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Moose Pass miner., 1941-09-11
HOPE HAPPENINGS


 sold his st to Fergus crough of Anchorage. MT. I Crough is a bachelor. He has arranged with Ivor Nearhouss to take charge of the store until next spring
 Mr. and Mrs. Roll plan to remain at Hope and MT. Roll is already busy at laying out flower beds at his home overlooking Cook Inlet and moving flowers, / shrubs, and berry bushes. He plans to break new groun for his next year's vege- table garden.
 Elmer Turner is the new schoolteacher here. Mir. Turner Wi sc onsin man with several years of ex- perience teaching in that state, comes highly rec om- mended. He is acc ompan- jed by his mother and sister.
 Hope's 8 apple crop runs to six bushels this year. Imagine the bliss of having fresh apple pies and fresh apple sauce "grovn" in AL aska.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy Nit ch- ell have named their new daughter Martha Ann
 The following are enrol i ed in Hope school this yeaf High school: Harvey hitch- ell, Betty Mitchell, Shir- ley She'll; intermediate grades: Cynthia and Jacque4 line Witt, Lloyd Williams Gladys Shell, Francis She'll first grade: Joan and Jon Witt, Luella Turpin and Emi ly She'll.
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 Mrs. Donnie McCart re- turned to the hospital on Sept ember 5 and will remain there for treatment Her mother, Mrs. Lewis She'll, who has been critically ill for a month, will return td her home at Hope from Sew ard General hospital this weekend.
 All mining is closed forl 4h; e rooa ao~, Ina j. Yo~L oP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
The Weather

Fair Today, Sunday; Temp. Unchanged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
LAETARE MEDAL
 FOR LOCAL MAN
Wm. T. Walsh to Receive NOtre Dame's Award,
 It Is Reported
Special to The I,emocrap

Cheshire. March g Reports were heard at Cheshire Academy today that William Thomas Walsh, former member of the school faculty and native of Waterbury, will be the l94l recipient of the Laetare Medal, presented annually by Mo- tre Dame University to a leading Catholic layman. pr. Walsh left here seven years ago, after direct ing the English department at Che shire Academy (then Roxbury schooD for number of years.
 Sources here eaid that pr. Walsh has been informed of the award and has been asked to make arrange ments to go to Notre Dame this spring to receive the medal.
 Waterbury friends of pr. Walsh, who received his early education here and later served as local newspaper reporter, were unable to confirm the Cheshire report.
 The Laetare Medal is ranked as the highest award that can be re- ceived by an American layman with the exception of Papal decora- tions and citations. Several years ago 1t was presented to ex-Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York.
 pr. Walsh noted author and teacher, is now professor at Man. hattanville, New York He has writ ten history, poetry and fiction, in- cluding a novel "Out of the Whirl- wind, which was based on the famous Sophie Kritchman case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
RUSSIA-TURKEY
 ALLIANCE SEEN

Istanbul, March 22-(UP)-Russia was said by reliable quarters today to have given Turkey written as- Surances that she has nothing to fear from the Soviet Union in what was described cautiously as the event that "the Turkish political situation should deteriorate.'
 Well-informed Turkish quarters believed that Russia's assurances constitute, in effect. pledge that Russia will not take advantage of the situation to attack Turkey in the Caucasus in the event Turkey goes to war against Germany.
 Word that Turkey has obtained a Russian pledge followed the circu- lation of circumstantial rumors that Russia might sign non-ag- gression treaty with Turkey.
 Since Russia and Turkey have been bound by a on-aggression pact since 1925, it appeared that any Russo-Turkish understanding would implement the 1925 treaty.
 "A United Press dispatch from Moscow reported that Turkish Am bassador Ali Haydar Aktay. con- ferred last night with the Soviet ice-commissar for foreign affairs, A. V. Vissinsky. It was the second conference Of Aktay and Vishinsky to be reported this week..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
INSURANCE TAXES
 CALLED INJUSTICE
New Levy Opposed By Prof. FairchiId; Taxes in
 Conn. Termed Heavy

Hartford, Conn, March 22-(UP) Yale Economist Fred R. Fair child today characterized as grave injustice" the proposal of the state tax department to in- crease assessments against insur- ance companies.
 The department estimated that the levy would bring an additional $700,000 annual income to the state.
 Prof. F'airchilcl, who headed a special state tax study commission in 1883, told the Legislatures fi- nance committee that insurance companies now pay heavier taxes than in other states and to in- crease the rate would give advan- tages to out-of-state companies competing in Connecticut.
 The increase in taxation was suggested by eliminating deduc- tions on taX-eXempt securities.
 Tax department research direc- tor pr. George B. Clark told the were approved it would be possible committee that If the increase to repeal the $1 ,250,000 annual state tax on towns, with a resultant easing of the tax load on real es- tate. Total investment incomes of Connecticut insurance companies, he said, increased from $86, ,243,- 666 in 1885 to $105. .195, ,055 in 1939.
 The judiciary committee, mean while, considered bill to abolish the fee system in the probate courts and to place judges on a salary basis. Probate Judge John P. Flanagan, Bridgeport, advocated the change. It was opposed by Judge Clarence Smith. East Hart ford. head of the probate judges assembly.
 Sen. Joseph P. Cooney. D.. Hartford. said there were reports the probate judge for the Hartford district receives between $35,O0O and s40OO0 a year in fees. There was no means of checking the ex- act amount, he said.
 Tt is an anomalous situation he declared. that Democracy people don't knc. the income re- ceived by an official"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
DEMOCRATS GOING
 TO BIG DINNER
Good Delegation From Wa. terbury to Attend Jack
 son Day Dinner

Mayor Vincent Scully and former State Chairman J. Francis Smith will head the Waterbury delegation planning to attend the annual Jackson Day Dinner, scheduled for the Hotel Taft, New Haven, next Saturday night. Also attending from Waterbury will be City Controller Thomas M. Conlon, Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch, City Treasurer Serge A. Belanger, Dem- ocratic Town Chairman Maurice F. Tangney, Town Secretary Cornelius F. Maloney, Daniel T. Burlington, Jr., former Town Chairman Joseph F. Mulville, Probate Judge Patrick Healy, Attorney James Mcknight, Attorney Frank Healey, and several others.
 Senator Francis T. Maloney and Gov. Robert A. Hurley will be the principal speakers at the dinner, for which all those attending are obliged to contribute $25 as cam pagin funds. In the past an out right charge of $25 has been assess ed against party members, officials, and others who wished to attend, but owing to the ramifications of the Hatch clean politics law, the committee this year is inviting to the dinner all those who contribute $25 to the campaign to pay off the deficit of the Democratic National Committee.
 This drive opened on February "A and ends on March 29, the night of the dinner.
 John M. Golden of New Haven
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
JIMMIE STEWART'S
 IN THE ARMY NOW
Trades $12,0OO Monthly Salary for Uncle
 Sam's $2I

Hollywood, March 9 - (U,Po - James Stewart, winner of the mo- ton picture academy of arts and sciences award for the best per formance of 1940, enters the army today. trading a $l2,O00 a month salary for $2l.
 The six foot four inch Stewart was the first top notch star to be drafted. He's going into the army because he wants to. He was under. weight when first examined and went on a diet and rest program to bring his weight up to army stand ards.
 His draft board physician had pronounced him it for service. but he still must undergo the armys last minute checkup at the induc- ton center.
 He went to bed early last night having been ordered to report at
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
QUIET NIGHT FOR
 PARTS OF BRITAIN

London, March 22-(UP)-Great Britain generally spent a quiet night while German airplanes were centering their bombing on the southwest coast.
 The air and home security min istries said in their joint communi- quet today enemy activity last night was directed against a town in southwest England. The raid, which began shortly after dark, lasted until just after midnight and was on a fairly heavy scale.
 Many fires were started. These were promptly fought by fire serv- ices but considerable oamage was done to some public buildings. shops and houses.
 Full reports as to casualties are not yet available but it Is feared they may be fairly heavy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Germans ReportHeavy LossesIn British Convoy
BattIeship Squadron Sinks 22 Ships, According to Conlmunique- Survivors Reported Aboard
 Nazi Vessels; Sub Attacks Successful

Berlin, Marcn 22-( (UPJ-A bat tleship squadron has sunk p mer- chant ships totaling ll6,000 tons in the north Atlantic, the German high command said today.
 A communique said the squadron was commanded by Admiral Luet- jens, who reported that he had res cused 800 survivors from the des- troyed ships.
 The survivors were believed to be aboard the battleships.
 The high command said that at tacks by submarines on a British convoy off the African coast lasted for several days. The attacks on this convoy. announced yesterday resulted in the sinking of II ships totaling 77,000 tons. Originally it was announced that 69,000 tons Of shipping had been sunk from the convoy.
 Its bag of l16,0OO tons was part of a total of 244000 tons of new shipping destruction the high com mand detailed in its communique.
 During several days of obstinate holding on to the enemy and in repeated attacks, submarines suc- ceeded in sinking II ships with a total of 77,OOO tons" the communi- que said. It described the ships attacked as part of "a heavily laden cscored convoy destined for Eng land" The convoy was attacked of West Africa. according to the high command.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Time Bombs Explode Regularly In Plymouth; Add To Horrors Of Continued Nazi Bombardment
F ble Reports For Local Measures
} Pension Bills to Get o. K.-2 Others Will Be Re- jected-One UdelOwitz Bill for Minority Board
 Membership Wins Committee Endorsement
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative RepOrter)

State Capitol, Hartford, March p. - The cities and boroughs committee of the General Assembly will file favorable reports three Waterbury pension measures reports on two other pension bills and an report the Udeowtz bill providing for the appointment by the mayor rather than the election of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
SIGNING OF BOND
 BILLSE DELAYED
Expressing Clerks Office So Rushed Can't Keep
 Up With Work
Democrat Legislative Reporter)

NDeHlOCTuL LcRlShtsVC hNCpUEtCtD
 State Capitol. Hartford. March g The two bills authorizing the City of Waterbury to sell $2,l00,000 in bonds, though passed by both houses of the General Assembly this week, may have to wait sever al weeks for the signature of Gov. Robert A. Hurley unless special &C., tion is taken by Waterbury legis- lators or city officials.
 James Murphy, executive secre- tary to the governor, told The Democrat today that the office of the expressing clerk is swamped with bills which have been passed by both chambers and are being engrossed preparatory to submis- sion to the governor for signing and that at the present rate the Water bury bills may not reach the exc cutive offices for perhaps month.
 A solution available to the city, if it wishes more speedy action, is to ask the governor to sign the original bills. without waiting for the expressing procedure. This can be done at any time, and is a pro- cedure followed in many cases where the time element is important.
 One bill authorizes the city to issue $2.000O00 in water supply bonds to build a new new pipe line and reservoir. and the other au- thorizes a $lOO.O00 issue to pay part of the cost of constructing a trade school in Waterbury.
 Gov. Hurley will undoubtedly be agreeable to signing the original bills next week if such request is made by Mayor Sculy or by Sena- tors Edward P. Egan and Michael lv. Blansfield. The city may make the request in order to have the bonds ready to offer for sale before interest rates climb upward.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Two Consecutive Nights of Air Raids Reduce Town
 to ShambIes HOSPITALS, SHELTERS
 COMPLETELY RUINED 10000 Incendiary Bombs Dropped; Rescue W0rk-
 CTS Dig in Ruins
BY M. G. ENDLE

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 Plymouth, England, March 22. - (UP) - Time bombs. exploding with deadly regu-. larity, added to the toll of life and property damage today in the scared, charred streets of this ancient city which had been subjected to its second straight night attack by hundreds of German air. planes.
 Many men, women and children made homeless in the first nights raid were bombed from their new refuges in the second one.
 For many hours during the raid, children wandered the streets. halt ing wayfarers and begging them to find their wounded parents.
 Hospitals Demolished &
 Hospitals and air raid shelters were demolished. In one big hos pital many were killed or wounded when the maternity and children's wards were damaged. There were many casualties in the wrecked raid shelters. How many lives were lost was still impossible to compute but the toll was large.
 Historic Plymouth, whose history goes back to the times when Phoe- nicians came to trade for its tin, from which the Pilgrims sailed in 1920. which held out during the en- tire civil war against the royalists, was an ngly sight when dawn came today
 Scars Everywhere
 Street after street showed scars. Whole rows of homes lay ill ruins. Many more were uninhabitable. Bus- mess premises, shops, offices in the towns main streets were ruined shells. The shopping center and the residential districts around it had taken the greatest shock.
 It had been estimated that 10000 incendiary bombs alone had fallen in the first raid. Many more were hurled last night. With them came hundreds of explosive bombs, to ruin homes which had been dain- aged in the first raid and others which had been left unscathed.
 10000 Incendiary Bombs
 It had been estimated that l0,- 900 incendialy bombs had fallen In the first raid. Many more were hurled last night. With them came hundreds of explosive bombs, to ruin homes which had been dam aged In the first raid and others which had been left mscathed
 At one time fires were raging all over the city, but again they were put out one by one, and again the Germans came to start new ones or to drop explosive bombs into the flames,
 In hope of frightening fire watch CTS away from their posts, the Ger mans, contrary to their usual GUS tom, started last nights raid with hundreds Of explosive bombs. The fire bombs followed
 So intense was the anti-aircraft gun fire that at times its roar drowned out the exploding bombs.
 Rescuers Work For Hours
 Bremen, air raid precautions men, surgeons and nurses were busy all during the raid and for hours after ward, and those hospitals which the bombs left functioning were crowd ed with wounded today.
 Thousands of fire spotters all over the city stuck to their posts while the rain of fire and explosive
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

registrars of voters, 1t was learned today. Reports on other Brass City bills, taken up at a public hearing Wednesday, will be delayed by the committee pending further consider ation.
 Unexpected support developed within the committee at an execu- tive session yesterday afternoon for a series of bills, offered by letter. writer Edward Udelowitz, which are aimed at securing more aggres- sive minority membership on city boards. The Udelowitz proposals would require that all minority ap- pointments made by the mayor be approved by five members of the .aldermanic minority side. Several committee members said they be- lieved that the provision for five minority votes was perhaps too strong. but that the principle of the bills seemed excellent. It was voted to hold up the minority ap- pointment bills for further study, and the possibility appeared that the committee would later report out a series of substitute bills in- cooperating the principle of the Udelowitz measures.
 Pension Bills
 Favorable reports will De filed next week by the committee on bills pro- viding pensions for Mrs. Mary Luddy, mother of the late Patrolman Ed- ward Luddy; Mrs. Margaret Luddy, of the late Patrolman John Luddy; and Mrs. Ervillia Blodgett, mother of the late Patrolman Eu- gene Blodgett,
 Unfavorable reports will be filed on bills providing pensions for Marie Coughlan, widow of Private Peter Coughlan Of the fire depart ment, and William O'Rourke, veter- an employe of the street depart- mentment.
 Considering Pension
 The committee voted to keep for additional consideration a bill granting e city pension to Mrs Kathryn Lynch, widow of Fire Chief Thomas J. Lynch.
 The pension bills for Mrs. Mary Luddy, Mrs. Margaret Luddy, and Mrs. Ervilla Blodgett were unop- posed by the city at the committee hearing Wednesday,. Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch. said they would have been entitled to pen- sions automatically but for change In the pension provisions of the charter two years ago.
 City Opposed
 The city opposed the O'Rourke and Coughlan pension bills, as well
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Country Torn Over Pend- ing Collaboration With
 Nazi Forces
MANY PROTESTS OVER
 GERMAN INVASION
Plans Cancelled for Trip to Vienna to Sign Ger
 man Pact
BY LEON KAY

(Un1ted Press starr COrreSpOndent)
 Belgrade, Jugoslavia, March p. - (UP) - Jugoslavia's s political crisis over collabora- tion with Germany widened dangerously today as Ger many, with growing impa- tience, indicated that the so- lution would be the signal for a blitzkrieg war on Greece.
 Leaders Of the important Serb Agrarian party ordered all its mem- bers who held government positions to resign and 1t was understood that the partys six senators, all leading men In national politics would be ordered to quit today In protest against the cabinets pro- posal to transport German war ma terials across the country to aid a Nazi attack on the Greeks.
 Cancel Plans
 Premier Dragisha Cvetkovitch and Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar- Markovitch had been compelled to cancel plans to fly to Vienna today to sign a pact with Germany.
 Three cabinet ministers had re- signed; two more threatened to re- sign; Milan Gavrilovic, minister to Moscow and co-leader of the Serb Agrarian party, was reported to have quit his post.
 Germans Impatient
 It was increasingly clear that German impatience was growing. Though 1t was denied Germany had demanded yesterday that the agree ment be signed within 48 hours, most reliable informants admitted that Germany had told the govern ment It wanted quick action.
 The government informed Ger many last night that the departure
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Worst Storms of Season Fail to Impose Extra
 Heavy Cost on City
1941 ITEM NOT YET
 COMPLETELY USED
Average for First Three Months of Year in Snow
 Removal Not Exceeded

Snow removal during the month of March for the City of Waterbury is expected to cost approximately $9,000 according to figures obtained from City Controller Thomas M. Conlon's office today showing expenditures to March. IS for this one item in the Street Department budget.
 A week ago the trial balance sheet for the first two months of the fis- cal year showed that out of Q total appropriation of $40,000 set up in the l94l budget for snow removal $19,166.39 had been spent, as of F'eb- ruary 28. This item included $l5,- 336.24 for labor, $3,830.l5 for truck hire and equipment. The figures did not include the costs imposed on the city by the two worst storms of this season, those of March and March 8.
 Seasons Worst storm
 The latter storm was the worse Of the two and probably will prove to be the most expensive of any this winter.
 Snow removal figures now show that for labor the city has spent total of $2l ,432.43 and $6,27l.05 for trucks and equipment. This repre- sents an increase over the balance in the item, as of Feb 28, of $8,- 53709, the cost of fighting the two March storms, probably the most severe the Street Department will be called upon to cope with during the current fiscal year.
 Funds Carry Over
 Whatever funds are left in this
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Miss Whitten1ore
 W In Hospital

Naugatuck, March 22-Miss Gertrude Whitte o re of Church street. prominent local resident known for sher philan- thropy, Is i'll at hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. She went to Florida several weeks ago and was taken i'll Thursday.
 Miss Whittem0re has many friends here and it is hoped she will recover speedily.
 Her nephew, Harris White mere. IT,, of Church street, who has been i'll at the Orange County hospital, Orlando, Fla, left the hospital yesterday, be- ing much improved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 MARCH 22, 1940
(By United Pressl

(By United Pressl
 Britain reported first submarine sinking of German ship. the He'd dernheim In the Kattegat. Paul Reynaud won vote of con- fldcnce as the new French premier by margin of one.
 Losses in the war at sea: Dan ish frcighters 6vinta and Char saw.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06
FDR Plans Strike Action
France Says
L. s. Does Not
Understand

Vichy, June 6.-(AP)-An un-
official French note issued by
the foreign office spokesman to-
night in answer to L. :. Sccrc-
tary of State Hull's declaration
against French cooperation with
Germany said Washington mis-
understood Frances needs in a
difficult situation.
The French government for
its part wants to preserve friend
ly relations with the United
States, but the federal govern
nlent cannot understand that the
first task of the French govern
mcnt, in the particularly diff
cult situation IN which it finds
itself, is to safeguard the vital
interest of France" the note said.
lit is surprising to see the
American secretary of state de-
scribe as Il priicy of aggression
and oppression one which is di-
rcftcd against nobody and harms
the interests of no other power
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06
Roosevelt
Cites Nazii
Propaganda
President Tells Press
Conference Official
German Propaganda
Agency Spread Talk
Of Britain's Seeking
Peace.

Washington, June 6.-(AP)-PrcS
Ident Roosevelt declared today that
Ambassador John G.. WInant had
brought from England o even "a
tenth cousin of a peace o"tfer,' and
added that German propaganda was
responsible for peace talk.
The Chief Executive wa asked at
q press conference whether he cared
say that Winant had brought
no peace terms and he authorized
thu direct quotation:
Not ever a tenth cousin Of a
peace offer or anything like that or
any discussion of peace.
Absolutely nothing like it, provid.
ed o use this not as a deni4l by
the President but as an accusation
Thy TIE President"
Asked whom he was accusing, Mr..
Re- -eVclt said persons being duped
toy Germany.
He volunteered the information
TINT he had on his desk two orders
which he said had been issued by
the official German propaganda
agency IN Berlin to what he called
nazie and f~ascists in this country.
Tho first order, Mr.. Roosevelt said,
told them to stress the idea that Ger
nanny had no thought Of moving
aea|nt any c unt1y of the entire
w. tern hemisphere.
The second. he said. ordered nazi
and fascist sympathizers, as soon as
Wnant arrived beck in the United
S'1'"S. to spread the story that he