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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-08
NAYS IN FIERCE
 DAYLIGHT RAID
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 ties in this spot alone were serious. Soldiers began to arrive to assist po- lice, air raid precautions wardens and volunteers in removing the wounded.
 It was feared that some persons were buried deep under the debris of a wrecked store nearby.
 Numerous persons were wounded or killed in other parts of London.
 Thousands abandoned any idea of going to 'gork, but many remained to act as volunteer stretcher bearers or to dig M debris for those who had been baried.
 Sudden as the raid was, and pre- cipitately as pedestrians and others were forced to dive for shelter, there was TO panic.
 As British fighter planes arrived over the city many of those who had taken shelter emerged to watch and cheer them as they dlved for tho German planes.
 The German raiders. under heavy Are from ants-aircrait guns and with the fighters thrustIng among them. broke formation and scatter cd over the city in ones and twos.
 By noon there had been three daylight cir raid alarms. At that hour. co a. In. EBT1 heavy guniiro in eastern London told that tho guns were fighting or new foFHa- lla.aa .f flar1aa.s I.laflaa
 The rush hour raid, the first to- day ii daylight hours, Was one of iho fercest oI the war.
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 down enroute to Berlin, the high command said.
 ' The raid on Berlin started so ! early that tens of thousands of Ber- liners were forced to dash for the shelters as they left motion picture theaters and restaurants. The shelters were so jammed that often they had to go to several before be- ing admitted.
 Thousands stood for more than five hours during the raid because ssthere was not room to sit down. 2 Immediately after the "aill clear signal sounded, there was a tre- mendouS rush for home that jam med buses and subways to the limit \ Early this morning persons en- proute to offices literally were forced to fight their way into the subways ' It was admitted that warehouses { and railroads had been hit here 5 that there had been casualties United Press correspondents saw numerous fires burning on the northern horizon of the city.
 At one time United Press corre- spondents saw five fires burning and of these two lit the sky for more than two hours. Fire engines dashed through the streets at intervals throughout the raid.
 { The raid lasted four hours and 45 minutes. Anti-aircraft fire was \ the most violent so far. The din of the guns steady firing was drowned out at times by the deep rumbling of bomb explosions.
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service officials at New Haven to- night.
 Meeting Wednesday
 A meeting of the presiding of- ficers who will direct draft registra- ton in the 32 local voting districts the 18th will be held tomorrow night at 2 o'clock, at Room 0, Crosby high school. Meetings of assistants in each voting district will be called within few days.
 Registration will be in school buildings and the city hall, with schools closed for the day. Teach CTS will work as registration volun- teerS.
 Several Shifts.
 One shift of registration workers will be on duty from ' a. m. to noon, another from noon to 5 p. m and third from to g p. m. Teach CTS and school workers will serve during the first two shifts and other volunteers during the third shift.
 At the city hall, which will be registration headquarters for Dis trict 3-8, city employees will work.
 Addresses, Occupations.
 The address and occupations ot the draft board members nominated by Mayor Scully are as follows: Peter Fox, IS Phoenix avenue National Guard officer, retired;
 Joseph L. Manganaro, IA Griggs street, business man; Walter +. Ceac0n, 181 Bucking-
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 ing briefly at South Norwalk. From the Park City he will proceed up the Naugatuck Valley, through Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls and Naugatuck to Waterbury. At Shelton he will be joined by Frank T. Johnson, Republican can didate for Congress in the fifth dis trict. Johnson will accompany the party to Bristol.
 The Willkie party will enter Wa terbury along South Main street, and proceed to the downtown sec- ton. A turn will be made into Bank street at the Apothecaries hall building, and then the caravan will go down Grand street to Library park. After Willkie's talk, the ca ravan will go to The Elton, via Grand, Meadow and West Main streets. Members of the official party and reporters will have lunch while Willkie is resting in private suite. The party will leave the ho- tel promptly at o'clock, proceeding out East Main street, to Wolcott street, to the Bristol highway.
 The route will take the party through Bristol. Plainville and New Britain into Hartford, where Will kie will speak at Pope park at 3:40 D. m. He will visit briefly with Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuhffe, Bi- shop of Hartford.
 From Hartford the motorcade will head for New Haven, via Middle town, Meriden, and Wallingford. The major address of the visit will be delivered at New Haven, after which Willkie will board his private train. Thursday morning, he will speak from the train platform at New London before leaving Connec- ticut for Rhode Island.
 The Waterbury reception commit tee, with Town Chairman Hall as chairman, includes officers of the town committee, the Waterbury In- dependent Willkie club, and state central committeeman and leading Republican, from senatorial districts in this area
 Final arrangements for the Will kie tour were made at 8 meeting of the state reception committee at Hartford yesterday afternoon.
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Italy.
 It was indicated also that it would further strain AmeEican-Japanese relations. Japan thinks the United States stiffened the British attitude after Britain agreed, under pressure, to close the Burma road three months ago.
 Japan repeatedly has announced her determination to oppse any na- tion rendering aid to the constitu- tional Chinese government.
 The Burma road was closed with British proviso that during the period it was closed Japan should attempt to negotiate peace with China. China and Japan are as far from peace as they were.
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Twelve Men Named
 ToLocal Draft Board
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ham street, insurance and real es- tate;
 Harry Liebeskind, eos Willow street, merchant;
 Thomas P. Cassidy, 137 Grand view avenue, insurance executive;
 Patrick J. Sullivan, 56 Chambers street, business man;
 George A. Carney, Al Autumn street, business man; William H. MuuS, 16 Middle street, b0Okkeeper;
 William J. Kemp, 24s River street, plasterer;
 Daniel M. Campion, 26 Keefe street, real estate and insurance; Arthur E. BIewitt, Fl Eastwood avenue, business man;
 L. Philip Brodeur, 322 Fairiawn avenue, business man.
 Called by Governor
 The county meetings were sum- moned by direction of the governor so that all election officials through out the state may receive definite instructions as to the manner in which the more than 225,O00 young men between the ages of 21 and 36 are to be registered for selective service.
 In New Haven county the meet ing will be held at the Hall of Records, Municipal Building, New Haven, where Lieut.. Colonel Will liam L. Larash will explain the duties of the election officials. This meeting will be broadcast over WELL from 7:3O to 8:30 o'clock. Colonel Averill will meet with the Hartford county officials at the Vine street school in Hartford; Major Wallace P. Moyle with the New London county officials at the Jen- nings school in New Haven; CapS tain Victor Rapport with the Will limantic officials at Willimantic Town Hall; Major Vernon s. More house win the Middlesex county of- fcialS at the Town Hall in Mid- dletown: Major Thomas Shaffer with the Holland county officials at the superior court room in Rock vile; Major Joseph w. Lockhart and Captain Frederick E. Phelan at the Burroughs library in Bridge port with the Fairfield county ofi- cials.
 Sturgis in Litchiield
 Colonel George w. Sturges will discuss the methods of registration with the officials of Litchfield coun- ty at the Town Hall in Litchfleld.
 Captain George Kane, procure ment officer. completed details yes- terday to have all necessary forms for registration delivered to the town clerks and registrars of voters by the end of thIs week.
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WiIIkie To Receive
 Greeting From Mayor
Caravan To Pause In Front Of City Hall Before Enter ing Library Park-Fiis Honor Sends Formal Notice

Mayor Vincent A. Scully declared today that the "City of Waterbury will cooperate in every way possible to make MT. Willkie's visit pleasant one" informing Republican Town Chairman Vernon L. Hall that ~every courtesy will be accorded our distinguished visitor.
 The mayor will greet MT. Willkie In front of the City Hall, the presi- dential candidates caravan paus- ing before entering Library Park. MT. Scully will not hear the nom- inee's speech at Library Park.
 In 6 letter to MT. Hall, the mayor said he would not attend the gath ering at Library Park tomorrow noon but would be pleased to well come Willkie to the city if arrange ments could be made. MT. Hall im- mediately telephoned J. Kenneth Bradley, chairman of the state tour arrangements committee, and plans were made for 8 halt at the City Hall to allow the mayor to extend Willkie welcome.
 The text of the mayors letter follows:
 October 8, 1940 MT. Vernon L. Hall, Chairman
 Republican Town Committee
 Waterbury, Connecticut
 Dear Sir:
 I am in receipt of your letter of October 5th, 1940 wherein you in- vite me to be present at the meet ing to be held Wednesday, Octo- Der 9th, 1940 on the occasion of the appearance in Waterbury of Honorable Wendell L. Willkie, Re- publican nominee for president.
 I appreciate this invitation but will not be able to participate in this program. However, in view of the fact that MT. Willkie is a dis tinguished visitor in our city, I consider it an honor to welcome him and will gladly do so before he enters Library Park, if the committee arrangements make it possible.
 ---I wish to take this opportunity to say that I am glad that the , people of Waterbury, who may : wish to see and hear MT. Willkie . will have this opportunity on . "Wednesday. While I am not in ! accord with MT. Willkie's political . views, I realize that he is one 0i our foremost citizens and as such is entitled to a very cordial . and respectful hearing. Arrange { ments have been made with our Police department to use our entire ! police facilities to handle traffic and every courtesy will be extend ed to our distinguished visitor. It 1, is an honor to have one visit Wa . tegbury who, regardless of party distinctions, has been so signally . honored by one of the great po-
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 4. The Royal Air Force is get ting stronger and is steadily increas- ing the destructiveness of its aerial bombardment against the German war machines most vital points, while the Germans are feeling the weakening effects of constant and heavy use of their air force for bombardment of Britain. 5-A total of $500 Britons have been killed and 13,00O wounded dur ing the intensive German aerial of fensive against Britain Cup to Sat- urday) but the rate of casualties is decreasing at present and is much lower than the preAwar estimates of the NaziS.
 6-The British people are crying: We can take it!" and are demand ing: Give it back to them," but tn R. A. F. has no time for re- prisal raids and will continue to con- centrate on smashing the German war machine. Churchill hinted at new methods of defense against night bombers but declined to ex- plain them.
 Zone British battleship and 6 heavy British cruiser suffered seri- ous damage in the battle of Dakar, when British and free French" l forces yainly attempted to take over that French west African port but Britain will continue strongly to sup port the free France" movement led by General Charles De Gaulle. He said prsons responsible for letting French warships steam through the Strait of Gibraltar to participate in the Dakar battle had been disci- plined.
 8-Spain seems to "hang in the balance between peace and war" but Great Britain looks forward ito see- | ing Spain take her place as a great Mediterranean power"-a bid to keep the Madrid government from for nal military pact with the Axis powerss in return for food supplies moving through the British block ade.
 British armies of the middle east have been reinforced and the forces there. largely from Australia and Zealand, are prepared to face any Italian offensive against the Suez canal.
 Churchili's strong attitude toward
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litical parties as to be its candi- date for the high office of pres ident. Your committee may feel assured that the City of Water bury will cooperate in every way possible to make MT. Willkie's visit 8 pleasant one.
 I have suggested that you might be willing to designate any board member of your party to represent the City of Waterbury on this occasion. You have designated MT. c. Arthur DuBois, senior mem- Der of the Board of Aldermen, and I am very glad to have him represent the City of Waterbury on this occasion.
 Sincerely yours,
 VINCENT A. SCULLY,
 Mayor.
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GIVE YOUR LAZY
 LIVER THIS GENTLE "MUDGE"

Follow Noted Ohio DocloF's Advice
 To Feel "Tip.Top" In Morningl
 fi liver bile doesn't flow freely spsrv day into your intestlnss- constipation with ila headaches and that 'hali-alive" feeling oiten result. So step up that liver hilo end eoo how much bstter you should ieoil Just try Dr. EdwaFds' Olive Tab- lets used co successfully for yeaTs by DF. '. M, Edwards for hla paiisntb with constipation and a|ugslsh IlveF bIls.
 Olive Tablets, being purely regoiotIe. nIo wondoFiull They not only st|muiate bic heR 0 heIp digest fatty leeda but nlso help elimination. Get c hog TODAY. fni. coz, eoi. All drugstore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-08
REIDVlLLE GROUP
 MEETING TONIGHT

A program for the year will be mapped out at a meeting of the Rockville Community club tonight at the Rockville schbolhouse.
 Entertainment, calendar, and charter committees will be appoint ed and plans will be discussed for card parties and dances to be held during the winter.
 The club will also discuss possible sites to be used as permanent head quarters. Election of officers will be held next month.
 Joseph DeLuca, temporary presi- dent, will preside.
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TENDER IS READY

Rockland, Me, Oct. 8.-(UP)- The navy's first seaplane tender, the 8000-ton U. s. s. Curtiss, was ready today to begin trial runs over the official testing course. The $9,94S, ,000 craft, launched in April at Camden, N. J., was two years building.
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PLAINVILLE DRIVER
 FACES COURT TRIAL

Joseph Norton, 30, of Red stone Hill, plainville. will face charge Of reckless driving in Wclcott court thle week. Norton was arrested ye1s terday by State Trooper Samuel c. Homo,
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Japan and toward the new triple all liance reflected efforts to line up American and Russian support.

Japan and toward the new triple all liance reflected efforts to line up American and Russian support.
 The Japanese made "a bargain that appears so unfavorable to Japan that we wondered whether therde are not some Secret clauses" to ffset the inability of Germany and Italy to aid Japan. Previously it had been reported that such secret clauses pro- vided for Japan to get the Dutch East Indies and French Indo-C China and to join the Axis at some un- specified date in a triple blitz- krieg" against the British empire.
 Churchill strongly emphasized be- lief that Japan had been dismayed by the reaction of the United States to the Unbalanced and strange threats of the triple alliance.
 Concluding his speech, the prime minister warned that great dangers, many misfortunes and mistakes lie ahead for Britain but he expressed confidence that they could be over- come.
 Tokyo, Oct. 8-(UP)-British Am- bassador Sir Robert L. Craigie in- formed Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka today that Britain would not renew its agreement closing the Burma supply road to China, ex- piring October IT.
 It was indicated that Japan would regard the decision to reopen the road as challenge" to her mili- tary alliance with Germany an6
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COP ENCOURAGED
 BY MONDAY VOTE
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(Continued from Page D Democrats at Stamford where Ed- ward A. Gonnoud defeeted Charles E. Moore with only 137 votes to spare. Moore's majority two years ago was 2140 votes.
 The total vote in all of the elec- tions showed a larger Republican turnout as compared with year ago, whereas Democrats tabulated approximately 800 votes less.
 The most outstanding Republican
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Vanllla lE [ member Of ths oF. ehid family.
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BERLIN HIT BY \. LONGEST RAID

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WATERBURY READY TO GREET WILLKIE

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BRITAIN HAS
 UPSET PLANS

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-07
BUILDING SECTION
Applicants for FILA
Loans Increase

That close to $4,000 Southern Cal
ifornians contemplated the erection
of new homes to be financed
through the insured Mortgage plan
of the Federal Housing Administra-
toin during 1889 is reflected in the
annual report of w. G. Bingham,
District Director just issued. This Is
an increase of more than l3 per-
cent over the number of applica-
tions received by the local office
under Title II of the National Hous-
ing Act. during 1888. Existing con-
struction applications for purchase
of refinancing of existing properties
during the year took dive TO less
than "A percent OF the 1888 number
volume.
The average dollar volume of new
construction applications during
1889 registered an all-time low of
s4388 as against the all-time high
of S4870 for 1887, with the average
for 1888, $46l4.
During 1889, 23,945 applications
for insurance of home mortgages
amounting to $l05, 1920 were re-
ceived, of which 1889 cases for
S78, ,729, GOO call for the construction
OF new homes, and 6C06 cases for
S26. .345,C00 covered refinancing OF
existing liens, and purchase-money
mort cages on homes already built.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-07
Far West Buiidinq
Activity Greatest
Since 1890

Total building activity N the Far
West has been greater during 1889
than in any other year since 1880,
according to a survey of permits
issued by l8 leading western cities.
For the first eleven months of
1899 building permits issues by the
Is cities was Sl76082. .000. a larger
amount than for any full year since
1880 and only 81 per cent less than
the total for that year.
The increase during 1889 over
1888 is 10 percent. the gain over
1897 about l6 percent and over 1886,
25 percent. After taking into ac-
count the differences in costs of
construction. which averaged about
s per cent more in 1880 than during
1899. the actual physical volume of
building during 1899 appears to have
been greater than in 1880.
A segregation of total building
permits into new residential and
all other" classes of construction
shows that the recent recovery in
building from the depression lows
has been principally due to sub
startial gains in new residential
-oIstruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-07
Home Building in
Nation Up 37%

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Home build
ing and housing in the United States
made great progress in 1899 despite
the uncertainties of war and the
widespread publicity given to
charges Of racketeering, monopoly
end Just plain cussedness, declares
American Builder in its Annual
Statistical Review. summarizing
building activity in 1899 and pros
poets for 1910.
An increase of SO per cent in the
number of dwelling units was
achieved, and at the close of the
year residential contractors and
speculative builders were experience
ing one of the best winters in many
years, with indications that the good
business would continue into 1910
The total number of new dwelling
units provided in 1899, except on
farms, was close to 475,000. or a
$4,000 unit increase over 1888. The
value of this nonfarm residential
construction increased from l39
billions in 1898 to l9 billions in
1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-07
By MARGUERITE BROOKS

1t pays to take a long, careful
look at the interior as well as the
exterior of a house with sufficient
originality to present as charming
view from the rear as from the
front
Taking my own advice, I rang
the chimes at the Ernest Susman
home at Tenth and Hell avenues.
Even the front door and the rosy
concrete cornerwise porchlet were
surprises. The front door is not
in the old, accustomed place flat
in the front wall of the house II
is tucked away in a little side ell SO
that when opened the living room
interior is not visible from the
street d. Nice for privacy =.
The living room may best be
described as a huge ell floored
with shining hardwood -. One end
of the ell is the dining room while
the french doors leading into the
sunroom uses up the other end -.
This room gives an impression OF
spaciousneSS so unusual in this
pack -them-in" period of home
planning Brilliantly lined, open
bookshelves flank the French doors,
making it easy to get at the books
kept there 80.
Both the sunroom and the kit
chen open on a sort of modified
patio at the back of the house
This eliminates the necessity OF
trailing all over the house to get
from one room to the other -.
Speaking of kitchens =. Mrs. Sus-
man has a honey" May wonders
never cease =. It's a big kitchen!ll
With plenty of room and facilitie;
for serious cooking -. 1t even has
two breadboards -.
And that's not all 1t has two
drawers for storing sugar anc
flour The drawers are lined witt
stainless steel and the steel lining:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-07
Poll Reveals
Women Interested
In Kitchen, Bath

When woman walks into a now
home. what does she consider first?
The size Of the front room? The
bedrooms? The lighting fixtures
No. none of these, according To a
poll taken of numbers of the Build
ing Contractors Association. b.
George C. Pickering, president.
A woman interested in buying q
new home looks first at the kitchen
and then tn bathroom.
Ouestlonnaires received from over
100 members of the association b.
Carl w. Spaulding, state manager.
revealed that housewife is first
interested in the arrangement and
lighting Of her kitchen and then
the appliances and decoration of
the dwelling bathroom.
This has brought 10 the front tho
fact that the arrangement of space
for stove and ice box, working Ia
BILE or dinette, cupboards and sink
are of first importance in the task
of a builder in the construction of
home that is 10 be sold 10 the
public.
The contractors also readily agree
that the opinion of a wife is twice
as important as that of the hus-
band. If wife is not pleased with
her kitchen, the home is seldom
sold to that particular couple.
In kitchen, women instinctiyely
seek good lighting, appliances placed
correctly, according TO tasks in the
food center, cupboards handy 70
dishes and pans, and easy access
to the service porch and dining
room.
If the kitchen meets with appro-
val, the wife then checks the bath
room and then she becomes inter
estd in the other rooms, the poll
disclosed. A recent check by the
Contractors Association revealed
the average housewife spends 45
per cent Of her day in her kitchen
which largely explains the interest
of this room in the mind OF wo-
man considering new home.