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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
RELAXATION OF
 BLOCKADE OUT

Hartford, Conn. Nov l6.-(UP)- It would be stupid and cruel" for the United States to ask Great Bri- tain to relax her blockade to per- init relief supplies to be sent to Eu- ropes refugees. former U. S. Sen. Frederic c. Valet believed today
 Walcott. who assisted Herbert Hoover in relief work after the World War and who last year sought the cooperation of Germany to provide Polish relief, declared England is fighting for her very existence arG cannot agree to relax her blockade,
 Tt would be stupid and cruel even 10 ask this for the relief Of the vest ern countries, for this relief would bring a certain amount Of comfort to Germany and tend to prolong the war. The only real relief, the only permanent relief that We can help furnish western Europe iA tc help England
 Waleolt cpposeo United stales entry Into the war unless at- tackled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
SET
 FIRE TO KON|TzA
Main Base of Troops in Southern Albania Is
 Evacuated
BY BEN AMES United Press Staff COrresnOndentl

Athens, Greece, Nov. 16 - U.P0 Italians have set fire to Konitza, their main base in southern Albania and are evacuating, Greek dis patches from the front said today.
 Reports from Greek outposts in the mountains, where the Greek ar tillery has ben firing into Konitza for a week, said the flames from the burning town were Illuminating the mountainsides over wide area.
 Greek general headquarters here announced that Italian planes last night bombed Bitolj (Monastir) |, Jugoslav frontier town in Jugosla- via. Bitoli has been bombed several times-twice in one day during the early phase of Italo- Greek hostil- ities.
 Furious fighting ragged all around the town, which has changed hands several times in the past few days and had been attacked in turn by Italian and Greek artillery and air. planes. The town, an old Turk stronghold, was reported almost leveled.
 Konitza dominates the passes of 7,0OO-foot Mount Smolika. At the outbreak of the war Italian Venezia, Julia and Alpini divisions had charged through these passes intent on capturing Metsovo, 30 miles southeast of Konitza, where they could have dominated the roads of southwestern Greece. The advance was thrown back, however, with heavy losses, especially to the Alpini division.
 In the same central sector, south of Konitza, Greeks were reported pushing the Italians steadily back toward the Albania frontier, threat ening to outflank Italian positions along teh seacoast-the southern
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
MARTIN BECK OF
 N. Y. DIES TODAY
Noted Theatrical Producer Had Long, Successful
 Career

New York, Nov. 16-(UP)-Mar- tin Beck, leading theatrical pro- ducer, died today at Mount Sinai Hospital where he had been con- fined since Nov. T.
 Beck was in his 70's, but no one knew his exact age because he al- ways refused to give it. Who's Who in American Jewry said he was II
 He was the dean of variety show men and producer of many hits which played in the theater he built and named for himself. For, 27 years he was president of the Orpheum circuit and made vaudeville famous in 48 theaters across the nation.
 He was born in Czechoslovakis and acquired a love for the theatel at an early age. After he graduated from dramatic school in Vienna he came to the United States as ar actor with a German company.
 Beck originated the music hal form of entertainment when he was stranded in Chicago. He walked into a beer garden and suggested that he put on an act. Before long the beer garden was too small and he opened a music hall next door. The music hall led to the opening of q vaudeville house in San Francisco first of the Orpheum theaters.
 Beck headed the theater chaii untii 1923 when he retired with q fortune to devote himself to books hi sart collection, golf and travel But a year later. however. he re- turned to the theater and built th' Martin Beck theater.
 The house opened with Madame Pompadour," starring Hope Hamp. ton. She later sued Beck ane Charles Dillingham; for breach O. contract when Beck removed hel from the cast. In 1927 Resale Stew art sued him for backing a flop "A La carle," but Beck replied tha he vas moi involved because h' had transferred hik interest ln fll' production t0 his secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
WILLKIE MAY BE
 COLLEGE PREXY

Burlington, Vt, Nov. 16.-UP)- U. S. Sen. Warren R. Austin, R.s Vt, said today that Wendell L. Will kie, defeated Republican presidential nominee, was "one of several being considered" for the presidency of the University of Vermont
 Austin, trustee of the university and one of a committee of three named to choose the successor off the late President Guy w. Bailey. said Willkie was discussed along with several others.
 The Senator referred to a Wash- ington report that Willkie would ac- cept a college presidency, rather than return to business.
 Other trustees on the committees were Newman Reyes Chaffee, Rlif- land Banker, and Henry Bigei0W Oatley of New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Britain Claims Military Targets Escape; RAF
 Strikes Back
ITALIANS REPORTED
 CALCULATING KONlTzA
Interest Also Centers in Report of Nazi-English
 Clash in Gulf of Mexico
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Edit0r)


 United Press Foreign News EditOr)
 Germany smashed with hundreds of war planes at the backbone of British war production today as Greek armies surging forward on the Albanian front claimed that Italians were evacuating their shelled and burning base at the town of Koritza. The Nazi's systematic ham, mering with literally millions of pounds of explosives shifted its cen- ter to London during the night, but the devastated industrial city of Coventry again. was attacked and other targets were bombed in what appeared to be an. effort to knock out Great Britain's air power before aid from the United States can become fully effective.
 800 Planes Attack
 An estimated 500 German air. planes swarmed over the British capital during the night in what most observers agreed was the heav- jest raid of the war. Seven hospi- tals, three hotels, apartments, mo- ton picture theaters and other buildings, were listed as bombed, but London dispatches were vague re- garding damage to war industries.
 At Coventry, it was obvious that the German attack was designed to destroy a center of British airplane production. British censorship pre- vented correspondents from report ing fuflly on the extent of damage to industry there but it was incl cated that considerable harm hSd been done to British production.
 Part of Plan
 The raid on London presumably was a second step in a systematic big-scale plan of assault on indus trial nerve centers. London officials said that military targets escapec damage for the most part because of intensive anti-aircraft fire cen- tered around them, but the Nazi planes hammered at every part of the capital zone and it seemed prob able that greater damage had been done than on any previous raids.
 The German high command de- scribed the raid as "one of the greatest blows" against London since the war started.
 British planes were striking back regularly and last night attacked 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

comparable, although spread over z much larger area, to the devastating revenge" raid on Coventry Thurs day night.
 No Services Disrupted
 Emerging from shelters this morn- ing, Londoners found no vital ser- vices affected and the government said no military objectives had been hit, because of fierce anti-aircraft barrage that kept the raiders eX- tremely high. There were new scenes of cesolation, however, in all parts of the city
 An air raid protection worker siad he saw 80 raiders in group and that it was "the worst night ever experienced"
 The raiders had the advantage ot a full moon and a cloudlesS sky The bombings were at blitzkrieg tempo before midnight, then died down to the customary parade of nuisance raiders, although in somewhat larger force.
 2 Raiders Shot Down
 Two raiders were shot down, mak- ing the total 20 for. 24 hours, during which time two British planes were lost and the pilot of one landed safely.
 More than 20 incendfary and oil bombs fell in one small area, start ing 6 fire that ragged for an hour A number of firemen were killed or wounded when a bomb hit a recreation room. Three were missing and believed pinned under a billiard table, beneath heap of wreckage. Other parts of the country also were bombed and it was feared there were many casualties when a lone plane dropped four high ex- plosive bombs in the thickly pop ulated area of a south coast town. Homes and school were hit. Sol- diers aided in rescue work. PICK UP g.
 In London, rescue workers still were digging for persons trapped un- der debris.
 Several were killed and more than 100 injured when bomb crashed tl the middle of working class area.
 Tn the ruins of a boarding house rescuers drove an air hole into a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
GRADUATE STUDENT
 HURT LAST NIGHT

Sturbridge, Mass. Nov. l6-(UPl- On their way to the Yale-Princeton game at Princeton, R. l., two Har- yard university graduate students were injured last night when their car collided with another auto.
 Jonathan Bryan. 23. Of Richmond, Va. suffered e dislocated hip. His companion. stephen Whiteomb. 2J Of Amherst, sustained fracture 2 hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
TEAM WORK IS
 NEEDED-SHEPARD

Hartford. Con. Nov i6 -- (UPJ Democratic Lieutenant-Go Governor elect Odell Shepard, Trinity College English professor and Pulitzer prize winner. declared last night that "the day Of rugged indIyidualism ls forever in the past and we shall suc- ceed or fail together"
 He told an alumni gathering tha. team wors was required "if ge afc Co protect not o.ly our country and and our hemisphere but our be-. loved way of lie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
OLD ALUMNUs DIES

North Conway. N. H.. Nov. i6-. (U.PJ -- The Rev Dr. Harry Pierce NIcholSs %. Episcopal minister tor 70 years ard one Of the oldest Hai [. ward alumni. died at his home yeh- ierday. He was q native Of Salem Mass,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Hospitals, Hotels,
 Theaters,C Convents, Buildings Bombed
London Suffers Terrific Attacks By Nazis-No Public Services Affected Compared to Destruction
 atCOventry
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR. United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

London November 16. - (UP) = An estimated 500 air raiders spread destruction in London during the night Places bombed included hospitals three hotels two convents, two motion picture threaters block of apart heaviest attack London since the start aerial warfare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
The Weather

Cloudy, Cold Today;
 Sunday Fair
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Final Edition
 Closing Stocks Late News FTashe,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11
CaIcutt Given
RoadT ermAnd
$4,000 Fine

Raleigh. Dec H. lAP) Joseph
CaICutt. 4 quiet. stout little man
whose slot machine business reput-
eddy crossed $1,000 900 year and
who paid the stale 100000 annually
in license taxes. was sentenced yes
terday to - months on the roads
and tined $4,000 Tor possessing IL
legal slot machines.
In addition. CalcUtt. president Of
the Vending Machine company. Of
Fayetteville. was gwen q term Of
IS months. suspended upon condi-
ton that he pay the fine. scrap his
slot machine business and refrain
from politics during three-year
period OF probation following his re-
lease. He had pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Sentence was passed in Wake
Superior court by Judge r. Hunt
Parker. who said:
Il know and everyone else knows
that this business has been built up
by a corrupt alliance between crime
and law-and the law must be vim
dicated.'
\ co-defendant. c. c. Bishop. OF
Raleigh. has until 2:30 p. NJ. today,
to arrange $1,000 fine. He also
pleaded guilty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11
VoIunteers
Include 10
Of Each Race

Tie Vance county, -s1ac.:ra sew
ice board reveaIad This ,,,o'.rfno .ha.
70 white men aud 20 Neor1as Teo;s-
tv..m:> under the >electirf services net.
had volunteered for immedia,n Sey,.-
ice in the Army. and announced the
dispositions made in these cases
OF the 10 white volunteers !, v,as
reported that five Withdrew ha-
cause Of inability 10 secure perniS-
sion u. parents in case v.hera ,ha
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11
Local Bows Attend
Charlotte Meeting

Several boys from Henderson high
school attended the tWenty->econd
anmua, !. ". c. y. conference and
H;-Y congress. held il Charlotte Irom
Friday through Sunday. The boys
by :. ". CroWdey. left
here Friday morning. and returned
Ia:e Sunday.
Finding on Way in World OF
Confusion" Was the theme ior the
cnree-day meeting. and outstanding
speakers appeared on the program.
Sessions were held in the First Meth
oGiSt church. II Charlotte.
Rev. James \. Jones. pastor OF
Myers Park Presbyterian church. and
former pastor OF the Presbyterian
church here. delivered the devotion
al message u the opening session
Friday evening Dr.. Francis ". john
son. OF Davidson college. D.. Albert
{. Cutler. of Duke University. Will
liam \. Workman. OF Charleston,
d. Y. D. MaginniS. OF Winthrop,
Jon!M ". Holmes. OF Greenrllle. 5. c..
r. L. CoonS. OF W'inSton-Salem. d..
James Lee Fleetwood. New York,
all gave splendid talks.
TIE boys attended the annual ban
CUE. Saturday night. anc were en-
,e.cained IN private homes II Char
lorte. Attending from Henderson
we're: Joel Cheatham. Guy Sumpter
Harry Patterson. James Archer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11
Britain Rules Against
Food Shipments
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such scheme must be of material as
Sistance OF Germany'S war effort and
would thereby postpone the day Of
liberation Of these peoples from Ger
man Subiugation.'
In New York. Hoover said he re-
ceived the news with interest. but
he reserved comment on the ambaS-
sailors declaration.
The former president is honorary
chairman OF the national committee
on food for the five small demo-
cracieS. organized last week to save
millions" in Finland. Norway. Hol-
land. Belgium and central Po!"nt
from the inevitable famine unc
peStilence which confront them.
NoscoWs famous kreMlin houses
the chief administrative offices OF
the government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11

At least 100 cities OF more than
10000 population in the United States
added new activities OF services
within the past year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-11

Traffic Fines-John Allen and c.
B, Fort paid 81 traffic fines into he
office OF the city clerk. records there
revealed today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25

Miller died at his home on West
WashingtO nstreet, after an i'll
ness of about six weeks. He was a
native of Greencastle but came to
Hagerstown before the Civil War.
He was engaged for time in the
dry goods business in the room
which later was occupied by H. E.
Snavely, Public Square. After this
he conducted the European House,
subsequently the City Hotel. He
ran a cafe next to the Washington
House Cater the Baldwin, and
was engaged in various enter
prises, including the cigar and to-
hacco business at 80 North Jona-
than street. At the time of his
death he was serving his second
term as justice of the peace. He
died in his 6Sth year. These were
survivors: His wife, who was a
Miss Freaner, daughter of VIM.
Freaner, two children, Mrs. Jen-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25
accident Sunday, April Is, 1929
he was returning to work.

An account of the wedding of
Miss Florence X. Sprecher and
Howard Stewart Lehman, appear
ed in a local paper under date of
August %, 1901. Elder Victor
Long officiated. Miss Rosalie Mil
Ter this city, was maid of honor
and Miss Ella Bostetter, Miss
Daisy Doub and Miss Minnie Mar
tin, bridesmaids w. H. Neikirk
was best man. Charles Sprecher,
brother of the bride; Walter Sum-
mers and Elmer Lehman were the
ushers. Miss Mamie Funk played
the Wedding March. They left for
Atlantic City. Upon their return
they were to reside at Reid where
the groom was engaged in the mer-
chandising business.
Under date of July p, 1901, this
appeared: Magistrate, George S.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25

ME TimmS and Miss Mamie Miller.
at home and granddaughter,
Miss Louise Timms.
Track laying in December 1901,
on the Boonsboro trolley, had pro-
ceeded as far as Norman Spick-
ler's, two miles from Funkstown.
John B. Fiery, in May, 1901, was
injured when he accidentally fell
through a window at his home,
having been taken i'll. Mr.. Fiery
was a we'll known clothier and
mems furnisher, on West Washing
ton street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25
to the southern limits of the city
By the Old Lamp Lighter

to the southern limits of the city.
+ Fire did damage to the extent of
$4,000 at the store of Max Joffe,
next to the market house on North
Potomac street. The rooms over
the store occupied by the Misses
Mckee were badly smoked. DR..
w. E. Beachley's dental offices,
on the second floor, were not dam
aged. The room on the third floor
of the building, occupied by Chas
S. Emmert, was deluged with
water, the cutoff nozzle failing to
work. The building. owned by DR..
c. E. S. Mckee was fully covered
by insurance. Mr. Joffe was taken
seriously i'll after the fire. This
was on April 1, 1901.
In 1901, the school board arrang-
ed for shorter hours for the pupils
Of the primary department of the
HagerstOwn schools. 1t was order
ed that the schools in this city be
opened from 8:45 to 11:45 A. NJ,
except the first and second grades,
which were to be dismissed at 8
P. M. These appointments of
teachers were confirmed; Howard
Bostetter, Daisy Martin, Joshua
Long, Leah Hammaker and Will
liam Beckenbaugh. Miss Maud c.
Fiery, teacher at Keedysville, was
appointed teacher at Winter street
school. Resignation of Miss Edith
Earhart, teacher at Winter street
was accepted. These Winter
Street teachers were assigned:
Sixth Grade, Merrick Huyett, prin
cipal; fifth, Aura Schindel: A
fourth, Bessie Keller; B fourth,
Ina Slaughenhaupt; A third, Lilah
Ross; B third, Clara BaZell; A
second, Flossie Hoffhein; B sec
ond. Ida Watkins; A first. Maud
G. Fiery and Agnes Scheffer and
B first, Anna Story and Rebecca
Brown.
The following were included in
an interesting program rendered
at the Antietam Street School,
fourth grade: Recitation, Cecilia
Luther; vocal duet, Bernadine
Henneberger and Esta Baker;
Irene Young; recitation
Rebecca Gerber; recitation, Carl
Boyd. The grade was taught by
Miss Florence Albert.
Fred K. Turner, q, Of 215 East
Franklin street, clerk in the dis
patcher's office of the Western
Maryland Railroad, died at the
county hospital, from injuries sus-
tanned when his car collided with
shifting engine of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at the Franklin
street crossing. At the time of the
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25
APPLEBUTTER TIME
BY The Old Lampiighter

BY The Old Lamplighter
An old cider mill once stood 'gainst
the hill
Just back of my home. years ago;
And round in September, October,
November
We made the sweet apple juice
flow.
No motor was there, but indeed 1
declare
We made the best cider, l know
That ever you saw, as it quashed
through the straw
And ran TO the barrel below.
When the cider was made we drove
home with old Lade"
And Dandy" now don't you see;
For all to be ready for Jimmie and
Freddie
Twas applebutter time for me.
r.
In 1908 the School Board decided
to increase the salaries of all the
school teachers, lengthen the
school term from Z IL months to
months and allow each teacher
$500 a year for janitor's pay, ex-
cept where the school board paid
the janitors in Hagerstown.
Hancock and several other places.
The increase in salaries, lengthen-
ing the term and allowing for jani-
tors pay, amounted to about ST.
500 a year. In other words, the
teachers were to receive much
more than formerly. George B.
Nee. Wolf was awarded the con-
tract to build the new F'unkstown
school house, brick, with four
rooms. The cost was to be approx
mately $4,000.
Three hundred so-called hungry
marcherS," en- route from Buffalo,
n. Y, to Washington, D. G. desir-
GUS Of being entertained, had their
representative call upon the Mayor.
They were travelling, not as CoXey's
Army did back in 1898, but were
in trucks. The representative
wanted Mayor Musey to arrange
a nice, warm place for them to
sleep on Saturday night, prefer
ably the Armory, a hot supper in
the evening and warm breakfast
in the morning. The Mayor told
them that he had nothing to do
with the Armory proposition but
did impress upon the advance man
most emphatically that Hagers-
town had just completed a welfare
drive to take care of its own peo-
pie and he did not see why any
transients should be so favored.
1t was arranged to have police
squad to escort the trucks through
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-10-25

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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
BETWEEN THE LINES

When will the nations ever learn
that nobody is safe until everybody
is safe? How much more blood and
mourning must it take to drive
home to the heart of mankind that
all of our destinieS are bound up
together? Until the nations assume
responsibility, each for all and all
for each, there is going to be great
tribulation. Until white men realize
that they must save black men If
they themselves would be saved,
we are not guing to <at very far
along this tedious road of progress.
This war has shown one thing
that is, sentiment has its place but
science cannot be denied. Phe
flesh of France, however, courage
GUS, cannot stem the tide of steel.
If France has been recreant to her
trust the sacrifice of the youth
France cannot atone. Somebody
has been asleep al the switch. 1t
has come about that France and
Britain nave great empires that
they have failed to protect and
the sceptre must pass to another.
Germany, poor nation, prepar-
ed what little she had; Britain and
France had wealth untold but did
not prepare 1t is quite possible to
get too much to keep, Britain and
France are for sentimental reasons
trying to follow in paths laid out
by greats Of other centuries. Ger
mans are modernized in every way.
Britain and France looked back to
Napoleon and Nelson and are about
to be lost. So many Americans are
looking back to what Washington
said about "entangling alliances. s."
Unless we wake up soon we shall
have nothing to tangle. Things
are serious. HarveSt-time. 0
Ethiopia, Thy betrayerS are solely
distressed!