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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15
Postoffice Warns Xmas
 Mailings Must Begin

Washington l5UP)The Posoice Department announced
 greetings being mailed friends and relatives countries fact who intended to Thaland Netherlands Indies The sail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15
- SPOTLIGHTTNG Brass City News

changed to Stanley Grey. while Vincentius M. Vaitkevicius ob- tained the name of William J. White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15
q FAST WORKER

Whgsnn W. -- (UP, - Wlgh c hoe and hIs tgo hands, eo-yeaf-old George Ford dug 300 bushels Of potatoes ln q Ia successive days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15
U. $. COAST PATROL PROBLEM UNIQUE

No foreign power has a lighter than-air fleet comparable to this But naval authorities still believe the "blimp" is useful to the United States.
 First, because helium as, of which we have monoply, is non-inflam- mable and safer than the hydrogen which foreign countries must use, and second because our long coast line gives us hard problem in which the navy thinks airships are especially useful.
 Nobody thinks an airship can put up fight against planes, but for patrol work the navy still sees high value in them.
 The navy has two ships in service at Lakehurst of the kind that are being built. It has kept 8 corps of officers trained in airship work, and has assigned Capt. Charles E. Rose ndahl, senior surviving officer of the ill-fated Shenandoah, to the office of assistant secretary of the navy to develop the program.
 Goodyear has continually trained young men in lighter-than-a work, and now has r undergoing courses in operating the big ships. Dr. Karl Arnstein. veteran designer, an Jack Boettner, pilot who has been flying blinps ever since World War days, are 1till in charge of the work. while ChiTf Navel Inspector Scott E. Peck is keeping an eye on plans and con- struction.
 REFUELING AT SEA
 PROVED PRACTICAL
 The new airships with their 400,- 900 cubic-foot gas capacity are a marked advance over airshipS Of World War days which carried three men in an airplane fuselage slung ben1ath bag of 84,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. This contraption cruis- ed at S5 miles an hour and was good for not quite 1000 careful miles with out refueling. About 70 such ships were built during the World War.
 The new ships, with improved fabrics and metals, better engines and maneuverability, can also be moored to masts and serviced by mobile units carrying extra fuel. masts. Tests have shown that the ships can be successfully fueled at sea, and may therefore be used in almost continual patrol duty.
 The crew of pilot. navigator, radio sleeping quarters and a galley. and thus could maintain long flights. A chain of such ships, the Navy feels, would be a big help in keeping watch off the coasts for intruders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15
INSURANCE STOCKS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15

Moving pictures will be shown al the Grange meeting Monday night by Fred Lux of Waterbury. Any one interested Is invited as the program is open to visitors
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
In Hollywood
BY PAUL

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
~.HOLLYWOOD.-So isolated is
Walt Disney's amazing new enter
tainment factory, and so un-Holly-
wooden are the people who work in
it, that the movie colony is quite
unaware of what's really going to
in the fantasy business. The facts
are impressive:
Disney is working On seven fea-
ture-length pictures. From now on
he expects to release at least two
of these each year. Production OF
mouse, duck and other shorts al
ready has been doubled, probably
will be tripled.. He has a thousand
employees. He soon will introduce
a new sound system which. repre-
sents the greatest advance since
words and music came to the flick.
ers.
Lack of this special sound
equipment is delaying release OF
Fantasia" which is a tWo-and-a
half-hour symphony concert with
animated accompaniment. 1t will
open Nov. IA in New York, where
he has leased a theater for a year.
This is the same theater, Incl.
dentally-the old Colony-to
which an unknown Walt Disney
went in 1923 with a can of film
under his arm and begged a free
showing of his first cartoon.
By early February, probably
enough of the sound-reproduc'
ing devices will have been manu-
featured to permit Fantasia" to
be showing in II other key cities.
Each set of equipment costs $40,-
600 and requires 10 days for in,
stallation.
In the spring comes THE Re
luctant Dragon" which is best ex.
planned by the story of how it be-
gan. A few months ago, studio
executives were trying to figure
what to do with three especially
good stories suitable for long
shorts of maybe a couple of reels
each. Another problem they were
mulling at the time was a cine
matte tour, also in two reels, o.
the new studio. But they weren''
satisfied that such a picture, ever
win Robert Benchley's narration
was quite what they wanted.
BENCHLEY ARRIVES
TOO LATE
And then the big idea struck
They'd combine Benchley, the stu
dio and the three shorts into {
feature. The humorist would be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Carl Upchurch Dies
After Gun Battle

VASS, Oct. 16.-R-Funeral
services were held here today for
Carol E. Upchurch, 81, as officers
pressed their investigation into the
gun battle Monday night in which
he was fatally wounded.
Three other persons, Norris Up
church, a son of the dead man;
Nathan M. Minton, a sharecropper,
and his daughter, Trula Minton, 10,
were wounded during the exchange
of shots.
Officers said they were told con-
flicting stores about what hap
pened, but that apparently trouble
over the tobacco crop caused the
battle. They lodged Guy Minton
and Arthur Minton in Jail in con-
nection with their investigation. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

Nv .Tass. official Russian news aGen'
cy. that Moscow had not been In
formed in advance of Germany's
action.
Authorized sources said the Tass
denial referred to a specific Story
appearing in the Copenhagen news
Politiken and not to Inc con
crete fact of whether Moscow hao
been informed.
1.-THE lass statement said: I'M
Danish newspaper Politiken PUB
fishes a report of its Berlin CORE
spondent stating The Soviet govern
ment was timely informed that Ger
man troops would be sent to Ru-
mania. and that the Kremlln was
informed of the aims and numper
of troops sent to Rumal-l. Tass
is authorized to state that this re-
port of the newspaper Politiken does
not correspond to the facts.")
Authorized German sources said
there was no doubt about the In
formation having been given.
They recalled that a German COM
on Oct. IL said friendly gov
who could be politically
interested in the sending of a Ger
mission to Rumania, have been
advised accordingly by the Reich's
government"
Russia, these sources said, def
nitely belongs to the group OF ma
tons with whom Germany is on
friendly terms and hence automatl'
cally was informed of the Rumanian
move.
Relations with Soviet Russia at
present are on such amicable terms,
thew declared, that it would be even
easier today to conclude a non-ag-
erosion pact than it was a year
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

shown reading Kenneth Ora
names Reluctant Dragon" and
deciding to call it to the attention
of Disney. Book in hand, he'd ar
rive at the studio, get lost from
his guide, barge into various de.
partments where cordial crafts
men would show him exactly how
they work.
They, he (and the audience)
would see the first two of the
aforementioned three shorts-n
sequence but through different
mediums. The first probably
would start with story sketches
such as cover the walls of direc-
tors offices. Then some of the
rough, pencil sketch animation
would be seen, as if in a proJec-
ton room. Part could be shown In
the painting department., other
sequences under the-camera, some
through a cutters moviola, and
so on.
Finally Benchley would find Dis
ney, and the latter would whisk
him off to a projection room to see
a newly completed picture. And
this would be 1.-THE Reluctant
Dragon" the very yarn that had
brought Benchley to the studio.
Third future feature will be
"Bambi," perhaps in the early
summer. This tale of a deer has
been in production e longer
than "Snow White" was. It's the
pet of the whole studio and the
nucleus of a sort of cult for the
hundreds who have worked on 1t.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Huge Contract Awarded
By Navy To Angle, Inc

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-RE
The Navy announced today award
of a contract estimated to total
So. O69, 900 to Charles w. Angle, Inc,
and Potter and Shackelford, Inc,
Greensboro, N. c., for repairing
storm. damage and construction OF
additional facilities for personnel
at the marine barracks, Paris
Island, S. c.
The contract was awarded on a
cost plus fixed fee basis and the
estimated total included the fee.
The time allowed for completing
the construction was not dis
closed. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
WILMINGTON MORNING TAR WILMINGTON, INC

anticipated targets may be hit In
the .Prker-stirred melee.
Stories are out to the general Ell
feet that at least one very pro-
minent banker who had moved out
side the city, registered for the
city managers election at his old
precinct in direct violation OF the
law and in disregard of the -four
months in the precinct clause OF
the registration oath.
His vote was cast for a city
manager-form, It's said. )
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
4 Members Of Family
Die In Auto Crash

WELDON, Oct. 16.-R-Four
members of a Richmond, Va,
family, were killed instantly in an
acknowledgements accident near the
Virginia line north of here Monday.
They were Leo Sherrod, his wife,
Mrs. Rose Sherrod, and there two
children, Herman, 7, and Leo, Jr.,
3. Irwin Simmons, riding with the
Sherrods, was critically injured
and is in a hospital here. Officers
said that Andrew M. Holloway of
Delma, Del, alleged to have been
driving the truck, was under arrest
at Emporia, Va. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Pilot, 18, Seriously
Hurt In Plane Crash

ELIZABETH CITY, Oct. 16.-R
An 18-year-old high school stu
dent from Norfolk, Va, was ser.
iously injured and his plane de-
molished when it went into a spin
just after taking off at the munich
pal field here.
Surgeons said that Ernest Lloyd
Woke, the young pilot, had suf-
fered a fractured leg, a bad cut
over the head and possibly other
serious injuries. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
RALEIGH
BRIEFS
Star-News Bureau
Sir Walter HOte
BY HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, Oct. 16.-All who
know Dudley Bagley are convinc.
ed that he accepted appointment
by Lindsay Warren as second as
sistant to the Comptroller General
of the United States only after
seriously considering the wrench
he will suffer in giving up his
many North Carolina connections
and activities.
MI. Bagley's service since 1885
as Director of the State Rural
Electrification Authority was term
ed ''invaluable' and his record
outstanding" in a statement by
Governor Clyde R. Hoey accept
ing the Currituck mans resigna-
ton.
But his worthwhile activities in
the state did not end with his Of
fetal position. He is a Director
and president of the Farmers Co.
operative Exchange, director and
vice president of the American
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange of
New York, president of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Council, a trustee
of the University Of North Carolina
and district chairman of the North
Carolina Committee on Organiza-
ton and Planning for cooperation
in the program of balanced pros
perity in the South.
He has long been in the front
rank of those working for better
agriculture in North Carolina. It
was largely his idea which cul-
minated in the recent appointment
of Drs. Salter and Baver as tor
men in State Colleges School OF
Agriculture. He is a member OF
the important committee which
putting State College on a parity
worked out a long-range plan for
with any agricultural school in the
South.
In view of these many activities,
there is no doubt that Mr.. Bagley
took the Washington place only
after mature consideration. In the
General Accounting Offices over
which Mr.. Warren will rule as
Comptroller General, Mr.. Bagley
is going to be given the task OF
bringing order out of what now is
said to approach chaos. The Presi-
dent is looking to Mr.. Warren for
action, and Warren is placing
much of the job in the hands OF
Mr.. Bagley.
One of the unverified political
rumors circulating in Raleigh has
next-Governor j. M. Broughton
planning to ask the 1881 Genera
Assembly to retire Commissioner
of Revenue Allen j. Maxwell on a
pension.
Note well the labels "unverified"
and ''rumors."
Governor Clyde R. Hoey says
that the State Highway Commits.
sion is losing some of it's most
capable engineers to the lure Of
greater remuneration in private
employment; but he does not re.
gard the trend as threatening tc
disrupt North Cardinals road
building program.
He points out that in times Of
stress when national defense in.
dustries are expanding there is al
ways a drain on the personnel oil
public agencies which cannot pay
the same salaries.
Since Judge R. Hunt Parker be.
gan stirring up a hornets nest oil
trouble for those who registered
illegally or who, having register
ed did not pay their taxes, there
have been numerous stories of the
reaction of Negroes caught, or fear
full of being caught, in the tolls
of the law.
One of the best is of the Negro
who approached Attorney James
H. Pou with this question:
"Mister Jim, will you please sub
tell me how I can get un-register-
ed?'
There are hints that some I'm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
BERLIN INSISTS
REDS WERE TOLD
Mystery OF Reds Part In
Nazi Grab OF Rumania
Is Deepening

BERLIN, Oct. 16.-R-Author-
lied German sources insisted fatty
and unequivocally today that Soviet
Russia was informed of Germanys
intention of sending troops into Ru-
mania.
The assertion was made in answer
to questions put by foreign CORE
spondents concerning a statement
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct. 16.
-R-Italian bombers, operating
under a full moon, attacked a con-
%centration of British warships in
Alexandria harbor early h i S
morning, but were reported driven
off without scoring a direct hit.
Anti-aircraft guns on warships
and on the shore put up a heavy
tarrage. and the raiders withdrew
seward after loosing their bombs.
The alert lasted about one hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
Many Lets Contract
To Carolina Company

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-LR-
The Navy department announced
today award of the following con-
tracts:
Dacotah Cotton Mills, Inc, by
j. W. Valentine Co., Inc, as SELL
ing agents, Lexington, N. c., sheet
ing, cotton, SIS, 048.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
VALUE WITHOUT EouAll

Longer WheeIbases, Roomier
Bodies, Still Easier Riding and
Driving, New Improved Type Syn
chronized Silent Mesh transmits
sion -. 1941's Best Investment in
All-Around Value,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

for new 1941 Hudson Six Coupe,
delivered in Detroit, including Fed.
eral taxes. not including state and
local taxes. if any. Optional equip.
nent and accessories extra. Low time
payment terms. Prices subject to
change without notice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
SAFEST CAR EVER BUILT

Patented Double-Safe Hydraulics
rwo-way stopping from the same
foot pedal; Patented Auto-Poise
Front Wheel Control, for extra
safety even if q tire bloaUs, and
other unique safety features.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17

SALEMBURG.-The new South
River Baptist association opened
a two-day annual meeting here to-
day. I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
|B0MBERS ATTACK
BRITAIN'S ROCK
Spanish Observers Report
Two Attacks For Total
OF 40 Minutes

ALGECIRAS, Spain, Oct. 10
R-High-flying planes ralded
Gibraltar at midday today IN the
heaviest attack since French air.
men bombed the British rock Sep
TENDER "a and 25.
The anti-aircraft guns OF the
British stronghold went "al out
against the raiders. The bomoers
dropped their loads from hlgh
above a layer of clouds.
For 80 minutes the anti-aircraft
artillery was in action, starting
at 1890 p. m. 7:3O a. m. EST
and again for 10 minutes at 1:3O
p. m.
Observers here and at nearby
La Linea, Spain, were unable to
determine the nationality or the
strength of the raiders because OF
the clouds.
Evening star., 1940-03-05

hibit. Their afternoon show on that
day was especially offered for Gov
ernment employees who know the
Importance of beautifully designed
clothes that are, at the. same time,
thoroughly practical.
Speaking of practical angles, there
is a great deal of praise due the
clothes which appeared in a fashion
show at Lansburgh's on Thursday
afternoon. The outf1ts-in all sizes,
types and ssifications-Were de-
signed and made by local ladies
competing for prizes offered for the
best and most original designs. The
showing of these clothes was both
interesting and effective-and proved
once again the merit and import
ance of American talent.
Saturday found the luncheon
fashion shows going strong as usual.
At the Raleigh. an exquisite COL
lection of clothes by Adelaide, Inc,
held the spotlight, with all the new
est and smartest spring styles ex-
quisitely displayed. =. Special en-
phasis on variability marked these
models, for all, while extremely up
to the minute. were flattering and
suitable for any of us-not designed
especially to be viewed and ad-
mired from afar.
Hollywood moved into the Shore
ham on Saturday when Essie O'Don-
nell presented West Coast fashions
in coats, suits, evening clothes and
furs-to mention but few items in
the collection. This attractive theme
of movieland was carried out by
cameras used as props and also by
the fact that great many of the
models-with tiny stretch of the
imagination-could be mistaken for
your favorite star. At any rate, the
clothes were definitely important
which is one of the incest things this
department can say about any
clothes.
Another item on the fashion cal
endar this week was the showing of
exquisite footwear at Garfinckel's.
{. Mr.. Delman, he of the famous
shoe firm, was here to offer some
of the best looking and individual
styles to appear around these parts
in many day. Need we add that
the display was enthusiastically re-
ceived?
To round out week that fairly
teemed with fashion shows, Jel-
leff's presented showing OF bridal
clothes of all types. Whether you're
being married in a cottage or a
cathedral, appropriate and very
lovely gowns are available. :. . Note
to society editors: Judging from the
rapt attention of the large audi
ences. it looks like a very busy
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Soft and Very Fterng Hair Styles Predicted for the Coming
BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.

BY FRANCESCA McKENNEY.
OUR SCOUTS SUGGEST:
An all-metal automatic coffee set,
made on smart modern lines, con.
sisting Of . coffee pot makes eight
cups, sugar bowl. cream pitcher and
tray. The JOY about making coffee
in this particular pot Is that there IL
absolutely no guess work.; when
the coffee Is done the current shuts
OF at just the right moment. All
you have to do is measure out the
coffee and water, and put them In
the pot, turning the electricity on.
1t is really a case Of you can't miss
II your measurements are cor.
rect.
Every kitchen should have q small
cleaver for those rare but trying
days when the butcher sends tho
leg Of lamb home without having
broken the chop bones all the way
through. This small but heavy
implement will save the day, espec-
tally for the carver.
Hors d'oeuvres that have to be
speared with toothpicks call for the
new and attractive little toothpick
holders to be placed near the dish.
so each guest may do the job him.
self. These have interesting tiny
painted figures, such as a chef to
hold the colored toothpicks.
We have seen stringbean cutters
in the various stores for some time,
but now there is a new type on the
market This one not only will
french" the beans, but the handle
has an opening in the center with
razor-like edges for shredding vege-
tables. -.
The person who is a collector Of
interesting old Shenield pieces
should like the tankard which re-
sembles several on display in the
tavern at Williamsburg This lovely
old piece has patina that can only
be obtained in silver through years
OF use, with constant polishing. -.
The baby in the high chair en-
joys having his food on attractive
dishes. We are sure that he would
be delighted to have q glass set,
with animals painted on each piece.
The set consists of milk glass. cereal
dish, eggcup and milk pitcher. -.
Here is just the thing for the
ladies who leave their powder puff
in the powder box and always have
to dust tons" Of powder of the
puff before they can use it. We've
found metal powder box, painted
in lovely shades to harmonic with
your room. that you fill from the
bottom. When powder is needed.
simply press the puff down on the
center section which will release
small quantities Of powder at q
Add to your collection Of gold
or silver bracelets one that Is FASH
ioned of a heavy chain with q single
heart-shaped locket that will hold
two pictures. The inscription on the
locket is Because I Love You; 1t
seems to us an ideal gift for boy
to give his very best girl. -.
Now the knife-sharpening prob
lem has been neatly solved by the
introduction Of an electrically driven
sharpener. This compact little
gadget, in a gayly covered case. will
put fine cutting edge on any blade
IN a jiffy. Heavily built, with .
sturdy motor, it should last a life
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Dorothy Dix Says go
Girl Should Not Sacrifice Entire
Salary to Support Her Family

DEAR MISS DIX am a spin
ster 56 years old and look and feel
and act the part. When I was 18
I graduated from high school and
the next day got a job and went to
work and am still hard at it. I was
a pretty girl and I could have mar
ried, but I had father without am
bition or energy and an imprac-
tical mother. They had six chill
dren younger than myself whom
they wished on me to support. So
I had to put all thoughts of the
normal life of a woman out of my
mind. I couldn't dump my family
on any man and it took all I could
make. and more, to feed and clothe
and keep them in school. OF course,
in time, they grew up and married
and started out for themselves, but
it has never occurred to any one Of
them to help ease my burden, or
pay me back any of the money
spent on them. They not only al
ways needed what they made for
themselves and their families, but
in every emergency they have ex-
pected me to help them. Now am
a capable business woman and for
many years I have earned a fine
salary, but I have never been able
to save any of it. The demands of
my family upon me have been
never ceasing. Now, as I said,
am Sc. Old. Very tired. With not
a penny laid up. And I am won-
dering about what is to become Of
me in my old age.
I am not foolish enough to think
that any of the brothers and sisters
or nieces and nephews for whom 1
have sacrificed my life feel any
gratitude or appreciation for any
thing that I have done for them or
that any one of them would want
me to come and live with them. I
would be an unwelcome guest when