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Tobin' S Ace Hur|inq,
Braves Home Runs
Trim PhiIs, 81
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Assoclated Press.
BOSTON, May 9-The Boston
Braves showed some power at the
plate today for their hard-luck Jim
Tobin, and he coasted to his fourth
victory, to 2, by setting down the
Philadelphia Phils with six hits.
Home runs in the first inning by
Frank Demaree with two on and
Sibby Sisti sent the Braves into a
four-run lead, and that's all Big
Jim needed.
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Texas Keeps Meet Title

DALLAS, May 9 (Py.-University
of Texas repeated as champion of
Southwest Conference track and
field today with Texas A. and NJ
finishing second and Rice third.
No records were broken.
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College Sports
Baseball.


Western High School, a Navy Jayvees. 2.
GEORGETOWN, q; Maryland. !
Western MARYLAND, 4; Catholic u, 8.
Navy, 15 Virginia. T.
Navy Plebes. 6; City College, 4
Brown. 2. Army; / tseven INNINGS.
asTI1 aaasTTyard' II: Columbia. l.
Michisan. o: Northwestern. o.
W. and % M Frosh' A; Richmond Frosh,
Penn State, <: Syracuse, :.
Muhlenberg, 4; Lebanon Valley, l.
Gettysburg, S; Dickinson, 0.
Delaware. 3; Washington College. 90
susauehanna. 4; Elizabethtown. 3.
DreXel, Is; Penn M. c., s.
West Chester. /; Bloomsbury Tehrs., 7.
LLaaiffayette, Laifs, y: Lehigh, 4.
ChicasoSA .; M;nSeSota. nTeSoia ).
Fort Custer, 4; Mich State, >.
Toledo. 4 Hn-dale /.
Indiana, 5; Purdue. j
Michigan, q; Northwestern. o.
Rsh5ss RRsish9m,, &. ! < <; me NeDrssks, ststs l
Chsnrte Field, 9 De Kalb, &.
Illinois Tech, 3: Wheaton, !.
HnIip IIiineis C colege. 2oI,g II; rMillikin, 8.
Army, 1904; Marylana, sret' 25,z.
navy So+2. DUKE, 40i2.
Navy Plebes. %; Mercersburg. 21.
Yale, 82is; Princeton, 522s
Penn State, 9l; Pitt, 40
Notre Dame. 81; Mich State As
Ohio State, 81 %; Michigan, 40ls
Iowa State. 72la: Kansas 572,.
kansas State, lo1; Drake. 30.
Nebraska, rs: Missouri, As.
Iowa, So: Chicago. 36.
Lacrosse.
Maryland. "A; Rutgers. /.
Princeton, II; Navy,
army, s.; Johns Hopkins. 2.
Cornell. :; Syracuse 4
Spring field, 6; Tufts |
Navy Plebes, 10: Friends School =
Tennis.
MNestern MARYLAND, Q: andolph-Macon, o.
Kent State, 3 Slippery Rock. A.
Illinois, Z; Wisconsin. -
Oklahoma Is; Iowa State. o.
Purdue. 4; Western Michigan, 8,
Minnesota. 6; Iowa. l.
Golf.
Virginia. 5; Navy. 4
Ohio State, a2M; Wishisan state. 1914.
Ohio STATE, Q; nlinois, 3.
Yale, 10; Aru0, 4.
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Totals 81 "a 10 Totals 81 12 ~ Is
Bstted for Pearson in sixth.
Batted for Warren in ninth
Boston - 400 600 1lx-6
Runs--Litwhiler, May, Sisti. Fernandez.
Lombardi %, Demaree, Tobin. Errors
Mqrtaugh (2l. Beck. Warren, Coy. Runs
batted in-Litwhiler. Coy. sisti (2l. DEM
aree t3). Two-base hits-Benjamin. Fer
nandez. Lombsrdi. Home runs-Sisti, DEM
arce. Litwhiler. Stolen bases-Sisti. Lom-
bardi Sacridce-Glossop Double plays
Pearson to Murtaugh to Etten, May to
GloSsop to Etten t2), Glossop to Etten,
Beck to Warren to May Fernandez to
Sisti to GremD. Left on bases-Philadel-
phia. 5; Boston. g. Bases on baEs-Or
Hoerst; l; of Pearson, q: off Naylor. i
of Tobin, >. Hits-Oh Hoerst, 3 in a.
inning. of Pearson, in AS innings: of
Beck. in > innings: of Naylor. o in l
inning, Hit by pitcher-By Pearson ISIS
tD. Losing pitcher-Hoerst. Umpires-
Messrs. Magerkurth, Conlan and Barr.
Time AZ. Attendance (actuaD-3. s2S.
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RoIIy by Western Nine
Nips Navy Joyvees

ANNAPOLIS, May 9 tE).-Scoring
one run in each of the last four
innings, Western Highs nine nosed
out Nays jayvees, to 2, today.
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Runs-.W Cooper (2), NJ. Mccormick.
Marshall; p. Mccormick. Craft, Joost,
Errors-z-Sanders, W. Cooper. F. McCor-
Cooper: Crespi. Craft. Hemsley C21. Two
base hits-Moore. W. Cooper. Haas. Craft.
Ihree-base hit"M. Mccormick Hemsiey.
Joost to Frey to F. Mccormick. Left on
bases-.St Louis. 81; Cincinnati, 5. Bases
on balls-Oh Gumbert. J.; of Krist. 1.
in innings; on Dickson. o in / inning
Gumbert. Losing pitcher-Gumbert. I'm
plres--Messrs. Reardon and Goetz. Time
-2:03. Attendance-3262
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RunS-Phelps. Gilbert. Merullo, Cavar-
retta. Error-Gustine. Runs batted in
Elliott. Hack t2), Lee. Two-base hits
-Merullo. Hack. Double plays-Lee to
Stringer to Merullo to Cavaretta. Coscarart
to Gustipe to Fletcher; Left on bases
on Butcher. 4; Of Lee. 2. Struck out
By Butcher. 2; by Lee 5. Umpires-
Messrs. Dunn. Stewart and Sears. Time
1:46. Attendance (actuaD-3,465.
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Batted for Ferrel in eighth.
Batted for Nlggelin in eighth.
Chicago ----- 200 600 000-2
ST. Louis ----------- 0l0 600 000--1
Runs-Moses. Applng, McQuinn. Runs
bat!e1 in-Kuhel, Hoag Two-base hits
kuFC. McQuinn. Stolen base-Kuhel
Doub. as plays-Appling to Holloway to
Kuhel Kennedy 10 Holloway to Kuhel.
Left on baSes-Chicago, q: ST. Louis, 4
Bases on balls-Of Dietrich. /; off Mig
ceiling. 4: of Caster, |. Struck out-By
Nisgelins, 3 in 8 s innings; off Caster % NONE
in l inning. Losing pitcher-Niggeling
Umptres-Messrs. Grieve, Rue and Geisel
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4bdEltU IUI HtIIhlIA ii NINIH
Western --------- 000 00l 111@
Navy --------- 600 002 U00--2
Runs-Parrott 90. Cockril Bell From.
Snyder. Errors-Seiler 90, Schettino,
From. Rupert. Cooper. Cockren. Bell.
Pratt, Love. Two-bsse hit-Prati. Stolen
bsses-Replogle Rupert. Parrot. Pratt
Bases on balls-On Leahy, 3: off Reinstra,
q; on Kudell, L.. of Hines. / Struck out
by Leahy. 2; fy Reinstra. o; by KudelL.
Innings: Oh .KuaelIS4 IN S INNINGS: Oh
Reinstra. 9 m linninss; on Hines. 2 in
ts.,ssE , siieh.r~F Rsinssr.. f8s1fsH JnDiis@sI
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Totals 33 527 z Totals "a
.Batted for From in ninth.
fBatted for Cooper in ninth,
lBatted for ReinSira In ninth.
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Totals 30 3 % 13 Totals 81 627 6
Batted for Ferrell in eighth..
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set in sixth grade room in the
southeast corner of the second floor.
How 1t Was Started
The firebug set the building ablaze
by piling newspapers and other pa
pers in several different locations in
the attic and setting them ablaze.
Marshal Lahey and his aides, in
GLIDING Lieut.. Eugene A. Legge, said
that the fire had probably been set
many hours before it was discovered.
Other observers disagreed, believing
that the fire could have been set
only an hour or two before Officer
Cavanaugh saw the flames.
On learning that the blaze was
incendiary, police took over the case
and Chief inspector Joseph P. Stew
ems and Observation-Disclosures Henry
Johnson began a special probe.
State police were also notified,
and an investigation was begun I'M
der the supervision of Lieutenant
Gene Lenzi, acting state fire mar
shall.
Reared Through Attic
The fire roared through the attic
of the building and the second floor
classroom, and ate its way to the
slate roof. Water from hose lines
which the firemen had to use to
quell the flames seeped its way down
into several classrooms. Books and
other school materials in the at
tic were destroyed, along with many
spare desks and other furniture;
water damage in the school rooms
was serious.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-19

street; Stephen E. Harbanuk, sc
Hill street; Frank Leroy Simpson,
"a Elizabeth street; Paul Danuluck
80 Warner street; Charles Paul
Wendoloski, Ill Dikeman street;
Demirali Sail (transfer), 1875 Wal
nut street. ..-..-
Board 15-B: Charles MakareWich,
236 Alder street; Robert French
Harris, 607>Main steel; Joseph John
Buttner, Jr., % Poplar street, and
Frank Samuel Mazza, 339 West
Grove street, transfer.
Board 16-A: Jerry l.. Ruccio, 40
South Leonard street; Alfred J.
Kinta, 275 Washington avenue; An
thony J. D'Angelo, 2O1 Charles
street; Rnthony J. Urban, 1878 Bank
street; George r. Snirpunas, 1902
South Leonard street; Nicholas c.
Fantano, Spring avenue; Salvatore
S. Fuoco, 1871 Charles street; John
F. McElligott, 76 South street;
Donate Daloia, a. Pearl Lake Road !;
Arthur G. Dias, 40 East Liberty
street; Nicholas r. Mucciaro, 80
Meadow street; Peter A. Quattro-
ciocchi, Sc Charles street; Alfred N
Crocco, % Chatfield avenue; Abra-
ham Ghersefeld, 35l Cooke street;
William B. Cow, 1899 South Main
street; Daniel Rinaldi, SO Canal
street; Earl F. Pilloise, 155 Charles
street, and Joseph v. White, 275
Washington avenue.
Board lob: Arthur Barrere, IS
Wolcott street; Herman Prosl, 1872
East Main street: Eugene Council,
l04 Paramount street, Bernard Boyce
Hillcrest avenue; Nicholas Mattoff,
So Meriden Road; Howard King, 280
FalrlaWn avenue; Joseph Scully, 218
Sylvan avenue; Theodore Hansen,
e Seminole avenue, Joseph Cum
bingham, 238 Frost Road; Mario
Carlo, 124 Wolcott street: Alton Nc
Phee, 81 Harker avenue; Robert
j. Holmes, 23l Southmayd Road
Clayton Purdy, 1881 Hamilton ave-
nue.; John Rafun, 80 Seminole ave-
nue.; John DiCarlo, 18 LoWland ave-
nue.; Joseph Langiais, 119 Frer oh
street; Henry Legendre, 80 Wood
ward avenue; Fred Hyland, IDOL
Baldwin street; Alfred Tirado, 1902
Baldwin street, Nick Mikaldo, 6
Emerald street; Louis DiMunzio, 90
Merline avenue; Michael Pascucci,
20l Madison street; Arthur Geneva,
81 st. Margaret's avenue; Alronso
Cretella, SO st, Josephs averue;
Gacharias Hagettoffel, 124 East
Main street; and Delphio Sampieri,
% Silver street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-19

Marine corps personnel at Guam:
Lieut.. Col. William Kirk Mac
Nulty, San Francisco.
Maj. Donald Spicer, Coronado.
Cal.
Capt. Walter Nevins Flournoy,
Raleigh, N. c.
Capt. Mortimer A. Marks, Bar
louisville, KY.
Capt. Marvin Upton Starr, Los
Angeles.
1st Lieut.. Glenn Dean Morgan,
West Los Angeles.
LIST Lieut.. Charles S. Todd, Agana,
Guam.
Pay Clerk Earl Worcester Duns-
moor, Farewell at Coddington
streets, Newport, r. I.
Sergeants Henry Frederick Laser,
East Church street, Terryville,
Conn.
Sergeant George Joseph Shane,
IA Norfolk street,, Dorchester,
Marines at Peiping
Marine corps personnel at Peip-
ing.
Col. William W. Ashurst, Ell Cor
tez Hotel, San Diego.
Maj. Edwin P. McCaulley, On
tario, Cal.
Capt. James F. Clinic, Torres
dale, Philadelphia.
Capt. James Raymond Hester,
Long Beach, Cal.
1st 1t. George r. Newton, Salt
Lake City.
2nd 1t. Richard Marvin Huizenca,
Grand Haven, Mich.
End 1t. James David Mobrayer,
Jr., Lorena, Tex.
Sgt. Thomas Royal Carpenter, Box
"a, Canton, Conn.
Sgt. Abner Ellsworth Foster, Bed
ford street, Burlington, Mass.
Marines at Tientsin
Marine corps personnel at Tient-
sin, China:
Maj. Luther A. Brown, Auburn,
Pa.
Capt. John A. White, Dayton, O.
First Lieut. Richard D. Weber,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sgt. Frank Joseph Kossyta, 50
Henry street, New Britain, Conn.
Corp. Robert Almond Lareau. 8
Saraoga street, Springfield, Mass.
Sgt. Walter James Reilly, 60 Bel.
levue avenue, Rutland, VT.
Civilian personnel on Wake
Island:
John ]. Covalesk, Lawrence, Mass.
William B. Grim, Portsmouth, N.
H.
John j. Marcoux, Manchester, N
H.
Marcel j. Martineau, Lawrence
Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-19
They Served In China
And Pacific Outposts
Continued from Page H.

Guided:
Commander Leo Cromwell Thy
son, Washington, D. G.
Commander Irwin Van Gorder
Ghllis, Peiping.
Earl Russell Johnson, hospital ap-
prentice LIST class, ! Truro St.,
Quincy, Mass.
Navy personnel at Tientsin:
Lieut.. (JG) William Thomas Fo-
ley, 155-15-35th Ave, Flushing, N.
Y.
Marine Corps personel at Wake
included:
Majors James Patrick Sinnot Dev-
ereux, Governors Island, N. Y;
George Hubbard Potter, Honolulu;
Paul Albert Putnam, 500 A Ave,
Coronado, Cal; Henry T. Elrod,
Honolulu.
Michael Nicholas Economou,
Allen Court, st. Johnsbury, VT;
Leon Adelbert Graves, 20 Grand
street, Lowell, Mass; Martin An
drew Greska, Sc Winter street, Hud-
son, Mass; Herbert Neal Pearce,
RID l, Mystic, Conn.
Privates-Armand Emile Ben
jamin, 454 Washington ST., West
Warwick, r. I.
John Paul Moore, ~ Cypress
street, Lawrence, Mass.
James Sanquinet Bastien, 1T Ash
land street, North Adams, Mass.
Severe Robert Houde, 224 Main
street, Marlboro, Mass.
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SMALL AMERICAN
FORCE in JAVA
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page u
ing rooms of the telephone ex-
change placing calls to their home
toWsn, it added.
Never in the history of the trans
Pacific telephone have so many calls
gone out over the wires as from a
certain East Java town in the last
six ore seven weeks" the dispatches
continued, indicating the Americans
have been in Java for some time.
1872 Jap Ships Sunk
Batvia, Feb. 10 - (U.PD - Allied
forces have sunk or damaged a to-
tai of 1872 Japanese ships, including
1O9 known sunk, up to February a.,
Netherlands Indies summary
showed today.
OF the 70 ships not definitely list
ed as sunk, % were listed as prob
ably sunk and the other As dam
aged.
The compilation did not include
japanese ships attacked in Sumatra
waters where perhaps II vessels
were bombed and several of them
sunk.
Japs Inflict Damage
A Dutch Indies communique ad-
mitted that damage was inflicted in
the latest Japanese airfield attack
but said full details of the opera
ton have not yet been received.
japanese planes flew over num-
Der of regions of the Indies, appar-
emily on reconnaissance missions to
test the strength of Dutch defenses,
the high command reported.
Dutch ground troops, although
heavily outnumbered, are still fight
ing in South Sumatra, the Dutch
communique said. They are making
every effort to prevent the Japan
csc from crashing through to the
Sunda Straits between Sumatra and
Java.
The communique revealed that in
addition to five Japanese bombers
shot down out of group of "a which
attacked the big Soerabaja naval
base yesterday, four more Japanese
planes were hit in an attempted at
tack on a Dutch airfield in East
Java. In this attack slight damage
was caused and one native was
wounded.
Dutch authorities distributed 1900
war drums to natives In Batavia to
be employed in sounding air raid
alarms.
Each air raid precautions post was
give ma war drum on which to beat
warnings to the people of the ap-
proach of enemy planes.
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SHIPBUILDINC
co. STRIKE ENDS

Noank, Conn, Feb. 19-(UP)-
Approximately IS construction en-
ployes at the Noank Shipbiulding
Co., engaged in building mine
Sweepers for the U. S. Navy, went
back to work today after a 48-hom
strike for higher wages.
The strikers, members of an
American Federation of Labor
union, resumed their jobs under an
agreement whereby the state board
OF mediation and arbitration will
mediate the dispute.
The agreement to mediate was
reached at a conference among
Gov. Hurley and company and
union representatives at Hartford.
The strikers asked Is cents an
hour wage increase.
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Continued from Page u
June is, 1888, and received an hon.
orablc discharge June IA, 1941. Two
days later he appeared at local draft
board 15-A and registered for selec-
tive service.
Both men were eligible for mill
tary service under a new ruling
which banished the "A classical
ton, a category which had provided
for deferment of men who had seen
previous military duty.
Brother of Mayor
Another in today's group was the
mayors brother, Joseph w. Scully.
The soon-to-be soldier is a former
member of the Connecticut state
guard, and at one time was director
of Mattatuck college, a federally-
sponsored institution maintained in
this city several years ago. Recent
ly he was employed as an insurance
az ent.
Members Of Mayor Scully's imme-
date family were present at the
railroad station to say goodbye to
the departing selectee.
Mr.. Orencole, who succeeded in
obtaining supply kits through the
good Offices of Mayor Scully, Pro-
bate Judge Patrick Healey, and sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce,
Frank j. Green, supervised their
distribution. : A shortage of funds
recently threatened to force aban-
donment of the practice but Mr..
Orencole asserted today that finan-
clal assistance was expected soon.
Aiding in the distribution of the
kits were: Mrs. Adele Edmond of
the American Legion auxiliary; Mrs.
Raymond Burke and Mrs Joseph
Phelan of the East End Community
club; Mrs Frank McGrath, secre-
tary Of the selective servicemen's
committee, and Raymond Burke of
the Vast End Community club
Catholic medals were given to Sc
lectees of the Catholic faith by Pat
rick Wallace, grand knight of Sher-
idan council, knights of Columbus.
Those Who Left
Those who left today follow:
Board l5-A: Joseph Charles Ma
garaci, 10 Griggs street; Joseph
Charles Kueider, Hawkins street:
Aisno Glediato Paris, 294 Walnut
street, Raymond George Caring
ton, 1893 East Main street; Saliva
tore Domenic Bernacchi, Al Shelf
field street; Michael Anthony Ko-
ban, Is Cassidy avenue; Vito Bar
bieri, 1877 Division street; James
Joseph Donahue, IS Orange street;
Michael Anthony Bisconti, 1856 Bis
hop street; Hilbert Frederick Pond,
1917 Thomaston avenue; Daniel
Armand Morelli, Ill Orange street;
Pietro Persio, 50 Long Hill Road;
Charles Joseph Hudak, 1876 Locust
street; Gerard Phillips Moreau, 1902
Wolcott street; Vito Rinaldi 954
North Main street: James Vincent
Christiano, 1873 Hill street: Joseph
Alfred Landry 223 North Elm street
Walter Stephen Preslopsky, II Hill
street; Stanley Joseph Walesczyk,
270 Walnut street; John Andrew
81 Easton avenue; Howard
Edward Blondin, $50 East Main
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AUSTRALIA HAS
FIGHT ON HANDS
Continued from Page y

had caused considerable damage but
that details were not available con-
corning loss of life.
"Our armed forces and civilians
behaved CALAMITY" Curtin said.
Must Have Suffered
II have no information regard
ing casualties but it is most obvi-
GUS that we suffered"
1.-The damage to property was
considerable" Curtin said, "but the
reports so far at hand do not give
precise particulars as to loss of life.
"I'he first attack was made by
70 twin engine bombers and the
second attack by 81 twin-engine
bombers. 1t is known for certain
that four enemy aircraft were
brought down.
"The government regards the at
tacks as most grave. They make
it quite clear that severe blow
has been struck on Australian SOIL"
Curtin said Australian armed
forces and civilians behaved GAL
lantly during the attack.
The Japanee planes In their
first direct attack on continental
territory. concentrated on Darwin
itself and on shipping in the harbor,
the only north coast port, a COM
munique of the Royal Australian
Air Force said.
Details were not Immediately
available, but it was hoped here that
the anti-aircraft batteries which had
been rushed to the Darwin area
as soon as the war started had &C
counted for some of the attacking
planes.
Prime Minister Ill
Prime Minister John Curtin had
made the first announcement of the
raid personally, from his sick bed
at hospital where he is recover
ing from acute gastritis.
At that time it was known only
that number of bombs had been
dropped.
The government urgently sought
details, including the type Of planes
used and their starting poirit--an
aircraft carrier In the waters north
of Australia or some of the Jap
anese-occupied alrdromes in the
Australasian defense zone.
A total Of a. Japanese planes had
made a one-hour attack Monday on
Allied ships in the Timor Sea north
east of Darwin, without scoring
hit.
Darwin had had three-hour air
raid alarm, its third of the war
on Feb. 8.
Fighter planes from the reinforced
Darwin air base went up to inter-
cept Japanese attackers, but no
planes were sighted.
Similarly, no planes had been
sighted In two previous alarm
periods early In January.
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St. Mary's School Is
Threatened By Fire
Continued from Page ~

Sister Catherine De Paul, prin-
clpal, announced suspension OF
school sessions for the rest of the
week in both the "old'' and new
schools. Announcement of next
weeks schedule will be made at Sun
day Masses at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception by Rev
Francis M. O'Shea, P. r. The school
is a parish institution.
Father O'Shea Arrives Early
Father O'Shea was one of the
early arrivals of the scene. Firemen
had to drive several large pieces of
apparatus into the narrow schoo.
driveway and attack the flames from
the rear, or Mill street, side of the
building. The 65-foot aerial ladder
was pressed into service, firemer
clambering up to the roof to poul
water on the flames.
The New School" is the south
ernmost of the four Cole street
buildings which comprise st. Marys
parochial school. The convent is
located next to it, separated by only
a few feet of asphalt pavement
North from the convent are Null
cahy Memorial hall and the "Old
School,. The last named building
houses Grades / to 4. The fire.
damaged building is diagonally
across from the new wing of St
Mary's hospital.
Officer Cavanaugh Rang Alarm
Officer Cavanaugh rang in the
alarm from Box II, at North Elm
and East Main streets, after seeing
flames shooting from the top of the
school, several hundred feet away
Another alarm was 1ung in min
ute or two later from Box So, at
Union and Franklin streets.
1.-THE door leading from the sec
ond fire escape was wide open when
I arrived at the school after ring
ing in the alarm, said Officer Cav
anaugh. There were flames COM
ing from one classroom and from
several parts of the attic. I used
a window pole to try to put out
the classroom fire but the firemen
were on hand soon after I started
They did great job; was afraid
that the whole building was gone"
The city's streets were a slippery
glare of snow and ice when fire en-
gines sped from their houses to an
sWer the alarm. A light snow which
had begun falling a short time be-
fore, left the streets treacherously
unsafe.
Streets Closed
Police quickly closed Baldwin
street and part of Union Square to
automobile traffic. Buses carrying
scores of work-bound riders were re-
routed via Union street. Police at
the scene were directed by Capt.
Fred Hickey, night superintendent
Firemen remained at the scene
until after 9 o'clock.
Hundreds of smoldering textbooks
and other scholastic materials had
to be thrown from the attic by fire.
men. Schoolbooks owned by chill
dren in several grades were badly
damaged by fire, smoke Or water.
The sisters, several of whom dis
covered the blaze a minute or so
after the alarm had been rung, were
high in their praise of the firemens
work. Though wishing to remain
anonymous they asked that the
"bravest" be given due credit for
stopping the spread OF the fire as
quickly as they did.
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The Pacific Coast and the clamor
that would arise from local officials
when their powers were taken away.
Might Go to Court
But, it was pointed out, if the
army, without declaring martial
law, forced a citizen to move from
an area designated as a military
zone, the citizen might resort to the
courts and get the army overruled.
The objection to the licensing plan
was based on the huge amount of
clerical and investigation work it
would require.
The licensing plan also would re-
quire the removal of all citizens and
aliens from strategic areas and then
admit them back one by one after
their records had proven them 10y
al. This again would present the
problem of dealing with the habeas
corpus provision of the Constitution.
The officils said licensing of the
millions of people in Pacific states
would take from "a few months to
nearly year"
Senators and representatives from
Pacific states were criticising the
justice department, which they said
was unaware of the seriousness of
the situation, and the House was
adding 100000 to the justice depart
ment budget to provide for IAN in
vestigation of Japanese activities"
on the Pacific coast.