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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
Skull Fractured
In Street Fall

Michael McKenna, IS, Of. the
Stag hotel, Bank street, found I'M
conscious ON Spring street near
ScOviIl street late last night, was
ON the danger list today at st.
Mary's hospital
Coroner william b. Hennessy
said the man left tavern In the
vicinity about a half-hOur before
he was found in the street with q
fractured skull. Indications were
that he fell, there being no evil,
dence Of violence, the coroner
said.
Detective Lieut.. Henry john
SON is investigating for the police
department.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

tate, March 26.
The $1,000 suit of DR.. Rene Mes
sier, local optometrist, against Rich
ard Shaw Jr. which started in COM
mon pleas court yesterday morning
before Judge Miles F. McNiff and
a jury, was resumed this morning.
The litigation is a personal in
jury suit based on an accident on
the Woodbury. Road December II.
DR.. Messier claims his car, which
skidded and later stopped, was
struck by a car operated by Mr..
Shaw. The optometrist alleges that
the defendant was negligent in the
operation of his vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
Independents Elect
New Town Committee
Joseph Deluca Named Temporary Chairman
Women Members to Be Chosen in Reorganization

jeremiah Mccormack, Walter Legge,
Matthew Kane, John Bowler, Jo-
seph DeLuca, Oswald Aubertin, Rog-
er Conner, Matthew Kerwin, Jo-
seph Devery, William Walsh, John
Santopietro, Frank Wall, George
Mcnamara, Earl Belanger, Walter
Charest, John Lally, Joseph Ippo-
Ito and John Ryan.
The following committee appoint
mentS were made:
Finance, Joseph Devery, Francis
Flanagan, jeremiah Mccormack;
publicity, Joseph DeLuca, Ann Nc
Donough, Mrs. Nellie Hanlon, John
Bowler, Roger Conner; bylaws,
Joseph Ippolito, Frank Wall, Will
liam j. Walsh.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
POULSEN SPEAKER
SEYMOUR HALL

The Young Mems Republican club
of this city will send a delegation
to meeting of the New Haven
County Young Republican league at
Russian hall, Seymour, Friday night.
President Harold K. Hadley will
lead the local group.
Major Neil Poulsen will be the
principal speaker. He is a member
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

Of the state central committee.
Mr.. Hadley has received a letter
from State President L. Richard
Belden praising the work Of the
New Haven County Young Republi-
cans at the recent state convention
in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
CIVIC THEATRE
FARLEY TONIGHT

Reports on the recent presenta-
ton Of penny Wise" will be given
tonight at a meeting of the active
workers group of the Civic theatre
The meeting will be held at the
workshop on Prospect street, with
Miss Helen Miner, president, presid-
ing. Director Robert Bardwell and
Ellis Atkins, treasurer, will be in at
tendance to speak briefly on the
achievements of the past season and
plans for next year. Penny Wise"
was the closing play Of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
THRICE HONORED

Fredic March, now starring with
Joan Crawford in Susan and God"
holds a novel distinction from his
schooldays. He Is one of the rare
individuals who was president Of
graduating classes in all three steps
of acknowledgements school, high
school and university.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
PET FAMILY

Ilona Massey,s family Of pets is
turning into an international house.
hold. Her English bulldog, Mollie,
has litter of pups sired by an Irish
setter, while Junior, four-months-
old puppy, boasts of being pedi-
greed dachshund. Now a baby duck
ling and two chicks have also joined
the family.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

WaterviIle, April "A. - The Young
Peoples Fellowship Society Of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church win hold
a card party Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, In the Parish Hall. Prizes
will be given and refreshments
served. The committee in charge
Of arrangements includes: John
Cookson, president, David Hubbell,
Dorothy Richards, Beverly Northrop,
Nancylou Totten, Albert Shelton and
Robert Weir.
Pythian Sisters
Myrtle Temple, Pythian Sisters, will
meet In regular session tonight at
8 O'Clock, in Speedwell Hall, II East
Main street, Waterbury, with Mrs.
Annie l.. Warren, Of Middlesex
street, Most Excellent Chief, pre-
siding. Following the meeting there
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

the fisherman would have strike
but he never had a nibble when he
held the pole and was ready. May
be the Connecticut trout are TAX
ing Merit System exams these
days. Anyway, they're mighty hard
to fool and they are wise.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24


several members of the local Knights
of PythiaS Lodge.
Legion To Meet
A monthly meeting of Casper s.
Davis, American Legion Post took
place last evening with Andrew Bell
in charge. Post inspection was held
with Walter Angle of Corporal Ceyle
Post, inspecting officer. A social
followed when cards were enjoyed
and refreshments served. Patrick
Moriarty was in charge.
Committees Meet
A meeting of all committees in
charge of the Mothers Day Com
munion and Breakfast was held
Monday evening in st. Michaels
Parish Hall. This event, scheduled
May 18th, is expected to surpass
any other in the history of the
church. The three major societies
will join together for Communion at
the 8 o'clock mass, after which all
will go to the Parish Hall for break
fast. ...--.
A question ad answer period fol-
lowed the meeting Monday night, at
tended by the largest number Of
persons, SO far. Several questions
had been placed in the box in the
vestibule of the church during the
past two weeks, which were an
swered by Father Patrick O'Connell,
and some questions were submitted
from the floor. Another Questions
and Answer period will be held
Monday evening, May 9Th.
Musical Revue Ready
Following several weeks of re-
hearsals, all is in readiness for the
Musical Revue, which the Parent
Teacher Association of Waterville
present Friday evening at 8:15
o'clock in the Sprgaue School gym
nasium. There will be a chorus Of
about forty voices, and many spe-
cia1ty dancing and singing num-
bers, consisting mostly of local tai
ent.. A special feature will be gen.
eral dancing following the enter
tainment, to the music of the Texas
Rangers, and orchestra from Wa
terbury, and continuing until mid
night.
Mrs. Ralph Bates is general chair
man. George Hughes Is director.
A dress rehearsal for all taking
part is called for Thursday evening
at 7:30 o'clock in the gymnasium.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
DECKHAND STAR

Robert Montgomery made his first
trip to Hollywood as deckhand on
an oil tanker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

Japan has a skiing craze.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24
Young People Plan
To Hold Card Party
Scheduled for Thursday-Pythian Sisters to Hold
Regular Meeting Tonight
WATERVILIE
ARrn Z w. Henon COrespOndent-Zs briggs st-TeL SSaSs

will be a card party attended by
several members Of the local knights
of PythiaS Lodge.
Evening star., 1940-12-31


Puerto Rico are directly below.
Back home these stories of full
speed ahead on Caribbean defense
seemed very remote. That concep-
ton is abruptly changed. You had
an early breakfast in Miami and
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, in time
for a late lunch. you are over
a great spearhead of this de-
fense program. There are bombers
that do it in even less time than
does Pan American Airways' Strato-
clipper. 1t doesn't seem so far away
now.
The stories of the millions of dol
lars Uncle Sam has earmarked for
the safeguarding of the several ap-
proaches to the Panama Canal were
obscured by the stories of the bill
lions being spent closer to home.
Now the vital Caribbean defense
program is right in your lap. Here
is an anchor post for the chain of
steel that is being stretched across
our lifeline, and the fact that Mar
Unique is highly vulnerable gap
in that chain takes on new import
ance.
Cost May Reach 100 Millions.
Approximately SAC, ,OO0, 900 of United
States defense funds already are
allocated on the Puerto Rico anchor
post. Before it is finished it prob
ably will climb to s100,0O0,000. The
program there isn't just on order.
It's going ahead "a hours q day.
seven days week
The need for this expenditure has
been known since a March morning
In 1899 when, from the clear sky to
the East, so many airplanes sud-
denly appeared over The town of San
Juan that some of the natives were
frightened out of their wits. In
more dignif1ed manner it frightened
some OF the Navy's old school of
/ thought. too. For this was a part of
fleet problem Xxx" and on the
scoreboard there was no adequate
defense. That night, on paper, San
Juan was no more.
Construction now is roaring ahead
on two air bases for the Army, one
for the Navy, an enlarged Army post
for the housing of mechanical equip
ment. new and widened roads for the
high-speed transfer Of that equip
ment to all parts of the island. and
a secret number of coastal and anti
aircraft. Docks are piled high with
building materials A never-ending
stream Of Army trucks creeps
through the narrow streets. Tractors
bulldozers and dredging machines
set up an internal clatter.
Work Rushed at Top Speed.
MANY of the hangers and runways
already are completed at the Army's
s10,0O0,000 Borinquen Field on the
northeast corner of the island. A
s3,500,0O highway will connect the
field with the Army's land force base
at Fort Buchanan. near San Juan
Another Army field is under con-
struction at Juana Diaz, near the
south central coast.
The principal runway of the Navy's
50 900 900 air base, at Isla Grande-
virtually in the front yard of San
Juan-is progressing rapidly. Here
1000 men are working in three shifts
to finish a nesting place for the
birds that carry no olive branches.
Decentralization is the theme on
this island that Columbus described
to Queen Isabella by crumbling up
piece Of paper and tossing it on the
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Supper Club
Notes

There toiI be special festipity
tonight, OF course, to Delcome
1941. Wherever available, the
price per person for the Ne,D
Year Epe festivities has been
noted.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Wheeler Asks Effort
To Effect Peace and
Bolster Democracy
Senator, in Forum,
Coils for U. S. Settling
Home Problems First

Senator Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Montana spoke on Foreign Policy
in the National Radio Forum, spon-
sored by The Star, over Station
WMAL and q coast-to-coast net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co. last night. In the address, Sen
ator Wheeler gave his views OF
Americas role in the international
crisis.
The text of the address follows:
The views I express to you tonight
aret not the views of The Star, which
has generously afforded me an op-
portunity to speak to you. They are
banker, nor are they dictated by in
terventionists or warmongers. The
thoughts I am about to express are
not based upon any fear of wild
boasts of American conquest by
Stain. Hitler or Mussolini. know
that neither they nor their ideol-
ogies will capture the people of the
United States or our Imagination to
the point that we would adopt Fas-
cism, Communism or Nazi-ism as an
American doctrine.
You and I are Americans-and as
Americans, of course, we are inter-
ested in the well-being of the people
of all the world. Coming as we do
from the four corners of the earth,
we know that our business, our race
and our religion color our reaction
to any European war. We know
that today wars in Europe or Asia
affect us economically, politically
and emotionally.
We sympathize with the oppressed
and prosecuted everywhere.
Home Problems Come First.
We also realize that we have great
problems at home-that one-third
of our population is ill-fed, ILL
housed and ill-clad-and we have
been told repeatedly, upon the high
Evening star., 1940-12-31

about 81 miles on the Richmond
highway. Dancing nightly to MUSIC
by Tempo, Inc. S..
Lotus-Shows, featuring several
acts and a. chorus, at /, 7:30 and
1880 pm; dancing to Bill StricE-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge.
81.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and inti-
mate spot at 24oo Sixteenth street,
with dancing until las, with music
by Pete Macias and his orchestra.
$3.50, plus tax.
Spanish and Amer
Jean cuisine; dancing from 7:30 on
to music by Carr Van Sickler, Don
Shook and their orchestra and 20
the Trio Lirico in the rumba ard
conga tempt. Songs by Adeli5a
Verela and June Sothern. IS.
Mayfiower Lounge-Dick Kocr 5
Orchestra plays for dancing from 3
TO 7 and after 10, when there's a
minimum charge.
MetrOnome Room Wardman
Park Hotels supper club, gay rem
devious of the towns young set.
Music for dancing by Sonny James
Orchestra: songs by Marcia Neil.
$3.50.
Neptune RoOm-Downtown res
taurant, with entertainment from 8
to 6 in the afternoon and from 8
TO am nightly, by the famed Mllt
Herth Trio, with songs by Gene
Archer.
New Bavarian - Downtown res
taurant and cocktail lounge, with
entertainment nightly by Violinist
Durwood Bowersox and Accordion
ist Eddie Whitsel.
Pail Mall Room-Sleek and con-
tinental dining room and supper
club at the Raleigh Hotel Nightly
dancing, after 8 o'clock, is to Bert
Bernaths music. IS.
Sh0reham Blue ROom-EXtrene-
ly popular and very elegant dinre er
and supper dancing resort. There
are nightly floor shows at $50 and
l1:30 pm. Music by the Barnee-
conducted orchestra. $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

CdDle-QcCenCr6I1ZaC III Of0er CQdL
no one blow could be a knockout
blow. Military authorities say the
entire defense project at Puerto Rico
will be completed in July. 1941, q
full year ahead Of schedule, and the
American paddock will be on two
deep-water passages to the Panama
Canal, the Moana passage to the
West and the Anegada to the East.
The Z am. call left at the San
Juan Hotel to insure the catching
of the Baby Clipper on to Martinique
becomes a wasted precaution. The
roar Of the Navy's patrol bomberS
taking of from the harbor awakens
all but the downright dead long be-
fore that hour. They are bound out
for the neutrality patrol, a descrip-
tive term that is causing increasing
smiles in this section of the world
Formalities for American citizens
are brief before the take-o1 for
Martinique. This is still American
territory and so, too, is the next
stop, st. Thomas. 78 miles to the
south and the next link in the
aforementioned chain of steel
Here is more of that flght-against-
time defense picture, new docks, a
new airport, new hangers. Nature
has helped. st. Thomas Harbor Is
one of the best in the Windward
Islands. 1t looks great, until it is
compared with this harbor here at
Fort De France. The chart shows
a depth Of IS feet at the Navy dock
at st. Thomas Harbor. That's only
deep enough for cruiser, not bat
tie wagon.
So another of the why's" behind
our growing concern over Mar
tiniuue become clearer. Battleships
by the dozen can ride at anchor
in this Fort De France Harbor. II
they are our battleships and go out
to supplement those lighter units
from the south, from st. Thomas
our Navy smiles. If, on the con-
trary, they shiuld be the battle
ships of a hostile nation, going out
to engage those lighter units of ours
from this Caribbean gibraltar-not
so good.
Antigua Harbors Shallow.
The Baby Clipper swings south
again and 219 miles later the dot
below grows into the British Island
of Antigua. This is projected link
in the hemisphere defense plan
made available in the destroyer for
bases swap. Those bases behind have
looked pretty good, tough nuts for
any invader to crack. We're not
so cocky after the look-see at the
Antigua link.
For cold-blooded information or
harbors, islands and sea-paths in
these latitudes the reference book
is the United States Navy's hydro
graphic office publication No. 12a
Sailing Directions for the West
Indies, Volume IL"
The chapter on Antigua Island
contains the following. The coast
line is much indented and forms
numerous bays, harbors and inlets
but most of them are too shallow
to admit any vessel except those OF
! liphteSt draft"
Evening star., 1940-12-31

Year Epe testtptttes has been
noted.J
Anchor RoOm-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing, but en-
tertainment nightly.
Cafe Of All Nations - Popular
downtown cocktail lounge with en-
tertainment by Paul Kain's music,
songs by Adele Van, from 4 to 6,
10 to /.
Cafe Caprice - Intimate lounge
for cocktails and supper dancing at
the Roger Smith Hotel. Music for
dancing is by Don Carpers four
piece instrumental group. 81.
Casino Royal - Shows featuring
several acts and a chorus, nightly
at 7:30, 1o:30 and am. Dancing
to Jack Schaeffer's music. 81.
Ciro'SDowntown cocktail lounge
at 1904 G street, with nightly en-
tertainment until l o'clock. Open
Sundays. No minimum. SO, plus tax
Club Troika-Continental resort,
with nightly revues in the Cossack
and South American manner.
Music for dancing is by Sasha
Lukas' Orchestra. Minimum charge.
Sc.
Cosmos ROOm-Supper club at
the Carlton, sleek and sophisticated.
with dancing at the cocktail and
supper hours to music by Bobby
Simpsons Orchestra, with songs by
Linda Carroll.
Del Rio--There's dancing nightly
in the slick Fiesta Room, with en-
tertainment by expert vaudeville
performers. At the Peace Cross in
Bladensburg. S44o.
FL Patio--Popular cocktail lounge
with entertainment almost contin-
uously, by Jack Campbell at the
piano, with Lima DAcosta and
Honey Dalzell singing in the South
American and local moods.
Hamilton Hotel - Milton Davis
and the orchestra play for dancing
in the Rainbow Room from until
and from 10 to l. $3.50.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the Ambas-
sador Hotel, entertainment nightly
by the Three Ms.
La Sale Versailles Continental
supper club at the well-known
French restaurant L'Escargot. Dance
music is by Burrus Williams Or
chestra, with incidental entertain
ment vocally by Jean Cathon. $3.50
Log Tavern-South of Alexandria
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Two Sentenced in Thefts

Two men, Verla E. Murphy, "a,
and Eugene Pelz, II, neither of any
fixed address, according to police,
were sentenced to q total Of 300
days in Jail each yesterday by
Judge John P. Mcmahon in Police
Court after they had pleaded guilty
on five larceny charges involving
thefts from local stores.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Martinique 5 Hdrbor
Could Give U. s. Foe
Big Advantage
lslond Frunce Owns Offer.
Base for Dozens
Of BottIeships

This is the second OF series OF
articles based on an exhaustive
surrey OF Martinique, French
possession In the West Indies.
The series, ,oritten for the North
American Newspaper Alliance,
examines the intrigue Dhich Is
the islands prevailing theme;
seeks to determine its gopern-
mental control and national SYM
pdthies. and diagnoses the mill
tary, social and political interests
OF the United States in the island.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Spuohetti TO Aid Greeks

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 81 (P).-
The Pilot Club, a civic organization
here, is going to give supper at 81
plate and every cent will go for
the relief of the Greeks.
The supper will consist entirely of
a plate of Italian spaghetti.
Evening star., 1940-12-31

which of course
can't be done
and the frenzied
concern of our
Nation over this
island m | g h t
continue to be a
puzzle.
Approach it in
the light of day
by airliner from
the north and
Jne a n S W e r
starts forming
while YOU are
still 479 miles
away, when the
Evening star., 1940-12-31
BY STEPHEN TRUMBULL.

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,
Dec. 81 (By Airmail to N.A.NA)-
Drop the armchair strategist of a
Pullman here in the dead of night
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Police Seize Auto
And Radio Sender
Near Bowie Track
Unauthorized Station
Used to Transmit
Roce Results

Working with operatives OF the
Federal Communications Commis-
sion, Prince Georges County police
seized an automobile equipped with
a radio sending set inf a woods neal
the Bowie race track yesterday aft
ernoon. The operator or operators
of the automobile had not beer
found early today.
Police Chief Arthur w. Hepburn
said he believed the set was de-
signed to transmit race information
to Washington and Baltimore, al
though he had no evidence of def
mite reception points.
For the past three days county
police had kept the car under sur
veillance.
After persons failed to approach
the car during this time police made
the seizure and impounded the auto
mobile at the Hyattsville station.
The auto had been stationed about
1000 yards from the race track, just
within earshot of the track an
nouncements which are made by a
loudspeaker system. An aerial was
strung between two trees about 200
feet from the car.
OfAcer C. N. Thomson Of the
county police made photographs of
the automobile in the position in
which it was found, to be used as
evidence. The seizure was mAle by
Corpl. Jack Dent and Ofhcer Thom-
sen led by Chief Hepburn.
The automobile bore Ohio license
plates.
Evening star., 1940-11-28
Gorsuch Methodist
Celebrates Founding
90 Years Ago
Mrs. Ella R. Rowe, IS,
Hos Supervised Her SD
Annual Turkey Dinner

Fifty-two years of supervising an
nual turkey suppers is just so much
fun, Mrs. Ella r. Rowe, 85-year-old
member of the Gorsuch Methodist
Church, Fourth and L streets S.W,
admitted last night as oldtimers of
the congregation gathered to cele~
brate the Goth anniversary of the
church's founding.
A smoking coal stove heated the
building the year Mrs. Rowe joined
the church nearly SIS years ago.
1t was Mrs. Rowe who instigated
the time-honored custom of giving
an annual turkey supper at Thanks
giving time. Two weeks ago she
supervised her SIND supper.
I'VE have never had anything
but happy and pleasant times in this
old church." she said. Members re-
called that Mrs. Rowe resigned only
last year as president of the Ladies
Aid Society, post she had held sue
cessively for 80 years.
Mrs. Rowe still remains active In
church work and attends services
every Sunday, sometimes twice a
Sunday" one member said.
Mrs. Emma j. Warren, II, a men,
Der of the church for more than 40
years, regretted the shift in popula-
ton from Southwest Washington
which has taken away many of its
congregation. She now lives at 334
Emerson street NV, but goes regu-
larly to the Gorsuch Church.
Edwin B. Donaldson, one of four
generations christened in the church,
entertained the group last night with
motion pictures of the Sunday school
and its teachers taken last Easter.
Mr.. Donaldson's daughter and her
two children and his mother, all are
members of the church. The young
est is 5 and the Oldest IA years.
Celebration Of the anniversary
will be continued through Sunday.
The Rev. John E. Esaias of Balti-
more, pastor at Gorsuch from 1914
to 1917, will be guest speaker to-
night. Tomorrow night the Rev. E.
A. Ross of Kensington, another
former pastor, will talk. The Rev.
G. E. Williams, district superintend-
ent of the Methodist Church, will
preach Sunday evening.
Pastor Of the church is the Rev.
Richard T. Scholl, who, in the terms
Of last nights oldtimers, is recent
arrival. He has been pastor for
three yoa1S.