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representative, and Messrs. Ken
nedy and Lapham.
Condenser Corp.-Mr. Davis, Mr..
Harrison and Cyrus Ching, vice
president Of the United States Rub
Der Co., employer board member.
The only Mediation Board member
not assigned to one of the hearings
was George Meany, general secre-
tary Of the American Federation Of
Labor, who repeatedly is tied up
In A. F. Of L. problems on the Pa
cific Coast for the next week or
10 days.
Meanwhile, 1t was reported by the
Associated Press that "big stick" leg
islation, giving the Government
spending new powers to deal with
defense production stoppages, was
under consideration by key congress
sional leaders.
Called Answer to Criticism.
Responsible quarters described the
projected measure as the admins
tration's answer to criticisms that it
has failed to curb unnecessary de-
fense strikes.
Enactment of such a law, they
added. would give President Roose-
velt big stick" to enforce decisions
which might be made by the Media
ton Board.
The legislation under considera-
tion, it was said, probably would
authorize direct intervention in
cases where manufacturers fall
for any reason at ALTO carry out
defense contracts.
1t thus would broaden the exist
ing provision Of the Selective Service
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Dairy, Meat Products
Put al Top Of England S
LIST Of Food Wanted
Wiekord Says Tobacco
Also May Be Asked For
Under Leuse-Lend Law
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
English authorities, 1t was learned
today, have placed dairy and meat
products at the top OF the list Of
agricultural commodities wanted
under the British Aid Act.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
gave this testimony at closed hear
ings of the Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee that approved q rec
ord-breaking annual farm bill
The cabinet member said that
FIRST inquiries" from England after
passage of the British aid legisla-
ton were for cheese, evaporated
milk, dried milk, eggs, pork, lard and
vegetable fats.
There was possibility, he re-
ported, that there might be a call
for American tobacco because Brit
ish supplies now were low. One
difhculty here, however, was said to
be getting tonnage and space on
ships" for the bulky tobacco hogs
heads.
The administration farm chief
saw little hope that Britain would
take some Of the huge surpluses of
cotton and wheat. major export
crops that have been piling up in
this country since the war.
They have enough wheat In
Canada at the present time to care
for British needs for nearly three
years without imports from any
other sources" he said.
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was said, the proposed legislation
probably would be offered as an
amendment to one Of dozen minor
bills pending on the Senate calen-
dar, thus shortcutting the usual
lengthy legislative procedure.
Besides the private discussion of
'big stick" legislative action, Capitol
Hill also heard fresh demands for
more publicity" on labor stoppages
and a proposal for recreation of q
special House committee to investi-
gate defense strikes.
One prominent administration
supporter said privately:
Publicity seems about the only
way to get at those strikes immedi-
ately-it's the only weapon we have"
There was evidence of important
support for the move to revive the
hve-man committee, headed by Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, which the House appointed
last year to investigate the National
Labor Relations Board. The COM
mittee's authority ended in January,
but Representative Smith introduced
a resolution yesterday to set it up
again for defense labor inquiry.
Labor-minded House members ex-
pressed concern, however, that be-
cause of growing congressional dis
approval Of defense strikes, the re-
creation Of the Smith Committee
might lead to undesirable restrictive
legislation.
Sees Action Unnecessary Now.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee discussed the
labor question on the floor for an
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hour last night. asserting that his
committee would not hesitate to
recommend legislation which would
send enemies in the factories or
anywhere else to the electric chair,
If necessary"
But at the same time, he expressed
the opinion that no remedial legisla-
ton was necessary at this time, say
ing that he would depend on public
opinion to end strikes because pub
lie opinion is the most powerful
weapon"
Representative Summers told
hushed House that Americas dan
ger was no less great than that of
France before the German invasion.
We are moving rapidly toward
actual belligerent action" he said.
We are going to meet the supreme
test before long"
At another point he asserted that
America is weak inside or elss
defense strikes would not be occur
ring"
Earlier, Representative Cox. Dem
ocrat, of Georgia had proposed that
President Roosevelt be given author
ITO to draft labor for defense indus
tries. 1t was Shameful" he said,
that there should be strikes In fac
tories vitally needed for armament
production and Mr.. Roosevelt should
not only have the power to draft
labor, but should exercise 1t.
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and inflicted heavy damage on other
naval forces and transports. the
Fascist high command declared
today.
The communique did not indicate
the size Of the Italian units which
participated in the attack, re-
ferring to them merely as naval
assault craft"
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Enemy Worship Sunk
Off Crete, ItoIy Says

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 28.-Italian war
craft entered Suda Bay on the
Greek Island Of Crete Tuesday
night, sank an enemy varship"
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Transportation Of hundreds OF
Puerto Rico natives to the Pana-
ma Canal Zone for defense work
Is being considered.
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1lERE are the initials of one Of
the outstanding newspaper col.
umnists. F. P. A., In case you are
In doubt, stands for FRANKLIN
PIERCE ADAMS, the humorous,
well-informed expert of the "Infor-
nation, Please" radio program.
Mr.. Adams will write a general
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Ten n. Y. A. Boys Die
In Fire as Bus Upsets
Near Illinois Town
Condition Of Driver
Critical; Victims
Trapped in Vehicle
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROBINSON, Ill, Dec. 1S-Ten
youths persisted last night in the
burning wreckage of National
Youth Administration bus that over
turned near West Union.
At first only seven were believed
trapped in the charred bus. but to-
day the bodies of 10 were found
All were burned beyond ready identi-
fication.
The bodies were moved to a va
cant store building at Marshall, H.,
and behind curtained windows to-
day, grief stricken relatives viewed
them in an attempt to establish their
identities.
Clark County Coroner Howard E.
Swinford said the dead were Rich
ard Mcclure. 20: Bernard Shonk,
Is; Earl Melton, Leland johnson
Tom Ollinger, II; Henry Ollinger,
Is; James Hoback, Is, and Henry
Walters, all of Marshall, and Win
fred Andrews and Victor Turner of
Casey.
The bus was driven by Ferris Will
liams of Casey, IS, who is at a Rob-
inson hospital in critical condition
from burns The youths were re-
turning to Marshall from Oblong,
where they had engaged in N. Y.
A. project work.
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are important. That Is why we ask
that the minimum age limit be set
at 49,"
"All war is young mans game, "
the Secretary added.
Administration leaders were con-
fldently predicting Senate approval
of the legislation making men of 19
and 20 liable for military service,
though the House had refused to
lower the induction age from 81.
Although President Roosevelt
backed up the recommendations fol
the 19-year service base, the House
late yesterday voted to make only
men from 81 through "A subject to
actual military duty, although ap-
proving registration Of all men from
18 through 81.
Under the present law, only mer
from 81 through IS can be drafted
Before shouting unanimous ap-
proval of its measure, the House re-
jected, l73 to 1l3. a compromise
proposal to bring 20-year- olds into
the draft. A previous attempt tt
make the minimum 10 was smoth.
cred, ITS to SO.
House members held out for theil
version of the bill despite sharJ
words from Democratic Leader Nc.
Cormack. He read Mr.. Roosevelt
letter recommending the 19-yeal
minimum, then took to task .ht
members of the Military Committee
who had voted to hold it TO 81
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FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED. STRAY
ANIMALS to Animal Protective Association,
5000 Wheeler I'd Sc. AT. 1142 Present
facilities limited to that class only.
IRISH SETTER. vicinity. Bethesda. Nd
Call Wis S005. after pm.
sCHAEFFER FOUNTAIN PEN: initiated
owner Identify. WO. DOGS.
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said this step did not mean they
necessarily would be called out i'm
mediately.
After January l all graduates Of
officer candidate schools will be or
dered to duty Immediately. Pre-
viously those so desiring have been
awarded certificates of capacity and
permitted to return to their former
enlisted ranks.
Commanders of the four air force
interceptor commands in the United
States have been charged with
ordering blackouts, AFRAID alarms
all-clear signals and silencing radio
signals.
Secretary Stimson said the pur-
poses were to prevent false alarms
and unnecessary interference with
production. Both difficulties, he
said, had been in evidence in Cali
fornia since the war came. The
order became effective December 8.
Headquarters of the interceptoi
commands are: First, Mitchell Field
Long Island; second, Fort Lawton
near Seattle, Wash; third, Drew
Field, near Tampa, Fla, and fourth
at Riverside. Calf.
The War Department is now in the
process of completing details of s
general and indeterminate increase
in the Army, the War Secretary said
I'VE are proceeding on the basi!
of the utmost speed consistent with
efficiency" he went on. The ulti.
mate strength of the land force.
will be determined in the light OF
the strategic situation as it develops
I'VE are trying to set up machin-
cry by which the Army can be in.
creased steadily but without fxins
limits which might have to be
changed.
we are trying to do it with the
least disturbance to industry ane
the entire economic setup.
In the light of this purpose the
age limits in the new selective serv.
ice legislation now before Congress
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bill calls for registration of all men
from 18 to "a, inclusive, and makes
men from 10 to A, inclusive, subject
to active service.
Senator Downey had said that if
more than 100000 men were IL
Quoted in the Army in the next year
they would train with broom
sticks, Sleep on the ground and be
without officers to guide them"
When Senator Downey abandoned
his effort, Senator Danaher, Repub-
lican, of Connecticut thereupon
asked the Senate to raise the mini
mum age for compulsory service
from 10. approved by the Senate
committee, to 81 years, the present
age, and the minimum approved
yesterday in the House.
Enlistments to Stop.
All voluntary enistments are to
be halted as soon as the present
rush subsidies Secretary Stimson
told a press conference.
An immediate increase of more
than 100000 men already has been
recommended in a bill which Mr.
StimSon said was on President
Roosevelt's desk.
The Secretary apparently re-
ferred to the S10,077 900 900 Mill
tary appropriations bill signed
today by the President. 1t pro-
vided for net increase of 277.-
026 in the Army's enlisted
strength, bringing to $40 1874 the
total for whom appropriations
were made. 1t also included funds
for 27095 additional commission
ed officers and 5,765 more war
rant officers
Secretary Stimson also announced
All Reserve officers not yet called
TO active duty have been ordered to
take physical examinations, but he
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BY the Associated Press.

MANILA, Dec. 18.-The roster of
American air heroes is growing daily
as these stout young pilots add to
the list of 70 Japanese planes al
ready officially announced as de-
stroyed in fighting for the Philip
pines,
Most of the time, Americans live
through their cloud battles under
the semi-tropicaI sun. Sometimes
they do not. Capt. Colin P. Kelly
jr., 26, of Madison, Fla, was one of
the first to die. in seriously damag-
ing and causing the subsequent
sinking of the Japanese battleship
Haruna.
Another who has given his life
was 1t. Samuel H. Merett, 26, of
Atlanta, Ga, who led his squad
ron in an attack on japanese
naval transports attempting to land
troops on Luzon. Two enemy vessels
burst into flame as Merett and his
companions dropped their bombs and
followed with loW-level straflng at
tacks. In the final dive Merett few
his plane squarely into the side of a
third japanese transport, which
blew up.
1t. Jack D. Dale, 25. of VIII
loughby, Ohio repeatedly attacked
another group of japanese trans
ports, silencing their aircraft
weapons with machine-gun fire
which drove the crews to cover and
smashed the japanese guns. Dale
then dived on the enemy landing
barges, causing heavy casualties
among the Japanese troops attempt
ing to reach the shore through the
surf. He was unhurt.
Under heavy machine gun fire of
attacking enemy planes 1t. Joseph
Howard Moore, q. of Spartanburg,
S. c., led group of American pilots
to their grounded planes. Moore's
squadron got four planes into the
air and attacked the japanese while
gaining altitude
The plane of one of Moore's COM
panions was hit. and the pilot. who
had to bail out. was attacked by
five japanese planes while drifting
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pm last Friday for Hamilton Field,
Calf, on a flight plan routed by
way of Blythe, Calf. The plane
was checked at Blythe about $50
pm, and at that time Gen. Dargue
asked permission to fly by way Of
Palmdale
Search for the missing plane is
proceeding in the area between
Palmdale and Hamilton Field, just
north of San Francisco, Secretary
Stimson said.
Gen. Dargue is one of a small
group of officers affiliated with Army
aviation virtually from its incep-
ton. He was born in Brooklyn. N.
Y, November II, 1886. and grad
uated from the Military Academy
in 1911.
Went With Signal Corps.
He was assigned to the aviation
section of the Signal Corps, then
representing the air force, about a
year after leaving West Point.
Officials said that some of the
material and tactics now being used
in repelling japanese attacks on the
Philippines possibly were developed
by Gen. Dargue.
Gen. Dargue was made a major
general at the start Of the rearm-
ament program and placed in COM
mand of the LIST Air Force.
A spectacular feat accomplished
under his command was the good
will trip around South America from
December 81, 1926, to May 2, 1927.
Members of this fight were awarded
the Mackay Trophy, given annually
for the most notable fight by Army
pilots during the year.
Col. Bundy Here Since March.
Col. Bundy was born in Somer-
vile. Mass, April %, 1890. He en-
tered the Army as a second lieu
ond lieutenant in 1912, after grad
uating from Middlebury College in
Vermont. He previously served in
the Maine National Guard.
He is a graduate Of the Command
and General Staff School and also
completed courses of the Coast
Artillery School and both the Army
and Navy War Colleges.
Col Bundy has been stationed in
Washington since March l6. His
wife, son, Richard, IA; daughter,
Mrs. Charles Sharp, and his mother,
Mrs. Harriet Bundy, live in Wash
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taxes were reduced $4,000. He said
all railroad valuations were reduced
at that time.
The petitioners also charged
and Mr.. LANCER denied-he at
tempted to influence Federal Judge
A. Lee Wyman of South Dakota dur
ing the trial of Mr.. LANCER in 1884
IS on charges of attempting to OBJ
struct orderly operation OF an act
of Congress. In series OF three
trials. Mr.. LANCER was first convicted
and finally acquitted. The second
trial ended in disagreement by the
jury.
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American Gives Life BIowinqUp
Jap Transport With Power Dive
Roster of Americans Toking Hero Roles
In Philippines Is Growing Daily

down with his parachute. Moore
drove into the center of the enemy
with his machine gun blazing. sho:
down two and distracted the others
Both Moore and the parachutist
landed safely.
Second It. Carl Giles, 26, Salem
Greg, went aloft to protect his
home field from an anticipated
attack. In the air he received
radio notice that another Amer
lean base, 20 miles away, was
under attack Giles raced to the
scene and dived through low-lyine
clouds into group of 20 enemy
planes and forced one down. Giles
returned safely. although his plane
was badly damaged.
1t Randolph D. Peator of Campti
La, is credited with being the first
American pilot to shoot down a jap
anese plane over the Philippines. He
got on the tail of group of Jap
anese attack planes, shot one down
and then joined in a general dog
fight in which two more japanese
crashed.
On his way home with gasoline
tanks nearly empty and ammuni-
ton running low. Peator chased
another Japanese fighter pane and
saw the enemy spin to the ground
and burst into flames.
1t Boyd Wagner, Is, of Johns
town, Pa, is credited with having
attacked five japanese planes, down.
ing two and then looking about for
more of the enemy. Sighting II
japanese machines on the ground
he dived toward the field through
concentrated anti-aircraft fire and
set five planes ablaze. His plane
was damaged, but he completed his
mission and returned to his base
safely.
(Since this action, it has been
reported that 1t. Wagner has
shot down three more japanese
THANKSGIVING him a total of five
and the right to designation as
the first American Ace" of the
war-and participated in another
raid which put 26 Jap planes out
OF commission on the ground
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ington. Richard Bundy is student
at Alice Deal Junior High School.
The other Washingtonian, 1t Col
Kicker, was assigned to general staff
duties here July /, 1887.
He was born in Newburyport,
Mass. November 6, 1892. He is a
graduate of Bowdoin College and the
University of Wisconsin Col. Rick
er also took the War College course
and completed training at other
Army schools. including the Air
Corps Tactical School in 1899.
Maj. McCaffery, 36, is a native of
Chester, Pa. He is a graduate of
Pennsylvania Military Academy and
Notre Dame University, entering the
Army in 1880 as a flying cadet. He
served at Hickam Field, Hawaii,
before his present assignment at
Mitchell Field.
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S., 900, 900 Properties
Given to Boy Scouts

By the Associated Press.
TULSA. Okla. Dec. 18.-Waite
Phillips, Tulsa oil man and philan-
thropist, today gave his 23-story
Philtower Building in downtown
Tulsa and his giant Philmont ranch
in New Mexico to the Boy Scouts
of America.
The two properties have an esti-
mated total value in excess of S.
900 900.
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Denies Connections.


ton between his $4,000 sale of
land to Gregory Brunk, Des Moines
GoWa attorney, and profit of ap-
proximately S250,000 from North
Dakota bond transactions by COM
pany in which Brunk was interested.
He also declared there was no
connection between his sale of land
finance company stock for $4,000
to Thomas Sullivan, Chicago at
torney representing the Great
Northern Railroad, and the fact that
the following year the railroads
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YugosIov, Greek Armies
Are Reported Unified

BY the ASSOCIated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18-The British
radio today quoted messages from
Southeast Europe as saying that the
Yugoslav and Greek freedom
armies" have linked up across the
mountains of South Yugoslavia and
North Greece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-18
9 MeKENNEY oN BRIDGE
Experts Discover Being Too Clever May Bring Defeat
BY VIM. F. MCKINNEY Amerlca'S Card Authority

This Is the fifth of series of hands showing how experts have been tripped lip by their own exact- ness. Mrs, Olga Hilliard, donor of the national mixed pair trophy, de- tended todays hand against one of the outstanding woman players of the country.
 Mrs. Hllliard sat In the East posi- ton. Her partner opened the deuce of hearts, and when North played low, Mrs. Hilliard put on the queen, not the jack. Immediately the de. clarer assumed that West held the jack of hearts. South won the trick with tho ace and took diamond finesse, which Mrs. Hilliard refused to win.
 Now q spade was won by de- clarer with the acc and spade returned, Mrs. Hllliard winning with the king. She could see that a club exit would be too slow, as a diamond could be established for heart dis card. So she quickly pushed out the five of hearts,
 Now, our expert in the South, reading West for the jack of hearts, thought that If she played the ten. spot, West would cover with the jack and she would have to lose a trick to the rine-spot. There was 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-18
ST. LUCY'S C.Y.O.
 INDUCTS OFFICERS
New Committees Named to Carry on Chapters Activ.
 ities During Year

Michael DeLeon was installed president of the c. Y. o. chapter of St. Lucy's church last night at e meeting on the parish rectory. MT. DeLeon who succeeds Alex Mole, city council president and retiring persident. MT. Mole officiated at the meeting and was assisted by Miss Marie Calo.
 Officers who weer irstaleld were: Vice president, Alessio Caporasso; secretary. Miss Ann Calo: financial secretary, Miss Grace Lasprogata; and treasurer, Domenic Schifeilite.
 New committees were formed by MT. DeLeon which follows: Alex Mole. religion; Charles Rinaldi, social: Grace Lasprogata, cultural, and Emanuel Mole, physical.
 After the installation exercises social followed. Collections were taken for the Catholic foreign mis- sions. 4 religious quiz contest is scheduled to be held Friday even- ing with the CYO chapter of the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The subject for the quiz will be The Ten Commandments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-18
Personal
St. Mary;s Hospital SilOer Tea DreuUL Large Attendance

Fitzpatrick, Miss Margaret Fits- patrick, Mrs. Joseph A. Hackett, Mrs. M. Kane, Mrs. Mary Kilmar- tin, Mrs. M. J. Lawlor, Miss Marion Moher, Mrs. Margaret Ryder, Mrs. Thomas Shanahan.
 Mrs. Daniel Callahan, Mrs. J. Mccarthy, Mrs. Clarence Tinsley, Miss Mary McKenna, Mrs. Frank Bowes, Mrs. Loretta Donahue, Mrs. Foster Bedell, Mrs. Helen Flanagan.
 Sacred Heart Parish Mrs. D. J. Cream, chairman. Assdstants.--Mrs. John Breenahan, Miss Katherine Burke, Mrs. Daniel Campion, Mrs. William Colifla, Mrs. Mary Danaher Mrs. T. Bowling, Mrs. Mary Egan, Mrs. William Fogarty, Mrs. William Hickey, Miss Nellie Kenney, Mrs. Elizabeth Lamon- tagne, Mrs. Julia Mcdonald, Mrs. John Reilly, Mrs. J. P. Ring, Mrs Edward Robinson. Mrs. Richard Sheehan, Mrs. William Tobin.
 st. ThOmas' Parish Mrs. George Bolan, chairman. Assistants Miss Katherine Burns, Miss Theresa Fleming, Miss Anna McMailon, Mrs. E. Fitzgerald.
 St. Ann's Parish Mrs. Charles Audet, chairman. Assistants-Mrs. Serge Belanger, Mrs. U. A. Dionne, Mrs. Romeo Du- mouchel, Mrs. Joseph Perreault.
 St. Trancls' Parish Mrs. Arthur Kennedy, chairman. Assistants--Mrs. P. J. Wallace, Mrs. Martin Tehan, Miss Mary Morris.
 St. Michaels Parish Mrs. Joseph McArdle, chairman. Assistants--Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs. David Ryan.
 st. Patrick's Parish Miss Helen shanahan, chairman. ASsistant-Miss Frances Court rey.
 St. JOhn's--WatertOwn Mrs. Harold J. Cleary, chairman. Assistant-Mrs. c. M. Allerto1l.
 st. Joseph's Parish Mrs. 8. Sapranas, chairman. Assistant-Miss Helen Kopiczh. St. Mary Magdelan's Parish Mrs. Joseph Dick, chairman. Our Lady of Lourdes' Parish Mrs. Frederick Palomba, chair man.
 st. John of the Cross Mrs. Edward J. Jackson, chair man.
 St. Teresa (Woodbury) Mrs. Vincent A. Miller, chairman.
 St. Anth0ny's (Pr0Spect) Mrs. A. H. Merriman, chairman.
 St. Francis (Naugatuck) Mrs. Mary c. Penrose, chairman.
 St. Mary's Union City) Miss Margaret Scully, chairman.
 St. Brigid's (Cheshire) Mrs. Edward A. Herr, chairman. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Miss Mathilda Dezinro chair man.
 St. Stanislaus Kostka Miss Marie Brovick, chairman.