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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-14
Congregational
FIRST CHURCH

Rev. Byron Kenneth Anthony OF
Branford will begin his ministry
OF the First church at the morn
ing service at IL o'clock. His sub
ject will be Victorious Living"
At 4 D. m. the members OF the
Chrismon society will attend the
meeting of the Waterbury Youth
council at st. Johns church.
Notices for the Week
Tuesday, $50 p. m-Girl Scouts,
troop No. 8.
7:30 d. m.-Course in child wei
fare and recreation sponsored by the
Civilian Defense Volunteer office
will be held in the scout house. The
speaker will be Miss Lucy M. Russo;
her subject: Group Games"
Wednesday, 10 a. m.-The First
church will meet to work for the
hospital and sew for the Red Cross.
Luncheon will be served after which
Mrs. Matthew Adgate, chairman Of
the Litchfield district OF the Coun-
Gil of Congregational Women of
Connecticut will speak, explaining
the council.
Thursday, 1880 p. m.-Course in
child welfare and recreation given
by the Civilian Defense Volunteer
Office will be held in the scout house
Speaker: Mrs. Wales Messenger;
subject: Crafts"
800 p. m.-Rev. James Gordon
Gilkye, d. c., of the South Congre-
pafi0nal church CpripOfia1d will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-14

Rev. James X. Brophy Waterbury native recently
made pastor of ST. Francis of Assist parish in New Britain
claims the ground floor of his church Teachers
College will cost approximately $4,000. The contract
has been let to Bridgeport firm engaged in finishing
the upper portion of another Hardware City edfice St
AIMS Father Jim hopes to have seating capacity Of
528 in the basement church to be built at The
interior and exterior will be of sand block construction
There will be two entrances Stanley Street. the
Dther on Kilbourne Road
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. IL LPr.-saIable cattle,
vee gee calves snnd no none compared Friday last
linss losing early advance ' Closed ni weak; weak
sure late after selling IS hisher ura early ote es
ees fNP nsks sahsl9 sh0es Sec. to
best / ,O6O- pound yearinss, 1873: modest modest
sup supply long-fed steers, 1675al7.15. but
bulk fed steers and yearlines, il. SOL Si 9h.
medium Grades scarce: fed heifers $3.50 a-,
TOP Is e buIR e s0od FTsd9s 5: mxea up nsI m1s
ings. 1925; cows active. strong to o5
efhsr euteIs early but sdyanfe lost late weghy
down. with common and medium beef cows
at . 2o,lO IS; good beef cows very scarce
ssr,y at Zoo ss,nlps Ipward bulls at record hieh
after weshty sa1sase Salls had oss Teacbee ase
YsaIsIs 1sis: little over over 125o as week closed
srons at efaas coed stock so ehdiae sa5te
srsais ssssys ysry sh.sp ses SssSy q SpTS5a
Friday. wooled lambs weak to is lower,
Lower lower quality factor, ewes steady to 25
medum fo ta ehSse sood w19ed qns no
summer .shorn and No. i clipped lambs,
moS tl5'S5 Il 3d. yeariinss l35S;l4 IS: com
Friday last, week. fat lambs weak to 10 10
lower yearlines, 25 higher and ewes So
Is hishsT; bnt mo9f,v rood to cbeiee lambs 1926
i4!S-l5.35 lat yearlinrs esss sold fstsf at ffs2s.
dun, dh2o' sHoa SSe eye eres' 500; common to me-
choice a35-pound weights, 1880. but
s09a marfss snd sSpDsss shSss sSs: sSS
& ss shss wsek ssss ss s.ads and
weeks top. 1880. paid at extreme close
Evening star., 1942-12-12
New Guinea StronghoId's Fall
Told With 7erse Coma Gone

surf, and leaving a few pockets Of
troops in the Coma area to return
the Australian fire.
Sweeping the beach back and
forth with tracers from light and
heavy machine guns, the Austral-
ians wiped out the Japanese at
tempting to escape. Morning saw
the sands strewn with dead. -Four
badly wounded Japanese we're found
and an Australian soldier carried
one back to field hospital
Moving with extreme caution, the
Australians entered the Coma mis-
sion over piles of Japanese dead.
Among huge bomb craters and
blasted shacks a few japanese re-
naming in foxholes and dugouts
fought on until killed.
One Japanese officer jumped from
his dugout, brandishing a sword at
an Australian officer. A burst from
tommygun felled the swordsman.
Australians said some japanese
pulled the pins from hand grenades.
pressed them to their breasts and
were blown to bits. One shot him.
self with his rifle, pulling the trig-
ger with a string attached to his
toe.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Stock Market Turns
Irregular After
Steady Opening
Scattered Advances
Accompanied by Mony
Small Declines
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Leading
stocks resumed their slightly irreg-
ular shift in today's brief market
after a fairly steady performance at
the opening.
While gains Of fractions were in
evidence here and there near the
final hour, small declines were plen-
tiful and numerous issues were un-
changed.
Blocks Of low-priced stocks helped
an otherwise negligible volume.
Steels slipped and the majority of
rails, motors and utilities held at
Fridays closing figures.
More tax selling was absorbed
without great deal of dificultv
although offerings here were never
urgent. Dividends and earnings
again brought in bidders for some
stocks. Little motivation was found
in the war news.
Bonds were narrow and commodi-
ties fixed.
Among stocks, intermittent i'm.
provement was recorded for North
ern Pacific, American Car e. Foun.
dry, Standard Oil New Jersev).
Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck
Boelng, United Aircraft, American
Can and Westinghouse. In arrears
at times were United States Steel.
Bethlehem, Santa Fe, GOODYEAR
Phllp Morris and Youngstown
Sheet.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Story Of Perpetual Candle in Brittany Church
Honoring U S. Navy Is Told for First Time

minutes later he apologized on the
Navy's behalf and offered COM
pensation.
The priest replied that he most
certainly did not want to accept
any compensation from his friends
of the American Navy. which was
doing so much in the cause of say
ing France.
Then he was asked if there was
something that the Navy could do
for his church-a venerable shrine
dating back to the 14th century.
The priests eyes filled with tears.
"Oh, if I could have a little con-
tribution toward the fund I have
been gathering all my life to have
the stained glass windows reloaded,
1t would mean more to me than any
thing else in the world" he said.
The panes, he explained, were
among the most ancient in France
and had not been reloaded since
about 1850.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

The American asked how much 1t
would cost.
"One thousand francs-a sum far
greater than we could possibly
raise" was the reply.
The Assistant Secretary thereupon
wrote out Navy requisition for
5000 and gave it to the aged priest.
Several months later an officer re-
ported that he had visited the
church and that the work of re-
leading the windows was nearly
completed. In one of the bays, he
said, perpetual candle had been
lighted by the priest in honor Of the
United States Navy.
Six or eight years later it was still
burning. No doubt it is still burning
now-unless the Germans have put
it out.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy In 1918, of course, is the Presi-
dent of the United States in 1912.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Holy City Cult Leader
Is Cleared Of Sedition
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12-Wil-
liam E. Father" Riker, described by
his attorney as "doddering old
gentleman with crackpot ideas" but
American through and through, was
cleared of sedition last night by a
Federal Court jury which deliberated
four hours.
The 68-year-old leader of the Holy
City Religious Economic Colony in
the Santa Cruz Mountains may be
a little goofy, in the language of the
streets" said Defense Attorney
Melvin Belli in his closing summa-
ton, but he certainly is not guilty
of sedition"
God Almighty has blessed me
with another blessing" the cult
leader said after he heard the jurys
verdict acquitting him of all six
counts of seditious utterances and
subversive activity.
The Government introduced vari-
Gus books, pamphlets and letters
written by Mr.. Riker as evidence to
support its charges. 1t also pre-
sented the testimony of soldiers that
Mr.. Riker had told them they
should be fighting with the Germans
and Italians, not against them.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Japs Would Trade Captives
With u. ). in 1-to-5 Ratio
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING Dec. 12.-Chinese
reports said yesterday the mass ar
rests and internment of Americans in
Japanese occupied areas of China,
particularly at Shanghai, were de-
signed to force the United States to
agree to repatriate five japanese for
every American exchanged.
These accounts said such a pro-
posal already had been forwarded
or would be presented soon to Wash
ington.
The Americans seized at Shanghai
included newspapermen, former
municipal police and telephone,
power and street railway employees.
Reports on the number taken into
custody ranged from 400 to 1000.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Price-Fixing Conspiracy
Laid 10 Wire Rope Makers
b the Associated Press.

b, the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission
announced today it had ordered IS
manufacturers of non-patented wire
rope, and the association through
which they allegedly combined, to
cease and desist from what 1t
termed a conspiracy to fix prices.
The group represents IS per cent
of the Nations wire rope production,
the commission said. Named in the
order were:
The Wire Rope & Strand Manu-
facturers Association, Inc, Washing
ton; American Chain and Gable Co.,
Inc, New York; The American Steel
and Wire Co. of New Jersey, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Broderick g. Bascom
Rope Co., st. Louis; Columbia Steel
Co. and E. H. Edwards Co., San
Francisco; A. Leschen e. Sons Rope
Co., St. Louis; MacWhyte Co., Ke-
nosha, Wis; Pacific Wire Rope Co.
Los Angeles.
Rochester Ropes, Inc, Jamaica
N. Y; John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
Trenton. N. j.: Union Wire Rope
Corp, Kansas City, Mo-; the Upson-
Walton Co.. Cleveland; Wickwire
Spencer Steel Co.. New York; Wire
Rope Corp. of America, Inc, New
Haven. Conn. and Wire Rope Manu-
featuring and Equipment Co.
Seattle.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Hockey Ti|ts TO Clear
Traffic Jam al Top
OF Major Loop
Tied for Leod, Bruins,
leofs, Hawks All to See
Action Over Week End
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Hocky League race
closer than a store shave all season
offers a weekend program of five
games, all except one of which will
affect the traffic congestion at the
top of the ladder.
Right now Boston, Toronto and
Chicago are tied for first place with
II points each and Detroit is fourth
with 16.
OF that foursome, only the Chi
cago Blakhawks are idle tonight
with Detroit invading Toronto and
Montreal trying to break the Boston
jinx. The Bruins are up in front
primarily because they haven't lost
game at home all year.
After those crucial battles have
been entered in the scorebook, the
six-club league gives out with ac-
ton on three different fronts to-
morrow.
The Canadiens and New York
Rangers will determine the cellar
occupant in their Madison Square
Garden duel, but the remaining two
battles will concern the first-place
squabble, with Boston at Detroit
and the Leafs In Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Record Crowd Seen
As Whir|y Races
Strong Field
Stretch at Fair Grounds
Made to Order for Ace
Of Money Winners v.
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. l2.-The
quarter-mile straightaway stretch Of
the Fair Grounds track offers
Whirlaway plenty of room to run
the kind of race he likes here today
as he faces what promises to be a
stern test before a record crowd
in the SIS, ,000-added Louisiana
Handicap.
Originally scheduled as a 10000
match between Warren Wright S
winning champion and Al
Sabaths Alsab, the race was
changed when "the Sab" couldn't
come and the entries were opened
to other beginners.
Field Likely to Shrink.
Ten others were entered over
night, but it was possible that only
about half a dozen would face the
Calumet flash at post time (about
4:30 c. w. T) in the 1b-mile rum
Anyway, "Mr. Bigtail' was enough
OF a drawing card to cause Fair
Ground officials to prepare to handle
the biggest crowd in the tracks his
tory-about 10000 fans.
Jockey Wendell Eads will be part
Of Whirlys 130 pounds and victory
would bring about $4,000 to add to
the horses stack of $548,261 already
won in purses.
The Louisiana Farms Riverland
a chief competitor to the champ
will carry 124 pounds, six more. than
he lugged when he whipped Whirl-
away earlier in the year.
Marriage Highly Regarded.
Mrs. H. P. Bonner's Heartman
and the Greentree Stables Corydon
both were in at 120. Heartman is
coupled with Vegas Justice carrying
10.
Coward and Dupuy's Marriage,
conqueror of Alsab, is another high
ly regarded challenger. Bush
whacker, lis, and Shot Put, 116, are
coupled as a Walmac Farm and
Mrs. M. Evans entry. .
Mrs. A. Pelleteri's entry Of Bay
View, once winner Of the 100000
Santa Anita Handicap, and Louis
vile II, will tote ia pounds each
while Joe Browns Brownie, doubt
full starter, drew the same weight.
Eight other races including two
lesser handicaps were on the days
program.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

oS tHS AecOc1Atcu EIeess
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Cotton
futures opened 20 cents q bale
higher to IS cents lower. December,
1927: January, 18.90-94; March,
1880: May, 1852; July, 1854; Octo-
Der, 1851.
Encouragement over prospects that
the whole question of higher parity
would have to carry over until the
next session of Congress, coupled
with extremely slow mill demand for
spot cotton, brought about reaction.
On light liquidation and hedging
active months showed declines of as
much as so cents a bale.
Midmorning values were 20 cents q
bale higher to so cents lower, De-
cember 1927, March 1878 and May
1887.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Peoples Drug Sales
M.3Per Cent Above
1941 in November
Eleven Months TotuI
us Per Cent Ahead
Of Year Ago
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Scoring another sharp gain in
November, sales of Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, reached $2S16, ,46623, an
increase OF $476,O4137, or 2o.3 per
cent, over the total of $2,340, ,424.s6
for November, 1941. w. H. Churchill,
treasurer, announced at the head
Office of the big chain system here
today.
Sales for the first II months of
this year also made a brilliant rec
ord, totaling $28,693,715.78, against
$24, ,420 ,206.38 in the like 1941 period.
a record upturn of $4,273, sos. 40, or
IT'S per cent, the report revealed.
The November percentage gain in
sales was the highest for any month
this year. October sales totaled
s2956,3242 and were 1877 per cent
ahead of october, 1941
Store Sales Again Top 1941.
Still running ahead of last year
but at a slower pace, department
store sales in the Capital for the
week ending last Saturday, Decem-
Der 5, were per cent above the
corresponding week in 194l, the
Richmond Reserve Bank announced
today.
Sales in the fifth district were 10
per cent better than last year, were
up 10 per cent in Baltimore and IL
per cent in a group of other cities.
Sales in Washington registered a
So per cent gain over the previous
week this year, which included the
Thanksgiving holiday. Sales in the
fifth district were up 40 per cent
compared with the week ended No
vember %.
Cumulative sales for the last four
weeks ending December in Capital
stores were per cent ahead of last
year and showed 13 per cent gain
in the fifth district and 1s per cent
In Baltimore, the report said.
Linotype Directors Elected.
Frederic D. McKenney, George
Hewitt Myers and William ]. Flather,
tr., all of Washington, were re-
elected directors of the Mergenthaler
Linotype Co. at the annual meeting
just held in Brooklyn. The other
members of the board are Ogden M.
Reid, Joseph T. Mackey, Roy c.
Gasser, Victor E. Walker, John R.
Fell and Burnett Walker. The di-
rectors elected the following eXecu-
tive staff:
Joseph T. Mackey. president;
Frederic D. McKenney, vice presi-
dent; Edward A. Reynolds, secre-
tary; George A. Schwaninger, treas
urer; Thomas j. Mercer, vice presi-
dent in charge of audits; Conrad A.
Hanson, vice president in charge of
works; George w. Allison, assistant
vice president and assistant works
manager; Harry L. Gage, vice presi-
dent in charge of sales; Chauncey
H. Griffith, vice president in charge
of topographic development: John
w. Reid, assistant secretary and
treasurer: Benjamin c.. Bishop, as
sistant secretary and treaurer;
William H. Moore, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer: Reginal w.
Orcutt, vice president for overseas
sales; Eugene B. Mirovitch, vice
president for Latin America.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
From Yesterdays Late Editions.
BY DEAN SCHEDLER,
Associated Press War Correspondent.


SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Dec. 11.-An Australian command
er's terse announcement at S pm,
December 9-"Gona Gone"-marked
the capture of the tough position on
the northern Papua coast, which
was first taken by the japanese
July %.
The Australians slackened fire Just
before dusk to observe enemy move
ments and the possibilities of coun-
terattacks or escapes by the foe. For
the first time, the full effect of
American aerial bombs and heavy
Allied ground fire on the japanese
was plainly evident as the Aussies
saw enemy soldiers wandering about
dazedly.
Australian small arms dropped
several of these japanese from close
range Near midnight, amid drench-
ing rain, 100 japanese made last
and futile-effort to reach their po-
sitions at Sanananada, creeping
along the beach next to the rolling
Evening star., 1942-12-12
(From Yesterdays Late Editions.)


By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 11.-A perpetual
candle probably still burns in a lit
tie church on the coast of Brittany,
honoring the United States Navy
because of a gift that young As
sistant Secretary of the Navy made
to the church in 1918.
The story Of the candle, told for
the first time, now is being distrib-
uted among the people of France.
How they receive the story is a war
secret, but here it is:
Early in August, 1918, the As
sistant Secretary was making an in
spection trip of United States naval
air stations on the Brittany coast.
He was proceeding from one station
to another when his pilot car
knocked down an elderly priest, in
juring him slightly. When the As
sistant Secretary got there a few
Evening star., 1942-12-12
When to Admit Frosh
Only Southwest Issue
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 12.-The Southwest
Conference Faculty Committee will
meet today to pass a rule making
freshmen eligible for varsity compe-
tition. When such participation is
to start is the only issue.
In preliminary session last night
the conference governing body
agreed such move was necessary
but did not decide whether the first
year men would be eligible for spring
sports.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Siren Durkens Rehearsal

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. (Py.-As
the soloist at dress rehearsal Of
Haydn's oratorio, THE Creation"
sang The Darkness on the
Face of the Earth :" a siren
screamed and the municipal audi
torlum was plunged into AFRAID
drill darkness.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Lody costlerosse Dies;
British Peers Ex-Wife

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. l2.-Doris, Lady
Castlerosse, divorced wife of the
present Earl of Kenmare, died in
st. Mary's Hospital here today after
o short illness.
She recently had returned after
long visit in the United States.
The daughter of Edward Della
vigne. she married Lord Castlerosse
in 1928. They were divorced in
1888. four years before he succeeded
his father as Earl Of Kenmare. He
Is former newspaper columnist and
the author Of . recent British aim,
"Young Mister Pitt"
Evening star., 1942-12-12

Approximate Sales. 1eAay.
11:00 AN l29.72O 1900 Noon OO0. 900
tUnit o: tradinR. 10 shares: sales
printed in fun. r In bankruptcy or receiver.
ship or being reorsanized under Bankruptcy
Act. or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates of dividend in the foregoins
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara.
tion Unless otherwise noted, special or
dividend. xr. Ex rights. Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock, . Declared or paid
so far this year. Payable in stock Paid
last year, PAYABLE In Canadian funds.
Accumulated dividends raid or declared
Evening star., 1942-12-12

Don't lose hope til you've tried a
Star Want Ad." MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1942-11-05

copper or aluminium to the Requires
ments COMMITTEES Of the War Pro.
duction Board. At the same time
the Army, Navy. lease-lend and
other agencies viii be presenting
programs using the same metals.
Only if OCD can make out good
case for its programs viii any Of
these metals be allotted to civilian
use. These programs must be defi-
mite schedules of production for,
specific articles and hence the i'm
portance Of the list now being.
complied.
Evening star., 1942-11-05

to cut down On civilian supply when,
ever military needs compel more
diversion Of materials to war plants.
What the list really means is that,
after two years Of reducing civilian
production, the Nation Is getting so
close to the minimum level Of civilian
supply that further shifts Of ma
terials must be weighed carefully.
It also means that so far as
essential goods are concerned, the
Government Is ready to switch from
the negative idea Of what can
civilians do Without" to the posi-
tive program Of these are the
things that the home front must
and shall. have"
That has brought the onicials
particularly IN the ONCE Of civilian
supply Of the War Production Board
face I'd face with the question.
what are essential civilian soods? 2"
Examples are Given.
One important oficial lists them
as food, clothing, shelter, recreation
and transportation
He refused to specify articles,
explaining:
'"The specific articles on our list
must change from time to time.
Right now we obviously don't need
to manufacture any more civilian
passenger cars. But, theoretically
If the war lasted long enough and
we faced a transportation crisis, we
might have to start making autos
again.
Besides, I wouldn't want to say
what articles were on the list be-
cause it might start foolish buying
scares for the goods left on the list. u
Lest any one get the idea that the
Army or Navy would skimp on guns
Evening star., 1942-11-05
Y. 5. Acts 70 Insure !!
Essential Supplies
For Civilians
List Ordered Compiled
To Show Types and
Quantities Needed

By the Associated Press.
The time has come, In the opinion
Of the Nations economic managers,
to decide just what food, clothing,
household equipment and other
things will be made available. for
civilians during this war.
They have started q corps Of
statisticians and experts compiling q
list Of essentials-both as to types
and quantities -and also created ad-
ministrative machinery to follow
through and see that civilians get
the goods. -
Tentatively, the list is loaded with
repair parts, particularly Of an In
dustrial ure-railroad, utility,
transportation materials. But, Of
ficials said there also will be a long
list for the man in the street-prob-
ably mouse traps, baby carriages,
flashlights, ice boxes, couches, hand
tools and light bulbs as well as food
and clothing.
Essentials to Be Decided.
Officials warned, however, that
compilation Of this list by no means
represents any reversal Of the trend
Evening star., 1942-11-05

to provide civilians with gadgets,
the od1c1al continued:
Take alarm cl0cks. There have
been some Wild stories about cutting
Oh production. can assure you that
some means viii be found of getting
people up early enough to get to
work In the morning. There will be
clocks. But they don't have to be
as fancy as they were In peacetime. :
Bras In Clocks Needed.
ibid you know that before the
war We were manufacturing II, 900, :
600 alarm clocks year? In peace
time we could afford that, but clocks
Evening star., 1942-11-05

usually contain brass and In war;
time we can't spare that much brass.
Eyes, we'll have alarm clocks, but
we won't have enough Of them so
that fond parents can give them to
the babies to smash up just be-.
cause the kids won't eat their cereal
without such amusement.
The administrative machinery to
follow through on this program Is
part of the WPB's new controlled
materials plan. Under this plan
the ONCE oil Civilian Supply must
present carefully budgeted programs
Of civilian manufacture using steel,