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Evening star., 1940-05-03
Allied Moves Regarded
As Pressure on ItoIy

ROME. May 3 (P.-Reinforcement
of the allied naval power in the Med
iterranean was seen today as move
toward applying pressure on Italy
for clarification of her "non-bel-
ligerent" status.
The allied action, announced yes
terday by Prime Minister Chamber
lain, left Italians outwardly calm
and while Fascists insisted Italy is
fully prepared to act the moment
Premier Mussolini gives the order
observers saw some evidence that
that day is not looked for imme-
diately.
With the liner Rex en- route to
New York and other crack italian
liners on the high seas, they con-
sidered sudden move now unlikely
Anxiety in some quarters, how
ever, was increased last night when
shipping circles in Genoa reported
British vessels in that port had re-
ceived orders to leave the Medi-
terranean at once, returning to Eng
land by way of the Suez Canal. To-
day the British Consul said he knew
of no such orders.
Precautionary Order Issued.
The British Tuesday announced
that ''pronouncements by Italians
in responsible positions and the at
titude of the italian press - make
it necessary for his majesty's gov
ernment to take precautions as re-
CARDS British shipping, which would
normally pass through the Mediter-
ranean."
Shippers said the British collier
Alex, which arrived at Genoa with
5000 tons Of coal, had been ordered
(See ATHENS. Page A.6.l
Evening star., 1940-05-03

Foreign
Two U. s. ships raked by bullets in
Bergen battle. Page Al
U. s. ship fired on at Bergen, crew
reveals. Page Al
British stress determination to con-
tinue Norway fight. Page Al
Allies reported Withdrawing north
OF Trondheim. Page Al
Germany ready" for attack IN Med
1terranean. Page Al
Notionol
Toland questions Smith further on
contacts with Bridges. Page Al
Institute of Government hears Ickes
today. Page Al
Dempsey pushes fight to bring Hatch
bill to House floor. Page Al
U. S. working to prevent spread Of
war, Roosevelt says. Page AL
War disclosures prompt study Of
U. s. defense changes. Page All
Bad weather fails to halt Shenau-
doah apple festival. Page Az
Request to shelve wage hour changes
reported imminent. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Petition Circulated
To Take Hatch Bill
From Committee
Dempsey Moves
To Force Action
On Floor Of House
BULLETIN.

Approximately 10 Of the 2l8 re-
quired signatures had been af-
fixed early this afternoon to a
House petition to wrest from the
judiciary Committee the bill ex-
tending the Hatch Act.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Summary Of Todoy's .Stor

Whelchel contends money was paid
for campaign. Page A-10
Strike of milk wagon drivers in
Chicago ends. Page A-16
Washington ond Vicinity
Representative D'Alesandro'S victory
forecast in Baltimore. Page Ar
Mayor jackson charges Bruce makes
appeal to prejudices. Page Ar
D. G. jobless benefit bill faces fight
In committee. Page B-1
Senate votes 100000 to complete
Marine memorial. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-05-03

(See AERONAUTICS. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Chamberlain Sees Foes.

(See LONDON, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Precautionary Order Issued.

(see ATHENS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-05-03

Occasional light rain this afternoon and
early tonight; cooler tonight; lowest
about AZ; tomorrow partly cloudy. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, SIS, at mid
night; lowest, AZ, 1890 am; SO at pm.
From the United States weather bureau report.
Full details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1940-05-03

(see FLYING FISH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-05-03

(See LABOR BOARD, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1940-05-03

(See DEFENSE, Page A-3.t
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

writing this story. But alas! to-
morrow I may never rise.
The symphony of the lombard
ment of London goes on while
winston Churchill works day and
night to make his defense SO dead
lv that Hitler bombers viii cease to
visit London. It is now widely
known that Hitler has been unsuc-
cessful in his attempt to cast a
gloomy mantle over London. On
the contrary, it is amazing to
witness how the people are defying
the victory. Those of us who sur
vive this inferno, will have a
marvellous story to tell of London's
epic defense.
Buildings were rocked and peo-
ple even in deep shelters had the
impression that bombs were falling.
One battery in particular sent vivid
white flashes like lightning across
the sky, lighting up everything
Double and triple reports crashed
every second. The next morning
several of my friends telephoned
me to find out if I were still alive.
was. of course, able to answer in
the affirmative in view of the fact
that my name so far, had not been
inscribed on any of the bombs that
have fallen upon London.
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the side which I thought might re-
main standing. Nothing happene
ed but looked out of my window
and it was like hell for the whole
sky was scintillated with yellow
and white bursts. Fragments OF
MOURNFUL CHANT
The wailing of the air raid siren
is the most mournful chant one
can ever listen to. There is some
thing lethal in its sound ano
inerve-racking. Sometimes, one IS
forced to listen to recital of 1t as
much as u times day. 1t is al
most unbelievable to hear the
savage bark of the big guns in
London, merging into a crescendo
of sound that has not been equal
ed at any time during the history
of England.
shall never forget the first day
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

The tirst concert to be given on
the evening of December l8 viii
present to Washington Miss Doro-
thy Maynor the celebrated Negro
soprano; the second concert will
present the Budapest Quartet; the
third will be an evening OF folk
music; and the last will present
Mr.. Roland Hayes, internationally
famous musician and first of the
great Negro singers.
COMMITTEE AIDED
The exhibit and festival have
been arranged with the advice and
assistance of a number of most
distinguished Negro scholars, writ
ers. musicians, and artists IN the
United States.
The Advisory Committee on the
music festival is made up of: Mr..
Harry T. Burle.gh, Miss Lulu B.
Childers, Dr. Alain Locke, DR.. r.
Nathaniel Dett, and Mr.. w. Grant
Still. The Advisory Committee on
the exhibit of books and manu-
scripts includ: Professor Sterling
Brown, Mrs. Dorothy Porter, Mr..
Henry P Slaughter. DR.. l.. D.
Reddick, Mr. Johr P. Davis and
DR.. Carter Woodson. Mr.. Holgar
Cahin, National Director of the
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

K. x. X.-Publish as soon as
possible as I am desperate. I was
going with a young fellow and as
soon as he found out something
was wrong he faded out of the
picture completely. He doesn't
want to own it and 1 want to
know what to do?
Ans: The first thing you must do
is confide in your mother and tell
her exactly what is wrong with
you. Then it is her duty to go to
the boy and see what can be done
the mistake has been made now
and although, regretfullii vi, ,ii isopethiptss, ahdSts,
has 70 be done. The boy doesnt
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Negroes In London Win High Praise
For Fortitude Under German Raids

of the blitzkrieg when the German
high command sent over a hurrl-
cane of steel with intention Of
bombing us into subsection. To-
wards nightfall, I saw hundreds OF
enemy planes in the air. am
still asking myself why I am still
alive because I've had SC many
narrow escapes. However, am safe
After dark, there is no longer
any normal travelling for most OF
the people have taken refuge In
their shelters for the duration Of
the night. The battle of Britain is
at its peak; the bombardment OF
London which has been raging for
the past two months now, with un-
mitigated savagety finds the de-
fences of the capital as Strong as
ever-a citadel on Nazi can subdue.
and well-that is, at the time OF
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
By RUDOLPH DUNBAR
UOndOn Editor, Associated Negro PresS)

LONDON-( (ANP)-The civic beauty of London con-
siss of crumbng of masonry miles of broken glass;
and cracking furnaces of destruction caused by the nds
crmnate bombing of German airmen The appearance of
London changes daily Landmarks of the capital disappear
under the random bombing of the and buildings we
knew and loved overnight not there in the morning
One can no longer explore London at night for the lights
Of Piccadily Circus are exnguished the buses dmy
shapes; taxs crawling shadows The bombardment
has switched off the night life of London which was flour
ishing behind the black out curtains
One night during one of the with ocy thought
exernced high eyplosve bomb building sprung the
curtains
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Musical Festival
Exhibit Planned

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS)-The eighteenth OF De-
cember is the Seventyffth Anniversary of the Procaa
ton of the Thirteenth Amendment which ended slavery IN
the United States In celebration of this Anniversary the
Library of Congress opening exhibit of Negro books
and manuscripts an exhibit of Negro painting and fest
Of four of Negro music and music presented by
Negro artists The festival is made possible oy the geheo
sitv of the Gertrude Clark Whittal Foundation.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

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WPA Art Program and Dr. AIain
Locke are in charge of the ar
rangements for the exhibit OF
painting.
The Negro paintings to be ex-
hibited have been selected from the
work of contemporary Negro paint
ers in Washington, Chicago, New
York, and other cities. The books
and manuscripts are principally
from the collections of the Library
of Congress but they contain num-
erous important items loaned to
the Library of Congress by the
New York Public Library from its
Schomberg Collection.
The Scholmerg Collection in
New York Public Library is one Of
the largest and most important IL
braries on the Negro. The action
of the New York Public Library
in loaning material from this col
lection is a noteworthy example of
interlibrary cooperation, since the
New York Public Library has never
before loaned materials Of such
value for exhibit outside the city
of New York.
MANY PRECIOUS ITEMS
Items from the Library OF Con-
oAl1AatiA1oc itAnlN1In pV.it
Hammond's Narrative of a Negro,
published in 1760; the 1892 Alma
nae by Benjamin Banneker; Phillis
Wheatley's poems on various SUBJ
jects, London, 1773, first edition of
Uncle Toms Cabin, by Harriet
Beecher Stowe; a copy of the
Emancipation Proclamation bear
ing signatures of Lincoln and
Seward; manuscript autobiography
of Hiram r. Revels, the first Ne
gro serving in the United States
Senate: Volume I, William Lloyd
GarriSon's "The Liberator"
The festival of Negro music pre-
sents not only two of the greatest
of living Negro singers but also,
in the evening of folk music, ex-
amples of the magnificent anony-
nous music produced by the Ne
gro people, and, in the evening
of Chamber music, examples by
Negroes and the use of Negro
themes in the music of other COM.
poSers.
LincOln's Emancipation PrOcla
nation was dated 1863 but the
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

realize the SERIOUSNESS OF yOul
case.
E M. MI am 18 years old
and wish to know If / would be
successful if I were to take nurse
training?
Ans: Yes, you will make a grand
nurse. Just as soon as you can get
the money together register ana
try to get in training right after
Xmas. You are suited to this type
work and it will prove very inter-
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

IincOln's Emancipation Procla
nation was dated 1863 but the
Thirteenth Amendment was
not introduced in the Congress
until January 1865. The last
state necessary to ratification,
Georgia, ratified the Amend
ment on December 6. 1865 and
the Amendment was proclaimed
by Secretary Seward on De.
cem5er 18. 1865.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

One night during one of the
worse bombardments London had
experienced, a high explosive bomb
tore nv black-out curtains awav
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
Sycamore Corporation
A "Blind" -Lawlor
Court Takes Papers in Case Involving Erection Of
Super.Market on Wales Street

be operated by the Sycamore Cor
poration, but Attorney william K
Lawlor, counsel for the plaintiffs In
the present action, stated In court
this morning there Is no such cor
poration and that the name OF the
corporation Is being used as q
blind.
The demurrer argued this morn
ing was filed on the grounds thai
the zoning Board OF Appeals hac
no right TO change the property In
volved ON Wales street from the
residential zone 10 the business
zone,
Attorney John II. Cassidy, appear
ing for the defendants, argued the
coming board did have this right
Several legal angles OF the cast
were argued at length.
Judge Foster at the completion
OF the arguments took the papers II
the case.
Other Cases
Judge Foster In the case OF Ar
mold A. Archambault ct ais agains
the Star Water Manufacturing Com
pany granted the company permits
sion 10 compromise a claim OF tn,
Ovens Illinois Glass Company an,
permission 10 pay preferred claim
In the case.
In the case Of Nina Plat agatns
the Hewitt Grocery Company |,
which q motion was presented seek
Ing the acceptance OF the receiver
account Judge Foster took tn
papers.
Judge Foster also took the paper
In the case Of George J. Basse
State Bank Commissioner, agains
the Naugatuck Bank and Trus
Company In which the plaintiff
sought the courts permission b
make q final distribution Of funds
The bank has paid 90 Ia per cen
on It's savings accounts and 90 pc
cent on Its commercial accounts.
Attorney John Greco was mad
receiver In the case Of Giovanni
Russo against Nicholas Varinelli.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL
STAGES OUTING
Grace Methodist Members
Going to Quassapaug for
Picnic Tomorrow
WAT ERVlLLE
Correspondent--Mrs. n. w.
Iienion, Telephone $500

Waterville, June II 49, The Sun.
day schools OF the Grace Methodist
church and ST. Pauls Episcopal
church will each hold their annual
picnic tomorrow OF Lake Quassa-
paug,
Charles Probert will be IN charge
OF the program for the activities OF
the Methodist Sunday school, with
Allison Hughson supervising sports.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve
the dinner. Cars will leave the
church Mt 10 o. m. and return from
the Lake ut 4 In the afternoon.
Transportation will be by Individual
cars, and oil members OF the church
Wishing TO assist, are asked to either
contact 8. Gift Butcher, superin-
tendent OF the Sunday school, or to
be at the church Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The picnic Of the Church School
OF ST. Paul's, will be under the d.
reetlon OF committee including
Mrs. Clifford Clark, Russell True
love-. Alice MacMullen, Doris Stra-
thorn and David Hubbell, Trans
portation will be by bus and indi-
v!dual cars. They will leave the
church at 10 a. m. and return at 4
p. m. Mrs. Homer Senior Is chair
lady OF the refreshment committee.
Children's Day exercises OF the
Grace Methodist church Sunday
school will be held Sunday morning
o:l5 q. m. with the program under
the direction OF Mas Dorothy Ath-
erton. Parents Of the pupils and
their friends are invited TO attend,
Rev. Ernest Weise has chosen q
subject pertaining to Fathers Day,
for his sermon topic at the 1880 a,
m. service, entitled, Forgotten Fa-
thers". There will also be baptism
OF children at this service. In the
evening, 7:30 p. m. Rev. Mr., Weise
will preach on the subject, Finding
Fault"
Rev. Robert Beecher, rector OF st.
Pauls Episcopal church has an
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
MUSICIANS PLEAD
GUILTY TO CHARGE
Markavicz and Bubulas to
Be Sentenced on Rape
Count Tuesday

Alexander Markavicz, 20, and
John Bubulas az, we'll known local
musician, pleaded guilty when ar
raigned before Judge Carl Foster
this morning in Superior court TO
charges OF rape. Sentence In their
cases were deferred until next Tues
day morning.
The case Is reported 10 be one OF
the worst Of Its kind presented In
O local court In q long while. The
victim was O young Naugatuck girl,
who Is reported TO have been as
saulted Jointly by the two accused,
States Atty. william 3. FitS-
gerald and County Detective Roland
Alling both have refused TO discuss
the case.
The name OF the girl Involved In
the case will not be revealed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
Transfer Of $1,000
To Be Recommended
Board Of Works to Urge Extension Of Water Mains
Program in Several Sections Of City

upper Bunker Hill, notably clough
road and Oakville avenue: in South
waterbury and In Mil Plain, on
Alexander avenue and Morton street
Enlargement Of mains on Beecher
avenue. and Grand avenue win be
proposed, along with the laying Of q
new main on part Of Brentwood
avenue.
The board will be asked TO take
under consideration a plan for the
installation OF a new water main on
Highland avenue, extending all the
way from Town Plot to Platts Mills
Residents Of the latter section now
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14


pointment and heartaches,
In the flrst place, motion pic.
tlirs production Is highly special
lied. Every position Is held by q
person trained and experienced In
the particular work he or she per-
forms.
A college education Is valuable,
But In practical use 1t Is nothing
more or less than q tool, which
may be used to advantage only
through the experience OF the
person using IT,.
Many engineering graduates APP
ply, for instance, for work In the
sound department. Their techni-
cal training Is only q foundation,
The experience In the particular
problems that 60 into sound re-
cording Ii absent.
An engineers diploma alone
does not make them OF any use,
Sound engineers come from long
training. much OF II In practical
telephone work. The graduates
local telephone company should
be his attempted take.oif for such
work.
Girls who have studied design
want TO design costumes, This
too, Is n very specialized calling,
Training In the theater and In big
costume houses should be their
starting work,
In every OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
makeup, set designing, sound,
electrical --- the work calls for per.
sons experienced In their lines,
Even In the acting field, the
Cinderella story Is q myth. As
pirants should try the Little The
alter, or some good professional
training such as Union Colleges
Mohawk Drama Festival, for ex-
periencc first
Every day we receive applicants
for work. "Willing TO try any
thing and learn" Is the usual plea,
The applicant doesn't know what
he can do In q studio, or what he
wants TO do. He Just wants q Job.
Kindest advice ] can give the
average graduate, and the most
truthful, Is stay away from Hol-
lywood until your experience In
other work Ats you for usefulness
there"
NEXT: Youths Chances for
Employment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

Recommendation for a broad pro-
gram OF extension OF water mains
which The Democrat reported several
weeks ago the city was planning, will
be submitted to the board Of public
works by the erNcommittee at q
meeting Tuesday night. The COM
mittee will suggest the transfer Of
5000 for extra water main work
this year, and will propose that q
substantial appropriation for extern
ton OF mains be included in the city
budget for next year,
Sections Favored
The committee will recommend
that new mains be laid this year on
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

recently BY the Children Of Mary
sodaIIty Of 80. MIchael's church for
Miss Julia Mis-, who will wed Charter
Baukas Of Naueatuck next month
The affair was at the home OF Miss
May zoilo. Miss Mis- was given q
miniature statue Of the Blessed Viz
gin, and other gifts.
Attending were: Stella Ckoslsi,
Frances Karaban, Frances Bohugzki,
Catherine Jastka, Anna DeslderIo,
Olive Ash. Alice Donlan, Hedwlg,
Cricoski, Ambrosia 0andarillas, En-.
fly Dubois. Eva Fitzpatrick, Jane
Richter, Laurian Richter, Eileen
Herman, Helen Pilkewlch, Betty
Bauket, Natalie Jastka, Phyllis Me-
fnirski, Mary Henceman, Mary Mu-
lifiski and denevieve Krykoski.
Preliminary plans for an outdoor
roast TO be held soon have been
made by the sodality. The commit.
tee In charge includes: May zollo,
chairman, Frances Bo1ugzki, Fran
ces Karaban, Ahbrosis 0andariilaS
and Emily Dubois.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

The case OF Harry J. Gordon ct
al against the Zoning Board of APP
peals OF the City Of Waterbury was
argued at length this morning before
Judge Carl Foster at the short cali
endar session OF Superior Court.
The case came before the court on
a demurrer filed by the plaintiffs.
The case Involves the erection
Of a super-market on Wales street
IN the East End section, which is
opposed BY the plaintiffs OF Wales
street and other residents Of the
East End. Wales street is In the
residential zone under the city's
coming laws, but the defendants,
the Zonlng Board OF Appeals, voted
10 change the zone so as TO permit
the erection OF the market, which
Is now partly constructed.
The super-market Is supposed TO
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
.HEALEYS LEAVE
FOR TRIP WEST
Main Street Couple to At.
tend Sons Wedding To.
morrow in Pittsburgh
BEACON FALLS
Correspondent VIM. .. Baxter
Phone NaugatuCk sO4S

Beacon Fails. June i4s--Mr. and
Mrs. william Healey Of Main street
left today for Pittsburgh, Penn,
where they will attend the wedding
tomorrow OF their son, Michael.
Accompanying them were several
Naugatuck residents including Pat.
rick Bowe and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Smith.
A handkerchief shower was held
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

Gary Cooper and Cecil B. De Mile
In whose North West Mounted Po-
lice," the star Is now working, are
collectors OF old watches and are en-
gagged In o race to make the largest
collection and the most valuable
"And."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

MUottnB Aucsoay
The water committee has held sew
eral meetings in the past two weeks
and will meet again before Tuesday
10 puts It's recommendations IN Anal
form.
Most Of the new mains are need.
ed because Of rapid real estate de-
velopment. Several sections Of the
city have been the scenes Of great
building activity.
The laying Of larger mains on
Beecher avenue, Grand avenue, and
perhaps other streets Is TO be reconi-
mended because the present small
mains are not wide enough to insure
sufiicient pressure ct all times.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

Notice was posted In London
register office Of the forthcoming
marriage Of Hartwit Eugene Soeren
Buerlen, bachelor, age 49, q sales
manager, whose address was given
as His Majestie's Prison, Wands-
worth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

nounced the services for Sunday,
June 10th, which will be as follows;
Holy Communion at 3 a. M; Com
mencement program for the church
school at 0;45 o'clock. Holy Com.
munion at II q. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

TO begin the
task OF cutting
q Lei he for
themselves In
the industries Of
the nation.
N OF In the
spirit OF throw
Ing cold water
on young hopes,
but " l I h the
sincere desire
OF form Ing
{ h 0 m exactly
what conditions
are, / hope I
n1av sAVa fi1ni1V
AZ Il.Ana alInaA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

When volunteers were called IN
Australia TO man O flying boat
squadron In England there were
nearly 10 times as many applicants
as were needed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

The funeral OF Mrs. Ellen Dona.
hue was held yesterday morning at
8:i5 o'clock from the home, 70 Dix
on street, to st. Michael's church,
at 0 o'clock. Burial was In the fam.
lily plot In 81. Anthony's cemetery,
Litchfield,