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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
PEACE APPEAL IN LONDON IS TURNED DOWN House of Commons Not in Any Mood to End Pres=
 ent Strife PORTUGAL IS TRYING OUT PEACE SENTIMENT Vichy, France, Reports Pope, President ROose=
 welt Are Interested

London, December 5. = (UP) - The House of Con- mons by a vote of 341 to 4 today rejected a peace ap- peal' proposal by the Inde- pendent Labor Party after Lord Privy Seal Clement R. Attlee had expressed govern ment opposition. A demand for a peace conference to bring this tragic, devastat- ing conflict to an end" was made by J. McGovern, Independent Labor Party member of Glasgow.
 But Attlee rejected the proposal and said that "the alternatives be- fore the country are not war and peace but war and what kind oi peace"
 Speaking for the ILP McGovern fiery debater, had urged the gov- ernment to call peace conference
 He said there were many in Brit ain who believed that mo oppor. tunity should be allowed to pass by which we might with intelli. gence,, and if necessary in a spirit of compromise, bring this tragic devastating conflict to an end"
 Attlee asked who would attend a peace conference if one were called now.
 Hitler Wouldn't Attend.
 Would Hitler, who already had rejected a peace conference pro- poSal before invading Poland, now represent all the countries he has overrun?" Attlee asked.
 He said that the greatest tragedy of today was in the heart of Eu- rope There, he said, great race of young men has been trained to go back to barbarian.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
American Legion Post Cancels It's Drawing
Leroy G. Woodward, Post 5, of Watertown Stops FrOic and Dance, Because of Unpleasant
 Publicity on Lotteries
Special to The Democratl

WatertoWn, Dec. 5-The frolic and dance sponsored by Leroy G. Wood ward post, 5, American Legion, was cancelled today because of unpleas- ant publicity given to lottery activi- ties elsewhere" it was announced. by Joseph R. Stevens, chairman of the affair which was to have been held Dec. Is. All ticket money will be re- funded. -,%
 (State's Attorney William Blod- gett, of Litchfield county said today that the state police are investi- gating the Watertown drawing. He said the police will give him a re- port after the investigation is con- pleted.)
 MT Stevens said that the un- pleasant publicity given to lottery activities elsewhere has reacted to the detriment of the WatertoWn drawing. He made it clear, however. that the Watertown drawing was not a lottery. but a frolic and dance at which distribution of gifts was to have been made
 MT. Stevens also said that there was no outside promotion in the Watertown drawing. which, he said, was strictly under the American Legion post auspices. The high school auditorium had been selected for the site. The funds were to have been used to defray the cost of the new Legion home in Watertown and for the posts charity fund.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
WILL SPEED MORE
 AID FOR BRITAIN
Twenty Flying Fortresses Going Across; Loan May
 Be Arranged
By SANDOR s. KLEIN

Washington, Dec. 5-CUP)-The United States formally released 20 flying fortresses to Great Britain to- day in the midst of several moves to speed more aid to the British.
 Treasury officials arranged a series of conferences between Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and Sir Frederick Phillips, under secretary of the British treasury, to discuss Hacks" in the British f1nan- cial position. Phillips declined to comment when asked upon his ar- rival in New York by clipper plane last night if he came here to ask for loans.
 they propose to have built in Amer ican shipyards. Earlier thi Is week
 British shipping experts are seek ing to double the number of vessels
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
MANUFACTURERS
 MAKING DEMANDS
Ask Changes in National Labor Act-Amendment
 of Wage-HOur Law

New York, Dec. 5 = CUPD - The National Association of Manufac- turers' Employment Relations Con- mittee today urged prompt amend ment of the federal wage-hour law and the National Labor Relations Act "to aid national defense by re- moval of unnecessary obstacles"
 The committee, in a detailed re- port. also made 12 specific sugges- tions to speed up national de- fense" and obtain the most value for taxpayers who foot the bill,' they follow: l. The government shall not play favorites as between employers and employees. or between unions.
 2. There should be no arbitrary interference by either government or unions with the right of employ CTS to employ, retain and promote the most competent workers avail able.
 3. Employers should continue to use every effort to employ work CTS in the occupations for which they are best fitted.
 {. Employers should continue and expand the practice of paying wherever feasible, workers accord. ing to their individual or group ac- complainant
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05

VA4S ANoUAOAAA4 4eOAA44AAA6 ONAAAk|CS Chicago, Federal Works Adminis- trator Engineer, died at Holy Cross Hospital several hours after the crash. Six were killed by the im- pact.
 Pilots who inspected the wreckage said the wings were coated with ice two to three inches" thick.
 The airport reported ceiling of 800 feet and visibility of one mile when the crash occurred at 5:48 p. m. (6:48 p. m., EST0 yesterday.
 The plane had flown here from New York, with stops at Philadel- phia, Allentown, Pa, Akron. and Cleveland, in weather so bad that it was almost three hours late when it came in over the airport for it's landing.
 Plane Piles Up Wreckage
 The pilot undershot the field, hit a house less than two blocks away. The plane tore down power lines, which threw the airport and the neighborhood into darkness and crashed into an alley. Flames shot up from the wreckage but these were extinguished quickly by emergency crews from the airport, who then pulled the dead and the injured from the wreckage.
 Among the dead was Wilbert J. Austin, GA, of Cleveland, interna- tionalily known authority on fac- tory construction and management. He was head of the Austin Engineer Company, which has sub- sidiaries in California and Great Britain.
 Eight of the injured were in seri- ous condition, and Miss Florence Little, 9, of Chicago, the planes stewardesS and a basal skull frac- ture. There was little hope she would live.
 List of Casualties
 The dead:
 Passengers:
 Austin, Wilbert J.
 Haneline, Lee, Chicago, divisional reservations superintendent of the air lines; riding as passenger.
 Moore, s. w., Lakewood, O., en- gineer employed by the war de- partment
 Selby, Miss Jane, Chicago.
 Manville, Charles Wesley, 38, Cleveland, General Sales Manager of National Refining Co.,, died of skull fracture.
 Melton, Keller, 40, Chicago. Safe ty engineer for Federal Works Ad- ministration; died from fractured pelvis and left collar bone, possible skull fracture.
 The crew:
 Scott, Phil Capt, 34, Riverside, H., the pilot.
 Young, George, first officer, Oak Park, H., the co-pilot.
 The injured:
 Frederick, O. M., 52, Olmstead, O., army engineer. face decorations.
 Haig, George, 50, Chica- 0, indus trial motion picture executive, frac- tured arm, face decorations.
 Little, Miss Florence, p, the stew ardess.
 Ryan. Paul, 40, Cleveland, presi- dent National Refining Co., frac- tured arm, fractured leg, head in- juries.
 Paulsen, Theodore F., Wilmett, H.,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
KING GEORGE ON
 VISIT TO RUINS
Greeted Enthusiastically By Thousands at Scenes
 in Southampton
BY BRy ON TAVES United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Southampton, England, Dec. B. (UP)-Enthusiastic crowds almost swept King George from his feet today when he paid visit to the ruins of this heavily bombed front line town.
 Southampton (the famed port ano aviation center) still is trying to re- cover from the wounds of heavy German attacks which wrought havoc equal to the bombardment ot any other town in Britain.
 Begrimed, red-eyed firemen wear fly kept streams of water turned on the burning debris as the king picked his way through the wreck age of Main street.
 Pioneer worker groups were poised on hills of wreckage, hacking at tottering walls.
 They paused only for a moment to look curiously at the official party or to cheer the king.
 Then the picks swung again and they were back at what appeared to be an endless job.
 Thousands Turn Out
 But persons not immediately need ed in the reconstruction work-most- ly women and children-turned out by the thousands to give the king 8 royal welcome
 AS the King left the civic center the crowd, which had waited since a bitter winter dawn, broke ranks with spontaneous bursts of cheers and crashed through the police cordon. engulf1ng the monarch.
 The King pushed his way through the mob, acknowledging the recep- ton with a smile and a military
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
FDR TO MARTINIQUE
Special to The Democrat)

Washington, Dec. 5.-Behind that closely guarded secrecy about President Rc0Sevelt's Caribbean cruise itinerary is a seriously considered plan to visit the famous French island. of Martinique.
 When the President embark ed on the |. s. s. Tuscaloosa at Miami, no decision had been made regarding this. But it was one of the things he dis cussed in his two-hour con- ference with Admiral Leahy, new ambassador to France.
 Whether Roosevelt will de- bark if he goes to Martinique, or merely receive the French Governor aboard the TuSca- lOOsa, also is undecided. Like the plan of the trip itself, it depends on developments DREW PEARSON and ROB- ERT $. ALLEN, (cO-authors of The Washington Merry Go ROund.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
JAcKRARBIT FLOORS FARMER

Ireton, Ia. (UP)--Dick VanWhye, a farmer. was walking to corn
 tleld with his dog at his heels when the animal scented game. Van- Whye was knocked down by a hard blow in the face. Then he saw the dog bounce on 6 large jackrahbit, lying stunned nearby. The rabbit, apparently focusing its attention on the dog, had knocked the man down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
GREEK ARMIES MAY ENC|RCLE
 SOUTH FRONT Italian Barracks Housing Achievements Hammer ed By Greek Bombs BRITISH BOMBERS HIT
 AT TURIN AGAIN Italy Tries Hard to Make Counter Attacks But Is
 Unsuccessful
BY BEN AMES United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Athens, December 5. = (UP) = Greek armies battled to encircle the entire south front in Albania today while Greek dive bombing planes hammered at Italian con- munications in an effort to prevent stabilization of a new enemy defense line. A gov ernment spokesman said that Italian barracks at Tepelini-now the main Italian base in the ex- trem0 south had been hit by Greek dive bombers.
 The barracks was said to be crowded with Fascist endorsements rushed to the front in an effort to stem the Greek advance that previously had resulted in occupa- tion of Premei, and carried Greek troops to the outskirts of Porto Edda and within a few miles of Argyro- kaStron.
 Tha Greek bombing attacks also were said to have disorganized 1tal- ian communications. The only use able bridge across the Biousa River was bombed, the spokesman said.
 Cover Italian Retreat
 According to the Greek reports, isolated Italian units now are cov- ering an Italian retreat on the en- tire coastal or south front while the 1lth Italian army corps is talk ing up a new defense line running parallel to the mountain range be- tween Chimara, on the coast, and Tepelini.
 The Italian advance positions on the coast were said to be at Fort
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
STATE TOURNEY MKs-NAMED

Sioux City, h., (Up)-The i94i state open gol 4tournament isn't go- Ing to be played in Iowa ct al, but ia noutn 0akUta. The meet win be next summer at the Sioux City Boat Clubs course, which Is located across the state line near this border city
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
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aIX anNH IN nRAFT

Denver CUp)--Six sons of VII. liam Singer signed draft registsa- ton certificates In Denver. They were Milton, 2i, Ben, 23, David, 27, Reuben. %, Samuel, Sl and Harry. 32.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
Soviets Tell Japanese They Will Stick By Regular China
GERMAN BOMBS
 SCARCE TODAY
They Came Across, How ever, in DrOves; British
 Hit Turin Again

London. Dec. 5-CUP)-German planes crossed the English coast in daylight raids today, causing an air raid alarm in the London area which was followed shortly by the all clear signal.
 Despite heavy fog and icing con- ditions over the English Channel German bombers operated over Eng land during the night, dropped some bombs in London and attacked a main target in the Midlands.
 Instead of coming over in waves the raiders arrived one by one and each met fierce barrage that spoiled the effectiveness of the at- tack, according to a joint communi- que of the air and home security ministries.
 The first arrivals carried out the usual procedure of dropping incen- diary bombs while others followed with high explosive bombs Because the raiders were forced to fly alone fire fighters were able to extinguisf fires before the "business" bornbers arrived. Hits were scored, however on police station, a church and depot. The property damage was small and casualties were few.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 5-(UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Dec. 3rd, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $4, ,066, ,054, ,47s.57 $S,966, ,262, ,22s.25
 Receipts s2,245,1s7,644.72 S2,21s,611.17s.04
 Gross Deficit s1.s2o.s1s,sss.s5 l,752,e5i, ,O5o.1s
 Net Deficit si,sO2,ss ,sss.S5 sl,742,s19. .5Oo.1s
 Cash Balance s1.7ss. .7ss,ss1.si ss.i57.s1s.s7O.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
Eight Persons Killed
 In Air Liners Crash
Six Died Almost Instantly, Other Two Little Later; Eight More Are in Very Serious Condition
 and Some of Them May Die
BY ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN United Press Staff Correspondent

Chicago, December 5- CUP) - Two more victims of the bad weather crash of United Air Lines mainner within two block of the Municipal Airport died today, bringing the toll to eight Eight remained in serious con-
 dition Charles w. Manve 38 Cleveland sales director of the National Refining Company, and Keller Melton, 40,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
BERLIN REPORT RAID

Berlin, Dec. 3.-CUP)-Several waves of German planes raided London and Birmingham last night. the official German news agency DNB said today.
 "A number of militarily important objectives in southern England and the Midlands were subjected to far
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The Wsather

Light Snow Tonight; Fair, Colder Friday
 Fun Weather Report Page 5
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Evening star., 1940-07-28
By Ira Wolferf.
NEW YORK

A~CVV o1t1A
The greatest drama in show busi-
ness-involving walking into a
theater unknown and walking out of
it famous-has only two working ac-
tors at the moment-Producer Oscar
Serlin and Singer Carol Bruce. But
there are enough others who have
been through the experience recent
ly to furnish the text for a timely
sermon.
The drama is a tremendous thing
to view. 1t starts with apathy in
the audience, goes swiftly into a
silence so tense that it is almost
painful and ends in a glad uproar-
with critics sprinting for type
writers on which they can butter
achievement with adjectives, with
talent scouts and agents and cred
itors rushing for the stage door and
with playboys sprinting to the near
est florists or furriers.
Well tick off the names of a few
who have been featured in this kind
of hurrahing in recent times and
you can see for yourself how many
went on from opening night to
amount to anything.
Ladies first: Tamara, Margo, Mary
Martin, Mary Jane Walsh, Kath-
crime Locke, Joy Hodges, Betty Hut
ton, Helen Claire, Marcy Westcott,
Uta Hagen, Julie Hayden, Geraldine
Fitzgerald.
And the gentlemen: Ella Kazan,
Paul Vincent Carroll, Irwin Shaw,
Robert Turney, Clifford Odets, John
Cecil Holm, Alex Yokel, Laurence
Riley, william Saroyan, Sam Girls
man, Burgess Meredith, Albert Bein.
OF them all. only I'VE have proved
Evening star., 1940-07-28
A New Olivia
Discovered
By Filndon
Miss de Havilland
Keeps Her Vow
To- Show En-
By Carlisle Jones.
HOLLYWOOD.


My! My! How Olivia has changed
That's what they probably are
saying these days in Saratoga
Calf, the little town near San
Francisco which gave its favorite
daughter to Hollywood a few years
ago.
Those who see Olivia de Havilland
in MY Love Came Back" will recog-
nize a new Olivia. Just as pretty
just as polite. The same soft voice
the same brown eyes. But more
power in the one and more twinkle
in the other.
Olivia. say her home folks, has
grown up. She has poise now and
authority in her delivery of lines
She doesn't believe in beautiful
princes that come a-gallop-a-gallor
to the rescue of the distressed
maiden. She has found her mind
and stubborn streak. She has
been exercising both lately.
She Can Stomp Her Heels.
She can rant energetically. if not
convincingly, outside of pictures
Those of her early Hollywood asso-
ciates who used to smile indulgently
when Olivia became provoked, which
was oh, so seldom, now disappear
discreetly when the young woman
shows a temper
She has been known to throw
things, just as she throws them in
(See JONES. Page Fly
Evening star., 1940-07-28
They Walk In Unknown, Walk Out Famous
But Not All Who Live This Drama of Show Business
Go On From There to Continued Success

thus far that they have more than
one shot in the locker. The others
either haven't had time or find sue
cess, but mem-ho-ry.
Famed for a Song.
Getting the shot is largely luck.
Hitting the bulls eye with it the
first time out is largely talent. Then
what happens to the talent in the
majority of cases after that? There
doesn't seem to be any answer to
that question.
Tamara's singing of Smoke Gets
in Your Eyes" not only made her
famous, but rescued an otherwise
dull musical, Roberta" from the
abattoir reserved for turkeys. Since
then she has never had a part or
sung song without people telling
her she did better with Smoke Gets
in Your Eyes"
Iowa's Joy Hodges won the towns
heart in I'D Rather Be Right" She
got a fabulous rush from our local
blades and has a trick of adding
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Coming Attractions

EARLEMy Love Came Back the ghthearted tale
involving Olivia De Havlland Charles Wnninger
other we-known people which has
comment elsewhere definitely arrives Friday Red Shelton will
headline the stage BILL
CAPITOLThe Man Married" which
OF beautiful girls amazing experiences with the husband
found out too late, Friday In will find
Bennett Frances Ledere Anna Sten Maria Ouspenskaya
others. There will be variety bill the stage
PALACEPride and Prejudice film of the after
Austens novel, will follow Maryland" Greer Carson
Laurence Olivier starred, with Marsha
OSullvan Mary Boand and Edmund important
METROPOLITANI Married Adventure starring johnson
the motion picture adaptation of her book
African Wlds the
Friday.
KE1THSThe Boys From Syracuse scheduled
not however for the what with
We Watch" attracting much attention.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

The Treasury secretaryship goes
without question to Donald Crisp,
canny Scottish character actor.
Crisp sits on the finance board of
one of the largest Los Angeles bank
ing institutions, often passing on
loans made to his own studio for
film financing.
Secretary of Agriculture is a post
made to order for Clark Gable. Since
marriage to Carole Lombard, Gable
has become keen student of the
good earth. He owns a small tract
in the valley and recently bought
10000 acres in Arizona. He knows
soil and crops and would have the
interests of the farmer at heart.
And a Horse Trader"
The Attorney Generalship lob
would find all the G-men and law
yers in Hollywood fighting for the
assignment, but Samuel Kinds, who
plays the most distinguished and
successful attorneys, would get
strongest backing. Kinds was
practlclng attorney IN Pasadena be-
fore he discovered that believe
lawyers can earn more money.
Secretary of Commerce should be
taken over by the smartest "horse
trader" in Hollywood-Allan Jones,
who, in addition to getting paid
fine salary for acting and singing,
rents horses, boats and other para
phernalia to the studios.
The Secretary of Labor, following
two-term tradition, should be a
woman and Hollywood would rally
solidly around Joan Crawford. She
is Hollywood's leading feminine fig
ure in the Screen Guilds labor ne
gotiations and has served on many
such committees.
We haven't nearly filled all the
jobs, but we can't overlook Bette
Davis. She's making a picture called
THE Letter" That automatically
should make her the Postmaster
General, publicity man contends.
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Evening star., 1940-07-28

up as a fine dramatic actor and
soon he will 60 again into the
Alexander Woolcott role in a tour
of The Man who Came to Dill
ner."
Robert E. Sherwood's melancholy
drama about war, idiots De-
light" lured two stars out of mu-
sical comedy ranks where they had
well established themselves as stars.
Deserts Night Clubs.
Phil Baker abandoned his ac-
Gordon, the gags he had accumu-
lated in 81 years of musical comedy
wisecracking and the half dozen
stooges which usually surrounded
him to tour in the role which
Alfred Lunt created in Idiots De-
light" And Tamara Geva quit the
ballet dancing, for which she had
been training, since she was the child
Shever- -Sheiieva in ST. Petersburg,
Russia, to play the Lynn Fontanne
role in the same play on tour.
Helen Morgan, one of the highest
paid of piano sitting night clubI
singers, was so desirous of acting
serious drama that she took va
cation from her lucrative Broadway
engagements to appear in a series
of Grand Guignol plays in an OBJ
scure Greenwich Village theater.
When her night club managers
protested she had her name set up
in lights in front of the almost
hidden playhouse, but spelled it
backwards-Neleh Nagrom. In one
play her entire performance con-
sisted in pushing her arm through
a side door so the only thing the
audience saw of her was her hand
and forearm-both very nice.
So the Hartmans are able to do
ample finger pointing if they are
chided for deserting their estab..
lished glamor on Park avenue ball
room floors to appear as serious
well, not too serious-actors in these
well known playlets of Coward's
They perform with the same as.
sured sense of comedy that makes
their ballroom dancing brilliant
satire. And for that reason, per-
haps, they are best in the Coward
sketch of Red Peppers" hu-
morous picture of quarreling
vaudeville team who can't quite
achieve the ultimate of nagging one
another because of constant inter-
ruption of stage managers and
various other dressing room in.
truderS.