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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
ARMIES OF U. 5.
 POSTAGE PARADE
Huge Peace-Time Mass. ing of Troops Will Come
 Next Monday

Washington, April B. UP) - Against the backdrop of @ spreading world conflict, the United States parades its greatest peace-time army today in observance of army day In a coaSt-to-coast demonstra- ton of expanding military might.
 Generally observed on April 6, an- niversary of Americas entry into World War 1, the celebration was advanced to Monday because the regular date falls on a Sunday. But Holy Week begins Monday and most cities are celebrating today.
 Here in the nations capital. cen ter of the multi billion dollar pre-. paredness drive, the top military chieftains review the biggest parade in army day history. President Roosevelt, unable to attend because of his engagements, will be repre- sented by Secretary of War Henry l.. Stimson and General George c Marshall, army chief of staff.
 New York plans @ demonstration lasting from mid-afternoon to dusk and other major cities-Chicago Los Angeles and Miami, among others-also will hold parades.
 Sponsored by the military order of the World War, the demonstra- tions will emphasize the country's unprecedented effort to rearm and to speedily transform the nation into an arsenal and larder oi democracies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
7lS,Ooo TONS OF
 SHIPPING SUNK
That Was British Toll By Bombing, TOrpedoing in
 Month of March Alone
--NEA Telephoto

Berlin, April 5-(UP)-A high command commmique asserted to- day that Germany had sunk moro than 7l8,0O0 tons of shipping dur ing March.
 Submarines in a second attack on a convoy sank 48500 tons of ships the high command said, making total for the two attacks of IS ships.
 A warship operating overseas" the communique said, sank the aux Hilary cruiser Voltaire and the trans port Britannia.
 (There is a 13,30l ton Lamport and Holt passenger liner Voltaire of Liverpool and an 8,799 ton Anchor passenger liner Britannia of Glas- gow)
 The high command announced that German and Italian troops had occupied Benghazi, Libya, yesterday
 German Stuke dive bomber planes attacked British armored columns at Solluch, on the African front the communique said, and shot down three Hurricane planes.
 Strong German bombing plane formations effectively attacked Av- onmouth and Yarmouth, England during the night, and pilots saw big
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
British Bombers Raid
 Battleships In Brest
Two Huge Nazi Warships Are Believed to Have Been Put Out of Commissions -B0mbers Sure Both
 Battleships Were Hit
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Staff Correspondents

London, April 5--(UP)-A heavy air raid on Brest last night was be- lieved by the British today to have put Germany's 26,000-ton battle ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau out of action for some time. The air ministry said both were straddled by sticks of heavy bombs dropped by Royal Air Force raiders.
 The official announcements did not diclose whether the raiders used Q new super powerful explosive said to have lifted houses high into the air in a raid on Emden.
 Air circles predicted that 1t would be some time before the battleships could go to sea to prey again on British North Atlantic shipping. The RAF has plugged steadily at the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau all this week. Last nights raid was the third of the week, the 49th of the war and the second successive night attack. Moonlight aided the attack CTS in locating theE objectives and witnessing the results of the explo- sions, which started large fire near one of the battleships.
 The attacks were made from low level and an air ministry commun- ique made 1t clear that the Scharn- horst and Gneisenau were the main objectives.
 Ease For Submarines
 Brest also is & base for German submarine raiders.
 The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, recently returned from a raiding foray in the North Atlantic, have been at Brest for several days.
 Good results" were reported by the air ministry in describing last nights raid on Brest.
 The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, batleships of 26,00O tons, carry
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
Four Nations Study Plans To Join Against Germany

agreed upon, had been discussed thoroughly.
 Ehe discussions were based on the premise that the time was near when all non-Axis nations would have to make grave decisions, 1t was said.
 Athens remained calm. A war communique said that in local ac- ton on the Albanian front i've cap tured strong enemy positions. talk ing more than 70 prisoners includ- ing one officer, and the enemy abandoned abundant war materials; at another point an enemy tank at tack was repulsed by anti-tank bta- teries."
 Dispatches from Greek correspon- dents at the front said the Italians were bringing up heavy reinforce ments, especially in the central sec- tor. which was filtered with dead Italian soldiers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
Voting Lists Of City Raised By 114 Names
This Increase Has Come Since First of Year; New Voters Were Sworn in onthly-February Was Busiest of All Months

The city's voting list has been augmented by IA names since the start of the year, a compilation at the office of the registrars of vot- CTS showed today. The new voters were sworn in at the sessions now held monthly by the board of regis- tration.
 February was the busiest month, with 49 voters being made" at the session held that month. April was second, with 32 voters have been admitted at the session held We'd nesday. Eight voters were admitted in January and 25 in March. The board of registration, con- sisting of the town clerk and select men, is now required by law to swear in voters once month. The sessions are held on the first We'd nesday. ita.'.
 Steady increases in the number of persons seeking vo1ng fran chise is expected as the city elec- ton approaches. Workers for Democratic and Republican parties will bring in several hundred ap- plicants during the next few months
 Names and addresses of the vot- CTS sworn in at the four monthly sessions held thus far in 1941 are as follows:
 Electors Admitted Jan. ?, 1941 Blanche E. E. Brillis, 91 w. Main St.; Caroline Lecomte, Bucks Hill Rd.; Gerarda Salcito, 40 No. Main St.; Alexander Semasko, 16 Lafay- (Continued on Page 2)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
FIGHT OF BILLY
 CONN IS PROBED
His Opponent in Last Bat tie, Gunnar Barlund, Is
 Under Cloud

Chicago, April 5-(UP)-Billy Conn's last dress rehearsal for title fight with Joe Louis was slouded today by an Illinois ath- Detic commission investigation of Eunnar Barlund's unexpected Surrender" after seven listless Dunds.
 Apparently little damaged by Conn,s left hook which peppered continually at his right eye, Bar lund refused to answer the bell for the eighth round last night, al- though a commission medical ex- aminer had ruled a slight cut on his eyelid insufficient cause fol halting the fight.
 Sheldon Clark, new chairman oi the Illinois commission, immediate ly announced Barlund's purse would be withheld and ordered a hearing within 10 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05

Cleveland, April 5 = U.PJ = La- bor troubles today crippled the American Magnesium Company plant here, the worlds largest pro- ducer of die cast magnesium bomb castings, fast moving airplane motor parts and other objects made from the metal that is three times lighter than aluminium. and so scarce the government has designated 1t as es- sential to national defense.
 Already hampered by a shortage of material which had kept opera tons on q five-day week basis. plant ofilcials reported that they were not able to get more than to full hours of work yesterday out of the entire three shifts of employees because Of a s'slow down" that finally came to total stoppage."
 The workers demanded more money. individually but in unison, Fh4 National AskoelatIun ol Die
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
Greatest Magnesium Co. Plant Tn World Crippled

Casting Workers (CIO) applied January 20 for a National Labor Relations Board election to deter mine a collective bargaining agent at the plant. The election has not been held and union officials denied responsibility for the stoppage.
 Louis Petrigni, organizer for the union. said the company had agreed a week ago to act within five days on the individual wage demands of It's employees and that 1t had not doen so. He said some 900 workers had demanded raises and that be- cause no action was forthcoming, they slowed down production.
 Some 1000 workers stood around' in the plant most Of the day yes- terday. There was no picketing. bee cause no organization claimed credit fog the situation. However, Che CIO union had been holding mass meetings in Front of tho plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
FOUR SHIPS ARE
 SEARCHED TODAY
Two Italian, Two Danish Vessels Are Looked Over
 in MOntevideO

Montevideo. Uruguay, April B. (UP)-Two Italian and two Danish ships were boarded by Uruguay po- lice today ''as a precautionary mea- sure" The ships boarded were the Italian Fausto. 5,285 tons. and the Adamello. 5,785 tons. both of Genoa. The Danish ship Laura, 1.47l tons of Esbjerg, and another Danish vessel. the Charles S. A. S., also were boarded.
 Vigilance over the port of Monte video was said to have been in- creased.
 Authorities said that the boarded vessels would be kept under surveil- lance and for the present would not be used in service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
DOCTOR IS BADLY
 HURT IN CRASH

Norwood, Mass. April 5-(UP)- Two Roxbury men, Dr. Robert M. Holland, g. and Ernest Spallholz, %, were in critical condition at a hospital here today after their plane crashed from a low altitude into a ciump of trees bordering Norwood airport yesterday.
 The plane. plloted by Dr. Holland, an army surgeon attached to Vest over field, Chicopee, apparently was caught in a tricky wind-current as 1t to0k off and plungnd into the woods before Dr. Holland could re cover control. Flreinen and airport attendants had to cut the men from the Wrecka8e with acetyieno torches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
DANIEL P. NOONAN
 DIED THIS MORNING
One of Best Known Citi- zens of City; Veteran of
 Old Sedgwick Guards

Daniel Power Noonan, former member of the board of aldermen and of the board of health, died early this morning at his home, 70 Clinton street.
 He was born in Tipperary, 1re- land, on July l9, 1849. MT. Noonan had resided in this city for the past 70 years, where he was well known through his affiliation in civic and fraternal activities.
 Under the administration of Mayor John P. Elton he served on the board of aldermen and the board of health. He was one of the oldest members and a sec- retary of Sedgwick Guard, Con- pany G., having enlisted in Sep- teinber 25, 1871.
 For 60 years MT. Noonan was em- ployed as Q foreman in the Water- bury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company, retiring from that posi- tion F years ago.
 He Is survived by two sons, Att torney Michael J. Noonan of this city and Edward D. Noonan of Bay Minette, Alabama: three daughters, Miss Nellie M. Noonan and Mrs. George F. Storm of this city; Mrs. Anna Noonan Carroll of Los An- geles, Cal.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street on Monday morning at 8:l5 o'clock, to St. Margaret's church at g o'clock.
 Friends may call at the funeral home this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening. Burial will be in the family plot in new St.. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
Cheering Words Come Just When It Looked Like
 Closing of Ford Co. TWO MEDIATORS IN
 VERY CHEERFUL MOOD Chalmers Plant in Milwaukee May Reach an
 Agreement Monday
BY JOHN L. CUTTER United Press Staff Correspondent)

Dx JVkhN As NO HEN
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Detroit, April B.. = (UP) = Mediators drove today for a resumption of production by the Ford Motor Company, checred by some undisclosed turn in the negotiations. At 8 moment when the stakes had been multiplied by the spread of paralysis to almost all the Ford empire, James r. newey, Federal conciliator, and Thomas Donahue, chairman of the governors special three.nnan state mediation board, went about wear ing broad smiles. '''--',''-9s'' M ''''-'f'
 What turn in the situation justi- fled this light heartedness they re- fused to say. Tn scheduling medi- ation conferences with the C1O United Automobile Workers at 10:30 Q. m. and with company rep resentatives at 3:30 p. nl., Dewey would only comment:
 "The situation Is well-status quo"
 But the portly mediator enter tained his early morning press con- ference with quips and songs.
 Donahue said, T feel very good"
 Get Encouragement
 Governor Murray Van Wagoner said progress on basic issues yes- terday "giyes encouragement Of settlement of this strike"
 Persons close to the mediators believed they saw peace now no further away than possibly the mid- de of next week instead of as a will-o'-t -the-wisp repeatedly fright ened away by new incidents" at the Ford River Rouge plant.
 Meanwhile the strike no longer affected only the 85 900 employees of the River Rouge plant. Consequent shut downs ordered last night spread t to 125,000 men in 34 as- sembly and branch manufacturing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
Old, Young, Rich, Poor Are FlOcking to COl0rs to
 Beat Off Germany EXPECT MERCILESS
 ATTACKS AT FIRST No Air Raid Shelters for Jug0sIavs They Will
 Fight to the Death
BY LEON KAY

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 Belgrade, Jugoslavia, April 5. - (UP) = Jugoslavia, united as it never had been in its recent history, mobilized its full man power today, closed all frontiers but that opposite Greece and forbade travel except by special mil. itary permit. Anti-aircraft guns blazed at a foreign air. plane which flew over zagreb. iieax the Austrian-Hungarian frontier zone. The plane disappeared to- ward the east, toward Hungary.
 Belgrade police started this morii- ing to stop all private automobiles and trucks and ordering them to return to garages until further no- tice. s4f sAM
 It was believed that the order foreshadowed government requisi- sitioning of all motor transport.
 War with Germany and Italy was believed here to be not only iney- itable but imminent.
 Rich, poor, old, young. were flock ing to the colors. Those who still awaited the call carried their arms and emergency rations about with them.
 The government disclosed that boy King Peter II, as one of the first acts of his reign, had put the mili. tary forces in state of prepared- ness effective last Tuesday.
 3OO,OOo Sports Ready '
 Budapest quoted Radio Belgrade as announcing that the powerful Sokol sports organization. number ing 300,000 men, had called all mem bers to mobilize for defense duty Sunday, had appealed for new mem- bers and had advised its women's auxiliary to register at once for Red Cross work.)
 All passenger train service stopped throughout the country during the night.
 The government had ordered the suspension for af indefinite period so the railroads would be free for military movements.
 Army authorities in the zagreb district of Croatia requisitioned all private motor cars for army use.
 The Italian consular staff at zagreb left hastily for Rome.
 Belgrade had another blackout test last night.
 King Peters mobilization decree, published for the first time today. read:
 We. Peter II, by the Grace of God and the wishes of the people, King of Jugoslavia, on the proposal of the ministry for the army and navy and in accordance wit. Q deic- sion of the ministers of the council based on paragraph VI of the law relating to the army and navy, order that all military forces of the King dom of Yugoslavia should be placed in state of preparedness from April i, 194f.
 "The minister for the army and navy should execute this decree"
 Expect Merciless Attack
 Men, women and children old enough to know what war is, real- ized to the full that they faced merciless attack by overwhelmingly superior forces. But the spirit of the country was high. Battle songs echoed through towns all over tke country. Every eye seemed to be shining.
 Within a few hours the entire atmosphere of the capital had be- come one of imminent war. In one
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
If Bill Cutting Fees From s to 50 Cents Goes
 Through
IS ALREADY PASSED
 IN LOWER CHAMBER
Commissioner Cox Warns of Danger to ROadways
 With Licenses Slashed
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, April 5. - Construction of the long-needed new Nauga- tuck Valley highway from Waterbury to Bridgeport, will have to be postponed indefi- nitely if the bill reducing the driving license fee from $3 to 50 cents is adopted, ac- cording to Highway Commis- sioner William J. Cox. Reduction ot the license fec would take more than $1,250,O0O from the highway fund, and the trunk line highway program would have to be dras- ticaiIyT cuftaiied unless the General Assembly made up for the loss of revenue from licenses by increas- ing the tax on gasoline, which leg islators seem reluctant to do.
 Passed i'm House
 The 50-cent license bill has al- ready been passed in the House and now awaits action in the Senate. Gov. Robert A. Hurley is opposed to the bill, but several Democratic senators have spoken in favor of 1t.
 The stand of Waterbury's two members in the upper chamber, Senators Edward P. Egan and Mi- chael V. Blansfield, may be based on Commissioner Cox's declaration that the new Waterbury, Bridgeport highway will have to be delayed If the bill passes. Senator Vincent Kiernan of Derby and several oth-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
BY BEN AMES United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Athens, Greece. April 5-(UP)-- British. Greek, Turkish and Jugo- slav officials were in continuous contact today and it was indicated they were considering joint action if Germany attacks Jugoslavia.
 Diplomatic quarters heard re- ports that the attack might come before the end of the week.
 Reports from Belgrade said the tension was extreme; that 1t was similar to the ominous atmosphere that pervaded other countries just before Germany attacked them.
 We'll informed persons said no definite agreement had been reach cd yet by the British. Greek. Turk ish and Jugoslav governments, but that details Of the course joint ac- ton would take. in case it were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-05
NEUTRALITY ACT
 MAY BE CHANGED
Congress May Be Request ed to Allow Conveys to
 Balkan Front
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN limited Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, April 5. - (UP) = Officials today considered asking Congress to revise the Neutrality Act So American ships may carry war materials to East Africa for the Balkan front, via the Red Sea.
 President Roosevelt has indicated he soon may reopen the Red Sea to American ships carrying com mercial cargoes. He may do that by removing his designation of that area as a combat zone.
 But Congressional action would be required to permit shipments of war materials on American ships. One section of the Neutrality law prohibits shipments to belligerent territories on American ships. Some officials feel this could be modified to permit arms consignments to
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The Weather.

Rain, Cold Tonight; Cloudy, Cold Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

fering training for defense jobs. He
announced receipt of a letter from
Paul V. McNutt. federal social Sc
curity administrator, which read
in part:
complaints in increasing NUM-
bers are reaching this office thai
private commercial schools are
springing up in many parts of the
country in order to exploit the
unemployed, particularly youth, by
offering to train them for import
ant jobs in defense industries. These
commercial schools IN most cases
are not licensed have inadequate
equipment, have no supervision, and
are wholly money-making ventures.
They advertise widely, often guar
anteeing jobs at high wages. They
charge stiff fees
The letter pointed out that free
training is being offered under
federal grants for public school and
NYA programs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Isolationists Map
Permanent Setup

WASHINGTON, April 3. CUP)-
Senate and house members of the
isolationist bloc today prepared 70
establish a permanent legislative
organization TO carry on their fight
against involvement of the United
States in foreign wars
The proposal was discussed infor-
mally Tuesday night at a non-par-
tisan meeting of TO congreSsmen--
"A senator's and 56 house member.
The meeting was concerned pri-
marily with measures to be taken
to prevent the possible use of Am
erican conveys for war supplies TO
Britain which, members contend,
would indirectly involve this
country in war. Sen. Burton K
Wheeler, D. Mont, who led the
unsuccessful senate fight against
enactment of the British-aid bill,
presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Appeal Planned on
Back Wage Ruling

SACRAMENTO, April 3 CUP)-
The state department of finance
today planned to appeal to the
state supreme court an appellate
court decision which apparently
would permit suits by thousands of
former state employees for REIN
statement and back salaries.
The appellate decision ordered
the reinstatement of Edwin Pohle,
laid off as a property auditor by
the department Of finance in 1887
Payment of his salary back to the
lay off date, totaling more than
$4,000. also was ordered.
Deputy Attorney General Ralph
COWing, who handled the case for
the department. said that the pro-
cedure in laying off Pohle and
found faulty by the court was the
same as used in 5000 to 10000 other
sases. However he said that only
persons laiu elf in the past year
would be eligible to sue for REIN
statement under the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
California Industries Now
Have Billion in BockIoq

SACRAMENTO April 8. CUP)-
California industries have a back
| log of defense orders totaling ST.
24S,8ll ,603 including contracts let
to Feb. l. GOV. Culbert Olson's Of
flee estimated today.
Army orders constitute the larg-
est part of the backlog, with con-
tracts held in the state for S532,-
094,659 for supplies and s43.604 426
for construction. The construction
contracts are for new buildings and
for Improvements to existing build
ings, fields and facilities.
Navy contracts include Sll5,l39 .050
for supplies. S91,346,252 for con-
struction and S4l7.649,369 for ships
now on the ways, it vas said.
Other defense items listed we're
construction of housing for enlisted
men and civilian employees of the
army under the public buildings ad-
ministration, S10,732 900; WPA de-
fense projects, s9.309, $50: office OF
education vocational training plans,
81 2,044 OBS; loans by the defense
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
State Funds Asked by Fletcher to
Repair Damaged San Diego Co. Dam

SACRAMENTO. April 3 (UP)-
Senator Ed Flethcher of San Diego
appeared before the senate finance
committee with a request for SIS
600 from Gov Culbert Olson's emer-
gency fund ITO repair the San
Diegueto dam in San Diego county.
There is a moral and legal obli-
cation upon the state to furnish
the money. Fletcher said, since
state engineers passed upon the
dam when it was constructed in
1921.
It subsequently proved defective,
necessitating lowering the level of
impounded water five feet. thereby
causing hardship to the San Die
gueto and Santa Fe Irrigation dis
tricts through reduced pressure and
supply.
Fletcher said the city of. San
Diego had agreed to pay $4,000 for
repair of the dam if the irrigation
districts would advance $4,000. He
explained that the money was
sought from the state since the
districts were financially embarr-
aSsed, having only recently been
refinanced by the reconstruction
finance corporation.
Fletcher said his bill authorizing
ALLEGATION of the $4,000 from the
emergency fund had approval of
Governor Olson, Attorney General
Earl Warren and Director of FL