davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
TRAGIC TALE OF
SURVIVORS TOLD
40 More Members Of TOr-
pedOed Vessel Brought
Safely to Shore

A British port, Sept. 27-UP)-
Thirty-nine men, one woman and
six children, mourned as dead all
week, returned alive today from the
refugee ship City Of Benares, which
was torpedoed without warning in
mid-Atlantic during a storm on the
night of Sept. IL.
They had spent eighr days and
nights in an open lifeboat, subsist-
ing on iron rations, cramped for
space, without hope of rescue.
But a British long-range patrol
flying boat found them 600 miles at
sea. Their food and water were gone
and they were so. starved and cold
not one could stand on his feet
when the dot on the far horizon,
first sighted by 13-year-old Ken
meth sparks, signaled approaching
rescue.
Then, the boy said, they all start
ed praying: please, God, make the
plane bring us help"
When they came ashore this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
LECIONS STAND ON
BRITAIN OPPOSED
IsOlationist Bloc to Con-
tinue Fight - Believes
Disaster Awaits Us

Boston, Sept. 27-(UP)-An APP
parently SIN isolationist bloc in
the ranks OF ,legates prepared to-
day to carry on its opposition to the
American Legion conventions strong
stand for aid to Britain and against
"aggressor nations"
o. K. Armstrong, of Springfield,
Mo, one of the bloc's leaders be-
lieyed the. foreign relations reso-
luton condemning aggression and
expressing sympathy specifically for
Great Britain and China was out Of
line with the sentiment of Legion
men of the country over"
II am determined to call con-
ference of veterans in Washington
or New York as soon as possible
to discuss the matter of cooperation
with. who believe, as we do,
that our involvement in war at this
time would be an irreparable dis
aSter," Armstrong said last night.
The resolution adopted at yester-
days final session of the 22d
National convention was obviously
designed" Armstrong said, ito cover
the one major point of aid to Brit
ain" A resolution adopted Wednes-
day during defense program dis
cussion called for "all practicable aid
to Britain" and another approved
the swap of average destroyers for
cir and naval bases.
Armstrong said he had abandoned
plans for a neutrality maintenance
meeting, set for last Friday, when
retiring National Commander Ray
mond J. Kelly argued it might en-
barass the Legion if held before its
convention.
When asked about his personal
stand on the matter. the new Nat
ional Commander, Milo ]. Warner
of Toledo. O., said he considered
himself bound by the mandates" Of
the convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
.oUR COUNTRY
Mary Roberts Rinehart looks
AT Two Americas of Today
Finds One Worth Dying For

ditious or reasonable ideas. And
although We have allowed far too
much Of this, we still do have free
dom. We can still say what we
win, worship as we please, live our
free lives a. free men and women,
even close our doors and be safe
against intrusion.
There are no storm troopers walk
ing into our houses, revolverS in
hand, to drive us to exile, prison or
death.
But the second America is differ
ent. 1t is small but dangerous. 1t
plays up national weakness which
does not exist, incites fear, tells
youth tat to love a country enough
to fight for it is ridiculous, that
wars are made by old men for
monetary gain, and sows assiduously
the seeds Of national chaos and
despair as unjustif1ed as it is wicked.
1t must be destroyed, and only
the common sense of our people can
do this. For America is worth fight
ing for. 1t is more than that. 1t
is worth dying for. AS I write this
an island across the sea is prepar-
ing for death, rather than surren-
der what we have too long taken
for granted.
If England dies, it will die n dig
nifty and splendor.
This is our heritage. MOI hysteria.
Not political demagoguery or pas
sive acceptance. A freedom to be
preserved to the death, with dig
nifty and splendor.
Man must regain his feeling for
man here in the United States, de-
clares Sherwood Anderson in the
next article of this series on "Our
Country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Waterville, Sept. 27-Mrs. Ack-
land Wright of Thomaston avenue
entertained at her home Wednesday
evening, for Mrs. Michael Casanova
at a surprise party. A social evening
was enjoyed when gifts were pre-
sented by Mrs. Casanova, and lunch
was served.
Guests present included Mrs. Ar
thur Twelves, Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. w. Creagon, Mrs. Samuel
Shedrawry, Mrs. Percy MacMullen,
Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. George
Blinn, Mrs. Patrick Moriarty, Miss
Frieda Wright, Mrs. Frances Crane,
Miss Celia Lebrick, Mrs. Della Le-
brick, Mrs. Ann Roy, Mrs. Myrtle
Ericsson, Mrs. Albert Grenier, Mrs.
Arthur Kramer, Miss Adeline Jen-
son, Miss Irene Anderson, Mrs.
Katherine Stetson, Mrs. George Nc
Carthy, Mrs. Joseph Caron, Mrs.
Michael Casanova and Mrs. Ackland
Wright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Of Hartford, chairman Of the com
nlittee.
Members Of the general conven-
ton committee from this area are:
DR.. Herman c. Backofen, New
Haven; Dr. Francis Kaldon, New
Haven; On. William II. Stippich,
Meriden and DR.. Mathew ]. Colney,
Waterbury. DR.. Mathew J. Colney
is treasurer Of the state associa-
ton.
Serving on other committees are:
Mrs. william H. Stippich, Meriden
and Mrs. v. Pacilleo, New Haven.
The convention opens Saturday
morning, October IL, with a tech
nical session at which several out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace
Methodist church held sewing and
knitting meeting Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Russell Ather-
ton on Essex avenue. The hostesesS
were Mrs. Charles Greene and Mrs.
Atherton. and members present
were: Mrs. Eva Kott, Miss Olive
Dyson, Mrs. Clarence Barber, Mrs.
Frank Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Caron,
Mrs. Ernest Weise, Mrs. Melvin Ben
son, Mrs. Mary Lowell, Mrs. George
Hornbecker, Mrs. A6kland Wright,
Mrs. Charles Greene, Mrs. Arthur
Twelves and Mrs. Russell Atherton.
The Casper S. Davis, American
Legion post, will hold meeting Sat-
urday night at 8 o'clock at Frater-
nifty hall. Commander Clifford
Northrop will preside and all mem
bers are urged 70 attend because
business of extreme Importance will
be conducted.
The meeting previously scheduled
Tuesday evening was postponed, be-
cause several members, Clifford
Northrop, Freedrick Seidel and Rus
Sell Atherton, were representatives
of the local post, together with the
Davis Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps
at the national convention in Bos-
ton.
Reports ON the recent flower show
will be made Saturday night, as
well as discussion of other business.
Refreshments will be served at the
close of the meeting.
Gard Club Meets
Miss Josephine LaChance of Boy
den street entertained the members
Of her card club Wednesday after
noon, at her home. Those present
were, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs.
William Heaney, Mrs. James Cor
man, Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs.
Francis Whelan, Mrs. Joseph Seery
and Mrs. James McAree. Mrs. Cor
man won first prize, Mrs. Heaney,
second, Mrs. Seery. third and Mrs.
Whelan, consolation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Seery of
Thomaston avenue, spent Tuesday
at the Great Darlington Rair.
Rev. Roger Barney. rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal church, has an
nounced the following services for
Sunday. September 40: the Feast of
st. Michael's and All Angels win be
observed. Church school viii be held
at $3.50 a. m; morning prayer. litany
and sermon, at 10:45 o'clock, and
Young Peoples Fellowship meeting,
at p. m. Holy Communion services
will begin Sunday. October 8, at $3.50
a. m. with the monthly Communion
service being observed ON the Sec
ond Sunday OF each month,
throughout the winter.
Methodist Services
Church services ct the Grace
Methodist church will consist OF
morning worship at 1880 q. m. when
Rev. Ernest Weise win preach on
the subject, "sin, q Consuming
Fire" All meetings viii be on STAN
dard time. Sunday school win be
conducted &C 1l:4B and parents are
urged 10 encourage their children
70 attend these sessions. The Ep-
worth League society win meet at
9 p. m. and u the evening. 7 .. m.
The regular service Of worship viii
be held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

standing dfueiess pl1ysleieus
speak. The afternoon session wIil
be followed by banquet. entertalzl~
ment and dance 10 the evening.
Further sessions win be held
throughout Sunday, speakers being
announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
Mrs. Michael Casanova
Given Surprise Fete
Mrs. Ackland Wright Party Fostess-Bible Class at
st. PauIs Plan Annual Banquet October

COrrespondent-hIrs. r. W. Henion. Telephone s-546s

The Altar Guild Of st. Paul's
Episcopal church served its annual
peach supper last evening in the
parish hall to large gathering.
Mrs. Clifford Clark, president Of the
Guild was in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

It is more than
that. 1t is still
the last stand of
the hunanities
on earth, still
the sanctuary
toward which
the refugees of
a tortured world
turn Ion 6 i n g
eyes.
Our weaknesses
are largely those
of our forebear-
ance. 1t is not
reactionary to
believe in free
dom under law
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
BORROWS STAND-IN

Alan Curtis, on 1oanout to
Warmers for a role in High ST.
erra,' obtained the loan of Eddie
Hall, his stand-in, from Tom Brown,
for whom Hall serves as secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

At meeting Of the Everyman's
Bible Glass of Waterville Tuesday
evening, it was voted to have the
annual banquet Saturday evening,
October S, at the Grace Methodist
church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

4. Fifth Of "a articles on sour
County, written exclusively for
EEA Service and the Waterbury
Democrat By the nations most
famous authors.
BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
Author o. 'The Door," "The Circu-
lar Staircase" 'sThe Doctor" etc.
There are two Americas today.
One is vast; powerful, dignified,
long%suffering and slow to anger. 1t
has none of the despairs which
threatened Europe with revolution
and thus brought the dictators to
power. It has more food than it
can use, incalculable natural re-
sources, unlimited land, and man
mower in millions for war and peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

boat. On the sixth day a steamer
passed nearby but did not see them.
Kenneth said the steamer stopped"
searched us with a glass then went
off as fast as it could, leaving us in
the lurch." The others said he was
mistaken.
Rev. E. M. Sullivan, priest who
had been serving as escort to the
children aboard the da-bound
City of Benares, led the prayers in
the lifeboat.
Finding of the As survivors re-
duced the ships casualty list to 247
of the 400 who had been aboard.
Families of all the missing, includ-
ing the 46, had been notified Sunday
thai they were lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

rather than in type of freedom
which becomes license, or which
permits the free expression of Sc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
IN
REGIONAL MEETING

Members Of the Connecticut So
ciety Of Natureopathic Physicians
viii sponsor the eth annual New
England convention Of natureo-
pathic physicians at the Hotel Bond
in Hartford, October 1918, it was
announced today by DR.. Per Nelson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

you can plop them right into suds
and they come out looking like the
day you bought theme Seven diff
ferent lengths, headed and hem
med. all ready to go up. In egg
shell and beige.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

e SHEER, SnlIllIneflIlgIy
beautiful rayon mar
quisettes that you can
put right up at any
window without hav-
ing to let down the
hens or make them
all over! And wait
until you hear this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Right down SASSY" butch
err boys to remind you of
the little tom-boy you used
to be! Pajamas as stuckup
with gaudy travel stickers
as your old trunk. Pajamas
ablaze with Roman stripes
or teaming with polka
dots and tiny figures. Sizes
Is and II in doWn-soft
rayon crepe.
FASHION FLOOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27


Line for line stitch for
stitch, it matches that Of your
fovorite man! Even to the
scrumptious plaid flannel lin
ing that you can zip in or out
before you can snap your red
tipped finger. Wear it now to
football games. Wear it all
winter for toosty snugness. It's
q new fashion, too, in conel's
hair, your old fovorite. Sizes
II to 20.
FASHION FLOOR
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Rooms For Rent

Living quarters for army personnel and
Workmen who have already begun to pour into
Wilmington holds the attention of the housing
committee of the local defense council, which
has started a canvass with the object of listing
every room available for renting in the city.
Householders are encouraged to list with
this committee the rooms they have and will
rent-how many persons they can
date, and whether meals are available on the
property. With such a list in hand, the COM
mittee will be in position to act as a clearing
house for arriving individuals and families and
direct them to quarters with the least incon-
venience.
At the same time, this canvass will reveal
Wilmington's housing situation and indicate
what type Of building should be promoted i'll
an effort to keep up with a demand which will
steadily increase for some time to come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Defense High Command

President Roosevelt's move to step up pro-
is closely in line with rumors emanating from
Washington for several days. ....=. .
He creates a high command, the members of
which will represent the three principal phases
ct defense-industry, labor and consumer. AS
dill ector Of the effort his choice falls upon Will
liam S. Knudsen; as labor coordinator, he Sc
lects Sidney Hilmar. and for the consumer
in this case the army and the navy-he names
Secretaries Stimson and Knox. With these
four will work special groups to deal with
problems of the production of raw materials,
purchasing and priorities of delivery.
By this means the President reasonably
hopes to increase the tempo of production. So
far as any group of man can produce this re-
suit, it appears that the personnel could not
easily be improved upon. Mr.. Knudsen has his
finger on all aspects of the composite problem
and, furthermore, his business ability has long
been proved. Mr.. Hilman probably knows
the ms and outs of the labor situation as well
as any man in the country. Naturally, Secre-
taries Knox and Stimson have the most init
mate knowledge of army and navy needs and
are best able to advise their associates in the
high command on matters pertaining to the
order Of deliveries.
Lacking a "czar," which Mr.. Roosevelt ex-
plains could not be found, it is hard to see
how a better arrangement could have been ef-
fected. Left alone and freed from interior
ence, it is right to believe that rearmament
will henceforth strike a faster pace than has
thus far characterized the program. W. can
only hope that this pace proves fast enough.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
Editorial Comment
A GOOD START
Christian Science Monitor

The American State Department has taken
wholesome action in refusing the extension of
a visitors permit to the Princess Hohenlohe
of Hungary, who is known for her close asso-
citation with Nazi high officialdom. When she
came to the United States from England a
year ago a member of Parliament asked why
a notorious member Of Hitler's spy organiza-
tom should be allowed to leave there. The
notice of refusal to extend her permit in the
United States was delivered to the office of
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, German Consul at
San Francisco, and reputed chief of Nazi es-
pionage in the Western Hemisphere.
At the same time the immigration service
refused also to extend the visitors permit of
a young German student described as IAN
avowed Nazi." Some liberal publications have
charged recently that highly connected per-
sons of Fascist or anti-Semitic earnings have
been permitted by the State Department to
enter the country while visas for democratic
refugees were held up by red tape. This
would bear investigation.
Meanwhile, ]. Edgar Hoover, head of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, declares his
organization has a defense index" of 5000
names of potential enemies of the Nation"
on a basis of connection with Communism,
the German-American Bund or other similar
activities. The F. B. I. and the State Depart
ment should Immediately consult to determine
if this number cannot be reduced by some
Expectations. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
TOP o. THE MORNING

I cannot tell how patiently He suffered
When uith His peace He graced this place of
tears,
Or how upon the cross His heart Wds broken,
The croD of pain to hree-and thirty gears.
But this I knoW He heals the b~roEen-hedrted,
And stays their sin and Gains their lurking
fear, .
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,
And so the Saviour, Saviour of the world is
here.
I cannot tell hoU He qUiU Win the nations,
How He will claim His earthly heritage,
And satisfy the needs and aspirations
OF East and West, of sinner and. of sage.
But this l knoW all flesh shall see His glory,
And He 11iH reap the harvest He has SCUM.
And some glad day, His mame will shine with
splemdor,
When He, the Saviour, Saviour OF the uoorzd
is knoWn.
QUOTED By SAMUEL M. ZWEMER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
IN HOLLYWOOD
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
~HOLLYWOOD.-For his Christ.
mas dinner a couple years ago,
Glenn Ford b bought a hunk of
pumpkin pie in a Manhattan auto
mat and then, to give it a festive
touch, squandered his last nickel
for a scoop of ice cream.
And about a year ego he was
voWing if he ever appeared in an
other picture it'd be only as a by
stander in a newsreel.
Today Mr.. Ford's newly re-
vealed and considerable talents are
owned and jealousy guarded by
two Hollywood companies and are
coveted by most of the other stu
dos. His Christmas stocking al
ready has been stuffed with offers
he'll probably have to turn down.
Metro wanted him for re part
in "Ziegfeld Girl' now slated for
Jimmy Stewart. Twentieth-Fox is
still angling to land him for "How
Green Was My Valley" But ii
also wants options for other films,
and Columbia, which controls
most of his services, isn't likely to
spare him from it's own schedule.
Meanwhile, the producing firm
OF LoeW d Levin, having
claimed the tall youngster for one
picture a year, alrecSy has an
nounced him for "Landfall'' and
Might Music" on the strength of
MS performance opposite Margaret
SULLIVAN in so Ends the Night"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
BeaverbrOok's Warning

Lord Beaverbrook's warning that Hitler is
feverishly readying a huge air force for an
attempted invasion of England next spring
should help to shock us into a realization of
how little time there is to make our defense
efforts count.
If Germany's about effort to smash Eng
land to her knees comes next April or May,
as there is good reason to believe it will, that
leaves us only four or five months to produce
the planes and other arms which Britain des-
perately needs if she is to turn back that
threat; just five months to raise defense pro.
duction to a point where we can defend our
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22

selves if Britain falls and a triumphant Ger
many turns in our direction. Nor is there any
guarantee that Hitler will wait that long if he
finds himself ready for the supreme effort
earlier in the year.
That is why we must have speed and yet
more speed in getting the defense program
under way. Lord Beaverbrook's speech re-
veals that Britain herself is making a mighty
effort to speed production, despite the rain of
bombs. Aircraft production has doubled in the
last year and output is steadily rising.
But Britain must rely on America to pro-
duce the planes needed to swing the balance
in her favor, It will be a terrible reproach to
us if we fail to- take the steps essential to
bring production to E. maximum until it is too
late.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22

foreign minister-probably would be given to
Anthony Eden, whose understanding of foreign
affairs would be an asset on both sides OF the
Atlantic. And the reshuffling Of the British
cabinet probably would reveal Lloyd George
at an important post in the new membership.
This, too, would be a blessing for, despite MS
wears, Lloyd George is still tremendously ener-
getic, clear-visioned and understanding.
It would seem, then, that whatever the limi-
tations of Lord Halifax, they would be more
than offset by these two changes in the London
ministry. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22
. Petain Or Laval

If the departure from Vichy of Herr Otto
Abetz, German high commissioner IN Paris,
has left many questions unanswered, it has not
obscurred one salient fact. The "collabora-
tom of the government at Vichy is of very
great importance to Adolf Hitler.
Herr Abetz did affect the release OF Pierre
Laval, whose sudden removal from his post as
vice-premier and foreign minister brought MN
to Vichy. M. Laval is now in Paris and 1t may
be that he will again represent the Petain gov
eminent in its dealings with the Germans.
Probably the Germans will insist on that point.
Even more may be demanded, for Hitler
may decide to dispense with Marshal Petain
and his stubborn insistence on cooperation in
accordance with French honor. He undoubted-
ly has the power to replace the aged marshal
with someone else, M. Laval or another equally
plant politician, if he cares to occupy all
France. There is no military force on the con-
tinent that can restrain him.
But there are other considerations. Across
the Mediterranean the French have troops
that could be used against the Italians in
Libya who are already in an unenviable stu
alton. In their naval bases there are still
some French warships capable of making the
odds against Mussolini's battered fleet still
heavier. Besides, to occupy all France would
take German troops and equipment that may
be more useful elsewhere.
Hitler must take Mussolini's feelings, as
well as his problems, into account. The Duce
would not welcome Germany to the Mediter-
ranean, and the Italian people would be as
sailed with even more misgivings. On the
whole, Hitler might be better served by trying
to reestablish the situation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-22

number of muscle cells. Lack of
use reverses all these processes,
resulting in a soft, flabby, easily
firing muscle.
Health with One Kidney
Can a person live with one kid
ney and be healthy?
This is a question that thousands
of people have had to answer for
themselves personally, and admit
tedly it is an anxious one. But it
can be answered affirmatively. A.
person with one kidney lives just
as long as a person with two. A
kidney stone must be removed
either because of tuberculosis or
a kidney stone which has caused
Infection and destruction. With
modern methods of examination.
the functional capacity of each
kidney ear be tested separately
and it can be determined that the
kidney that is to remain can do all
the work of excretion for the whole
body. The kidneys work in their
own fashion-probably not more
than a third of the kidney tissue
works at any one time: then it
rests and another third carries on.
When one kidney is removed, the
other enlarges to compensate.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
W. F.-"Please write a para
graph on urticaria. What is the
cause and proper diet and treat
ment? 1t seems that with every
thing 1 eat, my body breaks out
IN a million red welts and at times
l am subject to dizzy spells"
Answer-Urticaria, or. hives, is
usually due to sensitization of the
skin to some substance either in
the food or with which one comes
in contact dress cloth, Gloves.
Multiple sensitizations, which seem
to be your trouble, take more trou-
Bile, take more trouble to cure than
single sensitization. 1t is possible,
however, to get specially made
foods at the grocery store which
are nutritious but which contain
no sensitizing substances. Chronic
%urticaria of this kind is usually
due to sensitization to some COM
mon food such as wheat, milk or
eggs, for which substitutes can be
found.
Ketogenic Diet: I am still get