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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29
OBITUARY

LONERGAN-- Patrick J. Loner- gan, 64, died suddenly yesterday at his home on West Main street, Ply. mouth. Although he had been in i'll health for some time his death came as c distinct shock to his many friends.
 A native of Ireland he came to this country as Q young man.
 He was at one time c brass caster at the Plume and Atwood Go. in Thomaston and later worked at the Seth Thomas Clock Go. plant for about 20 years until his retirement six years ago.
 He is survived by his wife, three sons, Harold of Waterbury, William of Plymouth, and James of Cobra. do; six daughters, Mrs. Wallace Clark of Waterville, Mrs. Lester Lynch of Hartford, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Thomaston, Mrs. vin- cent simpson of Terryville, Nora and Ann of Plymouth and seven grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held ct his home Thursday at 8:30 o'clock to St. Thomas church, Thomaston ct Q o'clock of which MT. Lorergan was e communicant. A requiem high mass will be celebrated by Rev. John J. Mcdrath. Burial, in charge of William F. Lyons of Thomaston, will be ii St. Thomas' cemetery.
 HAx-Katherine Barbara flax, wife of Herman flax, of 306 High- land avenue died this morning at the Waterbury hospital after . brief illness. She was born in MerchantS- vile, ". J., the daughter of the late John and Catherine Maier Neile. man. Mrs. flax came to this city from Meriden nine years ago. She was c member of the Center Con. gregational church of Meriden. Mir. and Mrs. flax celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on october 20, ie3o.
 Besides her husband she is sur. viyed by three sons, Louis +. flax of Meriden, J. Howard and Walter ?. flax Of this city; one daughter, Mrs. Richard Kulze of New York city; two grandchildren, Carolyn and John flax; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Shaw of Meriden, Mrs. Charles Preisendang of Camden, N. j., and Mrs. Bruce Chesser of Phila. delphia, Pa.
 Funeral services will be held ct the Aiderson funeral home, 70 Gen. trai avenue on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Dr. Clayton Boothby of Easton, Conn, ofiiciating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery, Merlden.
 Friends may call ct the funeral home on Thursday afternoon and evening from 2 to and 2 to Q o'clock.
 RVRnT9-AnN TharAaa QirAig Hw
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29
RITES HELD FOR
 JOSIAH II. PECK
Prominent Lawyer, Bridge Expert Died Suddenly
 Yesterday

Josiah H. Peck, one of Connec. ticut's best known lawyers, who was counsel for former Controller Dan- lei ]. Leary, in waterbury's million dollar conspiracy case will be bur. led today in West cemetery, Bristol The attorney, who died unexpected. ly at Hartford yesterday, was born in Bristol. The funeral will Dc held from the Newkirk and whitney funeral home on Pennington ave. nue in Hartford, ct { ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29
Party Hatchets Buried To Back Defense Plan
Democrat G. 0. P. Leaders Pledge Support to Presi. dent-COmmittee Meets Today on
 S7OO,OOO,OOO Bill
BY RONALD c. VAN TINE United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Washington, May %. = (UP) = Democratic and Republican Congresen buried the hachet today in the interests of the administrators defense program and pledged cooperation with President Roosevets seven
 member national defense commission. The commission composed of experts in industry labor and government holds It's initial conference with Mr. Roosevelt tomorrow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29

was dead one.half hour before the body was found by the parents.
 Besides her parents, the child is survived by e brother, Adrien jr.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row afternoon at i:30 o'clock from the Colasanto Funeral Home, 034 Bank street, to St. Ann's church where services will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 sAKALAUsKAs-John sakalaus. kas also known as Sulesky, died this morning at his home, l63 Draher avenue after Q brief illness. He was c native of Lithuania but came to this country 46 years ago. He has resided in this city since that time. MT. sakalauskas has been an employe of the Chase Rolling Mills for the past 35 years and was c member of the Lithuanian 1nde. pendent Political club. He was c communicant of St. Joseph's church.
 Survivors include: his wife, Anna; one son, John; one daughter, Mrs. Anna RazinauSkaS and one grand. son.
 The funeral will be held from the Stokes funeral home, GOA Riverside street on Saturday morning ct 0:30 o'clock to St. Josephg church where c solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call ct the funeral home after 2 o'clock this evening.
 ROsATO--Miss Carmela Rosato, q, of i6 State street, died this morning ct the Waterbury hospital after . brief illness. Sc is survived by her parents, MT. and Mrs. Marco Rosato of Florence, Vermont four brothers, Humbert, Angelo, Louis, and Frank, all of Florence, Vermont, four sisters, Josephine, Mary, Ther. esq, of Florence, Vermont, and Jo- anne of this city. Miss Rosato was q native of Florence, Vt., and came 10 this city two years ago. She had been employed at Plume and Atwood Mfg. Go. Tho body was taken to the Maiorano Funeral Home, 06 Willow street. The fun- erai and burial will Dc in Vermont. Time and other arrangements will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29

sIROIS-Ann Theresa eirois, 2. month.old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Adrien sirois, of i3e shef{ield street was found dead yesterday morning in her crib. pr. Edward II. Kirsch. baum, medical examiner, said death was caused by convulsion. The baby
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-29

The funeral of Francis Clapps will Do held tomorrow morning at 8:46 o'clock from the home. 323 Oak street, to the Church Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
e. c. MOORE, SR.

E. C. Moore, ST., 81, of 21S North
Sixth street, operator of. a whole
sale notions business in Wilmington,
died suddenly yesterday afternoon
in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was a native of Bladen coGn-
ty, coming to Wilmington as a young
"a He has operated the E. c..
Moore company for u years and
had been in the wholesale notion
business for A years.
He is survived by the following:
his wife; two sons, John R. and E.
C. Moore, Jr., of Wilmington; five
daughters: Mrs. P. E. Riley and
Mrs. Hayden f. Converse, of Viii,
mington; Mrs. John Harrison, of
Cincinnati; Mrs. j. X. Tadlock, of
Tulsa, and Miss Nell Moore, of Viii,
mington; three brothers, II. B.
Moore, of Tar Heel, N. c.; J. W.
Moore, of Florence, and George r.
Moore, of Wilmington; two grand
children, Harriet Converse, of Will
mington, and John Clayton Harri-
son, of Cincinnati.
Funeral arrangements will be an,
nounced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
FRANCE SMELLS
RAT IN SWEDEN
AAAN
German Attitude Seem.
Suspicious In View OF
Watchfulness

PARIS, April 27.-R-semios.
cial French commentators nrof..
tonight to smell a rat" in
many's official praise of svod.,
model" attitude of neutrality u,,
blaming Norway for conYivir.
provide Britain with a northern w..
front. var
observers of international ,,y
tics are struck by the SIMILARITY t ".
tween this way of acting and the y.
titude which the Reich took INST :.
fore Munich and then before the w
cupation of Czechoslovakia " sol,
the Havas agency. N'u
"At that time it was Poland vb;o,
was the object of all the con,nr
ments, it was Benes president ..
Czechoslovakia) who was charsoa
with all the crimes on earth"
Calling the German attitude IA.
ward Sweden suspicious" the agan,
cy went on:
ut is certain that the miIitarr
measures taken by Sweden to avoia
being surprised by German agprns,
sion are most irritating to tha
Reich. Everything would be simnli.
fled if Sweden showed herself lees
watchful or called home part of the
men she has modified"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
WACE-H0UR ACT
BEING ENFORCED
208 Injunctions Granted,
With Over 100000 In
Wages Recovered

WASHINGTON, April 27.-LR-
The wage-hour administration dis
closed today an increasing use of in
functions and criminal prosecutions
to force employer compliance with
the law.
In the last six months, the agency
said, 231 civil suits and 88 criminal
cases nave been filed, compared
with As civil and 4S criminal cases
in the first years operation of the
act.
There have been 2oS i%njunctions
granted out of the 231 actions filed,
with three denied and the remain
der pending. On the criminal side
of the litigation ledger, the agency
said so employers had pleaded guilty
to indictments charging wage-hour
violations and had been assessed
1886, 862 in fines.
Back wage restitution growing out
of litigation over the payment of
sub-minimum wages, the agency
said, has aggregated more than
$500, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
MISS ETTIE BROWN

FAYETTEVILLE, April 27.-LPl-
Miss Elite Brown, 81, for more than
40 years a teacher of French at
Flora Macdonald college at Red
Springs, died here yesterday after
an heart attack.
She had taught in the public
schools here and at Salem college
at Winston.Salem.
She had served the Daughters of
American Colonists as state histor-
ian and the Daughters of 1872 as
state recording secretary. She was
a member of the Upper Cape Fear
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution at Red Springs
and was active in the affairs of the
Presbyterian church.
The funeral was held today at
the First Presbyterian church here.
Burial followed in Cross Creek
cemetery.
Surviving are a brother, Archie
Brown, of Trenton, Fla, and three
sisters, all of Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
DIR. S. ii. CHESTER

MONTREAL, April 27.-LP-Dr.
S. H. Chester, SO, secretary of for
eign missions for PRESBYTERIAN
church for 80 years before his re-
tirement in 1926, died at his home
on the Montreal road this morning.
He had been in declining health
for some time.
DR.. Chester was graduated from
Washington college at Lexington,
Va, and in 1875 graduated from
Theological Seminary. He served
his first pastorate at Castanea
Grove, Lincoln county. He also
served at Hawfield, Franklin, Tenn,
and at the Second Presbyterian
church at Nashville.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Susan w. Willard, of
Wilmington, and six children. They
are: Mrs. B. H. Pearce, who is on
a years leave of absence from
Berry school, Rome, Ca, and is
her parents, Mrs. WRIGHT
Macmillan, of Montclair, N. T..
Major Martin Chester, retired. San
Antonio, Tex; Major John Chester
surgeon in charge of orthonadio
service at Fort Sam Houston. Tex-
as; Emerson Chester, superinten-
dent OF the pro .uction denartman4
the Socony Vacuum Oil comn.n,.
Illinois, Indiana and KENTUCKY
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
DIES ATTACKED
BY METH0DISTS
Circulars Are Distributed
As Chairman OF Probe
Delivers Speech

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., April 27.
-LR-While several young men dis
tributed circulars protesting his
presence, Representative Martin
Dies (D-Tex) chairman of the
house committee investigating un-
American activities, told the general
conference of the Methodist church
today that good, old fashioned re-
ligious revival" was the only MN
that would save democracy in the
United States.
The congressman referred to
"pernicious ~inculcation" of commu-
nism and fascist doctrines by 1of'
eign agents in the United States
and said:
There can be no democracy, ana
no freedom in this country without
the Christian religion. If democracy
fails in our land it will be because
the people turned their back On
Cod"
While Dies condemned atheism
and materialism sweeping over the
world" 20 uniformed policemen
stood guard at the Municipal audi
torium entrance to prevent picket
ing. The young men who had an
nounced plans to picket were dis
tributing circulars among the con-
ference delegates.
The circular charged "Mr. Dies
committee has become the mouth
piece of disgruntled individuals who
wish to use its of publicity
to smear their enemies" and added:
ITO bring Mr.. Dies before the
Methodists is to throw support to a
man who has brought shame and
dishonor to those things which we
as Americans and Christians nave
been taught to hold dear
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
RING ATTACKED
BY PAUL GRADY
Candidate Says Interests
After Shifted Burden
To Little Man

REIDSVILLE, April 81 Up -
Paul Grady, a candidate for govern
or, issued the following statement
here tonight at a banquet of the
Young Democrat club at which he
was a guest:
"A day spent in your good county
has revealed to me the same spirit
1 find all over North Carolina,
namely, the laboring classes, the
farmers and the small business mep
are determined to break up ring
rule in North Carolina. These class
es have been made the victims Of
the tax burden and they are fully
aware that tax burdens in North
Carolina are not levied in accord
ance with the ability Of the taXpay-
err to pay. The sales tax was placed
on the tax books to save large in
terests. Small home owners have
been given no consideration and the
middle classes of North Carolina
are now fully awakened to the fact
that they have been the goats
Powerful interests operating
through high pressure Lobbyists
have been successful in shifting
in unfair part of the tax burden
from the shoulders Of those able
to pay to the shoulders of the lit
tie man.
THE primary on May IS is going
to hear from the average man in no
uncertain terms. The 'ringsters'
composing the political machine
in North Carolina are going to be
replaced with true representatives
Of the laborers, farmers and small
business men,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
BIBLE COURSES
HELD VALUABLE
CONTINUED From Page One)

the applying Of those contents to
the pupils lives. thus enabling them
to resist temptation and to manifest
the highest possible quality OF
Christian character. The teacher
has made every effort to acquaint
each pupil with the matchless lit
erature of the Holy Scriptures, the
prose and the poetry, the history,
the prophecy and the drama.
Not only has the teacher endeav-
ored to present the Bible as an in
dispensable book, but she has inter
ested herself in the desires of her
pupils for a Bible club. This club is
conducted by the young people
themselves, meeting each first and
third Monday. Visiting speakers
and discussions by the students OF
various personal problems have been
among the activities of the organl'
cation.
The 1877 students now enrolled IN
Bible classes come from twelve de
nominations, with Baptists, Metho'
dists, Presbyterians. and Episcopal'
ians furnishing the larger numbers
Twenty-seven of the Bible students
are yet unaffiliated with any
church. Since the first of the year
several others have professed faith
and have become active workers IN
Sunday schools and other religious
organizations. Of the number OF
students enrolled in Bible, at least
half are leaders in various school
activities.
The wholesome influence and as
sistance the Bible teacher has rem
dered to other departments of the
school reveal the degree Of coopera'
ton which exists. The home room
organization is an important factor
in the student organization. APPROX
mately IS or 40 students o. similar
year standing are grouped togeth'
er. The Bible teacher has been an
active adviser Of n of such groups.
In addition, she has assisted i'll
the oc~cupational department, en-
deavoring to build along with the
other teachers characters which
make for good citizenship. In the
occupational department., the at
tempt is made to meet the needs
of average, slow-learning pupils.
Many students, upon entering this
department last fall, were keenly
conscious of being failures and used
every mechanism known to psychia-
trists in their efforts to compensate,
evade or defend their actions.
We truly reel now that there is
a finer spirit Of cooperation, that
they accept responsibility more
readily, have greater confidence in
themselves, have higher ideals, show
more respect and consideration for
each other and those in authority,
manifest more pride in themselves
and their work, and have developed
a more pleasing personality. In fact,
they seem happy and contented and
enjoy coming to school. The occupa.
tional group has been a great chal.
lenge to the Bible teacher. Charact.
err stories linked with the Bible, are
told. Emphasis is placed upon the
development Of such character
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
DEATHS
OSCAR H. WRIGHT

Oscar H. Wright, Atlanta whole.
saler, formerly of Wilmington, died
yesterday at his home there.
He moved from Wilmington to
Georgia about 80 years ago..
Survivors include: his wife,
three sons, .Egbert, Goodrich and
Oscar, Jr., all of Atlanta; one
brother, r. K. Wright, of Tabor
City; two sisters, Mrs. Lille
Matthews, of Raleigh, and Mrs.
Willie Richardson, of Madison, Fla.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock from An
drews mortuary here and burial
will follow at Oakdale cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

traits as obedience, promptness,
honesty, and kindness.
The Bible teacher has meant
much to the community. Since be-
ginning her work in New Hanover
county she has talked before some
fifty or sixty groups. Such groups
have included Hi-Y chapters, work.
ers councils of various Sunday
schools, missionary groups, Sunday
school departments, church congre-
cations, br~otherhoods, and the like.
She has attended services at TWEEN.
ty-five different churches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
BETTER WORLD
SEEN BY FORD
CONTINUED From Page One)

same kind Of a group is trying to
engulf the world in another war.
1t is a group that knows and wants
no use for its money excepting the
manufacture and sale of munitions"
Anybody who really wants to
know the truth" Ford continued,
can find out that the same indi-
viduals who are promoting the war
in England and France, are sup
porting it in Germany.
A CHASTITY Trade
You know that during the World
war a whastly trade was carried on
behind the lines. Raw materials pro-
duced in France and England were
shipped into Germany to be con
verified into munitions; German goods
moved into France for processing
into var machinery to kill and MAIN
the very people who produced them.
The same thing is going on to.
day. 1t is a tragic commentary on
present-day civilization, but it is
n~onetheless true"
Ford, sometimes called the worlds
number one optimist, added how.
ever, that nothing that has hap
pened in this generation will do as
much good for the peoples of the
world as what is going on right now
in the eastern and western hemis-
pheres.
ct will educate them not only
to the futility of var but to a bet
ter realization of how wars are made
and how the worlds peoples are
duped into them"
Education of course" he went
on, is the answer to all problems.
There isn't a thing made today that
isn't out of date almost as oon as
it is manufactured. Eut that's prog
ress and progress is education
It has been said that Ford always
looks ahead. That's true to a GER
tain extent" he said, but don't
forget that the farther back We can
look the farther ahead we can see.
Nothing Specific
II am not going to make my
specific prediction as to the volume
of business ahead, but 1 never was
more confident of the future than
l am today.
Lying ahead is not only a bet
ter civilization, but al easier and
longer life, more time for education,
more time to think and more time
to enjoy life's Injuries"
Ford renewed his assertion that
the day of the four-footed animal is
about done. I'VE already have elm
mated the draft animal with the
motor car and mechanical farm ma
chinery," he said; "the COW and the
pje are next, for we have proved
that we can manufacture better food
through the chemistry of the labora-
tory than any animal can provide
1T agree he said with the trace
of a smile, that animals were put
here for purpose-the purpose OF
keeping people busy finding ways to
get along without them.
Ford regards "war mongerlns'
and politics" as two of the worlds
worst major evils, and the motor
car as one of it's greatest boons.
"Politics," he said, lis on the way
ont along with the four footed ami
mails and it can be said in favor
of the animals that in their time
thew did serve a worthy purpose"
The motor car, Ford said, has
lone more toward developing a COM
mon fellowship among people than
anv other single instrument. IF I
thought there was any other busl-
ness that would do more good I'D
get into it," he added,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
RESIGNS

DETROIT. April 27.-LP-
The ALL United Automobile
Workers accepted President
Homer Martins resignation with
expressed regret today and Ii
nOunced that Irvan Cary of
Detroit, a vice president and
veteran labor organizer, would
succeed him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
SECRET

LONDON Up - Everyone knew
England was returning to daylight
time. 1t was announced in
commons. Sheepherders in New
south Wales and jute fanciers in
lrdia knew it. sProspectors in the
Y,kon and mule SINNERS in South
africa talked of it. But the min.
isry of information here announc-
ID it as strictly confidential"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
SUSPENDED

CHICAGO, April 27.-lP-
The executive board of the
Building Service Employees In
ternationaI union (AFL) an
nounced today the suspension
of George Scalise, president,
who has been indicted i'll New
York OH charges of conspiracy
and eXtOrtion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
ARRESTED

QUITO. Ecuador, April 81
R-The government annOunc-
ed tonight the arrest of eight
persons who, it said, were hold
ing a revolutionary meeting in
a house belonging to General
Alberto Enriquez, provisional
president and dictator of Ecua-
dor in 1887 and 1888.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
RELEASED

WASHINGTON. April 27.-R
The War department has re-
leased designs of the Army's
latest tanks, guns and other
weapons for sale abroad, but
officials reported today that
thus far there have been few
orders for such munitions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
Alpha Virtus Sorority
Meets With Miss Nixon

Alpha Virtus sorority held it's reg
ular meeting last night at the home
of Miss Margaret Dixon, 214 Church
street.
Plans for a weiner roast We're
made at the meeting, at the close of
which refreshments were served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
Pridgen-Eason Marriage
Is Announced By Parents

Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Moore, of Castle
Hayne, the marriage of
their daughter, Virginia Catherine
Eason, to Charles Mellwood Pridgen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Pridgen,
of Wilmington, on Thursday, April
Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
sHEEPISH

HELENA, Mont.-LP-There was
one delegate who didn't seem to
get any fun out of hotel life dur.
ing the 1910 woolgrowers conven-
ton in Helena. He was a lamb
quartered in one corner of the
lobby and, although he was sup
posed to be a guest of honor, t h e
bellboys reported he wasn't par
ticularly interested in the goings-
on"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
X WITH x

PORT ARTHUR, Texas. John
Henry Pilgrim, 81, was cleaning tina
inside of a concrete mixer when q
fellow-workman turned it on.
Pilgrim chung to the blades as the
machine whirled him around.
His injuries: a few bruises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
CRANDI HINTS
AT COMING WAR
Continued From Page One)

nection with Won Ribbentrop's ad.
dress in Berlin.
Grandi, former Italian ambassa.
dor to Washington and London,
told the chamber that the Italian
nation "in it's profound political
which it derives from its
thousands of years of experience
and recent glorious decades has
exact consciousness of it's respon'
sibilities and duties.
at can never be otherwise when
It's liberty, its power, it's very life
and that of future generations are
in play"
War Would Spread
Thursday Giunta predicted the
var would spread until cit becomes
a war of peoples against the world
of wrongful property h~oarders.'
Buffarini-Guidi told the chamber
yesterday that none of the few
remaining GASES Of peace" could
be certain of escaping "contamina'
ton" He spoke on the 25th ami
versary of the secret treaty OF
London which plunged Italy into
THE World war on the side Of the
Allies.
Italy's contention that the prom.
ises in that treaty were not fully
redeemed is one of the basic rea.
sons Rome is pro-German in the
present war.