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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
BARNARD FIELD
 PICKED AS BASE

Hartford, Conn, October 16. = tUP = Brainard Field has been Se- lected as one of the two New Eng land bases of the Army Air Corps and will be headquarters of the 57th pursuit group and the 30th Air Base group, according to word re- ceived today from Washington.
 The Municipal Airport, across the Connecticut River from the huge United Aircraft Corporation plant, will be assigned approximately 100 planes, 180 officers and 1,70O en- listed men, it was reported.
 Acquisition of nearby land as site for quarters for enlisted men was under consideration.
 Private flying facilities now To- cated at Brainard field will be moved to another field. according to plans. It was expected proposals for con- ;truction at the airport would be announced shortly at Washington.
 The other New England base, it was said, will be located at Fort Devens, at Aver, Mass, as head quarters of the 152nd observation squadron, with 30 officers and 150 enlisted men.
 Present facilities at Brainard Field include the National Guard Han
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
REAL MYSTERY IN
 NEW YORK DEATH
Promi nent Physicians Wife Found Murdered In
 Locked Apartment

New York, Oct. 16.-(UP)-De- tectives encountered a full-blown mystery today in the murder of Mrs. Leah Rubin. 38, wife of a prominent physician.
 Her body was found in a locked apartment at 6:30 yesterday eve ming by a maid returning from shopping. It lay in the foyer. The head was battered and the face bore sharp cuts. The medical exam iner believed the murderer had used a claw hammer but no such weap- on was found.
 George Tilzer, assistant district attorney, said robbery apparently was not the motive, but he did not suggest any other motive. Mrs. Ru- bin wore a house dress. Her purse lay beside her, its contents strewn over the rug. She still wore ring and wrist watch.
 Mrs. Rubin'S husband is pr. Eli H. Rubin, chief of the tuberculosis division of Montefiore Hospital They have two children, Susan, six and Leonard, nine.
 The maid, Betty Clampa, said she last saw Mrs. Rubin alive at 2 D. m. At that time the maid had started her shopping tour, going first to grocery, then to school to get Susan and take her to danc- ing class. Returning home with Su- san, the maid found note on the door knoz from Leonard, saying he hssd been unable to get into the apartment and was waiting at neighbor's, downstairs. The maid had key to the apartment, and found the body On entering.
 The only other persons known to have been at the apartment during the afternoon were window washer, whom the maid said she saw before she went shopping, and David Lieberman, grocer, who made a delivery at 3:45 D. m. The maid said the window washer had appeared on the fire escape outside the apartment, but on being told that the windows there did not need washing, vanished Lieberman said that when he brought the groceries Leonard was sitting on the steps outside the apartment, unable to get in. and that he had left the groceries in the hall.
 The apartment building has auto- matic elevators and detectives found no one who saw a stranger near the Rubin apartment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Highlights or
 Registration

Number registering-16,404,- 900, by the census bureau esti- mate.
 Age limitS-AlI men between 21 and 36. That includes those who have not reached their S6th birthday today.
 Exceptions-onIy active and reserve members of the army, navy, marine corps and nation al guard; the public health ser- vice, coast guard and coast and geodetic survey; foreign diplo- mats and cOnSulS.
 Hours of registration-7 a. m. to g p. m., local time through out the country.
 Number of registration places approximately 125,OOO through out the country.
 Penalty for not registering willful evasion punishable by five years in prison and $10,000 fine.
 TransientS = must register wherever they are today.
 What next?-AbOut 3,280, 900 of tOday'S registrants are ex- pected to be class A-1-nO de- pendents, no essential jobs, no physical disqualificati0ns. Classifications will be carried out in order determined by lot tery held in about two weeks. About 80O,0O0 of the class IA men will be put in training in the next 12 months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
ONLY FEW MOVIE
 HEROES SIGN UP
Most of Therl Over Draft Age -EIigibIes Liable
 to Deferrment

Hollywood, Oct. 16.-(UP)-The movies heroes-or those young enough, and they were surprisingly few-ioined the rest of Americass young men today in registering for the draft.
 Most of the top-fight heart throh5, lkie Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Ronald Col- man, and Cary Grant, were too old. Even those he-inen, of the horse operas, .jill Boyd, Buck Jones, and George O'Brien topped the 36-year- old mark.
 Of the hundred or so actors who did register, most were married 1; many also were paying alinony to their exeS.
 Single men with an Stephen chance of becoming soldiers includ- ed James Stewart, Orson Welles, Caesar Romero, and Broderick Crawford. Virtually all of the oth- CTS could list dependents.
 The registrants arranged mostly to sign their names at polling places before they went to work on the sound stages. A few, like Gene Au- try in New York, John Wayne at Big Bear Lake, Cal, and Robert Preston, in Seattle, were registering away from home.
 Stewart and Bob Cummings were the only first class aviators among Hollywood's draftees. Best shot, perhaps, was Bob Stack-who gave Deanna Durbin her first movie kiss and who is a championship Skeet shooter.
 Andy Devine and Laird Cregar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
BRITISH WOOL TO
 BE STORED HERE

Boston, Oct. 16-(UP)-A major part-perhaps all-of the 25O ,0OO, ,OO( pounds of British-owned wool being shipped to the United States fol safe keeping can be housed within 40-mile radius of Boston, Secre- tary Walter H. Belcher of the Massachusetts Warehousemens' aS- sociation said today.
 A survey showed, Belcher said that 20 warehouses have facilities for storing bonded wool and many others could be bonded through arrangements with customs officials.
 It was reported in wool circles that the first shipment of 4,20O bales was enroute and that two cargoes of 25,000 bales each were to follow shortly. The total shipment, said to comprise quarter of the seasons clip in Australia, was valued at $50, ,00O,O0
 The National Defense Advisory Commission has stated that all such wool shipped here would be frozen" in bond with ownership remaining with Great Britain. None would be used in the United states as long as other wools were available tat reasonable prices" 1t was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
able Goods Lead In Good Market Advance Today
Gains As High As 4
 Points Are Registered
Some New Highs For Year Set SteeIs Feature In
 Market Activity

gained more than a point and United Engineering was up nearly points. Building stocks were firm with U. s. Gypsum common up nearly 2 points. Mack Truck rose 2 points on receipt of a large government order. Douglas Air craft rose nearly 2. Eastman Ko- dak gained more than 2.
 Loft was active at gain of more than a point. Other tcive issues included Anaconda, General Elec- tric, General Motors, North Arneri- can and Radio Corporation. Gains of point and more were noted in Continental Can, Al1is Chalmers, General Railway Signal and Pa- cific Lighting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
TRUCKS AWAIT
 ROAD REOPENINC
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D have threatened to bomb relentless ly, no munitions, arms or airplanes will be allowed to move towards Chungking until Saturday.
 Some quarters estimated that 100,- 900 tons of goods were piled up in Lashio awaiting reopening of the road. Other quarters said that an additional 500,000 tons of material had been accumulated in Rangoon.
 Official British examination of munitions, airplanes, trucks, fuel and railway materials, forbidden passage over the Burma road while it was closed, will begin Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile trucks are being fabricated, fueled and their motors checked in preparation for a dash through expected Japanese bomber attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
SALVATION ARMY
 SUPPER TONIGHT

The first visit to Waterbury of Major Harold A. zealley, divisional officer for the Southern New Eng land division of the Salvation Army, was enjoyed today by members of the local citadel who hear the major in an interesting address at the citadel.
 Tonight the Women's Home league will serve a supper in honor of the major at 6:30 o'clock. After the supper the advisory board will hold an executive session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
LAFAYETTE SCION
 REGISTERS IN N. Y.
Count de Chambrau, Citi= zen Before Birth, Ready
 For Call

New York. Oct. 16 - (UP0 - Count Rene De Chambrun, 33-year- old descendant of Lafayette (and therefore by statute an American citizen,) registered today for a call to service in the United States army.
 Six months ago Count De Cham brun was one of the youngest cap- tains in the French army. He served in the Maginot Line and with the British in Belgium and Flanders as a laison officer.
 This morning he slipped out of his midtown hotel and went to near by public school where he answered the registration clerks question naire.
 This case is not an interesting one" De Chambrun told reporters. T am a lawyer. I have read the law. am registering because I was a U. s. citizen before I was born"
 The Count and his Countess, daughter of French Vice-Premier Laval, have been in New York since September. He is the author of book, T Saw France Fall," which was published today.
 T wrote the book" he said, when I discovered, upon being sent over here to speed up deliveries of arma- ments after my escape from Dun kirk that tn Americans had not ben told the real story of the fight ing. I thought the Americans should know how my country fell, not in Bordeaux, Tours and Paris, but on the battlefields."
 T Saw France Fall' is the story of the military collapse in northern France and Belgium.
 The captain was asked whether he thought France would rise again as an independent nation.
 "Yes," he said. T am certain of that-juSt as she did after the B other invasions. The only problems today for the French is to survive during the storm and to try to pro- fit by yesterdays mistakes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
HEIR LUCKILY FINDS WILL

Glen Canyon. Cal. - (UP) - Charles F. McEuen was kicking around some old papers that had been left with him by the late Henry v. platt. when among them his foot brought to light sealed envelope. Tie opened it and found Q will with which Platt had made him heir to sf.000 in cash and 90 acres of forest and pasture land
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
DISTRICT DRAFT CHAIRMEN MEET Oath to Be Administered to Members at Meetings
 Tonight

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 16-CUP)- The chairmen of Connecticut's 65 local draft boards will be sworn in tonight at district headquarters at Hartford, Norwich, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk and Waterbury.
 Gov. Baldwin, who will speak to all members of the boards at a State Capitol conference at 8:15 p. m, Friday, said the chairman would arrange to have the oath admin stered immediately to the personnel of t!ae Selective Service Boards.
 Officials of Selective Service will be sworn in at the Friday night con- ference, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
WORLDS HISTORIC
 BUILDINGS HIT
Continued from Page l

mediate and very real way. Either his or her home, place of work, church, school, or street has been damaged by bomb or bomb blast. Everyone has felt, the shock of bombs landing within close radius.
 For an example, everyone work ing in the United Press office, all of whom live in different parts of the city, has had a dose of bombing by now.
 There is no honest means of hid- ing the fact that London today is taking a fierce thrashing. A couple of weeks ago you could wander over big areas of the city and see no damage. Today that would be im- possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Hospital Bulletins

Raymond Bronson, IT,, IS, of 26 Fremont street, injured in an auto. mobile accident last night, was reported in good" condition today at the Waterbury Hospital where he was being treated for a con- cuSsiOn and lacerationS.
 Young Bronson received his in- juries when the car in which he was riding struck a rotary sign at WatertOwn avenue and Robbins street. The car was operated by his father, Raymond H. Bronson, 43, who was not arrested.
 Miss Anna Radke, IT, of 5O1 WatertOwn avenue, another pas sengerfi received slight injuries and she was discharged after treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
WOMAN, 80. IS MOVIE FAN

Lawrence. Mas. (Up)-Eighty- year-old Mrs. Philomena Lucier walks two miles daily and attends motion picture theaters at least four times weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

sun on st. AIaFy's danger list was Mrs Caihsrlne Doyle, co, ef lS Walnut street. who was struck by . ear on East Main street . week ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
BURNED AIATCHEs USEFUL

Wodward, Okla. (Up)--Burned matches-of ali things- admitted children to Q theater here. The stunt vas part of Are prevention seek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

registered but ddin't expect to be called; Devinc weighs PTS pounds, Cregar, BIO.
 Mischa Auer was one of the few comedians young enough to sign up. He will be 36 next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

Uruguay has given its prcsident tho power to reeulate the cost Of living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

Joseph Privitera, 54. of 285 Bank street, suffered 12 broken ribs to- day. when scaffOIding gave way and he crashed to the ground while working on construction project in ThOmastOn.
 Authorities at the Waterbury hospital said his condition was "fair."
 The accident, according to au- thOrities, occurred at South Main street, ThOmaston where Privitera, employed by the Paganine Con. structiOn Company of TorringtOn. was working on a gasoline station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

gar. now used by the Hath Obser- vation Squadron which will be sent to Florida in January with the 43d National Guard Division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

Private Bernard Coyle, of Truck Company 1 of the fire department, was reported in good" condition today at St. Mary's hospital where he has been a patient since Sept. 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

Mrs. Ruth Favara, 2s. of 167 South Main street. who took poison yesterday, was described ln good condition at SC. Mary's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-15
CHAPTER THIRTY-FICHT

ON THE day following their de-
cision about the new play, first an
nouncement came out in the city
newspapers. The Wit to WOO
WAS as catchy 4 title rs Male -
Measure" had been. IT was keyed
TO vouth and spring and rclIickHhS
romauce SO that literally every
body, it seemed, was Interested
Before 3 O'Clock that morning
Mr.. Walsh, manager of the or
pEeunl, largest theater III the city'
telephcncd for an appointment
with Bill. ~.
FRANKLY. Mr.. Bailey" the the
ater man said. Il hear so nucil
about Your plays that L hope we
can arrange Il way 10 stage them
here in the Orpheum, where we
have every facility You need
Bill was elated. Thank you' puI
don't think it can fit into our
present plans" he answered. ANY
way, come on out and talk about
il, sir"
They made the aPp"mt",e"[ ,. ios
afternoon at Bill : request, p',t t',;s
he and Gayle were '"''''''''N' '.''r
morning about 4 more personal
worry. The two had agreed to CrlVe
to police headquarters ut 10. Ihey
started III lne N'' '''v .'.. IIonl,s
Bill used. After 4 l',N M
though, 4 thought S'''oN din.
Say" He pulled 10 Il S'oP. wv
ought to have brought Jeremy.
He's in this now, Gayle 1 ihe,'i''
he knows as much us we no. @it'1 III
we'll, lordy. he's (. pretty good egg
and all"
Gayle nodded. Lets go back 1or
him.
They found Jeremy upstairs IN
the library. They came onto him
unexpectedly and he evidenced
some embarrassment at their find
ing him as he was. He was not
reading one Of the weightier vol,
umeS from the excellent Nlerriiel''
colleCtion-he was enjoying llc-
ton story III popular naSdzi'e'
why. Jeremy! Gayle leaSeu.
"Pll bet there's not a word apout
archaeology N TINS story oHaI,.e.
He began to stanmer IN aPoloSy
or explanation, but they laHSheo
it down. rnally making nm sItl.'e
with them. In Il little "hlIe t"e
three were IN the car ana ro'4HHs
again.
At police headquarters the oe.
tective captain was courteous p"'
non-commit,2. $500.
You young Pe%pIe are in,2,t-
tlent, ne SaI". W te ""'',,tIS
that matter 81! tte '''ne' -.
HoimQtnSt IS riSHI IHere' |t!1 siHc
good. but II taxes t''I'e' W. tta n,e
some pretty Sooo luT"S NIo s.ot IVY
the Watcn anu the oIo Je%elty' too,
but We must nave PROOF we ie uo'
amateurs AT ttllS DU'SHIeSS' SUI.
He eyed Bill significantly, and
Bill grinned a tritte weakly. His
interference" in the theft matter,
and the resultant difficulties for
himself and others, was hardly a
laughing matter with him.
still" the captain went on, 1--WE
do APPRECIATE what you have tried
to do. and done. to help us. We
need your cooperation, as we di-
rect. Have YOU ANYTHING new to tell
us? ANY suSpicions that might
help? AnvthiNg?"
Jeremy Tucker took no part in
the conversation. He had never
been iside a police station before;
he was definitely awed by the ey.
perience this morning. Nor, for
that matter, did Gayle say much;
>~N 49,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-15

the thief. See what I mean?"
Bill struggled with it, and the
captain smiled kindly at him.
II know, son. Mrs. Holmquist IS
q mature woman. She told me
about that. She likes you, by the
way. All of you. Incidentally. il
YOU ever let leak single hint that
She is not a maid. but is really 4
detective, her usefulness there Is
done. Understand"
The three nodded.
Nov, Mr.. Bailey, you figured
that this Montesa girl was one OF
those on her own here. Earning her
own living and everything, and 50
might be tempted to steal. Wei,
the police know that, but we also
know she is 4 devout Christian as
we'll. She attends church regularly,
and has done so for years. That's
all in her favor. On the other nand,
it may not mean a thing. 1t could
mean simply that she uses her
Christian front for Il cOvcr-up.
There's lots of unexplained. I'M
solved theftS and some of them
could be hers.
1T might be that she was sud
denly desperate for mOney-maybc
she wanted something very badly
and needed money to get it, and so
cracked when temptation was I'M
der her nose. You see? That's the
way it happens, often. So we'll
take note of your bunch ana re-
check there, carefully. You your
self just lay low. You're ineNperi-
enced, and if you get to playing
detective again you might warn
the thief away"
They had to leave X at that.
The detective captains summary
made sense anyway, Bill and Gayle
both admitted en- route home
again. But it didn't allay the GnaW-
ing suspicious of Lola. Jeremy par
ticularly was distressed about it.
He denied, repeatedly, that Lola
could "have it IN nor heart to
be anything but /. exceptionally
lovely girl she appeared to be: a
little shy, maybe, but all the more
adorable therefore.
The matter prompted Jeremy to
seek Lola out when he got back
to The Oaks. He had promised to
drop no hint of the suspicious
against her, to do or say nothing
that might disturb her again. He
just wanted, somehow, to De with
her.
Because the other girls were in
the swimming pool, awaiting BilIs
return and his call to a study Of
the play again, Lola had found a
book and gone off into a shaded
nook on the lawn to read. Adele
Larraway directed Jeremy to her.
Lola's big eyes looked up in pleas
ure when Jeremy came near, smil-
ing.
1T is a lovely spot to read, Lola"
said ne.
Eyes. Iss beautiful here. Iss so
beautiful all around thee place you
live, ference"
He stared. He wasn't at case in
the presence Of any girl ordinarily,
and dark, slightly foreign Lola,
was even more disturbing TO him.
| Quite uncu"fciCusly he w2s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-15

Panama is creating its own force of
Omen to balk fifth column activi-
ties aimed ut the Panama Canal.
according to President Augusta
Boyd. Declaring he would GEO.
operate with the United States"
President Boyd revealed European
born aliens illegally in Panama al
ready are being drnort"d
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-15

;r~aising the depth OF her eyes, the
! Silkrn hlaCknCSS of her hair, and
her perfect teeth, which by con-
trast seemed whittier than white.
lie CoU&hcd little, ncrvOusly.
Yes. What are you reading? May
! I look at it?"
"Oh. sUrclcc!'
"poctry again"
She nodded, smiling swcetly. "1ss
thee best way people say how they
fee! in their hearts. No Cs vcrdad ? )"
She slipped into her Spanish idiom
quite uncon$ciously, rs she often
did, Spanish she had drought with
her from the border country, in
New Mcyico.
lie looked ut the page where she
had been reading. a short poem he
read aloud:
"A Saguaro, finger to the sky.
Mi~ht strain
TO rip some passing cloud
For rain;
Or barrel cactus near the sand
Content.
Be careless of the fOunt
OF nOuriShment.
Unhardicapped by holiness.
Or sin.
Life bubbles from the ground.
Within"
There was an appreciative pause,
and then Lola spoke barely above
q whisper, looking closely at Jer-
envy. "ISS by q man name Alfred
Pratt. He was see rny countree and
love it. Thee McNic,in border coun-
tree. Iss beautiful there. too, Jere-
NEE. Iss diffcrcntj buts bcautiful.
ISIS much beauty everywhere. if
one sees"
Jeremy looked at her again. Re"
Numbering the discussion at police
HEADQUARTERS Il while ago, he was
moved to study hrr closely now,
and did 50.
He wasn't experienced at reading
character. though, and for no par
ticlIlar reason he felt his blood
pumping fast. The strange, tingly
delight Of being near to beauti-
full girl suddenly embarrassed him,
so that he looked away.
Yes. any place is beautiful,
Lola. if one sees. L hadn't thought
of that before, but it is so. 1t is
SOL" He paused for long moment.
She did not speak. "Lola-sce here!
Beauty loves beauty, doesn't it? 1
mean, beautiful things sort of-of
run together, 1 believe. Poetry.
Trees. Flowers and birds and SUM-
shine here. You. say, Lold-"
He die not finish. he just sort of
driftcd off. He was gazing at the
book again, and so was she. For a
long while they read there to-
gcthcr, page by page, quiet, con-
tent. Q
Somctimcs-for some people
companionship docs not demand
conversation. There is betWe~H
them communion more subtle and
more powerful than words. 1t is es-
pccially possible between boy and
girl, for it is the stuff from which
lavc is made.
40 BE Continued
Evening star., 1940-05-25
1445 SPRING RID. NV.
1915 w PL, NV.
THE ROCHESTER,

Elec. refrigeration on house current.
Resident manager, CO. 1865.
2 rms. kit. and bath S42 30
Evening star., 1940-05-25

Large foyer. living room. dining
room, / and Q bedrooms. bath,
dinette. kitchen and tnclosed
porch, ample closet space; garage,
secretarial switchboard. Res.
Mgr. Woodley ATT.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
14zI COLUMBIA ROAD

Combination living and dining room.
/. Q and 8 bedrooms, bath, porch
and kitchen. Elec. refg. on house
current. Resident manager.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
34oe 7qth STREET

ordway st.. near uptoWn Theater5
2 rooms, dinetts, kitchen and bath,
$3.50.
Electric refrigeration on house
current. Modern plumbing
newly decorated. Resident mgr.
EN-. O2O6.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
1900 I4th STREET

Large foyer, living room, 1, Q and 8
bedrooms, and 2 baths, inclosed
house current. Elevator. Garage.
Res. mGr.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

1925 18th ST. NV.
Gas, electricity and refrigeration IN.
cluded In rent. Resident manager.
2 rms. kit. d. .. and bath--$60. 90
1893 CONNECTICUT AVE. NV.
Electric refriEeration on house cur.
rent. Resident, MI o619
rms. kit. and bath S47. 80
Evening star., 1940-05-25

Gas. electricity and refrigera ton in.
cluded in rent. Resident MANAGER.
GE. 1894.
rm., kit. and bath S40. 90
Evening star., 1940-05-25
GARDEN TOWERS

Gas refrigeration. Elevator. Resident
manager DI. 257S.
/ rm, kit. and bath so