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Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

Make this moment all-your-own an extra
blessed one, with bland, caressing, gentle
Palmolive. Smooth its quick, thick lather
over face, throat, shoulders, all of you.
Your skin is cleansed swiftly, completely
-. and gently. For Palmolive is made with
olive and palm oils-naturc's finest beauty
aids-costliest oil blend used for any leading
soap. These vegetable oils mo animal fats
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

90 very deep, and / shall never
forget il. Because it was IN the
talk, that dimly, and unaware,
the>petHre Of my life was coming
to focus, was coming clear. 1t
was as if / were on the verge OF
a discovery, that / had only 10
turn suddenly and look at my life
fully. and then 1 would KNOW 1t
for what il was.
IT WAS in October Of that same
! year that / was in New York
again. II was about five, and
when 7 went TO open VIcK1's door
and found IT locked I rang.
Vickis maid. whom | had seen
automatically opened the -aner- She
said Mrs. ingalls, wasn't at home,
she had gone away on vacation.
II gave me such a queer feeling.
Why Vick had always been there.
And / stood for a minute, and
said what sounded so silly, Are
YOU sure ?" And as said II, why
there was VtCkI-
She said very simply TO the
girl. It's all right. Then 70
me, II heard your voice Come
in.
I did come in, and it's hard TO
explain the sense. Of shock that
nreetrd me. You know how
sometimes you get feeling of
unreality suddenly. Of strange
ness. in "A perfectly familiar place.
For ten years had seen this
room only when il was filled with
flowers. And now it was com
pletely bare I had a sensation OF
foundations dropping away, OF be-
ing suspended IN att
The room looked utterly differ
ent and ! looked at Vicki, and
she looked utterly different 1t
seemed 10 me that the flesh had
fallen away and the bones were
bare.
There was the round low Iaple
before the sofa in front Of the
marble fireplace. and l saw for
~. = ft,-r-+-.. ..--rrt.-t, AlA..-peyl,- lovely
maro,ietrv Of its inlay, looking
clean and hard and cold
And there was Vicki staring at
me. from her beautiful dark
brown eyes, that were now naked
and stripped too. Even naked
OF tears ! understood instantly
and I filled with pain for her.
He married Janet Portsmouth
Wyand0ttc Of Long Island and
Palm Beach He finished her
portrait last"
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

Flowers are nice. too"
Yes. but love needs more
sturdy sustenance. AN our prob
lens that We're. that are. that
are 20 be no matter what hap
pens 20 as that's living. realty.
tT$anio came
home from school this afternoon
and he's learned the pledge Of ale
lcgiance listened 10 him repeat
ii To me. proudly DO YOU want
TO hear how IL goes ?"
Il know it,"
Not the way Banjo says II. He
says, Boys and girls rise. /
pledge allegiance 20 the flag
hands out, of the United States
Of America. and TO the Republic
forwhichitstandsonenation indi-
visibleWithlibertyandjusticcf0ralt-
classmaynow sit"
We both smiled, but as ! felt
the little prickle down my back.
and knew that I shared il with
Stephen. il was as If this was
one more small eoler we were
adding TO the tapestry of our
lives.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

M did a charming thing for
HNb us. Stephen became inter
ested, casually in photography
and il turned out that Stevie did
too, and they rugged up a dark
room down in the cellar, and be-
fore you knew tt there were
snapshots Of everything.
I picked up a number of them
one day and brought them in to
show Vicki. She thought the chill
dren were charming.
Vich said, Leave them with
me. viii you ?"
Well, about week later there
arrived in the mail a huge fiat
parcel, and when stephen and l
pnwrapped il, it was a large can
Pa$ portrait of the four children
! drew my breath with pleasure
and surprise for it was very
lovely, and perfect.
Stephen, TO whom 1 talked sell
dom about Vich, said That was
swell of her TO do that Then
he turned to me and said, "She
must be a grand person, really
yes" 1 said, Fshe is" And
somehow as l said it, / felt
rather sad, and couldn't quite
tell why.
Then there was the "last" time
saw Vicki 1t wasn't the last
time really, but if was the last
time that l saw that particular
Xicki. 1t was the week of the
invasion Of France. We were all
profoundly disturbed
II was in mid-morning about
lunch time. George was there.
surly as ever, and Vickl was
working with him. Aft ter he
Lot We. stepped out of Yicki's
window into the garden, and ate
sandwiches there.
Vicki, IL seemed. had changed
lately -sCUIHEu- moro quiet.
Wen, we were both in our late
thirtics, And too many horrible
and terrible things had been hap
pening in the world We began
TO talk about it a little, and Vicki
cried a little. She had lived in
France a long time. when she had
studied art as a girl, she had
many friends there.
We sat there and wondered heiii
it would all end, and got 20 talk
ing about what there was 20 live
for.
said ! could only go on living
because felt that that ttiHffe-5ssll44 e # tAl4e-
children, the world would bc bet
ter. l guess l talked about them-
/ talked about what they were
doing and how we were deep
IN college catalogues. how Suie
had worn her first long dress
how &erHi had an egg route aHa
planned 10 be an engineer and
how Banjo was getting over q
hbbing urge.
l con6dcd frankly 20 Vicki 1
wanted to live. 10 watch the
children develop and 1 guessed
that ! hated the Nazi regime 80
much because it seemed TO me 1t
was attacking all their oppOT-
tunities TO grow 20 live TO the
tfr4sllIIu of their talents, their freedom
for happiness and love
And Vlch said she felt that
after all she had lived fully, with
interesting friends. success IN her
work and she had had love as she
termed il. IN it's best form, di-
vorccd from the sordid details OF
living. existing for its own sake,
it's own force. and not because Of
ties Duff was all her life. and
she hated Hitler because she felt.
so civilized in that life. and he
was attacking the civilized. .
II was one of those talks that
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

are the only oils used in making Palmolive.
And this is true of no other leading soap.
Yet, for all its costliest oil blend, Palmolive
costs you no more than the others. That Is
because Palmolive is the largest selling beauty
soap in all the world.
So ask yourself, today, and answer truly
...will anything less than Palmoliye do for
your all-over complexion?
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

Oh Vicki'
She turned aside my sympathy
quickly.
1T doesn't matter. We had the
best really, the very best of each
other. He telephoned me him
self and said he wanted me to be
the very first person TO know.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

Shut the door on all the noise and hustle
of the day the children's chatter, the
kitchens clatter, your own thousand and
one busy steps.
Run a warm full tub, slip off your clothes,
step in and stretch out LaziIy. letting
the water ripple gently over all of you,
throat to toes. Relax. and feel the long
days cares float clean away.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

The events and characters
depicted in this serial are
fictitious and any apparent
similarity 10 actual persons
living or dead is merely a
coincidence.
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28

Continued on Page 10
Detroit evening times., 1941-09-28
Concluded from Last Week
Y /

/ORE time passed. Vieki
~ did a charming thing for
' y us. Stephen became inter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
SERGEANT PAID . FINAL: TRIBUTE
Mayor Heads Delegation At John Hayes Funeral
 This Morning

HH
 The Waterbury Police Depart ment paid tribute to one of its vet- eran members, Sergeant John Hayes, ct his funeral which was held at 8:l6 o'clock this morning from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Francis Xavier church. Rev. James Sulli- van celebrated the solemn high re- quiem Mass at Q o'clock, assisted by Rev. James O,Dea as deacon, and Rev. Paul Dillon, 0. M.,. as suh- deacon. Rev. James Broderick was seated in the sanctuary.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully, Supt. of Police William Roach, Deputy Supt. Daniel J. Carson, and Commission CTS William J. verriker, William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

the air force, the high command said.
 The official news agency said Ger man forces in Greece, thrusting along the Aegean coast and driving at the center of the British Greek line, had won additional ground de. spite hard resistance.
 BRITISH SHIP LOSSES
 Berlin, April l5.-(UP)--BritiSla shipping losses during the first half of April totaled 52i ,082 tons, includ- ing 269082 tons sunk by the Ger. man navy and 252O00 tons destroy. ed by the air force, informed Ger. man quarters said today.
 (The admiralty in London yester. day said that her,ceforth the Brit. ish would announce their shipping losses only once a month. Accord irgly, no British statement on April shipping losses will be issued until about rnid-May.)
 The high command said in . com. munique today that between April Ii and 15 the enemy lost a total of l35 planes and four barrage bal- looms. It was claimed that the enemy lost 24 planes in air battles, II by anti-aircraft fire, 97 destroyed on the ground and three shot down by German warships. It was ad- mitted that during the same period g German war-planes were lost.
 The high command said that strong German air force formations made a heavy raid on Belfast last night, causing extensive fires and de- struction in shipyards.
 "The first waves of raiders caused direct bomb hits on the port area and arms factories in the city," the communicate said. Numerous ex. plosive and incenddary bombs caus- cd extensive fires in the Harland and Wolf shipyards." The high command said that at the samc time other German bomb. ing units attacked military objec- tives and ports on the east and south coasts on England with good effect"
 Carving Jugoslavia
 Berlin, April 16.--(UP)-Nazl sources said today that the carv- ing up of Jugoslavia among Ger many and her tri-power pact allies already was under way. In the extreme north, the Germans named civilian udministra. tors for former Austrian districts where there are racial German min. critics.
 In Croatia, an independent state has been proclaimed and recog- nized by Germany and Italy. In the east, Hungarian troops co. cupied areas bounded by the "tllou- sand-year old frontier" of Hun. gary.
 Tn Macedonia, Bulgarian troops were reported to have moved into areas to dwhich they had long laid claim.
 Nazi sources declined to say whether this carving up of the Bal. kan state would be permanent or what would be the fate of the trump Serbia" remaining but 1t was indi- cated that delineation of boundareis taking into account just national aspirations" would be undertaken when all resistance Is crushed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Charles M. Thornley, 8, of 12 Fremont street, were held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Sam uel Budde officiating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Lee, wife of the former superin- tendent of the Waterbury hospital, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in East Orange, N. J.
 The funeral of Mrs. Louise tEn- gert) Martin, wife of John W. Mar tin of 32 Cooke street, will be held tomorrow morning at 8:15 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception for sol- emn high Mass at 9. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Emily McClintock, widow of An- drew McClintock, were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. pr. James E. Gregg, pastor of the First Congregational church, ofilciatirg Burial was in Evergreen cemetery, Watertown.
 The funeral of Mrs. Marcella Winterhalder was held this morn- ing at 8:i5 o'clock from the Mul. vile funeral home, 270 West Main street, to SS. Peter and Paul church A solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at 0 o'clock by Rev Francis Murphy, assisted by Rev James Woods as deacon and Rev Michael Heating as sub-deacon. A special musical program was ar- ranged by Edward Wolff, organist with Marcel Doucette, soloist.
 The bearers were: Thomas, Peter and Harold Gibbons, Leonard and Basil Schwarz, all nephews of Mrs Winterhalder, and Conrad An- dreWs.
 Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery with services by Father Woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
Full Weather Report
Boston, April ae (UP)-weatA-

Boston. April 1e (UP)-Weath- CT forecasts .... sss.s'ss
 CONNECTICUT- Fair tonight with increasing clOuGimeas late tonight followed by scattered light showers Tn n ( Q ' afternoon. Somewhat colder tonight.
 MASSACHUSETTS, and R IT o D E ISLAND-Fair tonight with increas- ing cloudiness late tonight follow ed by scattered light showers Thursday afternoon. Somewhat colder tonight.
 Hartford. Conn.,, April 16-(UP)- The preview of summer, which shot the thermometer to a record-break- ing s8 yesterday twas scheduled to taper off today to cooler tempera- lures.
 Yesterdays ss was six degrees higher than the previous day, and was within three degrees of the all- time April record of s1 made In 1888.
 Three West Hartford boys were arrested for swimming without per- mission in Buena Vista Pond, as they sought practical relief from the early heat wave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
FORMER ALDERMAN GETS LAST RITES
Charles Schnitman, AS, Cited for Heroisni By
 U. s. Society

Charles R. schnitman, 48, of 148 Plaza avenue, died at the Veterans hospital in Newington last night.
 MT. Schnitman was well known in this city where he served on the Board of Aldermen from 1923 to 1927. He was @ member of the United States Volunteer Life Sav- ing society by which he was cited many times for acts of heroisrn.
 He was very active in the work of the American Legion of which he was Q member, and also of 70 and 8.
 MT. schnitman belonged to the Knights of Pythias and the Bnai and Birth. He was Q member of both Beth-El and Temple Israel synagogues.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs Rae schnitman; two children, Ed ward and Naomi, and his father Meyer Schnitman of New York.
 Funeral services were held at o'clock this afternoon from thu Clark funeral home, 20. State street Rabbi William 0reenfled of Beth. Fl synagogue oftic!ated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
State K. Of L. Honor
 Professor Aleksis
Local Organst to Attend Dinner Dance in Hartford
 Saturday Evening; Father Krpas Spiritual Director

| Rev. Joseph valantiejus at St. Jo- hephs Church, is spiritual advisor for both the national and Hartford Knights of Llthuania.
 Twenty-eight years ago, Monsig- nor AInbot instituted a youth move ment in the Holy Trinity Church of Hartford known as St. CaStmar's Society. Upon the formation of the national Knights of Lithuania, the Hartford group became the sixth lodge to join the national organiza- ton during the first year of the existence of the Knuights of Lithu- ania in 1916.
 Among the leaders of the earlier group are Monsignor Ambot, pres- ent pastor of the Holy Trinity Church, Anthony KreSia, editor of the Lithuanian newspaper Darbir- inkas, Konstant TamoS, Theodore Spells, Andrew Pateckis and others.
 The Hartford lodge of the Knights of Lithuania has been ac. tive both in the Insurance City youth circles and in the national organization. The fame of the ath. letic teams has been well established and much work has been done in promoting church minstrels, plays and other forms of entertainment. One of the most distinguished of members is Hartford's own Anna Kaskas, at present with the Metro politan Opera Company in New York City. Ten members of the knights are now In active service in various army camps.
 Two national conventions have been held in Hartford and several New England conventions have also found Hartford a hospitable host. Monsignor Ambot is an honorary member of the national Knights of Lithuania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
DEATHLESS PERIOD
 ENDED THIS WEEK

Connecticuts record of seven days without an automobile fatality. the states longest deathless period in more than two years, was broken Monday.
 Connecticut had no automobile fatalities from April 6 to Monday when the occupant of a car was killed in a Hartford collision. eev- enty-seven persons had been killed this year in Connecticut up to Mon- dmy, Ge Of them pedestrians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
|LILLEY ESTATE WAS $383,67O
Continued from Page D

Alabama Great Southern R. R., $4,300; 25 American Tobacco, $3,762- 50: 60 U. s. Steel Corp, S7,i62.50; is Wtby. Morris Plan Bank, $2,025; 160 Torrington O., $4,387.60; 372 Stafi- dard Oil of Indiana, $9,i60.50; 27 Puget Sound Power & Light Co.,, $708.75.
 20 New England Power, $2,6s0.00; 75 Southern New England Tele- phone, l1,800: 25, Continental Gas and Electric, $2,316.62: 50 Security Ins. Go. (New Haven), $i.725; 360 Scovill O., $9,720; 200 Rockland Light & Power O., $2,10O; 140 Illu- minating Shares, $8.050: 300 Cleve- land Flee. Illuminating O., $l2,900; IS Cleveland Flee. Illuminating Cumulative prefer.), $1,695; 195 Texas Corp. $6,97l.25; 30 Ohio Oil O., $490; 100 Conn. Light and Power Co, $5,750; 100 Eastern Mall leable Iron, $875; 2,650 George l.. Lilley co. at $69.26, $l97,39i.00.
 The total $304, ,780.15.
 Also listed was a note, dated April 19, 1907, secured by . mort- gage on the Lilley estate property on West Main street, for $44,000: an unsecured note, the unpaid bal- ance as of Sept. IT. 1940. being $l,- 500.
 Bank deposits included $4.000 in the Waterbury Trust company: $i3.- 466.66 in the Citizens and Manufac- turers National Bank, s9.4O3.5l in the Colonial Trust company.
 A Packard automobile was inverl- toried at $400; jewelry at $t,592; wearing apparel and household property. $l,52775.
 An unsecured note. the unpaid balance as of Sept. l7. ie40. was listed ct s3000.
 Under terms of the will Mrs. Lii- Icy left much of her jewelry to her two sons. Frederick and. Theodore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

MCDONALD - Miss Rosella M. Mcdonald of % French street died last night at her home after 8 short illness. A native of this city, she was the daughter of the late
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
$573 REALIZED
 BY CHURCH BANKS

Rev. M. Webb Wright, pastor Of the South Federated church in Hopeville. urges pariShioners with penny mite banks to bring them to the services next Sunday morning. which will be observed as Pence Sunday. This system was inaugur- ated eight months ago and since then the church has realized $573. A goal Of $500 has been set by the church committee which is sponsor. ing the system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

Black, William Bannon. ". L. Ord and Martin Sullivan comprised 4 honorary delegation.
 6ergt. Patrick Hillborg headed t detail which included: Patrolmc Joseph Dupphy, James Stack ai| Paul Moynihan; color guards: an Patrolmen George Flavi1, TimotH Keane, John Driscoll, Ralph Bel loisy, William ODea, Joseph Dres kevice, Francis Mccarthy and Dan iel Clifford. ---,-.-s
 The bearers were: Sergts. Georg Gooding, Joseph Petit, Edward AS ton, william Feeley, Walter Amer and Charles Nolan.
 Burial was in new St. Joseph cemetery with services by Fathe Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
James and Mary tolennon, McDon.

 aid.
 Miss Mcdonald was well.known in the West End of the city where she was Q lifelong resident. She was a devout communicant of St, Margaret's church. She was form CT member of the Democratic Town Committee.
 She is survived by two sisters, Margaret and Mary Mcdonald, both of Waterbury; and three brothers, John of California: George of Unionville, and Martin of Water- bury.
 The funeral will be held Friday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to St. Margaret's church for 8 requiem Mass at 9 o'clock.
 Burial will be in the family plot, old St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
.ToRRINGTON BANK
 ELECTS J. H. BROOKS

Torrington, April l6.-John HI Brooks has been elected president of the Brooks Bank and Trust Con- pany to succeed his father, the late Major John N. Brooks who died last week. He Is the third mem- Der of the Brooks family to head the organization, of which his grandfather. John W. Brooks, was one of the founders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

and Sylvia Page Lilley. the wife of Theodore. There were bequests of si00 to all living grandchildren. as well as bequest of 5000 to Leoii- ard H. Howe.
 The residue of the estate was left in trust to the sons and the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank. the net income from which to be divided by the sons.
 The will was exceedingly long and contained numerous stipuIAtionA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
MASS

pr MARIA--1n this city, April 18th, i941, Nicola DiMaria, of i14 Geddes Terrace. Funeral Friday morning, at $500 o'clock, from LaPorta Fu- neral Home, e7 Holmes Ave, to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Burial to Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

Professor Alexander Aleksis, or : knnlst and choirmaster of St. Jo- seph's Church, will be one of the fonored guests ct the dinner dance of the Hartford Knights of Lithu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16
OBITUARY

FITZGERALD - Patrick J. Fitz- gerald Of 18 Cossett street, died this morning at his home after a brief illness. A native of Ireland, he had resided in this city for 60 years.
 Until his retirement MT. Fitzger- aid had been an employe of the Wa. terbury street department. He was a eommunicant of the Immaculate Conception church, and a member of the Holy Name society.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Catherine Shanahan Fitzgerald, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. John Shugrue of this city and Mrs. Lehman Hoefier of Plainville; one brother, Thomas of Ireland; and three grandchil- dren.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulviile funeral home, 270 West Main street, on Friday morning at 8:l6 o'clock. A solemn high Mass of requem will Do celebrated at 9 o'clock at the Immaculate Concep- ton church.
 Burial will be in Calvary ceme. tery.
 DT MARIA-Nicola DiMaria, 56, of ii4 Geddes terrace, died at the Waterbury hospital last night after Q short illness. A native of Italy he came to the United States 36 years ago.
 MT. DiMaria spent the first ten years in Peekskill, N. r., coming te this city % years ago. For some time he worked in the Water De. partment. Of late years he hae been employed by the Mattatucl Mfg. O., from which position h, retired four years ago.
 He leaves one son, Joseph, oI Oakville; and five daughters, Mrs Joseph Cavanaugh of Naugatuck and Misses Pearl, Clara, Eleanor and Jennie Di Maria, all of Water Iibury.
 The funeral will be held Friday morning at 6 o'clock from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Holme, avenue, to the Church of Our Lad, of Mount Carmel for q solemn higl mass at 9. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at tho LaPorta funeral home this evening from 2 to il, and tomorrow iron 2 to Ii ?. m.
 CROWLEY - Mrs. Lillian Crow. ley of 5l Plaza avenue, widow of the late John Crowley, died late this morning at St. Mary's hospital. Sht was born in Litchtield, Conn, ane had resided in Waterbury for the past fifteen years. She was a cons ri1unicant of St. MargareDS church Her survivors include three sons Patrick and Jeremiah of this city John of Vermont: one daughter Mrs. Lillian Josyln of Amherst Mass. one brother, Nicholas Doyle of this city, and one sister, Mrs James McGurk of Beacon, N. Y. The funeral will be held from the Mul. vile Funeral Home, arrangements to be announced. Friends may cal at the funeral home after o'clock this evening.
 NKonANATn ARiss Y9avniia Ak
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-10-10

A social hour was held after the
business meeting. Refreshments
were served.
The MinnesOta-IOwa Club will
meet October Is with Mrs. Emaline
White, 773 Rondo Ave-, st. Paul, at
8 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Jones Of
1921 Aldrich Ave. N, will attend
the annual WiIberforce-Tuskegee
game at Chicago tonight.
Walter Dodson, 1920 Smelling
Ave, returned this week from a
nine-day visit in New York with
his brother, John, and his daughter,
Nellie Dodson-Russell, New York
writer.