feet.
Iieutenants Robert ButlifH, icom-
munications officer carrier division
two, U. S. S. Yorktown, said the navy
did not have immediate information
as to the fliers' identity.
First persons to reach the plane
found the dead aviator hanging head
down, supported by safety belt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
CANDIDATES BESET
ON ALL SIDES NOW
Legislative Aspirants Es-
pecially Are Put on
Many Hot Seats
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
Tn the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April 5.-Candidates Tor
North Carolina's General Assembly
will be called on to do a magnificent
bit of tight-rope walking, fence strad-
ding and middle-of-the-road driving
from now until the primary elections,
despite the fact that they will not be
unite as brazenly ION the spot" as In
1e3s when the question of whether a
man was for Hoey, Graham or Nc
Donald was likely to declde Wnetner
or not he should have a TICKET 70 Ma
leigh for the 1897 session.
lust the same present aspiring laW
makers will be called on by all Sorts
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
DECLINES RECORDED
lNCOTTON TRADING

New York April 5.-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened down six to eleven
points. with weak cables and foreign
selling partly offset by trade buying.
BY midday July had recovered from
8.51 to S54, and the list was nine 10
ten points net lower
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, possibly rain i'm
north central portion tonight and
Wednesday; slightly cooler in
northeast; warmer in extreme
southwest portions tonight; cooler
in central portion Wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05

Creating movie star is costlv ,r
we are to judge from the figures
released by the company elevating
newcomer Arleen Whelan to the
brighter film lights. For this
company asserts it cost 5000 600
to introduce Miss Whelan. once a
hollywood manicurist. Various
items in this total include $50. 900
Tor screen tests; $4,000 for seven
months training; S25O,OOO for ex-
ira days Of shooting on a picture
to build up a Whelan part; $4OO,-
600 for an advertising campaign,
and $3.50, 1000 for screen tests of
other players. Unsuccessful
screen tests are charged UP
against the successful ones.)
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
BRITISH BOMBER AT
SINGAPORE MISSING

Singapore, April 5 AP)-Thirty-six
planes searched today for Royal
Air Force bomber which disappear
ed with its crew of three in a squall
over the China Sea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

maids were Misses Lena Santa Lucia, sister of the bridegroom and Nancy Santa Lucia, cousin of the bride groom. John Santa Lucia attended his brother as best man and the ushers were: Michael Morea and Gerald Ruccio, brother of the bride.
 The bride wore gown of, white marquisette, Princess style with 8 long train and she wore veil of tulle arranged with a crown of orange blossoms. Her shower bou- quet was of Easter lilies, sweet peas and baby's breath. The frock of the maid of honor was pink marquisette with blue accessories and she wore blue horsehair hat and carried an arm bouquet of pink roses, sweet peas and baby's breath. The brides maids wore blue lace and peach lace gowns respectively and they wore tiarras trimmed with tulle. Their arm bouquets consisted of gladioli and roses. The brides mother wore a navy blue lace dress and corsage of gardenias and the bridegroom's mother wore dress of rosewood lace and also wore a gardenia corsage.
 Following the ceremony recep- tion was held at the home of the bridegroom.
 Out of town guests were in attend ance from Brooklyn, N. Y. and New ark, N. J.
 The couple left on a wedding trip to Atlantic City, the bride wearing travelling dress of rosewood lace with beige accessories. Upon their return they will reside at 139 Fair field avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Personal
Pre-Nuptial Parties Honor Bride To Wed On Friday

MT. and Mrs. Henry Burrall of Mtddlebury gave cocktail party and buffet supper recently in the Sheldon house, Pine Orchard, in honor of Miss Janet Malley, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Wallace w. Malley of New Haven, and William Ranulf Compton, son of Major and Mrs. Ranulf Compton of Madison, who will be married Friday after noon at 4 o'clock in St. Joseph's church. Guests at the party will in- clude the following members of the bridal party: Miss Gertrude Dillon and Miss Esther Allyn of New Ha- ven, Mrs. Henry P. Brightwell, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla, Mir. and Mrs. Gordon Griffin of Madison, Mrs. Frank B. Alberts of Hartford, Doug las M. Compton, Wallace Ward Mall ley, Jr, Malcolm Farrel, Donald Brown, William VanCleef, Ralph K. Stafford, J. Gordon Tompkins of Newburgh, N. Y, and Edgar A. Ward, Jr., of New York city.
 Tomorrow night MT. and Mrs. Malley will give buffet Supper in their Ridge road home for their daughter, MT. Compton and mem- bers of the bridal party. The day of the wedding Major and Mrs. Compton will entertain at luncheon in the Lawn club for the wedding party and out-of-town guests.
 The wedding in St. Joseph's church will be performed by Father Matthew Brady; and reception will follow in the Lawn club. The young couple will leave for an un- announced wedding trip and after Aug. IS will make their home in no Livingston street.
 Mrs. James H. Hook and her daughter, Mrs. William H. Smith II, of South Hadley, Mass, gave mis- cellaneous shower for Miss Malley. Guests invited were Mrs. Malley, Mrs. Compton, Mrs. Stanley s. Trot- man, Mrs. Douglas M. Compton, Mrs. c. Gordon Giffen, Mrs. Ralph K. Saqord, Mrs. H. M. Greist, Jr., Mrs. Harry Usher, Jr., Mrs. Paul Marsted, Mrs. Archie w. Dunn, Miss Dorothy Hawley. Miss Nancy Will jams, Miss Gertrude Dillon, Miss Nancy Newton, Miss Esther Allyn, Miss Ruth Greist. Miss Jean Kiefer, Miss Elizabeth Mendillo, Mrs. Henry D. Burrall of Middlebury, Mrs. James P. O'Connor, Jr., of West Hartford, Mrs. Henry P. Brightwell, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla, Mrs. Frank B. Alberts of Hartford, Mrs. Har- court Schultz of New Britain, Mrs. e. P. Bechtel of Wort Dodge, Iowa, and Miss Marion Miller of South port.
 Miss Malley was graduated from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES {
Personal

MT. and Mrs. Oscar Kendall of Springfield are guests of MT. and Mrs. Clarence White at their cot tage at Bayview.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Boulanger of Lewis avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Elby Boulanger of Woodtic road have returned after spending some time in Canada.
 Miss Marion Heffrin of Elizabeth, N. J., is spending the remainder of the month with Ter parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward L. Heffrin of Will low street.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Bronson of Highland avenue are spending a few days in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Lohrmann of Holyoke, Mass are spending a week as the guests of Mrs. Mary Phillips of West Main street.
 Miss Olive Drake of Watertown avenue is spending vacation at Old Lyme.
 The Concordia Ladies' auxiliary will hold its annual picnic tomor- row at Lake Quassapaug. Mem bers planning to attend are asked to take the bus at the corner of Leavenworth and West Main streets at 10:15 a. m. and gather at the luncheonette near the bath house. Following luncheon cards will be played and prizes awarded the high scorers.
 The Sigma Chi coed sorority met Monday evening at the home of Miss Anne Mccarthy of Bronx ave-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

Winona Rebekah lodge will hold its July meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Grace Richard, district deputy presi- dent, will make her official visit at this time. Plans for picnic will be discussed and all who are inter- ested are asked to attend. A pro- gram of entertainment will follow the meeting and refreshments will be served. The refreshment commit tee will meet at the hall at 2 o. clock. The next meeting is sched- uled for August 10.
 Members having tickets for the annual field day to be held next month, are reminded to make re- turns, at tonight's meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

Rev. Patrick Flynn off1ciated at a pretty July nuptial on Saturday morning at 8 o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes Church when he united in marriage, Miss Julia Joan Ruccio, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Pomponio Ruccio of South Leonard street and Gaetano SantaLucia, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Santa Lucia of Bennett avenue. The nuptial mass which fol- lowed was also celebrated by Father Flynn.
 The bride had as her maid of hon. or, Miss Angeline Marie Pinto, aunt of the bridegroom and the brides
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
CONTRACT BRIDGE
 By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League
North Here Reaps the Reward of Restraining Greedy
 Impulse

South's jump bid, after having passed originally, does not show the strength 1t would indicate, had he not already refused a chance to bid
 North realized this, and while he had very nice hand, he did not let the slam bug bite him, nor per- init the bidding to get out of bounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

Mrs. Days school, New Haven, and from the Emma Willard school, Troy, N. Y, and attended Sarah Lawrence college, Bronxville, N. Y. MT. Compton attended the Fessen- den school and the Philips Exeter school in Exeter, N. H. He is asso- ciated with the National Folding Box company in New Haven.
 Both are well known to local so- ciety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Tuesday af- teHnoon session of the Cornell Con- tract club conducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty were: Mrs. Lewis Car rington and Mrs. Thomas Phelan 113; Mrs. James Bulger and Mrs. L. Schmidt, 109; Mrs. William Meyers and Mrs. A. J. Reuter-, 118h; and Mrs. Abraham Hengeveld and Miss Rachel Hengeveld, 108.
 The standing to date is as fol- lows: Carringon-Phelan, 578; Lou gee-Clark, STA; Guilfoile-Bell, 566: and Bulger-S Schmidt tied with Mey- ers-Reutter, 563.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Weddings
DESPINS-CLARK

Mrs. Margaret Clark of Hasse street announces the marriage of her daughter, Mae Carolina to Henry Despins, son of Mrs. F. Des- pins of East Main street. The wed- ding took place on April g, 1897 in New York State.