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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

A meeting of the committee plan- ming the annual outing of Mount Carmel church was held in the parish hall last evening. The affair is to be held August 24 at the Brad ley orchard, at Bradley and New Haven avenues.
 The committee is as follows: Chairman, Anthony DeLeo; CO., chairman, Louis Rocco; secertaryr John Rossi; treasurer, Rev. Patrick w. Flynn; assistant treasurer Charles moAdeo; buying committee Rocco CiaInpi assisted by Louis Roc co; tickets, Anne Raim, o, Jo D'An- gelo, Mary Ranaudo and Massimo Rondinaro; refreshments, Mrs. A DeMaria, Mrs. F. Dantino, Mrs. j. Parretto, Mrs. T. DeBenedictis, Mrs. L. verrier, Philoment Cilione, Rose Verrier, Virginia Santora, Marguer- ite Marafino and Rose Giannelli; beer, Salvatore Morris, Victor Mi chielli, Sam Jamele, Andrew Stan go, Charles Fischetti and John Jan- netty; merchandise stand, Ambrose Maggi, Anne Colangelo, James 1ero- nimo and America Maggi; pan game, Robert Nelson, John Savino and Pasquale J. Varanelli; pitch penny, Michael Morris and John IeronimO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
rNHERITs TINY STATURE

Veronica Lake, the 5-foot 3-inch. 98-pound star with Joel McCrea iil "Sullivan's Travels" comes by her tinyness naturally. She is 6 inches taller and 6 pounds heavier than her mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Japan's Censorship Bureau tn- specteh ii2.2Si reels of motion pic- lures ia1t year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

The Government Of Spain Fe- gently purchased 10000 tons of cya- raamide ln the United States to dis- tribute to its rice groweFB.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Remember l91T-1S? Remember how he Skipper usd to put on an act and get all hands to sign up for Liberty Bonds, so that his Out- 9lt would have the honor of going over 100 percent? That's right. Men soldering for sS0 per month paid for their own cartridges by the purchase Of bonds that they often never saw because . shell wiped out the purchaser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Soldiers sometimes bought bonds without solicitation, too. Dutch Bloom won a few blackjack games. at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, one payday. He bought every hot spot ln New orleans for three success sive nights, purchased c Caddy roadster with rcd wheels and Q sedan bigger than the generais. {. And then he bought two eb0 bondE. (puteh was always thrifty. Ne never threw sway [ Geek un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

The new Defense Savings Bonds are not going over so fast. High pressure sales efforts are now be- ing conducted to market the bonds through payroll deductions in various defense manufacturing plants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Hartford is still having dike trouble. Tons of earth and rip- rap are on the move. The Connec- ticut River is lot narrower than it used to be as the uneasy fill slips and slithers across the base of shivering clay. We have seen this happen while the river was low and while there was no strain on the dikes. When the freshets come, old rivermen predict thorough washing of the city and a flood that will again call out the Coast Guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Miss Keefe, while actually prin- cipal of Russell school, due to a recent transfer, served in her last official post as principal of Barnard school. This is also true of three others of the newly transferred principals, who while never having occupied the principalships of the schools, were designated for the po- sitions, and therefore credited with serving in those capacities. They are Loretta M. Fitzpatrick, Anna M. Skehan and Lura w. Stanton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Dramatic Club Of
 Church Plans Play
Feature of Mt Carmel Players Meeting-St. JOseph's
 Choir to Attend Dedication
BROOKLYN NEWS

The Boy Scouts of Troop 28 will hold their regular weekly meeting tonight at 6:30 at the parish hall of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Plans will be made for an outdoor meeting to take place later this week. Scoutmaster Mi chael Purcaro will be in charge.
 John Jannetty will preside at the regula rsemi-monthly meeting of the Holy Name society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church to- night at 8 o'clock at the parish hall.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Music and 0ratorY
To Mark Meetings on
D. {. Defense Setup
Patriotic Programs Are
Planned at q Number
Of Gatherings Tonight

A swelling volume of patriotic
music. song and oratory will fill
Washington community meeting
places tonight when citizenry
conscious of the dangers lurking in
an uncertain world meets for the
grim purpose of safeguarding their
Nations Capital against havoc
from the air.
Although incidental to the primary
objective of nominating air raid
wardens to form protective ground
network and of setting up a perma-
nent Executive Committee on Civil
ian Defense. many of the more than
so mass meetings scheduled through
out the District will be devoted to
some form of reassuring expressions.
Formal programs have been ar
ranged for some of the gatherings,
and in nearly all cases the masslng
citizens will intersperse the business
of the evening with singing. prayers,
pledges, speechmaking or other va
rieties Of appropriate diversion.
Allow Time for Objective.
All the programs, however, have
been planned with an eye to allow
ing ample time for the mission
which the meetings have been called
upon to fulfill. The main job is for
each meeting to name candidates for
a deputy warden and three assist
ant deputy wardens in each of the
Sc areas into which the District has
been divided.
The groups also will have the task
of naming permanent Executive
Committee to work with the war
dens when appointed. The size of
these committees has been left to
the discretion of the meetings, al
though civilian defense headquar-
ters has suggested that units of
three or five persons are most de-
Sirable
Engineer Commissioner Charles
w. Kutz will headline a 15-minute
radio broadcast at 8:l5 pm. over
radio station WMAL to touch off the
sessions. Other speakers will be
Harry N. Stull, president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, and
DR.. E. F. Harris, acting president Of
the Federation of Civic Associations.
Col. L. L. Bolles, executive director
of civilian defense, has asked chair
men of the various mass meetings
to tune in the broadcast for the
meetings.
Among the more elaborate pro-
grams prepared is that of the Ar
kansas Avenue Community Associ-
alton, scheduled to meet jointly
with the Crestwood Association, at
Roosevelt High School, Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV.
Two Representatives to Speak.
Two members of Congress. Rep
resentatives Patrick of Alabama
and Robsion of Kentucky will speak
at this meeting, which will be pre-
sided over by Hugh v. Kaiser, presi-
dent Of the Arkansas avenue group.
The Roosevelt High School Orches-
ira will play and Miss Helen Gill
crest will sing the Star Spangled
Banner" The Rev. DR.. John Queal-
ly of the Church of the Transfigura-
ton will open the meeting with a
prayer and the Rev. John Tenneally
director of Indian affairs for the
Catholic church will close it with
his benedicsion. An American
Legion unit will mass colors and
(see DEFENSE, Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Kidnapped Baby Found;
Man and Wife Held
BY the Associated Press.

by tEe hSSOtidltG
FITCHBURG, Mass, Oct. Is.
wo-month-old Kenneth A. Nc
Lean, jr., kidnapped from his carriage
on Main street yesterday, was found
alive and uninjured today and a
man identified by Police Chief
Thomas Cooley as Bedard Wolcie
wick, 36. was arrested and charged
with abduction.
Police said the child was found in
WolcieWicks cottage at Lake Wha-
lom Park on the outskirts of the
city
Chief Cooley asserted that Mrs
WolSieWick had refused to get out
of bed, and had insisted she had
just given birth to the child-that
he was one of twins and that the
other baby had died.
She will be charged with abduc-
ton as well as her husband, Chief
Cooley said.
The child, wearing the same
clothes In which he vanished, was
turned over to his father at police
headquarters by Chief Cooley. Au-
thorities said the infant was in
good condition
The distraught mother collapsed
upon hearing that the child had
been found.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
SO Officials Affected
As i Duce Revamps
Fascist Setup
Action Is Believed Taken
To Make Guild System
More Efficient
Bv the Associated Press.

ROME, Oct. 25-Premier Musso-
lini transferred Or replaced go Off
GERS Of his Fascist corporations or
guilds today in the most sweeping
shake-up in years.
Nineteen of Italy's % guilds
which control the country's eco
nomic production were affected by
the changes
Only the leaders of the hotels,
theaters and glass guilds. which are
of secondary Importance at this
time, escaped the changes,
Mussolini is president of every
guild but delegates most Of the work
to vice presidents and councillors,
the latter from the Fascist Party
and the industry concerned. whose
names figure in the new list of Off
cials.
Reasons for the overhaul were not
announced, but observers assumed
it was to make the guild system
more efficient in meeting the coun-
try's existing wartime needs and
to remove causes for complaint
among the public.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
$1,000 Miners Strike Tonight
Despite Presidents Request
Pittsburgh U. N. W. Officers Get Orders
As Roosevelt Awaits Reply From Lewis

By the Associated Press.
Leaders of the United Mine Work
ers at Pittsburgh announced today
that they had orders from John L.
Lewis headquarters here to proceed
with strike of $4,000 miners in
steel mills captive mines at mid
night.
President Roosevelt had asked
Mr.. Lewis, the u NJ. w. head. to
cancel the strike call. The affected
mines supply fuel to defense-husy
steel plants in Pennsylvania. West
Virginia Kentucky and Alabama.
At the White House and the De-
fense Mediation Board alike it was
said no reply had been received to
Mr.. Roosevelt's request.
Mr.. Lewis had press conference
scheduled this afternoon and would
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Fire Badly Damages
Dry Dock in Brooklyn
Nv tho Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct 25-A three
alarm fire ragged through two docks
of the huge Robins dry dock in
Brooklyn today and threatened two
ships-an American-oWned tanker
and British freighter-which were
undergoing repairs.
The ships, neither of which was
reported seriously damaged, were
identified as the British merchant
man Empire Coral and the 9,310-ton
tanker F. w. Abrams, operated out
of Wilmington, Del, and owned by
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
Fire officials said damage ap-
peared extensive to Robins docks
numbers and 6, but that the flames
never reached the ships. Their sides
were blistered from the intense heat,
despite streams of water played by
IS engine companies and three fire
boats to keep the fire from spread
ing.
The fire was discovered at 2.58
am. and was brought under control
- hour later.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Surety Firm Posts
$4,000 Bond for Hill
On Perjury Charges
Court Clerk Accepts
Security After Fish's
Aide Is Fineerprinted

George Hill. secretary to Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish of New
York, who was indicted yesterday
on charge of perjuring himself
before the grand jury investigating
Nazi propaganda. posted a $4,000
surety bond at District Court today
after being fingerprinted and photo
graphed at police headquarters.
The bond was posted in the court
clerks Office, and not before Justice
T. Alan Goldsboroueh, as had been
planned. The jurist decided the
clerks Office could handle the mat
ter without the formality of going
into court.
Mr. Hill was released in custody of
his attorney, former Representative
John O'Connor. temporarily yeSter-
day following his arraignment and
plea of not guilty before Justice
Goldsborough. The bond was posted
by the National Surety Corp. of New
York and not by several Representa-
tives as Mr.. O'Connor had an
nounced.
Accompanied by Attorney.
Attorney William F. Cusick, con-
nected with Mr.. OConnor's Office,
who accompanied Mr.. Hill today,
said a number of Representatives
had offered to put up cash covering
the bond, but that the surety firm
was engaged when lit was found
that there was not the least doubt
the bond could be arranged through
a regular bonding agency.
Mr.. Hill first called at the clerk S
Office to post the bond and was told
he would have to be sent first TO
police headquarters with a deputy
United States Marshal for finger
printing and photographing. Dep
uty Marshal John Hoffman was
summoned and he put handouts on
Mr.. Hill in preparation for the trip
across the street.
DO you have to do that?" Mr.
Hill asked
Yes SIR Mr.. Hoffman replied.
Handouts Are Removed.
However, the handouts were re-
moved a moment later in the office
of Chief Deputy Marshal Michael
Kearney and Mr.. Hill was escorted
across the street by assistant Chief
Deputy Marshal Norman L. Bots
ford, who explained that Mr.. Hill
had appeared voluntarily today, and
that Mr.. Kearney had decided the
handouts were unnecessary.
After being fingerprinted, photo
graphed and questioned as to his
address, relatives and other routine
matters necessary for the police rec
ord. Mr.. Hill was brought back tc
the clerks Office, where the bond
was posted by a representative OF
the surety firm, who said the bond
was arranged at the company's main
Evening star., 1941-10-25
j. ). Shares in Duty
Of Crushing Hitler,
President Declares
Message to Foreign Policy
Association Says People
Will Not Shirk Ii
By the Associated Press.

be ifir Hosp'4c trh it0e'
NEW YORK. Oct 25-President
Roosevelt said today that the real
end. the inescapable end of Amer
lean foreign policy is the destruc-
ton of the Hitler menace
In achieving that end" he said in
message to the Foreign Policy As
sociation. our responsibility is fully
as great as that of the peoples who
are fighting and dying for it. know
that our country will not shrink
from that responsibility nor quail
before whatever sacrifices it may de-
mand."
His message keynoted a report on
the Nations foreign policy presented
by political and defense officials be-
fore the associations forum at the
Hotel Waldorf Astoria.
The Presidents statement at
tackled the few persons in this
country who seek to lull US into a
false sense Of security, to tell us
that We are not threatened, that
all we need do TO avoid the storm is
to sit idly by-and to submit su-
pinely if necessary"
Not Easily Fooled.
The course Of submission. the
President wrote. already has beer
rejected by the Nation because "the
American people are not easily
fooled; they are hard -hea ded realist,
and they fear no one"
We do not take orders as to what
we shall think Mr.. Roosevelt said
I'VE judge the facts for ourselves
and decide what course we must
follow. A free people with a free
press makes up its own mind. We
Evening star., 1941-10-25

reach grave decisions slowly, but
when they are made they are backed
by the determination of 10000 900
free Americans and are ineXorable.' y
Senator Thomas. Democrat, of
Utah. chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor, de-
clared in an address that lin world
aflame, American foreign policy and
our first line of defense become one
from the standpoint of Congress
Citing the fact that England had
not surrendered although her army
had been defeated in France, Sena-
tor Thomas said "the line of defense
is Nation wide" and assailed the lack
of foresight in Congress on health
preparation fog the national emer-
gency.
Mobilizing Resources.
Dean Acheson. Assistant Secre-
tary of State, described the opera
tions of the State Department es-
pecially in the field Of economic
warfare, in another address to the
forum.
Pointing out the difficulties in
"the immense task of mobilizing
the resources of this hemisphere
for the struggle against aggression" "
Mr.. Acheson said the effort had
enlisted nearly all of the economic
divisions of the State Department.
Nelson Rockefeller Speaks.
The Foreign Policy Association,
claiming 10000 members. is an edu-
cational group devoted to policy
of non-partisan public education.
Nelson A. Rockefeller. co-ordinator
of inter- American affairs, told the
forum that "our South American
neighbors are becoming our partners
in the physical actualities Of de-
fense."
Mr.. Rockefeller said that the
most important consideration Of
policy before the Nation was "the
building up of a working defense
economy and a flaming re-
sistant morale among these tSouth
Americana republics which will make
it impossible for the would-be world
conquerors to gain here any perilous
foothold."
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Five Army planes missing on West
Coast. Page Az
Report of million fund for La Guar
dia race probed. Page Az
House District Committee urges
speedy enactment Of rent-control
bill. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Catoe found guilty; counsel to ap-
peal case. Page Ais
Auditor advises caution on District
salary increases. Page Ais
Alexandria Council gets $4,000. 900
apartment project. Page Ais
Official orders issued for police pro-
motions. Page Ais
Oficials discuss collateral forfeitures
in speed cases. Page Ais
Miscellaneous.
Natures Children. Page AS
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Gedney Freed on Charge
Of Numbering Wife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico Oct 25.-
Ralph Gedney. construction engi-
neer of Washington, was freed by a
jury late yesterday on a charge of
numbering his wife, Virginia. who
died of an abdominal hemorrhage
last May.
The acquittal followed a Today
trial. Prosecutors contended Mrs.
Gedney was struck by her husband,
and the defense held she was fatally
injured by fall while intoxicated
Gedney has been employed at the
Isla Grande Naval Air Base.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Snapshot Winners
In Sunday Star
(See HILL, Page A-2D

The national winners in the
$4,000 Newspaper National
Snapshot Awards will be pub
lished in the Rotogravure Sec
ton of tomorrow's Sunday
Star. The awards bring to a
final close The Stars annual
snapshot contest.
Evening star., 1941-10-25

say nothing to reporters before then.
Mediation Board officials were not
completely discouraged. They noted
that the fact that the miners GUS
tomarily do not work on Sunday
still allowed some time for the sit
uation to work out.
Should the walkout occur at mid
night as scheduled. there we're fears
that fuel shortage might affect i'm
portant defense production and even
eventually tie up steel plants.
But as the captive mine dispute
approached showdown. defense
officials welcomed word of settle
ment of a standing strike at
the Bendix IN. j. plant of Air Asso-
ciates, Inc. High Federal officials
announced that the plant manage
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Our Foreign Policy

The foreign policy OF the
United States 1CaS expressed
terSely By President Roosevelt
today 1Chen he 1Crote the For
eign Policy Association
1T is to defend the honor. the
freedom, the rights, the interests
and the well-being of the Amer
lean people. We seek no gain
at the expense Of others. We
threaten no one, nor do We
tolerate threats from others. No
nation is more deeply dedicated
to the ways of peace; no nation
is fundamentally stronger to
resist aggression"
Evening star., 1941-10-25
U. S. Attoche in Russio
Called Home for Talks
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KUIBYSHEV. Russia, Oct. 25.-
1t. Col. Ivan D. Yeaton, military
attache of the United States En-
bassy, was recalled to Washington
today for consultation.
Maj. Joseph A. Michela. assistant
military attache. was placed in act
ing charge of the Office here
Evening star., 1941-10-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Oct
25.-The Petain government voted
heavy-handed measures today fol
the repression of further attacks on
German soldiers and announced ii
was making urgent appeals to the
Germans to stop reprisal execution
of innocent hostages.
Even as the cabinet acted, SO
Frenchmen at Nantes awaited exc
cution Monday in second reprlsal
for the Staying of 1t. Col. Paul
Friedrich Hotz, Nazi commandant
there. Fifty already had died before
German firing squads in reprisal for
his ASA ssination last Monday.
The government announced last
night-Without confirmation or de-
nial-that rumor was circulating
that Marshal Petain himself wished
to become a hostage to cut short
the Germans mass reprisal eXecu-
tions.
Announcement Issued.
This cryptic announcement was
issued:
1T is rumored in Vichy that
Marshal Petain wished to give him
self up as a hostage in the occupied
zone to prevent additional eXecu-
tions planned as result OF attacks
at Nantes and Bordeaux.
THE marshal's cabinet has nc
declaration to make on the subject.
With swastika banners at hal
staff. Col. Hotz was buried in Mantle!
Yesterday in military ceremony
after a funeral procession through
the CITY between silent lines o.
Frenchmen.
Details Not Revealed.
There was no immediate an.
nouncement of the details of the
action by which the French cablne
sought to stamp out the attacks or
German officers and soldiers.
A communique after the cablne
session said:
Admiral Darlan, Vice President
of the Council, reported to thu
Council on pressing application!
made in the name of the Chief O.
State to occupation authorities t
bring a halt to the tragic reprisal'
against victims who are Frenchmer
who have not taken part in thu
attacks
He outlined the first measures
of reprieve granted by the Chancel
lor of the Reich.
The French government decided
to strengthen considerably measure
of precaution and repression agains
criminal attacks aimed at the occu
patton troops and for which th'
French population is suffering tn
consequences.
The text of a law has beer
adopted today to that effect on thu
proposal of M. Barthelemy. Ministe
of Justice"
The cabinet also discussed mean
of continuing the payments To-
maintenance of the German occu
patton forces in France and meas
ures to meet the threat of Winte,
AlClloSC bllSCll l1oAAAC a
the first snow fell in Vichy.
Nantes still was cut off from tn,
rest of France by Gordon of Ger
man forces.
All yesterday morning the bod,
of the German officer lay in state il
a coffin draped with a huge Naz
flag and surrounded by wreath
from Marshal Petain and Field Mar
shall Gen. Walther Won Brauchitsch
commander in chief of the German
Army.
French civil, military and business
leaders Joined the Germans in thu
ceremony.
The town still was plastered will
grim posters put up by the German
reminding that so already had diet
in reprisals and the lives of so NOR
Frenchmen hung in the balance.
Other posters with appeals from
departmental and regional prefect
and the Mayor of Nantes gave evi
dence of French official efforts t.
prevent disorders. Elaborate pre-
cautions were taken.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
British Plane Crashes in Fire

DUBLIN. Fire, Oct. 25 PA
British plane with a crew of six
crashed today near GUILTY, County
Glare, the government announced.
None of the crew was injured. All
we're interned. =.
Evening star., 1941-10-25
Cabinet at Vichy Act!
To Halt Attacks on
German Soldiers
Also Appeals to Nozis
To Stop Killings Of
Innocent Hostages
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK PA British
radio broadcast heard by c.
B. S. said three more French
men were shot today by order
of Gen. Otto Won Stuelpnagel,
German commander in Occu-
pied France, for possession of
arms and ammunition.
Evening star., 1941-10-25

See STRIKES, Page A-4l
Evening star., 1941-10-25

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X of this edition OF
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition