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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
FUNERALS

The funeral of Francis X. Th0mp- son will be held tomorrow morning at S:l5 o'clock from the Lunny Fu- neral Home. 25 Central avenue, to St. Ann's church at o'clock. Bur. ial will be in the family plot in new St. Joseph,S cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this after noon and evening.
 The funeral of Mrs. Maria Bre- dice will be held tomorrow morn. ing at 8 o'clock from the Colasanto Funeral Home, 934 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel where solemn high mass will be celebrated at o'clock. Bur ial will be in the family plot, Cal vary cemetery.
 Military funeral services for Lloyd E. Snagg were held yesterday at the Trinity Episcopal church, Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, rector, of1ciating. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery. Members of the firing squad were Corp. George F. Byron, Corp. Joseph BeneSvich, First PrivateS Joseph Salerno, Robert Conway, Charles Bagley, Paul Beaudry, and Privates Joseph Iadarola and Thomas Tro- land. First Private Paul Beaudry was bugler. The bearers, all mem- bers of Corp. Coyle post, American Legion, were Comdr. J. Peter Cos tigan, Charles w. Melville, Joseph A. Hackett, Daniel J. Mahoney, Wal lace J. IngliS and Charles G. Weiss. Funeral services for Andrew c. Rock were held yesterday at the Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Martin Lorenz, pastor of the First Lutheran church, ofdciating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. Alex Anderson, soloist, sang, Beautiful Island of Somewhere" Bearers were Richard Crawley. Leon Hudobenko, Claude Wildman, George DobkinS Anthony DeJoy, and James Mur- chitto
 Funeral services for Ralph Rug gles, Jr., were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Dayton w Flagg were held this afternoon al 3 o'clock at the Bailey Snyder Fi- neral Home, 94 Willow street. Rev Francis O. Ayres of St. Johns Epis. copal church ofaciated. Burial VIII be tomorrow in Milton, Mass.
 The funeral of Mrs. Timoth. O'Connor was held this morning a 8:1S o'clock from the Mulville flu neral home, 270 West Main street to the Sacred Heart church wher a solemn mass of requiem was cele trated at g o'clock by Rev. Franklin Corrigan assisted by Rev. John Dia and Rev. John Callahan. A musica program was rendered with William O,Brien as soloist. An honorary del egation was in attendance from tn Rosary Confraternity of the Sacre'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
BRITISH FLYERS CONTINUE ATTACK
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 While the British bombers were raiding Berlin, other points in Ger many and German bases in France and Holland the attacks on channel ports, possible invasion bases, were seen from English shores.
 Second Night Of Raids
 Last nights raids marked the sec ond consecutive period of intensive attacks on German military object ives inside the Reich and in occupied countries. The day before the British struck not only at Berlin but at widely scattered points in Germany, including factories, oil plants and communications. Gun supplements on the channel coast also were att tackled in the Monday Tuesday raids and these objectives were bombed again last night.
 Watchers at Dover reported that explosions shook both sides of the Strait of Dover during big British raid on the French channel coast and that vivid flashes of flame 1t up the French coast like sheet lightning.
 It was belived. watchers said that Boulogne and big gun emplace- ments near Cape Gris Nez were at | tackled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
LOCAL SCHOOLS TO
 BE USED OCT. l6
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Approximately half of the cities and towns in the state have already submitted their nomination for draft board members, it was al1- nounced by Adjutant General Regi- nald B. DeLacour.
 If an official decision to close the schools the 16th is made, a special meeting of the board of education may be called to vote formal ap- proval. Steps will also have to be taken to secure teachers to act as volunteer registration workers.
 It.is estimated that more than 10,- 900 young men between the ages Of 2l and 36 will have to register in this city. Sheriden Council, Knights of Co., lumbus, voted last night to offer to the city the use of Its hall to the city on registration day. The coun- cils quarters, at 79 North Main street, would be available either for registration or for an office for classification and indexing of cards,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Heart church. Burial was in new St. Joseph,s cemetery with committal services by Father Dial. The pall- bearers were: Martin J. Tehan, Mar tin J. Sweeney, John Holian, John McMahon. James F. brennan ant Bart F. Healey.
 The funeral of Miss Illumanita Cianciola was held this morning at 8 o'clock from the MaioraIlo fu- neral home. 95 Willow street. to Our Lady of Lourdes church where solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated at 9 o'clock by Rev. Joseph Valdambrini assisted by Rev. Edward Farrell and Rev. Rocco Nadile Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Nadile.
 Funeral services for Clarence R. Stephens were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, Rev. Webb Wright of the South Federated church, officiating. Burial was in the family plot, old Pine Grove cem- etery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
NO CAfTc IN Al

New Haven, Conn. oct. 3,-tup) -The citizens military training camps will not be operated next summer, Judge John |. oilson. state civilian aide to the secretary ol war, was advised today. They will Do discontinued because Of possible conflict with the training ok eon- scripts under the draft law. Connee- lieut hes sent abous 600 youfha every year 70 five tFainln. camps throughout MeW England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
OBITUARY

DERWIN-William Derwin, na- tive of this city, died yesterday at the United States Veterans Hospital, Washington, D. c. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Theresa Connor of Cherry street. MT. -Derwin was 8 Spanish-A American War Veteran and has been affiliated with the United States Army for the greater part of his life.
 Burial will be in Washington, D. O., on Friday morning.
 COSTIGAN-Edward CoStigan of 223 Bank street died Sunday at St. Mary's hospital after brief illness. He was 8 native of North Canaan, Conn, the son of the late Thomas and Mary Dalton Costigan and had made his home here for a number of years.
 MT. Costigan is survived by one brother, Thomas of Springdale, Conn.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin funeral home. 290 East Main street tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock to St. Patrick's church where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 10 o'clock this eve- ming.
 NARDELLO-Mrs. Concetta Mar dello, 22, wife of Joseph Nardello died last evening at St. Mary's Hos- pital. A native of this city she had made her home here most of her life residing in Naugatuck for the past two years. She was former employe of the U. S. Rubber Com- pany in Naugatuck.
 Besides her husband she is sur vived by an infant son, Robert Jo- seph Nardello of Naugatuck: her parents, MT. and Mrs. Patrick Longc of this city: one sister, Miss Carmels Longo of this city.
 The funeral will be held on Fri day morning from the home 544 South Main street, Naugatuck to St Francis Church Naugatuck at Q time to be announced later. Burial will be in St. James cemetery, Nauga' tuck. Friends may call ct the homo after T o'clock this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
MEETING ARRANGED
 BY MEAT INSTITUTE

R. H. Woodwrd, of Boston, acting manager of Swift & Co, in this city was guest speaker at meeting sponsored by the American Meat Institute at the Bunker Hill Church hall last night.
 The meeting, attended by more than 100 persons, was designed to spread useful information about meat products. It was arranged by packers of this district under the leadership of John w. Tice of the Armour Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
GERMANS ATTACK
 LONDON FIERCELY
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(Continued from Page D was hit by a high explosive bomb but there were no casualties.
 Northwest England suffered most damage during the night, and there were casualties in four towns in the area.
 There were casualties in town in the Liverpool area last night when high explosive bombs were dropped as townspeople were leav- ing movie houses. One incendiary bomb only was dropped on Liver pool and 1t did no damage.
 An air ministry -home security ministry conmunique said that bombs were dropped at numerous points in southeast England and that number of homes were de- molished. There were some casual. ties in an Essex village, it was said, but it was asserted that elsewhere damage was slight and casualties were few.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Taking new precautions in the face of rising U. S.-Japanese ten sion federal authorities will break up a Japanese fishing colony of some 5000 members, long suspect ed of being an espionage center. It is located on Terminal Island, Los Angeles harbor, half a mile from a strategic naval air base. At right: A few of the fishing vessels' some valued at as high as S1OO,OOO. Some of these have been caught taking coastal sound ings and conversing in secret code
 with shore radios.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

London, Oct. 2-(UP)-Forty-tour of the destroyers which Great Brit ain acquired from the United States have been given names common to both the United States and Britain, the admiralty announced today, and the other six have been given names common to both Canada and the United States.
 Two of the ships now bear names common to the United States, New foundland and the United Kingdom St. Albans and St. Mary's.
 Names of six are common to the United States, the West Indies and the United Kingdom-Bath, Brigh- ton, Charlestown, Georgetown, Ham, ilton and Peterborough.
 Twenty-eight have names of vll- liages common to the United States and the United Kingdom-Belmont. Beverly, Bradford. Broadwater. Broadway, Burnham, Burwel, Bux- ton. Lancaster, bennington, Leeds. Lewes, Lincoln, Ludlow, Mansfield, Montgomery, Newark, Newmarket. Newport, Ramsey. Reading. Rich mond, Ripley, Rockingham, Sails bury, Sherwood, Stanley and Wells. It had been announced August IT that eight of the ships would be named for the following towns and villages common to the United States and the United Kingdom Churchill, Caldwell, Cameron Castleton, Chelsea, Chesterfield, Glare and Campbelltown.
 The remaining six of the 50, which are being manned by the royal Canadian navy, will bear names ot villages and towns common to Can- ada and the United States-Annap- oils, Columbia, Niagara. St. Clair, St Croix and St. Francis.
 Vichy, France, Oct. 2-(UP)-
 Official French sources received
 advices today that severe casualties and damage had been inflicted by British bombing attacks on French ports along the English channel,
 especially at Le Havre.
 At Le Havre alone 94 French
 civilians were reported killed and
 200 wounded in addition to heavy
 German military casualties in the
 past two or three days.
 British bombers were said to
 have inflicted greater damage than
 in past raids because they have
 ceased bombing merely the docks
 and commercial port and have at-
 tackled other objectives. The port
 at Le Havre was described as bad
 ly damaged and blOckaded by
 sunken ships.
 London, Oct. 2-(UP)-Military in formants asserted today that the Ger mans apparently had taken charg' of Italian military operations ana added: 'There is no reason why re ports of German troop movement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
KILLED IN CRASH

Dostoh, oct. 2.-(UP)-Miss Ruth Hilliard, g. of Hyde Park was killed instantly and seven other persons, including two police officers, were injured early today when beach wagon and Boston elevated railway bus collided in Roxbury. Miss Hil- Hard and four companions were returning home from dance hall in the beach, wagon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
SALE RESTRICTED

Vatican City, oct. 28.-(UP)--OH lard and butter will Do sold only to Vatican City citizens. the governor Of the Papai State ordered today. oiI. lard aud butter is now ratloned lhrouahout Italy. The measure was ln line with Vatican policy Of CO., cperaklng in Italian war measures,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Decision Of Supreme
 Court Awaited Here
Counsel Asks Extension of Time in Conspiracy COuft
 Arguments -AIcOm Registers Opposition

Attorney George Crawford, ex- plaining why the alleged hostility of the crowd schould be included in the record, said the motion was devised to show the effect of radio and newspaper publicity on pros pectiye jurors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
War Over Europe U. s. Destroyers in British Service Get Common Place Names - French Ports Badly Damaged
 By British Bombing Attacks.

to Italy should not be true"
 It was admitted that specific i1- formation was lacking of the arrival of German soldiers or war materials in Africa, but informants said:
 .The German masters have taken de facto charge of Italian opera tionS."
 It was said that the Italians were gradually building up their positions at and about Sidi Barrani, in Egypt. and to the south across the coastal plain where they were constructing camps.
 Italian troops are concentrating on the Sudan frontier, especially in the Kassala area, informants said. but they added that there had been no movement into Sudanese terri tory except by patrols.
 On the Kenya front the Italians have confined their activity to patrols, it was said.
 Berlin, Oct. @(UP)-A muni- tions factory and an airfield in northern London were severely hit" in heavy raids on English points yesterday, according to 3 high command c0mmunique. The communique added that strong bomber formations had at- tackled the harbor works in Liver pool, as well as harbOr works and factories in Lancaster. Strong fires and explosions resulted from the bombings.
 Berlin, Oct. 2-(UP)-Str onl bombing raids and big air battle. are in progress oyer various parts oi southern and middle England, espe' cially London, Nazi informants saie today.
 The official news agency reported that 16 British planes had been sho down over England in fights yester day and that only one German plan' was missing.
 Berlin had an air alarm last night the earliest yet. No activity was ob served from the central part of tn city.
 (The dispatch was filed at Berlil at 2:l0 a. m. (7:10 p. m. Monda. EST), after the raid had ended. Ger man authorities did not apparently permit disclosure Of the duration Q the raid).
 | A communique on the raid said:
 British planes again attempted t fly in over the Berlin area on tn night of October 1-October 3, bu the majority were forced to turl back when they reached the air de fense girdle. Only a few planes sue ceded in flying over the outskirts c the capital. They did not cause grea damage, according to reports thu far" fs---
 Rome, Oct. 2-(UP)-British planes, raiding the Italian held post of Bugbug, i'm Egypt, caused fires and casualties, raiding the Italian Tubruk naval base in Libya, caused slightest" damage and one casualty.
 In East Africa. British planes bombed Gherilll, in ltallan somali- land, without causing victims os damage, it was asserted. They killed enc native soldier but
 caused no damage in c raid on
 the Djlbeuti-Addis Ababa railroad
 near the IIarr pass tunnel north.
 west ef Diredawa.
 The Italian submarine Medusa
 the cemmunique said, shet down .
 feur-molored British plane in the
 central Mediterranean.
 Italian planes bsmbea the Brit.
 Ssh seaplane base at Aden and i've
 British eFmiser1 in the eastern Mediterranean, il was saids
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
WAKE UP YOUR. i LIVER BILE

Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out of
 Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
 The liver should pour pints of bile juice not flowing freely, your food may not di- gest. It may just decay in the bowels. Then gas bIoats up your stomach. You get con- stipated. You feel sour. sunk and the world looks punk.
 Ie takes those good. old Carter's Little i'm freely to make you feel ''up and up" Gs3 . package today. Take as directed. A1fazing in making bile flow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills. l0f ssnd 25f.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

kOuHUlkiueu 1IUliI KaBe " protect his supply lines to the des- ert battle front.
 British sources admitted that they had no specific information regard ing arrival of German soldiers or war materials in Africa, other than previously admitted NaA units sent to the Italian front to gain expert. ence and give technical assistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
AXIS TO DRIVE
 AGAINST CANAL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

London, Oct. 2-(UP)-Military in- formants asserted today that the Ger mans apparently had taken charge of Italian military operations and added: "There is no reason why re- ports of German troop movements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
UNION PARTY IS
 HAVING TROUBLE

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
County Board Urged to Increase
Salaries Of Nurses al Hospital

raise the base to 800 but pay
back wages"
Charlie Mcdonald. deputy sher-
if and president of the county
employees union. also called for a
basic wage scale. and then in
creases in accordance with eff
cheney and responsibility.
In his plea for an increase
for Deputy sheriff Dahl.
Bjorklund estimated the off,
GERS saving TO the county In
technical work 1T thousands
of dollars
A saving on work on the county
cars, he said, had meant turning
back $3.50 into the county general
fund.
The commissioners. who trimmed
almost all department increases
back to last years level to permit
extra money needed for the
new wing. were taking
under Amusement. Final
vote on the budget must be made
by Friday, Oct. IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
City Budget
Hearings Open
One Reduction Of
6, 500 Is Mode

Except for ene <s.5ools7 redue-
ton. Taeomas 1871 budget came
through Is frs hearing day Non
day unseathed.
II council Al koia hearings :.
10 o'clock each day u ard ineiud-
Ing Friday when final adoption
vi BE voted.
: lexY made annually for he
local improvement district suaran-
y fund vas protested ~ the Pierce
County Taxation bureau which
charged IL would produce more
revenue than the per cent OF out
standing L. I. D. bonds set by state
law Is = limit.
Accordingly. Controller swayze
recommended 10 the council that
the amount OF xes. sso.e6 set I'D in
the preliminary budget be reduced
70 s57 5000 and the correction
was voted.
It now leaves the total general
fund budget At S2.2se, 67506, still
somewhat higher than the 1910
total of s2.244.012z1 because Of
increased leviez necessary TO take
care Of bond interest and redemp-
ton and . jump from s.. ee7. APT TO
s2.0z4. 7s5 In general departmental
expenses.
With utilities operations added
IN. Taeoma's total city budget for
1e4I Is s7.455.51s,6s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Firemen Ask
Ordinance Chance

City firemen's pension and relief
fund board was directed Monday
to bring in Wednesday a definite
plan to cover sick leaves for fire
department employees.
At the boards meeting Monday
firemen members of the board
pointed out that a change in the
state law has left the firemen
without a provision for sick leaves,
since the existing city ordinance
specifically excerpts firemen from
its provisions.
They asked a 5-day-with-pay al
lowanee for sickness such as Is
allowed other city employees, and
suggested Monday Ii might be ac-
complished by striking the except
firemen" from the existing ordi-
nance.
Safety Commissioner Eastwood
a wording similar to that
granting leaves to police depart
ment members because. he as
serted, that permits police depart
ment members to be sick six
months at full pay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Mrs. Sarah Green
Is Stricken Here
Wos First White
Child n Shelton

Hrs. Sarah Holder Green. TIE
first white child born n Shelton.
died Sunday 81 heF heme. ssIe 50
II 81 she Wzs - years Cd.
she had lived n Tzeomz xor 20
years ana was a member o. John
F. Thompson auxiliary. Spanish
American War veterans: ne order
Of Eastern Star. the White Shrine.
and The Episcopal church.
Surviving are one son. Il. Il.
Green Of Tacoma: Two daughters,
Mrs. Miles Nelson Of Seattle and
Miss Kathryn Green Of Tacoma:
three sisters. Mrs Agnes Carleton
Of Seattle. Mrs. Frank O.Brien Of
Olympia and Mrs. Mamie Dough-
erty q South Prairie. Two broth
ers. Thomas Holder Of South
Prairie and William Holder Of
Seattle. and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be an
nouneed by Buekley-Klng.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Centroli0 Ruled Out
OF County Utilities

CHEHAI-IS = Superior d z e
John NJ. Phillips ruled that the
city OF Centralia should not have
been included in the Lewis county
public utility district. and should
not have been permitted to vote
on the organization OF the district
The court held the city ogned
and operated power, water and
irrigation systems. and derived no
benefit from the public utility dis
triet.
The district. which will appeal TO
state supreme court. eontended The
city did not own the irrigation
system. Pending final settlement
OF the suit, the district viii con-
tinue 10 operate in the county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
$4,000 Sewer
Job Is Ordered

The few remonstranees against
creation of the large Hillsdale dis
frict sewer extension district were
overruled by the council Monday
and the improvement was ordered.
estimated cost being ST .o03.
Directors represented only a
little more than 8 per cent of all
property concerned. One out of
town owner. protesting. declared
the assessments that would result
against her 5-acre tract would
mean confiseation and offered the
city a deed to the property before
she returns 10 Bellingham.
However. the Hillsdale Improve
nent club ny a vote Of IS to 2
had endorsed the district and a
large delegation overwhelmingly
voiced approval because of ex-
isting unsanitary conditions which
some of them said. had made 1t
necessary more than once to close
the Sheridan school.
The district covers a wide area
centering al So. cath ST. and Nc
kinley ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Canada Checking
Up on Firearms

VANCOUVER. r. C.-Attorney
General Gordon Wismer of British
Columbia announces creation of a
police force of 200 men TO check
up on illegally-held firearms and
persons who have failed to comply
with the national registration law.
The force will be organized from
the Civilian Protection Wardens
Service and will be headed by Mai
5. F. M. Noodle, who has been
appointed an inspector of provin-
oial police by an order in council.
Wardens will be sworn In as spe-
cial police with the power to ques-
ton householdlers and other per-
sons. They will be directly re-
sponsible to the attorney generals
department.
The force will start work Oct.
10. Attorney General Wismer said
all guns In the hands of potential
enemies of the country must be
eonfiseated. Secondary work of
the special police force will be TO
learn what firearms are available
in each air raid precautions dis
triet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Arrest 2 Soldiers
Following Row Here

Two young soldiers. jailed after
they delivered beating to one of
the military police downtown early
Sunday, were where they cared
least to be. Monday-in the hands
of military police.
The pair Jack Gunter and Bud
Jenkins. from Fort Lewis. failed
to outrun r. r. and J. r. Mace.
brother police officers. after a
melee that started in the ]. 4 NJ.
cafe. Before that they told mill
tary police TO ''scram." declaring
they were civilians and not under
military authority. A fight fol-
lowed and one officer was hurt.
Police jailed the pair and turned
them over TO fort authorities later.