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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
The Show Goes On

Actress Katherine Cornell was
caught in the blackout en- route
to her 252nd performance of THE
Doctors Dilemma She sum-
moned her stage hands and the
actors assembled at the theater.
She put on the performance be-
fore about 900 spectators.
Ten minutes after the alarm
sounded reporters stationed at
strategic points in the city re-
ported no lights could be seen
from their vantage points which
included the famed Embarcadero
historic Market street. Chinatown
and Mt. Davidson, towering hill
overlooking the sea.
All kinds of wild rumorS spread
across the city One had myS'
FERROUS flares dropping into tho
downtown financial district Po-
lice personnel in cruising cars de-
med this, Another rumor hac
anti-aircrEft shell fragments pop
ping down along the ocean beach
area. This was false. too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Communications Cut

Loss OF Guam to the Japanese
was feared after the navy depart
ment disclosed that il has been
unable TO communicate further
with United States forces there
either by radio or cable. The
navy conceded that capture Of the
island stepping stone was probable.
AS American advances forces
thus continued fierce resistance.
President Roosevelt, with en-
phaSiS on the naval arms deadly
desire TO smash back at the Japa-
neSe fleet held two important
White House conferences with his
top cabinet aides and naval chief
tainS.
First. the Chief Executive called
Secretary of State Hull and Sec
rotary of War Stlmson TO his exec
utive office.
AT noon. one-half hour later, Mr.
Roosevelt summoned the navy
chiefs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

Americans in the Polish army
have President RooseveltS sane
ton 10 remain there and other
citizens of this country have per-
mission to enlist because Poland
lis fighting the enemies of the
United States.
That was the announcement
Saturday of Gen. Bronislaw Ouch,
chief of the Polish army training
in Canada, who, at the request Of
American enllstees, querled the
President on the matter.
Polish citizens OF the United
States, meanwhile, presented the
Polish armys general staff head
quarters, Riverside, Ont, with a
Sc 5000 mobile field kitchen. The
presentation was made in the
name of all Poles of Michigan and
Toledo, o.. who were donors Of the
napaGGapkt- fam <-------------.----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Detectors Near Planes

The only announcement from
military authorities was a state
ment at fourth army headquar-
tiers that unidentified planes had
been picked up by detectors OF the
fourth interceptor command.
No bombs were dropped.
The populace remained calm.
One minute after the siren had
shrieked their fluctuating wall,
warning that the blackout was on,
the lights of San Francisco faded
out and the great city by the
Golden Gate went into inky dark
ness
Tho hlackout was Immediately
extended we'll up the coast O
Northern California. and down The
peninsula AS far as Palo Alto, ant
inland TO the state capital AT Sac
ramento and the huge army al
depot AT McClelland field there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

kicking out few down town
store windows in -Which-lights
were aglow.
While most people took the
blackout seriously and calmly, a
few regarded the blackout pre-
caution lightly.
International News Service
writer's moved into a photog-
rapher's dark room tucked away
in newspaper office TO write
their stories. The running
story" of the blackout was die
tated to a printer operator who
punched out the story while a
reporter lit matches so he could
see the keyboard.
Men and women caught in bars
by the alarm drank their drinks
in darkness.
The blackout came while thou
sands were moving along the
downtown streets. They expert
fenced much difficulty reaching
their destinations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Motors Heard Clearly

Accompanying the alarm were
unofficial reports that o n m y
planes had swooped in over San
Francisco.
The dronc of motors could be
clearly heard
Whether these were United
States army planes could not he
learned but il was generally as
sumed by eye witnesses that they
were:
a light drizzle was falling. This
did not prevent hundreds OF per-
sons IN the downtown district from
standing on the sidewalks close 10
buildings and peering upward for
possible Japanese planes.
II was dark as pitch. so dark
that police cars patrollng down
San Francisco moved at a pace OF
only about five miles an hour, with
headlights douScd Pedestrians
bumped into each other
Almost immediately after the
alarm was sounded. tho blackout
became 90 per cent effective IN
few homes and buildings some
lights could be seen, however.
Air wardcnS and their assistants
rushed 10 these places and cried
Lights out"
II was n common sight 10 sec
men rush up 70 a front door, pound
on It, and shout:
PUT out those lights"
In few minutes about the onlN
illumination one saw was The
lights from ClCaretS or cigars.
Three persons were injured II
street car collisions
Two boys were cat and bruised
when the car In which they were
riding collded head-on with an
other machine IN Golden Gate
Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Believes Canal
Attack Remote

BALBOA. Canal Zone, Dec. 13
GNS) The strategic p an m a
Canal Zone had the assurance to-
night of Gov, Glen Edgerton that
chances of an early attack on the
Canal Zone are remote.
He issued a civilian defense
bulletin, which said:
There Is no good reason to
fear an immediate attack on the
Canal Zone"
His statement followed n half
hour blackout in the early hours
today.
An army spokesman said later
the alert was sounded when three
unidentified planes were sighted
approaching on the Atlantic side.
Later, he said, they were salts
factorily identified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Push Fight on Nazis

Litvinoff said that the greatest
aid the Soviet Union can give now
is 10 continue engaging the Ger
man armies in the fullest possible
force in European Russia.
1t is not deemed possible at this
time for Russia TO engage in a
two-front war and attack Japan
from Siberia, the Soviet envoy de-
clared.
Once Germany is smashed, the
task of taking care of Japan and
restoring order in democratic
world should be, by comparison, an
easy one, he insisted
There is no thought. however, of
the Soviet Union not doing its full
part with the United States and
Britain in defeating the "interna-
tional gangSters" Germany, Italy
and Litvinof emphatlcally
declared.
Meanwhile, the United States
followed up its action against
French ships by Selling the 10000
ton Swedish motorship kungsholn
at New York in the first such
move against neutral. The Swe'
dish owners, the government
stated, will be given full compen-
Sation for the ship.
This move TO give the United
States every possible ton OF mer'
chant shipping with which to
prosecute its two ocean wal
against the Axis powers, and a
the same time TO assure aid &c
Britain and Russia followed yes
terdays sudden stroke by the navy
in taking over all Ia French yes
sells which have been tied up II
United States ports since the fal
of France. Included among the !"
ships was the 83,000-ton luxur,
liner Normandie, a potential air
! Dlanp carrier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Americans Get O. K.
To Stay in Polish Army
A\iir
later national Nav, Sound Phots

members Of the Polish army In
Canada sent a telegram TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt, assuring him OF
their willingness to fight for
Americas safety" Dutch said.
"In a reply, the President
stated that all United States
citizens now serving In Polish
forces are fulfilling their duty
because we too are fighting tho
enemies of the United States"
Mr.. Roosevelt also assured
Ouch that other Americans de-
sirous of enlisting in the Polish
army had both presidential and
state department approval.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

experience in superlatives such as
impressive" and thrilling.
For two hours and thirty-five
minutes, from 7:25 p. m. until 10
p. m. (PST) the San Francisco
Bay area. with its population of
100000, was plunged into total
darkness.
Normal activities were brought
TO a dead standstill. Business
halted. Traffic froze. Pedestrians
huddled in doorways and peered
into the star-lt sky. People sat
expectantly in blackout rooms or
their homes. All radios were
Silenced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Kicked Out Windows

a 7i-year-old woman trippcd on
the stairs OF her home and SUI
fered minor injuries
There were seven fire alarms
during the blackout but all the
blazeS were inconscquential
One residence tha, failed 10
comply with the blackout signal
until the police Indignantly swept
In was occupied by 4 japanese
family IN the Japanese section
Albert Miller. first class ma
chinsfs mate L. s. y vas AZ
rested for malicious mischief for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
SearchIighfs in Skies

The only evidence of military
activity. aside from the probable
flight of United States army
planes droning overhead, was anti
aircraft Searchlights Stabbing the
sky near the Golden Gate.
Civilians smashed a store win
dow in "A Mission street store
where a lone light was left on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Marines Hold Midway,
w axe; Fear Guam Lost
Inter N atiouai News Sound Photo
AT DnNRS
Continued from Page One)

Acting Secretary Forrestal. Chief
of Naval Operations Harold r.
Stark, Rear Admiral Samuel M.
Robinson. chief Of the bureau OF
ships, and Rear Admiral William
r. Sexton, chairman of the navy's
general board.
The conference, which is eX-
pected 10 have an important and
immediate bearing on American
war moves in the Pacific. con-
tinued for nearly two hours.
Meanwhile, Russia's role in the
war now raging over the earth's
entire surface was stated by Soviet
Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff at q
special press conference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
San Francisco Thrills
To Wartime Blackout
BY JAMES l.. KILGALLEN
Init News service staff Correspondent

SAN FRAN SEQ, Dec. 10
INS)-Eyewitnesses to the dra-
matte wartime blackout on San
Francisco. and swath OF North
ern California. today described the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Mint Bars Vi:itors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 CINS).
- The treasury department re-
ported today that visitors have
been barred from the bureaus OF
the mint and of engraving and
printing for duration of the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Spectacular Heroisn1'

In reporting The -f1croism of the
American pilots, Lieut.. Gen. Wal
ter c. Short, commanding the
Hawaiian department, described
their epic performance in their
first combats as Spectacular feats
of heroiSm.
Others cited were Second Lieut..
Kenneth NJ. Taylor, Hominy,
Okla: First Lieut.. Lewis M. San
derS, FIT. Wayne. Ind; Lieut.. Cor
don II. Sterling Jr.. West Hartford,
Conn; Second Lieut.. Philip M
Rasmussen, Boston. Mass, and
Second Lieut.. Harry w. Brown,
Amarillo, Tex.
Taylor, who had just received
his commission as a pilot officer
shot down two bombers. The 9th.
erS accounted for one japanese
plane each.
4 The American pilots slashed
into the thick of heavy Nipponese
bomber squadronS. undaunted by
the overwhelming odds, to ring VI
their victories.
Taylor and WEIGH together al.
tackled a formation of six enemy
planes. Sterling alone, attacked
six JapS, and Brown, also alone
attacked a large formation o
bOmberS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

"On last Sunday when the
laps started their aggression
against the United States, the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Highest Naval Chiefs

The array Of naval executives
included four of the highest tech
nical minds in the fleet. including
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

where Japanese landings have
been made.
The communique was confined
to a detailed account of the slash
ing counterattack delivered on the
bomber squardons last
Sunday by the air defenders at
Hawaii, in the first authentic refu-
tation of rumors and charges that
the defenders of that key United
States Pacific bastion were caught
mapping,
The army cited six Hedging
pursuit pilots for gallantry in
meeting and fighting off the Japa-
neSe onslaught on Hawaii.
Second Lieut.. George S. WEIGH
of Wilmington, Del, shot down
four Japanese bombers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27

It took the House just about three minutes yesterday to pass the $ll5, 100000 state budget, largest in history. There was no debate, the only speaker being Representa- tive Carl Sharpe of POinfret, chair man of the appropriations commit tee, who gave skeleton outline of the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
|IDUNA CIRCLE
 TO HOLD PARTY
Strawberry Social By Zion Lutheran Women to Be
 Held June IS

Plans for Strawberry Social the evening of June 1a were made by members of the Iduna Circle pres ent at the meeting recently at the home of Mrs, Gust Johnson in Oak vile. The Iduna Circle is an auxil- iary organization of Zion Evangeli- cal Lutheran church. In the absence of Mrs. Thomas, the president of the circle, Mrs. E. Einar Kron led the meeting. Reports were made of the results of the Smorgasbord recently served In the church. It was an- nounced that the society, together with the Daughters of Zion, are in- vited to Naugatuck on the evening of June 6 to the Salem Lutheran Church. The hostesses will be the Ladies Aid of the Naugatuck Church. Because of this invitation the next meeting will not be held until June lS, Mrs. John WeSter of Wolcott will then be the hostess.
 Present at this meeting were: Mrs. John Larson, Mrs. John Wester, Mrs. John Clausen, Mrs. Alma Malmgren, Mrs. Walter Rudolph, Mrs. Anna Gustafson. Mrs. Axel Fcrsell, Mrs, Richard Pearson, Mrs. Herman Johnson, Rev, and Mrs. E, Einar Kron, and Mrs. Gustaf John son,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
BUY AN AMERICAN FLAG
 FOR DECORATION DAY

During the past week the demmnd for American Flags at The Demo- crat office has been 70 great that two shipsments were cleaned out in a few hours. Difnculty was expeFi. enced in securing . further supply but yesterday two shipments on the way nearly Q week arrived jugt tA time for Decoration Day.
 While this supply lasts they will be handed out at The Democrat offlce at 69c and eco with coupons clipped from the Democrat.
 Clip your coupon from another part of this paper and get your flag for Decoration Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
RESUME LESSONS
 IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructions to Be Given By WPA Instructor at
 Crosby High School

Photography sponsored by the WPA adult education program will be resumed again after a suspension of classes due to expensive equip ment required.
 The course will be taught by Fred Colucci at Crosby High school Mon- days and Fridays from 2:30 to 4:30 and every evening, expect Wednes- day, from 2 to g D. m. Thomas J. Condon, superintendent of schools said the directors finally acceded to the request that the study in photo graphy be resumed after receiving many requests.
 Also a course in home-fnaking and sewing will be taught at Cros- by High school by Ann M. Ryan, in- structor on Mondays from 2 to 4:30: Tuesdays at chase school from 1:30 to 4; Wednesdays, 2 to 4 at Wash ington Park house: Thursday, 2 to 4:30 at Crosby and Friday, 2 to 4:30, at Crosby.
 This course will also be conducted every evening at Crosby from 2 to Q p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
MEMORIAL PARADE PLANS COMPLETED
Legi0nnaires to Receive Holiday Instructions at
 Meeting Tonight
ERVIllE Correspondent--Mrs. R. w. Hcnion. Telephone S-S462

Waterville, May 27.-A meeting of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Post, will be held onight at 8:30 o'clock, in Fraternity hall, when final plans for Memorial Day will be made. Clifford Northrop, commander, will preside.
 St. Mtchael's c, Y. O. girls soft ball team will hold practice to- night at 6:l6 o'clock at Waterville Park,
 The Pride of Welch Circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold a public social and card party tonight at 8 o'clock, at ForeSterS' hall on Hanover street. Mrs. James Ahrens will be in charge assisted by Mrs. Louis Dadario.
 Prizes will be awarded and re- treatments served
 Mrs, William II. Cook of GovanS, Baltimore, Md, Is spending the week visiting her sisters, Mrs Chester Brickett of Sprague street, and Mrs. William II, Wood, Of Highland ave- nue, Waterbury.
 Tn preparation for Q playlet, "Old Glory and 6 Patchwork Quilt" to be presented by the next meeting Of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary, June l3, the cast of Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. George Caldwell, Mrs. Everett Cook, and Mrs. John Byrnes, rehearsed this afternoon at the home of Mrs, Frank Carney, of Chapel street, coach.
 Sale Continues
 The annual poppy sale of the American Legion is continuing throughout Wateville, under the di- rection of the Davis post with Arthur DuBois, general chairman.
 Girl Scout Troop No. 10 will meet totmorrow afternoon, 3:30 o'clock, at the home of Ruth Batchelder, on Chapel street, with Mrs, Everett Cook, in charge.
 Boy Scout Troop No. 3l will hold a meeting tonight at o'clock, at Fraternity hall. under the leader ship of William Christie. The scouts will march in the Memorial Day parade In Waterbury.
 Members of the Cobra Patrol will go to the home of Frank Ward Thursday to study first aid, and this evening. the Lion Patrol and Fly Ing Eagle Patrol will meet with clifford Northrop to study the Mor- ris Code. All members of the troop are distributing posters on Defense Bonds throughout Waterville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
IN
 S25O,OOO SUITS
Civil Actions Pending Since l035 Withdrawn
 From Court Docket

Two civil action suits involving 6 total of $250,00 and on the su- perior court docket since 1885, were finally withdrawn, and settled out of court yesterday,
 Both actions were instituted by John and Joseph VanasSe of Nauga- tuck, and Armand VanasEe of Wa terbury' operating collectively under the trade-naTne of the Vanasse Tee and Coal Go.
 One suit amounting to $150,000 damages was filed against the United States Rubber Products, Inc, and the other for a sum of 9lOO,O00 was against the Naugatuck Chemi- cal Co.,, a subsidiary of the former company.
 The basis of the plaintiffs action was the alleged contamination of two Naugatuck ponds, which, the plaintiffs declared, were utilized by them as & source of Ice supply. Soot and fumes, deriving from the Nau- gatuck Chemical Co, and settling on the ponds was the cause of con- siderable loss of business and profit to them, they asserted.
 Thirty-nlne motions, on a wide assortment of legal technicalities, have been made in court since the suits were first instituted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
shudder for you.

know, sir, that I am not . stain. less and spotless man. have done many wicked things, I admit, But how do you account for the fact that pigler's own bosses have en- gagged Winchell imitators in all their newspapers, and run the same items in their society and theatrical sec tions9 How can they read his at- tacks on that lawful" brand of jour- nalism with straight faces2 And another thing. Pigler calls that re- porting the curse of the newspaper profession, but many of the decent" newspaper editors he refers to-have sent complaints to my syndicate saying I was hired to jot down Broadway and Hollywood chit-chat but that became an "expert" on other things. Whewl
 Well, why did you switch, any, hoWp How about that, huh9
 I just got interested, guess, in what was happening to people-in- stead of what they were doing in night clubs. I'm afraid, St. Peter, I am more interested in what Hitler is saying than in what Ben Bernie says. And anyway, people got bored with that feud of ours.
 Oh, dear. I'm afraid there is nothing that can be done for you, Walter. You'd better start going now. I'm sure you will meet many of your Stork Club friends down there. And you won't see Pigler anymore, you lucky stiff.
 (The scene is Hell. The time 24 hours later.)
 Well, of all thingsl Look who's here! Walter Winchelll
 Hello, Haywood. Hello, Percy Ham, mond. Hello, Texas 0uinan. Gee, it's good to see you again, Slime. Give me c laugh. I need 1t.
 Pipe down, Winchell. You're breaking up Q good crap game. And where's that damn draft coming from? Close that doorl
 For the luvamike, Westbore Pig Ter! Whatchu doin' here7 I just left you upstairs, Don't tell me you didn't like that, too?2?
 Oh, out the malarky. I was just lost up there, that's all. And when ran into McKelway, Stanley Walk CT, Harold Ross and guys like that --I realized that I oughta do Q column about 1t.
 Okay, Pig. I never thought the time would come when I would find myself wanting to be of assist ance. I mean outside of that time your father asked mo to help you help your best friend trap an extor- tionist. Remember And remember the time your pop told my secretary you both were grateful? s
 So what? I had to make a repu- tation, also. You're too sensitive Winchell. wish you'd fetch me Q desk and Q chair and some paper, I'm going to rap them plenty. I'll call them gents room buns or something worse,
 Okay, Piggie. Here's the best desk in the joint. And the most com- fortable chair. And look at this great copy paper.
 That's swell, you old dirtiest-in. dividual-in . the United States. But where In hell Is the typewriter? ] gotta have Q typewriterl
 Oh, I forgot to tell you, Piggie no typewriter.
 No typewriterl What do you mean NO TYPEWRITTR7??
 That's right. sweetheart, no type. writer. That's the HELL of it!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
ACCOMPANIED WILSON

Victor Fleming accompanied Pres ident Woodrow Wilson to Europe after the first World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
HOBBY HORsEMAN

Harry Worth, bad man in RKo Radios Cyclone on Horseback" !" has man yhobbies. He's na amateur photographer, studies interior deco rating, makes plaster masks, takes long bicycle jaunts about the coun- try and collects old hand bills.