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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-11
OBITUARY

HAYES -- Mrs. Francis Irving Hayes, wife of Dr. Francis Irving Hayes, died Saturday at her home, 205 Milbrook road, North Haven, She was the former Josephine Marie Connors, daughter of the late MT. and Mrs. John Connors of this city.
 A native of Derby, Mrs. Hayes had spent the greater part of her life in this city. She received her early education at the Notre Dame academy and was also a graduate of Arnold College of New Haven. Previous to her marriage she had taught Physical Education in the local schools.
 Besides her husband she is sur vived by three sisters, Mrs. William F. Healey of Orange, Conn, Mrs, Howard G. Rees, Meriden and Miss Ann T. Connors of Meriden, and by several nieces and nephewS.
 The funeral will be held from the residence, 205 Millbrook road, North Haven, tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, Hamden, at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Mount St. Peters cemetery, Derby.
 Friends may call at the home this afternoon and evening.
 CRAWSON-Mrs. Lillie L. Wal lace Crawson, 84, widow of John Crawson, a lifelong resident of this city, died Saturday night at the home of her son, Harry c. Ter rell, of 48 Stiles street. She was born here Nov. 1, 1856, the daughter of James and Grace Caldwell Wal lace. She was member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
 She leaves besides MT. Terrell, another son, Frank J. Terrell; a sister, Mrs. Lulu Whaples, of West Haven; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, all of this city.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, pastor of the First Meth odist church, officiating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 2 to o'clock and are requested to omit flowers.
 TTRENDT-James Tirendi, 20, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Tirendi of 5l6 North Main street died Satur- day after long illness. He was born in Waterbury and had lived in the city all of his life. Prior to his sickness he was employed at the General Screw Machine Go.
 Besides his parents he leaves two brothers, Joseph and Thomas Tirendi: three sisters. Mrs. Paul 0enova. Mrs. Michael Burgio and Mrs. Edward oraveline: three nep- hews and four nieces. all Of Water bury.
 Tho funeral will be held tomorrow morning at s:30 o'clock from the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-11
WOMEN'S COUNCIL
 IN OPEN MEETING

The November open meeting C the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women will be held Tuesday even- ing at the Diocesan Bureau of Socia Service at 8 o'clock following the regular meeting of the executive board. In observance of National Book Week a special program has been arranged in charge of Mis- Evelyn Walsh, librarian of the Catholic Lending Library. An ex- hibition of the latest books by Cath ollie authors will be shown and com ments made on books and authors.
 The ladies of the Immaculate Conception parish will be hostesses at the social hour following. Mrs George Goggin, president, will preside at the executive board meeting. All members and their friends are in- vited to attend the open meeting at 8 o'clock.
 no corresponding guarantee for or riiyAa rv aOft m arnio1 a1tarpricA Tha
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-11

no corresponding guarantee for or dinary commercial enterprise. The duty to defend the right includes the obligation not to waise It."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-11

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie B. Merriman were held this after noon at 2:30 o'clock ct the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Brown. % Sprague street. Rev. Roger Barnery officiating. Burial was In new Pine Grove cemetery. The pallbearers were: Louis Merriman. Louis Stew ems. Harry Stevens, Raymond Mer-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Forum Speakers

The Community Forum, which is this year
under the administration of an executive COM
mittee chosen from the ranks of the civic
clubs and Sorosis, has gone 80 far with its
plans for next winter as tentatively to select
lecturers.
The final decision has been delayed to al
low the people of Wilmington to express ap-
proval of the selection or recommend changes.
It is the purpose to gain the widest possible
advance endorsement for the program, either
as it stands or is altered, not only because the
executive committee wishes the forum to
meet the public need but also to assure a
large sale of season tickets SO that a deficit
may be avoided.
The three lecturers are well known through
their writings, their broadcasts and personal
appearances. Dr.. Will Durant is already a
Wilmington favorite. George E. Sokolsky is
familiar wherever metropolitan newspapers
circulate. Jay Franklin's name has become
a household possession, quoted in dinner-table
discussions to prove some argument over eco
nomics, politics or current events.
This trio is representative of the best pres
ent discussion of public affairs, and their
presence in Wilmington on forum programs
would be an adventure in mental gymnastics
for all who attend. But they are not the only
speakers available, nor is the range Of their
subjects complete. Their selection was par
tally governed by the amount of money the
executive committee believes a maximum
available through ticket sales.
If changes are desirable, one way to make
them is to subscribe for tickets in greater
numbers than the committee anticipates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Pender County Fair

Fender county is to be congratulated upon
its decision to revive its livestock fair, which
will not only bring in high grade cattle for ex-
hibition but create deeper interest in IN m
d,,stry too long neglected in southeastern
North Carolina and wider recognition OF the
opportunity its development offers farmers.
incidentally, Burgaw will benefit in many
ways from the throngs the fair will attract.
Livestock fairs invariably stimulate greater
activity among farmers through competition
and result in the production of better cattle
and hogs. A blue ribbon is no mean thing.
The stocknan who does not covet it is in the
wrong business. Nor is this competition con-
fined to adult farmers The children on the
farms viewith each other in raising fine cows,
horses and hogs in the hope OF winning CO.
eted awards. Members of All clubs show re-
markable efficiency when that blue ribbon
waves before their minds eyes. And many
a All boy or girl has saved the money for
university courses on the earnings of their
projects, because their county fairs
them to greater efforts.
Livestock is a crying need in this section OF
the state. Farmers may increase their in
comes by supplenenting regular farm crops
with cattle and hogs. The grazing problem is
pretty we'll solved. It is proved that with
careful planting the area can provide year.
round green food. Only recognition of the OPP
portunity and more general encouragement
by public exhibitions and blue-ribbon awards
are needed to bring the industry up to its pos.
sibilities.
The Pender county fair revival is a fine
step in this direction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
The Crucial Test

After three days of intensive bombing by
Nazi fliers there can be small doubt that the
Battle of England has entered its first des-
tent to send his air force aloft over the British
Isles at frequent intervals to harass the PEG.
pie, do what damage it could to shipping, and
lower the British morale. Now he seems de-
termined to use his warplanes either as path
finders for an invading force or to 50 cripple
the defenses that opposition to a landing will
be at a minimum.
Air supremacy is the test Of the moment.
II we had any means Of learning what losses
both the Nazi and the British air forces are
suffering we would have a clue to the out
come. Both Berlin and London conceal the
figures, each claiming heavy losses for the
other.
The reason for this is obvious. The British
must keep a stiff upper lip in the crisis. The
German people must not know if Hitler's
fliers are falling short. While this attitude
server to form any accurate idea of how
matters really stand.
One thing is certain. If Hitler succeeds in
mastering the air over Britain, invasion will
be his next step. BY the same token, If he
fails Britain may reasonably expect to es.
cape invasion. The next few days of air fight.
ing, therefore, are likely to determine wheth.
er Britain will survive or share the fate OF
France.
No more crucial period has existed in the
war. 1t is now or never, both for Britain and
for Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
County Points The Way

The county commission took a beneficent
step when it voted unanimously to r~einstate
any employe called for military service in his
regular position when his training period is
over. Such an example cannot fail to influ-
ence private employers to adopt a similar
policy. Certainly the man who answers a
call for military service is entitled to expect
mis- job back when the emergency passes.
During the draft period in the last World
war, when American men were being taken
from their work, employers readily pledged
themselves to See that draftees were rein.
stated upon their return from France.
While there is no draft now, there is strong
probability that some form of ~selective serv.
Ice will be adopted as a means of providing
a large and efficient army for any crisis. II
is reasonable to expect that employers gen.
orally will assure their employees that a jt
will be open for them when their soldering Is
over.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Hurricane Toll Mounts

AS communication is slowly re-established
with coastal sections in Georgia and South
Carolina which took the brunt of Sundays
hurricane the count of victims and property
damage mounts.
Thirty-five dead, and the check is far from
complete. Islands off the coast, isolated areas
on the mainland between Brunswick and
Charleston, are still to be explored. How
many bodies will be found can only be esti-
mated by the severity of the gale and the
height Of sea waters blown ashore. If previous
storm records are a fair index the toll may
double the present count. AS for the property
loss, there is no means of estimating it. Days
must pass before the total can be footed up.
But that it was heavy is beyond doubt.
The suggestion in these columns yesterday
that North Carolina take the initiative in vol.
untary relief is more pertinent now We can
sit back and let George (the Red Crosse do
it, if we want. But it would be more in the
North Carolina tradition if we stepped in
promptly and shared the job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
A SUCCESSFUL "FTFTH COLUMN
N. Y. Herald Tribune

The Nazi party in Germany has not spared
criticism of the political errors of the old i'm
perial regime in the World War. But it has
reserved its sharpest condemnation for those
Germans who, in the face of a desperate mill
tary and diplomatic situation, and after pro-
longed resistance, made the peace Of Yer
s%ailles. The Vichy government in France, on
the other hand, while aping its masters in so
many respects, honors the very politicians
who sought by every means to nulllty the
courage Of the fighting men, and who took the
first opportunity to lower the Tricolor. That
the names of the fifteen members of the
committee of l~iaison," which carried on its
secret anti-war activities in the midst of the
conflict and which was in the forefront Of
every defeatist move, should be printed with
approval in a great French newspaper instead
of grazing the minutes of a court martial, is
as Illuminating a phenomenon as any that has
appeared in the chaos of present-day France.
These men, including the Marcel Deaf who
was willing to die neither for Danzig nor
France, would lave been forgotten or exc
Grated in the event of an Allied victory. They
have now entered upon their sorry triumph.
It is possible to conceive of a patriotic French
man, who, after exerting himself to the utmost
to prepare his country for war, might oppose
that war when it came, because OF the odds
against his side. There might also be French
men who truly loved their country, who fought
Tor IL IN the IlelQ OF LII 1dIlldlllSAt, dio OA1J
resigned the sword when to them, mistakenly.
perhaps, but sincerely, resistance at home or
abroad seemed impossible. But how can one
characterize those who consistently fought
against the moral preparedness Of France,
who consistently attempted to weaken it after
the issue was joined, and now point sef-com.
placently to the wreckage they helped to ere.
ate? They are the real Fifth columnists,'
the most dangerous kind, because native and
insidious. They have been willing to lend
themselves not only to the promotion OF the
military defeat of their fatherland, but to the
complete abnegation of all its principles OF
government, Of all those ideals which made 1t
great among nations.
There is a solemn warning in this for Ameri-
cans. It is hard to detect the course OF secret
treason, that wells itself in realism" in
'humanitarianism," in that sort Of patriotism
that DR.. Johnson once called the last refuge OF
a scoundrel. Deaf attracted wide attention
with an article that was replete with super
fetal logic. Why, indeed, should any French
man die for Danzig? But die for Danzig?"
led to Immediate Peace'-while France was
fighting for its own life and Immediate
Peace led to the shameful armistice and the
downfall Of the Third Republic. We in our
turn must learn to recognize such trains OF
thought at their inception, and shun them,
for only thus can we avoid their inevitable
and disastrous consequences. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
PLANS FOR STATE
AIRFIELD STUDIED
Special Committee Of Univer-
sity Trustees Visits Site
Near Raleigh

RALEIGH, Aug. 13.- Up "A
special committee of University of
North Carolina trustees met with
university officials here today to con-
slider the question of establishing an
airport for N. C. State college.
They inspected a possible site on
college and prison farm property
north of the state fairgrounds and
visited the Raleigh airport, purchase
of which is under consideration.
Former Governor J.. C. B. Ehring.
haus, chairman of the group, said
another meeting will be held before
the committee makes any recon-.
mendation.
Others making the inspection tour
of sites were: Dean Blake r. Van
Leer Of the State college school of
engineering; r. J. Reynolds, Jr., of
Winston Salem; w. D. Carmichael,
Jr., university comptroller; Col. j.
w. HARRISON, State college dean of
administration; Harry P. Grier,
Statesville; and Irwin B. Tucker,
Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Bad For Port

This newspaper is on record as opposed to
placing the nations waterways under jurisdic'
ton of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
1t takes this occasion to voice the view that
the legislation adopted by the house of repre-
which creates this very jurisdiction
is against the best interests of water transport
and will result in its scuttling.
For the first time in some years Whining
ton has heard encouraging words for its port
from quarters which could mean almost I'm,
limited development. j. M. B%roughton, gov
ernor-nominate Of North Carolina. told the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
FINK NOMINATED
BY STATE LABOR
C. B. Kornegay Is Named
Vice-President At Annual
Gathering In Durham

DURHAM, Aug. 13.- up The
-R-Providence established a
North Carolina State Federation of
Labor today nominated C. A. Fink
Of Salisbury to succeed himself as
president and Heard George L.
Googe, southern representative of
the A. F. of L., predict the strength
Of organized labor in the state will
be doubled in the next II months.
Other officers nominated to serve
with Fink We're the following vice.
presidents: H. G. Kiser of Char
lotte, M. F. Johnson of Durham, r.
w. Ingle of Asheville, G.. D. Sexton
of Winston-Salem, c. B. Kornegay
Of Wilmington, C. G. Satt of Sails
bury, w. F. Campbell of Charlotte,
A. J. Smith of Raleigh, Joe Powers
of Raleigh, and w. l.. Causey of
Greensboro. A. E. Brown of Durham
vas nominated for reelection as
chaplain and Broadie Cook of Dur
ham as sergeant-at-arms.
The slate of nominees will be vot-
ed upon at the closing session of
the convention tomorrow afternoon.
Googe declared that the American
Federation of Labor stands solidly
behind the American government in
it's program of rendering all possible
aid to England and believes every
thing short of sending manpower
should be done to aid the British
cause.
Lieut.. Governor Wilkins P. Hor-
ton praised the state organization for
it's peaceful and cooperative spir-
it" and urged the union to continue
insofar as possible to solve it's prob
lens at the conference table.
Resolutions were passed favoring
a state wage-hour law and a state
labor relations act. The driving
Of school buses by children was op-
posed and the legislature was asked
to amend the workmen's compensa-
ton act to cover all employers re-
CARELESS of the number of their en-
ployes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

state traffic league in convention at Wrights-
vile on Monday night Z believe one of the
greatest things North Carolina can do is to
dedicate itself to the development of its port
Wilmington could not ask more than this
from, the man who will be the states next
chief executive. 1t is the word Wilmington
has long yearned for. But, all too likely, it
comes too late. Congress robs it Of its magic.
Whatever the Port of Wilmington accom-
plishes. whatever Mr.. Broughton does to build
it up, will be in spite of the legislation the
house has approved and passed on to the
senate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Man bout.

Bv George Tucker

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Pc
culiar thing about watching base
ball games under the lights at the
Polo Grounds is that you have the
impression that an electrical storm
is about to break. Remember how
weird and sort of yellow-greenish
the sunlight appears in midday be-
fore a storm breaks? 80. That's
how the lights seem to me. But
o can see to read by. The ball
looks big as a cocoanut. The
whole field is a sort of make-be-
lieve pool of glow hat has been
hewed out of the velvet night. This
nights game was lots of fun and
a huge success because Mel OFT
hit a home run and the Giants
won.
After the game we came back
to midtown and, in an effort to
forget the heat, went up to the
Biltmore roof, with its ferny Wis
tas and soft, cooling lights. Com
ing out of the hot night you have
the impression that you are in
some refreshing glade. Further
more, the service Vas wonderful
and the frog legs, dipped in garlic
sauce, were a gourmet's item. The
King sisters were there with their
songs, and so was Gene Howard,
just back from Buenos Aires. He
says the South American countries
are strong for hemisphere solidar-
ity and are aching for Uncle Sam
to weld them into a hands-oh (tor
Europe) economic bloc. Lots OF
Americans are there, he says, with
the American colony the social
center of that part of the world.
Later, after the midnight show,
we wandered down into the steam.
ing streets once more. =. It made
you feel sticky, then limp and de-
~hydrated.. -. 1t made you think
of a desert you crossed once in
Mexico. The canopies above
the sidewalk cafes were empty as
painted sails. So we drove up
along the river, far up, until we
came to a place where there
weren't any cops, or any people.
-. Then we pulled off our clothes
and went swimming, in the raw.
Just the way the kids do. 1t
was fun, and sort Of scary too. .
There is something melancholy
and lonely about water at night. . d.
Across the river, on the Jersey
side, we could see the lights of
factories, the lights of ships, the
lights Of whole cities. On our
side we could hear the traffic, but
we couldn't see anything but the
stabs of car headlights. We
let the soft river breeze dry us
and put on our clothes. We
went back down town, to bright,
glary Times Square. 1t was
getting sticky again, and time to
turn it. We bought all the
morning papers we could find and
went home to bed. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Johnson Ayers Wilkie
Holds Draft Bills Fate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-R'
Senator johnson (D-C o o. de.
clared tonight that Wendell Will
kie held lin the hollow of his
hand" the fate of the military
CONSUMPTION bill now before the
senate.
Johnson, who said he himself
opposed the measure, asserted
that 'even the president is not
going out on the proverbial limb
by expressing his views specifi-
cally on this legislation until WILL
kie speaks"
The Coloradan predicted that an.
prevail of the legislation bv the
republican presidential candidate
in his Elwood acceptance speech
Saturday would mean its PASSAGE.
but his opposition would make It
a dead issue" >
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Star-News Program

Consolidated C4ty-CoAnty Government
under CounctlManoger Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highuay from Wrtghts1tHs
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, wfd-
err Turning Basin, With ship lanes into
Industrial sites along Eastern bank
south of Wilmington.
Paved Rive, Road to Southport, Tic
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc
ton through sustatned-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Caroline.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
mottonal Agency. supported BY one.
Countrywide taz.
Ehipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center TOR Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital facilities for phites.
Juntov High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape 0roaoin0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern T~uberculosts Edndtortum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-R-Cen-
sured by the state department for
his comments in London on condi.
tons in Nazi = invaded Belgium,
John Cudahy, U. S. ambassador
to Brussels, came home today tc
report to his government and, in.
cidentally, to remark that his
statements had been badly dis.
torted'' in the London press.
His criticism did not cover stor.
les carried by newspapers in this
country, as he said on his arrival
aboard Pan American airways'
Dixie clipper that he had not seen
any American papers, When later
ne was shown the Associated Press
story cabled from London follow
ing the mass interview he gave
there a week ago, he said it was a
"falr statement of what he had
said.
Only in one particular was he
critical of that story, and that was
IN reference to his being quoted as
saying that the German soldiers
invading Belgium behaved well
and perhaps better than American
soldiers would have done in the
same circumstances.
The wording" the envoy SAID,
was not quite what l said"
he did not point out how he con-
sldered it at variance with his re-
marks, but he recalled that he
himself served in the U. S. army
In Russia and this would not be
prone to criticize my own army"
In the controversial London in
terview, Cudahy called particular
attention to food shortages in Bel
GUM and declared that near fam
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-14
Shearer, Raft Silent
About Reported Romance

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-R-Ac.
tress Norma shearer and Actor
George Raft arrived at La Arcadia
field together tonight in q canaa,an
Colonia anyways plane from sche.
nectady, each remaining silent aho,,t
their reported romance.
MISS s%hearer, who has been vaca.
tioning at Saratoga, said che n,,.~as
TO le'uln soon to Hollywood to do
three pictures. but when she was
asked II she had any marital mans
invoivlng Raft, she answered:
Wont say anything about that"