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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

(Cooksor) Tyndal and came to Wat erbury 27 years ago.
 She is survived by two sons, James of Waterbury, and Edward, Of Eng land; two daughters, Margaret and Eileen, both Of this city, four grand- children, two in Waterbury, and two in England; Q niece, Agnes Tyndal, Of England.
 Funeral services were held this afternoon ct 2 o'clock at the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State st. Joseph PierBon, of South Manchestor will ofiiciated. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 MAURUTIB -MrB. Antoinettc MaurutiB, wife of Andrew MaurutiS, Of 20 Chipnan street, died last night at her home after long ill- ness, Mrs. Maurutis was born iii Lithuania but had been c resident of Waterbury for 90 years.
 Sine was Q communicant of St. Joseph's church and c member Of the Franciscan order and Holy Rosary society of tho parish.
 Survivors besides her husband in- clude: one daughter, Mrs. August Kankei, of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Engratt,' of this city; and Mrs. Anna Viltrakis and Mrs. Matthew Balanus, Of Lithuania; and several nepheWs and nieces.
 The funeral will be held on Wed- flegday morning at e:30 o'clock from the home to St. Joseph's Church where c solemn mass Of requiem will Dc celebrated at 9 o'clock, Burial will Dc in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 MOTHER BENEDICT - Mother Mary Joseph Benedict, former Mother Superior of the Sisters Of Mercy in Connecticut and a well known teacher and school adminis- trator, died Saturday afternoon at the Mother House, i60 Pennington avenue, Hartford, Conn, after Q long illness. She had been a nienl- Der of the order for 46 years.
 The former Mother Superior was born Mary Conroy, daughter Of the late Thomas and Ann Cone Conroy, and was native of Hartford. Be- fore entering the Order in 1894 she taught in the public schools or Hartford and after becoming Sis- ter, was q teacher for many years at St. Joseph's Parochiai school at Capitol avenue and Broad street Several times reelected Mother Su- perior, she retired last July because of i'll health. She leaves several cou- sins in this city.
 The funeral will be held at St. Joe seph,s Cathedral tomorrow at 10 a. m. with a solemn mass. Most Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, bishop Of Hartford, will ofilc;ate. Burial Will be in St. Mary's cemetery, West Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
MASS
aWTrEgW ,.

GRIFFIN A second aaniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated tomorrow morning at S:OO o'clock, at St. Thomas Church, for the reposc of the soul of the late John Griffin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

M0FFATT-Mrs. Agnes (Tyndal)
 Moffatt, 84, widow Of William Mof- fatt, died at her home, 428 Willow street, last night after c short ill., ness. She was born in Lancaster, Eng, daughter of Edward and Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE-

Wisheul calsmsl-And yeu'll Jump Out q
 Bed ln ths Morning Karin te Co
 The liver should pour out two plnts Of llauld bile Into your bowels daily, # thls bile ls not flowing freely, your food may not digest, it may Just decay In the bowels. GaB bloats up your stomach, You get oonstl. pated. You feel sour, sunk and tho world looks punk.
 10 takes those good, old CRrter's Little Liver Pills to get those two piAts. Of bile flowing freely 10 make you feel ''up and up," XlnaginR h making blls how freely. Ask for CaFter'e Jdttls idYer Pills by napse. i0S end 2bS. BtubboFnly refuss any thing else.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

Tn Chicago last week Q banquet was held at The International House of the Univ. Of Chicago. A group of German Americans cele- brated Nasi victories in France. . |. The centerpiece was on umbrella. |. Made me laugh, too.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

been robbed and pushed down the
steps.
Wealey Mann told police he was
walking along Forty-second street
when he heard cries for help and
saw four men rush from the park
Mr.. Mann said he ran into the park,
saw the unconscious form and then
sought police.
Police rounded up Is men for
questioning.
The elderly army man, . bachelor,
lived at Englewood, N. j., but police
learned he had registered at the
Roosevelt Hotel in New York May
Is. He was not seen there after 1
pm. yesterday.
Col. Echols taught at West Point
from 1893 until his retirement in
1881. He was native of Hunts
vile, Ala.
He was graduated from West
Point in 1891 and commanded an
engineers company in the Philip
pines in the Spanish American War.
He was an observer with the allied
army in France in 1918 and retired
in 1881.
He was a fellow Of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science and member of the Uni
versity of Virginia Alumni Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Retired West Point
Professor Is Found
Fatally Beaten
Col. EchoI's Empty Wallet
Discovered Beside Him
In New York Park

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 21.-Col
Charles P. Echols, 72, former profess
sor of mathematics at the United
States Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y, died early today, soon
after he was found unconscious in
the rear of the New York Public
Library, apparently a robbery VIC
tim.
The retired Army officer lay bleed
ing at the foot of stone stairway
leading from the library promenade
into Bryant Park, Sixth avenue and
Forty-second street. He died at
Bellevue Hospital at 4::30 am. of a
fractured skull and internal in
juries.
Col. Echols' empty wallet lay be-
side him. Police theorized he had
Evening star., 1940-05-21

before. He added that he did not
see the boys until just before the
accident.
Police testified there were only
two buttons on the zone and both
were on the extreme west end Of the
area where the boys were standing
when struck. The weather was clear
and visibility was said to be good.
The brakes Of Mr.. Covey's car we're
described by police as perfect.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said another inquest into the traffic
death will be held at II am. Thurs
day,
Evening star., 1940-05-21

Inquest testimony revealed that
car driven by Edward r. Covey, 80,
Of Camden, N. j.
Mr.. Covey's automobile, proceeding
west on Pennsylvania avenue NV,
struck young Gray and his compan-
ion, Robert Smith, Is, Of 3629 M
street NV, about 9 pm. after pro-
ceeding about 10 feet through the
safety zone. The Gray boy died two
hours later Of fractured skull and
a compound fracture of the left leg
In Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Covey said he did not know
ne was driving through safety zone
and had never been in the District
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Inquest Fails 10 Bring
Traffic Death Verdict

After celebrating almost two
hours, coroner's Jury yesterday
failed to reach verdict on the
tranc death on MAY 18 Of 13-year-
old Charles Richard Gray, jr, Of
3062 M street NV, who was fatally
injured while standing In a button
safety zone at Twenty-sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. by a
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Religious PIoy Friday

The Prince Of Peace Players win
present Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands'
religious play. "The Prince Of
Peace" at $3.50 pm. Friday in st.
Thomas Church Parish Hall, 1772
Church street, NV. The play. pre-
sented many times IN Washington,
was written and is produced by Mrs.
Rands. The Young Peoples Fellow.
ship of st. Thomas Parish is spon-
soring the performance. Proceeds
will go to the church's missionary
program.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

Episcopal Church. accompanied by
Sam Holland; accordian selections
by Clifford Jones. instructor in the
Arthur Jordan Music School; saxo-
phone solos by Frederick Fetter and
singing by the Petworth Baptist
Church Quartet, composed OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harlan Randall, Mrs.
Vesta Lynn and Harold s. King.
The quartet will be accompanied by
William Bishop.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
" Sponsors Concert
For B Benefit Of Comp

A concert under auspices OF the
Central =. N. Q. A. win be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow In the building
at 1875 g street NV. for the bene-
at Of Camp Let's, the Y. M. G. A.
boys camp on the Rhode River near
Annapolis, Md.
The program includes vocal Sc
lections by Miss Erma Calvert, So
prano, accompanied by Mrs. Robert
Frederick Freund; singing by Gran
vile Leef, tenor soloist at st. Adams
Evening star., 1940-05-21

Light and fuel bills in Japan are
one-third greater than before Japan
invaded China.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

1taly's living costs are soaring.
Chile has an overproduction OF
footwear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
LINDBERGH FLAYS
NATIONS LEADERS
Continued From Page One)

At no point in his address, de-
livered by radio, did Lindbergn
mention the names OF either Wen
dell l.. Willkie, the republican pre-
sidential nominee, or Of President
Roosevelt, the democratic candi'
date.
mo one doubts" he said, "tha'
our defenses are weak, that gu,
debt is great, that dissatisfaction
is rising among us. We do no
question the need for rearInament
for reform, for a better economic
system. What we do question is
the leadership that has brought
these conditions upon us.
1--WE question that the men who
were unable to foresee these condi
tons in time to avoid them, who
could not foresee the war in time
to prepare for it, who refused tt
believe the reports of rearming
abroad when there was still time
to take action, are now competen,
to carry this nation successfully
through a great crisis. Under their
leadership, we have alienated the
most powerful military nations Of
both Europe and Asia, at a time
when we ourselves are unprepared
for action, and while the people Of
our nation are overwhelmingly op-
posed to war" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Raj BOMBS VITAL
NAZI NAVAL BASES
Continued From Page One)

coal tar plant at Duisberg, where
nearly one-half of Germany's coal
tar is distilled, finally succeeded
in reaching their target after a
glimpse of the factory's tall chin.
neys through a gap in the clouds.
A large fire was seen to break out.
Airdromes Bombed
"Other raiding forces, prevent
ed by the weather from finding
their primary detectives, sought
out alternative targets. Bombs
were dropped by these aircraft on
airdromes at Vessel, Woensdrecht
and Texel, on gun positions on
the islands of Borkum and Ter.
schelling, on the seaplane base at
Norderney , and oil plants at Gel.
s~enkirchen."
The heaviest attack against the
channel ports was concentrated on
Calais, where bombers shuttled
back and forth for four hours loos-
ing their cargoes. Both engines OF
one bomber went dead near Bor'
KUN, its pilot reported, but began
functioning again after a long glide
to the English coast and he re-
turned to the attack and bombed
shipping and docks at Flushing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
BRITAIN COUNTS
ON TURKS, GREEKS
TO RESIST DRIVE
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Continued From Page One)
harrass Italy from Malta and
bases in Greece, Britain wouE be
expected to use her heavily-en-
forced Palestine troops both to
guard the Iraq oil fields and to
bolster the Turkish army.
A possibility was seen that
Britain would intensity her ef-
forts to win over French MorOc-
co to her cause for use as a
springboard to attack Italy in
,Libya and hamper the fascist
drive into Egypt.
Britain's withdrawal from
SomaliIand in East Africa was
seen i'm line with the more I'M
portant aim of protecting the
near.eastern oil reservoir.
Most observers agreed that
German control of Rumanian oil
wells, which produced 6,24O,UO y
metric tons in 1899, would not
give the Axis all the oil 1t needs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
CIVIL SERVICE BODY
NAMED BY COUNTY
Continued From Page One)

(COnt1nued From rag Une)
sponsored by Representative John r.
Morris.
The law requires that the county
commissioners shall on June 1, 1889,
appoint a three-man civil service
commission to examine all applicants
for county jobs filled by appoint
ment either by the county commits
sioners or by an officer authorized
by the commissioners to appoint
deputies.
1t also provides that the board
shalr examine such applicants to de
termine their fitness and qualifica'
lions and provide the appointing Of
ficer with a list of names twice in
number as that Of the number Of
positions to be filled.
Since June 1, 1889, six persons
have been appointed to fill vacancies
in the various departments of the
county government. The status OF
these persons, under the new law,
is expected to be determined later.
Serve Without Pay
Under the law, members of the
county civil service board will serve
without pay. The law also provides
that all persons regularly employed
by the county as of June 1, 1889,
shall not be required to take exami-
nations in order to hold their posi-
lions. .,-
Any person regularly on the coun-
ty government payroll, under the
law, upon dismissal may appeal to
the board for a hearing. The law
is expected to apply not only to
those persons employed by the coun.
ty but to those persons paid partly
by the county and city.
The law does not apply to school
teachers and the board, under the
law, is required to meet as often as
it is found necessary.
The law is not a piece of permits
sive legislation, but is mandatory.
saying that the county commission
ers ''shall' appoint the board.
At yesterdays meeting the county
board heard a complaint from citi-
zens of the Market street road that
garbage was being dumped in the
yard and street in that vicinity.
The board adopted a resolution re-
questing the board of health to pass
and neforce the necessary regula-
tions and providing for the erection
Of signs and police protection in the
vicinity.
At the request of Dan J. Herrin.
mayor of Wrightsville BEACH, the
board adopted a resolution request
ing the state highway and public
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
ITALIAN STATIONS
RAIDED BY BRITISH
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munique said. Two British war.
planes were shot down, it declared.
The Dodecanese islands, lying
like stepping stones off the Turkish
coast in the Aegean sea, might
have high strategic Importance in
Axis plans to reach Asia minor.
They have been the target of re.
peated British raids. Lero, part.
cularly, is regarded as valuable
to any such plan.)
Three British warships, the com.
munique reported, also pounded
Italian positions near Sid Barrani,
on Egypt's Mediterranean coast
along the line of the Italian push
eastward from Libya toward The
Suez. 1t said no casualties or dam.
age resulted, however.
A shed was hit and several tele.
phone lines were cut at the Libyan
port of Tobruk in a long British
air attack, the communique &C.
kowledged but, it said, %''intenSe,
accurate anti-aircraft reaction. .,
made the enemy's fire noticeably
inaccurate" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
REV. JOHN 3. GIBBLE

Funeral services for the Rev. John
Benners Gibble, "a, former rector OF
the Episcopal Church Of the Good
Shepherd, who died suddenly at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Howard
Easterday, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Sum
day afternoon at S o'clock, will be
[held from st. James Episcopal
church Wednesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
The Rev. Alexander Miller and the
Rev. e. w. Halleck will conduct the
services. Interment will follow in
Oakdale cemetery.
The body will arrive in Whining.
ton from Brooklyn this morning. It
will be accompanied by Mrs. Easter
day.
He had been visiting in the home
of his sister for the past four
weeks.
Known in Wilmington as tn e
Bishop of Dry Pond" the Rev.
Mr.. Gibble was the first rector OF
UlG Nllul I'll VI Vic 1OOQ SlAOPAAS4
when it was organized so years
ago.
After serving several other
charges, including churches in
Texas, he returned to the local
church as rector in 1920 and served
as the minister there until his re-
tirement six years ago. Since his
retirement he and Mrs. Gibble had
made their home at 1906 Market
street.
A son of the late Jacob and
Amanda Knox Gibble, of Beaufort.
N. c., the Rev. MIR. Gibble is sur
vived by his wife, Augusta Jocelyn
Moore Gibble; two sisters, Mrs.
yesterday and Mrs. Will m Del
mar, of Greensboro; one brother,
Jacob Knox Gibble, of Richmond,
Va
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
MRS. LOLA M. TAYLOR

Funeral services for Mrs. Lola
Martin Taylor, wife Of Charles Eli
sha Taylor, president Of the Will
mington Savings and Trust COM
pany, who died at her home at 815
Market street Saturday afternoon
at ESQ o'clock after a short illness,
were held from st. James Epis-
copal church yesterday morning
at II O'Clock. :
The Rev. Alexander Miller con-
Quoted the services. Interment
followed in Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers were .active-John
Hardin, Clayton Bellamy, Fred
Graham, Swift Boatwright, P. B,
Ruffin and Ben Norwood; honor
ary-Dr. Harlee Bethany, DR.. j,
D. Freeman Thomas w. Davis.
|Cy. vanLeuven, W. J. johnson, T,
F. Darden, George B. Elliott
Marsden Be1lamy, j. B. Thornton
Hargrove Bellamy, j. w. Perrin,
j. Laurence Sprunt, ]. Walter
Williamson, Judge George Roun'
tree, j. v. Granger, j. N. Brand
George Thomas and Arthur Dun
ming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
JAMES HILDRETH HEARN

BURGAW, Oct. 14.-Funeral sefv.
ices for James Hildreth Hearn, 70.
year.old retired Atlantic Coast Line
railroad foreman, who died suddenly
at his home in Burgaw Saturday
were held from the residence this
afternoon ct $3.50 o'clock. '
The Rev. W. F. Walters, the
Rev. G. w. Duling and the Rev. P.
L. Clark, Burgaw ministers, conduct.
ed the services. Interment followed
in the Burgaw cemetery.
Active pallbearers Were: w. C.
Dicksey, J.. T. Tucker, ]. T. Wells.
G. K. Kornegay. A. Fl. Davis and
D. E. Bowen.
Mr.. Hearn was a member Of the
Woodmen Of the World. He is sur.
vived by his wife; four sons, ]. Err.
nest Hearn, Of Wilmington, Grover
c. Hearn, of Majava. Calf, Robert
L. Hearn. Of Rocky Mount, and
Charles, H. Hearn, of Teachey; and
"a grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
NAVY COMMISSIONS
AIR STATION TODAY
Is Opening 25,ooo,ooo Field
At Jacksonville Months
Ahead OF Schedule

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. IL
eR-The Navy will pass another
milestone along the road to total
defense tomorrow by commissioning
its big southeastern air station more
than six months ahead of schedule.
The $50, 900, 900 project, on a bend
in the st. Johns river about ~ miles
from uptown Jacksonville, VIII pe
the first major naval base commls-
stoned under the expanded deiense
program and one of a very few COM
missioned since the World wal.
There isn't any great fanfare
planned in connection with the ira
ditional navy ceremony tomorrow
everybody is too busy trying to gel
the station ready for actual oper'
ations by Jan. 1.
Admiral Harold Stark, chief OF
naval operations; Rear Admiral j.
II. Towers, chief Of the navy's bu-
reau of aeronautics; Florida's United
States Senators Charles o. Andrews
and Claude Pepper; and several
members of the states congressional
delegation will be present, but none
is expected to speak.
.Comdr. C. H. Cotter, in charge
during construction, will turn the
station over to its first commandant,
Capt. Charles P. Mason The sta
TONS colors will be raised, the
watch set and the guard posted.
Then everybody will go back to
work.
Construction started less than a
year ago and commissioning origi-
nally was scheduled for April OF
1871. But the pace of the work was
accelerated constantly and today
planes landed on the stations four
asphalt \runways. More than $500
persons are employed IN the project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

works commission TO wide,
thoroughfare formerly used we
tracks at the resort from UT
One north to the parking space
the northern extension. "'
The board also approved the ".
quest of Adrian B. Rhodes, reg;s.'
of deeds. for additional funds 70
pair and extend the index svstor,
his office. III
A number of minor tax sai.
ment matters were referred IN
mittee for investigation and renor.
at the next meeting. A reso,nttal
that property owners who paw that.
1910 taxes before January 1ol,
be exempt from penalties was .,.,'
passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
GRANTED REVIEW OF
BETHLEHEM DISPUTE
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that the cost Of the ships was less
than that Of comparable vessels
built by others and that the con.
tracts had been found advantageous
both to the company and the govern.
ment.
The contracts provided for the
payment to Bethlehem Of the cost Of
construction plus a fixed fee, plus a
bonus for savings" This bonus
was to be half the amount by which
the actual cost Of the ships fell be-.
low the estimated cost. r..
The government charged that the
estimated cost of. $11s, $50, 900 for the
Sc ships had been INFLATED" ha.
cause the actual cost was only
$92, 9e0,52O.
At issue, among other things, was
the question whether Bethlehern
was entitled to the "bonus for .av.
ings" in the absence OF proof that
the provision had actually reduced
the o S and whether the provision
was invalid as opposed to public
policy
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
families Will Move
Into Housing Units Today
Authority Taking Over Siz
Buildings Of The Charles
T. Nesbitt Courts

Today will be moving day at
Charles T. Nesbitt Courts, 216-unit
housing project for white families
of low income.
Twenty to thirty of the AZ fam
lilies. who last night had signed
leases will move into the project
today. Other families will move
later in the week.
The Housing Authority is taking
over six buildings containing so
dwelling units, today. Six more
buildings will be taken over next
Monday, and the remainder of the
project will be accepted for occu-
pancy in about two weeks.
The staff of Nesbitt Courts has
been swamped the past few days
interviewing prospective tenants,
approving applications and sign
ing leases. Applications for units
were well above 300 in number
before the first occupancy date.
Families with children and those
in greatest need Of decent housing
receive consideration, and more
applications are being invited in
order that there may be the wild
est possible range for selection.
Work on the 1902, 900 project was
started last December 2 W h e n
ground was broken by Nathan
Straus, administrator of the Unit
ed States Housing Authority. In ad-
dition to providing housing for 216
families, the project will m a k e
available Fairgrounds and commu-
nifty spaces in the administration
building. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
RED, NAZI MOVES
ENDANGER PEACE
OF THE BALKANS
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point, seemed on the verge of onar
rupture as 80 members of BRIT.
aims legation staff, including nav.
al and military attaches. and an
other Britons left for IstanbnI
They are the vanguard of hun.
dreds who the British say will h.
gone by Thursday.
Gin London, the usually authori.
tative British press association
said that Sir Reginald Hcare. Brit.
ish minister to Rumania, was cut.
ting his staff to skeleton propor.
tons" and that a break evidently
can not long be delayed"
ut was widely believed in Athens
that Greek-Turkish ties were being
strengthened, although there was
no confirmation of reports that a
Turkish military delegation had ar.
rived to confer with Premier John
Metaxas.) 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
r L WARD

CHADBOURN, Oct. ia - Mrs.
Cooley Ward, 80, died in Whiteville
this morning at II o'clock after an
illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held
from the graveside in the Butler
cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, with the Rev. P. j. Parker,
Methodist minister, officiating,
She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mary Alice Ward; her father
A. J. Suggs, of Loris, S. c., route
two; three brothers, Dewey and
Perlie Suggs, of Tabor City; and
E. G. Suggs> of Chadbourn; three
haf-brothers Thomas, Paul and
Vernon Suggs, of Loris; three sis.
ters, Mrs. B. H. Porter and Mrs.
Arthur Spivey, Of Loris, and Mrs,
Lacy Suggs, of Tabor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
10000 Motor. Vehicles
Are Acquired By Army

NEW YORK, Oct. IA. - Up Ac.
QUESTION of 10000 automotive We.
hicles-enough to equip a field force
Of 1,400, 900 men-was disclosed to-
night by Robert P. Patterson, assist.
ant secretary of war. as the goal of
the army's motorization policy
Speaking before the Society Of
Automotive Engineers, Patterson
said that although the Fundamental.
aim was for standard equipment
with few notifications, the army
was still open for new ideas in its
mechanization program.