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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

Plans for the annual minstrel show of the Brooklyn Athletic club are progressing rapidly, the cast be-. ing in It's third week of rehearsal, The show will be presented ct st, Joseph's hall on Friday, January Q, An elaborate stage setting is being planned with Stanley Qrandfield, of New Haven, In charge. Well- known local talent will take part, with Joseph Le2otte directing re- hearsAls. James Barnes will be master of ceremonies for the event.
 Members of the chorus, according to an announcement made by I'd. ward DiNapoli, chairman Of the minstrel committee will be as fol. lows: William Teihert, Michael Daly, Samuel Peck, John Barnes, William Kalvaitis, Alfred Kuncas, Primo 0l. anne!li, George Shug2dinis, Anthony 0erulis, Charles Adamaitis, John Carilone, Daniel 0alullo, George da- lulo, Alfonso Ranaudo, Victor Man. hello, Albert Capozxl, Harry Sasso william 0oodale, Charles epiotti Thomas Cochiola, Rocco lDiStefano Patsy Ariola, George Price, Jafnei Jamele, Philip sacco, Angelo Miro Anthony D'Angelo, Al Erk, Jank O. Mel and Louis Sacco.
 The next club rehearsal for the show will be held Friday night at 6 o'clock at the clubrooms on Bank street. Persons who wish to par- tlctpate and have not yet contacted the committee have been asked to attend that meeting.
 Committees assisting with ar- engagements are as follows: Music and hall, John Dumschott and Charles Adamaitis: program, Mi- chael SasSo and Edward DiNapoli; refreshments, Daniel Kump, Charles Jonaitis, and Michael Sasso; gen. eral, Alfred Kuncas, Patsy Ariola Joseph Popikas, Philip Sacco, Louis Sacco, John Barnes, James Barnes William GalvaitiS, Albert Brown and Benjamin Caruso. Jeff Morrison is secretary.
 Testimonial Dinner
 Anthony Marafino will be feted al at Q testimonial dinner tomorrow night at the Bankers Grill on Bank street by members of the Brooklyn Athletic club. MT. Marafino, who will marry Miss Rita Wells on Nov go, has been a very active and popu- lar member of the organization for many years. James Francis Barnes will be toastmaster at the dinner.
 Members of the arrangements committee are: Michael SaSso, Ed ward DiNapoli, Frank Passaro, Jack Barry, John Mulligan, James Kel- ley, William Moskowitz and William Kalvaitis.
 st. JOseph's Choir Meets
 Professor Alexander J. Aleksis, choirmaSter of St. Joseph'S church has called a meeting tonight at 7:45 at the choir room for those mem- bers of the parish Knights of Lith- uania choir who participated in the song festival held Sunday. Arr engagements will be made for e trip to Bridgeport next Sunday where the concert will be repeated at the parish hall of St. Georges church. A social hour has been planned for the close of the business meeting Refreshments will be served.
 Card Party Planned
 The Women's Get Together clut of the Third Congregational church at a meeting held last. night al the parish hall made plans for a card party which will be held at the hall on December in the evening and for Christmas party for mem- bers and their husbands on De- cember IS. Mrs. William Wood will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
Full Weather Report

CONNECTICUT - FaiP tonight and Wednesday, warmer tonight. C0ntinued warm Wednesday and ThuFsdny.
 Boston. Nov le-- (UP) Weather forecast:
 MASSACHUSETTS and RHoD P tonight and Wednes- day; warmer tonight. Continued warm Wednesday and Thursday.
 FouF-Day Forecast
 Boston, Nov. lS-(UP)-The Wea- ther Bureaus four-day New Eng land forecast for the period begin ming at 1880 tonight:
 Temperature will average to 7.5 degrees above normal. NormRls for the period are Boston and New Haven, Conn.,, 90; Concord, N. H., and Portland, Me-, 3G; Passport. Me, 3B; Burlington, Vt., S4; and Nan tucket, Masa., a3.
 Warm weather the first of the period will be followed by a trend to cooler during the latter haiI of she period. Precipitation will total moderate, betwen0 ono-fnufkh and two-thirds of an Inch falling ai general rain near the middle ok ths
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
PRISON SERVICE
 POSITION OFFERED

4 junior assistant engineer for duty with the prison service of the Department of Justice in Danbury, Is being sought by the U. s. Civil Service Commission, according to an announcement made today. An open competitive examination for the poe sition which pays e2O00 year, has been announced, and the closing date for applications is set ct Dec. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

gupt. of Police William ,. Roach asks residents who may Do walking or driving cars over the Thanlksglv- ing holiday Co exercise extreme care as fatallties In the city have in. creased. Waterbury's total of fatal. tties this year is eleven co against last years nine. No fatality oc- cured in the city last Thankssiv- ing dave supt, Roach recalled.
 He said that as good AEnericans, we have . great deal Co be thank gul for at this holiday and that we should celebrate the occasion by oh~ serving q safety course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
HARD WAX TO EASY NAME

York, Neb. (UP)-A committee of the city council, hard-pressed for a name for the new auditorium, sought help of the taxpayers. The committee felt the name adopted should include all purposes of the building. After long deliberation, the committee finally decided on Q name, It was: "City Auditorium"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
JOE MANCANARO
 FITTED BY FRIENDS
Over l5O Attend Bachelor Dinner Held Last Eve.
 ming at The Elton

Joseph L. Manganaro was given 6 bachelor dinner last night at The Elton in honor of his marriage next Saturday to Miss Evelyn Helene. MT. Mansanaro is treasurer of the Redwood Furniture O., Incp and also treasurer of the Connecticut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
NIAGARA FALLS CURRENT

The volume of water pouring over Niagara Falls produces more than a million hydroelectric norse- power. Potential production IS es- timated at s.9T5.00O horsepower. one-tenth of the power needs or the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

The Holy Name 46 tournament committee played its sixth card party last evening in St. Francis parish hall with the following rec suits: Fitzmaurice IS, Conway. 27; o'Donnell 20, Goggin a; D. O'Neil 20, J. McHugh 2i; T. Coughlin 25, J. Cusick l7.
 Captain Jim Cusicsk was on hand to help his team, but Capt. Tom Coughlin had the hardest game of the tournament playing against sick, beating his opponent 25 to l7.
 Captain John Fitzmaurice had bad night losing to Conway, 27 tc IS, although his team Is in second place.
 Captain John McHugh is kept busy coaching his team. Jerry Greaney and Pat Grady and Mike Shea are reported as dipping"
 Ted Goumey of Gusick's team had 6 bad night--didn't hold Q trump all evening.
 The standing of the teams fol- 1AV4Ros
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

Friends of Raymond Wrenn will gather this evening at McGrath's Pine Room for Q testimonial in honor of his coming marriage to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

Tlne hooked harbs of the teasel plant are used in machines for rais- ing nap on cloth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
Pepper declares
Time FOR Uncle sam
10 Get Tough

WASHINGTON, May 9 = De-
claring that 1T is time for the
United States to get tough, Sena-
tor Pepper, Democrat of Florida,
urged this week that the nation, In
cooperation with Great Britain, oc-
cupy, Greenland, the Azores and
Canal Islands, Singapore and Da-
kar, west Africa.
Senator Peppers program also re-
commended the United States and
Britain's nayies openly join the Pa
cific ito shut up the Japanese fleet
in its lar; that long range bombers
manned by American pilots enlist
ing voluntarily, be made available
to China. A few bombers flown
by American pilots would not leave
enough OF Tokyo to build d bonfire,
the Senator commented.
The Florida Senator has been a
consistent administration supporter
and early advocate of aid to Bril-
tail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
Herring Fishing
May Be Opened
In S. E. Alaska
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, d. c. - Sena-
tor WalIgren of Washington pre-
dicted after a conference with Ira
Gabrielson. chief of the fish and
Wildlife service, this week. that
Secretary of the Interior Iekes will
modify the Alaska fishery regula-
tons to permit maximum salmon
and herring fishing consistent with
conservation.
He said he expects Ickes to act
within a few days, and a second
modification of the regulations may
be made during the fishing season
following reports from wardens on
the supply of fish and eseapement.
WalIgren indicated that South
eastern Alaska will be reopened to
limited herring fishing with a quo
ia smaller than that asked by her
ring plant operators and unions,
while there may be slight increases
in the quotas for the Kodiak and
Prince William sound areas.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
EXTRA TAX ON LIQUORS
EFFECTIVE JUNE z TO
INCLUDE FLOOR STOCKS

JUNEAU = When the new ter
ritorial law doubling the excise tax
on hard liquor goes into effect on
June Z, the extra tax will be pay
able on all liquor in the Territory
including floor stocks" according
to an opinion by Attorney General
Henry Roden.
The extra tax, amounting to SO
cents per gallon, must be paid, no
matter in whose ownership it is on
that date and no matter when it
was imported into the Territory,
Roden ruled.
The tax was increased from so
cents per gallon to 81 at the re-
cent session of the legislature.
Territorial Treasurer Oscar G.
Olson is notifying dealers of their
responsibilities under the new law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

Prime Minister Winston Churchill
won a smashing vote of confidence
for his conduct of the war this week
after predicting IN commons that
Britain will be successful in holding
the Egyptian valley of the Nile,
the Suez Canal and Malta. The vote
was AT to 3.
Captain Hudson, civil lord of the
admiralty. drew thUnderous cheers
from the house when he declared
we have every reason to be en-
eouraged by recent results" aehiey-
ed by Britain in its struggle agains-
the German submarine campaign.
The Prime Minister Churchill Won
his vote of confidence despite a stri-
dent charge by David Lloyd George
that America has got to do more
if she IS to enable Britain to beat
Germany
The former premier - who guild
ed Britain through the first World
war-made his most outspoken ut
terance of many months when he
warned the government against Ca
the speed or amounts of
[. s. aid He declared the Ameri-
can war organization is additionally
full OF disappointment
For the British he demanded real
war cabinet and an END to the kind
of plumbers that have discredited
and weakened US"
How ever, Lloyd George cried, I
thank God Tor stimson's speech. He
said IL was clear that President
Roosevelt, by his changed attitude,
and Stimson both realized the gray-
ity of Britain's position.
Churchill, FESTIVE under the old
mans hour-long tongue flashing, re-
ported that nearly 100000 British
imperial troops now stand guard TO
defend the middle east. He also said
Britain counts on enough new Am
erican merchant ships to help her
through 1912 in the battle OF the
Atlantic.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
EFFORT
THIS WEEK OVER
GREAT BRITAIN

With hundreds of Nazi planes to
shoot at in the surging air battle
of Britain. the Raj and ground de-
fsnses have brought down SO at
tackers within the last "a hours, it
is reported officially from London
The attack is continuing. Meanwhile
London also reported that the Raj
in 10,000-foot dives had scored hit7
on the 26,000-ton German battle
ships Scharnhorst and Gneisinau at
Brest. Heavy bombing also was car
ried on over west German and Ger
man-occupied French ports. A par
ticularly heavy bombardment was
given Hamburg. However, Germans
are continuing to send large groups
of bombers over England.
In aerial warfare over Egypt. Ira1
Libya, Ethiopia and the Mediterran
can. British official sources aek-
nowledged some damage at Suez
but said there were no casualtiea.
The middle east command told of
effective bombardment of the Bagh-
dad airport and the explosion of an
Irau ammunition magazine at Was
hash and destruction of Iraq planes
at Hanaidi in the drive to clean up
quickly the small Iraq war.
There was growing evidence that
the Nazis were concentrating their
efforts on getting into the rich oil
lands of Iraq and possibly Iran and
at the same time was turning
eyes toward an actual attempt on
Gibraiter While official Soviet de-
MED the report, it was said in US
ually reliable sources that the Rus
slams were concentrating troops on
the western front toward Germany,
unofficially interpreted as a precau-
ton against any possible move by
Germany toward the Ukraine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
FLYING
SOUTH TO RETURN
IN TWO WEEKS

A. R. Brueger, prominent South
east Alaska packer, arrived in
Wrangell on the North Sea first of
the week from his office in Seattle
to prepare for operations of the A.
R. B. Company and the Burnett In
let Salmon Company here this sum-
mer. He plans TO return south in
the next few days, going up to Ju-
neau and flying back to Seattle on
the PAA Lodestar airliner He will
return north in a couple of weeks,
bringing up the entire staff for the
summer operations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
COAST GUARD REQUESTS
VESSELS TO REPORT ON
BOATS IN DISTRESS

The following announcement is
made by F. A. Zeusler, Commander,
U. S. Coast Guard, Ketchikan:
Practically all light stations are
radio equipped All vessels, large
and small, are requested to report
to the nearest lighthouse, if they
cannot communicate direct with the
Coast Guard radio station at Ket-
chikan, any information in regard
to vessels or boats in distress, any
floating ice or other menaces and
any lighted aids to navigation ex-
tinguished or any aids out of posi-
tions. These reports direct will save
time and will make it possible to
dispatch aid Immediately.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

SEATTLE. May 9 - Charles
Wheeler, former resident of Fair
banks who recently was appointed
federal eonciliator for Alaska. is
arranging a conference between the
canned salmon industry and local
70 of the maehinists union in an
attempt TO settle the wage dispute
which is tying up an early start Of
fishing in Alaska
The union has refused to clear
maehinists for employment in can
neries in Alaska until a wage in
crease is granted. As a result, the
sailing OF the Libby, Mcneil and
Libby cannery supply ship Otsego
was postponed this week and 1. A.
sandvigen, union business agent.
said Alaskan cannery firms will
have TO cancel reservations on the
Aleutian sailing today, unless the
dispute is settled.
The union rejected an offer of a
20 per cent wage increase and re
peated its demand for an increase
of approximately 80 per cent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
u. S. DEFENSE BOND
SALE GOING OVER

WASHINGTON. May = The
Treasury announced it had sold
$123,880,00O worth of defense saw
ings stamps and bonds in the first
week of the campaign to raise de-
tense money. The figure represented
cash receipts and it was said most
of the bonds were sold on a dis
count basis. The face value of the
bonds sold was much larger.
The Treasury has not announced
any goal for the campaign but un-
official expectations of some Off
Gals was that the sale would exceed
three billion dollars in the next
year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
JUNEAU WOMEN HERE AS
GUEST OF MRS. MCBRIDE

Mrs. Lucille Reinke of Juneau
was here for several days this week,
the guest of Mrs. Belle Mcbride of
The Mode. She came down on the
Alaska first of the week and re-
turned on the Yukon yesterday
planning to stop over at Petersburg.
Mrs. Reinke, who has been with The
Vogue, a women's wear shop in Ju-
neau, for the last five years is 60
ing to open a women's apparel shop
of her own I'm Gktla aaaaxtly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
StfmsOn Urges U, S.
Conveys; Britain Votes
Churchill Support
: BY Associated Press }

Secretary of War Stmsou. in
nationwide broadcast Tuesday night
after consultation with President
Roosevelt. urged immediate use OF
the American navy to guarantee safe
delivery of war goods to the Bri=
tish.
The secretary, a republican who
served as secretary OF war and
secretary of state in previous admin
istrations. said that Germany
lawless activities in the Atlantic
are imperiling England's lifeline
md added that If the power of the
British navy is lost. the American
navy will become secondary
He declared that American secuf#
ity is dependent upon Britains vii
aing the war.
After providing for billions
worth of munitions to carry ON
defense of our freedom, and while
we hold in our hands the instru-
ment ready and able to make all
these steps effective, shall we now
finch and permit these munitions
to be sunk in the Atlantie?a he
asked
Our entire history shows no pre-
cedent to make such a supposftion
credible Neither the government nor
the people of the United States have
ever given occasion to make anyone
believe such an act of irresponsible
ity and indecision would be possible.
IF We should allow the present
strategic moment to pass until the
power of the British navy is gone.
our power will be gone"
The speech was one of the strong
est statements for use of the navy
yet made by any member of Pres-
dent Roosevelt's official family.
Ten days ago. both Secretaries
Hull of the state department ana
Knox of the navy broadly limited at
the need for conveys.
This week Secretary Knox said the
may is reader now than ever" to
undertake the job of assuring de
livery of war supplies to Britain If
and when assigned to such duty.
He made the statement at his
press conference. commenting on
Stimsons speech.
Reporters asked Knox whether the
Stimson speech was designed to pave
the way for action by the admins
tration toward the detectives Slim
son sponsored-that is, convoy -
but Knox replied. No comment"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
MOSCOW DENIES
TROOP MOVEMENT
WESTERN FRONT

MOSCOW, May 8, -Tass, official
news agency of Soviet Russia, today
Used a denial that large forces OF
the Red Army were being concen-
trated on the western frontiers. The
denial statement also declared a re-
port that troops from the far east
and central Asia were being trans
ferred to the west with passenger
traffic en- the Frans-siberian rail
way, halted for this purpose, was
the fruit of sick Imagination of its
author.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
Al Men, Large
Cargo Through
Watson Bound

The c. P. R. freighter Nootka ar
rived here this week on her annual
spring trip. bringing approximately
175 tons of supplies for Watson
Lake airport in Canada and gen
eral merchandise for up the sti-
kline. About 125 tons. lumber and
other supplies and some equipment.
was for Watson lake.
This morning the Darlington
Transportation Company boats. the
Hazel B No. /. No. and No. 3 and
the new barge. We're loaded and pre-
pairing to start up river with the big
consignment of goods and 81 work
men for the General Construction
Company of Vancouver, who arrived
on the Princess from the south ear
Tier in the week. General Construc-
ton has the contract for building
the Watson lake port.
The No. 2. which made the
round trip to Telegraph. leaving last
Monday, took up four head men of
the job on that trip. They were r
Askew, F. s Edy. George Askew
and j. Garden.
Also on the Monday trip were r
q. Davis, William Kirkwood and r.
Dohney of the Department of Trans
port OF Canada, and L. M. Elliott
OF the Department of Public Works
Canada Others going in fore part of
the week were William Curry and
{. Steff, to work for Pat Collision
transfer man at Telegraph. and
James Donahue and 2. G. Larson
prospectors.
The complete General Construction
Company party which is headed bv
w. E. Terry as General Superinten-
dent of all operations at Watson
Lake, includes: B. Tingley. 7 A.
French, G. MeNaughton, F. s. Edy,
J. Garden, E. Garden, S. CaIlegari
II. T. Gibson, P. Ransom, Mike pol
asek, R. Gray, P. Smith, G. pat
more, J. Lyons, L. Hudson. R. r
Harris, G. Jordan, c. McMyn. G.
Martin, W. Engleman, L. Gflmer,
G. Scott, H. Gardner, G. Mclean. D
Smith, George Askew, J. Cochrane
L. Mtnot, G. H. Ritchie. George
Short, M. Leslie, w. Marshall. q
Reed, R. Rowan. P. R. Inversion. G.
b. Shaw, H. Manning, J. Askew, F.
Askew.
General superintendent Terry was
expecting to fly in this afternoon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
GERMANS TAKE
OVER ITALIAN
EMBASSY IN U. S.

NEW YORK, May 9 - The New
York Post says i'm a copyrighted
story that the Italian diplomatic
service in this country has ceased
to function as an independent body
and that all of its mail, diplomatic
and other matters, and all of its per
sonnet and funds, have been taken
over by German representatives.
While the Italians still occupy their
Offices and have the largest consul
ate staff Of any foreign country
except Mexico, the story says they
approval.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
PRESIDENT ILL,
BUT IMPROVING

WASHINGTON, May 9 = Presi-
dent Roosevelt remained abed today
in an effort to overcome a stom-
ach ailment. He still had a frac-
tional degree of temperature and
while he wanted to get up his ply
stefan, Rear Admiral Ross McIn-
tire ordered him to stay in bed.
Secretary Stephen Early said the
President was improving and COM
planning to his doctors that res
traints be removed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
American Legion Authorized
By Council To Go Ahead With
Home Defense Organization

Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. 6
American Legion, has been author
lied by the City Council to go ahead
with the formation of a Home De-
Tense organization in Wrangell, fol-
lowing the taking of registration it
was revealed at the regular meet
ing of the Post Monday night.
approximately $50 men over the
Selective Service draft age are
registered, many of them with
boats. A central organization, vest
ed in the police authority of the
town, all working as a unit with
respective dnAfes n an emergency
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

arises is planned. Complete program
is now being drawn up by the Lee
gion and municipal authorities and
will be announced in The Sentinel
when completed.
Rayburn Brothers and Al Zuver
of Petersburg; A. L. Florence, Pa
cifie Marine Supply; and Robert
Hansler, Macdonald Building Com
pany were guests of the Legion Mon
day night which was featured with
big crab feed provided by Com
mander Loyal "Crab King" Blink
ley. James A. Boyle, Union Oil, mem
Der Of WrangelI Post for years, was
hack for a visit
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
NAILS MAKE NEW
DEMANDS ON VICHY

VICHY, May 8 - The German
French armistiee must be modified
a semi-official French source said
because of the dragging out of the
war. The nature of the suggested
modification was not disclosed. Var
ious uneonfirmed reports said Ger
man demands included passage for
German troops through unoccupied
France, naval bases on the Medi-
terranean and Axis Ieeway in
French North Africa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
BIG MANEUVER
U. S. TROOPS THIS
SUMMER, FALL

WASHINGTON, May 9-More
than 100000 troops will maneuver
this summer and fall in war games
which Army officials said they be-
lieyed would be the most extensive
in history. The War Department said
that more than 100000 other SOL
diers of the expanded land forces
would take part in mobilization
training, manning supply and other
services
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
Hearing Monday
In KetChikan On
Union Strike

Jurisdictional strife between Clio
and AFL in the Southeastern Alas
ka canned salmon industry will be
aired at hearings to start in Keteh-
ikan at ? o'clock Monday afternoon.
Board Examiner Boket and Board
Attorney Condor left Seattle this
week in preparation for the hear
ings, having just completed hear
ings in Seattle
The hearings apparently are de-
signed to enable the board to rule
on whether Go or ALL shall be the
bargaining agent for workers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
US HaItS ALI
War Exports
To SOvietS

WASHINGTON. May 9 - The
United States has halted all ex-
ports to Russia of machinery on
equipment which can be utilized in
defense production. The policy was
adopted. it was said, despite siren
uous Soviet diplomatic efforts to
obtain the necessary export permits
and despite the fact that some of
the machines involved had been or
dered and paid for by the Russians
months ago.