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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
Papers Recorded Today M Local Realty Deals

to the Meriden Savings Bank, a mortgage from Evgenia Lahman and Carl Lehman, property on south east side of Woodbine street.
 Mortgage Release
 First Church in Waterbury, Inc, to Mary Ellen Dalton.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Thomas Izzo.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Thomas V. Stanford.
 Martin Greenblatt to Nathan Levine and others.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Cliff ton Turney.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to An- thony Stango.
 Morton E. Pierpont to Edward McAlleney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
Chairman

Mrs. Francis Phillips has been elected treasurer for the financial campaign. Other officers are as fol- lows: Mrs. Frederick Kellogg, chair lady of special gifts; Mrs. Francis Phillips, chairlady of outlying dis- tricts; Mrs. Archer Rowbottom, chairlady of speakers; Miss Betty Barry, chairlady of radio programs: and Parker Rowell, chairman of the business district.
 Mrs. Kellogg also heads the spe- cial gifts committee, assisted by Milton Burrall, Mrs. Rowland Chase, Mra. Orton P. Camp, Joel Butler, Lewis Hart, John A. Coe, Jr., Mrs. Thomas Kellogg, Mrs. Julius Smith, Walter Deacon, Frederick R. Kel- logg, Mrs. Charles Larkin and Henry Burrall.
 General chairlady of the outlying districts is Mrs. Francis Phillips. Town chairladies are:
 Beacon Falls: Mrs. Ralph Tucker, Burton road.
 Oakville: Mrs. Frank Menetry, Cottage place.
 Nausatuck: Mrs, Kirby, 2S Sweeney street.
 Prospect: Mrs. Robert Van wag. ner, Clark Hill road.
 Thomaston: Miss Edyth Dallam, v4 Elm street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
WOOTERS
 GIVEN NOLLES
Pair Charged With Wine Trailer Theft to Face
 Philadelphia Court

Abraham E. Katz, B, of 76 Hous- ton street, local scrap metal dealer, and Joseph Wooters, 26, of shelton, were granted nolles in municipal court today when their eases on conspiracy, larceny and receiving stolen property were called by Pros- ecutor Attorney William K. Lawlor.
 The two men were turned over to Philadelphia detectives, Lieuten- ant John J. Hanlon and Sergeant John J. McEnroe under indictment of Q Grand Jury in Philadelphia and will be presented in court there Fri day when bonds will be set pending their trial later. Katz and Wooters are charged with stealing trailer with its contents of cargo of wine, valued at 5000 from a parking lot in Philadelphia September IA.
 Attorney Marcus H. Weisman, who represented Katz here, will go to Philadelphia where he will de- fend the scrap iron dealer when he is tried on charges of conspiracy, larceny and receiving stolen goods,
 The Bridgeport police were late by several hours for the custody of Wooters, who is wanted in connec- ton with the theft of & shipment of electric razors worth $4,0o0 last August from Q gasoline station parking lot,
 The authorities sent the warrant to New Haven County jail where Wooters was held for arraignment in municipal court here today, but when City Clerk Carmine Cipriano informed the Bridgeport police that Wooters and Katz, had already been placed in custody of the Philadel- phia police yesterday morning after they waived extradition to face a charge of theft of a trailer and It's wine cargo in Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
Girl Scout Council Announces Annual Financial Appeal
YMCA Starts Annual Membership Campaign
Rival Generals Express Confidence of VictOry-First
 Reports on Success Slated for Friday Evening
Amid the grandiloquent claims of

Amid the grandiloquent claims of the two generalissimos. State Sem ator Michael V. Blansfield and E. Robert Stevenson, the 84th annual membership drive of the local r. M. c. A. was launched last night with a dinner for members of the rival Red and Blue armies.
 Leon 1T. French, president of the "Y", in giving his blessing to the coming drive, on matter which army is victorious, read letters from old r. M. o. A. members who have already sent in donations, and named 20 local business men who have been members of the Water bury "" for 50 years or more. He paid tribute to the late Robert Platt, who had been active in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
ROBERT s. MAY
 DIED IN MADISON

Robert Spencer May of Madison, a native of Naugatuck, died at his home Monday. He was rec tired banker. His vile, Mrs. May, teaches music at Saint Margaret's school and their son, Robert is q resident of Waterbury.
 The funeral was held this after noon at 2:30 att he Madison Con- gregational church. Burial was in Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
LUTHERAN CHURCH
 SUPPER TOMORROW

Naugatuck, Oct. 8-Preparations have been completed for the church supper in the Immanuel Lutheran church hall from p. m. to 8 ?. m. tomorrow by the Ladies' Aid of that church. The public is invited.
 The menu announced today, in- cludes: Mashed potatoes, gravy, roast pork. sauerkraut, peas and carrots. apple sauce and either lemon or apple pie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08

The waterbury Girl Scout Coun. cil's annual financial campaign for this year will be 9e,6O0, 1t was re- vealed this morning by Mrs. George E. Cowperthwait, general chairman. The drive will open October 20 and continue for the remainder of the week.
 Workers will be divided into four sections. Mrs. Parker Powell will be chairlady of the first, Mrs. William F'aeth the second, Mrs. J. Chester Little the third, and Mrs. Earl Pier. son the fourth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
DOCTOR EXPLAINS
 TUMORS OF JAW

Members of the Waterbury Dental Hygienists society heard pr. E. A. Kinley, a specialist in dental radio graphy at the Boston City hospital, speak at meeting In the Colonial room of The Elton last night.
 His topic, which dealt with dis. cussion of tumors of the jaw, was illustrated by slide pictures. Dr. John J. Apirian presided during the meeting.
 The society elected two new mem- bers, pr. Samuel A. Rosenfleld and Dr. Vincent A. Mastrianno.
 It was announced the next meet. ing will take place Nov. il.
 Bermuda paid $2,400,000 for American products last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
sARoNG IS INTERNATIoNA
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Our Shirt Specialist, Who Knows His Shirts Like A Book Says There's No Reason For A Shirt Riding Up Back Of Neck Or Roushins Up A Mon's Adom's Apple.
 Those things are troeeobIe to
 cheap shirt making They're the
 kind of shirts we don't corry.
 Our fine shirts toiIored 10 our
 specifications fit And fit eom-
 fortobIy Stay fit - Retain their
 comfortable size body and collar
 size. And the surprising thing is
 they are s0me price as last year
 $I.75 to $3.5o- While our present
 stock Icsts = Four distinct collar
 styles 10 fit your collar to your pro-
 file and personality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
$8,5OOO Official Quota Desired In Campaign
 Opening October 20
Mrs. George E. COwperthwait General Chairman An-
 nOunces Plans Personnel of Outlying District Committees Posted Today

woodbury: Mrs. s. o. Fitting, North Woodbury.
 Middlebury: Mrs. Wilbur Forman, South Middlebury.
 Cheshire: Mrs. Carlton Borden, Main street and Cornwall avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 OCT. 8, 1040
(By United Press)


 British bOmbers conducted the longest and most intensive raid on Berlin tO date. At least 20 persons were killed and the population was In raid shelters for five hours. Evacuation of children was begun.
 A German expediti0nary force moved into Rlmania, establish ing headquarters aS far east ward as the Black Sea. The intent was to instruct the Rumanian army in the Naxl style of warfare"
 Prime M n ister Winston Churchill told Commons that Britain would reopen the Burma road.
 sARONG IS INTERNATIONAL Dorothy Lamour, Saronged again in Paramount's "Malaya," has sent sarongs all over the world to be auectioned of for charity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08
Full Weather Report

CONNECTICUT--Fm and much cooler tonight. Thursday fair and cooler. Fresh northwest winds toe night diminisbing slowly on Thursday.
 Boston, Oct. B. (UP) -- Weather Roraeast: t5t
 MASSA and RHO D E ISf.AND--Fair and much cooler to. night. Thursday fair and cooler. Fresh northwest winds tonight dim finishing slowly on Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08

Australia now has l23, 3,000. 900 sheep, a record for any country.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Sligo Creek Parkway
Dams Are Proposed
As Defense Aid
PIon Would Create
Emergency Reservoirs
In Case Of Air Roids

A proposal that dams be erected
at strategic street intersections in
Sligo Greek Parkway to provide
emergency reservoirs in the event
water mains are damaged in air
raids, was under consideration today
by the Takoma Park (Md) Town
Council.
Chief John Winterberg Of the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment offered the plan as an
emergency measure, calling atten-
ton to the possibility that the pump
ing engines could use the reservoirs
to extinguish fires on nearby streets.
Proposed Sites for Dams.
Chief Winterberg suggested that
dams on the creek. which flows
through the parkway. be erected
where the following streets join the
park: New Hampshire avenue;
Flower, Carroll, Elm, Poplar. Maple
and Sherman avenues: Parkside
drive, and Piney Branch road
The council took the suggestion
under advisement.
If an agreement Of cooperation
can be reached with national de-
fense officials of Prince Georges and
Montgomery, Mayor Oliver W.
Youngblood said he would under
take to organize the citizens of
Takoma Park.
That portion of the town lying
within the District has been organ
lied for some time, but not until
yesterday was any town official on
the Maryland side contacted, when
Mayor Youngblood was invited by
Montgomery County defense officials
to assume the leadership. He called
a special meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil last night to discuss defense.
officials Attend.
Attending the meeting were police
and fire officials. who explained that
information was lacking as to the
method Of procedure, and as a re-
suit nothing was done. j. Wilson
Dodd. town clerk, was authorized
to communicate with officials of the
two counties, with a view to CO.
ordinating the defense program. A
representative from the District De-
fense Council also will be invited
to attend a future meeting.
The Council voted to purchase a
new police radio-equipped car An
ordinance was adopted prohibiting
parking on the east side Of Boyd
avenue from Carroll to jackson
avenues.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Admiral Station Resigns
Reclamation Position

Rear Admiral Adolphus Station of
Chevy Chase, Md. has resigned as
Southern Maryland representative
on the State Reclamation Commit
tee. it was announced yesterday.
Explaining that he has been called
back from retirement to active naval
service. Admiral Staton said he
found it impossible to give my time
to other duties" The committee
was organized about month ago
to sponsor collection of essential
materials throughout the State and
their conversion into war tools.
It is understood that William D.
Blair of Bowie will be recommended
to fill the vacancy caused by Ad-
miral Stations resignation.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Peter H. Thompson, 50,
Buried at Leonurdtown
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN. Md. Dec. 30
Former County Commissioner Peter
Haverman Thompson, SO, of Nor
ganza. who died of a heart attack
Saturday afternoon, was buried
this morning in st. Josephs Church
Cemetery. The pastor, the Rev.
Joseph de Vana, S. j., said the
requiem mass.
A native of Southern Maryland,
Mr.. Thompson had served two
terms as county commissioner sew
eral years ago. He was a member
of the Soil Conservation Committee
Of st. Mary's County and also was
active in the Knights of Columbus
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Sarah Wood Thompson: three
daughters. Mrs. j. C. Armsworthy
Bel Alton, Md. and Mrs. Frank
Mattingly and Mrs. Joseph Thomp-
son, and two sisters, Miss Edith
Thompson, Bethesda, Md, and
Mrs. Alice Graves.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
-Four Hurt as Autos
Crash in Northeast;
! Die al Alexandra
Two Injured Women
Remain in SibIey;
Two Men Are Treated

Four persons were injured today
In a head-on collision on Harewood
road NE. near Taylor street.
Mrs. Virginia Stunkel, 81, Of 233
Whittier street NV. and Mrs. Mar
garet Hurd, 80. passengers in an
automobile operated by Edward A.
Hurd. SO, of Takoma Park, Md, were
admitted to Sibley Hospital. Mrs,
Stunkel suffered head injury ano
Mrs. Hurd received shoulder, leg and
back injuries.
Mr.. Hurd and Fred L. Hiser, 81
of 1905 Seventh street, listed by po-
lice as driver of the other car, were
released after treatment for less
serious injuries. Mr.. Hiser lost two
teeth.
According to police. the left front
Of the cars crashed.
Two men, injured in Christmas
eve traffic accident. died yesterday
within half an hour in Alexandria
Hospital.
The victims, William E. Fisher. As,
Of Quantico, and John l.. Reeves,
IS. colored. of the 1900 block of
Fifteenth street NV, were crushed
by a truck while standing beside
Highway No. Oil, half a mile west
of Fairfax, according to police.
Sergt. B. Alton Poole of the Fair
fax County Traffic Squad said in
vestigation of the accident was con-
tinuing. The truck was understood
to have swerved to avoid striking
another vehicle.
Neither victim regained conscious
ness sufficiently to give police any
information.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Dec. 80
(SpeciaD ALFRED Bushong Jones, 20
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonza D. Jones
of near Charles Town, died yester-
day in Charles Town General Hos
pital of injuries sustained in an au-
tomobile accident near Berryville
Va, Friday night.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Reporter Finds Ballroom BIitz
Perfected at Fort BeIvoir
Amateur Almost HopeIessIy Outmoneuvered
While Risking Casualty in Swing Session

one Of the chief compensations for
being soldier.
Dressed in the resplendent uni
form of a private q. g. and with
my identity as carefully hidden as
a German spy. showed up at the
post Service Club a few minutes
before 8 pm.
My trousers, Of course. were six
inches too long for me and I felt
like I was walking in my stocking
feet.
A crowd of my compatriots was
standing in front of the Service
Club when the buses pulled in anc
unloaded nearly 200 girls.
! The boys looked the field over very
carefully and I learned. later thai
this was the accepted method o.
singing out the best-lOoking dancing
partners. You spot them when vol
60 in and freeze ON to them for the
evening.
Look at the grandmothers," said
the soldier next to me.
They Would Grouse.
This Is regular part Of the
greeting. To q soldier nothing i,
good. A soldier grouses about every.
thing, from the quality OF the food
to the looks of the local women.
The Fort Belvoir men complain
bitterly about the looks of the girls
who come to dance there. As q mat.
(See BELVOIR, Page B-5J
Evening star., 1941-12-30
mo, Is of a SerieS.)

The purpose of your refuge room
and official advices to get of the
streets at the air raid warning
signal is protection against high
explosive bombs. These bombs.
which vary in length from a few
inches to as much as IA feet and
may weigh from 4 to 1000 pounds.
are dropped on city to destroy
property as well as to shatter
morale.
The explosive charge in the
bombs is detonated by a fuse
which either operates when the
bomb strikes hard surface or at
a set interval afterward. There
may be short delay which has
the double purpose of allowing a
low-fying plane to get out OF the
way before the bomb explodes
and of giving the bomb time to
penetrate deeply into a building
before exploding. A long-delay-
fuse may not explode for hours
or even days and therefore calls
for special precautions.
Effects Of Bomb Blasts.
High explosive bombs may have
four effects besides actual demoli-
tion-earth shock, blast, splinters
and fire-although the fire is
accidental, caused by fractured
gas pipes or from debris falling
on a domestic fire. Earth shock.
which is a kind of localized earth
quake, may be severe enough to
damage water pipes and cause
walls to collapse. depending on
the elasticity of the building.
Blast is the shock wave that
travels through the air after the
explosion. sudden pressure on
the air surrounding the explosion,
followed by suction. In the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the bomb, the
Evening star., 1941-12-30
$1,000 War Relief Funds
Raised in MONTGOMERY

A total of $1,000 has been raised
by the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter, it was announced to-
day by Mrs. Everett J. Boothby,
chairman Of the county committee.
The eounty's quota in the Red Cross
war relief fund drive is SOS, GOO.
The committee. including Mrs
Margaret Flewhardy. ex-ofico men,
Der; Warren Haley. Mrs. Nellie Hud-
dleson. Paul Coughlan and Mrs,
David Bryant. heads 500 workers
who are canvassing the county.
Mrs. Boothby reports house-to-
house visiting is we'll under way an6
will continue until the full amount
has been raised. Contributions are
also being received at Montgomery
County headquarters, the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Recreational Center
47O0 Norwood drive, and at booths
all over the area.
Businessmen of Silver Spring have
formed a special gifts committee
under Warner Pumphrey. to collect
from local business and professional
firms A similar group is being
planned for the Bethesda business
district, to get under way this week
under Henry Hiser.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Afraid Wardens
And Phone Operators
Named in Hyattsvine
Third Ward Organized;
Other Appointees
Will Be Announced

Block afraid wardens and tele-
phone operators for the third ward
of Hyattsville, Md. were announced
yesterday by H. Wilson Spicknan,
afraid warden for that section.
Organization Of the group will be
completed at meeting in the town
council room at 8 pm. Saturday
when defense aides viii instruct the
group in it's emergency duties.
Appointment of block wardens and
operators for other wards will be
made within a few days, it was said.
Those appointed by Mr.. Spicknall
were:
Wardens-L. T. Alexander. Frank
Cowell, Anthony w. Suess, Warren
w. Cole, Frank J. Kless, Wayt Craig,
Francis Haifley, E. George Beck,
Tracy Houff, Horace Snowden,
George Franklin, Norman Brown, G..
R. Marshall, c. Mason Turner. JET
frey Small. E. r. P. Smith, William
E. Hutchinson, jr; William Wolf.
Howard Smith. Vincent Ryon, Perry
Wilkinson, Nicholas Oren. jr.;
Charles E. Cook, Jack Holiday, w.
B. Penn, Max Horn, William Wal
lace, w. R. Kelley, Leslie Y. DAM
eron, Ernest Gelinas. Hunter Payne,
c. E. Culver, Robert H. Kerr, j. w.
Bradley, Otis Dudrow, James w.
Rogers and Lawrence Walter.
Telephone operators-Mrs. Paul S.
Herring, Mrs. w. Carroll Beatty,
Mrs. Thompson Arnold, Mrs. T. S.
Morales, Mrs. A. w. Edmond, Mrs.
Rose Mears, Mrs. A. w. Winn, Mrs.
Charles Cannon, Mrs. Robert Bell
Mrs. A. F. Preston, Mrs. R. F. Mein-
hardt, Mrs. Norman Brown. Mrs.
Arthur c. Moon, Mrs. M. C. Thomp-
son. Mrs. Thomas Reed. Mrs. M. D.
Rees, Mrs. Paul Kea, Mrs. Maury H.
Brown, Mrs. Howard Smith, Mrs. A.
F. Billingsley, Mrs. Perry Wilkinson,
Mrs. A. Y. Semple, Mrs. Wayne Proc
ter, Mrs. S. W. Price, Mrs. j. Middle
ton. Mrs. Charles Rice, jr.; Mrs. Don
C. Piper, Mrs. Agnes Rymer, Mrs.
Ernest Gelinas, Mrs. Vernon j.
Wright, Mrs. Lola Edlavitch, Mrs.
j. S. Walker, Mrs. F. w. Carroll, Mrs.
C. E. Burton, Mrs. Paul A. Jackson
and Mrs. H. j. Marx.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
| Warden HoIts
Soliciting
lFor Wordens

An unauthorized solicitation of
funds for Montgomery County CMd.)
AFRAID wardenS was halted as 1t
began observation-disclosures the first
person approached was Arch Nc
Donald, chief warden for the county.
A youth distributing sand quota
cards in Burnt Mills Hills asked for
a contribution as he turned over q
card at the Mcdonald home. Mr..
Mcdonald overheard and found the
caller had been misinformed.
This was a case of perfect hon.
esty. but of mistaken instructions,
the chief warden said.
He explained that the Finance
Committee of the County Defense
Council is the only group authorized
to solicit funds for the civilian de-
fense program in the county, and
the money it obtains is not for the
use Of wardens alone, but for sup
port of all the councils activities.
Joseph A. Cantrel heads the
Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Taylor Again to Direct
Boil in Alexandra

BY . Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 30.-For
the sixth consecutive year. j. Her.
bert Taylor has been named chair
man of the local committee for the
celebration of the Presidents birth
day.
Fire Chief James M. Duncan. jr.,
has been reappointed chairman
of the March of Dimes" Committee
by Mr.. Taylor Others named are
Elliott F. Hoffman, reappointed
treasurer: Martin E. Greene, Invi-
tations Committee; James Douglas,
Floor Committee, and Harmon E.
Norris, Reception Committee.
The birthday ball will be held
January 80 in the U. s. o. recreation
center at the axmory.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
O'Conor Urges Greater
Civilian War Effort
RH the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 30.-This war
is not one ito be won in our spare
time" Gov. O'Conor cautioned in a
plea for greater, unified and serious
civilian war effort.
The shock of Pearl Harbor must
not be allowed to wear off," he
asserted last night at a banquet
of the Maryland chapter Of the
Mount st. Mary's College Alumni
Association.
"The united. inspired national spirit
that is going to be necessary if we
are to carry through successfully
this struggle against the war-ef-
ficient Axis nations, isn't apparent
to any general extent" Gov. O'Conor
declared, and "it becomes increas-
ingly apparent that our people gen.
orally do not appreciate how serious
the situation Is"
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Montgomery Refuses
NeelsvilIe Beer Permit

The Montgomery County Liquor
Control Board voted yesterday to
deny the application of Mabel Ger
trude Poole for Glass D on-sale
generally beer and light wine license
for the Lone Pine Tourist Camp
near Neelsville.
A group of nearby residents op-
posed granting of the petition at
hearing last week.
The board held a hearing on the
application Of John r. Appleton
for transfer of a Glass D on-sale
generally beer and light wine license,
heretofore issued Roy T. Ellis, 8701
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring. but
reserved decision. There was no
oppoSition.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

combined pressure and suction
may damage and demolish build
ings. At more distant points.
window panes may be shattered
and ceiling plaster may fall.
Serious or fatal injury to persons
directly due to blast is likely only
very near to bomb explosion.
Actually the most dangerous
effect of bombs at a distance from
the explosion is the flying splint-
ers. The bursting Of q high ex-
plosive bomb breaks the bomb
case into thousands of jagged
metal splinters which fly upwards
and outwards at about twice the
speed of a rifle bullet and have
been known to cause fatal in
jury half a mile away from the
explosion.
Use Your Refuge Room.
The best protection against
flying splinters. and falling
shrapnel from anti-aircraft fire
is your refuge room. Taking cover
in the nearest shelter is the Sec
ond best precaution.
Even when shelter is not avail
able there are other precautions
that may prevent injury or save
life during an aerial lombard
ment. The first of these is to
fall fiat, remembering that when
a bomb bursts, the blast, splinterS
and debris all tend to fly outwards
and upwards. It is better to be in
a hollow, even in the gutter, than
on a level place. The safest posi-
ton is lying face downwards,
resting on the elbows. hands
clasped behind the head and
chest slightly raised from the
ground to prevent internal in
juries from earth shock.
Tomorvoas More precautions
sgosnst sgpeostss bomb e6scts.