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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08
Mary Finds a Home

on from the world In the nursing
home. DR.. Lenox had buoyed her
up with his kindness and hope
In a short while this would be al
gone.
Mary realized that she had be-
come dependent on Gilbert Lenox
She wondered where he was this
morning - why he had not come
to bid her goodby.
An eficient British matron ap-
preached her with an armful OF
well-worn, tweedy clothes.
Here, my dear, are some things
you can wear 10 tide you over,
she was saying. Mary knew the
woman Lady Ponce-Townsend -
had been In the ward repeatedly
doing her bit" for the refugees
You'll find this dress very serv-
iceable and this coat will do nicely
for a while"
Mary drew back. She who had
been q fashion stylist - she who
had worn only the most expensive
clothes-clad In castoffs,
Then, everything that had hap
pened came back to her and list
lessly she donned the coarse gar
ments.
Lady Ponce Townsend looked
on approvingly. 1.-THE very thing,
she said, animatedly you'll do
perfectly"
Mary started TO laugh at the
high-born woman's obvious pa
tronizing. In her ears, the chuckle
had q familiar ring. It was her
own old laugh!
Something had happened to her
facet The paralysis that had kept
her right cheek as infiexible as
iron relented O mere trihe.
THANK you, Lady Ponce-Town-
send" The words were made audi
BILE only with effort. THE outfit will
do nicely indeed"
The English aristocrat looked at
Mary critically. II was as II she
detected q possible hint OF disdain
In Mary's attitude. But there were
hundreds OF survivors Of the Mo-
ravia to clothe and O score Of them
would be discharged from that
very hospital that day, She had
work TO do. She walked away
from Mary with q nod.
Mary went up to the floor nurse
to say goodby.
Good luck" the nurse said,
when Mary protfered her thanks,
And cheeriol"
Mary bllnked to keep back her
tears when she returned to say
goodby to Mrs. Tully. A generous
soul withal, Mary would miss her
kindness when she had gone.
you've been mighty brave
girl. Here's hoping things will be
brighter for you from now on,
Wipe away those tears and powder
your nose so you'll look real
cheerful when you say goodby To
that nice American doctor. He's
been so devoted 10 you"
But as Mary left the ward, there
was no sight OF Gilbert Lenox
She could not understand her own
disappointment at his failure II
SEQ her Off. Was II because she'd
grown to depend on him? Or was
1t merely the way oil patients fell
towards the doctor who brought
them through dark hours?
She walked slowly toward thu
outside door. Here she was, ct las
leaving the hospital on her own
What lay ahead? The gray winter
world Of wartime London.
"Oh, Miss Winters" someone
called. "You don't think I'd lei
you so without saying goodbye"
She looked up into the serious
face Of the red-haired American
doctor. II didn't know" she be.
gan, miserably.
You weren't walking out or
me, were you? After all, I meant
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SIDE CHANCES

Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08

MUSICAL TERMS

MUSICAL TERMS
II you ever played q musical
instrument sung In a choir, this
test will be easy. All you need do
Is to pickout the correct definition
for each musical term listed below:
!. Andante: (a) gaily, ID In
Chorus, Co moderately slow, I'D
funeral.
2. Coda: ca closing measures OF
composition, (b) bar In music, (c)
6, stem OF marking musical scores,
(d> rest.
3. Allegro: (a) ponderous, ID
lively, Co musical introduction, I'd
four-part.
4. Pizzicato: (a) slowly, lb) brass
accompaniment, (c) touching strings
lightly W. bow, Cd directions to
pluck strings with finger.
5. CadenZa: (a) obbligato, (b) in
cidental solo, (c) musical signature,
Cd chromatic passage.
Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
EorIy French Historian
Joins PhiIoteIic Ranks

ONE Of frances first historians.
" Gregory, bishop of Tours, has
been honored by q French stamp,
above, concentrating the 18th
centenary of his birth. Gregory's
chief contribution Is a history Of
the barbarian Franks, beginning
with the creation Of the world and
continuing until three years be.
fore the bishops death In 504.
While the first books Of the series,
based upon legend, tradition, and
writings Of other authors are un.
important, the last group Of six,
which detail his own observations
and experience are Of great his
torical value.
Gregory was a militant bishop,
defending his see against kings
and princes, and ruling his peo-
pie with great firmness.
All orders for stamps to be
used as Christmas gifts will re-
ceive special attention at the U. S.
Philatelic Agency II they are con.
spicuously marked Christmas
Order"
The U. S. migratory bird hunt
ing stamp has been made avail.
able to collectors through the
Philatelic Agency.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08
BETHLEHEM BOYS
AND GIRLS, WINNERS

Bethlehem A. @. teams were sat
urday night winners, the p. v. Col
legians losing by 80 10 40 to the
Bethlehem boys, while the Bethle-
hem Girls were close 25 to % victors
over the B. A. g. Juniors, who led
Hot at half time. B. Smith with
10 points was topped by W. Mes
KUN Of the losers who scored II
points For the boys, Lukitis and
Kaceigius split 80 points, B. Wood
ward getting 10 more.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08

Naugatuck, Jan. 5.-The Whites
won three out Of four points from
the Greens in matches In the Odd
Fellows Bowling league, rolled last
night. The Browns took all four
points from the Blacks and the
Reds whitewashed the Blues, 40.
E. Anderson had high single with
o lat score, and high total, with 1858.
The Whites took high team single
with a 400 string and high team
total, 1889.
The scores:
ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08
Borough Bowler
Hits 2O3 String

Naugatuck, Jan. 8.-Leading bowl
ers here now have new single
duckpin bowling mark for the Dor
ough to shoot at.
Saturday night Gerald Jacwiecz
rolled 203 string at the Palace al.
leys in a macth with Dye Schultz
getting II strikes and two spares.
His scor follows: 30-59-70: 99-126-
JAS; l55-175-194-203.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
Wilbur L. Cross In
Race For Governor

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. b.
EtUP)-Former four-term Gov.
wilbur l.. Cross threw his hat
into the gubernatOrial ring to-
day and said If the Democratic
state convention chose him as
the party's standard bearer he
would consider it my duty to
| accept"
Within few days after State
Public Works Commissioner
Robert A. Hurley made a SIM
liar announcement, DIR. Cross
released a prepared statement
in which he said:
"If the delegates to the state
convention Of the Democratic
party nominate me as a can
didate for governor, 1 VIII
accent the nomination.
81 am making this public
statement in reply to many in
quiries."
The convention will be held
/ Aug. 1924 at New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
JAMES A. FARLEY
LEAVES CABINET
Resignation Submitted On
August 7, Accepted To-
day By President
BY T. F. REYNOLDS
UNITED Press White House

Hyde Park, N. Y, Aug. 8.-UP)
President Roosevelt today accept
ed with sincere sorrow" the resig-
nation from the cabinet, effective
Aug. 81, of Postmaster General
James A. Farley, the man behind
the ballots" in the New Deal cam
paigns of 1882 and 1896.
Farley,s resignation was discloS.
ed by the president when he made
public the letter of acceptance hi
had written in response to a letter
from the postmaster general dated
Aug. 7. The president gave no indi-
cation who Farley'S cabinet success
sor would be.
The postmaster general already
had announced his retirement as
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, in which post he
will be succeeded Aug. II by Ed
ward j. Flynn Of New York, and his
resignation from the cabinet was
the final step in his return to pri-
vate life.
Farley will become president of
the New York Yankees Baseball
club, and in that connection his
letter to the president said:
IT know that it will please you
to learn that I have made definite
arrangements for my future in pri-
vate business where I know I shall
be happy"
No Third Term Mention
Neither the president nor Farley
made any mention of the third term
issue in their letters, although they
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German Aerial Attack
Suffers Bad Setback
Powerful Blows Aimed Again at British Isles = Nine
Nazi Planes Shot Down - Huge German
Oil Depot1s Destroyed
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspond


London, Aug. 8-(UP)-Germany
renewed powerful aerial attacks on
the British Isles today but suffered
severe casualties and a counter
attack in which British Dive bombers
repeatedly destroyed huge Nazi oil
depot on the Norwegian coast.
Nine German planes-six dive
bombers and three fighters-oficia
ly were reported shot down In aerial
battles along the English channel
coast, where shipping conveys were
attacked. The channel conveys now
are protected by their own balloon
barrages, it was disclosed in connec-
ton with official statements that new
methods are being devised to oppose
the Nazi aerial blockade.
Today's bag of German planes, the
air ministry said, brought the total
brought down in raids on Britain
since June 10 to 275.
The new air attacks followed scat
tered bombings during the night IN
one Of which q German plane
dropped two bombs close to a north
east England sanatorium housing 800
refugee children.
German Report
(The Nazi high command reported
that German planes had bombed the
Leyland Motor Works. the Vickers
Armstrong Motor Works, airplane
factories near. Yeovil and Plymouth
and defense works near Manchester
Cardiff. Dorchester and Plymouth
and had laid mines on various Brit
Continued on Page ~
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DOCTOR, WIFE IN
$4,000 BONDS
DR.. Clifford S. Pine OF
Naugatuck Is Mixed In
Narcotics Deal

Charged with securing narcotics
through fraud, DR.. clifford S. Pine,
"a, of IA Hillside avenue, Naugatuck.
and his wife, Ruby T. Pine. 81, were
ordered held under bonds of $4,000
each for trial Aug. "a when arraign-
ed before Judge John L. Gaffney in
city court today.
The borough doctor and his wife
allegedly made out prescriptions for
narcotic drugs in false names, and
then claimed the drugs at drug
stores in Waterbury. They were ar
rested last light by State Troopers
Anton Nelson and John Doyle after
an investigation by Arthur Riyard,
narcotics inspector for the state de-
partment of health.
Prosecuting Attorney Michael J.
Galullo, in asking. for the contin-
uance and the heavy bond, said that
the doctor and his wife had been
taken into custody for their own
good. Efforts win be made, he said
to have the pair placed in an insti-
tuition where cure may be effec-
ted and make possible their return
to normal society.
The prosecutor said that the state
was taking q keen interest IN the
cases, believing that the doctor and
his wife were worthy Of efforts al
rehabilitating them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
MRS. ROOSEVELT
OPENS CAMPAIC
Front Porch Drive Sup
port Third Term - Pres
ident In Conference
BY T. F. REYNOLDS
UNITED Press White House
Correspondent


Hyde Park. N. Y, Aug. 8.-(UP)-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt opens a
national front porch campaign for
the third term today while Presi-
dent Roosevelt confers with his run
ming mate Henry A. Wallace to out
line their strategy.
With the summer White House as
background, Mrs. Roosevelt will be
hostess to nearly 800 New York
feminine leaders of her party at
tea and political rally at her VAL
Kill cottage. The rally appeared to
be the opening gun of the New Deal
campaign.
The president and his secretary
OF agriculture meet at the Roosevelt
family home across the road from
the Waikiki cottage for discus
sion amid circumstances suggesting
that Secretary Of Commerce Harry
l.. Hopkins may ''master-mind" the
third term drive. as he MASTER
minded Mr.. Roosevelt's re-nomina-
ton.
Farley Not There
In 1882 and 1885, Democratic
(c,ontinueA On Page q
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British, Italian Reports
On Battle In Somaliland
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WA
Rome, Aug. 8-(UP)-Italian East
African armies were reported con-
verging from three directions today
on the British Somaliland port Of
Berbera in a campaign said to be
aiming at operations against the
British base Of Alden.
Without Fascists reporting that
one Italian column was nearing
Berbera, the authoritative editor,
Virginia Gayda. limited that action
was contemplated against Alden,
which would give Italy a sfoothold
in Asia and might emphasize Prem
Ter Benito Mussolini'S claim to be
protector of Islam.
1.-THE occupation of leila "a gulf
of Alden port taken Tuesday, will
not be merely occupation" Gayda
said. "It brings italian bases closer
to the opposite British base at Alden
which is on of the keys Of the Brit
ish military system on the Red Sea
and the Indian ocean"
At the same time, an authorita-
tive statement said that the occu-
patton of Zeila had started the pro-
cess of incorporating British Somal-
Hand In Italian East Africa.
Problem of Unity
''This tends to solve by arms the
problem of unity Of the three SOM
alilands and their populations, the
statement said. (The third Somali.
land belongs to France but has lonl
been desired by italy as 1t form!
the gateway to Ethiopian
"The division of Somaliland 1nt(
three parts constituted one Of thu
greatest obstacles to the well-beinl
Of the native population"
The newspaper Popolo d Roma
meanwhile, reported that Italian
had put a great mass" Of fighting
units on the Libyan border Of Egyp
| In preparation for vast action.
The newspaper said that British
forces had made intense attacks OF
these Italian forces but that tn
situation was now "completeiy con
In solnaliland. the Italians wer
reported advancing At blitzkrie
speed. y.
High Command Cemmunique
Today's high command communi
Que announced the capture Of xeill
second port OF the British protector
ale and also al cir beso and cant
caravan eenter. altar . thFec-da
loeniinnsd "a PAGE q
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England's Fighting Planes Shoot
Down Nine Huge German Bombers
Great German Oil Depot Of 1920 Tons
On Norwegian Coast Bombed,
Set A6re, Destroyed
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News Editor


Great Britains growing air force claimed dou-
bic victory today and the British Empire armies in
East Africa were reported ralying against Italian
offensive in Somaliland
In a sudden renewal of aerial warfare over the
British Isles British fighting planes reported to
have shot down nine German attack craft, including
six dive bombers, in battle along the English Chan
mel coast. Two British planes were lost
Oil Depot Destroyed
On the Norwegian coast, the London admiralty said,
British dive bombers striking at possible bitzeg bases
appeared destroyed totally huge German oil depot
of perhaps 1900 TONS starting big fires and causing much
damage to the station at Dolvk, Bergen.
The reported destruction of the Oil depot appeared 70
be highigh in the sudden renewal of big scale aerial
operations by the Nazis who dropped two bombs during
the night SO close to building housing 800 refugee chill
dren in northeast England that all windows shat
tered.
English Raid Keeps Up aes
TIL aerial fighting the British Isles with its impli
cation of greater struggles put the Italian
paign in Africa in the background for the moment.
The British defense forces in Africa still concen-
tratng greatest attention the Lbyan frontier were the
Italians have been threatening to start offensive into
Egypt and toward the SueZ Canal.
British Planes In Wide Area
British airplanes Cairo communique said, ranged
far along the Mediterranean coast of Lbya to bomb Italian
bases naval units at Barda and other points which
essential offensive against Egypt They reported that
the Fascist submarine base at Massawa in Eitrea was
scored ships, including submarine. But in British
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
BY JAN YINDRICH
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent


Cairo, Egypt, Aug. Sup
British aerial forces today struck
at italian Libyan bases from which
an offensive might be launched
against Egypt, bombing Bardia and
other Mediterranean coastal OBJ
jectives and Fascist naval units.
A Royal Air Force communique
said there was considerable air ac-
tivity on all fronts, with British
planes gathering valuable material
about the threatened italian drive
into Egypt.
Shipping in Bardia harbor Gust
across the frontier In Libya) and
store buildings were attacked ana
one large building was demolished
the communique said.
It added that in reconnaissance
operations on Tuesday lone Of our
flying boats was shot down near
Tobruk, the big italian base and
that the submarine base at Mas
sawa was raided both Tuesday and
yesterday.
Direct Hits Scored
Reports indicate that direct hits
were scored on Q naval vessel, the
Quay and O submarine" 1t added.
During another raid buildings
were damaged. All Of our planes
returned safely"
| The British forces appeared 70
be giving greater attention to d.
Tense against the threatened Ital-
ian push from Libya, but In British
Somaliland It was indicated that
defense forces had fallen back To-
ward the important port Of Ber-
hera.
(In London. 1t was suggested
that the British would make q
stand In the hills before Dcrbera1
Reports indicated that the British
troops had orders to infiict as much
damage IS possible on the nd~
vancing Italians without making
any stand which would necessita7e
considerable casualties 70 then1-
selves.
Il was asserted At middle east
|generai headquarters here Ihat Bril-
lish losses 80 far n tbs italian Of
|fensiye we're negligible.
The Italians were believed 70 t9
driving toward BerbeI1. Chief r4<z
and town ol the eou,aiiIau4 rre<
loctnfate. as their main chiEtlIH&
~ FuIls neV1ieDr<
Thought the Italian drive AAd neE
fcanllnnnd % Rsss a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
State Supreme Court of Errors May
NotWait Until NextYea to Rule On
Fourteen Appeals of c onvictedMen
Printing of Trial Transcript Is Getting Ahead Win
Speed - Conspiracy Case May Top
Court Docket

decision on the Waterbury conspiracy case appeals
will probably be handed down the state supreme court OF
errors late this year rather than be delayed until 1871
today when became known that printing OF tn
vomnos trial transcript going ahead with unexpected
sneed The printed transcript will be available in time to
have arguments on the appeals held before the supreme
court in October It had been thought that arguments
oo,ld not scheduled November December
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
War Moves On
Today's Board
BY J. w. r. MASON
tIr..i4aa Press War Exnertl

NC1AASCA AhSSS
italian operations in British SOM
aiiland are meeting with success as
one of the consequences Of the Ger
man threat to invade Great Britain.
Uncertainty regarding Hitler's in
tentions is compelling the British TO
keep most Of their army at home,
making it impossible to distribute
adequate defense forces to some
outlying parts of the empire.
It has thus become strategically
essential for the British high COM
mand to mark of various areas for
retreat in case of attack, with the
expectation that the final DISPOSE
ton of these territories Will be de-
termined at the peace conference.
Somaliland Is one OF these small
sectors that must be left to its tate,
Mussolini has shrewdly realized
the British difficulty in adequately
protecting the little country With
its fanatical Moslem population Of
$4,000, and has taken advantage
of the opening to score Italy's flrs'
military victory OF the war. The
military worth Of the conquest u
negligible for further prosecution Of
the war. but 1t viii help TO strength
en- italian morale for the time being
Italians In Good Spot
Assuming Italy can control Frencf
somaliland. which abuts British
somalIland. the Italians now are u
position 70 unity their entire cas-
African empire. including Abyssinia
| IN single ploc. This territory. how
ever. Is wholly isolated from ltaiiaf
supply stations. II forms Q cornel
of Africa. from the southern part o
the Red sea 10 the Gull Of Adel
ffHaNsafssssm<1 ma DaMa a azr~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
CAPT. CAINARD
TO BE HONORED

Chelsea, Mass. Aug. e-(uP)-
Capt. Joseph A. oainard Of Melrose.
skipper Of the American freiehser
City OF Flint when II was captured
BY a German raider last fall, viii
receive formal award OF the navy
cross within q few weeks.
He will so 10 Washington tog the
presentation 20 soon ~ he recupef-
ates from an operation 81 hospital
A naval reservist. he viii then taks
Nd active duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
is YEAR YOUTH
STEALS Is PLANES

New Britain. Conn, Aug. s-CuP)
--Adelaid Samson. 10. admitted
stealing l6 automobiles In a month
when he was arraigned today In po-
lice court. But, he told Judge Stan.
ley J. Traceski. he always returned
them, and sometimes the owners
didn't know they had been taken
Once. he said. he stole an auto
mobile and II broke down. He then
stole a tow cat 10 haul the dam
aged machine back 70 It's garage
and returned the tow car.
Judge Traceskl gave him . sas-
pended Feiormalorx sentence :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
CONSUMPTION IS
HAVING BATTLE
Senate Leader Barcley to
! Attempt New Step to
Get Bill to OVte
BY LOUIS J. SCHAEFLE
limited Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
washington, Aug. 8-(UP)-Sen-
ate Majority Leader Alben w. Bark
ley planned an extraordinary step
to obtain vote this afternoon on
the bill to give President Roosevelt
authority to mobilize 10000 ma
tional guardsmen and reservists Tor
a year of training.
Barley said he would ask the
Senate to adopt rule hating de-
bate at 4 p. m. SO the chamber can
act and clear the way for considera-
ton of the Burke adsworth COM
pulsory military training bill.
The majority leader was dis
turbed at the failure Of the Senate
to take final action on the guard
measure after three days OF angry
discussion. There was virtually no
opposition to It's passage but for two
days cross-fire OF personal invec-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
TREASURY BALANCE

washington. Aug. S-tUr)--ccv-
ernlent expenses and receipts Tor
The current fiscal year through Aug
sth. compared with a year ago;
rhls Yenr Expenses Last Year
Se96, st7,90b.s7 si,0il,Fis.svV'ss
siso.ssLsss.5s -. stso.sto.ois:io
ssos. oss, s77.tl sjs7s.sOs. asO.ss
,tss. sss,sg7.tiI !. :, !. !, ssss.s7s.s'e.ss
,a.EiEza7.1ni,sa ss.@s'.sQi.7ei'77
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
Troopers Jack Dunphy,
Conlon Trap Suspect
Fred Stearns, Escaped Convict From State Prison
Farm, Is Suspected OF Numbering Rose Lodi
In Springfield, Mass.

Two alert state troopers, whose
homes are in Waterbury, figured in
the apprehension late yesterday
afternoon of Fred Stearns, 48, es-
scaped resident Of the state prison
farm at Enfield Stearns now IN
states prison is being grilled as a
suspect in the murder of Rose Lodi,
%, native of New Britain, but OF
late resident Of Springfield, Mass.
Several state police cars operat-
ing in the vicinity of Pleasant VAL
lie, South Windsor, were on the
alert for Stearns, but it fell to the
ct of II ,pers James Conlon and
Jack nunphy of Waterbury, work.
ing out of the Hartford State Police
barracks, to make the capture. They
trailed the fugitive along dirt road
and catching up to him effected the
lest without resistance.
Dunphy is the son of Lieutenant
John Dunphy of the Waterbury Po-
lice department. Conlon is former
wildly High School athlete.
Springfield Murder Tale
Springfield, Mass, Aug 8-UP)-
Police Investigating the staying VI
CONTINUED on Page a
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The Weather

Fair Cool Tonight;
Friday to Be Fair
Full Weather Report ON Page .
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springfield Murder Tale

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