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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
Building Inspector Hartley Opens Survey
Seeking for Building Law Violations in All Sections of City; Shortage of Rents Has Led to
 Abuses of City Laws

A city-%ide survey aimed at dis covering building law violations stemming from the rent shortage caused by the defense boom and pre- venting any further violations was started today by Building Inspector John T. Hartley. Owners of dwell lings where violations are found will be forced to comply with the law or face prosecution.
 "This survey has been started be- cause of violations that we have found in some cases and complaints of other violations" Mir. Hartley said. ''Tf1e lack of rents has led to dwelling and apartment arrange ments of rooms that create serious hazards. These situations must be corrected or the owners of the pro- perty will have to answer In court" 1"
 Shortage Of Rent
 The building inspector said that the shortage of one-family houses, apartments and tenements has led to many abuses. He cited the fol- lowing as instances:
 One-family homes split into two units, but with each family having only one entrance.
 Two-famiiy houses whose top floors have been made into tene- ments. with only one entrance to the top floor.
 Apartment buildings so rearrang- ed to accommodate more tenants that no fire escapes are available. The city building code required
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
DOCTOR HELD IN
 MURDER OF WIFE
Victim, Also a Physician, Was BludgeOned to
 Death Last Thursday

Richmond, Me, March Sl-UP) Dr.. Merrill Joss, handsome 31- year-old physician. pleaded inao- cent to a murder charge today when arraigned in Bath municipal court in connection with the bludgeon staying of his wife, Dr. Luverne Harris Joss, 38. He was held with out bail for hearing at 10 6. m. Fri day.
 Dr. Joss appeared calm but de- jected as he stood in the crowded courtroom toplead.
 County Attorney Ralph O. Dale asked for a longer continuance so he could investigate a woman angle" of the case. Defense Coun- sel Ernest L. Goodspeed, however, insisted on Q hearing this week, and his request was granted by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Coodspeed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
Greatest Naval Encounter Since Jutland Is Fought In Darkness
Three Italian Cruisers, Two DestrOyers Are Sunk; Huge Battleship, Another
 Destroyer Severely Damaged
BY GRATTAN F. McGROARTY Copyright, 1941, by United PreSs)

Alexandria, Egypt, March 31 -(UP)- ltaly's crippled fleet has been ripped to pieces by the Brit sh navy in the biggest naval encounter since Jutland weird battle fought in the darkness of the loniar sea, it became known today. Only the flash of IS inch broadsdes the flare of burning Italian warshp and the play of naval searchlghts illuminated the scene of the wars biggest naval encounter last Fra day night. When the battle over, three Italiar cruisers the pride of ltays fleet and two desroyer were known to have been sunk. A 35,000-ton Lita toro battleship had been damaged and possibly an. other cruiser and destroyer sunk.
 Italians Fire On Each Other
 In the desperate confusion that followed the shatters ing impact of the British broadsdes British officers believed that of the Italian warsips fired on each other The Italian fleet operating in two squadronS and thought that the remnants of these squadrons became confused and msook each other for the British Like all modern naval encounters the major fighting lasted only short time The conflict started Friday evening" Most of the action by midnight although scat tered engagements mostly between apanes and warsps went on through the next day.
 Italy Reports Battle
 An Italian war co1nmunique today admitted loss of three medumonnage cruisers and two deStroyers in a big naval battle with the British fleet in the central Med eranean Friday night and Saturday. British losses have not been ascerained fully, the communique said, but they certainly heavy British cruiser foundered after receiving broadsde voey from Italian heavy gns the comunique claimed and two other units were dam aged seriously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
BRITISH BOMBS
 STRIKE AGAIN
French Channel Coast Felt Them; Docks at Brest
 Cracked Last Night

London, March 3l--(Up)-Brit. ish bombers again attacked tllt French channel coast late today after q night during which they blasted the docks at Brest where the German battleships Scharn- horst and Gneisenau were said to be tied up.
 En route to the French invasion" coast, the bombers attacked numer- ous ships in the channel between Calais and Boulogne. Dense clouds of smoke could be seen from the English coast, indicating that direct hits had been scored.
 Six bombers escorted by fighters roared over the southeast coast shortly after noon in brilliant sun- shine. Watchers along tn coast saw the bonbers go into diving attack. Immediately clouds of smoke began rolling up into the sky. Then the bombers dashed back to their bases.
 It was believed that the ships were part of convoy of several vessels creeping along the coast off Cape Gris Nez.
 Earlir, bombers and fighters were reported to have made light ming sweep of the French invasion" ports. Coast observers could hear the crump of exploding bombs.
 Patron of Channel
 Other Royal Air Force planes kept up @ ceaseless patrol of the channel southeast coast.
 The air ministry said the attack on Brest resulted in severe damage to the docks although no direct hits on the Schainrorst and Gneisenau were observed. The dock area was strewn with bombs, including very
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prevent sabotage and that 1t was not preliminary to confiscation and American use.
 Twenty of the 28 Italian ships seized had been sabotaged by their crews, some SO severely that they constituted menaces to navigation and property in the port in which they were berthed.
 Some officials here believed that the United States seizures might lead to similar action by Latin American countries in which ships of most European nations are tied up. Only recently Chile seized three Danish ships for its own use.
 "The Battle of the Atlantic" is now raging with German submarines, surface raiders, and airplanes ats tempting to destroy Britain's sea life-lines and starve her into capi- tulation. Britain already has lost over 5,000,00O tons of merchant shipping and her crying need is ships. The seized ships total over 100000 tons. It was suggested that their use in American service, would permit the release of that amount of American shipping to the British.
 Under Espionage Act
 Government officials have been studying the legal aspects of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
German Citizens Are Leaving Jugoslavia
They Were Ordered to Start for Home By German Government-Jugoslavia Has Sent Word to
 Hitler Pact Is Unacceptable
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Berlin, March 3l.-tUP)-Author- ized Nazi sources said today that the government had ordered all Ger man citizens to leave Jugoslavia im- mediately.
 The statement was made soon af. ter German informants had assert- ed, and Bulgarian sources had de- nied, that Bulgaria had ordered gen. eral mobilization.
 It came also, as authorized Ger man sources said that the govern- ment had at last received @ state- ment of the foreign policy of the new Jugoslav government which Germany had sought insistently for four days.
 However" an authorized inform ant added, i've know nothing about 1t containing anything regarding Jugoslavia's attitude to the German Japanese-Italian alliance"
 (This might prove to mean that Jugoslavia had refused to commit itself but had merely expressed a desire to maintain. its neutrality and remain at peace with its neighbors. Such a statement would be an im- plicit repudiation of any secret agreement by the previous Jugoslav government to permit Germany to transport war materials through Jugoslavia for an attack on Greeceo
 NaN informants said that the or der to Germans to leave Jugoslavia at once was the result of anti-Ger- man demonstrations and the beating of German citizens.
 Nearly 2O.OOO Affected
 The informants said that between 16,OOO and 10000 German citizens were affected.
 They said anti-G German outbreaks were increasing.
 "The German government can not remain indifferent to these anti- German outbreaks at time when the Reich and the allies are in- volved in war;" a spokesman said.
 '"These outbreaks seriously endar- ger the Reich's prestige.
 'The Jugoslav government and all Jugoslav quarters must realize that our generosity must some day come to an end"
 Authorized sources said Two An- dric the Jugoslav minister, had left for Belgrade today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
FRANCE PROTESTS
 BRITISH ATTACK
Small British Fleet Smash ed Into French Merchant
 men Conveyed
BY RALPH HElNZEN

(Un1ted Press Stam COrrcSpOnuentl
 Vichy, March 3l - (U.P) -- The government today sent @ sharply worded note to London protesting an attack by British naval units on four French merchantmen escort ed by a French destroyer oil the coast of Algeria.
 The protest was sent to London by way of Washington since France and Britain do not maintain dtplo- matic relations.
 Government authorities threaten ed to re-examine the question of conveying French merchantmen as a result of the engagement in which shore batteries in Algeria and Brt- tish naval units exchanged fire when the convoy refused to halt.
 The convoy carried no war ma terials destined for Germany, an Admiralty communique asserted. The four vessels, the Admiralty said had cargoes of Madagascar and Indo- Chinese rice and sugar, vege- tables and harley.
 Vice Premier Jean Francois Dar- Ian warned recently that, if neces- sary, he would order French war ships to convoy food ships and a spokesman intimated that the gov ernment again would consider this question at cabinet meeting later in the week.
 Ohicials said the destroyer Si- noun was with the convoy only as Q symbol" and not as an actual es- cort.
 Late reports said that the French lost three dead and four wounded in the battle"
 Admiralty C0mmunlque
 An Admiralty commupnique said.
 "At Q c. m. Sunday e big British naval force attacked inside French territorial waters between MeEnours and Gran c convoy of four French merchant ships travelling from Cas-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31

Today the commander of the Bri- tish Eastern Mediterranean fleet, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, radioed this message to his officers mad men:
 "Well donei"
 The action that won that praise was described to me today by the Chief Gunnery officer of the flag ship of Cunningham's fleet, the 30,- 600 ton dreadnaught warspite.
 Here is his story:
 Shortly after g p. mi (Friday) the battle fleet was ordered to close position as an unknown vessel was reported by the vice admiral of the light forces.
 "At 10:26 p. m. we sighted @ nun. Der of darkened ships on the star- board bow.
 "There appeared to be three cruis- CTS mad two or four destroyers. Al. most simultaneously we were chal- lenged by another vessel on the port beam.
 "The fleet turned to starboard td bring us on opposite courses and our armamen twas brought to iil- stant readiness. A few seconds later the destroyer in the van-greyhound. switched its searchlights on the third ship in the enemy line and recognized her as one of the eight- inch cruisers.
 subsequently there was no doubt she was the Plume.
 At Close Range
 "The Warspite's 15-inch arrna- ment opened up at very close range. The first broadside struck home with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
DIES OF INJURIES

Somerville. Conn, March Si --(U. P) - Marion Elmer Hawks. 5l. died today in . Springfield hospital from injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile driven by Paul Krol, West Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
Sixty-Five F Foreign
 Ships Seized By U. s.
Gerrlan Italian, Danish Vessels Grabbed in Many Ports-May Be Pressed Into Service of
 Our Merchant Marine
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN { United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, March 31.-(UP)-The seizure of 6s German Italian, and Danish merchant ships caused official capital circles to wonder today they would b pressed into American service Maritime commission ane coast guard officials insisted that the seizures made witt startling SuddennesS the week end was intended
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March, 31 (UP-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through March 2Sth, vompared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $S,667,2S4, ,452.36 T,112, ,0o5,2S2.Ss
 Receipts 5.sss,1o7,s4s.ss. s4,416.Os1,o22.7s
 Gross Deficit $s,s34,17s,5o2.s7 s2,6s5,s44,21o.3t
 Net Deficit s3,2ss,ss7, ,so2.S7 $2,625,s54.s6o.21 s2,2ss,254,s4i.4s s2,527, ,ss4, ,441.4e
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

Mrs. r. ], Marker spent part O
last week with relatives in Phila
delphia.
Mrs. Charlie Fitzgerald of viii
rnington is visiting her niece and
family, Mrs. Birdie Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Watt and
daughters, Betty and Patsy, visit.
ed friends in Chester on Sunday.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Postles are ]. w. Ben
nett and son Harold of Doyles-
town, Pa.
The November business and So
cial meeting of the Women's So
ciety for Christian Service will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Elmer
Greenly on Tuesday evening, No
vember 25. Committees for the So
cial hour are Mrs. Gertie Donovan,
Mrs. Winnie Harder and Mrs. India
Coverdale. A good attendance is
desired.
Francis Morgan and John Will
liams and Roland Walls of Milford
attended the Penn-Army football
game in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Mrs. Gertrude Colegrove and
daughters, Marian and Doris, of
Wilmington spent the weekend as
guests of her father, j. L. Clendan-
iel and Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Watt
and family.
Harry Greenly has returned home
from the Milford Memorial HOspi-
tai where he had been a patient
with a fractured leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paynter Collins and
son Reedy, Mrs. Jack Shockley and
Harry F. Warren spent Sunday in
Brookline, Pa, as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Townsend and
friend of West Chester, Pa, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Townsend on Sunday.
Miss Ethel Mae Warren spent
last Saturday in Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel Mae Warren attend
ed a dance given by one of the
Seaford clubs of the nylon depart
ment of Seaford at Salisbury, Md,
on Monday night.
The Lindale Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold its November
meeting in the Community Hall on
Wednesday, November 26, at $780,
o'clock. Mrs. Carl Prettyman and
Mrs. John Donovan, project lead
ers, will present the subject "Solv-
ing Drapery and Curtain Prob
lems." At this times the nomination
of officers for the eHsaing year will
take place. A good attendance is
urged
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Harder of
Park spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Harder.
Church services for Sunday, No
vember 90: Church school IL a. m.
superintendent, Hubbard Macklin. |
Epworth League 1880 p. m. Leader,
Miss Lorraine Beebe. Evening wor-
ship at s o'clock. Sermon theme,
Thanksgiving"
Slaughter Neck: Church school
10 a. m. Morning worship II o'clock.
Cedar Neck: Church school 2 p.
m. Sermon 8 p. m.
Rev. Melvin E. Wheatley, Pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
LINCOLN

Mrs. Katie Fitzgerald will spon
sor recital in the school auditor
ium on Wednesday evening, No
Vember 26 at 1880 o'clock. Price
is cents, at which time the follow.
4ng numbers will be rendered:
Solo, In An Enchanted Garden
Shirley Lea Ellingsworth.
Duet, Twilight Song, Norma
Greenly and Natalie Turpin.
Solo, Teddy Bear Waltz, Mary
Ann Isaacs.
Solo, Recess Time, Natalie Tur-
pin.
Solo, Bouncing Fingers, Margue-
rite Welsh.
Duet, A Merry Waltz, Elma and
Joseph Short.
Solo, March of the Little Sages,
Charles West.
Solo, Too and Fro, Gwendolyn
Lynch.
Solo, Betty's Wooden Shoe Dance,
June Collett.
Duet, Pink Pearls, Meta and An
ma Coverdale.
Solo, Little Brown Jug, Norma
Greenly.
Solo, The Happy Trumpeter,
Frances Coverdale.
Solo, Under the Hawaiian Moon,
Myrtle Ennis. ~
Solo, Dancing Tuppets, Lois Will
liams.
Duet. I'll Take You Home Again,
Kathleen, Marguerite and Lois
Williams.
Solo, Star of the Sea, Doris Will
kerson.
Solo, The Glowworm, Ruth Will
liams.
Duet, Minuet in G, Myrtle Ennis
and Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Solo, Vienese Whistlers, Margue-
rite Williams.
Solo, Flower Song, Doris Wilk-
erson.
Duet, Sylphetti and the Robins
Return, Ruth and Marguerite Will
liams.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
Ladies Bible Glass.
Last week John Annett of Farm
ington, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Armour
of Houston, Mrs. Davis Watson of
Cedar Neck, Mrs. George Warren
and Mrs. Jay Abbott attended the
18th session of the National
Grange held at Worcester, Mass.
While there they visited Boston,
New Haven, Conn, Jersey City, N.
j., and other points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Warren, Miss
Edna Mae Vadakin, Charles and
Herman Warren visited the for
mer's son, Walter Warren at the
Sanitorium, near Will
on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

Revival services featuring Rev
O. A. Poulson, conference evange-
list of the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist
Church are being held in Grace
Church every evening from Sunday,
November 16, through Sunday, No
vember 80. Special programs are
arranged for each evening.
Mrs. Lee Wiley is visiting with
her children, Mrs. Jefferson Ashe
and Prof. Virgil Wiley in Bridge
vile and is suffering from a car
buncle on her chin.
Mrs. Matte Shockley spent last
Wednesday in Bridgeville with her
sister, Mrs. Wiley.
Jr., of New. York City, have been
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
S. Williams, Sr.
William r. B. West of Philadel-
phia, spent last weekend with
Louie and Myer Ableman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Donaway,
Mrs. Amelia Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ellingsworth spent a day
recently in Wilmington.
Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, Mrs. Norman
Hickman and Mrs. e. e. Carey were
in Wilmington last Wednesday.
The drive for Red Cross mem
began on Armistice Day
and a large enrolment is asked for.
This is one of the years when one
may be proud to display sticker
In the window.
Mrs. Victor Steele is recuper-
ating from an operation at the
Milford Memorial Hospital at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Williams.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
MI'ILLsBoRO

The death of Charles Alvin Lee
Lingo on Thursday evening, No
vember 6, has caused deep regret
at his untimely passing that will be
felt as long as many Of us have
memories. The great compliment
of an increasing admiration of his
character the better one knew him
could sincerely be paid him.
The passing Of anyone SO warm
ly friendly and kind, so vitality alive
only can increase our conviction
that death cannot be the finality in
creations work. Il.
Mr. Lingo had been unable to
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work since July because of an
heart ailment-the cause of his
death. He had been mail carrier
on route one for several years.
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Sunday afternoon, No
vember 8, and interment made in
Mechanics cemetery.
Mrs. Adelia West Lingo, his wife,
Robert Lingo, of Milton, a brother,
and a sister in Philadelphia, are
the surviving relatives.
The death of Jesse Parsons oc-
CURED last Thursday and funeral
services were held at Carey's Meth
odist Church on Sunday afternoon
with interment in Mechanics ceme-
terry.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

music will be given in Goshen
Methodist Church by G. Roy Mann
of the school faculty, assisted by
Nelson Bennett. organ student, and
Miss Marion Edginton, vocal stu
dent.
Contributions of 25c. and 10c are
asked. This will benefit the treas
ury of the Youth Fellowship.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-07-11

of Franktown, spent the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rocker w. Hyslup
of Philadelphia, spent the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. r. C. Marshall
and Mr.. Marshall. Miss Thelma Mar
shall accompanied them home for a
visit.
Mr.. Wesley Burford and Mr.. James
H. Young, Jr., and Mr.. Allen T. Budd
of Camp Meade, Md, spent the holt
days with relatives here.
Mr.. Hobart G. Binsted of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the holidays with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Binsted.
Mrs. Thomas L. Drummond, of
Cape Charles, is visiting Mrs S. James
burlington.
Mr.. j. Thorborn Parks, of Fort
Monroe, Va, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James M
Parks.
Miss Kathleen Scott spent several
days this week with friends in New
York City.
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Acconnac News

Mr.. B. Drummond Ayres spent the
holidays at Ocean City, Md. He was
accompanied home Sunday by Mrs.
Ayres and children, Ann Bird and B.
Drummond, Jr., who had spent two
weeks camping at Ocean City.
Miss Rosa Wise spent the week
end with relatives in Cape Charles.
Rev. Custis Fletcher of Paducah,
KY, Mr.. Cecil Fletcher, of Yorktown.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Fletcher of Hack
ettstown, N. j., and Mr.. Cecil Fletcher
of Halifax spent the holidays in the
home of Mrs. Edgar D. Fletcher.
Mr.. Paul Daugherty and Mr.. John
Daugherty of Camp Meade, Md, spent
the weekend with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward T. Daugherty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bergman Scott OF
Newport News, spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Martha Shield
They were accompanied to Newport
News on Monday by Mrs. SCOTS sis
ter, Mrs. Amelia Powell, who will
spend week with them.
Mrs. L. C. M. Smythe of Charles.
ton, S. c., is spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. James H. Fletcher
Miss Edna Steward spent the holi
days at her home in Greensboro, Md
Miss Katherine Budd spent the holi
days in Birds Nest with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry R. Bell and Mr.. and Mrs
Claude D. Nottingham.
Mr.. Fred E. Ruediger of Newpor
News, spent the weekend with hi!
family here.
Mrs. Alfred G. Ayres, of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the holidays with Mr.
Ayres in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles U. Ayres.
Mr.. William H. Eichelberger ha!
returned home, after spending some
time in Langley Field and Newpor
News, where he has been employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Coley and two
sons spent the holidays in Cape Char
les with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Colonna have
returned, after spending several day!
in Saranac, N. Y.
Mr.. Ben Oldham, of Norfolk, spen
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robert H. Oldham.
Mr.. Kenneth A. Parks of Camp
Lee, Va, and Mrs. H. M. Arnold, Jr.