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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

COOpSIHIkOu ana aCCIVlCleS or the State and Commerce Departments and Nelson Rockefeller they are Q working reality.
 Pan-America now means some thing more below the Rio Grande than to pan" America. Not all, by any manner of means, but a goodly share of the credit for the change can go to the vola- tile organization headed by the broad d-shouldered, clean-cut, fair haired Rockefeller boy. Mistakes have been made = plenty of them. But nobody around Washington criticizes Nelson Rockefeller's own sincerity.
 OFFICE MAY PASS OUT
 AT EMERGENCIES END From the taxpayers point of , view, one of the most hopeful things about Chairman Rockefel- ler,s work in his Office of Inter American Affairs is that it is self liquidating. It is 8 defense emer- gency organization.
 Its function Is to start things, then turn them over to estab- lished government departments, agencies, or private organizations which carry on the effort and get results under their own steam.
 Operating directly under the White House, with Presidential emergency funds available on call and without red tape, the Rocke- feller organization has been able to cut through much routine gov- ernmental procedure. When the emergency is over, the i office of the Coordinator and Chairman of 1nter-American Af- fairs, unlike the constitutional State and Commerce Departments, may be lquidated and pass out of the picture.
 Reference was made in line one to the 16-cylinder job. The num- Der was not chosen at random, for while the projects in which Rocke- feller'S organization is interested run into the hundreds, its opera tions in developing commercial and cultural relations with the Amer | 4NeAAA ACPubA3OS 0NVOo4Ay CAUC14A 02GO 16 fields:
 Finance, export priorities, new commercia1 projects, transportation and commodities are matters of in- terest to the commercial and fin ancial section, headed by Joseph c. Rovensky, a Chase Bank direc- tor.
 Radio, moving pictures. press, travel and sports promotion are looked over by a communications section headed by Don Francisco, advertising executive.
 Art, music, literature, education, publication and university fellow ship exchange are subjects spon- sored by the cultural relations divi- sion under Wallace Harrison.
 HAS NEGATIVE AND
 POSITIVE FUNCTIONS
 Rockefeller himself classifies his activities into positive and nega-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
rtb of Six Articles

top achievement is indeed difficult. Persuading North American stores to canvass South America for nier- chandise of Q type which was for-
 neriy imported from Europe or the Orient-that's important.
 Seeing that text books for Latin American schools and colleges, for- merly translated from the German or French, are now translated from North American works and pub- lished in the United States that's important.
 Persuading distinguished North and South Americans to visit back and forth, instead of going to Europe - that's one of the many "cultural" activities that may have effects far beyond commercial en- terprise.
 Picking out typical Rockefel- ler-promoted enterprise however, the one most ambitious undertak- ing centers around the Inter Amer ican Development Commission. Authority for the creation of this body as a representative of all the 21 American republics stems from the Panama conference of 1889, but 1t was actually organ- ized under Sumner Welles in June, 194O, when Nelson Rockefeller was named as its chairman. Vice. Chair man is J. Rafael Oreamuno for- lnerly Minister from Costa Rica to Washington. The others are Rem ato de Azevedo, managing director of Lloyd Brasileiro Steamship Com c. w. Magalhaes, vice-presidenS of Westinghouse in Cuba, and Anibal Jara, consul general of Chile in New York.
 NEWs TRADE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS SET UP
 Oreamuno and Magalhaes have journeyed through South America setting up in the ten republics oi the continent a commission for each country, each commission to give representation to industry, finance, agriculture, mining, transportation and government. In each ease, ths secretary is a member of the for eign office of his country.
 As fast as these commissions are set up, they, are put to work at surveying the mineral, agricultural 8 nd industrial developments oi their native lands;r and also al studying the products they need to import. Then they see what 1t ,is they have to trade. .
 Much to their own surprise, these countries are finding that they can trade with each other, as well as with the United States. Venezuela can trade oil for foodStuffs, from Brazil and the Argentine. Argen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Mr. and Mrs James Crichton, of $50 Baldwin Street, celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary today She's the former Connie DCosmo Demarta Ferraro, of Tudor Street. will have nine candles her birthday cake today MT. and Mrs. John Zano of Bristol mid dedailedt four years ago today She's the former Jean KlosS, of Thomaston |. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Davis, of Elm Street, Thomaston, enjoyed first seats at the Apple Orchard Theaters clever production of Second Man at the Litchfied Playhouse Tuesday night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Dave Frank, baritone sax with Gus .Arnheim Is very unhappy about his draft board Called in for exa he sampled for blood, but somebody lost the sample before the test made Recently In St. Louis Q letter caught up with him, asking him tO make another offering, which he did Last week in Memphis another letter came saying the second sample lost
 and he was ordered to take anOther What makes It all
 % Igs0me isn't the drain his coEpuscIes but the fact that he's over 2s and probably won't be called anyway. .C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Lewis Stanley we'll known figure in Waterburys social life during his visits home enjoyed threeday flough from his duties in the quartermaster corps at Fort Banks Winthrop, Mass, last week. Lew's pro- gram during his stay here as full as usual Sam Dine continues to part people from precious pennies Devastating Dine derives deOnacal delight from deeds like these Carl Hubbell, Elmer Riddle and Paul Der ringer recently visited Sam to get pointers on pitching divulged nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
War To Latin America
Spark Plug Crew Speeds Pan-A American Teamwork

The Axis powers waging shooting" Europe and suitcase" with salegmm the They progress elab0rating Latin But Uncle Sam catching In "Sase War in Latin Amer tc Peter Edsons NEA Waterbury Democrat Washington correspondent tells shoulder articles this vital trade being waged the early Axis victories
 Uncle Sams gradual awakening to the danger his rent counteratack, making The fourth articles appears
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
By PETER EDISON

NEA Service Stan Correspondent f Washington, Office of the between the American Republics is just old
 And boyl What 1t Nelson Rockefeller, with shake of the head. K 3 within anniversary President which cumbersome He simply perhaps incidental significant fact that the Latin changed.
 the chances of successful can republics were little than dream Today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Marie Cote, H. of 192 Baldwin Street, and Joan scuy TO- of 174 Baldwin Street. brought in perforated card box yesterday afternoon seeking explanation of
 strange insect reposng among few blades of grass, ostenSbly placed there food. It was ccada, noted for their prolonged shr notes produced by the vibration of their wings the undersde of their body This one had stout body blunt head with bubous eyes and transparent wings When told what their prize really was the little gals were bit perplexed Joan ended the visit with "Oh shucks thought it locust"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
TIME SERVED IN IS STATES

Salem, N. J., (UP)--Arthur James, 48, .AtolIa., who Is serving q 9O-day sentence in County Jail here, be- lieves he is one of the "most ar- rested" men in the country. Jalnes's record shows he was arrested at least SS. times, and that he has serv- ed sentences in 1B states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
Good Evening.
PASSING OF THE HIRED MAN" (Editorial Caption: The Hired Man Passes

PASSING OF THE HIRED MAN" CEditorial Caption: The Hired Man PasseS Who's going to do the farm chores Drive to town and stop at the stores, Feed the chickens, milk the COWS, Snooze in free moments under hay mowsP, who's going to help in the early spring planting, Water the horses when hot and panting, Plant potatoes in the old south lot, Sleep under the caves in the garTet on cot9 Who's going to help pile wood in the shed? Our old faithful with his familiar-whoa, Ned! Remember he built the east meadow stonewal, Picked the early greenings when they started to fa Who's going to help eat up the vittles, Tn the evening tell yarns as he sits and whittleS? How indeed are we farmers going to plan Without the assistance of the hired man!
 FEM. Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Lee Pagan, sOrrelItOpped sportsman, is busy these days purchasing odds and ends for 17days cruise to Haiti {. Elizabeth Hinman, of New York City and Southbury, and Samuel P. Williams, 3d, of this city, contemplating ambIing up the middIeaisle some time in October His grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williams and the late MT. and Mrs Frederic Brown, all of this city Joe NerrOw of Wa tervlle Street, brokerage clerk year older yes terday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28
CROSSED PATHS

Palmer warblers that winter In Louisiana hy to Labrador to nest, while those that winter in the Greater Antilles spend the summer months in northwestern Canada. The two migration routes cross each other in Georgia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Jack Hahn, of our classified advertising depart nent is forgetting about rates lines and copy this week he and the little lady vacation here there and everywhere Mrs. Roswell Moore is spending the re mainder of the month at Qu0tOnset Beach Marion VanDeusen of the four bridesmaids at the we'd ding of Stella HI. Szczygie of MOntve, and James R. McDerm0tt, of the same town, last Saturday in St. Johns Church, UncaSville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

American republics. Ambassadors and ministers are required by pro- tocol to do all their dealing through the U. s. Department of State.
 Sometimes that causes delay. When the ambassadors and min- isters can pick up telephone in Washington and call Rockefeller,s office, however, they can often shortcut all this formality and get things done.
 To pick out the one Rockefeller
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

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Evening star., 1941-03-26
Survivor Is Certain
19 Trapped byFire
On Tanker Are Dead
One Of u Rescued
Seumen Succumbs;
Inquiry Ordered

By the Associated Press.
MOREHEAD CITY, N. c.. March
ga survivor expressed belief to-
day that 10 seamen died in the
blazing forecastle of the s,136-ton
oil tanker Cities Service Denver,
which exploded and caught fire
Monday night about 100 miles south
east of here.
Carl Matthews of Charleston. S.
c.. assistant engineer, said here that
although flames were leaping rs to
100 feet into the air. all survivors
remained on deck until certain there
was no hope for the l9 trapped men.
They were dead all right" he de-
clared. There couldn't have been
anything left of them"
Oscar Degerstedt of Two Harbors,
Mimi, one of II survivors picked up
from lifeboats from the tanker Pan
New York and brought here, died
of injuries in hospital last night.
Winfield Campbell of Portland,
Me, remained in hospital, but was
expected to recover. The others
planned to leave today by chartered
bus for New York, where an inquiry
into the disaster has been ordered by
the Department of Commerce Marine
Inspection Bureau.
Five other survivors were reported
picked up by the tanker w. w.
Bruce. which is due in Baltimore,
Md, today.
The explosion occurred directly
under the forecastle where Mr.
Degerstedt. Mr.. Campbell and l9
others were listening to cowboy bal
lads played on banjo and sung by
Charles and Irwin Frazier, brothers,
of Braintree, Mass.
Evening star., 1941-03-26

good democratic behavior"
The council, he said, is trying to
solve these problems, but is held up
by absolute lack of funds"
1--WE are almost at a loss" he
added, "as to the method we can
use to provide adequate and whole
some recreation for the general
populace, for the $4,000 new people
in Government employ, the thou
sands of new people brought here by
local business and the $4,000 troops
stationed near Washington who will
come to our city on leave"
The serious housing shortage"
was related by Mrs. Helen Duey
Hoffman, executive director of the
Washington Housing Association.
Pointing out that new Federal
workers had been arriving since last
May at a rate of more than 5000 q
month, and that the Board of Trade
had estimated the 11-month in
crease in population as $1,000, Mrs.
Hoffman said:
The greatest strain on housing
Is in the dwelling units renting un-
der $50 . month. At least az per
Evening star., 1941-03-26
Migrants
Continued From First Page.)

workers with no prospect of employ
ment Another practically equally
unfortunate group is represented in
the unattached women, white, of
middle age, unskilled and unem-
ployed for years, who come in the
hope of employment.
Face Higher Living Costs.
ut would be infinitely better for
both these groups of persons if they
remained where they are at home
rather than attempt to transplant
themselves into an environment Of
much higher living costs that
quickly will exhaust what resources
they may have and in the meantime
subjects them to the disadvantage
Gus housing, curtailment of food,
plus the health damaging effect of
anxiety and worry over not getting
a job"
quite apart, however, from what
may be regarded as an emergency
measure it should again be empha-
sized that the present health
machinery recognized as fundamen-
tally necessary to render adequate
health service in a community of
Washington's population is made
quate."
Dr.. Ballou left with the committee
an exhaustive report analyzing the
present school population and its
urgent needs. The report said:
Emergency schools needs have
developed in the District of Column
bia. These developments have
increased In scope and urgency since
the school budget for 1912 was pre-
pared during the summer of 1910.
Accordingly, the school budget now
before the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House of Representatives
does not include school facilities
necessary to meet these emergency
developments consisting of extensive
construction of permanent homes
which are being occupied as rapidly
as completed"
Lack of adequate recreation IA
cilities for transient defense workers
and soldiers on leave was described
by Hugo w. Wolter, general secre-
tary of the District Defense Coun-
ellis Recreation Committee.
Housing Called Unsatisfactory.
THE housing of defense workers,
he said, places them in a very
difficult and unsatisfactory position
When they have no place to go and
nothing to do. but remain in thei1
rooms, they become dissatisfied ano
resentful. They place themselves
through no fault of their own
toward the bottom of the scale od
Evening star., 1941-03-26
u. S. UnIoods War Goods
At Iceland, Nozis Choroe

BERLIN, March 26 G4).-Author-
lied Germans declared today the
Nazi sea blockade was extended to
include Iceland after reports were
received that American ships had
been unloading there for trans-ship-
ment of materials to England.
These sources said "we will answer
with deeds" any questions of the
effectiveness of the extended block
ade.
The Berlin proclamation defined
the new war zone as follows:
From point 8 degrees east on
the Belgian coast and on this me-
didian to a point 81 degrees north,
from there to a point 68 degrees
north and 10 degrees west, then west
on the 68th degree latitude to the
3-mile zone of Greenland, then south
along the Smile zone to a point IS
degrees, "a minutes north and IS
degrees west, from there south to a
point 35 degrees so minutes north
and 33 degrees west, from there to
As degrees north, 20 degrees west.
Then east along the 45th degree
latitude to 5 degrees west, from
there to the French coast at Al de-
greeS 80 minutes north and de-
greeS As minutes west.
Evening star., 1941-03-26
pact with Yugoslavia, signed yester-

pact with Yugoslavia, signed yester-
day in Vienna.
Authorized sources declared that
the shock caused by this new diplo-
matte step, which was so bitterly
contested by the Anglo-American
coalition Of opponents to the new
European order, is more than re
markable"
Not that we care one way or
another" these sources added. ut
is matter of complete indiffer-
ence to us what others think about
the effect of the tri-partite pact ex-
pansions on the world in general, or
upon the Far East and the Balkans
in particular. Our diplomacy knows
no pause"
Asked whether other states were
expected to join, these sources de-
clared:
I'VE are firmly convinced of It,"
This German diplomatic activity,
it was expressly stated, does not ex-
tend to Greece.
Greece, which finds herself in a
military struggle against our ally,
is no object for diplomatic activity
by the Reich" these sources said
Evening star., 1941-03-26
775th Infontry's Comfort
Reflected in Condensed News
Boiled Down, Big Volume of Press
Releases Tells Of Quarantine Lftngs, Etc.

antine back on duty list and some
new men in quarantine
There's nobody in Company A
complaining about the food. Why
should they when the inspecting of
ficer's rating gives the food the high
est rating in the entire regiment?"
Company 1-"Another week has
passed and the boys are rounding
into fine shape. In the morning at
8 oclock the time comes for physical
training. The boys and the officers,
too, all 90 for that in a big way
Here's a bit of news from Head
quarters Company and the band ::
Upon execution Of orders from regi-
mental headquarters, those boys
having bad colds are now isolated in
barracks. Those with severe cases
were taken to the cantonment hos
pital'
Other companies have men going
TO special schools. rounding into
shape" and having a pleasant time
of it generally.
Evening star., 1941-03-26

cent of the new workers earn under
$500. At least 375 dwellings per
month renting at $3.50 or under
are needed, or $50 units for both
public and private employees.
Work Seekers Problem.
"To this serious shortage we now
add the migrants in search Of work.
Few of these can afford housing at
a rental of $50 a month or over.
Since practically no such vacancies
exist, the migrant, and his family, if
he has one with him, is forced to
rent a room or double up with one
or more families, and share the rent.
The vacancy rate for dwellings I'M
der $50 a month for colored families
has reached the vanishing point.
Mrs. Hoffman added:
Being the seat of the Federal
Government, the city draws an in
creasing number Of migrants whose
housing conditions are becoming
a menace to the welfare of the city.
Plans to aid transients were de-
scribed by Miss Dorothy de la Pole
of New York, staff member Of the
National Travellers Aid Society.
Evening star., 1941-03-26
British Aid
Continued From First Page.

tract authorizations, and SO 265 300
900 in expenditures is proposed in
the 1912 budget and bills pending
before Congress.
Between June l, 1910. and March
II. 1941. the United States Treasury
expended SO 3452 900 900 for defense
purposes While the figure includes
War Department military expendi-
lures except money spent upon
the Panama Canal, expenditures
of the Navy. payments from the
Presidents defense fund and costs
of administering the Selective Serv-
ice Act are not included.
Net funds included in the esti-
mates include:
War Departmental 194l fiscal
year appropriation acts, S9,238 .300,-
900; additional 1941 and 1912 fiscal
year bills now before Congress, So
617,100,000; fiscal year 1912 esti-
mates submitted to Congress, 81
S31 400 900.
For Navy Department.
Navy Department - 1941 fiscal
year appropriation acts, s1o,966,-
100000; additional l94l and 1912
appropriation bills now before Con-
gress, 1886 100000
Among existing and proposed ex-
penditures for civilian branches of
the Government in the defense pro-
gram are:
Merchant feet ---S S638, 900 900
Industrial facilities. r.
F. C. and D. P. C.
Loans -------------S 500, 900 900
Maritime c ON mis-
sion -------------- sc, 900 900
Industrial Working Capt.
tai (R. F. c. Loans - 100000
Stockpile of strategic de-
fenSe materials ---- 485 ,000, 900
Housing IF. w. A., U. S.
H. A, etc.------- 621 900 900
Export-Import Bank - 500 900 900
Presidents Emergency
Fund --------- 325, 900 900
Panama Canal ---- 251 ,000, 900
Defense Training Pro-
gram IN. Y. A., r.
S. A. 10000, 900
Civil Aeronautics Author
ity (and Dept. of Com
merce) ------------ 100000
Tennessee Valley Author
ity -------- $4,000, 900
Marine Insurance ESQ., 100000
Selective Service - $4,000. 900
Coast Guard ---- 27,00O,OOO
National Defense Council
and o. Pm. - 10000, 900
Evening star., 1941-03-26
Flyers Whose Plane
Decapitated Woman
Face Navy Trial
Ensiens Under Arrest;
Airmen Owed to Score
Workers, Sheriff Hears
By the Associated Press.

PENSACOLA, Fla, March 90
Comdr. w. D. Sample. executive Of
ficer at the naval air station here.
said today two ensigns whose plane
killed a woman yesterday were fac
ing possible court martial in this
horrible case"
Mrs. Robert Phillips, 35-year-old
mother of four children. was decapi-
tated when a naval plane swooped
low over a group of workers in
turnip field near Robertsdale, Ala.
Comdr. Sample said the men in
the plane were Ensigns Joseph C.
Thompson. %, of Healdsburg. Calf =,
and Paul C. Brown, q, of Chicago.
They returned after the tragedy to
the air base. reported the case and
were held under arrest in their
quarters.
Both men were trained here as
cadets and were attending an ad-
vanced school for instructors.
Comdr. Sample said Ensign Thomp-
son was in charge of the plane as
pilot but Ensign Brown was at the
controls when a wing sheared off
Mrs. Phillips head.
Comdr. Sample said that if a
Naval Board of Inquiry now study
ing the case found the ensigns "cul-
pable," a general court martial
would be ordered. He explained the
officers could be tried on any
charges that could be brought
against them in civil courts.
Sheriff w. R. Stuart said at Rob-
ertSdale that the airmen apparently
dived their plane toward the field
workers Ito frighten them" He
added that he would withhold State
action until he sees what the Navy
does.
Capt E. w. Davis, station chap
lain. and Mrs. Davis were sent to the
Phillips home to do anything they
could for the family.
Evening star., 1941-03-26
YugosIovio
CONTINUED From First PaRe.l

posts to resign to show disapproval
of the axis alliance.
Riots i'm School.
An indication the widespread stu
dent demonstrations were highly
organized was seen in the sudden
appearance of hundreds of identical
Yugoslav flags. all bearing the slogan
Long Live the Kingl'
RlotouS scenes took place in some
Belgrade schools as the boys defied
their teachers, broke up furniture
and shouted Down with Hitler,
down with MusSolini, down with
Cvetkovichl"
A number of youths who were
made virtual prisoners in one school
in the heart of the capital when
police surrounded the building Wed
with each other in writing inflam-
matory slogans on cards and hurting
them out of windows into a crowd
of curious spectators.
At another school in the main
business district, placards were hung
from windows reading Better Die
Than Be Slaves" I'VE Must Re
nounce the Vienna Pact" Down
With Hitler and Long Live Liberty
and King Peter"
Political observers noted that
secondary school students not more
than IS years of age played a large
part in the demonstrations. They
expressed belief the participants
probably were inspired by parents
who feared they would be subjected
to fine or imprisonment if they
demonstrated themselves, but
counted on the youth of the students
to win them easier treatment.
Evening star., 1941-03-26
Germans Well Pleased
With Reaction to Pact

BERLIN, March 26 LP>.-German
off1cialdom seemed well pleased to-
day at world reaction to the axis
Evening star., 1941-03-26
British Soy Action
Makes No Difference

LONDON, March rs F.-British
sources said today the German an
nouncement of extension of the sea
war zone 30 include Iceland made
no difference TO the British.
THE Germans have been sinking
anything they saw" one source COM
mented, 80 the position is unal-
tered"