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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
INV 'HAPPY" HOWARD)

Some Of the boys are stil a lit
tie stiff after last weeks mara
thon. But they'll take it In their
stride this week, the second and
last week Of doubling up, which
will be followed by one more week
of regular bowling-and then the
turkey. Yum, yum.
Getting back to last weeks re-
suits we find the McKay's Clothes
aggregation still in the lead over
Purt's ESQ Station by a three
game margin. The Hopeville Tav-
ern and. Pelletier's Plumbers are
in a dead heat for third place.
And, in case anybody Is inter-
ested, Tony Carta's Hopeville
Market is leading the league in
reverse.
It Is expected that the nom
mating committee will have the
new slate Of officers for the 194O-
Al season completed by this eve
ming with election Of officers taxi
ing some time during the evening.
It is with great regret we learn
that Tony Cardinale, our ever
efficient Secretary Treasurer Is
not seeking reelection this year.
Tony took over the reins three
years ago when there was but "a
men--there being 60 men in the
legaue at the present time. Tire
less worker that he Is, Tony finds
that he can not do Justice to OUT
side interests and business at the
same time. Filling TOny's shoes
will be big job.
"Undie" Del Russo the Little
Man Who's Always There" inso-
far as hig, single is concerned,
cts getting to be a habit
knocke the wood to the tune of
ITS last Monday P. M. and 404 for
high three. "Undie" hit l89 last
wear for ligh single.
Losing three out Of six was no
fault OF Sid Months. Sid tOppled
this pins for 352 the first set and
1856 the second. Not bad Sid, not
bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
FALL RIVER FIRESTONES
GAIN SOCCER FINALS

Tiverton, R. T., April 22.-(UP)-
The Firestones of Fall River, Mass.
had advanced today to the final
round of the national amateur Soc
Ger cup competition. The Firestones
will meet the Morgan F. G. of Pitts
burg, Pa, for the title won last year
by the st. Michaels eleven Of Fall
River.
Paced by Young Danny Freeman
who scored four goals, the Firestones
trounced the Philadelphia Hosiery
Soccer club, 81, in the eastern final
yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22

Mike by the way, is president of
the Hackers Club which num-
bers such notables as Francis
(Hole in one) O'Donnell and
Joe "Duffer" Halloran among its
members.
Rem uber, the time is eight
O'Clock and the place the Malta
tuck-thiS evening for the second
of our maratha nseries. SO, until
then. SO long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
HopeUille Bo10limg Notes

Red McIsaac and double deck
erS seem to agree, inasmuch as
Red got his second wind-and
also 1884. How'd you do 1t Red? No,
don't tell me, I'll guess.
Joe HallOran'S Fulton Mkt, led
by Ted Hanson Remember that
IS ave. bowler) who licked off a
sweet 971, took the H0peville
Tavern two games.
What happened to Joe's Barber
Shop-Cwo to one favorites at the
beginning of the season-are they
still in the league?
Vim DOwney is walking on air
these days. Wonder IL his 381 to-
tai Of last week had anything to
do with it?
Word has been going the
rounds that Tom (I'm very good
when no ono Is looking) Margi-
otta didn't conect for a 100 string
in six games-HE DID-101. My,
my!
Joe Grickis' 351 was q big fac
tor in the HOpeville Mkt. taking
one teeny weeny game from the
Burt ESQ crew.
BY the way Joe Grickis was the
recipient of a little Jingle from
the famous "Jingles" Donahue as
follows:
To IN Insurance Man,
Part Police tip,
1t pay, to be smart, not wise,
Or police ticket just your size.
-Donahue, Cop.
Eddie Beck and Harry Hall0ran
gave their all for Hopeville Tav-
ern, but the best they could do
was pail two Of the six out of
the fire.
Mike Perazelli, according to his
scores, is completely under The
spell of spring-and the thoughts
Of the many Sunday mornings he
will spend up at the Municipal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
Findi tn

ONCE early in January this splendid
new gasoline, Atlantic White Flash PLUS,
has been piling up records in the Florida
Road Test - bringing you proof Of per-
Torrance that is real and definite.
Read the remarkable facts at the right!
Here is the testing motorists asked for
the gasoline backed by FACTS
Atlantic White Flash PLUS.
Thousands of motorists tried the new
White Flash PLUS last week and expert
enced the satisfaction of this Florida
Road.Tested gasoline performance. If
you are not one we suggest TO-DAY!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
FRANK DARLINGTON
WINS BASEBALL JOB

Francis "Jake" Darlington, o
freshman attending State Teachers
College at Frostburg, Maryland, has
landed the varsity post at first base
for the Teachers nine. In two games
played thus far, Jake" is batting
with an average of 400. His school
has met Loyola and st. Vincent's
College. Their next game is set with
Mt. st. Mary's at Emmitsburg, Mary
land tomorrow, where Darlington
will be playing against another local
lad, Bobby Stevens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22

the veteran Paul Junior Of Lewiston
Me-, in a Is round bout at Boston
Garden Friday night.
Armstrong arrived here yesterday
after vacationing at Hot Springs,
Ark, following his recent fight with
Cerefino Garcia. Junior, training at
Lewiston, probably will report We'd
nesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
The Broadway
Bugle
By DAN PARKER

this year Publishers market have been unable
Richards fighter in the 10th round Of their bout IN
sdoe Forget that report that I'm hiring
Gus 10 BIN Dky 0Isi S eaueos wife won 81 at sceeno in
thear Broadway and 18th the other Wne the E
amazing Of Morris Berg b. IL D. catcher
military few days of to visit New York to see the
w be sa he the s s a
hockey tre years ago he really meant IT, Ano sO1 Peos Golfers
sports ssa Writing STAR Rusrs who
he planning suit against publication tO inn S
Chicago recently exposing with
story the many methods used by
race track cheat the public.
HUGH BRAD1Ers BOOK racing at Saratoga will be pub
nsS in Snxa P was % be Sseo-
with the Order Of st. osy BY King a,son when the Gsa a
baseball writer Bin Terry advised cub reporter PORTER
iation the track when it seems
POP tho out Ss ass
q Illness s' 'D''~'''''' ~ ~
THE STATE RACING Commission replying
ignored their letters this not only isn't
type tracks merely must approve Of
The a1 m MSon ny the afg get ts oos tracks
instead Of Belmont and Hes New Yorker and n name
machines instead of bringing in from
land isst year TO play znsay
out all season. Now he's working at London dog
season. benoan of the London
$1,000 bolvas BOLIVIA 80
promoter Cha
astounded the clubhouse
O an umbrella with pencil TASK and and
which enables him photo finish
sacrifice dignity George will be racing editor
afternoon aherd but will also write his New Yorker
column.
THE THREE LOCAL signed agreement
Union, police the
parks ending labor dispute Pu left
suspensions frogs behind him
his Calgary
Kirkland
Allan the amateur
ship coached by Marty Burke Irish defense Of Les Cam
adiens Winthrop Rutherford whose
Social
boxer a half-dOzen ago. Harold Seton informs
A. U.
il ntmaion
deroned best at the still Stevens
walking
heckng Sophie Tucker midnight? Reilly
other demanding
ito appear al Neow Chicago weerweight still dividends
periodically which
in his His last melon" $1250
RAYMOND sHAc) BRYAN AMATEUR road rider of Beleviue
will his bike to
e. al Pittsburgh
tncon of being the only
the Hotel Capitol May Alliance
awaiting the day when Marus Russo the
products
A. A. u.
York. the Jewish Negro country Tommy
recovered from operations TO correct stomach
$4,000 Larry MacPhal
Montreal club visiting
the schedule City, will
j Copyright 194O, ca
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
ARMSTRONG AT HUB
FOR JUNIOR BOUT

Boston, April 22-CUP)-Henry
Armstrong today started a final
series of workouts in preparation for
the defense of his world welter-
weight boxing championship against
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

SAN JOSE. Cal, July 4. (UP)-
A formal charge of murder was
expected to be placed today against
Robert Mandell, Is on the strength
of circumstantial evidence indicat-
ing he killed l6-year old Josephine
Parsen with a brick.
The youths parents retained Louis
O'Neal, San Jose attorney, to de-
fend him against the accusation.
To O'Neal Robert repeated his de-
NAL that he was in any way con-
nected with the bludgeoning OF his
schoolmate.
IF you think I killed Josephine.
why don't you prove it?' has been
his stubborn reply to questioning
of Police Chief James M. Black.
Chief Black said Robert was UNI
der suspicion because he admitted
ly walked with her following
swimming party at Roosevelt Junior
high school Monday night; because
two girl friends of Josephine saw
her with Robert and heard a girl
scream, and because human blood
stains were found on his clothing.
Robert is the son of Joseph 0.
Mandell, a former San quentin
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Sub Torpedoes
Giant British
Aircraft Carrier

BERLIN. July 4. CUP)-The high
command said today that a Ger
man U-boat had hit the newest
British aircraft carrier Illustrious
Of % 900 tons with a torpedo. The
Illustrious has a complement of
1900 normally.
The nlustriouS was completed
April 5, 1899, one of six ships in
her class, according to James fight
ing ships.
She has an overall length of 753
feet and carries l6 AS dual ,pur-
pose guns. James Fighting Ships
gives no information as to the beam.
draught, or number of aircraft she
carries She has a speed of 80
knots.
Two British aircraft carriers were
sunk previously by the Germans,
the Courageous and the Glorious.
both 22.500 tons. The Courageous
was torpedoed early in the war and
the Glorious was sunk recently n
a naval battle with the German
battleship Scharnhorst.
The Berlin high command also
announced that the German air
force continued its attacks on Brit
iSh harbous, coast defenses. air
fields, and arms factories.
German planes succeeded in
bombing exercise grounds at Alder
shot, airplane works at Reading and
a heavy coastal battery at New
Haven. the communique said.
British air attacks on Germany
continued, resulting in the death
OF II children and three women
and the wounding of II children and
nine women in the suburbs OF
Vobeck Hamburg and Brumbeck.
the high command reported.
Six enemy planes were destroyed
and four German planes are miss
ing. the communique said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

merchantmen or WarShlp.
The little ship passed quarantine
here early today and locked at Pier
33 in the East River. The contrast
between what l found on arrival
and what had left can hardly be
imagined.
Petsamo never was a busting
city It never had anything remote
ly resembling a skyscraper. 1t never
even had a wharf worthy of the
name. What improvements it did
possess were burned to the ground
when the Films left and the Rus
SLAMS came in.
Now that Hle Firms have return
ed, however, PetSamo is experience
ing a mushroom growth and the
sound of hammers and saws and
the screech of the harbor's single
derrick reverberateS between the
rocky walls of the ford for "a
hours day.
Roar of Blasting
From time to time the roar OF
dynamite browns out all lesser
oOulIdo anu SlSIldlo Illt oJdlJ vi
work on a new quayside.
PetSamo is the only northern out
let now existing for Swedish and
Finnish goods and the only port
through which food and other sup
plies may be brought for that part
of northern Scandinavia which still
Is nominally free.
There are no rail connections be-
tween Petsamo and southern Scan
dlnayia and all shipments must be
by truck through the mountain
passes.
The reconstruction of PetSamo
harbor and its extension for 10
miles along the western side Of the
ford is being financed in part
by Sweden.
Acres of new barracks, built Of
raw, newly cut wood, have already
been thrown up to house the 1000
Finnish soldiers and carpenters at
work on the project and new struc-
lures are springing up daily. There
aren't more than dozen women in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
500 To Seek
State Offices
In August Vote

SACRAMENTO. Cal, July 4.
tUP) Final tabulation of candi-
dates on the Aug. 81 primary bal
lot today revealed a total of 500
persons. including eight for United
States senator, ll2 for congress, 48
for 20 state senate seats and 341
for 80 assembly positions.
Seven senatorial seats were not
sought by men elected four years
ago These included vacancies of
Harry Westover. Santa Ana; A. L.
Pierovich, jackson; Jesse Carter,
Redding: and Edward Law. FL Cen
tro. all Democrats. IN addition, Ed
Fletcher. San Diego and j. James
HolliSter. Santa Barbara. filed for
congress and James Holohan. Wat
sonyille. retired from public life
In the assembly. only &c of the
80 incumbentS filed for reelection.
The ii Withdrawals included the
vacancies of the late Fred ReaveS,
San Pedro and Secretary of State
Paul Peek. elected to the assembly
from Long Beach and Clarence
Walker, Westmorland.
With the exception of the late
Thomas Eaton of Long Beach. all
of CALIFORNIA; 20 congressman
sought return to office Harry En-
glebright, Nevada City. was the
only representative to be unoppos-
ed while ID sought Eatons post.
Two state senators and two as
Semblymen sought congressional
posts They were Senators Hollis
ter and Fletcher, and AsSemblymen
Lore and Atkinson.
ASsemblyman Kuchel was the
only lower house member to try
for a state senate seat.
Veteran United States Senator
Hiram johnson, having filed on the
Republican, Democratic and Pro-
greSsive tickets. was favored over
field which included Lieut. Gov.
Ellis Patterson, Los Angeles, Demo-
cratic and Republican,; Supervisor
Arson Ford, Los Angeles, Demo-
cratic and Republican: Assembly,
man Yorty, Democratic and Repub-
lican; James D. Meredith, Sacra-
mento. Democratic: Richard Stew
art Otto. Hollywood, Democratic
and Progressive: Fred Oyster, Los
Angeles, prohibitionist; and Anita
Whitney. San Francisco, Commu-
mist.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Panic Counts 1000
Victims Aboard
British Liner

LONDON. July LUP)-Survi-
vors of the torpedoed British prison
ship Arandora Star told today of
panic that killed almost 1000 men.
The 1,640 German and Italian
prisoners aboard the Canada bound
steamer became screaming, fighting
mobs when they realized that the
ship had been torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine, the survivors said
They sWamped lifeboats and per-
ished by the hundred in spite of
the efforts of their British guards
to save them.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04

the entire area
The 200 of us who sailed aboard
the motorship had reached Petsamo
each in his own devious way.
1 had been in Tromsoe when the
word came to the officers and men
of NorWay's northern division that
they were to fight no more. wit
messed their gloom and heard bitter
remarks they made. With a DAN
ish minister, a British consul gen.
eral and a British territorial Off
Ger I flew in a Norwegian Seaplane
to a tiny Norwegian lake south of
Petsamo. sent my story in from
Rovaniemi and went on to Petsamo
to wait for boat home.
Lieut.. Ragnar Christopherson, now
at Ellis Island, had worked his way
north from Oslo. A translator for
British consular posts in Norway,
he had been in the Norwegian CAPT.
tai when the Germans entered, as
Had l. 1 went north. He, British
subject, fled into Sweden.
Both of us were slated for in
ternment in PetSamo. My creden-
tialS secured my release. He escaped
by discarding his uniform and as
Stunning another identity.
Wife Jailed
For Kurt Singer and his wife,
PetSamo was the last avenue of
escape. Singer, a Jew, had gone to
Austria before the Anschluss to
lecture against NaZism. While he
was there, his wife was sent to
concentration camp in Germany.
She finally was released and they
moved to Gothenburg, Sweden,
where he published an anti-FaScist
paper and wrote anti-Fascist books.
Following the German occupation
of Norway and the resulting in
crease of German pressure on Swed-
en-, Singer was arrested and many
of his books we're destroyed.
The Finnish volunteers, some 81
of them from the United States,
came here by devious routes to
await the Mathilda Thorden's sail
ing.
All of us we're weary, some of
the point of exhaustion, when the
ship passed quarantine and came
in sight of the Statue of Liberty
and the Manhattan skyline.
All of us were damned glad to
be here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
BY FRANCIS McEACHEN

BY FRANCIS McEACHEN
NEW YORK, July 4. CUP =
Twelve days ago the Mathilda Thor
den poked it's trim grey nose out
into Petsamo ford and headed north
toward the Pole and the open sea.
The 6,000-ton Finnish motorship
slid through the still water under
a sun that never sets, beneath
sheer barren rock walls from which
the Firms had blasted space for the
dock it had just left, carrying a
cargo of fear and hope.
On the right, as it left PetSamo
Fiord, were Russian mines On the
left were German occupied Norway
and, presumably, units of the Ger
man navy.
Beyond, on the course to Ameri-
ca, was the ocean region in which
ships of the British contraband
control were operating.
In the Mathilda Thorden's hold,
according to unconfirmed rumor
whispered from passenger to pas
senger, were "a large boxes of
Swedish gold consigned to the
United States, a rich prize for any
nation that might seize it.
Straight North
Straight north the little ship
sailed from northern Scandinavia S
only presently ice-free port, hold
ing an undertaking course between
the Russian mines 10 miles TO the
east and the area of German patrol
four miles 10 the west.
Once clear of those hazards the
Mathllda Thorden swung west, then
southwest, and passed 40 miles be
low the southern coast of British
occupied Iceland, running the gaunt-
let Of control vessels plying the At
lantic between that island and the
FaeroeS
During the entire II days, the 200
passengers aboard the Mathilda
Thorden refugees, diplomats. re-
turning journalists and more than
100 Finnish volunteers from the
United States and Canada did not
sight single vessel of any kind,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Invisible Army" Plays Havoc With
italian Forces in Africa

than the Italian aviatorS," he said.
Since italy declared war June 10.
Italian aviators have been trying
to bomb this army out of business
but they've only wounded 10 men,"
The entire army along the border
of Libya has blended itself into
the yellow sands SO cleverly that
the British call it the invisible
army"
I have just completed two day
tour of the advanced posts of that
army, posts buried in the sand
under the very noses of the guns
of Italian forts.
The British men, moles by day,
become warriors at night, slipping
out of their trenches and dugouts to
attack and wipe out Italian out
posts.
BY morning, they are once again
merged with the sand to the dis
may of Italian scouting and bomb
ing planes.
What happens to all the hun
dreds of trucks and tanks?
l stood on a hill and saw the
trucks and tanks SO dispersed that
it would take one bomb for each
truck and tank to destroy them.
Such raids would not pay, even if
the Italian aviatorS could spot
them from the air.
I visited the men in their silt
trenches and found them cheerful
and high-spirited despite their mole
like existence.
Most Of these men were cavalry
men who miss their horses but re-
alize the value of the mechanical
broncs they now ride.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
France Forms
New Constitution

Continued from Page IL
mocracy, however, Petains age of 81
makes ii impossible for him to
develop the energy necessary in
personal dictator. He can give dir
ections and issue orders but he
cannot take personal command as
do Hitler. Mussolini and Stain.
France has no other leader in public
life of sufficient strength and abil-
ity to seize power and exercise
unrestrained control ovr the nation
Any move toward totalitarianism
in France. therefore. must differ
from the one man sway that exist
in Germany. Italy and Russia The
French temperament is too volatile
to accept absolutists rule. But,
France has grown weary of political
disagreement and the inability of
its ministries to command parlia-
mentary majorities for more than
a few month at time France re-
quires stability in government above
all else if there is to be recovery
from the effects of the war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Rumanid Forms
Pro-Nazi Cabinet
As Clash kedrs
Continued from Page u

the German minority in Rumania.
The new cabinet will take office
amidst increasing political tension.
Evidence of the seriousness of
the situation was seen when the
British legation said that Rumania
had ordered all BritiShers working
in Rumanian oil fields to leave. The
legation estimated that about 30
men. including the directors OF oil
companies and refineries. chief
drillers. and the like, would be af-
fected by the move The order.
however. does not affect oil COM
panies with offices in Bucharest.
The section of the country not
occupied by Russian troops was
alarmed by developments of the
past few hours.
New drastic defense measures
were taken. Citizens we're ordered
TO watch for parachute troops and
report them to military authorities.
Soldiers were ordered to shoot all
parachutists Ion the spot" Ruman-
ians were forbidden to take photo
graphs of any kind. They were
warned to guard against their con-
versations being overheard: and TO
report to the military any anti
Rumanian conversations they heard.
The new orders, issued by Gen.
Constantine ArgeSeanu. military
commander of Bucharest. Jared
Rumanians out of their passive
mourning over the loss of Bessara bia
and northern Bukovina provinces
10 Russia.
1t was understood that the de-
Tense measures were directed at
Russia.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
National Defense
Expense To Hit
Fourteen Billion

WASHINGTON, July 4. (UP)-
Ultimate national defense expendi-
lures of $14OOO,OOO0 were enviS-
aged by the United States today on
the l64th anniversary of the Dec
laration of Independence.
Congressional action on pending
defense legislation has been post
poned until next week-after the
holiday. But as the capital celebrat-
ed the Fourth of July, the defense
picture stood as follows:
Congress already has appropriate
ed $4,000, 100000 for the army and
navy-most of it to be spent as
soon as possible.
The senate is ready to approve
a use-approved bill authorizing
a 70 per cent expansion of the
Navy This will cost an estimated
s4,OOOOOO,0O0 over a six year period
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Britain Captures
French Fleet

Continued from Page ~
were heavy; no British ships DAM
aged as to gunpower or mobility.
French Fought
Churchill declared the French
fought bravely at Oran and suffer-
ed heavy losses because of the very
severe measures taken by the Brit
ish He declared efforts would con-
tinue against French warships still
at large.
Taking over of French warships
in British ports was without in
cident except for "scuffle" aboard
the Surcouf in which British
sailor was killed, two British Off
GERS and one British sailor wound
ed, one French officer killed and
one wounded.
Other naval action was also re-
ported. The German high COM
mand claimed a submarine had
sunk the 23,00O-ton British air
craft carrier Illustrious. Two other
British aircraft carriers were sunk
previously-the Courageous and the
Glorious.
Scuttle Ship, Order
The Germans gave the French
permission to scuttle any warships
if necessary to keep them out of
British hands and the French gov
eminent ordered its naval units to
fight the British.
Italy admitted loss of a submar-
inc.
In the Far East the British were
expected to refuse Japanese de-
mands to halt supplies to the gov
eminent of Gen. Chang Kai-shek
via the Burma road. An additional
2,l39 women and children will be
evacuated from Hong Kong on two
chartered liners tomorrow Tokyo
reported that army leaders are de-
manding a strong japanese Mon
roe Doctrine" for the Far East.
Circulation of peace feelers be-
tween Britain and Germany was
reported through third parties but
there was no indication of any
tangible moves. Rome suggested
that France probably would set up
a totalitarian, cooperative state.