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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
FRED MERTz IS
 STILL LIVING
Lost Both Legs Last Night Under Freight Train;
 Deputy Coroner Acts

Deputy Coroner Miles F. McNiff, Jr., reported this morning that he Is conducting an Investigation isl the accident of Fred Mertz, 8, of 5A Railroad Hill street, whose two legs were severed last night when he WaS struck by . freight train. Tl7e accident occurred about TO yards from the north of the treStle on Railroad Hill street.
 Mertz' condition was described by St. Mary,s hospital attaches as very poor" today. Members of the fam fly gave several blood transfusions after he was admitted late last night. Deputy Coroner stated that Mertz was struck about 9 p. m. by the train.
 When Mertz was admitted to the hospital after he was found lying alongside the tracks by J. J. Bar rett of Waterbury he asked that the last rites of the church be admins tered by priest. Later he lapsed into inconsistencies and hospital authorities reported that in addition to the amputated legs, the victim suffered fractured pelvis, severe laceration of the left arm and ir- ternal injuries. He later regained consciousness as he was in the hos pital emergency room.
 According to the coroner, Mertz was struck by the freight train on
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Mrs. John Palmatier To Receive $6,28O.56
Widow of Late Policeman Awarded That Amount From City of Waterbury By Compensation Com-
 missioner Joseph E. Talbot

The widow Of Oficer John Pal matter, fatally injured last July 20 while directing traffic at the cor ner of West Main and Judd streets will receive the sum of $6,28056 from the city of Waterbury, ac- cording to the terms of a finding and award announced today by Compensation Commissioner Jo- seph E. Talbot.
 In addition to this amount Mrs. Elizabeth Palmateir has been granted $2OO towards funeral ex- penses in compliance with 8 Con- necticut statute governing com pensable death, and any and all medical, surgical and hospital ex- penses incurred as a result of in juries sustained by the deceased. Payments on the great amount will take the form of weekly remit tances of $20.1S for a period of 3l2 weeks, or 6 years.
 The hearing was held, before Comsr. Talbot in the county court house on Tuesday of this week, and in making the award Comsr. Talbot ruled that the death of Pal matter had taken place in the course of his employment, and in the. line of duty. The finding states: "On the evening of July 20, 194l, the deceased was directing trafnc on West Main street in the city of Waterbury when he was
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
FATAL CRASH AT
 WINDSOR LOCKS
Second Lieut.. Bradley of Oklahoma Dives 5000
 Feet to His Death

Springfield, Mass. Aug. 2i-(UP) Second It. Eugene M. Bradley, 24, of Antlers, okla. was killed instant ly today when his single-seater pur- suit plane dived 5000 feet to earth during dog-fight maneuvers over the airbaSe at nearby Windsor Locks. Conn.
 It was more than an hour before would-be rescuers could pry the vic- tim's body from the crushed cockpit of the plane, which buried itself six feet in the ground.
 Bradley, who graduated recently from Kelly Field, Texas, was erlgag- ing in the mock dog fight with First It. Frank Mears over the new air- base when his plane suddenly went Into the dive.
 Field observers witnessed the plunge and sped to the scene. The planes wings were torn off as 1t brushed trees in its fall.
 Bradley's plane was one of Il new ssaSt which arrived Tuesday as the first group to be delivered to the airbaSe.
 Bradley leaves a wife, Anna, of Windsor Locks, and his parents, MT. and Mrs. John W. Bradley, in Okla horna.
 windsor Locks. Conn, Aug. 2l-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
GAS STATIONS
 SHUT 36 HOURS
From ' P. M. Saturday to "A. N. Monday Is Plan
 Proposed

A proposal to have all local gaso- line stations shut down for 36 hours each week end, from 2 p. m. Satur- day to T 7a. m. Monday, will be con- sidered by members of the Water. bury Gasoline Dealers association at meeting tonight as one meth- cd of meeting government orders cutting down their monthly gas supply by 10 per cent. The week end closing plan has already been voted by a group of over 30 station operators in Bridgeport, with the plan to go into effect Sept. '.
 The local dealers, meeting at their association rooms on Scovin street at s:3o tonight, will also con. sider a proposal for the issuance of coupon books as a means of guar anteeing gasoline to their regular customers.
 Dealers Meet Tonight
 The dealers meeting was original
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position elements. including par limentarians, Jews, Communists and other factions, since Petain granted increased powers to vice-Premier Admiral Francois Darlan and warned that drastic measures would be employed to end unrest. suh- verslve activities and sabotage.
 Paris newspapers disclosed that yesterday police and German troops in Paris rounded Up 5000 Jews in q gigantic anti-Jewish raid and trucked them off to concentration camps. q previous ant-Jewish roundup ln Paris had netted 1.oo0 Jews, who have been bFackeied with Oommunl1i1 as ''oncmiagH Sinco tho stnft oi Che N,lsao.0 German waF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
French, German Police Have Arrested
 1O,O 900 Persons In Two Raids Upon Paris

Prior to the latest Paris raids 1t was estimated that 5000 Com munists had been rounded up in occupied and unocciipied France since the arriistice.
 The raids, beginning ct 6 a. xn. took five hours. They were made in the i1th Arrondissement CT Tenn pie quarter of Paris. Jews be- tween 17 and SO were arrested ana most of them were tyucked off tO the Drancy concentration camp.
 The entire district containing tho famous Temple markets and hun. treds ok Enall Jewish shops va isolated. Troops coFdoned St1Ntis and on porsons who were unable t1 provo theY #efe AfTans wess &a'HH4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
TURKEY LIABLE
 TO BE INVADED
Fresh German Troops Are in Bulgaria May Force
 Way Into Turkey
BY DANA SCHMIDT

United Press Staff C0rreSpondent)
 Ankara, Turkey, August 2l. = (UP) Authentic information that fresh German troops and air force units had arrived in Bulgaria caused sudden anxiety here today over the possibility that Germany intended to demand facilities for passage of troops across Turkey and was prepared to move them by force if necessary.
 News of the troop arrivals came simultaneously with reports of in tensified Italian activity in Thrace, bordering on Turkey, and the Aegian Islands adjacent to the Turkish coast.
 (The Ankara dispatch mentioned fresh" troops. German troop movements into Bulgaria recently caused alarm in Turkey until it de- yeloped that the troops were being sent there from the Russian front for rest.)
 Diplomatic and Turkish quarters took the new reports seriously be- cause they and other developments supported the possibility of a Ger man demand on Turkey for troop facilities for an attack on the Rus sian Caucasus, and on the British in the Near East.
 Nc Decision This Winter
 One development was the increas- ing likelihood that the German
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
Local Republicans In Sorry State Of Mind
Front Page Story in Democrat of Last Night About Threatened Primary Contest, Did Not Digest
 We'll With C. 0. P. Leaders

The Republican organization lead- ership was making frantic but ur- successful efforts today to have members of the protest" group within the party deny a front page story in last nights Democrat that they were determined to enter primary contest this fall. Town Chairman Vernon l.. Hall tele- phoned several of the group to ask that they disavow knowledge of any such plans but, it was learned, he was unable to secure any such disavowal, despite his argument that primary fight would "hurt the party.
 In an effort to bring the lead CTS of the protest" movement back into line, MT. Hall now plans tc bring in State Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley as Q peacelnaker. Chair man Bradley is to be invited to a meeting of the COP. town commit tee, which is to be held in a week or two. Apparently the plan Is to have the state chairman use his influence to have the anti-organ- ization bloc change its stand and agree to back whatever Clcket Is picked by the leadership.
 Hadley Told Hall
 One of those called by Town Chairman Hall in his attempt to secure a denial of yesterdays ar ticle in The Democrat was Harold K. Hadley, former president of the Young Mems Republican club and now mentioned as a protest" group primary candidate for registrar of voters against Albert O. Taller, the organization incumbent. MT. Hadley
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
PRESIDENT HITS
 AT OPPOSITION
Explains Eight Points to Congress; Lashes Out
 at Nazi Govt.
BY [. F. REYNOLDS

Limited Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, Aug. 2l.-(UP)- President Roosevelt informed con- gress today that decisions made at his conference with Prime Minister Winston Churchill will increase ma- terially effectiveness of American aid to the fighting democracies.
 He also said that any opposition at home to his eight-point pro- gram for a new world order would be an invitation to NazisIn to extend control over the American hemi- sphere itself.
 In special message which had been requested by his legislative leaders. MT. Roosevelt declared that any place which did not incorpor- ate the eight points agreed upon by him and the prime minister would be a gift to Nazism to take breath armed breath-fur a second war to extend the control over Europe and to the American hemisphere itself. !"
 The president said the eight point declaration "is 50 clear cut that it is difficult to opose in any major particular without auto- inatically admitting a willingness to accept compromise with Naxism. 2 Lashes Naxi Government
 MT. Roosevelt again lashed out at the aggressive philosophy of the Nazi government. saying it Is un- necessary for me to call attention once more to the utter lack Of val- idity of the spoken or written word
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
MAX END sTRIKE

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 2l-(uP)- The state board of mediation and arbitration meets today with repre- sentatlves of strikers and the naan- agement Of the Sunbeam Dress Co., New Hayen, ln an effort to settle c strike Of 300 employees.
 The strike vas called Tuesday tor hl4hnl wnnes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
BY RALPH HEINZEN

(Umlsed Rress Staxf C0tFegp0Muentl
 vichy, Aug. 2l.--(UP)-The arrest of 10000 persons described as Jews in two raids by French police and German troops in Paris was dis- closed today as the government pressed drastic steps to crush all op- position Co the regime of Marshai Henri Philippe Petain.
 The arrests were estimated Co bring the total of opposltionists selzsd in occupied and unoccupled France since the armistice to about &0le0o.
 The government has pushed vig- oeQAsAly the aspFTsssicn et ah op-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
DETROIT MAYOR
 IS THREATENING
City Will Be Forced Into Action, Unless Trans
 pOrtation Is Restored

Detroit, Aug. 21 -(UP)- Mayor Efward Jeffries indicated to mem hers of the common council today that the city may be forced to take ''other action" to end the city's paralyzing day old public trans portation tie-up.
 Jeffries' statement was made to five councilmen at the city hall before entering a downtown hotel to resume conferences with rival A. F. of l.. and CIO union repre- sentativeS.
 Detroit can't get along without a transportation system" said the young mayor. We need one here in operation badly. Thousands of workers rely on 1t every day to get to their jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
Little Taft Girl Former Eleanor K. Chase's Daughter
l3YearOd Cynthia Taft Is One of Seven Children of Mir. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati;
 At New Haven Hospital

Thrteenyear old Cynthia Taft daughter of the former Eleanor Chase of this city, has fallen victim to poonye country and reported in serious condition at New Haven Hospital She is being attended by pr Wilder Tileston professor of medicine at the Yale Medical School and noted specialist. Slight improvement has been reported the condition of Joseph Nolan 2 of Randou Avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Aug. 21-(UP)--Goy- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Aug. IS, compared with a year ago: Thfs Year Expenses Last YenR $2,606,242,77s16 Sl,263,e64,9 ,942.79 $6s5, ,4e1. .0ls.ss $s7s,5s2, ,2ss.1sl s1,ssO.7sl.7 .7si.sO s5sO. os2. .s7s.sl
 Net Deficit $1,sss, ,2ss, ,4sl.so Ss7e. .222.5gs.s1
 Cash Balance $2.631, ,Te9.785.0s $2,592.277.94s.eS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
New England. Senators Are Insisting On Investigation
U. s. Atlantic Fleet Heard From
 For First Time Since Patrol Began
United Press Reporter, Phil NewsOn, Sends Inc
 teresting Report

EDITORS NOTE: Phil Neysom of the New York staff of the Uni- ted Press is at sea with the U. S. Atlantic fleets neutrality patrol. He is i'm the first group of re- porters permitted to go with the fleet since the patrol was estab- lished after outbreak of the war. His first dispatch, sent through navy channels and subject to censorship, follows:
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The Weather

Fair. Not So Cool To-
 night, Friday. Fun Weather Report Page 2
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Evening star., 1941-01-15

THE CHARLESTON GROUPpcted above-reproduces the charm
of the early of the nineteenth century America Federal
American style with all exposed parts of genuine Honduras
hogy and with decorative brass drawer pulls typical the
Kndes handapped English Oxford finish gives Honduras
hogan the c mellow found antiques
chair $685. and night table, $19 This just many
this Knde display February Savings available on all suites
Evening star., 1941-05-05

hanging loosely, bounce up and
down on the left foot, rising high
on the left toes Step up with the
right foot. Bounce up and down with
the weight supported by the toes OF
the right foot. rising high on those
toes. Continue.
2. On some other trip try this
Step up two steps with the right
foot, right knee bent, left leg
straight, hands on the wall and ban
listers to steady you Now lean for
ward until the right knee touches
the next step. Sep up two steps
with the left foot: bend the left knee
right leg straight; lean forward I'M
til the left knee touches the next
step. Continue. When you do this
you viii see that it works the leg
muscles, and If you keep the back
erect you will even feel a pull over
the diaphragm.
II you wish to have my leaflet,
GYMNASTICS WHILE YOU
WAIT, which gives exercises for
the eyes, arches, waist and
tummy, to be taken in a taxi or
while you wait. send a 3-cent,
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request to Josephine
Lowman in care Of The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1941-05-05
New Photographic Makeup
Makes Life Pleasant for
Camera Fiend, Subject
By Helen Vosf

home? Are self
deahe
puzzlng roundcaue
an
little labeled
All Black White Photography and it apparently the
designed contents promises to
following
defects minimize them with the proper make
up recently pictures OF the boeand
after" just to see whether it really is true 1t isl
showing the make for both
mperfectons from which
deciding
on your skin tones
Evening star., 1941-05-05
Manners
of the
Moment

Sometimes a house guest, trying
10 be helpful, does just the wrong
thing. I had one who insisted on
watering my cactus plants every
morning. And they're supposed to
be watered only once a week.
Her idea was to take on chore
or two. since my house is not run
by buffers and maids. 1t was a
very nice idea. But 1 should have
much preferred 1t If she had made
her own bed and helped me dry
the dishes. That would have been
something worth remembering. But
those cactus plants they all
turned yellow.
I would suggest to guests who
wish to be helpful that they pick
out a couple of chores for them
selves and then ask their hostess
II those are things she would like
TO have done. Also I would Sug-
gest in a maidless home, that the
guests keep their own rooms straight
and their own beds made without
asking any ones permission.
And probably I should also sugr
eest that the hostess have in mind
which chores she would prefer to
have her guests do, so that, when
they say, What can I do?" she has
q definite answer for them. They
may take her at her word if she
says, Not a thing" JEAN.
Evening star., 1941-05-05

face and apply your correct founda-
ton base in five light dabs; on the
forehead, cheeks, nose and chin.
Smooth this over the face and neck
and allow it to remain on the sur
face-don't rub it into the skin.
Then figure out the defects which
may include such ordinary things
as a protruding forehead, wide
nose, thin upper lip and full lower
one, close set eyes, high cheek
bones, lines and eye pouches. reced-
ing chin and other little setbacks
which you can figure out from the
diagram. This same chart will tell
you which foundations and shadows
to use and show you how to apply
them. In this way you do your own
Shadowing and highlighting, job
which is usually done by retouch-
ing artist-if it's done at all.
After your makeup IS applied
look it over carefully to see that
there are no sharp edges and that
the whole thing is smooth and well
done. Then pat on powder and
remove excess with q clean puff.
Next step is to apply lip rouge
with a brush, remedying defects, if
any, in the shape of your mouth.
Evening star., 1941-05-05

curse to all who come in contact
with them.
Granted that it is not easy to
bring up child properly. but there
are no soft snaps in motherhood.
From start to finish it is pain and
work and worry, but its rewards are
so great when the work is we'll done,
and the penalties are so terrible
when the mother lays down on her
job that 1t is worth all that 1t costs
any woman.
It takes time and patience to teach
fumbling little hands how to hold a
fork or spoon. and greedy little
mouths not to gulp their food.
Mother has to tell Johnny a thou
sand times to take off his hat when
he enters a room. and how to speak
easily and courteously to strangers.
But on the thousandth and first
time he will do it of his own ac-
cord, and mother will have turned
out gentleman and given him the
good manners that will be a first
aid to success to him.
There is no woman in the world
so stupid as not to know that the
greatest harm she can possibly do
her child is to spoil it. She sees
too many illustrations all about her
of the tragic results of pampering
children and letting them know no
law except their own wills.
She sees boys who are drunkards
because they have never been made
to control their appetites; who are
lazy, shiftless, er-do-wells be-
cause mother waited on them hand
and foot.
She sees other mothers weeping
over wild girls whom they cannot
control at 20 because they did not
teach them obedience when they
were 2. She sees the divorce
courts filled with young women who
wrecked their homes and orphaned
their little children because their
husbands would not spoil them the
way their mothers did.
She knows that half the misery
in the world is the result Of moth
ers being too foolishly fond, too
lazy, too weak or too cowardly to
discipline their children and make
them behave themselves.
Yet she goes on committing the
same crime against her children,
hoping that some miracle will some
how change them from what she
has made them into what they
should be.
No wonder that mothers resent
their children being called brats.
1t is the public recognition of their
failure as mothers.
Evening star., 1941-05-05
Bv Barbara Bell

Here is that new sculptured waist
line which is so graceful and figure
flattering for young girls-a new
feature in this frock designed espe-
cially for 1941 graduates! The soft
bodice and petal sleeves are also just
as charming as they can be. Pat
tern No. 1868 can also be used as
a bridesmaids dress. in which case
you will want the long skirt. Some
graduates are wearing long frocks,
too
In planning this pattern. We
thought of all the sheer materials,
chiffon, marquisette, net. lace. or
CANDY, dotted swiss. voile, rayon
sheers-in white or pastels.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1868
is in sizes II, l3. Is, II and 10.
Corresponding bust measurements,
90. 81, 33, 35 and 81. With the short
skirt, size 13 (3D requires Az yards
Evening star., 1941-05-05

Use mascara on both upper and
lower lids feminine) and touch
on the upper lids if they are very
light (masculine). Brush any ex-
cess powder out of your eyebrows
and touch them up with a pencil.
And there you have 1t 1--WE hope.
The little kit contains basic
face tints, shadow, ] lip rouge and
brush, l eyebrow pencil, 3 face
powders and a puff. 1t really IS
amazing the way in which the use
of these simple beauty aids can
make such a difference in the
finished picture. For example, in
the before" pictures taken of our
own non-photogenic face, deep
shadows, an uneven mouth and high
cheekbones stood out in a manner
that made us wish photography
had never quite made the invention
stage. After the study and appli-
cation Of the camera makeup,
however, the improvement was no
ticeable.
The reason we've gone on at great
rate about all of this is that we
sincerely feel it's something good
and very helpful.
Evening star., 1941-05-05
Molasses Pecan Buns

l yeast cake.
"A cup lukeWarm water.
tablespoons butter.
Is cup sugar.
/ teaspoon salt.
cup scalded milk.
egg, we'll beaten.
3l2-4 cups sifted all-purpose -four.
y lemon, juice and grated rind.
= cup molasses.
a cup melted butter
p teaspoon cinnamon.
q cup pecans
Soften yeast in warm water to
which l teaspoon each of sugar and
flour have been added. Cover and
set in a warm place until foamy.
Add butter, sugar and salt to milk.
When cool, add egg and yeast mix
ture. Add 2 cups flour and beat
vigorously add lemon juice and rind.
Add remaining flour to make soft
dough. Knead on Toured board
Put in creased bowl, cover and let
rise until double in bulk (about two
hours. Mix the Il cup butter with
molasses and cinnamon and put a
teaspoon of it and two or three nut
meats in each muffin pan. Knead
dough, roll out into two strips about
7 inches to IA inches and 12-inch
thick. Spread with remaining mo-
laSses mixture and sprinkle with
chopped nut meats and roll up the
long side. Cut roll into IL Inch
lengths and place, cut side down, in
muffin pans. Let rise in warm place
until double in bulk. Bake in a
moderately hot oven of 375 degrees
Farenheit about 20 minutes. Serve
molasses side up. Makes 18 buns.
Evening star., 1941-05-05
By Josephine Lo,vman

BY Josephine LOWman
Use your stairway for a ladder on
Four climb to beauty.
A stairway looks like a very ordl-
nary thing and we take it for
granted. Yet it offers as much
chance for exercise as the most
elaborate bars and gadgets. We go
10 ana down many times a day. A
little time taken on the upward
tourney would afford us a splendid
Jet of exercises.
Naturally, we sometimes have to
dash up and down wildly. If the
baby has just swallowed one OF
papa's evening studs or the soup is
boiling over, that's no time for mama
10 think of the calf of her leg. How
ever, we make many leisurely trips
vheu we could exercise as we go.
This Is not "hokum." Daily activi-
ties afford a fine opportunity for
Agyne-molding exercises. They are
grand for the women who will not
take the regl.ar, more formal, ones.
The next time you go up the stairs
10 one Of the following:
I. Step on your toes only. Steady
yourself against the wall and banis-
ters with your hands. Step up with
the left foot. With the right leg