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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
Newest Destroyer
Is Inspected Here
BY Navy Chiefs
1897 Ship on
Shokedown Cruise to
Go on TO New York

Navy Department officials and de-
Signers today inspected the service 5
newest destroyer, the Benson, which
locked a. the Navy Yard Saturday
after quick run from Guantanamo
Cuba.
The 1,650-ton ship is on a shake
down cruise, and from here will go
to New York City and later Boston,
where she will receive final tests
before permanent assignment.
With streamlined bow and car
rying but single stack, the Benson
Is the first of the Nays new de-
stroyers to visit Washington. The
older destroyers have two to four
stacks.
The average destroyers sold to
Great Britain, a Navy Yard spokes-
man pointed out, carry four stacks.
1t. Comdr. A. l.. Peasants OF
Richmond, Va, is in command OF
the Benson which was named after
the late Admiral William S. Benson
chief of naval operations, during
the World War. The three day run
from the West Indies was uneyent-
full, according to its skipper.
Comdr. Peasants will have Mrs
Benson, widow of the admiral. as
luncheon guest aboard the ship to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
P. Wirephoto.

% submarines and the Manitowoc
(WisD Shipbuilding Co. will build
10 submarines.
The Gull Shipbuilding Corp. will
build four destroyers.
The repair ship was allocated to
the Los Angeles Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co.
Two battleships will be built at
the New York Navy Yard, three at
the Philadelphia yard and two al
Norf Dix.
The Boston Navy Yard will build
six destroyers, the Charleston Navy
Yard five and six other destroyers
will be constructed at the Puget
Sound Navy Yard.
The Portsmouth Navy Yard was
given the task of building six SUBJ
marines and Mare Island Navy
Yard will build the other two SUBJ
marines included in today's pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

reach a nurse trapped beneath tons
of masonry several stories above the
ground.
The nurse directed the rescuers to
her position from a bed wedged
crafty in the jagged, tottering walls.
Three other nurses trapped in the
building were believed dead. ..
Nineteen nurses and patients were
injured when a direct hit hurled a
three-ton water tank from the roof
SO yards across a quadrangle and
through the third floor of another
building.
One man, trapped in his kitchen
while flames licked at him from
above, finally was rescued. He COM
mented: Il worried about my will,
but I can make a new one now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
peared, however, and kept up tn,
bombing until daybreak.

peared however, and kept up the
bombing until daybreak.
Some of the attackers operated in
dependently, some circIed the city,
others climbed high over London
and dived past barrage balloons at
the heart Of the capital.
Most of the raiders struck from
the east but some Swooped in from
the northwest There were scat
tered reports of bombings elsewhere
along the east and south coasts and
in Wales, but London bore the brunt.
Most of London's millions stayed
in hiding through the night-in pub
lie or private shelters, trying to get
some rest amid the din.
Few ventured onto the streets, but
when the all-clear signal came they
poured out, haggard and grim, to
view the damage and go about their
business.
Bomb craters pock-marked many
streets, forcing traffic to detour.
TaxicabS were in constant demand.
Bus service was irregular. Some
buses, abandoned during the raid,
were smashed by direct hits or col
lapsed walls.
Bomb Shelter Hit.
A direct hit on one bomb shelter
III southwestern section Of the city
was reported to have killed an un-
disclosed number of persons.
Most workers had to walk to their
Offices ard factories. Many of them
were sleepless except for what rest
they could get on pillows and blan-
kets they carried to the shelters.
SubwayS were operating.
But Britons were advised to be
ready to take even more. One Air
Ministry official commented:
1--WE have not yet reached the top
note of this crescendo of air attack -
Flames completed the ruin of one
block of flats, hit squarely by bombs.
Rescue crews worked for several
hours getting the injured out of the
flaming wreckage and sending them
to hospitals. Casualties in Central
London were reported to be light.
Train passengers caught by the
raid took shelter in stations. Some
bombs struck so near that window
glass showered the floors.
Passengers stranded in one station
saw a German bomber smash into a
barrage balloon. Plane and balloon
plunged in flames.
Fire broke out in a central Lon
don tenement, hit by bomb, and
it was feared that many residents
of the building might have been
trapped in the basement, where they
had taken shelter.
Is Hurt in Institute.
Most of the damage in central
London was in an area within a
quarter-mile radius.
An explosion blew out window
frames of an institute where 1,400
men and women from 40 to 100 years
old lived, and Is were injured seri-
ously.
Hours after the night raiders dis
appeared another time bomb ex-
ploded in a West London suburb.
Rescue squads worked teverishly
over the ruins of a nurses home to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
New 'Super-Bombs'
Rained on London,
Germans Say
World Wonders If
Hitler Has Loosed
His Secret Weapon
BY the ASsocie ted Press.

BY the Associate Press.
Powerful new super bombs
smashed down on London today
from Germany's biggest planes and
the world wondered if Adolf Hitler
had loosed his oft-threatened secret
weapon.
without describing them, author
ICED German sources mentioned the
super bombs" for the first time to-
day, declaring one such bomb could
level anything within a radius of 500
yards, and that the conclusion was
so great that planes, even at heights
of several thousand feet, were
pitched about like small boats on a
stormy sea.
Flying high over the city, at an
altitude of some $4,000 or 5000 feet,
the German airmen could feel dis
tinctly the vibrations caused by the
explosions of these super bombs" a
German radio announcer asserted in
a short wave report picked up by
c. B. S. in New York.
No Reports From London.
THE terrific effect of the German
superbombs was confirmed by the
crews of German reconnaissance
planes upon their return from
the London area" the announcer
continued.
Even human lungs cannot resist
the terrific force of their explosion"
There were no reports from the
British capital, however, to back up
German claims relative to the power
of the missiles.
Heavy bombs dropped in London
with express train regularity" a
member of the London Associated
Press staff reported by telephone
about an hour after an authorita-
tive source in Berlin said IS of
Germany's biggest airships loaded
with the "superbombs' had taken
off for England's metropolis. There
was nothing to indicate that these
explosions were those of the super
bombs"
Powerful Anchored Planes.
A checkup of the German ref
erence to the large planes disclosed
that the biggest Nazi military plane
of which there is any record is the
Junkers Ju 80, powered with four
12-cylinder, liquid-cooled motors
and reputed to have a speed of
225 miles an hour.
Other specifications are lacking
from James "All the Worlds Air
craft" authoritative British avn
alton manual, which does, however,
describe the Ju 89's lower powered
commercial sister, the Ju 80, as
capable of carrying seven-ton load
40 passengers and baggage.
Planes of the type of the Ju 90,
which has Widespread of Us feet
and a length of more than Sc feet,
were used to ferry soldiers to Nor
way and similar ships were reported
seen over London last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
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Continued From First Page. }

cially that the Parliament buildings
were not hit
AT least two t1me-bomb explo-
sions were reported. One damaged
a hospital where doctors and nurse,
worked to keep apace with the in
jured brought in by ambulance
crews. Bombs hit three ether hos
ANls, denolishing wing of one
OF them.
In addition to the usual incendiary
explosives, earth-shaking explosions
told that the raiders were using their
biggest bombs.
Public services were reported tenn
porarily disrupted. Many homes and
some mercantile buildings were
damaged. Some of the business and
public buildings hit were in the
center of the city.
Heavy explosions shook the AS
ISOLATED Press Building. knocking
down a staff member watching the
raiders and a photographer setting
up his camera for a picture.
Some sections OF the city, now
ever, apparently escaped with little
or no damage There was no sign
of bomb ruin along main thorough
fares of the Hyde Park area, the
Strand or Picadilly.
51-Minute Alarm at Noon.
The night raid followed a 51-min-
ute alarm at noon yesterday. At
that time no bombers appeared over
the city.
In the late afternoon coastal anti
aircraft batteries beat back some
German planes. but as the sky dark
ened the Nazi flyers began to break
through. The attack grew in in
tensity until midnight, when there
was lull. New Nazi squadrons ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
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be released Immediately following
passage of the legislation.
In addition, estimates of costs for
aircraft, ordnance material and
plant expansion were carefully cal
culated and contracts tentatively
negotiated, giving thorough con-
sideration to ALLEGATIONS consistent
with present facilities and strategic
locations, Navy officials said.
With the cooperative efforts OF
William S. Knudsen, industrial pro-
duction chief for the Defense Com
mission, the Navy completed the
award of contracts and ALLEGATION
of building Immediately after Of
fetal notification of President Roose-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

On. j. yards, and the Federal Ship
building g. Drydock Co. will build
five cruisers and IT destroyers in
its Kearny IN. j. plant.
The Seattle Shipbuilding
Co. was given contracts for 20 de-
Stroyers and the Consolidated Steel
Corp, Orange. Tex, received con-
tracts to build IL destroyers. The
Bath CMe) IronworkS Corp. will
built IL destroyers.
The Electric. Boat Co. will build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

velt's approval of the appropriation.
The Newport News Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co. will build four aircraft
carriers and two cruisers.
The Bethlehem Steel Co. received
contracts for four aircraft carriers,
10 cruisers and "a destroyers. These
will be built at the Fore River,
Union, San Pedro and Staten Is
land plants
The New York Shipbuilding Corp.
will build 10 cruisers in its Camden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

Grand Coulee dam contains
enough concrete to provide a Ssh
pound souvenir for every person in
the United States.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-09-27
Test Your |. @.
BY DAVID b. FEINBERG
of "The Jewish Quiz Book"

1. What is the Kiddush?
2. Why are Torah scrolls in
stead of Torah books" used in
the Synagogue?
8. What is the origin and mean
ing of the word Bible?
4. What is the popular Hebrew
designation for the Bible?
5. What is the authoritative
code of Jewish law?
6. What is one Talmudic opinion
on prayer, characteristic of the
Jewish attitude to prayer?
Z. When was the Babylonian
Talmud compiled and edited?
8. who is the author of the
"Shema"
9. What are the words by which
the Jewish groom weds his bride?
10. Who was Rachel Mopurgo?
IL. Who discovered the germ OF
pneumonia
IL. Who fixed the Jewish cal
endar definitely?
IS. Who was a great and be-
loved teacher and leader of the
Jews in Palestine about two thou
sand years ago?
IA. For what is Hillel famous
as a Talmudist?
Is. Who was Hillers contemp-
orary and antagonist in the in
depreciation Of the Torah?
16. What, according to Hillel,
is the substance of the Torah?
II. Who founded the first Yesh-
ivah as refuge for Jewish Law
while Jerusalem was besieged by
the Romans?
10. Who was the first Jewish
historian, and what are his books =?
10. What modern Jewish novel
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-09-27
LIFE AND
FAITH
(COntin'd from Page Thirty-twO)

its aims and ideals. Life without
Faith eventually brings destruc-
ton. A life of irreligion and sin
is a serious mistake. I care not
how learned and accomplished,
how successful and Well-to-do
man is, if he lives in rebellion
against the will of God and shuts
out Faith from his heart, his life
is Wasted-a failure of failures.
Without Faith, man is on level
with the brute.
This, then, my friends, is my
New Years message to you. Life
with Faith is a precious boon
which is intended for man in or
der that he may improve it, ele-
vate it, and make it "a thing of
beauty and joy forever" wish
you to be impressed wi h the
truth that life is neither comedy
nor a tragedy; that it is neither
a banqueting hall nor a dungeon;
that it is rather a field where the
indolent stand idly and lament
because of the thistles that spring
up about them. The web of our
life is of a mingled yarn, good and
i'll together. 1 cannot deny the eX-
istence of evil in this world, nor
do ignore the troubles and sor-
rows in the world today. But what
I do desire to emphasize is: first,
that there is also plenty of hap
piness, especially for those who
live in the United States of Amer
lea whose colors stand for liberty
and freedom for all loyal and law
abiding citizens. Faith will guide
you through the rocky and thorny
paths of existence.
In conclusion, let me relate to
you an old Arabian legend:
King Nimrod one day summoned
his three sons and ordered three
urns under seal to be set before
them; one was gold, another of
amber, the third of clay. The king
babe the oldest of his sons to
choose that which appeared to
contain the treasure of greatest
price. He chose the vase of gold,
upon which was written EMPIRE,
opened it, and found it full of
blood. The second took the vase
of amber on which was written
the word GLORY, opened it and
found it full of the ashes of men
who had made a great sensation
in life. The third took the clay
vase remaining, opened it and
found it empty, but on the bot
tom the potter had inscribed the
name of God. (Which of these
vases weighs the most ?" asked
the king of his courtiers. The men
of ambition replied the vase of
gold. The conquerors said the am
Der one, but the sages pointed to
the empty vase because a single
letter of the name of God was of
more weight than the entire globe.
Yisroel b'tach badonoy, o Israel,
choose then faith in God. Take the
vase that contains your happiness
and comfort through the vicissi-
tudes of life. L'shoneh Eovu Tiko-
sevu. May God grant us health
full and happier New Year.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-09-27

list made Josephus the central
character of book?
20. Where is this quotation to
be found, Better is it that thou
shouldnest not vow, tn a n that
thou shouldest vow and not pay" =?
ANSWERS on Page FOrty-four)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
UNDER DISCUSSION
O. r. 7. Women Hear Rep
resentatives OF Rival
Parties Present Views

Democratic and Republican sides
of the present campaign were OUT
lined by Attorney Michael v. Blans-
field and Attorney J. Warren up
son, respectively, at meeting of
the Waterbury Chapter, Women's
American o. r. T., at The Elton
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Blansfield described the gains
made under the New Deal. He urged
full aid to Great Britain and full
defense at home, He advocated the
establishment of a state trade school
in Waterbury and modification of
the Sunday sales law.
Mr.. Epson assailed the third term
and prasied the qualifications of
Wendell Willkie.
The chapter made plans for a tea
November / in honor of Lady Mar
ley, of London, recently arrived in
this country. Mrs. Albert Bement
will be in charge Of the tea, and
Mrs. Harry Levin in charge of the
reception.
Mrs. A. Henry Weisman presided
at the meeting.
Refreshments were served by the
following hostesSes: Mrs. Joseph
Eisenberg, Mrs. Edward Goldberg,
Mrs. Harry Levin, Mrs. Sara Freed
man, Mrs. Henry Gartzman, Mrs.
Albert Greenberg, Mrs. A. Henry
Weisman, Mrs. Leonard Garston and
Mrs. Wilfred Greenblatt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22
BY. BILL GARRIGus

Ever see dog smile? Jim
Fleming's dog, Rover, laughs aloud
these days, because Jim is home
again after more months than we
care to remember in hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22
RADIO SERMON
ON PROFANITY
Salvation Army Discusses
Lack OF Reverence In
Present Day Speech


Charles Rietdyke, Of the local
corps Of the Salvation Army gave
the following talk during the Ar
my's regular Sunday night broad
cast over Station W-A-T-R at GAS
last night.
To-day we continue our discussion
Of the Ten Commandments, and we
present for our meditation that
commandment, which so many Of us
transgress against day after day;
Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord, thy God, in vain. Some men
believe that the use of profanity is
absolutely necessary IN order that
they might relieve pent up feelings
land usually when questioned, they
will relieve pent up feelings land
usually when questioned, they will
acknowledge that their use of pro-
family is merely a habit; bad ha-
bit, Of course, but then they mean
nothing by it,.
Just how much can we justify this
taking the name of God in vain?
That which we reverence, we keep
holy. We built great Cathedrals,
beautiful churches, magnificent tenn
Piles, all dedicated to the service and
worship of Almighty God. Those
buildings we keep holy; yet, as
buildings go, they might serve many
other purposes-with the pews re-
moved, these church. buildings might
make splendid dance halls, arenas
and other show. places, but because
we consider these buildings holy,
such ideas do not even enter our
minds.
Is the house of God greater than
His Holy Name? Can we reverence
the brick and stone and glass which
constitutes the building, and not
reverence the name of Him to which
they are dedicated and whose very
presence makes them worthy of re-
spect?
We all reverence and respect the
flag of our country-we love it for
its greatness, for its emblematic
promise of liberty and freedom for
all-yet this flag of ours, as piece
of bunting, a piece of cloths might
serve many other purposes. It
might do for a table cloth, even a
patch for an old pair of pants, or
to wrap bundle of rags-but be-
cause we love and. reverence our
flag, such thoughts are unthinkable
that, which we reverence, we keep
holy.
Is the Holy Name of God less
worthy of respect and reverence
than, the flag of our country? So,
you people who love your church
and who respect your flag, why not
extend at least that same amount
of consideration to the name of your
Creator and, if you are in the habit
of using profanity, just remember,
you not only show a definite lack of
vocabulary, but above all things, you
break a God-given Commandment,
which carries with it this extremely
severe admonition: for the Lord will
not hold him guiltless that taketh
His name in vain
Next time, my friends, when you
are tempted to use the Name Of God
in vain, think of its sacredness, its
holiness, its greatness. And then
I feel sure that you too will abide
by that Commandment, Thou shalt
not take the Name of the Lord, thy
God, in vain
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22

Hollywood, Oct. 22-Ann Sheri-
dams first open revolt against War
ners was not about the oomph bus
mess or poor roles, but about salary.
Scheduled to play the strawberry
blond in the picture Of the same
name, Miss Sheridan left her stud
10 high and dry to go sailing off
Lower California with George Brent.
Boomphed to fame by press agentry,
she was currently netting $1,000 a
week. But when the studio wouldn't
boost this figure, Miss Sheridan
withdrew hers from the lot.
Borrowed from the neighbors for
the Sheridan role, Rita Hayworth
appears to be quite a reasonably ac-
curate facsimile. She sheds glamQr
in similar style, but bears no charm
tag like cit" or "oomph," Studio
scribes searched six months for a
word, finally decided she left them
speechleSS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22
SCULLY, SMITH
ADDRESS RALLY.
National Defense NOn-Par-
tisan Issue Declares
!. Congressman

Production Of airplanes and other
national defense weapons Is rapidly
increasing, Congressman y. Joseph
Smith told rally at Harwinton last
night. The crowd Of more than 200
in attendance made It the largest
Democratic rally the town has had
in many years.
Mayor Vincent Scully of Water
bury, Attorney Thomas F. McDon-
ough Of New Britain, Secretary j.
Walter barley Of the state central
committee, Mrs. May Doyle Of
Thomaston, Major Harry Hornbos-
tie. Frederick r. Phelan and Mrs
Susan Hoben Of Torrington were
among the other speakers. Suther-
land Beckwith presided.
National defense is not and
should not be a partisan matter, !"
said Congressman Smith, candidate
for reelection in the fifth district.
People, he said, should mot be de-
ceived in political campaigns by at
tempts to create panic by painting
defense in a false light for partisan
purposes"
Both the army and the navy now
have more planes, he said, and pro-
duction Is being steadily stepped up
Last month, he stated, deliveries of
2,400 plane engines were made. BY
July Of next year, he said, produc-
ton Of planes will be at the rate
Of $4,000 a year and the figure will
be boosted to $4,000 in 1912.
The administration has been Stor-
ing up basic defense commodities,
Congressman Smith said, and the
training Of factories to handle de-
Tense orders has allowed early high
production.
'"The nations outlook was the
blacklist in its history" when Presi-
dent Roosevelt took Office in 1888,
Mayor Scully declared Many of
those now opposing the President,
he said, forget that it was his cour-
age and his leadership that saved
their homes, their investments and
their savings when catastrophe
threatened. He pointed out that
Wendell Willkie and the Republican
senatorial candidate in this state,
Paul L. Cornell, approve the
achievements of the New Deal and
promise to continue it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22
BURMA CENTENARY
WILL BE USED

october 22-The recently issued
elusive Burma centenary honoring
the Tooth Anniversary Of Postage
Stamps will be used in connection
with the Maiden Voyage of the s. s.
Executor, newest vessel of the
American Export Lines. The ship
was launched at Quincy. Mass, and
Is scheduled to leave November 4th
on her maiden voyage to India.
The 90-day round trip. via Cape
of Good Hope, which covers the
same route as the sister ships, the
S. s. Exemplar and S. S. Exhibitor.
win be commemorated by special
Maiden Voyage Covers. These
Covers viii be franked with the re-
cent and already elusive Burma
Centenary stamp and the American
Export Lines have made arrange
ments to have a special Maiden
Voyage canccssss==..:csl on the envel-
opes. which win also show the Bur-
ma Transit cancellations.
The covers will be offered to coll
lectors completely serviced, at Csc
each, and the arrangements for the
handling Of this service is under the
supervision of American Export
Lines Philatelic Agent. 81 Park Row,
New York City. Deadline. November
2.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-22

gan issuing refundIue bonds to &C.
tire bonds maturing each year.
Mr.. GaIullD said that Republican
candidates should make oppozIt|tn
to any such bond issues their cam
paign theme. The bond tissue. Re
charged. would be used By the city
administration TO grease It's way IN
10 another election"
Attorney Maurice Wrenn candidate
for judge Of probate, disagreed with
Mr.. Galullo, saying that the matter
was one for the city budget makers
to handle. 'Let us look after ON
own affairs" he said.
Mr.. Wrenn, however, ct meet
ing Of @. o. p. district leaders and
workers, charged that fees charged
in the probate court are too high
and should be reduced. He urged
the election Of Wendell Willkie and
the entire Republican ticket.