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Evening star., 1940-12-29
Presidents Talk
ToReaffirmU i. ).
Defense Policy
Radio Speech Tonight
To Explain Application
Of Two-Edged PIon
Bv JOHN c. HENRY.

In radio address for which not
only this Nation but most of the
world is eagerly awaiting, President
Roosevelt tonight will reaffirm in
clear and careful language the de-
termination of this Government to
render all aid short of war" to be-
sieged Britain and to exert an ever
increasing national effort toward
building our own defenSeS to in
vulnerability.
By implication, if not by actual
words, Mr.. Roosevelt will tell the
American people that In an effective
application of this double-edged
policy lies our safest guarantee that
war already raging over all the
worlds oceans and much of its lands
shall not actually come to the United
States. In this manner the Presi-
dent will redefine a policy by which
he hopes to redeem his campaign
pledge that America shall not go to
war
There will be few statistics in this
speech, little in the nature of spe-
cific information which might be
of value to foreign governments.
Declaration of Principles.
In many respects, in fact. it will
be a declaration of principles, posi-
tive in meaning but broadly worded,
to be particularized and integrated
in the next few weeks with an an
nual message to the new Congress,
a history making peacetime budg-
etary program and an inaugural
address.
For the past week all White House
activity has seemed merely a pre-
lude to this address tonight-a
build up" that has given it an
Importance beyond any other presi-
dental utterance on foreign policy
since the war began.
With all the informality of a fire
side chat" it will be directed first
of all to the American people, the
constituents of the new Congress
which must implement by their ap-
proval any effective policies of pre-
paredness or of aid to Britain.
Coming five days before this new
Congress convenes, while most of
its members are on holiday vaca-
tions in their home States, this
address will be calculated to muster
the strength of public opinion to a
point where necessary legislative au-
thoriZationS will be forthcoming
with reasonable promptness.
Rejection of Appeasement.
To this end there probably will
be a new reputation of the
philosophy of appeasement, a rejec-
ton of any thought that America
is secure regardless of how Europe's s
belligerents fare and so long as we
refrain from further antagonizing
the axis powers.
Some of the words to be re-
broadcast to the world may, in
effect, be a reiteration of an October
pronouncement that the Americas
will not be scared or threatened
into the ways the dictators want
us to follow - no combination
of dictator countries of Europe and
Asia will stop the help we are giving
to almost the last free people fight
ing to hold them at bay
Such words, in whatever form
they may reappear tonight, will be
intended first for "the dictators''
and second for encouragement of
the "free people" who have been
(See ROOSEVELT. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1940-12-29
BIRTHS h Rain Bombs on Enemy Ports
In Effort TO Smas h Invasion Plans;
Nazi Moves Yelled by Hungary
Plane Shot Down
Used by De GouHe
Forces, Nozis Say
BY The Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The
German radio tonight quoted a
report from Vichy, France, that
the French plane shot down
near Gibraltar on Christmas
Day belonged to the free French
forces of Gen. Charles de Gaulle
instead of the French Vichy
government.
The German radio, heard
here by N. B. c. and C. B. S.,
said the plane was carrying
delegates trying to land at
Gibraltar.
An official Vichy spokesman
said facts regarding the plane
would be announced shortly.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Doriot Reported PIedging
Aid to Marshal Petcin

BERN, Switzerland, Dec. % (P.-
Jacques Doriot, strong Rightist
leader, paid Vichy his first visit in
months today and was reported to
have pledged his support to Chief
of State Henri Philippe Petain.
According to diplomats at Vichy,
Marshal Petain summoned M.
Doriot and enlisted the aid of his
tough French Popular party in an
attempt to bolster his government
against opposition.
The marshal was reported also to
have asked M. Doriot to cooperate
with CASTOR Bergery, Independent
(See DE GAULLE, Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Vivien Leigh and Olivier
On Way Back to London
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. %
Vivien Leigh, British-born Scarlett
O'Hara of the films, and her hus-
band, Laurence Olivier, sailed for
Lisbon today aboard the American
Export liner Excambion on the first
leg of their return trip to London.
"I know London is not the safest
place in the world right now" the
actress said, "but it's still my home
and that's where I want to be-"
Mr.. Olivier, a Briton, said he
would offer his services to the gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Three Troop Ships
In Italian CONVOY
Sunk by Greeks
Submarine Destroys
Vessel Toking Men and
Arms to VuIonu
By the Associated Press.

ATHENS, Dec. 90 Sunday
The daring stab of a Greek subma-
rine, reported officially to have Slip
ped inside a destroyer guard and
sunk three Italian transports carry
ing troops and equipment, was fol-
lowed today by Greek claims of new
gains ashore.
The three ships, Greek Ministry
OF Marine communique said, were
part of a convoy moving reinforce
mentS across the Adriatic from the
Italian port of Bripdisi to the AL
banian port of Valona, an Italian
foothold threatened by Greece's
army.
The communique described the
vessels as large" totaling between
$4,000 and 10000 tons, and said they
were protected by "a heavy escort
of warships."
Sinking of the enemy vessels was
followed by chase of several hours
by enemy destroyers which dropped
depth charges" it said. LAS a result
of skillful maneuvering our subma-
rine faced the attack and then re-
turned safely to port"
Advance Near Chimara,
A tWo-sentence general staff
communlque merely said: There
were successful local operations on
a reduced scale. Prisoners were
taken"
A government spokesman, how
ever, said that despite thickening
weather our troops have been able
to advance north and northwest of
Chimara and great distance from
tnlS town the enemy is defending
himself in heavily fortified posi-
tionS."
Against strong Italian resistance,
the spokesman added, "methodical
Greek attacks have forced the Fas-
cistS from heights exceeding 5000
feet and compelled them to put up
running fight to cover their re-
treat.
Captain Among Prisoners.
III lIle region east OF Cnlmara, ne
said, among prisoners taken was one
captain and quite important ma
terial, including machine guns and
automatic rifles not yet counted.
East of the Viosa River. the
spokesman reported. I'VE captured
more prisoners but the exact num-
ber is not yet known
The submarine, the Papanicolis.
worked in to effective range and let
go all her torpedoes despite the con-
voy's heavy destroyer escort, the
statement said, and then got back
safely to port despite salvos of depth
charges.
Greece has six submarines, &C
cording to James Fighting Ships.
1t lists the Papanicois as dis
placing 576 tons on the surface
(Sao GREEK pope A-d)
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Labor Board
Is F|ayed in
Smith Report
Full Reorganization,
Dismissal of 'Leftist'
Employees Urged
BY JAMES e. CHINN.

With a strong denunciation OF
the administration of the Wagner
Labor Act by the National Labor
Relations Board, a majority Of
special House committee last
night recommended a complete
reorganization of the board and
removal of all persons on its pay
roll who at any time were con-
nected with a Communist front"
or other radical" organization.
The committee, in a 7o.O0o-word
report signed by three of the five
members, made number of charges
against the Labor Board. Chief
among them were:
1T has been unfair and biased"
and has sought to legalize "anarch-
istic" sit-down strikes.
PIT has shown pronounced"
sympathies with the C. I. O.-fa-
voritism that has served to induce
and prolong a large number of in
dustrial disputes.
3It has invented" methods Of
tormenting and running employers.
At has given protection to
"avowed enemies" Of Americas
democratic form of government.
Minority Report Expected.
recommendations of the COM
mitteec together with the criticism
of the board and its employe per-
sonnel, were contained in its final
report to the House-a document
which includes verbatim record Of
proceedings during a 17-month in
vestigation.
The report was signed by Chair
man Smith. Democrat, of Virginia,
and Representatives Halleck of In
diana and Routzohn of Ohio. both
Republicans. The two other mem-
bers whose signatures did not ap-
pear are Representative Healev Of
Massachusetts and Murdock of Utah,
both Democrats. They are expected
to file minority report
Representative Healey and MUIR
dock vigorously opposed an inter-
mediate report of the majority last
summer which was followed by
House approval of II of the ma
jority's 81 proposals to amend the
act. Those revisions have been pend
ing in the Senate ever since.
objectionable Practices Listed.
Six alleged objectionable" prac-
| tices of the board were listed IN
the report. They are:
Il. Blacklisting of litigants be-
fore it.
%. Promoting boycotts against
parties whose cases it intends to
adjudicate.
g. Denial to legitimate organiza-
tions of opportunities to appear and
be defended in the very litigation
that may destroy them.
a. Refusing TO employees the priv
ilege Of testifying in their own cases.
IS. Requiring industry to rein-
state persons who were never en-
ployed and pay back wages to per-
sons never on the pay roll and to
others who never even applied for
employment.
"6. Seeking to legalize as part
of the American way of life the in
famous, anarchistic sit-down strikes
and persevering in this course even
when rebuked by the Supreme Court
Of the United States"
The report also listed four de
| ficiencies" of the board. which it
said constitute fundamental wrongs
which are the very antithesiS'
of the result intended by Congress in
the enactment of the National La
Dor Relations Act. They follow:
q. The existence of a large group
among the boards personnel mo-
tivated by the social concept of
an employer-employe relationship
Continued on Page AS, Column -
Evening star., 1940-12-29
British Women Riot,
Trying to Buy Wares
OF Fruit Vendor
BY the Associated Press.

6s tNt hSSOCldleu FTtSS.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-An orange
and lemon seller was added to
Britain's war casualties today.
When news spread that he
was selling his wares from a
barrow at Croydon, the man
was surrounded by women who
exchanged blows, knocked off
one another's hats and scream
ed as they tried to buy the fruit.
Scratched and bleeding, the
orange vendor fought his way
out and called the police. When
help arrived the women were
gone and the barrow was bare.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Gen. De GauIIe Sees
Victory if French
Join 10 Fight Nazis
Broodcusts Plea Amid
Reports Navy May Be
Gathering in Africo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-Gen. Charles
de Gaulle, leader of French forces
/ still allied with Britain, exhorted all
Frenchmen today to keep up the
fight against Germany and told
them a great triumph might be
I theirs.
AS Gen de Gaulle broadcast his
| appeal-declaring that if North
! Africa. Syria and the French fleet
were fighting for France the Medi-
terranean battle would end prompt
ly in victory-reports circulated in
Lisbon that French naval forces
may be gathering in North Africa.
Travellers from unocc.p pied France
said they had been informed re-
| liably that French Chief of State
Henri Philippe Petain had author
| lied some French naval officers to
| spend vacations" in North Africa
| and that several French naval units
already have been dispatched there
from Toulon.
Linked to Petain's Stand.
They linked these moves with
what they called Marshal Petain's
''unabated decision to rule France
himself, free from foreign imposi-
/ tions," and his readiness ito be-
come prisoner himself rather
! than give in to demands he con-
siders against the interest OF
France"
(Coincidentally. a broadcast
| from Nazi-occupied Paris, heard
| in New York by c. B. S, said
Gen. Auguste Nogues, governor
general of French Morocco, and
'his collaborators' had returned
to Casablanca, Morocco, from
an official visit to Vichy.
(And in Budapest informants
said Marshal Petain had told the
| Nazis that if their terms for
| final peace were unreasonable
he would cut North Africa loose,
with Gen. Maxine Weygand
taking a large colonial army
there over to Gen. de Gaulle's
free" French forces and moving
against italian Libya in CO.
ordination with British action
from Egypt
Promises Assistance.
In his address Gen. de Gaulle
urged all French leaders again to
draw the sword which they have
sheathed' and promised that they
shall find us by their side without
excluding any one and without any
thought of ambition"
with the Hun in Paris, Bor-
| deaux, Lille, Rheims and Strass-
bourg and with the Italians pre-
tending to dictate their will to the
French nation" he said, there is
nothing else to do than fight"
Disclosing that 1000 Frenchmen-
soldiers, sailors and airmen-have
died for France since the armistice,
Gen. de Gaulle exclaimed that ito
treat with the enemies, to accept
their control, to cooperate with
them, is to betray the fatherland." l."
Hour of Hope Appeal.
The Free" French leader re-
peated his organizations appeal to
all Frenchmen, in occupied and un-
occupied France, to observe an hour
of hope New Year Day.
By emptying the streets of their
towns and villages during those go
minutes, he said, they would observe
a huge plebiscite of silence" to
show the Germans they still are re-
garded as enemies
The hour set is from to pm.
in unoccupied France and from 8
to 4 pm. in occupied France. Be-
cause of the time difference-Ber-
lin time is used in the occupied
area-the observance would be si-
multaneous in both regions, from
8 to 8 am, E. S. T.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Old Dickens Home Bombed

LONDON, Dec. % (P).-The house
at Ordnance Terrace, Chatham, in
which Charles Dickens spent part
of his boyhood and met the persons
who later inspired characters for
his Sketches From Boz" and Our
Parish" was damaged severely by
a bomb in a recent raid.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Radio Programs, Page F-5
Complete Index, Page Az
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rest and conviction of any
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of delivery. or from door
ways or apartments after
delivery. Any one detect
ing newspaper thieves
should notify the police
Immediately.
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Evening star., 1940-12-29
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, with occasional light rain;
slightly colder tonight; tomorrow cloudy
and colder; variable winds Tempera-
lures yesterday-Highest, 54, at 6 pm;
lowest, 46, at am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details on Page A..
Evening star., 1940-12-29

(See r. A. F., Page A-6.O
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(See GREEK, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-12-29

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

The hour set is from 2 to pm.
in unoccupied France and from 8
to 4 pm. in occupied France. Be-
cause of the time difference-Ber-
lin time is used in the occupied
area-the observance would be si-
multaneous in both regions, from
8 to 8 am, E. S. T.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

(See EGYPT, Page A-4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13
AIIergic Bronchitis

I do want to tell you that potas. sium chloride (soluble) which you suggested in the pamphlet Relief for Allergy" cured me entirely of bronchitis, from which I had suf- fered for several years. I still eat very few eggs as found they do not agree with me. (Mrs. M. s. O.
 Answer-I assume the trouble is bronchial allergy, akin to nasal al- lergy, to some specific protein, per- haps that of egg white in your case. Potassium Chloride (soluble) seems to prevent or relieve such allergy in majority of cases, if a dose or two be taken at the time of or soon after exposure to the specific irritant. Probably from five to ten per cent of alleged "colds" are in fact allergic reactions. For copy of pamphlet Relief for Allergy" send stamped en- velope bearing your address.
 Stale Milk
 We keep milk in the refrigerator for a week and 1t seems as good as it was when fresh. Is there any harm in using milk as old as that, if it stays sweet? (B. R.)
 Answer-Bacterial growth may con- tinue even though the refrigeration delays actual souring. Naturally soured milk would be safer, I believe. Souring, from conversion of milk sugar Qactose) into tactic acid by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13
SLIM SHIRTFROCK FOR CASUAL WEAR
PATTERN 115

The secret of fashion success, aS every smart woman knows, is in well-planned, nicely proportioned, SIMPLE lines! In Pattern 1l5, Claire Tilden has designed frock with youthful casualness, yet with all the expert touches that ma ture figure demands. The smooth, tailored effect of the front yokeS is continued in a flattering line down the bodice panelling, matched by the center panel of the skirt. You'll appreciate the careful plac- ing of gathers in the side bodice sections to give you just the right amount of Softness through the bustline. That bodice buttoning lets you don the frock without do- ing damage to your coifure. Have the sleeves in simple long or short style. Then take your choice be- tween two equally fattering neck lines: one with open revers, the other in the round cardigan style that's so young. Use the Sewing Guide to help you, step-by-step, to a speedy, professional-looking fn- ish. Tie-silk or wool would be att tractive for this useful, becoming style.
 Pattern 115 is cut in women's sizes 34. 36, 40, A, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 requires 3N yards 39 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY, SIZE, NAME. AD- DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders to The Waterbury Democrat Pattern Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13
CESSATION or MIGRAINE

Several years ago (writes a wo- man) I started taking calcium ac- cording to your instructions for periodic sick headache. As a result I had less frequent and less severe attacks. and also I enjoyed aboslute immunity to cri during that time. But here is the mysterious part of my experience. Four months ago I took several hundred grains of su1- fanilimide to help combat 8 throat infection, and since then have haS nary an attack of headache, nor have taken the calcium since, at my physicians suggestion.
 Could it be possible that the sul- fanilamide aroused some lazy gland, inactivity of which was responsible for my headaches? My doctor is un- able to account for the complete cessation of the headaches, but says the sulfanilamide can hardly be credited. (Mrs. A. Al.
 Your doctor shows admirable re- straint, for sulfanilamide Is being credited with helping in the cure of almost everything from streptococ- cicosis to the pip. No sooner said than I find myself blushing furiously as I recall the imposing list of com- plaints for which I recommend cal- cium. Oh, well, we doctors are human and sometimes OUT enthusi- asm gets out of control.
 Periodic sick headaches, otherwise known as migraine, especially if the attacks are preceded by an aura or warning most frequently scotomata or fertilization spectra, zig-zag light effects on one side of the field of vision-cease when the subject reaches the age of fifty or fifty-five, in 8 good many cases, regardless of treatment. It is difficult to attribute this spontaneous cessation of mi-- graine to the menopause (change of life) unless you maintain that the men who suffer from migraine aren't. For every five women with migraine there are two men-I mean that is the ratio of the trouble in the two sexes.
 Never in my ecollection-and that includes the heyday of aspirin and 606-has a new medicine been so thoroughly sold to the profession as sulfanilamide. How it acts nobody seems to know. Certainly it is not an antiseptic or germicide in the or- dinary sense of the words. What the extent of the damage to the blood or destruction of blood corpuscles may be when a little too much sulfanila- mide is given in any case, everybody seems to ignore when reporting on the effects of administration of the drug in various conditions.
 The miracle men who gave sul- fanilamide to the profession merely suggested that it is bacteriostatic- that is, it inhibits or slows or di- minishes the growth of germs, es- pecially the notorious Streptococcus, without destruction.
 Calcium treatment of migraine is described in pamphlet ''Why Have Headaches?" = for copy inclose stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13
Modern Menus
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Staff Writer
 The new American food economy calls for more milk, more butter, more fruits, more vegetables and more eggs in the diet, according to Hazel K. Stiebeling, senior food economist, Economics Division, United States Bureau of Home Economics.
 When a great nation sets about to put itself on a total defense footing, certainly part of its effort should go to securing diets that are nutritionally good for its citi- zens if those citizens are going to be up to the job of national de- fense. Americans like to brag of their diet as pretty alarmed good" But the usual domestic diet in this country needs more protective foods to deserve being called good nutri- tionally," Dr. Steiebeling insists.
 Milk is nutritionally good ac- cording to the feed of the COWS, for example. Green vegetables are vitamin rich according to the rich- ness of the soil in which they were grown. "One of the greatest needs in this new campaign for family defense is basic information on nutrition for teachers and club and group leaders and others who can help put over the job of teaching the American housewife the facts of modern nutrition.
 Dr. Stiebeling uses the army diet as an example. Army food is abundant and generous. The men are given a large supply of food so that whatever selection they make will still be protected from a nutritional standpoint. But the army knows that if man is to fight well and have stamina, he must be satisfied with his food, no matter how odd his taste may be. Therefore the army diet leaves room for selection although the generous menus are planned to in- clude all nutritional requirements,
 America Cooks "a book of practical recipes from 48 states, written by the Browns. will aid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13
THE WOMEN Confirmed "CrabberS" Kill A Job Beginners Enthusiasm
WE. THE WOMEN,

use? You'll never get anywhere" That has come to be the smart, the sophisticated, the knowing at titude. Liking job well enough not to mind extra work and setbacks is looked on as naive and old-fashion- ed.
 HE FOLLOWS
 THE CROWD The young man or young woman who, after a few months on a job, says out loud, T love my work" is considered a dope. Poor thing, he is just a dummy.
 And so, thinking he must be goofy to like work that everyone else is complaining about-the young work CT falls in with the grumbling and the dissatisfaction. And the work that gave him so much pleasure at first, the work he must do to earn a living, be- comes degrading instead of satis- flying.
 Once that happens, all the plea- sure of work is gone-and with it the ability to do a good job.