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Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

the home of Mrs. Dias Spicer on
Friday evening. April H. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Supper
The Ellendale Ladies' Aid Society
will have a turkey supper ON Thurs
day evening. April Is, in the Ellen
dale School auditorium Serving at
5 p. m. Price, 50c. Come
Meeting
The New Market Ladies' Aid So
cicty will be entertained at the home
OF Mrs. Isaac W. 1llingswOrih on
Thursday evening. April IS. All are
cordially invited
EpwOFth League Meets
The EpwOrth League will meet
with Mrs. N. l.. Preityman ON Mon
day evening, May 6. Each member
bring small article to he auction OFF
fol the social hour II would be- q
good idea TO also bring your pocket
book for many of the articles will be
attractive. Everyone invited.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mrs. John d. Beehe. Jr..
are the proud parents of a fine baby
girl who arrived oil Thursday. April
a Both mother and baby are doing
nicely.
Illendale Ladies' Aid
The Ladies' Aid of the Ellendale
Church. will have Il turkey suppe'
OIL Thursday evening. April IS, in tn"
school auditorium. starting 1T five
o'clock. Price, soc. Home made ice
cream for dessert.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenwood


Cousin Lee and his radio group.
heard over WDEL. will be at the
Greenwood High School auditorium.
in person, on Wednesday night. April
Il, sponsored by the Daughters OF
America Lodge No. 10. show starts
ats D. m. Admission, 25c for adults
end l5e for children under ~ years.
Herman Galloway recently attend
ed the State Bank Directors meeting
held in the Country Club House at
Wilmington. After an instructive
business meeting they were served
with. a delicious dinner, especially
planned for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gootee Brown and
daughter entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Hall and children and Miss Car
rie Ricards OF Wilmington and Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Johnson and daugh-
ter of Harrington. at dinner on sun
day
II was a great shock when news
came of the death of Mrs. Roland
Collision, of Odessa. who passed
away suddenly on Friday morning.
March 29. Mrs. Collision had been in
poor health for many months and
had had serious operation IN the
early winter, hut at the time OF her
death she seemed apparently as we'll
as usual On retiring Thursday eve
ming she complained of feeling
sleepy. and soon fell asleep. When
she did not awaken in the morning
her husband thinking she was still
sleeping did not call her for some
time. When he went to awaken her,
he found her unconscious. She was
Iaken TO the st. Frances Hospital in
Wilmington. where she died from
htmorrhage Of the brain 20 minutes
after being admitted. Funeral ser
Fices were held on. Tuesday after
noon Of last week at 1880 o'clock az
he Daniels Funeral Home in Town
send. Interment In St. JohnstOWn's !
Surviving her beside her
husband are her mother. Mrs. John |
iOn. of Chester: one daughter, Mrs. ]
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
sELBYVMLE

A brief meeting Of the stan OF off,
GERS and teachers of Salem Methodist
/ Sunday School was held following
the services on Sunday morning thru
a request OF g. e. Nichols, the super
intendent, to talk over some plans
for the Children's Day program and
the date for the services, but It was
rot definitely decided upon yet. June
End was suggested. and more than
likely will be agreed upon as the set
date for the ehildren's day program
After the Sunday School session
closed on Sunday morning, the pas
tor, Rev. Roy T. Thawley, preached
or the subject, Gods Idea OF Allie
glance to the State and to The King
DOM" and the text was taken from
the 22nd chapter of st. Matthew, and
the 21st verse-"Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars; and
unto God the things that are Gods"
The scripture reading was the
story of the Pharisees trying to en-
tangle Jesus by asking, "Is 1t lawful
to give tribute to Caesar? And his
answer TO them when shown a penny
with the image and superscriptiOn of
Caesar thereon.
General Ansell OF Washington, d.
c. and Harry E. Vanden of Ridley
Park. Pa, were recent guests OF the
latter's brOther-in-law and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond r. MumfOrd, at
their home near town. The Num-
fords' oldest daughter, Miss Eleanor
e. MumfOrd, a comptrometer opera
tor for the SeOtt-Powell Diaries in
Philadelphia, was also at home with
her parents and was accompanied
back TO Philadelphia by her sister.
Miss June Mumford, for very brief
stay.
Mrs Lester Burton and sons Leon
and Freddie of MillsbOrO were dinner
guests of Mrs. Alice Derrickson and
daughter Catherine ON Sunday.
Messrs. Frank W. Holloway and |
Elmer Nj. Holloway were on a busi-
ness trip to Baltimore. Md. from
until Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Lynch of
Philadelphia were guests OF the |
formers brother and sister-in-law. |
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Lynch and Mrs. |
Dukes and daughter Betty |
- efAAI ASAhG1 0NGl AAG anu I
also spent awhile with Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. DerricksOn. near ROXana,
the latter being his sister Eva.
Mrs. Ida Townsend who has been
confined TO her bed for several weeks
is now better and able to be down
stairs. and her trained nurse, Miss
Pauline Campbell, has returned TO her
home near town. due to the illness
Df her mOtheB. Mrs. Timothy Camp
bell.
Mrs. Eva b. Moore of ROselle Park,
n j.. has been guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. RoXie G. Dukes. during the past
week. and also spent awhile with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin F. Wilgus.
Miss Madelyn Long Of ROxana. was
1 guest of Miss Catherine DerricksOn
rom Friday until Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Lee Murray. who
las been at home with her parents
md brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua L.
Murray and Joshua Jr. for a weeks
stay. left on Saturday for Durham,
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12
CLARKSVILLE

Services were held as usual Sun
day morning at st. Georges Church
Rev. Baker took his text from the
18th Psalm, 18th verse, making IL
clear to us that Life is a fascinating
fight, and there is no defeat only
from within.
The young folks of the church
are organizing a junior choir and
hope all the youngsters Of the church
between the ages of, and Is years
will cooperate.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night at 1880.
Several of our church folks attend
ed the services at Dagsboro Sunday
night to hear our new district super
intendent, DR.. Hearn. preach.
Mrs. Esther Hudson, who has lln-
dergone an appendicitis operation, is
home from the hospital and is inn
proving.
Mrs. Harry Evans is on the sick
list.
Mrs. T. L. Townsend of Camden,
called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. p. Belts. Sunday.
Mrs. Edna Mclaughlin and son.
Samuel spent Sunday with friends
in Concord.
Mrs. Clara Ellis visited her niece
and nephew. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Murray, Sunday.
The people of st. Georges Church
are giving Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Murray shower at the church Tues
daV night AOril I6 The community
is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray's home was
recently destroyed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs William Warrington
have moved in the house owned by +,
Robert Hudson until they get their
new home built
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Nelson Poole, tf Chester; one grand
daughter. two sisters and Ave bro
thera, beside sther relatives and
friends. Active paIlbearera were
John v. Rust, Ferris Dempsey. Chas.
Fuller, ST., Charles Fuller, Jr.. Phil
lin johnson and Nelson Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs Kit Rhodes OF PhiIa-
aelphia, spent several days the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Rhodes and daughter
Mrs. George Young. OF Centreville,
was a dinner guest OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r Morris on Satur-
day.
Air and ldrs. James Scott and
daughter spent the weekend with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Williamson
and family, formerly OF Adamsville,
have moved TO Greenwood.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Scott and
family who recently moved to Mag
nolia, are now occupying the Savage
farm, near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kit Rhodes Of Phila-
delphla. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Rhodes and daughter were guests of
MI. and Mrs. J. W. Rust on Thurs
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Collision Of
Clayton visited relatives here on
Sunday
George Young, Jr., of Centreville,
is spending an indefinite visit with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. 7.
Morris.
Miss Myrtle Tnll and friend. David
Morris. and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dearman were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Rust on Friday evening.
MIR. aud Mrs. Oscar Biddle and
family OF Townsend. were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. =. Collision on SUN
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. GoOtee Brown and
spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin ShOckley Of
Miss Beatrice Biddle Of Townsend,
sas a dinner guest OF Mr.. and Mrs !
]. w Rust ON Sunday.
The days are notIceably longer,
in the evening!
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

N. c., where she resumed her studies
at Duke University on Monday morn
ing. Joshua Jr., who has been away
taking hospital treatment for a dia-
bette condition. is now doing nicely
since his return home. and also re-
sumed his studies in SelbyVille
school on Monday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

Pruning time for most fruit trees
is in early spring after danger Of ex-
tremly low temperatures is past and
before growth starts.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-12

The days are notlceably longer,
in the evening!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
EMPLOYMENT IS
JUMPING AHEAD
Total Number Now Work.
ing in Nation Rose to
Level OF 1929

New York, Oct. 29--(UP)The to-
tai number of persons employed in
the United States rose to the high
est level since October, 1929, during
September when $3.50 900 jobless re-
ceived employment, the monthly re-
port of the Conference Board stated
today.
The board said that total employ
ment in September was 48,404, 900,
compared with 47,477,000 in August,
46, $4,000 in September last year
and with the Oct. 1929 total of At,
925, 900. In March 1888, regarded as
the Bottom" Of the depression, only
IS, 1884. COO were employed.
Jobless persons during September
numbered 6,829,000 compared with
10000 IN the preceding month,
with 8.192.000 a year earlier, with
14762 900 in March, 1888, and with
the 1929 average Of $4,000.
The September total of unem-
ployed was the smallest since Oc-
toher. 1887, and represented de-
crease of 10000 persons from a
year ago when the war broke out
abroad.
In reporting its figures. the board
estimated that the nations total
labor force had increased by more
than six and half million persons
since 1929.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
BRITAIN GIVING
HELP TO GREECE
That Announcement Is
Made By British SpOkes-
man of Govt
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent

(Cnlted RfeSS STAIR correspondent
London, Oct. 29.-(UP)-Britain
already is giving naval aid to Greece
first lord of the admiralty A. ".
Alexander said in luncheon speech
here today as another official source
disclosed that the British also are
giving Greece military aid in the
widest sense of the term.
II can assure our friends in Greece
and the United States that so far
as is possible within our power every
help which the royal navy can give
Greece will be rendered gladly--it
has already begun" Alexander said.
Alexander referred to what he
termed Italy's unprovoked, ruthless
assault on the Grek nation and
said it was repetition of the stab
in the back which Italy gave Bril-
tain last June.
"But the royal navy under the
leadership of Sir Andrew Cunning
ham has done magnificent work in
the Mediterranean and Red Sea
during the last few months Alex
ander said.
Many Ships Sunk
Large numbers of enemy submar-
ines have been destroyed and de-
stroyers and cruisers have been
sunk although the greatest diff
Guilty that has been experienced is
I the long periods of rest Of the 1tai-
ian fleet in their harborS"
- Information on the precise steps
CONTINUED on Page 100
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
America Chose Today
Young Men Of Nation
Their Numbers Were Drawn From Bowl in Most In
Spring, Historic Event-NO. l58 Was
First to See Light
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Il
Departmental Auditorium, Wash
ington, Oct. 29-CUP) = America
chose today by the free democracy
of lottery the order in which young
men shall be called TO the colors so
that, in the words of President
Roosevelt, strong nation may
continue to live in freedom and in
peace"
The first number drawn was 158
The fate of seventeen million
young men from 81 to SO rode in
5000 blue pellets in an ancient gold
fish bowl on the stage of a Wash
ington government auditorium.
Chance and chance alone governed
the order in which those capsules
each containing a number-were
ladled from the bowl, thus deter
mining the progression in which
CONSUMPTION registrants shall be
called for years army service.
The first number was pulled from
the bowl by Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson his eyes blindfolded with
an old strip Of linen-at 1918 p. m.
Stimson handed the lottery slip
bearing the number 1853 to President
Roosevelt to be announced to the
crowd in the blue, gold and white
auditorium. Mr.. Roosevelt read it
in a strong clear voice.
Mother Was There
A scream burst from the rear OF
the auditorium. Chance-that rode
in the goldfish bowl-had struck
home for the first time. The scream
was that of Mrs. Mildred c. Bell, of
Washington, D. c., there to see
whether the number of her son Rob-
ert, 81. should be drawn.
1t was. Roberts number was 1853,
first to be plucked from the glass
bowl with its plastic collar.
Robert goes to st. Johns school
in Baltimore. He, couldn't get OFF
fContinued On Page lOl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
NEUTRAL NATION
DESCRIBES WAR
Jugoslavia Gives Her End
OF Struggle Between
Italy, Greece
BY LEON KAY
United Press Staff Correspondent

s(Umteu FreSS StaH correspondent
Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Oct. %. =
CUP = Italy's snail-paee advance
into Greece was described by author
itative sources today as merely the
first move in big scale Axis often
sive against Great Britain.
Although Great Britain has begun
operations in defense of Greece, it
was reported that The Fascist forces
had made only the slightest gains in
the first "a hours of operations and
had suffered severe losses in COM
parison to the number of men en-
gagged in some clashes near the AL
bantam border.
The chief objective of British naval
and air aid to Greece it was under
stood, would be protection of the
port of Salonika since its seizure by
the Axis powers wuold flock the
door" of the Balkans against Britain
At the same time, it was pointed
out here, Britain would be much
colser to the Rumanian oil fields
(now dominated by Germany il
British bases were established in
Greece.
British bombers at present cannot
easily reach the Rumanian oil fields
from British bases, but it would be
comparatively short bombing raid
from Greece.
Albanian Revolt
Furthermore, there were persistent
reports that an Albanian reyolt-as
(Continned on Page 1Ol
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stories and pictures can be found
ON Page 10 Of tOday's Democrat.
The attention of more than
$4,000 Waterbury young men
rom 81 to SO was riveted on
Washington today as draw
ngs began in the national
iottery to determine the order
n which registrants all over
he country must appear be-
ore their draft boards. The
irst serial number drawn,
l58, gave Order No. / to four
Waterburians, ore IN each Of.
She draft districts.
The first local young men to
have their number drawn were
Philip Napolitano, of 248 Berkeley
avenue a rollers helper at the
Scovin Manufacturing Company;
James F. Overton, of Is Robbins
treet, a supernumerary policeman;
Thomas r. Claffey, of So Washing
ton street, pharmacist; and John
B. Slavin, OF 129 Southmayd road,
1 postal worker.
The 20 members of the four local
draft boards followed the drawing at
Washington by radio, noting the or
der in which the serial numbers were
being drawn. Hundreds stormed the
boards Offices at the city hall to learn
their numbers, even while the draw
ing was in progress.
Some Little Mixup
The third to the 18th numbers
drawn at Washington were higher
than the serial numbers held by any
registrant shere, and it was not until
the 18th number was pulled that Or
der No. 3 for this city was had. Local
boards had been notified from Hart
ford and Washington to ignore num-
bers higher than any listed here, and
to assign order numbers only to those
with serial numbers actually listed.
Thus the order number list for this
city will vary somewhat from the ma
tional list.
Several late additions to the list OF
local serial numbers had to he made
this morning as more cards arrived
here for Waterbury eligibleS who hac
registered in other cities. At noon. as
the drawing began, the final total o,
local registrants was 1904.
Most of the local registrants had
been able to learn their serial num-
bers through the lengthy lists print
ed in The Democrat and were able to
listen for the drawing of their num-
Der near radio.
Congressman Smith Drew
Congressman j. Joseph Smith OF
this city drew one of the early num-
bers at Washington, having been In
vited to take part in the ceremonies
by Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son. Congressman Smith has been a
Continued on Page l0)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
REPUBLICANS TO
START RALLIES
Local COP. to Be Busy
for Next Few Days
of Campaign

A series OF meetings, rallies and
other campaign events for the next
few days was announced today by
the Republican town committee.
The French-American Republican
club will hold a rally Friday night
at Franco-American hall, with Pres
ident Homer Bernier acting as mas
ter of ceremonies. Cleo Bouchard
is chairman of the arrangements
committee, assisted by Mrs. Aurore
Dorval, Ray Matthew, Leo Pepin and
Mr.. Bernier. Out-of-town French
speakers will be heard, along with
congressional candidate Frank T.
johnson and the local candidates.
North End Republicans viii hear
Congressman-at-large B. j. Mon
kiewicz and other speakers at a
rally at the North End Y. M. G. A,
tonight.
Green Street Rally
Tomorrow night a rally viii be
held at 48 Green street. preceded
by torchlight parade. Mr.. johnson
and other nominees will speak.
Attorney Maurice Wrenn, G. o
P. candidate for judge Of probate,
and Mr.. johnson win speak at a
Wolcott Republican rally tomorrow
night.
Thursday night, district leaders
will meet at party headquarters On
Continued on Page 1ol
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
GREECE
MAKING CLAIMS
Greece Asserts She Has
Stopped Italian Drive;
Italy Says She's in
(By United Press)

Greece reported that she was still
beating off italian assaults on her
mountainous frontier today, while
Great Britain announced she was
giving Greece military aid in the
widest sense of the term" and the
whole Balkan area stood at the
brink OF war.
Britain refused to divulge the ma
ture of her aid but she denied re-
ports from JugoSlavia that British
forces had landed at Salonica, the
vital Greek port 100 miles east of
the Greek-Albanian frontier which
supposedly is Italy's first goal or
that British forces had landed On
the islands of Crete<or Cephalonia.
Britons said these reports probably
were spread by German and Italian
sources to create disappointment
and confusion and to give the i'm
preston that British forces were al
ready near those places before Italy
acted against Greece.
British sources said, however, that
normal diplomatic consultation"
had been started by Britain. Turkey
and Greece.
Turkey Is POndering.
Turkey, whose first move to aid
her friend Greece, would be expected
to bring German troops crashing
down out of Rumania toward the
Dardanelles, babe her time. She
was believeu seeking encouragement
from Russia before going to Greece's
aid. Bulgaria, lying between Ru-
mania and Greece, feared she would
be overrun by Germans if Turkey
acted. Jugoslavia, friendly to Greece,
was surrounded by the Axis powers
and their friends, and helpless.
The italian high command, an
nouncing for the first time that
Italian troops had crossed the AL
bantam frontier into Greece yester-
day morning, said today that the
invasion was making Roadway and
that italian planes had bombed rail-
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Conn. For Roosevelt
By 10000 To $4,000
NOn=P Political Circles Voice That Prediction, as Both
Sides Make Their Claims-May Carry Bob
Hurley Ticket Through
BY JACK ZAIMAN
ed Press Staff Correspondent


Hartford, Conn, October 30. -
CUP - Leading Republicans and
Democrats today predicted one
sided victories for their parties in
Connecticut next Tuesday, but a
belief persisted in reliable non-po-
litical circles that President Roose-
welt would carry the state by mar
gin of perhaps from 10000 to $4,000
votes.
A wide disparity existed in the
claims of various party leaders, who
privately admitted this election was
so full of angles" that it was diff
cult to judge. However, each side
gave itself the benefit in any case
Of doubt and emerged with these
predictions:
The Republican high-conmand
close to Governor Baldwin:
Victory for Wendell Willkie and
the Republican ticket by margin
of between 10000 and 5000 votes.
Democrats close to gubernatorial
candidate Robert A. Hurley:
A victory for President Roosevelt
by greater margin than the lOO,-
600 he achieved in 1885. Democrats
however, believed Hurley would run
behind the President, possibly by as
much as $4,000 votes.
John L. Lewis Failed
political quarters were in
clined to minimize the President
majority. These sources believed
the speech of John L. Lewis support
ing Willkie had failed to make any
appreciable dent in the strong Con-
necticut labor support for Mr.. Roose-
velt.
They believed also that at least
two radical minorities would vote
strongly for the. President. More
over, opinion was that many pro-
British Republicans and Democrats
would vote for the President because
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
BOMB FOUND ON
ARMY TRANSPORT
Certain Death for 1850
Officers, Troops, IfNOt
Discovered

Panama City, Oct. 29.-UP) = A
bomb found in the hold of the United
States army transport Republic
would have meant almost certain
death for the 1850 army officers,
troops and officers wives and chill
dren aboard had it not been discov-
cred in time, Henry F. Dodd, master
at-arms on the vessel said today.
Dodd said he discovered the bomb
which contained two quart cylin-
ders of Observation-Disclosures the Re-
public was one day out of San Fran
cisco en- route to New York through
the Panama Canal.
1.-The internal machine was located
four decks below" he said. 1T was
IL by IS by 10 inches in size and con-
sisted of two coils wadded in cotton,
a timing mechanism and the nitro
glycerine.
IT had noticed strange odor and
investigated. The smell grew stronger
as climbed deeper into the hold. ]
finally found it four decks below in
the after part of the ship. It was
smoking" as...
Thrown Overheard
Dodd said he rushed it to the main
deck and after cursory examination,
threw the explosive overheard. "A de-
tail then accompanied me below
decks wearing gas masks to search
for other bombs but we didn't find
any"
The officer explained that appar-
emily the bomb had been timed to &C
off when the ship was well away
from the California coast when res
cue operations would be difficult.
IF the thing had exploded" Dodd
said, st think that all on board would
have been trapped. 1t would have
blown out the stern end of the
ship"
The Republic Is one Of the army's
largest transports. 1T left. San Fran
cisco on October Is carrying 1900
Z. -. as.sl-