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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-01
President War Statement
Is Aid 10 Stock Market


1n1n.fzinl -. 1<1.es. mp al
naII ........ so-ss. up 90
U1zlfty $500. 25.11. up e.o1s
stock sales Appropriated SIC. 900
Shares saturday, the most for any
saturday slnve Nov. I ana com
pared with go, 900 in the two-hour
session the previous Saturday
Curb stock sales were $4,000
shares, against 10000.
NEW roik-rhe statement by
President Roosevelt that there 10
scant immediate prospect for e.
fabli5hment Of any just. stable and
lasting peace In Europe stimu-
lated demand for war stocks ana
aided the stock market generally
Saturday.
Trading picked up 10 the largest
for any Saturday this year. Sub
nfanfial volume came into steel
Issues, although special stocks,
such ~ Loft and Mckesson q Rob-
bins. continued To hold top place IN
turnover.
Aiding stccls were reports Of
sharply increased export business.
United States Steel rose nearly
two points. while Bethlehem was
up more than = point and Repub-
lie neariy \ point. Coppers had
fractional gains. Aircrafts
strengthened. Dow Chemical made
Z new high IN its department at
IGN. up an.
Automobile issues, rails. utilities,
rubbers and mercantile stocks had
minor advances.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-01
APPY--
BlRTHDAy
SATURDAY. MARCH 50

Miss Helen Mason. Route !,
Box S5s.
John Hermsen. 25o7 so. II ST
Audrey Fife. iss2 So. 10th 81.
Sandra Anne johnson, FOL No.
Grant ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-01

New First Full Last
Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
April April 10 April 81 Mar. 30
Forecast for Washington - oc-
casional rain tonight and Sunday;
snow over high mountains; little
change in temperature; increasing
southerly wind off coast: moderate
southerly wind over inland waters
Of Washington.
At Tacoma, s a. m. Saturday
Cloudy; wind south southwest II
m. p. h. Barometer 29.70, rising
steadily OF.
Rain at Tacoma last "a hours
ending 8 a. m. Saturday. II inch;
since March /, 4.40 inches. a sur
plus of 1.03 inches; since Jan. 1.
1888 inches, a deficiency of .4e
inches.
Sun rises at Tacoma Sunday at
5;51; sets at 6:3s; rises Monday
at 5:4e; sets at $3.50.
Tacoma's weather on March 80,
193e-Cloudy, trace of rain. maxi
mum temperature 81 degrees and
minimum 43. Highest wind velocity
II m. p. h. from the southwest.
Far western states: The outlook
is for occasional rain In the Pa
cific Northwest but generally fair
elsewhere; temperatures slightly
above normal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-01

First ship to be taken over by
the reorganized American Mail
Line will be the steamer Ceilings
worth. il was announced Satur-
day by Lawrence c. Calvert.
president.
The Collingsworth this week re-
turned from her first voyage to
the Orient, and is slated to arrive
at Tacoma Tuesday to complete
her discharge and commence her
outbound loading.
Departure for the Orient under
the new" houseflag Is scheduled
for April Is, from Tacoma.
Officials of the line said 1t Is
planned to make the transfer of
six vessels from the u. S. Mari
time commissions Puget Sound
Orient Line to A. M. L. oper-
atorship without interruption OF
service.
Four of the fleet are presently
en- route, and the Crown City Is
due here also on Tuesday to COM
plete her loading and sail Wednes-
day for the Orient.
II was also disclosed the Pa
cific Northwest Oriental Lines,
agents for the maritime commits
sion, will not retire completely
from operation until the Crown
City returns and is discharged
In June.
Fishing Boat Lost
First accident of the fishing sea-
son opening April l took place
Saturday with the explosion, burn
ine and sinking of the Alasco No.
4 of Seattle as she lay at her berth
in Campbell River, B. c.
Aboard at the time were Capt.
Edward Taylor. Albert Johnston
and his wife, Jack Strand and Olaf
Anderson. All escaped without
injury.
Port Calendar
Vessels In Port
Tyr, Port piers; Marymar, Port
piers; olopana, Defiance mill;
Amur. smelter.
Vessels Due
Sunday: Georgian. Sperry; Tex
ada, Milwaukee No. 2; Marymar,
st. Paul mill.
Monday: Georgian, Baker and
st. Regis.
Tuesday: Crown City, Port piers;
West Kyska, Port piers; Cascade
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-01

HA1UkUAx > QuOIAIAONs
tQuctafions courtesy psan witter =
Co, Warrington Bldg.. members
New York Stock Exehenee)
TaU Elnmn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
X. OF E. TO HONOR
DEAD MEMBERS
Annual Memorial Mass to
Be Celebrated Saturday
Morning

Sheridan Council, "a, Knights of
Columbus, will hold its annual Me-
mortal Mass for deceased members
of the order here in Waterbury at
the Immaculate Conception Church
Saturday morning at o'clock. Rev.
j. Oliver Cronan, council chaplain,
is in charge of plans, assisted by
Grand Knight Charles E. Mcdonald,
and Roger Walsh.
A. large delegation from the coun-
Gil is expected to assist at the Mass.
Invitations have also been sent to
families of deceased members and
it is expected that many will be
represented. Many clergy and nuns
customarily also participate in this
annual Memorial Mass.
A report on the same was read
last night at the regular meeting
of the council. Reports were also
given by Deputy Grand Knight Pat
munion Breakfast of the council
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
PoliceServeNoticeOn
All Merchants That
Lawful Be Enforced
Truce of Past Few Weeks May Be Broken Until Action
Is Taken-CO Complaints Filed at Police Head
quarters Lead to Ultin1atum

The law regarding sales on Sun
day reads:
According to section 1453E of
the 1889 supplement, general sta
tues, milk. bakery products, fruit,
ice cream, confectionery, nom
alcoholic beverages, tobacco in any.
form, smokers supplies, news
papers and other periodicals,
drugs or supplies, and repair parts
for motor vehicles, motorcycles,
motorboats, and aircraft may be
sold by retail dealers on Sunday
when the places of business Of
such retail dealers are open on the
secular days also"
Last spring a drive conducted by
by the police resulted in many ar.
rests and subsequent conviction;
against violators of the Sunday sales
law
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
BY BILL
GARRIGUS

and he had a substitute: the
boss of the WPA didn't show up
SO an assistant boss spoke for him
and told what a fine job his out
At had done; the PWA off1cial-in-
charge was missing, so a pinch
hitter got up and tried to tell
us that his agency was glad to
have participated. The audience
was mildly attentive and only a
few people went to sleep.
One speaker representing fed
eral agency or one of the State
outfits that wrestled with the
stupendous problem of getting that
mess of 66 buildings ready to be
dedicated, made one mistake. He
said that when they first saw
"this hillside" 1t was a wilder
ness! Shorts of indignation arose
from the floor! Farmers hitched
to the edge Of their seats and
glared at the speaker! That in
suit almost got the speaker into
trouble because everybody knows
that, aside from the Kohl Place
and that sandy knoll formerly
owned by Representative Plat, all
Pierce Hollow was fairer than the
Shenandoah Valley and known the
world AROUND for bumper crops.
Grass grew SO tall there that you
couldn't see the horses come now
ing time. Hay was SO thick that
everybody stacked outside because
the barns wouldn't hold the crop.
why, Sam Pierce raised horses
in that valley that won prizes at
Wolcott Fair several seasons, and
Sans milk output almost caused
a panic In the market every spring
when his cattle went on fresh
grass. -. wilderness indeed! Why,
IL Hitler had a-known about the
acreage In Pierce Hollow. he'd
have gone right past Denmark
and made his pitch on some good
soil.
Well, we have ourselves to thank
-. That speaker got away with 1t
simply because we've grown toler-
ant and forgiving, since the WPA
started working up the road, But
it took Governor Baldwin TO
smooth down the ruff1ed feelings
of the natives, and he did a
mighty fair job of 1t with his
speech.
The last speaker and the long
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

To avoid another feud between
rival merchants, who favor or who
oppose the sale of certain types of
merchandise on Sundays. Supt. of
Police william J. Roach has posted
a notice at police headquarters in
structing patrolmen to notify all
merchants on their respective beats
that no violations of the law will
be tolerated. A test case was tried
recently and the law was upheld
by the ruling of Judge John F. Nc
Donough.
Prior TO the arrest ano conviction
of the storekeeper who desired a
test made, the various small retail
merchants were at war with each
other Spoilers were hired TO visit
stores. make purchases and then
give sufficient evidence to obtain
a warrant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
WALTER H. GRAY
BECOMES BISHOP

Episcopal churches in this area
we're represented at Hartford yes
terday as Very Reverend Walter
Henry Gray, former dean Of Christ
church cathedral was consecrateo
suffragan bishop Of the Hartford
diocese.
Earl w. Mccain, trustee of St
Johns Episcopal church, attended
as a member of the executive coun-
Gil of the diocese.
Among the ministers present from
this section were Rev. Samuel
Budde, vicar of Christ chapel and
acting rector of st. Johns church;
Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Cline of Wa
tertown: Rev. Roger B. T. Ander-
son, rector of Trinity church; Rev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
Opportunity For
All Music Lovers
Mecca Music Company Now Offering Everyone
Chance To Learn To Play Musical instruments

This plan removes the obstacle by
making it possible for one to prove
his ability first, before he purchases
the instrument. All instructions are
private and under the guidance of
competent teachers. Arrangements
to start can be made by calling
4-1422 or visiting the Mecca Music
Co.. headquarters located at 203
Bank street.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

Parents, who in the past, have
found it difficult to give their chill
dren a musical education, or adults
who have delayed taking up the in
strument of their choice because Of
the heavy initial expense in buying
an instrument, can get started at
once by taking advantage Of the
Mecca Rental Plan which is now
in force at the Mecca Music Co.,
2O3 Bank st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
IN THE BALKANS THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT

TALKING ABOUT
The following is another column
In the series by American newspa-
permen who covered the European
situation. This one is Spencer will
liams, Columbia BrOadcasting Sys-
TENS expert observer and vet news
paperman. He just returned after
ten years abroad. Most of that time
ne was in Russia. More recently he
was in the Balkans and Lisbon.
The beautifully staged riots on the
night of eX-King Carols abdication.
Drawer men than Carol would have
been frightened-even though, /
learned couple of hours later, the
troops were firing blanks The
way young King Michael cried all
night because he wanted to leave
Rumanian with his pappy, but Cen
eral Antonescu no let The end
Of the romance between Michael
and the daughter of Malaxa, the
munitions king, who 10 years ago
was an obscure engineer. The Iron
Guard Govt arrested Ma TAXA as
soon as Carol was out, and that left
Michael minus his girl friend
The fantastic relationship between
Carol and Magda Lupescu in recent
years, The red-head isn't as CLAM
orous as she used to be. so she
handles their business affairs and
sees to it that he meets interesting
people-particularly if they are
pretty :. The magnificent. half
finished villa Carol was building for
Magda when the crisis arose
The huge ranches the couple own
(mostly held in her nance in Cam
ada and Brazil. They plan to head
for whichever one of these countries
is the most hospitable The fas-
ties Carol pulled on his people, in
GLIDING the sale of the castle his
mother, Queen Marie built at Balcic
on the Black Sea. He forced" the
town to buy the place for 60 million
lei, knowing full well at the time
that the entire area was soon to
fall into the hands of Bulgaria.
The principal export of Hungary,
which seems to be good-looking girls
They trade them to Rumania for
oil, to Greece for olive oil, and to
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for pigs >. :.
The party given by Fred Hubbard.
of the U. S. Embassy in Bucharest
for George Earle, U. S. Minister to
Bulgaria. The police swooped down
to inspect the passports-and wound
up Juggling the orchestra off to Jail
The heavy bootleg trade in
American cigarettes, which sell for
so cents pack. Best places to get
Nhem are the night clubs.
The German propaganda machine
which puts all others 10 shame
Their mags, printed in English,
French and the local language, while
those of other nations don't bother
with local lingo. have crowded every
thing else off the newsStands. There
are so many of them the dealer
has to sell them or go out of bust
ness The UFA. the German
newsreel, which is the only film
distributed with sound comments in
local tongues, giving the pictures the
same advantage enjoyed by the Nazi
magazines.
George Earle's car. which flies the
Bulgarian as we'll as the American
flag. Other Ministers and Ambassa-
doris fly only their own country's
flag, so this compliment from Earle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
(NEA Radiophoto)

, rick j. Wallace on the recent Com
and by Past Grand Knight Thomas
w. Scadden on the first of the
Catholic Mems Supper Club meet
ings. held Monday night of this
week.
Discussion OF the plan 10 bring
the K. of c. Glee Club of New Ha-
ven to Waterbury for a mid-winter
concert was also one Of the fea-
lures of last nights meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

On Saturday, November ninth,
the new State Training School
for Mental Detectives was the
scene of a dedication luncheon
and a series of dedication speech
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

in Mental De-
fciency" W e r e
distributed and
notableS gath
cred from far
distant points
to eat, to listen,
and to see the
palatial build
ings divided
for the care of
a few of Con-
necticut's men
tally handicap
ped IL dren.
1--WE have about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
HOME VISITS RECOMMENDED

Omaha, Neb. (UP) - DIR.
Howard A. Wawson, director OF rural
service of the National Education
Association. believes school teachers
should visit homes and become
familiar with out-of-school en-
vironments OF pupils in order to
find out all they need TO know
about students,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
Anti-Sunday Sales War Feared

Roger Barney, rector of All Saints
church, Oakville; Rev. Richard Mil
lard and Rev. Francis Ayres, curates
at st. Johns church; and Rev.
Thomas L. Sinclair, rector of ALI
Souls church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
Walter WinchelI
On BrO0du'ay !.
asrsae MarA Resslsred. c0pyrEA. l04O psny M.rrosl

nothing else could The Athenee
Palace Hotel in Bucharest, where
the newspapermen do their drinking
and Dragging. There are signs plas-
tered all over the place forbidding
the discussion of politics, which is
probably the only subject ever mem
toned. The American and British
correspondents sit on one side of the
dining room believing forth their
arguments, while the Germans sit
on the other side and whisper, for
ever whisper. A messenger comes
into the room, speaks to someone,
and the boys head for some other
Balkan capital, where you can be
sure the Nazis are up to something
The surprisingly smart night
clubs, which continued to flourish
while battle lines we're being drawn.
In Athens there are couple right
on the waterfront. making it pos
sible to go swimming between dances
or drinks The perennial favorite
to Balkan cafe society, Grigore Di-
nicu, an amazing gypsy violinist.
Fritz Kreisler used to spend hours
listening and watching him and
Dinicu would allow nobody but
Kreisler to play his original COM
positions.
Walter Duranty's blessing in dis
guise. Just before the Nazi troops
moved in he was told that his Ru-
manian residence permit would not
be renewed. He burned up at this,
demanded an official explanation,
arr: was told that after leaving
the country for two weeks he could
return for another six-month stay.
The idea, they said, was to prevent
foreign correspondents from be-
coming permanent residents. SO he
got out, and the Nazis who have no
use for him, came in. The entire
intrigue had been worked out by a
Rumanian official who liked Dur
anty. and knew how difficult 1t
would have been for the lame cor
respondent to make quick get
away.
The boiled efficiency Of U. S.
Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt.
Before he was put in charge, the
problem of getting visas for Ameri-
cans was enough to drive a man
crazy But Steinhardt adopted the
policy of the Armenian rug dealer.
you give me something; I give you
something. You give me nothing;
give you nothing" 1t works. Now
Steinhardt has the respect that used
to go to Schulenberg, the German
Ambassador, who used the same tao
tics The problem of how to
treat Sir Stafford Grips. He's q
Socialist, which the Bolos despise,
and rich man, which commands
respect. Apparently he's more
wealthy than socialistic, because
he's been doing a good job The
new friendliness between the Ameri-
can and British embassies. which
had cooled toward one another fol-
lowing the Nazi-Soviet Pact. The
American staff knew a month be-
fore it occurred Just what was in
the wind, but chose to notify Wash
ington instead of the British en-
bassy in Moscow. They figured the
event so important the next move
should be left to headquarters. The
State Dept did hint to the British
in Washington, but they were so
certain that an Anglo-Soviet Pact
was in the bag they ignored the
information,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

10000, according to the best au-
thorities, and this institution will
eventually care for about 1900.
State troopers parked cars that
arrived about noon and State
Student Constables, clad In Frank
Buck helmets, windbreakers, o. d.
pants. and white leggins parked
the later arrivals. A bus brought
one of Mrs. Ethel Edwards's WPA
Orchestras.
Uncle Tobey Cross arrived and
greeted old friends from the rail
fence country. State Senator Elect
Rob Judson managed TO get away
from his Woodbury. Drug Store
and attend. tJuddy was all smiles
because he was one of the very
few Republicans who escaped the
Hurley Roosevelt Smith Malorey
Democratic landslide Our next
representative, Robert G. Mitchell,
circulated around the lobby meet
ing the visiting firemen from other
provinces.
Dinner was good. The cooks up
there can get job almost any
time without taking a single Merit
System exam. The coffee was just
the type of beverage TO stiffen
ones heart for the trials Of lengthy
speech making by Governor Ray
mond r. Baldwin and Doctor
Davies. The Doctor came all the
way from New York and won the
prize for the longest speech.
Chairman Charles Moser greet
ed an old friend after lunch and
asked. How do you like our dieti-
tian?" The countryman grinned,
looked around him and replied,
II amt seen her yet"
After the luncheon, all hands
walked across rather rough side
walks to the theater, beautiful
layout that surpasses anything in
either Seymour or Washington
townships. The first native seen
in the auditorium was HarpO. The
Pierce Hollow Cowboy. HarpO ar
rived early and got a seat on the
aisle. The stage was filled with
palms and the State Flag and the
National COlOrs were on the plat
form. In the wings, news photo
graphers lurked TO touch off flash
lights and startIe the speakers.
The Reverend nj. Z. N. Lindsay
opened with a prayer and then
retired behind a palm.
The WPA orchestra started the
show with some sort of classical
number as yet unidentified in this
valley. At the close of the first
number. the leader uppeo his
fiddlers and played The Star
Spangled Banner. Those fiddlers
were pretty fair musicians. One
or two of them were almost as
handy with bow as Warren
Pratt :. but Warren plays dance
tunes and doesn't qualify for re-
lief work.
When Ex-Governor TObey Cross
addressed the crowd, people lis
tened carefully for every word,
because Uncle Tobey will always
have a host of friends In Con-
necticut and Is one man we'd love
to rum for third term or thirty
third term. Last caucus. our own
Gregg Cassidy supported Doctor
Cross and should have had better
support, but he didn't). AS COM
Portable and honest as an old
shoe. Uncle TObey told about the
day he first saw the valley where
Sam Pierce raised such good
potatoes. and went ON TO relate
the various steps In the cOncep-
ton and creation Of the institu-
ton. He got a real hand when
he stepped sway from the mike.
Following Doctor Gross came a
series OF substitutes. Governor
Elect Robert Hurley failed 10 show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
ForrrER
bD Weof

and brighter
color on all your
clothes, s e n d the
family wash regu-
larly to the I'm
perial Laundry.
You not only gain
more leisure a n d
protect your health
and good looks that
way, you also get
better, safer laun-
dering, for we laun-
der everything with
Dated Laundered
Shirts" care.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

est-winded guest was one Doctor
Davies of New York. DIR. Davies
told about how Julia Ward Howe
came to write "The Battle Hymn
of The Republic" and he recited
a few lines to show that he knew
the tune. 1t seems that Doc Howe
was once teacher Of the men
tally handicapped, a sort of a
founder Of the idea that subnOr-
NAL folks were people and worthy
of care and training. This Doctor
Davies carried on at great length
and the sun crept over the Hill
O The Stars and cuddled down
toward Paradise before he was
through. Then a woman from the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies
Auxiliary presented the institution
with a flag and Mr.. MOser thank
ed her for what he said was THE
Institutions first gift"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

Japan has new move to compel
civilians to wear the new national
uniforms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13
South Britain Briefs

Dedication SIP ecial Picturesque
Gathering Of Distinguished Citi-
zens-Uncle Tobey Most Popular of
All Closeups of Celebrities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

South Britain, Pierce Hollow
the Pomperaug Country, and
Southbury. the town for which
this new school is named, enjoyed
transient glory. Only few vii
lagos can have dedication of
a seven million dollar training
school on the same week as cleo
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

Following Doctor Gross came a
series OF substitutes. Governor
Elect Robert Hurley failed 10 show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

With the WPA orchestra play
ing, the audience marched out to
see about evening chores and to
compare notes with the neighbors
who had not attended. The bene-
diction was delivered by the Rev
erend Cornelius j. Buckley, Cath
Ollie Chaplain of the institution
and a gentleman we are sure
happy to have in our neighbor-
hood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

George Earle's car. which flies the
Bulgarian as well as the American
flag. Other Ministers and Ambassa-
doris fly only their own country's
flag, so this compliment from Earle
has impressed the Bulgarians as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

Chairman Charles Moser greet
ed an old friend after lunch and
asked. How do you like our dieti-
tian?" The countryman grinned,
looked around him and replied,
II amt seen her yet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

The last speaker and the long
La gaceta., 1940-04-18

no que ocurre? iHabla, por IA
vorl
HACIENDA un gran eSfuerzo,
logr6 cogerse del brazo de su
compahera, y la arrastr6 Carrie
"a abajo, en- direction al Prado.
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medals frases qu... mo, que ST..
q. habia tenido carta, una mala
noticia, en- suma..."
Luego, sentadas las dos va en-
un banco del Botanico, Maria
de la Cruz sac6 fuerzas de fla
queza para mirar Ia situaci6n
cara a cara.
Extrajo de su ~eScarcela ell so-
bre fatal, Y, con 81 en- la mano,
comenz6 a explicar a Luisita,
que "a escuchaba avidamente:
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