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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
Suit Settled

A $4,000 civil action brought by
COLUMBIA Mobile against the Wa
terbury Savings bank was with.
drawn In the superior court today.
The plaintiff sued as o result OF o
fall on an Icy stairway on prop
erty at 076 No. Main street, which
was In the control OF the defend.
ant bank.
The accident happened on Feb.
0, 1890 and several injuries were
allege dto have been suffered by
the plaintiff In the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
Bankruptcy

Two Waterbury bankruptcy
cases are listed In the Connecti-
cut Law Journal published yes.
terday. They are those Of J. Cor
nellan Inc, with liabilities set at
Si,007 and assets Of Si03.68 and
the Aurora Importing Co., iner-
chants with liabilities set at
S4,o4240 and assets set at
e877,Oi,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
OLD AssEMBLYMAN DIES

East Hampton, Conn, June 81 80
(U.P) Arthur 8. Bailey, 80, who
WIS O member OF the general rs
sembly In 1913, died late yesterday
Oh result OF o fall three weeks ago
Funeral services will DO held Sat-
urdny,
Evening star., 1940-05-02

Parasites which attack the pests
OF Burma's teak forests were re-
Gently flown from India,
Evening star., 1940-05-02

A railway in China will try to
induce people in Japan to tour
China.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Baptist Seminary
Seeks $4,000 in
Fund Drive
18th Street BuiIdinq
Is Acquired for
Institution

A campaign to raise $4,000 to be
applied toward the Indebtedness of
the Washington Baptist Seminary
is being conducted by a committee
of colored Baptist clergymen and
lay leaders headed by the Rev. DR..
E. L. Harrison.
The drive opened April % and is
to continue through May 26.
The General Baptist Convention
of the District of Columbia has
acquired a building at 1900 Thir-
teenth street NV. to house the
seminary, which formerly was To-
Gated in the Second Baptist Church.
Elks officers will conduct cere-
monies at $3.50 pm. May 26 when
a corner stone will be placed in the
building which will contain names
of all contributors in the current
historical underwriters campaign.
The names also will be inscribed in
a big book of remembrance" which
will repose in the seminary chapel.
The seminary was established in
1926 by the General Baptist Con-
vention to provide education for
would-be clergymen and lay church
workers. The Rev. DR.. j. L. S.
Holloman is president and the Rev.
DR.. w. H. Jernagin, leader of the
founders, Is chairman of the Board
of Trustees. DR.. Holloman is re-
ceiving donations at the seminary.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
propaganda, its nature and its
sources from pulpit and platform.

propaganda, its nature and its
sources from pulpit and platform"
Another report by the committee
asked the General Conference to
create in the Methodist churches
courses of instruction for youth in
love and marriage, home budget
Ing and child training"
The Ministry Committee recon-
mended that, effective in 1912, all
Methodist pastors be compelled to
retire at the age of 72. Although
bishops are required to resign fol-
lowing their 10th birthday anni-
versary, no retirement age has ever
been fixed for the general clergy.
The delegates elected five min
listers and five laymen to serve as
trustees of Westminster (Md)
Theological Seminary. They in
cluded the Rev. Reuben Y. Nichol-
son, John H. Baker, william C.
Scott and F. Murray Benson of
Baltimore; the Rev. L. E. Bee of
Clarksburg, w. Va; the Rev. Lester
A. Welliver of Harrisburg, Pa; the
Rev. Benjamin w. Meeks of Fred
erick, Md; the Rev. Thomas S. Holt
of fredericksburg, Md; George K.
Mather of Westminster and George
w. Culberson of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Bombed for Six Hours.

j. Norman Lodge, Associated Press
correspondent on the Norwegian
front at Namsos, yesterday reported
the destruction of the Bittern in
the ford off Namsos Tuesday.
Observers said they watched Nazi
warplanes try for six hours to hit
the little warship and then sacrifice
two of their bombers to get her by
time-worn ruse.
The Germans put the sun at their
backs so that anti-aircraft batteries
peppering them did not see one
streak away and make a sudden
power drive on the Bittern. The
trick worked, but the witnesses said
two Nazi planes were lost.
The German high command had
announced in Berlin earlier that a
British cruiser, destroyer and five
transports were sunk by air attack
of Namsos and another cruiser and
five transports damaged.
OF similar appearance to a de-
stroyer, but slower and less heavily
armed, the Bittern is classified in
James Fighting Ships, authoritative
register of war vessels, as an escort
vessel" She normally carried 1875
men.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

Martinique shipped over 1000 900
gallons OF rum to other countries
last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Yugos|uvio
Continued From First Page

Mussolini when, 1t is said, he re-
ceived assurances from II Duce that
Italy did not plan any war move
for the present.
Although nothing was made
known at the American Embassy, it
was said in political circles that Ger
many wanted to keep all Balkan
countries, including Yugoslavia, at
peace as sources of supply for the
Nazis.
1t was explained that Italy, as a
acknowledgement ally of Germany
would adhere to this policy which
she has followed since the outbreak
of the war.
French Ambassador Andre Fran
cois-Poncet consulted Mr.. Phillips
this morning after the United States
envoy had returned from his inter-
view with Count Ciano.
British diplomats in Rome were
reported reliably to have been un-
aware of the rerouting of British
Mediterranean shipping before the
announcement was made in London
This precautionary measure was
believed to have been taken as long
ago as last week when the pro-
German tone of the Italian press
was at its height.
The apprehension appeared to
have been dispelled in British cir
cles here with the general tendency
evident in most quarters to consider
the action only as warning that
Britain is prepared to face any
eventuality.
Mr.. Phillips visit preceded Mus
solini's attendance at a cabinet ses-
sion at which heavy surtaxes on war
industry profits were imposed. The
interview took place in the Premier's
office in the interior ministry and
lasted for As minutes.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

in Norwegian waters, Mr.. Chamber
lain said "it was a curious chance
that this date Of April 8 decided
upon by the government should
have conceded almost exactly with
that chosen by Germany for the
invasion Of Norway"
Fleets Sent Out.
Mr.. Chamberlain related how
after 1--WE got information on Sun
day, April 7, that a large German
naval force was moving towards and
along the west coast of Norway
the main battle fleet and second
cruiser squadron sailed from Scapa
Flow and Rosyth 'in the hope of en-
gaging the enemy"
He continued:
Our objectives in deciding on
further action were:
Il. To give all support and as
sistance in our power to the Nor
wegians:
q. To resist or delay the German
advance from the south;
%. To facilitate the rescue and
protection of the Norwegian King
and government"
Amid rousing cheers, he explained
that it was obvious these objectives
could be most speedily attained if
1t were possible to capture Trond-
helm and, in spite of the hazardous
nature of the operation, I'VE re-
solved to make the effort
Two landing places were selected
respectively north and south Of
Trondneim," he reported.
Landed April IA.
British naval forces landed at
NamsoS, 100 miles north of Trond-
neim, on April IA, and British troops
followed April 16 to 18.
A few days later French "Chas.
teurs Alpins" landed, and their ar
rival was "a welcome support to our
men," the Prime Minister said.
Part of this force advanced rap
idly to the neighborhood of Steink-
jer, midway between Namsos and
Irondheim, to support Norwegians
known to be holding that place.
Mr.. Chamberlain declared he
could not give any details of fight
ing on both fronts since the land.
ings.
"All that can be said at present
is that our troops fought with gal
lantry and determination and in.
f1icted heavy losses upon the
enemy" he told the House.
After Mr.. Chamberlain sat down
Labor Leader Clement R. Attlee and
Liberal Opposition Leader Sir Archi-
bald Sinclair announced amid cheers
that they would not make any COM
ment or ask questions today.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Stockholm
Continued From First Page.)
Dombas railway junction and had
fallen back with heavy losses.
Cnv,n v,.,,ynSo a kfnns KHnv NJ n~~L>-

Communications May Be Broken.
Norwegian accounts of the Ger
man withdrawal in the Glomma
Valley indicated q severance of
communications between Oslo and
Trondheim, establishment of which
Berlin announced earlier in the week
after reports of sweeping successes.
A captured Nazi officer was
quoted as saying that the with
drawal was necessitated by a lack
of supplies and adequate reinforce
ments.
Norwegian military authorities
said bands of guerilla fighters, COM
posed partly of foreign volunteers" :"
had been harassing the German
supply lines in the valley.
There apparently was little change
in the situation on the Steinkjer
front. so miles north of Trondheim,
or at Narvik, the Arctic ore port,
where the allies were reported to
have German force surrounded.
An allied-Norwegian communique
issued last night from Grong, Nor
way, said there was little ground
activity in the Steinkjer sector, but
that aerial warfare was continuing
there unabated.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Methodists
Continued From First Page }

forsaken the mother that gave them
and are no longer Methodist ex-
cept vaguely in name"
5000 Attend Rally.
Addressing rally attended BY
5000 delegates and visitors, Bishop
Leonard spoke of the need for sep
aration of church and State" point
ing out that:
Professionalism in this country has
always maintained this American
fundamental principle. There is
grave danger that this principle
shall be ignored or violated in favor
of the doctrine of political expe-
diency."
The State of the Church Commit.
tee adopted a memorial calling upon
fellow Christians and all church
organizations" to expose the un-
Christian character of anti-Semitic
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Hospitals Increasing

There were in the United States
IS years ago only 149 hospitals, con-
tanning $4,000 beds. Now more than
$500 hospitals are registered with
1,l95, ,026 beds. The capital invest
ment has been estimated at close to
$4,000 600, 900. Many typical hos
pitfalls show a persistent operating
deficit, as endowments and dona-
tions do not entirely wipe out
deficits
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Chamberlain
Continued From First Page.)
to enable our troops to Withstand
the enemy drive from the south"
Advantage Held Allies,

| Vic eIleIIly uIlVe lTOIu IQe SOuJQ.
Advantage Held Allies.
Though it has not been possible
to capture Trondheim, Mr.. Cham
berlain said he was satisfied that
the balance of the advantage lies ur
to the present with the allied forces
Norway is not conquered" he
stated, "after three weeks of war in
which heavy losses have been sus-
tained by the enemy on the sea, on
land and in the air.
He said he could not give details OF
casualties in Norway but believed
they were not proportionately heavy.
Mr.. Chamberlain gave German
naval losses as two capital ships
damaged, three or four cruisers sunk,
II destroyers sunk, five submarines
sunk and 80 transports and store
ships sunk, scuttled or set on fire
with the loss of several thousand
lives. In addition, he said, 10 Ger
man transports or storeships prob
ably were sunk.
The losses Of the German Navy, he
said, "were so substantial as to alter
the entire balance of naval power"
and permitted IAN important re-
distribution of the main allied
fleets"
British losses at the same time, he
said, were four destroyers, three sub
marines, one sloop and five trawlers
sunk and five other warships" dam
aged by air attack. One store ship
had been sunk by torpedoing, he said.
Forestalled by Treachery.
Early in his report to an anxious
and critical House, the Prime Min
lister asserted Germany had fore
stalled Britain in Norway by "long
planning and carefully elaborated
treachery."
He disclosed that allied forces had
been gathered originally to help
Finland but these were dispersed
when Norway and Sweden refused to
allow transit of the troops.
About month ago, however, he
said, 1t was decided to keep ready
certain small forces" to occupy
western ports of Norway at short
notice in case of invasion by Ger
many of the northern kingdom.
He said instructions to the COM
manders of these forces provided
they were to proceed to the occupa-
tion only under "one of two condi-
tions-either that they were invited
to do so by the Norwegian govern
ment or that Norwegian neutrality
had already been violated"
Noted Troop Accumulations.
The Prime Minister declared Brit
ain "had been aware for many
months that the Germans were &C.
cumulating transports and troops in
Baltic ports and that these troops
were constantly being practiced In
embarkation and Decentralization"
1T was evident some act of ag.
gression was in contemplation" the
Prime Minister said. But these
forces were equally available fol
attack upon Finland, Sweden, Nor.
way, Holland or this country, and II
was impossible to tell beforehand
where the blow would fall" he added
IF we had known that Denmark
and Norway were to be the victims
we could not have prevented what
happened without the cooperation
of those countries"
Those countries took no precau.
tions against invasion "in the belief
that their neutrality" would save
them, the Prime Minister asserted
Referring to British miue-layins
Evening star., 1940-05-02
New Zealand Honors
Achilles Commander
BY the Associated Press.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand.
May 2.-Capt. William Parry, COM
manding the cruiser Achilles, the
first warship to engage the German
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
In the battle last December of the
coast Of Uruguay, today was ap-
pointed commodore of the New Zea-
land naval division and the first
member Of the naval board.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

British Warp|anes
Rake Nazi Airports
In Scandinavia
Air Ministry Reports
Heavy Domoee to
Enemy Terminals
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 2.-British bomb
ers harried German airport termi-
mails in Denmark and Norway yes
terday, causing heavy damage and
shooting down one sea plane with
out losses to themselves. the Air
Ministry reported today.
It's communique said:
"The Royal Air Force maintained
its pressure on enemy air bases in
Norway and Denmark.
"Stavanger Con Norway's Atlantic
coast) was bombed twice during day.
light hours of yesterday, and this
airdrome. together with airdromes
at Aalborg and Fornebu, was heav-
lily bombed during last night.
I'm the course of the nights re-
connaissapce over the southern area
of the North Sea one of our air
craft encountered an enemy sea
plane near the Island of Nordarney
and shot it down into the sea. No
losses were suffered in these op-
erationS."
Fornebu, airport near Oslo, is the.
Norwegian terminal of the Nazi mil
itary artery operating from
Aalborg, in Northern Denmark.
A war Office communique last
night described operations in the
area about the northern iron ore
port of Narvik as continuing salts
factorily."
Operations on the vital Steinkjer
front north of Trondheim appeared
to have slowed down, but Swedish
reports indicated that both sides
were maneuvering for decisive fight
| ing in that sector.
Unconflrmed reports said that
British warships continued to bonn
bard German-held forts in Trond-
helm Fjord.
In naval warfare the Admiralty
disclosed the loss of the 710-ton
minesweeper Dunoon, which struck
a mine off the east coast.
Twenty-four men of the crew and
three officers were listed as missing
and 1t was believed that most of
them were killed outright by the
| explosion. Another war vessel
picked up 40 survivors.
Two British submarines returned
to their bases safely, it was an
nounced, following hazardous pa
troll work in Norwegian waters.
One of them, the Sea Wolf, was
credited with sinking Of two 1900
ton German transports.
Loss of Bittern Admitted.
The Admiralty announced today
the loss of the sloop Bittern.
A communique said:
The secretary of the Admiralty
regrets to announce the loss of H.
M S. Bittern, sloop of 1,109 tons.
1t Comdr. R. H. Mills.
This ship was repeatedly attacked
by enemy aircraft and after pro-
longed fighting. in which one air.
craft was shot down in flames and
others severely handled, was set on
fire.
Efforts to extinguish the fire
| were taken on board another war.
ship. H. M. S. Bittern was finally
sunk by our forces in order to avoid
her becoming danger to naviga-
ton.
mo casualties have yet been re-
ported"
The Bittern, completed in March,
1898, cost f223 ,668 currently about
$780, ,00O and was sistership of the
Admiralty yacht Enchantress which
took King George vi and Queen
Elizabeth to France in 1898.
The sinking of the Bittern brought
Britains announced naval war losses
to 46 vessels-equally divided be-
tween regular naval ships and trawl-
ers drafted for mine-sweeping and
anti-submarine work.
About 2,775 men have been lost.
IN addition to So who are German
prisoners.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Boys Use Their Toes
For Fishing Poles to
Fool Game Warden
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STAMPS, Ark, May a.
Small boys sitting quietly beside
the Lake June spillway, wear
ing innocent expressions and
dangling their feet in the water
aroused the suspicious of Game
Warden Frank Burke.
Fishing being prohibited in
the spillway, Warden Burke in
vestigated, found each lad with
a line and hook tied to q sub
merged toe. The warden made
the youngsters release their
catches, then sent them home
with q warning.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
MADE ON LIFE
OF JOHN KENDRICK

Johnny Kendrick, we'll known
citizen of the Bear Pen section,
barely escaped possible death
when bullet from the gun of
some unknown person missed it's
mark by the fraction of an inch.
Kendrick was returning home
from work, and as he wended
his way up Bear Pen creek a
shot rang out, and, according to
Emil Vanover who brought the
news to the Herald, Kendrick felt
the breeze from the bullet as it
passed behind his neck.
Apparently unnerved, Kendrick
rushed home and failed to con-
duct search for the unknown
assailant. Upon returning later to
the scene, a search of the neigh
boring hillsides failed to reveal
any clues.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
Strange Race Found In Mountains

The story, SO the papers say, is
based largely upon material which
Crawford obtained through his
own research in the hills of Wise
and Scott counties, where he
found families of Melungeons liv-
ing in the most primitive condi-
tons possible. 1t is said that a
large number of these strange PEG
pie are to be found in parts of
Stone Mount ain in, Wise and Scott.
Bruce Crawford will be remem
bered as the editor of Crawford's
Weekly, formerly published at
Norton. He is now state supervis-
or of the West Virginia Writer'S
Project, at Charleston.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
NEW SCHOOL BOARD
WILL MEET JULY 2

The new school board will hold
its first meeting of its four-year
term in the offices of the school
board in Clintwood on Tuesday,
July End. Members of the new
board are: George McKinnie,
Walter Smith, Virgil Skeen, Floyd
Arlington and Hamilton Edwards.
At the first meeting the new
board will elect a chairman and
review problems in connection
with the opening of schools early
in August. Another item of bust
ness will be the election Of clerk
for the school year of 194O-41.
It is understood that the mat
ter of three year contracts already
awarded to bus contractors by
the outgoing board will be con-
sidered by the new members.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
World New.

ADOLF HITLER, aided and
abetted by his puppet, Benito
Musolini. forced France to sign a
treaty of peace, the terms OF
which were hurniliating and hard
for any self-respecting nation. Re
ports from abroad indicate that
the government of Premier Petain
sold the people Of France into
servitude and a period of hard
ship. Many of the French mill
tary and civil leaders opposed
any such armistice and urged
fighting to the last man. Prime
Minister Winston Churchill of
Great Britain strongly condemned
the action of the French leader
and called upon the French to con
tinue resistance.
The terms Of the treaty among
many other things called for the
complete surrender of the land,
air and naval forces. But reports
from abroad indicate that much
of the air fleet is now in French
colonies in Africa and still fight
ing. The French fleet has not yet
surrendered, and will probably
continue under the command of
the British Admiralty.
The British Isles is feverishly
preparing for the announced in
vasion by Hitler with the deter
n7ination to repel the invaders.
Daily the British and German
air forces carry out lombard
ments in enemy territory on mill
tary detectives. Results of these
raids are still obscure.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27

Various papers have comment
ed upon a fiction story by Bruce
Crawford that recently appeared
in The Southern Literary Messen-
ger in which the writer conjec-
lures that the Melungeons, a
strange race of dark people SCAT
tered through the mountains of
Southwest Virginia, East Tennes-
see and parts of North Carolina,
are descendants of the Lost Col
ony of Roanoke Island.
The Melungeons, according to
Crawford and others, are part
white and part Indian, and the
term is derived from the French
word melange, meaning mixture.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
POUND RIVER NOT
CLOSED TO FISHING

The secretary of the Commits
sion of Game & Inland Fisheries
advises officials of this county
that error was made in promul-
eating notice of closing streams in
this county to fishing in notices
sent out last week, and that the
Pound River is not to be closed
only Skeetrock and Twin
branches.
Skeetrock branch and Twin
branches were amply stocked with
brook trout last fall and as they
appear to be thriving, fishermen
wish to give the trout chance to
grow to full size and propagate.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heart
felt thanks to the many people for
the kindness and sympathy
shown us during the death and
funeral of my husband and little
son; also for the many nice flow
ers and for the use of their cars,
and the Ladies Aid for their kind
ness. I will always remember
each and every one.
MRS. EMMA DUTY.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27

After making his boasts that his
factories could turn out 1000
planes a day, Henry Ford, auto
magnate, has refused to manufac-
ture the planes. This action was
strongly condemned by the Cana
dian parliment, and it was propos
ed by one representative that
Ford's Canadian interests be con-
fiscated for the duration of the
war. American defense leaders
have not yet commented very free
ly on Ford's statement.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27

The Republicans are holding
their convention in Philadelphia
and have come forth with one
plank of their platform calling
for aid to the Allies.
The three leading candidates for
the nomination are Thos. E. Dew
ey, Sen. Robert Taft and Wendell
Willke Chg business entry). From
this trio is almost certain to come
the presidential standard bearer
of the C. o. P.