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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Myrtle Walker,
v. L. Cholson
We'd In Kentucky

.u1svILLE, KY, July 27-The
U of Miss Myrtle Bowden
Veu, of Louisville, daughter of
WAN Mrs. John D. Walker, to
MI, L,vtle Gholson, Of Mar
"A Iowa. son of Mr.. and
snaD l. L. Gholson, of Whining
MaS n. c., was solemnized on Sat
'On' afternoon, July 20, at $50
uiua et in the First Presbyterian
O' '.oh here. The Rev. Frank P.
e ,'aorson D. D., officiated at the
ceremony.
program of wedding music
,as given by Miss Helen Parker,
W was louisville, crganist, and Miss
T u Rose, soloist. Miss Park
aoved ''Lieberstraum," "At
nouning,p "The Rosary" and the
bridal chorus from Lohengrin. Miss
na.o sane Because" and II
1--we You Truly
Miss Margaret Walker was her
.;s+er,s maid of honor and the
hridesmaids were Misses Ruth
cho1son. of Wilmington, Olivia
walker Lois Poehner and Flor
ence Rose.
me bridegroom was attended by
his father, ]. L. Chosen, Of Will
n,ington. as best man. Ushers were
1obn NJ. Walker, E. D. Walker,
Palnh Davenport, of Marshall
town Iowa, and Rider Lewis.
The maid of honor wore a cos
hume of dusty pink in summer
,.ffeta fashioned along Scarlet
o,Hara lines and carried a bouquet
of garden flowers. The brides
maids wore gowns fashioned along
+he same lires in powder blue. All
The attendants wore shoulder
length wells to match their gowns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
KELLY

KELLY, July 27.-Wade Blood
worth was operated on for appen-
dicitis at James Walker Memorial
hospital Wednesday. w. T..
Rawls and George w. Rawls made
Wednesday,. Mrs. J. r. Barnhill
and Mrs. Rayburn Radford have
returned from Florida and Georgia,
where they visited relatives. -
Mrs. E. L. Corbett and daughter,
Maude Augusta, Mrs. A. J. Blood
worth and Miss Bessie Boodworth
visited Wade Bloodworth at the
James Walker hospital Thursday.
Dorothy Grey Ward. of Whining
ton, is spending a while here
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
becca Rocks has returned from
Delco, where she spent a week
with htr aunt, Mrs. Clyde John
SON.
A family reunion was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Bloodworth's Sunday. Only the i'm
mediate family were present, which
was the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gilbert and three children
from Bolivia; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Bloodw >rth and two children, of
Rocky Mount; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Bloodworth and two children; Mr..
and. Mrs. R. c. Bloodworth and
daughter; and the family, includ-
ing Miss Bessie and Wade Blood
worth. A dinner was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Corbett and
small daughter, Maude Augusta,
were supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Horrell Sunday night.
Noah w. Pridgen remains very
i'll at his home. R. J. Corbett was
a business caller in Atkinson the
weekend. Mrs. Dora Mckinney
is ill at her country home, Live
Oaks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
The wells were held in place with
bands of roses.

The wells were held in place with
bands of roses.
The bride wore an Empire gown
OF white satin with pearl clips at
the neckline> and was fashioned
with tiny covered buttons down
the waist back. The full skirt fell
in graceful folds forming a train
in the back. The veil was bordered
with Chantilly lace and held in
place by a tiara of seed pearls and
orange blossoms. The bride car
ried a bouquet of white hoses with
a corsage of American Beauty
roses forming the center of the
bouquet.
The brides mother wore a white
lace dress and a corsage Of roses
and lilies of the valley. The bride
groom's mother chose a blue lace
gown and a bouquet of talisman
}roses.
A reception was given the brides
parents at their home on Eastern
Parkway following the ceremony.
Following a wedding trip to Blue
Ridge, North Carolina the couple
will make their home in Marshall
town.
Mrs. Gholson attended the Uni
versity of Louisville and Mr.. Ghol-
son was graduated from the III
versity of North Carolina at Cha
pei Hill, and George Williams col
lege in Chicago.
Out-of-town guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Gholson, of Will
mington, Miss Ruth Gholson, of
Wilmington, Miss Caroline Farrar,
of Wilmington, Mrs. Drue Woods.
Of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
M. Brendle, of Alta Vista, Va,
! Miss Norma Young, of Marshall
town, Ralph Davenport, of Mar
shalltown and Edward Mendle, If
Marshalltow~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

Alaska's timber is confined
principally to the Tongass and
Chugach forest reservation. The
Tongass, located in the southeast
ern part, contains about 10000
square miles,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

Miss Katherine Dehler, Of
Washington, D. c., grand
daughter of Mrs. Julia Akel,
of Wilmington, who recently
was chosen beauty queen at
the annual festival conducted
by the. Legion at Colonial
Beach, Va
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

The Milky Way is formed by
the combined light of many stars
which are too far away to be seen
individually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Cape Fear Country Club Annex
Scene OF Delightful Card Tea

Mrs. Larson VIE, Miss Rebecca
Symmes, of New Rochell, Mrs. Bert
K. Myers, Mrs. Thomas Wright
Keith and Mrs. Dan Penton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

The Aleutian Islands are the
worlds largest stepping stones"
Over them man is said to have
Travelled to the New World from
Siberia
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

Germany increased its air force
from slightly over 1000 planes in
1886 to the 1910 total of approx
mately 81, 900 airships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

More than 5000 art objects con-
fiscated by Napoleon e returned
after his downfall to countries from
which he had taken them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

Although there r less than $50
yards of auto roads in Venice, the
city has the largest garage in Eu-
rope.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
NAzIISM MUST
Be OVERTHROW
Chamberlain Cites Eng
lands War Aims; Might
Is Right Attacked

Birmingham, Eng, Feb. "a - GU.
P0-Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain, in the most explicit state
ment of war aims since the war
started, said today that the allies
were fighting against Nazi world
domination, to secure the right to
live for small European states, to
abolish the spirit of militarism and
to gain independence for the Poles
and Czechs.
In the last of a series Of "war
preparedness" speeches by cabinet
ministers, Chamberlain said the al
lies did not want domination them
selves and did not coyet anybody's
territory.
They were fighting, he said, to
right wrongs which Germany had
inflicted on people who were once
free. And Germany herself, he said,
could do more than any other ma
ton to reestablish confidence "since
she herself has done most to destroy
It."
"When she is ready to give re-
liable proofs of her good will she
will not find others lacking in the
will to help her overcome the econ
omic difficulties that will accom-
pany the transition from war to
peace" he said.
I'm our aims there is nothing
humiliating or oppressive for any
one, and on such a basis we on our
part should be ready to seek set
Element with any government that
had subscribed to those aims anc
given proof Of its sincerity"
It was for Germany, he said, tt
take the next step ard show tlat
world that once for all she hac
abandoned the thesis that might
was right.
France and Britain would moi
wish alone to settle the new Eu-
rope" he said. Others must come
in to help us and above all bring
about disarmament, which is an es-
Sential feature of a lasting peace"
Chamberlain almost contemptu-
ously criticized Russia's war on
Finland.
So easy did Germany's conquest
Of Poland appear, he said, that the
apprentice (RuSsia) thought he
could safely make a similar attempt
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
SWEDEN CALLS
PARLIAMENT IN
Special Session Tomorrow
Over Russian Denial OF
Pajala Bombing
BY HOLGER HANSEN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Stockholm, Sweden, Feb 24-(UP)
IA special session Of parliament to.
day. was summoned for 1880 p. m
sundays q tense Diplomatic situa-
i'tton between Swede and Russia de:
veloped by q Moscow denial that
Soviet airplanes had bombed the
Swedish frontier town Of Papala
Foreign Minister Christian Guen-
ther delayed a journey to Copen-
hagen where other Scandinavian
foreign ministers were comforting to-
day.
Oficially, 1t was announced that
parliament would not engage in dis
cussion of foreign affairs, but be-
cause of the diplomatic situation be-
tween Moscow and Stockholm and
in view of Guenther's delay in going
to Copenhagen there was widespread
speculation over the agenda of the
parliament session.
The parliament session, it was
stated. would be devoted to financial
questions.
Minister OF Finance Ernst W1gforSS
said that parliament would discuss
finance. Meanwhile the Swedish
bank committee met today. The ma
ture of its discussions was not dis
closed. But observers speculated that
the meeting was in connection with
a new financial policy, possibly in
volving large scale delivery Of goods,
money and material for Finland
which may be presented to parlia-
ment tomorrow.
Copenhagen dispatches said it was
understood there that Guenther
spent all this morning discussing the
Pajala situation in Stockholm with
the foreign affairs committee Of par
lament. The dispatches reported
that Guenther intended to raise the
Pajala as well as the whole Finnish
question when he joined the Copen-
hagen discussions. AS result, 1t was
said, the complexion Of the Copen-
hagen meeting may he changed to
give a much more important posi-
ton on the agenda to the Finnish
war;.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
,A0|Iu |
WINS PRAISE
Extension of Trade Pacts
Expected to Go Through
Senate Next
BY RONALD g. VAN TINE

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washington, icy. LIo., -
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approVal oy the SENATE; 1850
democratic ana NepDltCaal seLlase e
leaoerS pIeoiceeo tiias Ci.e S s,.,4,a;'s
woulo vote on tiie measure wiI.i il,
two weeks. Democlats saio ; ~ , %ouaa
pc approved, Eepup,icaiiS SUN iiopeo
IL could pe oe1eaeeo.
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lion an overWnen IN v ,eo aas.
nigh5 by Young, 1lo 70 loS, W COZ
tinue tne traae program. . aea.
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secretary OF state Coroen nuii.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
GENERAL HEALTH
HERE'S BETTER
Health Officer Reports
Conditions Improve
Over Year Ago

General health In Waterbury Is
considerably better this winter than
last despite the severity Of the
weather this year, according to DR..
Edward j. Godfrey, city. health ofi-
Ger. DR.. Godfrey offers comparative
statistics for January and February
Of 1899 and 1910 to show that In
general, cases of communicable dis
eases have declined, along with
deaths therefrom.
!, The very consistency of the cold
weather this winter has brought
about a reduction in deaths from
pneumonia DR.. Godfrey explains,
pointing out that many serious cases
of the disease are the result of sud-
den changes in temperature. There
have been seven deaths from pneu-
monia thus far this year, while
there were IL during the same per-
iod a year ago. S.g
Deaths from infectious diseases
have this year been only half what
they were year ago. During Jam
uary and the first % days Of Feb
ruary a year ago there were 80
deaths from infectious ailments thus
far this year there have been only
i6.
Last year there was a virtual epi-
|demic Of measles this year the dis
ease has scarcely been seen. Con-
versely last year scarlet fever cases
were not numerous: this year they
are. DR.. Godfrey explains this by
stating that such diseases seem to
run in cycles, the disease returning
III more, Or less large proportions
about every three years. Measles
was common in cities about the
state last year, he points out, but
this year 1t is prevalent in small
towns. Experience indicates, ac-
cording to DR.. Godfrey, that anew
Continued on Page q 0f.af
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
GRAND JURY in
RECESS TO MAR. II

Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. a. CUP
The superior court grand jury In
vesligasion Of Stamford Municipal
corruption was In recess today until
March IL while states Attorney Lor-
In w. Wilr studied the testimony
Ecf nearly score OF persons exam
lied since tbs inquiry began Jan. %.
Eight persons have been arrested
as result Of alleged entertainments,
forgeries and thefts affecting the
citys welfare system. and among
tlicge awaiting trial Is Waiter s.
Campbell. former town purchasing
agent. ~ n
Truck hire accounts and welfare
expenditures have Eeeil particularly
|scrutinized BY The Jury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
Accused Claims Cash
Account Was DraWnO N
Miss Cavanaugh Testifying in Own Behalf Yesterday
Said Money Taken From Her Cage Many Times TO
F n Cash Checks Despite Her Protests

4 Miss Mary Cayanaugh, clerk in
the office Of former Tax Collector
william A. Ennis, who is on trial
in the Superior Court on a charge
of embezzling $2774.01 of the funds
Of the City Of Waterbury, told
Judge Frank p, McEvoy and the
jury late yesterday afternoon that
some mornings she was forced to
take checks out Of the morning
mail to. make up cash taken from
her bank deposit, prepared tho
previous afternoon. she said that
the former Tax Collector told her
always to keep plenty Of money in
her cash box for the cashing Of
checks. Il
Miss Cavanaugh took the witness
stand in a surprise move by ,AttyS.
Maurice P. Wrenn and Miles F. Nc
Milf, Jrys defense attorneys. Charles
Coates, who. had been under cross
examination from the. opening of
court yesterday morning, and ali
Of the previous court day, was re-
called TO the stand at the start Of
yesterday afternoons session. He
was asked only few questions and
then John Howard, clerk Of the To-
cal Probate Court, was called MIR.
Howard testified that. Miss Mildred
LaWlor, q co-worker Of Miss Cav
anaug's In Mr.. Ennis ONCE. had
been left an interest In property on
Wilson street under the viii of her
mother. Miss Lawlor had been ques-
toned by defense attorneys as to
whether Mr.. Ennis had postponed
payment OF taxes en- the property
or thrown of interest that might
have been due. Miss Lawior said
that the faxes were always paid on
time. Evidence was later intro
dnced In an attempt to prove that
there had been a postpotle OF
payment Of taxes on the property.
The examination of Miss Cav
analigh BY her two attorneys took
only five minutes. as reported In
yesterdays Democrat. She stated
that all Of her actions In the Tax
Collectors Office and in ner cage
were guided by Mr.. Ennis. She said
in an emphatic voice that she had
never appropriated any Of the funds
Of the City of Waterbury TO her
own use. al N. .sFg1.
Miss Cavallaugh then admitted
holding up the posting Of bills paid
III her cage, but said she did so at
the request Of Mr.. Ennis.
When States Atty. William 3.
Fitzgerald took over the cross
examination Of Miss .CaVanaugh, he
dwelt at length on checks which.
It had been testified to; had passed
through Miss ,Cayaneugh's cage and
written by former Mayor Frank
(Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
Unconfirmed Stories,
Forces Being Deployed
Along Russian Frontier
Removal of Maxi
Govt. Is Urged

London, Feb. 24-UP)-Re-
moval of the Nazi government,
German evacuation Of Austria
and restitution Of their cOun-
tries to the Czechs and the
Poles were outlined in a speech
by Sir Archibald Sinclair at
Queens hall here today as
three essential conditions for
an armistice.
Sinclair, leader Of the Liberal
party, said that the British gov
eminent must not allow the
fate Of CzechslOyakia and Pol
and to Overtake Finland.
Every nerve must be
strained to help the Finns," he
said.
In calling for utter destruc-
ton of the Nazi government
Sinclair said that simultane-
Ously. Germany must be de-
prived Of military means with
which to threaten her neigh
bOrS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
ROOSEVELT TEST
COMING in ILL.
No More to Withdraw His
Name From April 9
Primary

washington, Feb. 24.-(UP)-A
test of draft Roosevelt and anti
third term sentiment in a vital poll
tical state seemed assured today in
Illinois where President Roosevelt
has made no move to withdraw his
name from the April 8 presidential
preferential primary.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Vice President
John N. Garner are opposed there
although the presidents name was
put up without the signed state
ment Of candidacy which had been
considered necessary for o valid
contest.
Midnight was the deadline for
withdrawal from the primary.
Rather, It unqueStionably was the
deadline for withdrawal of candi-
dates for other offices. But Illinois
dispatches report possibility OF
different Interpretation Of the law
with respect to the test OF presi-
Dental sentiment.
Meanwhile, from the Republican
urinary in the same state, Mayor
Tiorello II. LaGuardia Of New York
withdrew his name with the an
nouncemept that he did not wisll
TO divide the progressive intetli-
gent vote" in illinois. He said hi
Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
100 TO BE HIRED
AS ENUMERATORS
Will Take Census. in City;
$50 to Work in 5th
District Towns

Approximately 100 Waterburians
will be hired as el1umeratorS for the
federal decennial census in April, w
Harry Byrnes, census supervisor fol
the NTH congressional district, said
today. Another $50 persons will be
employed to take the census In
other cities and towns Of the dis
trict.
Mr.. Byrnes emphasized today the
census-takerS will be hired by him
and his assistant, Attorney John
Burns, and not by the headquarters
office at New Haven. Those appoint
ed, he said, will be chosen only after
meeting all qualification require
ments, passing rigorous examina-
tons and completing training
courses. The enumerators will be Sc
lected from the ranks of those re-
ceiving the highest marks IN the
tests, he said.
The Waterbury census, Mr.
Byrnes said, will be completed In
two weeks, and will start April J.
The same will hold true in cities
and large towns. There will be q
housing census as wen as q celious
OF popuiation. IN SmalIer OoW Owl; az. ai!o
IN rural areas, tne WorK VIII 10 .aA :
about Q montn, as tnere witt DC !. q
cansus OF agrlculture III aoeii'ion "
the populatlon census.
Applications for position as census
takers will not be accepted until
March Is, MIR. Byrnes said. The ap,
plicants must first pass a general
qualifying test. Then there will be
q brief training course, followed by
more examinations. Those success
full In these tests will have another
training course. and then will come
final examinations. OF those finally
successfully, only the highest-rank-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24

Telephone Communication
From Turkey Broken
During Night
NATIONAL EMERGE
STATE APPROAC CHING
Explosive Situation ii
Near East Seen in Re-
cent Activities
BY ELEANOR PACKARD
United Press Staff Correspondent


Rome, February "a. -
TJP) Ralkan canitals
hoord ,,nconfi-nond reY,ortc
$500 49, T,,rI-a., Lad no
vouoy e.ioe u1Hoy A.au liz
plllze0 troops along It's Rus
sian frontier as its first big
scale move after invocation
- 49, ct;o no+;o,,o1 dafa,,ca
" q u1oSc.C Aie1o.oAAoA eAS. .s.S,
law. EXclCemenC was nelgIlC-
ened because telephone COM
munication between Turkey and
European capitals was interrupted
all night. Operators insisted that
the interruption was due to tech
meal reasons due to damaged lines
at the Turkish end.
(The United Press Istan,bul cor
respondent reported that Turkeys
telephone and telegraph cornmuIii-
cations with other countries had been
disrupted during the night and on
several recent occasions, by storms,
but that the wireless flnlctioned
normally. Reports of Turkish mo-
DlllZdClO0 OF CrOCDS on The lSuSSj&tl
! frontier we're denied he said, and
were attributed to report published
aboard several DAYS ago.
r,,,t nro,,;,,vet;or
rha ,,asgsrsa, ,,es Messagparo here
4, . p,,ei,a 40 f,iss,a III 0,Ynted n
-s,.o,.t tEat Ts,rtrsv hsG n+dsrerI f,,il
,,,as,i, ;ys finn T5,rsre were counter
,s,oort. de,v;,,r mo,,iiization Mes
ssgoaro sddsd 6owever that nrivate
information received at Bucharest
;ndicatsd that Tmrkev was strenetf1-
a,;ns tic pnssian frontier forces
T,,r,rev had hear, ,,nder q state an
nroec ,,;no IL Mt arnroxima tinr one
pf emercancv sioca the oovernment
,a.+ Mondav invokad the national
1,. law emnowerino II to
STRENGTHEN defenses. control exports
I'D ;,,,,,n-+s and recroaniza kev in
s,s+r;es - - s,,nniv fhe naeris ~ tlhe
1850 1870 foroas pp-'
- Extraord;rarv cases
(1,,A T1,rlrish ooveynment invoked
tho law during q meeting 81 fine
s,, ,u dafense co,,nei1 81 Ankara
49,. pl . 49, .,;ast;a,, ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
NAILS CLAIM BIG
VESSEL DAMAGED
British Battleship Nelson
Supposedly Struck By
Mine i'm December

Berlin, Feb. 24-(UP)-Adolf Hit
ler's newspaper, the Voelkischel
Beobachter, said today that the
battleship Nelson, flagship of the
British home fleet had been so sew
erly. damaged by a mine in mid
December thatit was still out of SER
vice.
Authoritative sources in London
discredit the report.)
Voelkischer Beobachter said: "Ac-
cording to report which we have
been investigating for a long time
and which is now confirmed, the
damage done to the Nelson was SC
great that at first the ship was UNI
able to move from the spot. Nee
essary repairs had to be made at
sea, and later, at port in South
England"
The newspaper the Nelson, a 3d.
950-ton warship with complement
of 1851 officers and men, mounted
nine 16-inch, IL six-inch and many
smaller guns, and was still under
going repairs.
1.-The damage was kept quiet" the
newspaper said, "but it became
known and was discussed in other
ports where 1t is said, 'oftentimes
the Germans have better luck than
even they know about."
London, Feb. 24-(UP)-The sink
ing of four U-boats in the past Al
hours was reported today by the
Daily Herald.
The newspaper said that in adj
dition to two sunk by Royal Airforce
coastal patrol planes Thursday
British planes had attacked a third
U-boat off the northeast coast Of
Scotland yesterday, scoring severa
direct hits after which the submar.
inc disappeared, and that a fourth
U-boat was rammed and damaged
by the 3,74l ton British steamer
Asiatic. The Daily Herald said i
understood the fourth U-boat late
was sunk by British planes.
Great Britain officially announced
the sinking of five U-boats las
week and two others were reported
sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-24
WOOING BY MAIL
LANDS HIM IN JAIL

Boston, Feb. 24.-(UP)-Julius
Sekretar, 48, a Boston tailor, was
in Jail today after the New York
widow he wooed by mail discovered
he already was married.
Authorities said the federal grand
jury would be asked to indict Sex
retar on charges Of fraudulent use
of the mails and violation Of the
Mann act.
The complainant was Mrs. Marie
Hofhein, 4S, who said that after en-
rolling in q matrimonial bureau.
Sekretar wrote her nine letters and
visited her at her lodging house on
East 127th street, New York. Later,
she said, she discovered that Sex
retar had wife.