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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

ernie the army. drawing freely on
American models and aid. He is
friendly toward the United States.
At the time of the Yaqui CAM
paign, the general met and married
a Jalisco girl of great beauty and
charm. They are childless, but have
adopted handsome blond son, now
Is. The Avila Camacho home life is
definitely devoted and inviolate,
causing mild wonderment in Mexi-
can political circles accustomed to
less rigid standards.
On being declared elected, Avila
Camacho publicly listed his prop
erty holdings, an unusual step, as
a large ranch in the federal district
near the capital, and quiet white
walled house in the fashionable Lo-
mas de Chapultepec suburb.
On the ranch he raises blooded
cattle and horses. He likes billiards,
drinks sparingly, doesn't play cards.
Though the general does not
speak English with any huency, he
has taught himself to read it, and
French as well. He prefers history
and economics to novels and thrill
lers, and has read and studied a
great deal. especially recently. His
platform manner is deliberate and
grave, and rather on the dull side.
Among recent favorite reading was
"Sweden-the Middle Way"
That may be significant.
NEXT: Mexico builds navy!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
STRAND

Ending tomorrow evening at the
popular Warner Pros. Strand thea
ter is the grand laugh and love hit
Lucky Partners" with Ronald Col
man and Ginger Rogers in the CO.
starring leads; also Carole. Lands
and Henry Wilcoxon in Mystery
Sea Raiders"
mo Time for Comedy" one of
the outstanding comedy hits of the
past Broadway season comes to the
Strand on Wednesday and brings
to the screen a new co-starring
team, namely James Stewart and
Waterbury's own Rosalind Russell.
Critics have stated that the
screen version is one hundred times
funnier than the Broadway stage
success, so prepare yourself for a
grand fun-fest.
If you liked what Jimmie did to
washington, wait until you see him
on Broadway, and if you liked
what Rosalind Russell did to THE
Women" just wait until you see her
go after the men. You'll find there's
no time for anything but gaiety, so
laugh your troubles away at the
Strand starting Wednesday.
The film tells the highly hilarious
story Of what happens to . play
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Avila Camacho left the school rather
than do SO.
It was dangerous to remain in
the city after that, but his, aging
father, nearing blindness, was there
for treatment and young Ayila Ca
macho remained with him, donning
girls clothes to lead the old man
through the streets to the clinic.
Next year young Avila Camacho
joined a band against Huerta, and
for six years followed that cam
paign. He served under Cardenas,
and by 1920 became something of
trouble-shooter Cardenas sent
him in 1920 to quell revolt of va
qui Indians in Sonora.
He was given two nasty jobs at
opposite ends of the political spec
trum. In 1927 he had to break the
Chistero rising against anti-church
DEGREES, and two years later he had
to "pacify" Tabasco, where Cover
nor Canabal was enforcing the same
DEGREES with savage intensity.
Both jobs were done with a mini
mum of bloodshed, and under posi-
tive orders not to employ the 'ley
de fuga" under which prisoners are
encouraged to try escape. then shot
down while in the attempt.
MODERNIZED
MEXICAN<ARM
AS divisional general and secre-
tary of war in 1888, Avila Camacllo
did much to mechanic and mod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
HI-Y clubs START
WEEK'SACTIVITIES
Busy Schedule Faces Vari-
GUS Groups at Central
YMCA

The Hi-Y Clubs at the Central
Y. M. C. A. are looking forward to
a very busy week. The Alpha, Beta,
Albatross, Epsilon, and Hilltops Hi
Y Clubs are planning Halloween
socialS at the "Y" camp in Water
town and in the boys lobby of the
Central building. The program,
decora lions, entertainment, and re-
freshment committees in these clubs
will meet throughout the week to
draw up final arrangements.
On Friday, October Is, approx
mately Is officers of the Hi-Y Clubs
III the Central Y. M. C. A. will
attend the Hi-Y Officers Training
Conference to be held at Durham,
Conn. The delegation will leave
Waterbury at 9 a. M, Friday morn
ing. Registration starts at 1915
with the opening session getting
underway at 10:45. Training groups
for the following officers will con-
vene at II m: Presidents, Secre-
taries, TreasurerS. Leaders, Program
Chairmen, Membership Chairman
and Project Chairmen.
The entire conference delegates
will meet for luncheon at 1890 p.
m. After the luncheon period the
group will be addressed by Profess
sor Hugh Thompson of Springfield
College. His topic will be "Connec-
ticut Hi-Y in Action" following the
theme of the National Hi-Y Con-
greSS, lily in Action"
The afternoon discussion gruopS
will convene at 2:3O p. nj. They
are InterClub visitation, Hi-Y State
Organization, Hi-Y Charters, Hi-Y
Resource Material and Hi-Y for the
Older Boys Assembly.
At 400 the conference delegates
will enjoy recreational period
until 6 o'clock at which time a
country supper will be served. AS
part of the evening program movies
taken at the Third National Hi-Y
Congress held at Oberlin, Ohio, in
June will be shown.
Other speakers of the conference
will be Rev. George Whitney of Mid
dletown and Rev. George B. Gilbert
of Durham and author of the book
Forty Years Country Preacher"
On Saturday, October 26, a group
OF Hi-Y boys will be entertained by
Springfield College with a program
on the campus and will also attend
the Suringfield-St. Lawrence foot
ball game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
In The Local Theaters


wright famous for his comedies
when he falls under the influence
of a blonde who specializes in in
spring artists to give the world a
message. Among the things that
happen are a rousing fight between
the playright's wife and the blonde,
new romance between the play
wright's discarded wife and the
blondes discarded husband, and a
flop that turns out to be big
success.
Others in the cast include Gene
We've Tobin, Charlie Ruggles, Allen
JoSlyn and Louise Beavers.
Co-featuring the program will be
Golden Gloves" with Richard Den
ming and Jean Cagney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

From stylist's Diary. Mrs. c: and spent last
We were driven Immediately into the flaming Laurentan
Mountai-never have seen the foliage SO brilliant
made even by the contrast the pine trees con
tinllouslv offered We unched in st. Jerome at the
Little La Ponte Hotel not only excellent habitant
pea soup served but very good entire cote with "a
deem dish and Individual We drove on after lunch
con through the beautiful shawbrdge Valley to ST. sau
veur which gradually becoming known throughout the
the famous Pub where from four to six hundred skiers
gather the evening to sing and drink and recount the
adventures of the day. The Nymark Lodge, on the
village boundary can house hundred guests and it is
practically at the of the three finest ski slides in the
Laurentians We stalking OUT locations for our
wool ski promotions Everything points to early in
December and wool the good word for ski clothes from
Canada to Sun Valley and Arrowhead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
|WILLKIE AGAIN
CHALLENGESFDR
He Wants to Get Part Of
Glory in Rally at
Baltimore

BY WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE
| UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
Aboard Willkie train en- route "a
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 21.-(UP)-
Wendell L. Willkie carried his cam
paign into the wisconsin dairylansI'
today and invited President Roose-
welt to share the speakers platform
with him when he speaks at Balti-l
more, Md, October 80.
| Willkie designated the day as.
young Republicans Day" and his
speech at Milwaukee at 8 D. m.
(CSTC will be addressed to the par
| tvs youth. His first back platform
address was scheduled for IL a. m.
(noon EST at Wausau, Wis, and it
will be followed by talks at Green
Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh and Fon
Du Lac.
Challenge Renewed.
His offer to share the Baltimore
platform with Mr.. Roosevelt was re-
garded as a renewal OF his chaI-
lenge to debate first issued August
IL at Elwood, Ind, when Willkie
accepted the nomination. Mr.. Roose-
welt replied at that time that the
European crisis would prevent him
making any political speeches dur
ing the. campaign. Last week the
President announced he would make
five political addresses during the
closing days Of the campaign to cor
rect alleged falsifications that had
risen.
Willkie said This offer to the
President was prompted by inforina-
ton that Mr.. Roosevelt had de-
clined a Baltimore appearance Oc-
committee had been unable to OBJ
tain a hall large enough. WILKES
campaign aides issued a statement
which said.
mfr. Willkie, in an effort to avoid
any possible inconvenience to the
President or disappointment to the
people of Baltimore, has wired
those in charge of arranging his
meeting to get dn touch with those
who had been arranging for the
Presidents appearance and offer to
share the platform with Mr.. Roose-
welt. Mr.. Willkie informed the COM
mittee he would be delighted to
have the President on the same
platform with him at Baltimore"
WilIkie Advisers Encouraged.
AS the final two weeks of the cam
paign began, Willkie advisers said
they we're encouraged by an upswing
in newspaper public opinion polls
and, in addition, by an increase in
the mail to the New York, Wash
ington and Chicago Republican
headquarters. They said the num-
Der of letters was increasing, unlike
the same period in 1886 when Alt
M. Landon's mail began to drop of.
Between the Milwaukee speech
tonight and the big Madison Square
Garden finale in New York Novem-
Der 2, Willkie will make major night
speeches at the Chicago stadium
tomorrow, the New York Herald
Tribune forum at New York We'd
neSday, Akron, o., Thursday,
Wilkes Barre, Pa, Friday, New York
Saturday Louisville Monday Charles
ton, w. Va, Tuesday, Baltimore
Wednesday, and Camden, N. j.,
Thursday. The Friday, November
/, schedule has not been deter
mined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

MexicO'S
Mr.. Big Comes
Calling In U. S.

NOTE:-The weII-kn0wn Mexi-
can situation continues TO be
''fraught with interest but there
are new lodges. The revolution"
has been postponed and the fifth
column scare brought under con-
troll. But there are new develop
ments on Mexican defense, Jap
anese, German and American
trade-and on Dec. I MexicO's
new president takes Office. To get
the new perspective south Of the
border, Willis Thornton went to
Mexico, and he has written for
NEA Service newspapers three ex-
elusive dispatches bringing the
Mexican story up to date. The fol-
lowing article is the first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
A MoUsrAcHE

So, while the situations farming
And mighty far from charming
Yet think there's laughter in 1t all
For in all your long lived life
Did you a wife
Let her husband have moustache quite so SMALL
So methinkS the reason then
That in love he's just has-bin
Now is stirring up the world with his alarms.
On moustache he's pinnng
When for power he's not whining
And he should be home in ones loving arms
So whose afraid of little mousache little moustache
little moustache;
Whose afraid of little moustache, going off to war
I'm not afraid of little moustache-lest it be on paw
III pluck and I'll pluck and I'll pluck some more
I'll hairs where there was before
IN peck and I'll pick, and I'll pick and peck
Then III ship it back (by heck
To the girl he grew it for
So whose afraid of little moustachea wasbut
no m-o-r-e
So while the situations farming,
And mighty far from charming,
Yet think there's a cause for laughter in it all
Don't youO
s.wJ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

candidate in turbulent election
which certainly was not democratic.
TAKES MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD
AS middle of the-roader," Avi-
la Camacho says, II am not So
cialist. I am a democrat" Yet he
takes over leftist revolutionary
program.
He is the first Mexican president
in many years to say publicly, II am
believer. / am a Catholic" Yet
he must enforce a constitution
which many Catholic have believed
bitterly prejudicial to their relig-
ious establishment.
He says, II wish to restore con-
fidence in investments, first Mexican
confidence, then outside confidence"
Yet he faces the unsolved oil ex-
preparation problem which has
shaken that confidence.
He says, II shall not govern for
circle of friends, but to serve ALL"
Yet even the idealistic Cardenas has
not been able to break completely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
CUARDSMEN LEAVE
HERE JANUARY 3

Waterbury National Guardsmen,
along with other units of the 43rd
division, will be modified Jan. 8,
according to a War Department an
nouncement. The guardsInen have
been assigned to Camp Blanding,
Fla, for a years training.
The departure for. Florida will be
made about mid January, some days
after mobilization being devoted TO
preparing equipment for the long
stay at camp.
Vacancies in local National Guard
units still exist, and applications arc
still being received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Ken Beckley is back at work after having been laid
up with strep throat Harry Huey, former coach
of the X of L. basketball team has slipped an engage
ment ring on the finger of Helen Binder The trip up
the middle aisle is scheduled for some time next month
Kurt Richter assistant gas engineer at the C. L. & P
distinguished himself with learned article on prob
lens in UnaccOunted-Fo Gas which appeared in the
recent issue of the New England Gas News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Rev David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist
on the problem of Sunday evening services Besides the
colored churches of this city Mr. Gaines believes the
Baptist of the two local Protestant churches which
still have Sunday evening worship For this reason he
SUGGESTS the Raptsts should discontinue their service
for the services should be continued and en-
phaszed Mr. Gaines would like to have the advice OF all
members of his church if you're that list will you be
kind enough to share your views with him?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Fred Lux delighted appreciative audience with
colored movies at The meeting of the Mr. and Mrs Club
at the Second Congregational Church recently
Raw LOmbardO of Esther Avenue hOnOrS the Tower
with complimentary tickets for the sixth annual exhi
bition and dance the Waterbury Gymnastc Society
will present at Turner Hall next Saturday evening.
Thanks Ray Vance A. Taylor will show technicOlOr
sound films of the Worlds Fair at the Naugatuck
Methodist Church next Friday evening
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
NIGHT IN THE TIDAL MARSHES
(From the Christian Science Monitor)
BY THE MAN IN rHB TOWER
Good evening.

Between the darkening grasses the sun
Has left the waters red, as If the long
Slow whitening hours of day had left undone
Some tall, defiant blade. The crickets song
In dull staccatos rides the marshes, spills
In paler sound where following willows lean,
Grows louder now with answering whippoorW11s
And herons pausing in the marsh to preen
Their wings of too much silver from the moon
Marsh grasses, bent grow cool with stars OF oew
Along their lyric length, tremble with tune
OF small late-croaking frogs, stars slipping through
The waters brighten for this tremulous hour;
Folded by dark, the drowsy lilies waken,
The slow and measured breathing OF each flower
More certain than the hearts with beauty shaken.
DANIEL, WHITEHEAD H1CKY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
By WILLIS THORNTON
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

NEA SerVlce OtaH OOTHcSpOuucuC
Mexico, D. F., Mexico, Oct. 21-A
solid, sober, Mexican general with
the neck and shoulders Ola wrestler
AN ex-polo player with liking for
big cigars and the writings of Thu
cydides-i coming to the United
States some time before Dec. /.
1t will have to be before that time,
for he is Gen. Manuel Avila Ca
macho, and he has a date that day
to become president of Mexico.
He will need both the broad
shoulders and the deliberate man
ner. On the shoulders win rest Mex
leo. On the unruffled manner de-
ponds the question of whether ne
can rally to him people badly
split, an unknown number-possib-
ly ajority = of whom supported
his presidential rival, Gen. Juan An
dreu A1mazan. They still resent the
imposition of the government
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
GAG Fooled

In the midst of rehearsal on
go West" Chico Marx frowned and
asked, what comes rext?" HarpO
shouted: Lunch" and moved for
hte stage door until Director Ed
ward Buzzell shouted him back 70
work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
Q ANSWERS TO
CRANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

1. Hannah was hanged on the gall
lows he intended for Mordecai.
2. David took five stones when
he went to battle Goliath, but slew
the giant with the first.
3. Ruth married BoaZ.
4. Psalm I.
S. Joseph and Mary were on
their way to Jerusalem to be taxed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
Clinned and nasted.

Clipped and pasted. Halbert P. Gillette, Chi
cago engineer, geologst and publisher told the Pennsy
vania Water Works Association the other day that the
earth is passing through cycle of diminishing rain
fall and increased warmth This every 65 years.
he claims but weather of the last few weeks won't
at the end of October . The annual Columbia Univer-
Sity convocation for the second award of the Maria
Moors Cabot prizes will take place Thursday Novem
Der 7, at Low Memorial Library at the university No
announcement of the recipient has yet been made The
awards go to those editors, publishers newspaper
writer's who by their professional achievements have
advanced sympathetic understanding among the peoples
of South, Central and North America. Z. The Com
mtee of Correspondence of Revolutionary War days
being revived by the Council of Democracy
It's purpose is to make available to interested citizens
supply of information about current problems facing the
nation :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21
Current
Political
Activities

q. S. Senator Edward Burke, Ne
braska Democrat, will head the list
of speakers at an anti-third term
rally in Winsted wednesday night.
Other speakers will be Attorney
General Frank Pallotti, and Frank
T. johnson, candidate for congress-
man in the fifth district. Senator
Burke has been leading opponent
of many New Deal measures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Help! Help :. George "Hike" NOOnan, grey haired
life guard at Lakewood Park for years and years. is tell
ing the about the actor travelling the desert
who met fellow in bathing suit 'What you do
ing here?' asked the thespian 'Fm ifeguard" re-
piled the fellow in tights "Why there isn't any water
within 1000 miles of here, said the actor. 81 know
parried the life guard "but amt it helluva beach?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

President william Wallace has
called meeting Of the 18th Dis
triet Democratic association for
this evening at 68 Center street.
The organization was formed during
the recent primary campaign. TO
support the candidacy. Of Senator
George Il. Culhane.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

A public rally will be held in Wa
terbury late this week under the
auspices of the Anti-Third Term
league, new local organization, ac-
cording to an announcement by
Edward j. Ryan, state chairman. Lo-
cal officers are listed as Gerald Daley
president: John fiesta, treasurer, and
Charles Semonian, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Congressman J. Joseph Smith,
candidate for reelection, has been
invited to attend the dedication Of
the new plant of the Pratt & Whit
ney at East Hartford. He will rep
resent the government in his ca
pacity as . member Of the military
affairs committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-21

Another meeting of the United
Republican Booster club will be held
at party headquarters on Center
street at o'clock tonight. Albert
Schiavone is president of the or
ganization.
Roosevelt, Yes-ROOseyelt, No"
will be the subject Of q debate dur
ing the WATR forum at 1880 tonor-
row night. The case for Roosevelt
will be given by Linden Jaffe. lee
turer and author, and Rev. e. Dent
I.ackey, minister and state senatorial
candidate. The anti Roosevelt views
will be given by Frank I. johnson.
candidate for congress, and Attorney
Richardson Bronson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
MAYOR SCULLY

I have just learned that Rev. John
N. Lewis has passed away. DR.. Lewis
spent many years in Waterbury and
we are all deeply indebted to him
for his substantial contributions to
the moral growth of our city. All
who knew him had very great re-
spect for him. His democratic and
brotherly feeling for those whom
he came in contact with endeared
him to many. His long service as a
churchman and as an Official on va
rious boards of the city incluing the
present board of public welfare gave
him ample opportunity to render
faithful service to all the people
of the city. Regardless of their sta
ton in life, whether they be rich
or poor, people will miss his pleas
ant, kindly and broadminded per-
sonality. His passing is a great loss
to the community and I personally
feel that one who has been a prom
inent factor in the development Of
the city has left us. I knew DR..
Lewis intimately and feel that /
have lostsa sincere and faithful as
Sociate. extend the condolences of
the municipality to his family.
Vincent A. Scully.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
Germany Admits Loss
OF Two. Big Cruisers
(NEA Radiophoto)
Continued From Page u

unique in history or naval warfare.
| In the course of entering the har-
bors the first resistance was broken
by the navy.
Before Oslo our ships guns 81
fenced the heaviest coastal batteries.
In an engagement with an 11-inch
battery, the cruiser Bluecher was
severely damaged. In farther adj
vance it ran into a Norwegian mine
field and was lost after suffering
several min explosions.
1.-THE Karlsruhe, after having
overcome similar warlike resistance,
in Kristiansand and after having
safeguarded the landing of troops
was seriously damaged and sunk.
Crews of both ships have been
rescued for the most part and have
been employed on land. !
Operations at sea are still con-
tinuing. Only after they have been
concluded will it be possible to COM
pletely survey the losses and damage
inflicted by the German navy on
British and French naval forces.
Occupation of the important
Norwegian bases was planned by
England and was to have taken
place Immediately after the laying
of a mine barrage in Norwegian
territorial waters. The German
action forestalled this attempt by
just 10 hours. British nava. forces
and transport ships destined for this
purpose, whose prescense was ascer-
tanned by German reconnaissance,
were attacked by the German air
force in the late afternoon and
crushingly defeated. Nearly all en-
envy warships received full hits of
the heaviest caliber.
Details OF Hits
"Details of the hits are as follows:
four battleships each hit by two or
three bombs; two battle cruisers
each hit by one bomb; two heavy
cruisers hit by two and one bombs
respectively; one heavy cruiser set
on fire by bomb hits; two trans
port ships hit by one bomb each"
(The sinking of the Bluecher and
karlsruhe were the only navel losses
Germany has admitted, except for
the pocket battleship Graf Spec,
scuttled in the harbor of Montevideo,
Uruguay, after having been DAM
aged in a fight with three British
cruisers. Great Britain has claimed
to have torpeoed at least one other
German cruiser and to have damag-
ed several other German Warships
in air raids, in addition to the Brit
ish and French estimates of 40 u
boats sunk since the war started.)
If Germany is able to entrench
herself at the Norwegian ports, she
will have air bases within 300 miles
of Northern Great Britain and be
600 miles closer to the North At
lantic shipping lanes than she has
been before.
The official German news agency
said British planes had bombed
German forces at Bergenfjord, but
said the bombs fell in the water
or on land without hitting any mil
itary detectives" 1t added that
several airplanes were hit so GER
tainly that they will not be able to
return over the North Sea-"