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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
GERMAN REPORT
AGAIN DIFFERENT
Claims Victories, With
Loss of Many Planes;
Italy Also Reports
(NEA Cableplloto)

Berlin, Sept. 3.-(UP)-The Ger
man high command, in its war an
niversary communique, asserted to-
day that in raids yesterday and dur
ing the night German planes had
attacked British airdromes, har-
borS and arms factories, had dropped
mines in British harbors, had wor
series OF victories in air fights anc
had repulsed an attempted raid or
Germany.
Ninety-three British planes were
shot down, it was said, and % Ger
man planes were missing as the re-
suit of yesterdays activities.
The communique said that Ger
man planes yesterday bombed air.
dromes at Hornchuch, Gravesend
Eastchurch and Detling, England
destroying some fields and setting
fire to hangers.
"a number of air battles devel.
oped whcih turned out VIGOROUSLY
for our air units" the communicate
said.
Last nlgnt, the cornmunlQue said
Germans bombers mainly" raidec
harbors on the west and south coasts
Of England and arms factories ir
the midlands. as we'll as airdromes
The ports OF Liverpool, Swansea
Bristol, Plymouth, Portland, Pool,
and Portsmouth were bombed, 1t wa
said. In addition to arms factories
at Birmingham, Coventry and Fill
ton. "At many points heavy fire.
broke out" the communique con
tinued.
British Drop Bombs
British planes last night dropped
bombs at O number OF points II
southwestern Germany. the conlEilu
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
TEACHERS PAY
DAYS MAY CHANGE
Changes in That System
Being Considered By
a Committee

Changes in the pay schedule for
local teachers are now being consid-
cred by a committee appointed by
Mayor Vincent A. Scully, with final
action on the proposed new schedule
to be withheld until after consulta-
ton with a committee representing
the Waterbury Teachers association.
The mayors committee, which met
for the first time last Friday, con-
lists Of Controller Thomas Conlon,
Chairman Thomas P. Ashton Of the
BOARD of education. and DR.. Thomas
]. Condor, superintendent Of schools.
The teachers have customarily re-
,eived their salaries on a 40-week
basis, getting 20 paychecks during
he school year, each check for two
weks' pay. A majority favors retain
ng the present 40-week plan, but
changes In the dates OF pay days
lave been suggested.
Confer This Week
The conference between the
mayors committee and the one rep
:osonting the teachers association
8 expected 10 be held late this week
Controller conlon has drawn up
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
CONN. FEDERATION
OF LABOR MEETS
Ready to Support With All
Strength in Govt. Plan
for Defense

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 3.-(UP)
The Connecticut Federation of
Labor opened its 57th annual con-
vention Today with a pleoge of 100
per cent of defense program that
will protect America from invasion
by any foreign power"
At the same time, however, Sec
rotary John j. Egan declared I'VE
expect the government to see to ii
that there are no munition mill
lionaires made of the efforts OF
our American people to defend our
democracy In this country.
Labor will do its share: I am
sure 1t will not be found wanting
In this crisis"
President James J. Clerkin warned
that there must be no breaking
down OF labor regulations as result
OF the defense situation. and advised
appointment of one representative
by each OF the Central Labor unions
70 serve on local defense committees
10 protect labor interests.
IN Troubled World
I'VE are living IN a troubled
world" said Clerkin, land you know
that Europe today would not be In
the turmoil II Is II the workerf
had only taken the interest In theii
own welfare that they should have
for the labor movement was the
first 10 be wiped out.
"You no doubt are aware that
there are people IN this country 70.
day who are promoting everything
possible 70 destroy the labor move.
lneit. and they have the workers IN
this country confused by all TIE
propaganda they are handing out, ~
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

southeast and that Is British
craft were destroyed. Eight OF the
British pilots were safe.
Enemy aircraft in considerable
numbers crossed the southeast coast
this morning." the air and home
security ministries said.
Preliminary reports so far availa-
BILE indicate few bombs were
dropped in Kent and Essex but lit
tie damage appears to have been
caused. A few casualties were re-
ported, of which several were fatal.
'Final reports of yesterdays ac-
tons show 20 of our aircraft were
lost. Ten OF the pilots are safe"
London had two air raid alarms,
the first coming after six hours Of
calm.
Formations Of at least 200 Ger
man bombers and fighters made
three main thrusts at London in
one OF their most determined at
tenpts to pierce British defenses
from the southeast coast, but in
each case they were forced back by
whitening anti-aircraft' fire and solid
blocks of British pursuit planes
which repeatedly brought down six
enemy craft.
The alarm, after a six hour and
one minute hull since the nightly
nuisance" raid. came at 1922 a. m.
1t ended at 1882.
Thus at the moment the war en-
tered its second year-ll a. M
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Warlike Rumbles Are Heard Over
Rumania, Hungary, All Balkans
Hungarians Try Guerrilla
Warfare; Rumanians Riot
Over Ruling of Axis
BY F. E. STEVENS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOHAbCu HACSS 6tdh correspondent
Bucharest, Rumania, Sept. 8
CUP)-Bands of Hungarians in
vaded Pennsylvania last night in
the vicinity of Satu Mare and
started guerrilla warfare, it was
disclosed today.
There was firing all night around
Satu Mare, according to official Ru-
manian quarters. Hungarian ir-
regulars, including fifth column
ists,' were said to have pillaged viii
lagos north of Satu Mare
The Rumanian army on the west
ern frontier was said to be waver-
ing between orders to withdraw
quietly and the impulse to fight.
Regiment after regiment last night
swore to resist Hungarian occupa-
ton, it was said.
The scene of the pillaging, near
the Rumanian- Hungarian lovak-
ian corner, is not far from where
Germany repeatedly has IL motor
lied divisions-132,0 900 newsstand
ing by to move into Pennsylvania
or a moments notice.
1t was learned that Rumanians
had stormed the German consulate
at Brasov last night and had run
riot throughout the city. The Ru-
manians' fury was aroused by the
pressure which Germany and Italy
had put on Rumania at the Vienna
conference last week. inducing 1t to
cede upper Transylvania TO Hun
gary.
Join With Rioters
Reports from Brasov said that
the fire department was called out
10 help quell the crowds and that
the firemen, instead Of trying TO
restore order. turned their equip
ment over 10 the rioters. Agitators
and flremen rode through the
streets together on top OF the
trucks. haranguing the crowds to
new violence. A German flag was
said 10 have been torn from a Ger
man official car and trampled.
(At Berlin, we'll informed persons
said that reports Germany had as
sefnbled troops near the Rumanian
frontier were fantastic" They said
all reports OF serious trouble IN Ru-
mania were complete iionsense."
that although demonstrations had
occurred h the past few days, they
we're 70 be expected and already
were diminishing, they said the
situation was not regarded sers
l0lisly N BafiinJ
A iRumanian cabinet member said
ihk morning that no doubted the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Congressman Smith
Asks New Amendment
Advocates Provision That Would Protect Freedom Of
Press, Education, RadiO-OppOses Russell,
OvertOn Amendment
Especial to The Democracy

Washington, D. c., Sept. 3.-Tak-
ing stand in opposition to the Rus
sell Overton amendment Of the
Senate-approveo compulsory mill
tary training bill, Congressman j.
Joseph Smith, CD, Conn, today ad-
vocated a provision which would
protect the freedom of the press
and of education from destruction
under hastily granted powers OF
condemnation Of war industry.
In place Of the Russell-O verton
amendment Congressman Smith
urged, as the house prepared to
consider the Burke Wadsworth bill,
that Section 100 Of the National De-
tense Act of 1916, which would come
into operation under existing law in
case of war or imminent war, be
adapted to the present emergency.
1.-THE provisions of Section 100
have already been tested in the
courts" said the Connecticut repre-
sentative, a member of the mill
tary affairs committee. I'VE should
not hastily abandon a method which
will reach our objective surely and
swiftly, to embark on method
loaded with dangers to our future
freedom. We would accept censor
ship In, time Of war. submit, how
ever. that no necessity has been
shown for destruction Of freedom
of speech and press in order 10
hasten the preparation OF our de-
fense."
Text Of Statement
The full text OF his statement Us
as follows:
"The selective service bill passed
by the senate contains the co.
called Russell- Overton amend
ment. This amendment provides
In effect that when any manu-.
featuring plant or facility "a de.
terlnined by the secretary OF war
OF navy 10 be necessary 10 the
national defense. II the secFe-
tary and owner Of such plant or
facility are unable 70 reach agree
ilent for ilB use or operation BY
the war or navy departments, the
plant or facility may BE- con-
dsinned and acquired by the Sec
Rotary,
"Unauasiionably the end We Dc.
hlre. speedy production Of planet,
ships. tanks end munitions. can be
obtained ba6t by whole hoafteG
lc0nilnned. Oh PAse a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
SEVEN KENNEDY
CHILDREN HOME

Hyannisport. Mass. Sept. Sup
Seven Of the nine children OF
Joseph p. KENNEDY. u. q. ainbassas
dor 10 Great Britain. won most OF
the annual pFize awards last night
81 tho Hyannlsport and WIanfio
Yacht club.
Jack. Rosemary, Eunlee. Pan
Jean, Bobby and Teddy received u
TOTAL IL prizes, including NJ least
one NJ each elias. The awards IN
eliided silver cups, silver tFnys, book
set, eioeks and desk sets.
The prizes al were loF sailing
victories N contests N three elaSaet
81 yachting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

jackson recalled he had held that
the statutes prohibited proposed
release to Britain OF so-called 'nlos-
quito boats" now under construction
for the United States navy. But he
said this was not true with respect
to average destroyers since. he held,
they clearly were not built. armed
or equipped with reasonable cause
to believe that they would enter the
service of a belligerent.
The attorney generals opinion
noted that during the war between
Russia and Japan in 1904 and 1905,
the German government permitted
the sale of torpedo buAss enL AiaD
OF ocean liners belonging 70 Us
auxiliary navy.
Leases For 80 Years
In the exchange of notes complete
ing the arrangement, the British
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
~~s----nsl-H7--
AIRLINES PLANES
JUST NOSES OVER

Hartford, Conn., Sept. 3-(uP)--
A Boslon-New York American Air.
lines plane carrying II persons
il0sed over during Z take0if NJ
Bralnard lield today after striking
4 soft patch Of ground on the edge
OF the lleld,
THE plane inledlhtely FlRhied ~
self ard suffered only slight dams
age 10 Ire NOSE and tail, Mole u
The crew ~ passenger NRt Injured
ard anolhfe plane wak substituted
70 resume the Trip,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
BULLET BITING
BANDIT SOUGHT
Lester Grenier, S. Main
Street Gave Ride at Ban
dts Request

Police today sought a bullet-biting
bandit whose only "swag" was can
of beer he consumed in car driven
at gun-point by Lester Grenier, 20,
Of ga South Main street. Grenier
told Capt. Fred Hickey the hold-up
man he picked up at the top Of
Southington Mountain early this
morning disdained the small change
of Grenier and two passengers, but
said:
Don't pull anything wise. I'm
going to give you a present The
blond, mustached, green-trousered
bandit then bit a bullet, handed it
to Grenier, and drank can of beer
Grenier had in the car. After or
dering the local man to drive the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept. 3-(UP)--Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through
Aug. 80, compared with = year ago
This Year Expenses Last Year
1881, tS2.S0s.91 sI.ei2.975.10s.ss
S7es. sO7.7ss.4s s7i5, 4s4.ssi. e5
Gross Deficit
s757.2s. ol5.4s Sss7,sse. sns.l7
s742,5s5.46.s4 sss7.4ie.s4t.i7
Cash Balance
s2,465.6se.7eO.ii ts.5oe. 4as.. sol. 1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Royal Air Forces
Open Second Year
OF War Victorious
Three Times Nazi Armada Swept Across Channel;
They Were Met By Vicious Attacks-One
Driven Back to Bases
BY WALLACE CARROLL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London September S-(UP)-Royal Air Force squad
opened the second year of against Germany today
by turning back several hundred Naz planes attempt
ing to pierce British defenses in the southeast in three
planes shot down in air battles the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO
SEPT. 3, 1915

ny United PFessl
Germans eeenple6 fortress Of
elreAne. Poland, evacuated by
Russians.
AnslFimas. h Fsifesl, erasn.
ai9d Lembffef Rnsalans oefss
alsa elIss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

van Term "Opens hepL 4. Day ana
Nishf beheol. i'esi 1unioF CeIlaee
AZ Commerce. "A Central Aye.~Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

cheese 3 elamend AZ PIsrpsnl'a. go
Bank ~, END know gon hare picked
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
The Weather

Generally Fair For To-
night, Wednesday
Fun Weather Report Page ,
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Evening star., 1940-10-23
Medicine and RELIGION
Not Far Apart Says
Founder Of A. A.
100 Attend Meeting Of
Washington Chapter of
Alcoholics Anonymous
By ROBERT A. ERWIN.

Medicine and religion ARE not so
far apart after all" in their concep-
ton Of the spirit that must be
established in the minds of men to
help them conquer alcoholism, the
national founder of Alcoholics
Anonymous told members of the
Washington chapter last night.
Since members of this organiza-
ton, founded six years ago in New
York, remain anonymous as far as
the public is concerned, the founder
will be designated as Mr.. Bill. Mr..
Bill addressed approximately 100
Washingtonians and guests from
Baltimore, Cleveland and New York
City chapters in the new clubrooms
OF the Washington group.
, In defining alcoholism and an al
coholic, Mr.. Bill said he recently had
attended meeting of eminent do.-
tors, specialists in alcoholism, and
that they were not in agreement
on the definitions of these terms.
"An alcoholic" he continued, sis
q fellow who is sick in mind and
body. There is something wrong
with his body mechanism. AS prac-
tical people, we know we have some
thing and whatever it is, it is plenty
bad. Alcohol to us is what sugar
Is to diabetic'
The founder of the A. AS, a 43-
year-old native of Vermont, who
spent some years in Wall Street.
then proceeded with an analysis of
how doctors treat alcoholics and
what steps they take to help con-
f1rmed drinkers overcome their de-
sire for intoxicating liquors.
The founder of the A. AS re-
manned in Washington this morning
and planned to address the Balti-
more chapter tonight, en- route to his
home in New York, where the Or
ganization's national headquarters
are located.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Susscer Speaks

Representative Sasscer of Mary
land was the principal speaker at
a joint meeting of the Blaiensburg
Democratic Club and the Bladens-
burg Women's Club at the fire house.
Delegate Harold Sothoron and State
Senator Charles Marbury also spoke.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

for the Amerlcan-mad tragic Re
becca" and melo-dramatic Foreign
Correspondent" Now he's making
comic "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and
will do one more before returning
home.
The typical comedy" says Hitch
cock, "has its character slip, figura-
lively speaking, on a banana peel.
and thereby gets its laugh. But the
slip is not funny to the victim. I
prefer to have my comedy examine
his reaction.
In the old keystone comedies, for
example. your villain would strike
one cop after another over the head.
AL would fall in row, the audience
would have its laugh, and the pic
ture would 60 on.
MY idea is to show what happens,
say, to the sixth keystone cop-to
have the camera show blood flowing,
Evening star., 1940-10-13

the trip to the hospital, the weeping
wife, the frightened children. Just
as a quick laugh lightens sombre
action it is often effective to cut of
comedy, to hush a laugh suddenly.
Comedy, I believe, should show
true-life persons, not screwballs, In
normal situations. 1t should let
humor develop in normal ways, with
no one making funny faces.
I'm short, I believe we can enrich
comedy by giving it dramatic treat
ment."
Evening star., 1940-10-13
WoIfert
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in picture, and they move steadily
from picture to picture. If Mr..
Rice composed the pictures, Mr..
Mielzinger painted them with lights
and, of course, shadows.
The acting of the boy Joshua by
Sidney Lumet is a considerable
work of major quality. He manages
to preserve boyishness while con-
fronting the fact of his mission on
earth. Arnold Moss, who, only
little while ago was clowning
through Al Jolson's Hold On To
Your Hats" as a Mexican bandit, is
a magnificent Ishmael-tough, vio-
lent, desperate and, in the end. a
man rushing joyously to noble
death.
(Released by the North American News
paper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-10-13

that already includes Martha Scott,
william Gargan, Dorothy Peterson,
Sterling Holloway and Edmund
GWenn.
Cheers for Miss Bishop" which
is based on the best-selling novel by
Bess Streeter Aldrich, is under the
direction of Tay Garnett.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Soviet Doesn't Like
Movies Adviser
On Russian Life
BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Count Andre Tolstoy, who tells
movie directors how to do things
the Russian way, says he's on the
Soviet blacklist for letting cats out
of the Kremlin's bag.
II serve as technical adviser on
most of the Russian pictures here" I"
says the heavy-set, trimly-mus-
tached count, adding that he's a
grandnephew of the novelist, Leo
Tolstoy.
Il don't think they minded my
working on 'Balalaika,' but after
'Ninotchka, which poked fun at
Communism, I went on their black
list 1 am quite sure they won't
like 'Comrade X either"
In the latter film. Tolstoy has to
see that Clark Gable behaves like
American newspapermen behave in
Moscow, and that Hedy Lamar is
correctly clothed as a Muscovite
Streetcar conductress.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
In Best Seller

Richard A. Rowland has signed
Mary Anderson to play Amy in his
forthcoming production, Cheers for
Miss Bishop" Miss Anderson, who
was brought to Hollywood by David
o. Selznick for . role in Gone
With the Wind" will join the cast
Evening star., 1940-10-13
SUNDAY WASHINGTON,
in Washington Theaters This Week
SATURDAY

SATURDAY
Pop Always Pays"
and
Frontier Crusader"
James Cagney and
Ann Sheridan in
"City for Conquest"
Golden Gloves"
and
"The Great McGinty."
Loretta Young and
Melvyn Douglas. He
Stayed for Breakfast"
Sandy Is . Lady"
king of the Lumber
Co. -A-
Evening star., 1940-10-13
TUESDAY

Adventure In Dia-
monds." you Can't
Fool Your Wife.
"Knute Rockne. ALL
American" Service
for the COlors,"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
And After the Banana Peel!
Alfred Hitchcock Interested
In Victims Reaction
HOLLYWOOD.
By the Associated Press.


the banana pee That's what interests stu
dent of comedy. Alfred Hitchcock.
Hitchcock plump faced and rlmblins voiced individual who
somewhat like his fellow Bron Charles Laughon
few directors whose has become familiar with picture
They Steps,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-25
News That Is News

Brother" Dan McNally, who boast
ed at Mountain Lake Park of being so
full of lead from police bullets that he
weighed about ton, announced fol-
lowing completion of an evangelistic
term at Johnstown that he would pur-
chase an airplane so he could fly to
his many engagements and reach more
territory.
The fountain at Rockefeller Center
in New York, around the statue of
Prometheus, will not be turned on
for some time. Two sets of birds were
found to be nesting there and the
president, Nelson Rockefeller, said not
to disturb them until the eggs were
hatched
Census takers found a man, Sayed
Mehren, in Chicago, who claimed to
be 1913 years old and presented books
and documents to prove it.
A woman befriended a beggar in an
alley fight six years ago and was mott
fed recently that he had died and left
her $1,000 by his will.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-25

They tell US it's the city people who
stay up until the wee hours Of the
morning and have gay parties, but
here's story of "goins on" at Glades,
sent in for publication on Tuesday:
"Quite a number Of the boys of this
and the Bittinger community had ar
enjoyable time Monday night when
they entertained three recently mar
ried couples at an old-fashioned SER
enading. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ste
phen deemed it quite favor on their
part, for Clarence failed to awaken at
midnight to fix the fire in his brooder
house for his baby chicks. When he
was awakened by the 'belling' at about
1870 he found his fire out and the
peeps badly crowded. The young men
of the other two couples took to the
woods, but were finally captured, the
one after jumping out a window and
running about a mile. The other one
was found about $3.50 sound asleep
on his neighbours davenport.
"After arousing and chasing him
half mile to his home it was nearly
daylight, so the serenaders returned
to their homes in time for early
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-25

Mrs. Joel Slabach here on Tuesday and
were guests overnight Of relatives in
the community.
Mrs. John Kitzmiller is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nicholson and
family were dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hervey Roth on Sunday.
Children of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Swartzentruber and members of the
Spoerlein family were guests of M.
and Mrs. Ernest Spoerlein in Oak
land on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Friend spent Fri
day evening at the Melvin Lee home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Swartzentru-
Der visited at the Roy Bowman home
near Brookside Monday evening.
Word has been received here an
nouncing the death of John Hershber-
ger at his home in Iowa. He was a
brother of the late Emanuel Hersh-
berger, of G1antsville, and an uncle
of Mrs. Dan Lichty, of this commun-
ity.
Miss Elsie Wotring, of near Aurora,
is at the Spoerlein home.
Harvey Swartzentluber and fam
lily were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old White Thursday evening
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-25
Ladies' Aid Meets

Principal Asa Lewis has announced
that James Gibbs will be valedictorian
for the class of 1910, with Eva Cooke
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-25
DEER PARK

Mrs. Mary Weimer is a patient in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland.
A surprise birthday party was ten
dered A. B. Hardesty on Saturday.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Rexrode, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
o. Broadwater, Mrs. Oliver Pease, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Broadwater and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tas-
ker and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Loor-
ing Green and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guss Hardesty and son, Fred, Jean
Clarisa, Thomas, and Wilbur Paugh,
Ashful King, George w. Brooks, VIM.
and George Brooks, Roy Lish, Ray