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Evening star., 1940-12-13
Cherner Motor Employees
To Get Christmas Bonus

Employees of the Cherner Motor
Co. will receive cash bonus for
Christmas, Joseph Cherner, presi-
dent of the company. announced
today.
Every person working for the COM
pany will share In the distribution
of approximately $4,000, Mr.. Cher
ner said. The annual Christmas
party for employees will be held De-
cember "a
Mr.. Cherner also announced that
100 turkeys would be given to needy
mas. Applications will be approved
by the Council Of Social Agencies
in cooperation with the Citizens
Christmas Committee, he said.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Dance Raises $1,000
For Relief Society

More than $1,000 has been for
warded to the Jewish Consumptives
Relief Society of Denver, Colo, by
the society's Washington Junior
Auxiliary, it was announced today.
The sum was raised Sunday at the
annual banquet and dance Of the
auxiliary, attended by ITO members,
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Among those who participated in
the program were Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld Of the Washington He
brew Congregations: Miss Marion
Ostrow, president Of the auxiliary;
DR.. Saul K. Padover. Assistant Sec
retary of Interior; Miss Ruth Askin,
Miss Lillian Kaufman and Miss
Evelyn Ifshin.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Weather Report
Furnished BY the I
Weather BureAu)

Furnished by the States
of Combia-Cloudy
degrees; moderate north
Myand-Cloudy
changing IN extreme portion tonight
east portions tonight
Vgnia-Coudy and much colder tonight
south portions tonight and In south portion
west VHgnaClody and much colder with light
portion.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
French Liner Compieene
Departs From Lisbon
By the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, Dec. l3-The
e.986-ton French liner Compiegne
sailed silently yesterday, ostensibly
bound for Casa Blanca, and dock
workers started pool as to whether
she would actually reach there, go
to Gibraltar or become a target for
axis sea warfare.
Shipping circles emphasized that
1t was the British control that facili-
tated the supplying of the Com
piegne with enough fuel for a long
voyage.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Forelgn Stations.
moon. Greenwich time, today.)
Temperature. Weather
Will Speak

Bill Werber, third baseman Of the
Cincinnati Reds, will speak at q
dinner Of Opportunity for Service
at the organizations headquarters,
70 I street NV, at $50 pm. Mon
day. Committee reports VIII Be
made.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Jupun Honors VurQos

RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec. l3 P).-
The Emperor of Japan has conferred
the Grand Cross of the Order of the
Chrysanthemum on President
Getulio Vargas, it was announced
TODAY,
Evening star., 1940-12-13

About three-fourths of the Japa-
nese living in Hawaii are American
citizens.
Evening star., 1940-12-13

Lakes Thursday nisht has advanced rap
@ port io1os miiibars rs san tss S. inehes s with With
I trough extending southwestward to Lou
isiana and THENCE sonthwestward to the
Tex. 1o13e millibsrs eco "a inches).
Pressure is also low over Southwestern
Colorado Durango. 1O11,9 millibars go s8
the South Atlantic STATES, @ wi wilmnston s; oysi n
hish pressure area Of sreat magnitude Is
mGyins sovthssstvaTd vs,s over the
inches), with wedge extending eastward
extending Extend s9.thwsTd = ~ to NOrthsrq Texs.
cured in the upper TAX. reaion: the upper
MsssissSpSY n. SS. yslsy nsy tas Plains States and
resion. Arizona. he Ohio. s TIE lower rrsh, Mis-.
ys.y. iTIT :na a. ths $ da ana ,ns Na,.S
ssstss ss hs &. Ass: Atlantis ,stss :d
sa Noh Hnte s q. ss Afs hs avs
fallen in the Ohio and middle and upper
Mississippi Valleys the middle and western
tSs mdd. noeHs sh Irs States and
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Record fer Last - Hours.
fFrom noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 80, noon today. Year ago, As.
Lowest 80, midnight. Yeer ago 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on July q,
Lowest 7. on January 20.
Humidity for Last "a Hslrs.
prom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. "a per cent, at l an. today.
Lowest 81 per cent, 1T noon today.
Tide Tables.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02

@ie aus 2eapenlportb, &anios, be.
rid)tet miro, bat @r,&rieesiefretdr
Sarrp $. 8oo6rine oie @aiien-
timber oes Guardian Mneel- ,no bes
Solp @pipbanp-8aiienbauies 5u ei-
mem Sidnid a,tf ieincr ne,,en sSorm
in Der 9eabe bon 2ecompton, Goni.,
einseloben. @uf oiele 8eiie, .erflGrte,
Serr @ooorina, ipoIle er bie Sbla-
tenidlpeitern bon Der eottlidcn Gor-
iebung, ipelbe in oieien beioen @ai-
lenbauiern fir Neeerfinoer tGtig .lin6,
in ibrem allten 8erfe unteritiiten un1
ermuntern.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02

3Gbnc reiden. i.
naae Sasel! Sml sea ia."
Daraui cine lange gauie. SdlieB-
lid polter1e Sdepefing los:
,Gonnertpetter, Serr, sic iino bod
nidt Dor Dem MGbhen auseeriiien2"
Mrmin mtBte laden.
,Do6, ein biBben bod, Snipef-
tor" '''
v0as ION ba aber nun tperoen2
Sic miiiien bod cine Srau baben."
,Sa, sic gba Marie, tber feline"
Sdepefing fnallte aornie rmo auf.
eereat nit Der 8eitide.
u9ann besreife id Sic nidt, Serr.
&arum baben Sic lie Damn ni6t NIT.
eebrod)t?"
,,Sie miro aIlein nabfomlnen." =
~Slt bas 10 ii6er? sat iie bas
beriproden?"
ufein, aber ih ipeiB trotoem be-
itin'mt, baB iie tomnlt." +,
Sbepefing fnurrte Dor ii6 bin. y
u9armnf bauen Sic man nidt 10
beItimmt, Serr, al1f sic Jraueu 1T
fein Gerlob."
uauf Gpa Marie eetpib. Seben
Sic, Snipeftor, id CLAUDE 10 felt Dor.
an oab i6 loeleih onfaneen meroe,
ale @orbereitungen our Sod)5eit at
treffen.'
uSm! gta ia - Damn ion mir oas
re6t iein, Serr. slbcr oie Ilte -
oie boltcu mir 1ns ood bonn S5alle.
nidt ipabr?"
uSa, Oas tun mir. @enn mir aber
iebt norbeifomlnel1, ipollen mir bal-
ten id) min ibr iagen, bob iie fir
Goa Marie elm 3inmer bereitbGlt.''
Sdepefing nifte MIR. SdneigcnS
fubren tie nun ,peiter Bis gum Sanle
oes Grofeiiors.
Srau Brofeiior 9elius lob am
Seniter. ols Ser Sdlittcn bielt. Sic
eridraf Iebr. Seet fam 2epoen iiber.
i'm ibr 5lt er0ffnen, bab fie bas Saus
roi1men miiiie. Sbr bides, gebunie-
nes @eiidt ipuroe gang i6lafi. Sic.
erbob ii6 i6iperfdllig nno eing oem
9eiuder NIT elmer tpobren Salnmer.
miene entgegen. +
u@el6 bobe gbre, mein lieber Serr
bon Sepoen; bite, nebmen Sic bod
Elat, bite iebrr'
armin ipiirte ibren Mtem, 10 oibt.
mar lie beraneefommen. @fel r,nb
8ioeruillen ihiittelten ibn. 9as
8eib batte aetrlnfen.
(SdluB folst)
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02

&aroinal San &oep bat ale beIgi-
i6en Brieiter, bie tpGbreno Ser Scamp.
fe nad Sranfreid eefliidtet tpare,r.
na6 8elgien 5uriidberufen.
8elgiide &ollegien uno llniperii-
taten tperoen in bieiem Monate ipie.
ser ben reaelmdbigen l1nterridt a1lf-
nebmen.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02

WSS ftuJ AOSI VIZ SLVS OlSuSAS. sSh
Dem fleinel, Sbiirineer Stdbthen emp.
fing i'm 5debefing am Babnbof.
nSerr, ib bin nit bem Shlittcn
beriibereefomnen, nm sic ab5ubo-
len. gs lit fanoie 8abn. llno sic
miiiien nniere @egeno i'm @interfleio
fennen lernen. 9a iit lie fait 10 idSn
tpie i'm Sommer. Sic fabren ood NIT
mir?' .' ..
.@etpib, SnIpeftor, Gold edte,
redte ~SdIittenpartie lit ettuas, mas
id felt meinen &inoertagen ni6t mebr
eenolien babe. Nfit meine,u Batter
flbr ib aIs 8ub iebr oft inn Sblit>
ten iiber 2anb.'
Sic tparen ina'piiden an 6as &C.
fdbrt beransetreten.
.8ollen Sic ielbit f,,tidieren,
Serr?"
uNein, beute nid)t. SD tpia midi
gang ,,nseltort on oem @nblid Der
2anbi6oft erfreue,.'
,9tedt 10. Nnn fteieen sic ein
Yel55elg babe id genug mit9ebradt.'
@leid Oarouf elitt Ser S6litten
babon. 2ultig flangen bie S6elen
an bent 3aumseug Ser 8feroe burd)
bic flare @interIuft. Ser Sdneefau
lieb na6 uno b0rte gan5 auf, als Tie
bas Staotben im 9tiiden batten.
Armin lieB ieine slugen bon gnts
aiiden 1,mberibtpeifen. gs nar Elm
ninberpoller Anblid. Gie nit oifcn
tpeiBen &ont,1ren ibarf 1tmaei6net,
boben ii6 8dume uno Strdu6er bon
bem graublauen Sinlmel ab, 1,no sic
&obe1,5iige tparen an5uieben mir mdb=
tige Sbneeberge. 9as ein5ige 9unfle
in ber 2anbibaft biloete Ser Slub,
ser nod nidt 5lleefroren par.
2anee f,,bren bie beioet M6nner
I6meieenb babin. @nblib lolte 1ib
Mrmin aus ieiner Geril,nfenbeit uno
wanbte fib at Sbepefing 1lm, Ser
binter linn ol,f Dem iebmalen autiber-
iis ,nebr itano ols iab.
u8ie idon oas lit, Snipeftor! Sd
bin frob, oaB idb ipieber beimgefon-
men bin. @lauben Sic, baB id Sebn-
fudt nad 8ureiperben batte?"
~~@laub id, Serr, elaub id germ.
Mir lit aud nirsenos pobler ols in
8urgtperben. @enn ib benfen iollte,
id miibte einmol fort bon bier! 9a
ipollte id Iieber gar nidt mebr le-
ben. llno genau 10 gebt es Mamiea.
Darin aeiet iie tpirHi6 8eritan6.",
@rmin Iddelte Dor fid bin. 9as
orolise Jreunoi6oftsperbaltnis ser
beioen alten 2e,,te ntadte ibm biel
Bergniigen.
u8as iaet benn Mamieu, bab id
70 idnen al1riidfomme?"
S6ebefing ladte. Sein 2aden
tam nie ein fnorriees 9robnen aus
ber 8ruit.
d .9ie Iauft pie Elm 8ieiel bin uuo
ber trot ibrer Nunblidfeit. sic todt
nno bddt, als penn mir 5ebn 0tann
Guaranteeing befdmen."
nNa, 1ln6 Sic, ssSnipeftor? @un.
bern Sic fid) gar nidt, oaB id io|
i6nen anriidfomlne?" '.-.-. |
-Sdepefing fnallte einise Male
fraftig nit Der Beitibe: Damn iaste
er gelaiien:
gQirH fnnhI fei1,e @riinHe hnhen
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02


.ibm fommen, neil fie ibm biiie it,
Nnn follen mir reht beralib fir i'm
beteil: ,2ieber @ott, fd5ide 9nfel 2eD-
oens Iiebe Brant bod redt ibnell al,
Iibm, banit er 10 gliidlib miro ipie
.sbipager Sans.' Das tuollen mir nun
tln. 8ete nit, gba Marie, bann bilft
es idneller."
Da itiiraten gpa Marie sic Sr6nen
aus ben Nngen, fie fonnte aibt mebr
an fib balten. Die Ginber nmfaBten
lie erihredt.
~@pa Marie, tpar,,m ,peinft ou
benn?'' -~.. =
uSait on ,pie6er 2opftpeb, arme
gba Warie?'' >'.'
9ieie trodnete ii6 IddeInb sic
Srdnen ab.
.Nein, nein, 2ieb1ing. Mir tut MIR
Der arme Serr bon 2eDoen 10 iebr
Ieio. seine 8raut lit setpiB ein redt
garitiges Mtao6en, oaB fie nidt 81,
linn fonnnt."
l uNein, bas lit iie niht. 8ir laeten
oas allb auerit, aber oa bot CT ben
&opf eeidiittelt 1,no eeiaet: ,ssein,
iie lit iebr lieb nnb gut, -aber .id babe
ibr einmal febr tpebe getan, uno nun
glaubt lie mir nidt, oab id iie lieb-
babe
+ u@elt, @pa Marie, tpenn mir bar=
Inn beten, miro linn ser Iiebe @ott
idon belfen.' \
uSa, mein 9erafinb. 11nb id bete
NIT e,td'. iaste gpa Msarie ean3
ernit ,tno feierli6, 1,no Damn betete
iie NIT sen &inoern. sSbr @ebet tpar
aber ein 9anfsebet, benn bas un.
i6uloige @eplauber Ser fleinen M6o>
ben batte iie tief ersrifien. Sic
ipubte, bob arnin bieie 8orte, bie
er nit ben &inoern getpeblelt, fir
iie beItimtnt bate 8ar idon BEL
ieinen tiefempfunbenen @orten in Der
Stl,nbe oes 8ieoeriebens alles in ibr
in &ufrubr gefommen, bate idon ba
ibr Iiebebolles Ser5 fiir i'm eeipro-
ben, ieet, 90 iie ourh bic ainber nod
einmal borte, baB er fie liebte, fib
nod ibr febnte, iebt tpeitete cine frobe
3uperiidt ibr beoriidtes Sera. @s
flopfte ,lno bdmmerte barinnen, uno
ser bertriebene @Iaube an Armins
2iebe Bat Inn @inlaB. sic fonnte nidt
anbers, dls i'm u,,fnebmen.
slls fie bann ipdter itill, nit tpeit-
geoffneten M,,gen i'm Bett lag, Die
@dnbe iiber Der 8rnit gefaltet, uno
nod einmaI bie Greienifie bes Cages
an ii6 boriiber5ieben lieB, ba traten
INNER unb INNER tpieoer bic 8orte
Mrmins Dor lire Seele: sd liebe
oid, gpa Marie. gDillit ou nun mein
in,1iggeliebtes 8eib tperben?''
l1no obne ficb au regen, iaete iie
laut unb feierlid por fid bin: usSa,
ib min, benn id CLAUDE on beine
2iebe.''
armin bate am 1rdditen Gage Ben
Deteftip reiblid abgelobnt nit Der
@rfldr,.ya baB er feiner 9ienite nidt
mebr beoiirfe. Damn bate ct cine
9epefhe nad 8uretperben abeeianbt
oie feline Niidfebr meloete.
Gippab beriudte, BEN Greun6 nod-
mails gum Bleiben al betpeeen. @r-
min frn,Etp i'm ipHnrh A., iihprsp,tnp1,
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-02
Rittnod, sea 2. Dfssber 194o

maDren0 DaS llil1ge Wta06er 0allfbar
5rau bon Soltenaus Sano fiiBte.
Diele mari einen ideraenoen Bid nuf
ibr Io6terben.
a-.Bor id nidt INNER gut s,l ibr?"
Gut? . ia, tpie 6n ait fait alleil
Meniben biit. Mber beute biit oil 10
al ibr, ipie fonit MIR au Dora uno
lllls. - '@
Jraa bon soltenau fiBte ibre 3in-
Der.
uNun, ib babe eben Sreunoibaft
nit @ba Mtarie eeldloiien, ipie ibr
audi. Scum quite 9sodt, ibr fleinen
&rafeeIer."
sic ging binous, uno gba Marie
tpellte ibr 3immer eben betreten, ba
rief glfrieoe leiie ibren Namen.
,gpa Marie!''
Sic uanote Iib nm.
u8as benn, g1p2'
.Sest ou bib beute fein fleines Beil-
den OIL nein gett? Sd babe sir se-
raoe 10 biel gu eradblen."
gpa Marie tpdre Iieber tpieber nit
ibren itiirmen6en, brdngenoen @eean-
fen aaein geipeien, aber iie febrte bob
1,m limo iette iid an oas 8ett @lfrie-
bes. 9a fl1br au6 Margaretes 2of-
fenfopf tpieoer aus SEN aiiien empor.
9ie beiOen 8etten ftanben bidt neben=
einanoer. Margarete bal6te iiber @lz
friebe binpes na6 ser Sarb ibres
geliebten Srdrleins. 9ieie nmfabte
MIN beioe ainoer. H
ia,Nun, ibr fleinen Ql,dlgeifter, tpas
babt -ibr 10 @ibtises 3u eraablenlt"
.Md, gna Marie, 81, idaoe tpar's,
DaB on beute ni6t nit Bel Gid au-
geeen tparit. gs tpar fein. @efrore-
mes gab es GUM Nadtiid, llno Nar-
garete nno id, tpir baben elm tpin-
siges @Ias Seft befommen. 9amit
baben mir auf bas 8obl bon Gora
inb S6tpager Sans angeitoBen."
.sSa, ,ino nod elm @olt ipar babel,
Elm Sreun6 bon Sans'', ,,nterbrad)
Margarete eifrie. u9enfe Sir, Der
bat ein 10 fd0nes S6loB in Ebiirin-
gen, tpie sic, bon oenen OH nns im<
mer eraablit. - Sa. - 11no I'M
Somn,er iollen mir ibn beind)en.
MeiBt, ib babe i'm sleid gefrast,
Oh mir bib Damn ,nitbringet, biirfen,
tpeil bu alte 5bloiier 10 furbtbar
germ magit"
Gba Msarie fiiBte oie &inoer. Ssbr
Ser5 flopfte rnrubig.
,,geln, ba bat er eud iiber 0ie Gr@
Ialtbnis nertpeisert2'' fraste iie leiie.
Stein, oas bet er nidt. aber 10
CANA ndrriib bat er ,ins angeieberl,
tpie Meniden, bie ,peinen lniiiietl,
aber nidt tpoIlen. l1no geanttportet
bot ct 10 fonberbar: ,Die gpa Marie
ion lieber fdon eber. auf t1,ein Sdlob
fon1ner.' Das t,lft ou natiirlid nidt.
8ir reiien lieber 5uiamrnen bin, nidt
,pabr?'' =
aDas bat ia nod lanae 3eit' iagte
gDa Marie betpegt. assbr 1iliiBt aber
Nun idIafen, es lit fdon 1pdt'
uSa, bas t,ln mir nun audi. Md,
CHI, tparte NAL, tpeiBt 81, nidt, mas
mir Germ bon 2eDben beriproden ba-
be,1 on?"
.Sn1 iebt bent id bran. 8 on,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-21
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-21
J. C.. Watts Chosen
Sports Club Head

j. c. Watts will serve as pres
ident of the Licking County
Farmers and Sportsmens' club
as result of elections held on
Tuesday evening. j. M. Murphy
was unanimously elected vice
president, A. S. Wall was re-
tained as secretary, and Parnal
McKenna was elected to serve
another year as treasurer. D.
L. Hoskinson was returned to
the post of assistant treasurer.
Pheasant distribution occu-
pied part of the meeting, and
it was voted to purchase 100
pheasants through the courtesy
of the Licking County Bird Dog
club for distribution in the fall.
A special meeting is schedul-
ed for April 1, at which time
ticket collections on member
ship will be checked. The an
nual banquet will be held this
year on Tuesday, April 8, at the
Masonic temple.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-21
TEACHERS HOLD
WEDNESDAY MEETING

Licking County Teachers as
sociation held their fourth quar-
terly meeting on Wednesday in
the Newton Township school. A
dinner was followed by an edu-
cational program.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-21
! IN NEW POSITION

Miss Betty Rechel has accept
ed a position as office attend
ant at the Smith Cleaning Co.
~nShe is the daughter of Mr.. and
~ Mrs. Warren Rechel, Bolen ave-
nue.. Mr.. Rechel is manager Of
the plant.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-21
PHI SIGS NAME
DINNER COMMITTEE

The following members of
Newark chapter, Phi Sigma Chi
fraternity, have been appointed
to the committee arranging the
annual spring "old-timers" jam
boree in the Elks club, April IL:
Nelson Metz, Clyde Gill, Paul
Arbaugh, Phil Heinz, Fred Rick
etts and George Pfeffer.
Tickets may be obtained from
the above and also from George
Greider, Ernest Woolard, Thur
man Peck, r. Imhoff, Robert
Wells, Edgar Howard, Roger
Mossman, Oscar Eclebery, John
James, and George Ralston.
National officers of the fra
ternity will attend the iambo-
Tees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
GOV. NAMES HEAD
 FOR CONSCRIPTION

Hartford. Conn, September 24. - (UP) - Baldwin set in motion today the machinery for Connecti- cuts response to the federal con- scription act.
 Colonel Ernest L. Averill has been designated by the governor as state executive to administer the selective service, and immediate preparations were being made 10 choose the per- sonnel Of the local draft boards.
 Assisting Colonel Averlll will be Lieutenant George R. 6turees, W0edbuFy; Major William B. Smith, WetheFsneid: Major Wallace 4, M0yle, Rocky Hill, Major Joseph Isookhaft, NOPwalk. Major George A, WaFdinakl, Hartford, and Caps ta0ln George p, Kane, Hartford,
 Approximately 90a.0O0 men be- tween the aees Of 2i and % years VIII bo required % register october %. Those drawn Into service Nlll be trained at Fort Devers, Ayers, Macs, ste Ol tho first e0lps tfallls lne camp during the World Wsf
 polongl AgeflIi 10 vie ai Waahs AnFion obtaining information eolls eelnlng lhe operation q the draft law
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
DONG DANG TAKEN
 BACK BY FRENCH
Fierce Fighting Along In= dO=China Frontier Still
 Rages On

Hanoi, French Indo-C China, Sept. M-(UP)-French frontier troops, fighting a Japanese invasion from South China, were reported today to have recaptured the border post of Dong Dang, which they were forced to abandon yesterday in the face of overwhelming Japanese superiority.
 French resistance was reported to have stiffened at Langson, im- portant frontier railroad town. The French were reported making 8 determined stand at Langson and dispatches said that heavy French artillery, smelling from strong cement Notifications at Langson, was taking a heavy toll in Japanese ranks.
 Border observers said that Jap- anese bodies were piled high along roads outside Langson. It was said that the Japanese, lacking time to remove bodies, were cutting of hands for purposes of later Identification,
 Tn the coastal region the Japan csc were said to have notified the French that they were launching a major attack tomorrow and that Haiphong, port for Hanoi would be bombed.
 (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
JAMES PURCELL ALLUDED TO BY R. 4. HURLEY Claims Gov. Baldwin ''Vio- lated Spirit of Merit
 System Act"
 TWOOTHERS REFERRED
 TO BY CANDIDATE Laurence s. Smith Also Implied in Democratic
 Nominees Charge

Controversy over the ap- pointment of James P. Pur- cell, star witness for the state in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, as assistant finance commissioner though he took no civil service examination flared up again to day as Public Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley charged Governor Raymond E. Bald win with violating the spirit of the Merit System act" The Democratic candidate for governor said he would "cite specific cases" in Q radio address tonight.
 Commissioner Hurley did not men, tio0 Purcell by name, but the local mans appointment was one of several which he implied were made without regard for the merit sys- tenn principle.
 The Democratic candidate, said the United Press, asserted that Governor Baldwin, "by subterfuge", gave one sate job to Republican party les Ter, and authorized the state con- troller to appoint another leading Republican (W. Ellery. Allyn, of Waterford to make an inventory
 (C0ntif1Iied m paOe Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
MANY NAZIS LOST
 IN CHANNEL STORM

London, Sept. 24.(UP)-The Lon- don Daily Mail said today that ii had learned that from 60.O00 and 6O,0O0 German troops were lost as Q result Of the Channel storm which scattered the German fleet last week.
 The report came from the Daily Malls correspondent on the Franco. spanish frontier.
 iie described the German forces AS "plcked troops.
 The casualties were reported caused by the storm and ensuing bombaFdment Of invasion fleet units by the Regal Air Force,
 lilepofls that several thounAnd German troops had been drowned Ia lhe English channel during "pFaes lloe" invasion liialieuyess hRye been bfenght e ille United states hy several lIaroleTb returning recently from Europe British sources haze qenleq kneHledst oi 1,ieh oelnleh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
SIEGE OF DAKAR IS ABANDONED
Gen. De Gaull Withdraws Troops, Ships From
 West African Port
(NEA Cablephoto)

London, Sept. A = U.P0 = Gen. eral Charles De Gaulle, leader of free Frenchmen," today gave up his expedition to take over Dakar key French port on the western most coast of Africa.
 De Gaulle's headquarters an- nounced that the ships and troops which appeared of Dakar yesterday in company with British warships had been withdrawn.
 The decision was made, it was said, because De Gaulle did not wish to be responsible for French men fighting Frenchmen.
 De Gaulle's headquarters charged that naval authorities at Dakar, loy- al to the Vichy government, opened fire on unarmed emissaries sent ashore by De Gaulle to negotiate for turning over the port and then attacked French troops which at- tempted to make a peaceful landing of French troops commanded by De Gaulle.
 One of De Gaulle emissaries was Captain Becourt Foch, grandson of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Frances World War military chief.
 The British ministry of informa- ton, denying reports from Vichy, said there was no attempt by Brit ish troops to land at or near Dakar.
 A communique said De Gaulle was called to Dakar by numerous Frenchmen anxious to continue to fight at his side"
 "He appeared with French soldiers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-24
WHO PULLED GUN
 ON CHIP ROBERT?
Democratic National COm= mittee Secretary Out;
 Criticized Recently

Washington, Sept. 24-(UP)-Po- litical circles today sought an an- swer to the question: Who pulled the trigger on debonair Lawrence w. (Chip)' Robert, and why?
 Robert and his tall, blonde, beau tiful wife have been called the New Dealers glamor couple. Evelyn Walk CT Robert is political figure in her own right, a horsewoman and an occasional newspaper columnist. She is a shrewd strategiSt in drawing room politics.
 T have been investigated all my life-and by professionals" Robert had remarked last month when he boarded plane in Chicago to return to Washington. The Congressional Record the day before had revealed that his Atlanta, Ga. engineering firm had obtained eight of 66 navy building contracts let within about a year. The contracts of Robert and Go. entailed $931 ,56O in fees.
 Senator H. Styles Bridges, R., N H., had demanded immediately that Robert resign as secretary of the that the justice department inves- tigate the circumstances of the con- democratic national committee and tracts.
 I'm gratified that my criticism has produced tangible results" was Bridges welcome to the announce ment yesterday in New York that Robert had resigned his committee position.
 But no impropriety has been pub- licly established or acknowledged re- garding those contracts. Robert said in resigning that his firm, with the greatest volume of commercial con- treats in It's history. now required all his time.
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