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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
Only Few From Two
 Closed Schools Not
 Registered d This A. M.
Fight Against Closing of Schools Not Concluded Ac
 cOrding to Reports s-TOwn Officials to Attend An- nual CIambake Tonight Police Chief Absent
NAUGAT TUG
Wm. J. Baxter-Phone NauGatuck 394S

J. Gormley of Beebe street will leave tomorrow for Milwaukee, Wis. where the chiefs will attend the annual convention of the Interna- tional Police Chiefs. This conven- ton will be held next Monday, Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday.
 The chief and his wife will be gone about 10 days and Captain Anthony Malone will be in charge of the department in the absence of the chief.
 To Plan Caucuses Plans for local Democratic cau- cuses and the Democratic conven- tion will be made at meeting ot the Democratic town committee to- morrow night at o'clock in the Town Hall, Joseph Dinneny, chair man of the Democratic town com mittee, has announced.
 In New York
 Miss Constance Clayton of High land avenue and Mrs. William P Cushman of Moore avenue are in New York City today.
 Officers Elected
 Mrs. Ethel Simmons was elected president of the auxiliary of Nau- gatuck Post, No. IT, American Le- zion, at a meeting held last night at the home of Mrs. Ernest Weber She will succeed Mrs. Thomas Broder. The newly elected slate will be installed at joint cere- mony with the officers of Naugatuck post on September 18th.
 Other auxiliary officers elected were: first vice-president, Mrs Hazel Gunnoud; second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Katherine Desmond; treasurer, Anna Nolde; chaplain Mrs. Edna Gladding; historian, Mrs Harriet Jamele; and sergeant-at. arms, Mrs. Theresa Oemcke. Mrs Simmons will appoint a secretary.
 Luther League Meets Plans for two contests were made at the meeting last night of the Luther league of the Salem Luth. eran church, this being the first meeting this fall of the society.
 A "Penny-a-M Meal" contest will bt held with each member putin g z penny aside for the church at eacf meal he eats. There are four team! in this contest and heading tht teams are: Conrad Rohs, Mrs. Eldor Rohs, John Van Vlandren and Mrs Arthur Parsons.
 | A Keep Faithful Contest" is alst 1 planned with Joyce Berry in charge Reports on various aspects of tn, Hartford district Luther league an nual convention in Meriden the pas weekend were made by Conra,
 Jane Gisslander and Ernest Brick Rohs, Jane Gisslander and Ernes Erickson. Erickson won the higl jump in the athletic contests at tn, l convention. The Manchester grouI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05

had high point total. The conven- tion next year will be in New Bri- tain.
 Eight new members, confirmed last spring, were present, including Beverly Munson, Audrey Anderson, Joyce Berry, Dorothy Anderson, Louise Oemcke, Sylvia Smith, Floyd Johnson and Phyllis Johnson.
 An entertainment program was given with Beverly Munson and Joyce Berry furnishing piano duets Conrad Rohs giving reading and Rev. William R. Frendberg, pastor delivering a talk. Mrs. Arthur Par sons team. served refreshments.
 Jane Gisslander presided, Arthur Algren, secretary, read the minutes and Gertrude Sweeney, financial secretary, received dues.
 , The league decided to invite the East Hampton leagu to present a program hre on either Nov. 26 ol Nov. 27. The next meeting will be held Oct. 2 with John Van Vlan- dren in charge of the session anc Mrs. Eldon Rohs' team serving re- treatments.
 Meet Tomorrow
 A meeting of the Odd Fellows dramatic club will be held tomorrow night at ' o'clock at which time Z play to be presented this fall vii be selected, Joshua Fairbank chairman, has announced Dr Franklin Warren, a play directo for the club, will assist in selecting the play.
 Many at Funeral A large attendance marked tn funeral yesterday of Harry B. Ol son, lc-cal druggist, who lived a 374 Hillside avenue. The bearer were: Joseph c. Carlson, Eugen'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05

Naugatuck, Sept. 5-Most Millville students and virtually all Pond Hill students today attended school at the more central schools, 1t was learned this morning from Supt. of Schools Harold E. Chittenden. Yesterday number of children from these districts did not attend.
 There are from five to seven chil- dren from the closed Millville school who may not yet be attending school, he indicated. He said there are 25 at the public schools, and three more have transferred to St. Fran cis' parochial school. He said he did not know whether any more than this have gone to the parochial school. There were baout 35 at the Millville school last year.
 MT. Chittenden said that informa- jon he has received indicates virtu- ally all of the Pond Hill children are attending the more central schools. This comes as somewhat of surprise because last night al- though the Milville group indicated many would esend their children to school today, the Pond Hill faction seemed determined to keep their children to the more central schools tn parents in the sections where schools have been closed are giving Up their fight to have the school opened.
 Today's enrolment figures in local public schools were not avail able this morning. Yesterday's figures showed a drop of about 149 in enrolment. There were 898 en- rolled in the high school yesterday as compared to 942 registered on opening day las year, and 1911 registered in he elementary public schools Wednesday as compared to 1416 on the first day of school last year. The elementary school enroll ment today may be increased be- cause of the children in districts where schools were closed who were kept out of school yesterday.
 Of the number of high school students registered yesterday, about 12O are in the Futile house and about 778 are in the high school building proper, it is estimated.
 Bake Tonight
 Onicails of the town hall, and members of the boards of warden and burgesses and of welfare vii hold their sixth annual clambakt tonight at the Naugatuck Fish anc Game association grounds in Straits. vile.
 Assistant Tax Collector Jame! Brennan and Assessor Rocco Mar. iano have charge of the arrange. ments. An entertaining program has been arranged.
 Going to Convention
 Chief of Police and Mrs. Johr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
1 roads are in poor condition, he said.
 Predicts Damage

roads are in poor condition, he said.
 Predicts Damage
 Another Millville resident pre- dicted that if the Millville school is left unsupervised and closed for a month or two, it will be damaged just as the former glass shop in that section has been, with windows being knocked out and other harm done.
 If the town is going to save $4, 900 by closing the EIillville school, the district of Millville should get the benefit of that $4,O00, Mir Mai said, after 1t had been asserted roads were too narrow in that sec tion.
 When the question of possible ar rest for failing to send their children to school was brought up, one woman said she would not mind staying in jail one night.
 Another meeting of the group is scheduled for Friday night in the library.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
Funeral of MT. Pralakas

The funeral of Alexander Pra- lakas, of 34l Spring street, who died suddenly Tuesday at his home, will be held Friday morning at 8:15 from his home to St. Marys church at g o'clock, where a mass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. James cemetery. Friends may call at his residence.
 Criticism at Session
 Criticism of the school depart ment and the board of education for what was called poor manage nent" in connection with arrange ments for the Millville school chil- dren was voiced at a point meet ing of the Miiivilie and Pond Hill resident last night in the Millville library.
 The Pond Hill residents present were united in decision to keep their children from attending the more central schools today but ir- stead Of sending their children to the Pond Hill school, which some did yesterday, they will keep them home, it was said.
 Many of the Millville residents present felt apparently that because . number Of other parents in Mlll. vile had sent children % school down town yesterday it would serve 10 purpose for them to keep theiF children h0me today, although q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05
DEFECTIVE PROVES IT

St. Louis - UP) = Detective Ray mond Mangelsdorf thought he recognized an automobile that was driven past him. He followed 1t and found it was his own that had been stolen from where Mangels- dorf had parked it-in front of police headQuarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-05

Slip-on and coat~ style right warmth and weight for fall.
 Sizes [ to 16. !
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Ruhr and RhineIand
=
Are Raided Again
By British Airnen
35-Minute PIone Bottle
Is Fought Over English
South Coost Town
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 21.-British air
raiders carried out their usual
nightly work" over the Ruhr and
Rhineland last night with some
success" but left two planes behind,
British military sources reported
today.
The same sources identified an
italian general previously reported
captured by the British on the
ibyan-Egyptian border as Gen.
Lastrucci, chief engineer of the
Italian Army in Libya and formerly
chief engineer of the Italian expe-
dictionary force which took part in
the Spanish civil war.
Doubt Planes from Ireland.
The military informants dis
missed as most improbable" ru-
NOR that the German planes which
flew over South Wales in Wednes-
days air raids on Britain might
have come from Ireland.
They said the planes behavior
indicated that they came from a
greater distance and we're unfa-
miliar with the territory.
Anti-aircraft fire encountered by
the British airmen in their fourth
night of raids over Germany was
very, very heavy indeed" it was re-
ported.
1t was announced that II German
(See LONDON, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Gov. Aiken May Seek
Gibson Senate Seat
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated IreSS.
MONTPELIER, VT, June 21.-A
possibility that Gov. George D.
Aiken. Republican, would seek an
immediate place in the Senate
entered today into speculation as to
the successor of Senator Gibson,
Republican, who died yesterday in
Washington.
Gov. Aiken has not announced
himself a candidate for reelection
and it has been the consensus of
political leaders that he would not.
He declined to comment today on
Senator Gibson's successor.
Gov. Aiken made it clear that
legal obstacles would make the ap-
pointment of himself impossible, but
he said nothing of report that he
would resign and permit 1t. Gov.
William H. Wills-already a candi-
date for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination-to take over his
post. MIR. Wills then could appoint
Gov. Aiken Senator Gibson's sue
ceSSor.
The possibility also was considered
by observers that Gov. Aiken might
name Ralph M. Flanders, prominent
Vermont industrialist, or Ernest w.
Gibson, jr., secretary of the Vermont
Senate, to serve until November, at
which time Gov. Aiken might seek
the senatorial nomination. Another
report was that Charles A. Plumley,
Republican, Vermont's lone Repre-
sentative, might run.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Fighting Believed
Virtually Halted.
Pending Truce
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BORDEAUX, June 21.-Despite
oficial declarations of continued
French resistance. it was believed
here this evening that fighting has
slowed down In .general-if not vir-
tually stopped-during the armistice
negotiations.
tSeven lines cenSored)
Interior Minister Charles Pomaret
conferred with Jules Jeanneney,
President of the Senate. and Ed
Guard Herriot, President Of the
Chamber of Deputies, during the
morning. while Marshal Petain gave
former Premier Paul Reynaud m
audience.
The morning military communi-
que said German troops during the
night had pushed to Riom, about IS
miles southwest of Vichy, and that
the French were putting up ener-
getic resistance in the Vosges Noun.
tains.
1t was thought likely the French
negotiators, who received Germany's
armistice terms, would return here
today.
Then the cabinet WAS expected
to meet and decide whether
the government should remain here
or move to another spot.
Haven May Be Designated.
1t was thought possible that the
Germans would designate some
Ohere one word censored) region
where the government could remain
undisturbed pending an elabora lion
of permanent terms. s...
The French delegation, headed by
Gen. Charles Huntziger and includ-
ing Leon Noel, former Ambassador
to Poland; Rear Admiral Leluc and
Aviation Gen. Bergeret. first con-
tacted the Germans yesterday,
French said.
There still were no reports of any
land attack on France by italians.
but a communique of the Defense
Ministry asserted that several Ital-
ian submarines had been sunk by
French warships and airplanes in
the Mediterranean Sea.
About so members of the French
Parliament met in Bordeaux yes
terday and decided to support fully
whatever action is taken by the gov
ernment
Former Premier Pierre Laval In q
speech to the Deputies declared
(see BORDEAUX, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Knox Says He Agreed to Run
Novv on Non-PoIiticuI Basis

naval expansion it is vital that
its management shall be wholly
n-political. The President has
asked me to serve as Secretary
of the Navy on that basis and on
that basis I have accepted.
II firmly believe that in a time
of danger to our country each
of us must do whatever we can
to meet that danger. As good
citizens we must serve In what
ever capacity we are asked to
serve.
I'VE are in danger now because
we are inadequately prepared.
The President has said I can help
him. II I can help him get us
ready for any emergency must
do 50. What happens to me Is
unimportant. II I should be cast
in the discard a few months later,
the only question I must answer
to myself are these:
"Did I do my duty? Did I do
It Well?'"
Evening star., 1940-06-21
HITLER HANDS FRENCH ARIW|ST|CE TERMS.
DEMANDS PLEDGES NECESSARY FOR WAR
New European Peace Envisaqed>
Righting Wrongs Done to Reich
War Bulletins

AT FRENCH-SWISS FROM
TIER R.-France's reorxan-
lied army of the Jura and the
Alps, reinforced by many
units which had retreated
from the Maginot Line, today.
was reported not only to have
held German motorized units
south and east of Lyon, but to
have driven back advanced
Nazi columns northwest of
Grenoble with heavy losses.
BUCHAREST, June FL IT,
A sweeping German victory in
the battle for political influ-
ence in Rumania was scored
tonight with the announce
ment that King Carol was
forming a new totalitarian
political party on the Nazi
pattern.
The pro-Nazi Iron Guard
will play a big part in the new
organization, whose bases
were announced as national
istic, Christian and racial"
This was interpreted rs
meaning that Carol was pre-
pared to put 4 full Nazi pro-
gram into effect; even a re-
turn to nti-Semitism.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Washington Docks;
Passengers Wanted
To Skip Galway
Stote Department
Refused to Shift Course
After Submarine Score
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. June 2l-Safely
home after a dramatic brush with a
submarine. the United States liner
Washington docked today with 1876
passengers. most of them American
citizens who fled the European war
zone.
The Cunard White Star liner
Britannia also arrived with 768 pas
sengers, 400 of them refugees from
Central Europe and more than 100
British children.
1t was disclosed that a group of
Washington passengers, headed by
Donald Harper, New York and
Paris lawyer. petitioned Capt.
Harry Manning to proceed di-
rectly to the United States aft
er the submarine encounter In
stead of making scheduled stop at
Galway, Ireland, to pick up addi-
tional refugees.
(Mr. Harper Is a brother of
Houston Harper of Washington,
owner of the Houston HoteD
State Department Refused.
Capt. Manning communicated
with the State Department direct
and the next day posted q bulletin
which said that authorities consid-
cred it unwise to change the ships
course as outlined to belligerent ma
tions and that any change might
jeopardize the vessels safety.
1t was disclosed, too, that some
members of the crew held meeting
at Lisbon to consider a protest
against stopping at Galway. Some
of the crew were said to have been
alarmed over the presence on board
of a number of belligerent nationals.
Ship passengers said a notice
posted at the United States Consul
late at Bordeaux warned: American
(See WASHINGTON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Amateur Photographs
In Sunday Star

The race for $4,000 in cash
prizes for amateur photok.
raphers gets under way in the
rotosravure section Of next Sun.
days Star. Six photos taken
by camera fans in the Washing.
ton area will be published, each
carrying with it a cash prize.
Similar groups will be published
for the next II weeks and all
entrants will be considered for
The Stars four SIS Grand
awards. Winners Of The Stars
grand awards will compete in
the national awards paying Sl0,.
600, including Z grand prize Of
81 500. Only those photos taken
after May IL, 1910, are eligible.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
By the Associated Press.

0S Vie AccONA0eCu : Acco'
CHICAGO, June 81. Col.
Frank Knox, whose acceptance
of the Navy secretaryship in the
Roosevelt cabinet prompted his
expulsion from the Republican
party, said today the President
had asked him to manage the
Navy on q non-poitical basis
"and on that basis I have ac-
cepted."
The 1896 Republican vice presi-
dental nominees statement fol-
lows:
National defense is not q par
tisan question. It should have
the united support Of the people
regardless Of party. Congress,
in the past few weeks, has acted
with substantial unanimity on
every national defense proposal.
THE administration Of the
Navy Department is in no sense
political. The Navy knows no
party. At q time Of tremendous
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Uruguay Is in Favor
Of Havana Conference

BY the Associated Press.
MONTEV1DEO, Uruguay, June 81.
The Uruguayan government sent
to Washington today a favorable re-
ply to the United States proposal for
a special meeting of American for
eign ministers at Havana.
The main subject of the conclave
will be non-recognition of any trans
fer Of American territory between
non-American powers.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Boy, 13, Held in Death
OF Girl by SIingshot
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MACON, Ga, June 21.-A 13-year-
old boy was accused of involuntary
manslaughter today in the killing of
a 12-year-old girl, Lucy Wood, with
a stone flung from a leather sling
shot.
Coroner Lester H. Chapman said
he ordered the arrest of the boy, Roy
Peters, after an inquest disclosed
bad feeling" in the neighborhood.
The coroner said the boy declared
he did not throw a stone in the di-
rection of Lucy. He said he was
looking for dove nest"
Evening star., 1940-06-21
|knoxGot P|edoe
OF No Sd Term,
6. 0. P. Hears
Hull Declared Choice
Of Roosevelt if
Promise Stands
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staf Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, June III
President Roosevelt will decline
to run for a third term if he
carries out assurances which
were given Col. Frank Knox,
newly appointed Secretary of the
Navy, and probably to Henry L.
Stimson, newly appointed Secre-
tary of War, according to a we'll
authenticated report here today.
These assurances were given Col.
Knox, 1t was said. when the Presi-
dent in May approached Col. Knox
with the proposal that he enter the
cabinet. The President it was said.
told the Chicago publisher that he
did not intend to run.
Among those who we're reported
to have received information di-
rectly regarding Mr.. Roosevelts talk
with Col. Knox about a third term
are former Gov. ALI M. Landon of
Kansas and Col. R. B. Creager of
Texas, Republican national COM
mitteeman for his State.
Col. Creager was asked today if he
would confirm the report. His reply
was:
Il have nothing to say on that
subject at this time"
Hull Believed Choice.
When the President will announcs
his intention not to run was not
disclosed. There was a report, also,
that the President had let 1t be
known his choice for the Democratic
presidential nomination was Secre.
tary Hull
cat press conference today at
Hyde Park. reporters reminded
the President that Mr.. Landon
had said he assumed the two
appointees had received assur.
ancesO there would be no third
term.
(Mr. Roosevelt was asked for
comment on that. He chuckled,
and asked whether Landon really
had said that. He added he had
seen all kinds of things in the
newspapers this morning and if
he started commenting on all of
them he didn't know when he
would get through
Third Term Not Out, However.
Since this reported conversation
between the President and Col.
Knox the situation abroad has
changed materially. Col. Knox, it
was said here, has become more and
more of the opinion that this coun-
try must do all in its power to pre-.
vent the defeat of Britain and
France.
1t is not understood that Col.
Knox made third term decision
condition upon which depended his
acceptance of the Office of Secretary
of the Navy. What is said is that
the President stated voluntarily his
intention not to run again. The
President may have revised and re-
versed that intention, it was adj
mitted, in the interval.
If and when this program is car.
ried out, Col. Knox and Mr.. Slim.
son. who today are bitterly ex-
coriated by the Republicans, gather
here for the party's national con-
vention which opens next week, may
(See G. o. p, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Stimson 10 Be Called
To Senate HEARINGS
On HIS Nomination
Cabinet Appointments
Set OFF Debate; House
Resolution Asks Probe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee today ordered hearings on
President Roosevelt's nomination of
Henry L. Stimson to be Secretary of
War and Mr.. Stimson himself will
be called to testify.
As a momentous Senate debate
over foreign and defense policies
shaped up around the Stimson ap-
pointment and that of Col Frank
Knox to be Secretary of the Navy, it
appeared there would be no action
on confirmation for more than a
week.
Military Committee Chairman
Sheppard said Mr.. Stimson would
be called for testimony "in a week
or so'' and it was expected to be at
least that long until the Naval Al
fairs Committee acts on the Knox
nomination. The naval group will
hold its first meeting on the subject
tomorrow.
Resolution Asks Probe.
Meanwhile, the House received a
resolution calling for a congressional
investigation of what was termed
the dismissal of Secretary of War
Woodring.
Members of the Senate Military
Committee said demands for hear
ings on Mr.. Stimson came chiefly
from Republicans, but that once
such a procedure was decided on
there was no opposition to calling
the nominee himself.
Both Mr.. Stimson and Col. Knox
are in frank agreement with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's program of mate
rial aid to the Allies.
In the House debate set off yester-
day by the cabinet changes flared
up today, when Representative Fish,
Republican, of New York asserted
that the Democrats under President
Roosevelt should bear the label war
party"
Majority Leader Rayburn of Texas
Jumped up.
"The gentlemen on the Republican
side have been cropping many
months for an ISSUE" he declared
They now have seized on the hope
that the Republican party is the
peace party. If they want to be
the peace party at any price, they
can have it.
"They are trying to create the
impression that the Democratic
party may be the war party. The
Democratic party Is not peace
party at any price. The Democratic
party is the one party that will not
CONTINUED on page AS, Column ~
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Six Bodies Found
Hanging in Mexico

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, June 21.-The
bodies of six men were found hang
ing from trees near the village of
San Francisco, in Sinaloa State,
dispatches from there reported to-
day.
It had not been determined
whether the men had been lynched
for some crime or had been slain
in a dispute over land holdings
cause of frequent killings in Mexico.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Governor General Arrives

OTTAWA, June 81 (P.-The Earl
OF Athlone. Canada's new governor
general, arrived here today with his
wife, Princess Alice, to assume his
duties as successor to the late Lord
Tweedsmuir.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
London CyeIist Killed
Violating 'Chutist Rules

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 21.-Motorcyclist
Peter McKellar was shot and killed
today when he failed to halt at an
anti-parachutiSt post. His sidecar
passenger was seriously wounded.