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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
NEW ENGLAND IS
FREE FROM STORM
Worst Spring Storm At
tack in Half Century Is
., Swept to Sea

Boston, April 23-CUP)-New
England's most violent spring storm
in half century swept far to sea
early today leaving pitted highways,
wrecked boats, disrupted commune
cations and smashed cottages. Re
pair work already was well under
way
Damage from flood tides, high
winds, rain, sleet and snow was es-
timated to total nearly 100000.
Shipping and land transportation
was hampered for 48 hours.
Moderating temperatures, near
freezing for two days and overcast
skies were predicted for today with
tomorrow fair and somewhat
warmer.
Hardest hit area was Names
northeast tip where damage of $780,
600 was reported at PASSPORT and
$4,000 at Lubec. At both ports,
wharves and fish-packing buildings
were destroyed as the tide, normally
rising to about 10 feet, piled in
to depth of 30 feet.
The tide at Boston was the high
est on record since 1851 and South
Shore residents near Scituate re-
ported the seas assault the worst
since 1898. So strong was the wind
carried tide that it lifted the hulk
of the five-masted schooner Nancy
200 yards from the spot where for
O decade 1t has been locked in sand
on Nantasket Beach.
Scores of yachts and small boats
were demolished and others were
ripped from moorings and dam
aged.
Coastal highway were so badly
damaged that officials estimated
repairs would cost hundreds of
thousands Of dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
SCREEN COWBOY
HERO IS RETIRED
But Buck Jones Will Take
Up Role of William in
Movies

Hollywood, April 23-CUP)-Fellec
by a mandolin-or the lack of one
after 18 years as one of the screens
greatest herman heroes, Buck Jones
retired today as cowboy star anC
took up the career of movie vii
lain
"A mandolin did it," Buck said
"All these years I've been an actor
I've ridden my horse myself, with
out doubles, and I've fought by
own fights-at least twice in every
picture-and now look what's hap
pened to horse operas.
They've turned into musical com.
edies-with snaps. And CAM
Groom. I can't strum a mandolin
and I don't intend to learn. From
now on I'm heavy"
The cowboy, who was born II
Vincennes, Ind, 81 years ago ant
looks as if he might be 20 year!
younger, is losing his first fight in {
picture at Republic studios.
I'm almost afraid for the kids Il
see it," he said. They're going tt
complain"
For 10 years he made eight pic
lures a year, with a few $1,OOO,OO|
added starters, raised a family
bought a yacht and an estate, be-
came independently wealthy-ant
then saw a mandolin knock tn,
spurs off his boots.
"A few days back my old friend
Lew Landers, was preparing to di
rect Wagons Westward" Buci
said. "He suggested that I give VI
the cowboy roles and turn heavy
I don't know how it'll work out, bu
have a lot of respect for Lew
judgment"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
MUSICAL SCOOP
/, FOR PARK CITY
David SacksOn, ViOIinist,
i Featured With WPA
!. Symphony Tomorrow

A decided musical scoop viii be
attained next Wednesday evening by
the Bridgeport wPA Symphony Or
chestra April "a, when David Sack
son, young American violinist, will
play the difficult Concerto No. 2, by
Prokoheff, which has only been
played in this country by Jascha
Heifetz with the Boston Symphany
Orchestra. Prokof1eff, famous Rus
sian contemporary composer, is also
the composer Of "Peter and The
WOLF" which is storming the coun-
try with its popularity. The No. 2
Concerto Is one of his modern works
and music critics forecast that it,
too, will sweep the country with its
ultra-modernistic motif.
Mr.. Sackson will be one Of the two
guest artists to appear on the pro-
gram with the Symphony Orchestra
Catherine Russell, known to all of
Bridgeport's musical world, will be
guest soprano with the orchestra.
David Sackson was graduated
from the Institute of Musical Art,
New York, at the age Of 10 with
highest honors in violin and the
award Of the Elizabeth Sprague Col
Hdge prize in composition. Three
years previously he had won the
gold medal and highest honors in a
competition conducted by the New
York Music Week Association.
In 1888 Mr.. Sackson played at the
Chamber Music Festival, Library OF
Congress, Washington, D. c. He has
Just returned from southern tour
which brought him to many major
cities, including Richmond, Va,
Dallas, Texas, and Rollins College,
Winter Jar, Florida, where he acted
as soloist and guest conductor.
Mr.. Sackson appeared with the
Bridgeport Symphony in October,
1896, and again at one OF the Pleas
ure Beach concerts in July, 1888. His
temperance with the Connecticut
Music Project affiliate on Wednes-
day is in response to many requests
for return engagement before the
Bridgeport audience.
Frank Foti, will conduct the 30
piece Symphony Orchestra on next
Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Hints to Gardeners
BY Arthur Frank
: Plant Pathologisf
Ferry Seed Station
Disease Control

THE best time to start control Of
IL plant disease is before the gar
Iden is planted. Control should be
las carefully planned as preparation
lof land and choice Of crops.
! Soil cleanliness is Of vital i'm
Eportsnce. The land should, Of
course, have been cleared in the
IRall. All plant remains still on the
Eeoil should be burned.
7 Next, be sure your soil has ade-
lquate amounts Of plant food. De-
ficiencies contribute to plant dis
ease.
| Plan for good spacing of plants.
This gives all plants equal sum
shine. Overcrowded plants may
shade the ground too much, caus-
ling undue retention Of moisture
d condition favorable to many
diseases.
! Cultivate regularly to promote
good aeration Of soil.
When plants come up, dust or
spray thoroughly whenever the
presence Of any disease is tndt-
Gated. Inspect the plants regularly.
ASK your County Agent for dag.
nosis of any disease You do not
recognize or cannot treat.
[ Keep weeds down-not only in
the garden but around 1t. Weeds
harbor diseases.
Rotate the crops In your garden:
but them on different ground each
year. Never locate plants Of the
same species on the same ground
twice In succession.
I Use good loose soiI whenever
possible. It Is more easily cult
waited and aerated.
I Select garden land that Is wen
drained 90 there will be no danger
Of son becoming water-logged
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Germans Would
Leave Chicken
Neck For Allies
In North Norway
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Service Military Writer


Unless the allies can break very
soon the tightening German grip
In southern Norway, they may lose
the war in Scandinavia and Europe
and the world may lose what little
peace is left.
The Germans would leave the al
lies the chickens neck Of Norway
by consolidating themselves along
the 4O-mile railroad from Trond-
helm east to the Swedish border.
Hurriedly, the Germans are for
trying this natural line, protected
partly by streams and lakes. That
accomplished, they hope to lock the
British In the north while they con-
tinue their operations in the south,
which is the spring-board to Brit
ain by air and water.
NAILS WOULD LEAVE
RBTTISH CHICKEN NECK
AS an ak beheads a chicken, the
Nazis would leave to the British the
country's scrawny neck and save for
themselves the southern body,
plump economically and strategic
ally. Here are concentrated Nor
ways industries, munitions, her
years reserve stock Of precious oil,
and the ports and airf1elds from
which the Nazis can attack Scot
land and British shipping, especially
allied transports moving troops to
Norway.
And If Germany hangs on to the
south, leaving the allies stalemated,
what then? The allies will have
missed the boat, and probably for
the last time.
Air power will have beaten sea
power, and Italy may take her cue.
She may strike in the Mediterran-
can, perhaps at Africa through
Spain, perhaps at the Suez canal or
the Balkans.
RUSSIANS EXPECTED
TO STRIKE AGAIN
Next, Russia, as partner, or rival,
may attack Rumania, and the allied
Near Eastern army will swing into
action, along with Turkey. Russia
may even strike at Finland and
Sweden, splitting up Scandinavia
with Germany or contesting 1t with
her.
If the former, Germany may
launch her Blitzkrieg on France by
way of Belgium and Holland and
Japan may seize the Dutch East
Indies. Whereupon our vulnerable
Philippines will become still more
vulnerable, and this world will be-
come the worst Of all possible
worlds.
Horrible, but who shall call 1t i'm
possible? All too possible is that
one more reverse for the allies
after which the dictator powers will
begin a ruthless scramble, the end
of which no man can foresee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Market Changes Noted
With Leading Stocks
They Were Insignificant Was Lack OF En-
thusiaSm- SteeIs Practically Unchanged

set. Atlas Corporation opened 1900
shares at 8 unchanged, and Allied
Mills 1000 at 16 unchanged.
Steel issues wer practically UNI
changed, motors steady and papers
irregular. Rails, coppers and utili-
ties were steady.
United States Steel opened at so
7-8 unchanged; Bethlehem 81 off
8; Santa Fe % SD up 1-8; General
Motors SO 3-4'up 1-8; Thinker roller
bearing 40 up 1-2; Rayonier IS 5-8
up 1-2; Montgomery Ward 81 LIZ
up Ia; and Standard Oil (New
Jersey Al up 1-8.
Swift International equalled its
high at "a 7-8 up 1-8. Armour eased
slightly. Worthinngton Pump and
West Virginia Pulp also equaled
their tops for the year. Fair demand
was noted for shipping shares.
Chemicals gained fractionally with
Union Carbide at 50 1-2 up IL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
CONTRACTS FOR
TOLL STATIONS

Hartford, Conn, April 23.-(UP)
Highway Commissioner William
j. Cox today awarded two contracts
for construction of toll stations and
administration buildings on the
Merritt and Wilbur L. Gross park
ways.
one toll station and administra-
ton building will be built on the
Merritt Parkway at Greenwich at q
cost of $27,292. The contract went
to the Eastern Construction Corp.
New Haven.
Two similar buildings ON the
Cross Parkway will cost $23, 730 and
will be constructed by the Frank p
Sullivan Corp, East Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
TRIPLETS CAME
AS PREDICTED

Worcester, Mass, April 23-(UP)
Mrs. william r. Fisher, 20, wife Of
a millworker, was the mother Of
triplets today, confirming doctors
prediction based on X-rays taken
more than two months ago.
The triplets, all girls, were born
yesterday at hospital. Today they
were thriving In individual incuba-
tors after being fed glucose. water
and spirits" with an eye-dropperA
Their mother also was doing well.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
PATIENTS MAY
BE TRAFFIC COPS

Boston April 23-(UP)-Patients
soon will be playing traffic cop" in
the dentists chair Of DR.. Walter E.
Briggs of Attleboro and Harwich.
He exhibited his signal system"
yesterday at the Massachusetts,
Dental society convention. The de-
vice consist of a small cabinet
equipped with red and green lights.
When the patient is set, he pushes
the green light button for the dem
fist to go ahead. The red light
fiickers when the pace gets too hot
for the patient. And just SO the
dentist won't try to beat" the re4
light, bell rings with the COM
mand to stop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
WORKMAN'S TOOLS
BLAMED FOR ALARM

Smoke belching from a chimney
at 80 North Main street early to-
day caused a passerby to believe
the building was afire and to turn
in box alarm.
Men from four companies reported
the smoke was caused by work.
man sharpening his tools in a gas
furnace
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
City's Share

State Highway Commissioner
William j. Cox today notified
Mayor Vincent A. Scully that Wa
terbury's SIT $500 share of the state
state fund of $4,000, 900 for roads
can now be claimed.
The city has 60 days during
which the aldermen can vote to
authorize the mayor to make the
formal claim on behalf of the
community.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
BY ELMER c. WALLER

New York, April 23-(UP)-Stocks
opened irregular today with trading
light. Bonds also were mixed. Cot
ton futures opened 2 points higher
to 1 point lower.
Insignificant changes were noted
among leading stocks and there was
q lack of sizeable blocks at the out
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Paid SIS

John C. OrsO, "a, of Gar Bank
street, charged with reckless
driving March rs, was granted
q nolle ON payment of SIS yes
terday, a police slip In city court
showed today.
David F. O'Neill, IS, Of 215
LOunsbury street, charged with
nOn-support, was granted q
continuance until May T..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
COllapSeS

John Lynch, an elderly man,
was rushed to his home at 20
Laurel street in the police ambul-
ance this afternoon after he suf-
fered a fainting spell on Scovill
street.
Police said Lynch was treated
at a drug store before being re-
moved to his home.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
LObar' Pneumonia

waterbury had three Of So
cases Of lobar pneumonia In Con-
necticut last week, according to
the weekly morbidity report of the
state department of health. The
state total showed a large drop
from the SO cases listed the pre-
viouS week.
This city also had three cases
Of scarlet fever and one Of
measles. The state figures were
"a and Al respectively. No local
cases of whooping cough were
reported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
PLENTY FOREST FIRES

Hartford, Conn, April 23.-UP)
State Forester Austin F. Halves
said today there were more forest
fires in Connecticut during the first
quarter of the year than during the
same period last year..
There were 80 fires, burning over
$50 acres this year, he said. A year
ago there were rs fires, burning over
2 Is acres.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
THOMASTON TRIES .
NEW CLOSING HOUR
Especial to The Democrat)

Thomaston, April 23.-Thomaston
merchants will experiment with a
Friday night opening instead of
Saturday beginning with May 3, 1t
was voted last night at a meeting
of the Thomaston Business Bureau.
Saturday night Blessings have
been suggested for some time, but
concerted action failed until last
nights meeting materialized. Stores
will close at 6 p. m. Saturdays start
ing May 4th. They will, however,
remain open on Friday nights until
8 p. m.
If the plan works out well locally
it will be continued indefinitely.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
CAMERA CLAN IN
MEETING TONIGHT

Various methods of Photographic
printing will be discussed by Harry
Hard at a meeting of the Water
bury Camera Clan tonight at the
Mattatuck Historical Society build.
ing.
Regular business will be transacted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Plan Paving Program
For State Highways
Abandoned Trolley Tracks in Various Sections to Be
Removed Ansonia, Derby in Official Report

Hartford, Conn, April pa pro-
gram of paving and repairs to State
Highways carrying abandoned troll
ley tracks was announced here to-
day by State Highway Commissioner
William J. Cox. 10 separate projects
have been placed at the head of the
list for 1910 attention. These were
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23

for mass evictions Of undesirable
foreigners as a precautionary move
against q Trojan horse" invasion.
Achimevic was a minister in the
cabinet Of former Premier Milan
Stoyadinovitch, who recently was
put under confinement in q noun
tain town. Achimevic was sent to
Rogo Tica, In Bosnia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
Spotlighting
BrassCtyNews
"Fair Condition"

John F. English, Of Engine Com
pany S, was reported In "fair" con-
dition today at st. Mary's hospital
where he was admitted yesterday.
Fire department officials said
Priv. English was not incapacitated
in the line Of duty.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
MRS. SADIE WEARY
IN GOOD CONDITION

Mrs. Sadie v. Leary, Of As Frank
street, was reported in good" con-
dition at st. Mary's hospital today.
Mrs. Leary was operated upon last
week,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
FORMER POLICE chief Arrested

Belgrade, Jugoslavia, April %
(UP) - Milan Achimevic, former
chief Of the Belgrade police and for
mer minister of interior, was arrest
ed today and sentenced to confine-
ment in the Bosnian mountains.
The arrest of Achtmevic came as
this country-in the area where the
first World war started-prepared
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-23
ARE
NOT YET COUNTED
Census Officials Report
Two Towns Complete
in Connecticut

Washington, April % (UP)-
Census officials estimated today that
they still have 100000 people to
count
Those include that part of the
population which Is the hardest to
reach-people who live in isolated
places, on farms, and those who
were not at home when the census
taker called.
It was estimated that by last mid
night, approximately 115,000,000 of
the setimated 132,000,000 population
had been counted.
Few large cities will announce the
population count until checkbacks
have been completed. However, the
bureau has received the population
returns from many small commune
ties, including:
1910 1880
Franklin, Conn. ........ 667 GIL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
STARLET CHOSEN

Virginia Grey has been selected
for an important role in Keeping
Company"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
mrs. BROWDER
MUST Get PROOF
Will Have to Show She Is
Not Communist or
Be DepOrted

Washington, Nov. 1-UP) -Raissa
Berkman Browder, wife of the Com
munist candidate for president, faces
deportation to her native Russia to-
day unless she can present positive
proof that she is not member Of
the Communist party.
Immigration officials will meet
within a few days to set an effective
date for a deportation order issued
yesterday by Attorney General Rob-
ert H. Jackson. Mrs. Browder can
not reopen her case unless she can
prove her lack Of affiliation with the
Communist party.
Her only recourse to the courts, Of
f1cials said, would be an application
for a writ of habeas corpus. The
chances of such writ being granted,
1t was explained, are exceedingly
slim since the courts can only pass
on the legality Of the deportation Or
der, not on the merits of her case
or the evidence involved.
Mrs. Browder was ordered deport-
ed on the grounds that she entered
the country in 1888 with the inten-
ton of remaining permanently al
though she did not have an unex-
pired visa. She asked for leniency
on the basis of her American born
husband1 Earl Browder, and her
three children, who are considered
American citizens.
Jackson, however, held that the
section authorizing him to grant len
iency did not apply to members Of
the Communist party. He added
that this has been an established
policy of the immigration service.
An embarrassing legal point might
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Draft More Liberal Than In 1917
Toward Conscientious Directors
Religious SectS
Opening Office
In Washington
BY BRUCE CATION
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

NEA SERVICE SCaH Correspondent
Washington, Nov. Although
sitter than the World War law in
most ways, the present selective SER
vice act takes far more liberal and
intelligent attitude toward conscien-
tious objectors-for which reason
the whole question is likely to be
much less Of problem than in
1917.
The World War draft law hard
ly admitted there could be such ca
thing as a conscientious objector.
A rational policy for dealing with
DIRECTORS was not worked out I'M
til the war was nearly over. Hard
treatment was the rule; II OBJ
jectors were sentenced to be shot
(although all these sentences we're
commutd) and 500 we're SEN
fenced to prison. Many Of those
in prison were given extremely
brutal treatment
Today things seem certain to go
much more smoothly. Out of the
100000 men obliged to register,
authorities so far have listed only
80 cases of DIRECTORS who refused
to fill out their cards.
SPECIAL FORM
PREPARED
This is largely because the prob
lem was recognized in advance.
While the draft act was before
Congress the whole question was
carefully studied. Both War De-
partment and Congress freely adj
mitted that while they might not
agree with the stand OF the OBJ
jector, htey were going to have to
deal with him and might as well
work out a common sense way Of
doing IT. Accordingly, an elab-
crate program was set up.
A special form supplementary
TO the general selective service
QUESTIONABLE has been prepared.
Designed to permit filing Of in
formation pertinent to the consci-
entious objector's clam for ex-
emption, 1t must be filled out and
submitted along with the general
form when prospective con-
scripts number is called.
1t inquiries into the DIRECTORS
religiuos training and beliefs, his
general background, his participa-
ton IN church and other activi-
ties. References qualified to testi-
fly as TO the DIRECTORS sincerity
are asked.
The conscientious objector new
or comes before a military tribu-
nal. II called up, he sttaes his
case to his local draft board,
which has authority to assign him
to non combatant duty In the
army or to some form OF war
work in civil life.
He has the right Of appeal from
his boards decision, and may get
a hearing before the Department
of Justice - which has set up a
special unit under Linton N. Col
Inns. special assistant to the at
torney general to handle all such
cases, If in the end his plea is
oyerruled and he simply refuses
10 serve, he gets tried by civil
court
CHURCHES
SET UP OFFICE
Meanwhile, the three religious de-
nominations whose tenetS most
strongly oppose the taking of hui
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

rather confused about the situa-
ton and talking rather vaguely
about how they would go to Jail
rather than register.
He spent two days explaining
things to them; all registered, as
q result, stopped talking about
Jail, ana prepared to make their
pleas in the regular manner If
and when their names were
called.
Right now French is comforting
with the authorities regarding the
kind of work conscientious OBJ
jectors may be assigned to. He
points out that in England great
many directors are serving on
such ultra perilous assignments as
naval mine-sweepers-they refuse
to take life, but they do not refuse
to risk their own lives. In addi-
ton, various government experts
here are considering the sort of
work directors might do in the
fields of soil conservation, public
health, and so on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

man life-the Quakers. the Men,
nonites and the Brethren - have
oponed an office here in charge of
Paul Comfy French, former Phila-
delphia newspaperman, to see that
the conscientious objector gets a
fair break. Far from opposing this,
the War Department is cooperating
and has assigned a staff officer to
work with French.
French Is by no means out to
promote objection to the draft He
sees his principal Job as explain
ing TO all directors just what the
laws provisions are. His first
task, for instance, was to make
clear that since the law recog-
nized the objector's rights the OBJ
jector was under a moral boliga-
ton TO register.
For example: week or more
before registration day, French
went to Massachusetts to talk to
a group of 70-odd pacifist students
from various New England COL
leges. He found most OF them