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Evening star., 1942-04-07
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c.. TUESDAY APRIL 1912
Crew Reboards Ship
Iorpedoed by Sub,
Sails II Into Mobile
Caribbean Attoek Ends
When Ruider Sights Stor
Shells; 8 Seomen Die
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, April 7.-Shelled
for more than two hours, then tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine in
the Caribbean, q Panamanian vessel
was reboarded by her crew the next
day and brought to port here.
Survivors accounts of the March
Smelling, which cost the lives Of
Capt. James Stewart. First Mate
Hawkins Fudske and six others Of
the SO crew members, were released
by the Navy yesterday.
Adrift for hours in three life RATS
and the only lifeboat that was not
wrecked by the firing. the survivors
were rescued by q United States
minesweeper. Some Of them re-
turned to the scene the next day
and on finding the vessel still afloat,
managed to bring it into port.
Other survivors, 19 Of them badly
wounded. were rushed to a Carib-
bean port for transshipment here.
The attacked vessel carried q gun
manned by a Navy crew and a few
machine guns, but the submarine
kept out Of range.
Vessel Eludes Submarine.
At New Orleans, the 9th Naval
District headquarters announced
that the Panamarilan ship was one
Of three vessels attacked by enemy
submarines in March.
A medium sized United States
cargo vessel was attacked about mid
night March IS. One or two tor.
pedoes were fired, but missed.
On the night Of March %, the
Navy said, a large American ship
sighted q hostile submarine in the
Atlantic "close to the coast" and
missed running 1t down by about 80
feet. The submarine gave chase for
about an hour, but never got close
enough to shoot.
Both vessels put In at Texas ports.
Flames broke out on the after deck
OF the Panamanian ship almost i'm
mediately after the attack began.
I'VE kept running under shelling
from the submarine for perhaps 80
minutes until a shot crippled our
steering gear" Chief Engineer T. j.
McTaggart, %, Medford, Mass, said.
When this occurred, we stopped and
prepared to abandon ship"
The three life RATS and the one
boat were put over, but the latter
was almost swamped by a shell ex-
plosion that killed the first mate
and sprayed the occupants with
steel.
Vessel Being Repaired.
The raider continued firing and
did not leave the scene until two
star shells. presumably fired by a
United States Navy ship off the
coast. cast q faint illumination on
the water.
Survivors said one seaman leaned
overheard to escape the flames and
was killed by a shark.
Arthur Lauman, 50-year-old water
tender-f1reman, who escaped by
climbing a smoldering rope ladder
70 the deck, was praised by Mr.. Nc
Taggart for the manner In which he
remained at his post. One of the
nrst shells carried away the smoke
stack and a piece Of a broken steam
line fell into the fireroom.
He just got it out Of the wav
and went ahead with his lob as
though nothing had happened" the
engineer said.
The vessel, pock- marked from one
end to the other and with more than
20 feet OF water In her forehold.
when 1t arrived here, is being re-
paired.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
3,1OO Allied Troops Taken
In Sumafra, Japs Claim

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC (from Japanese broad
casts, April 7-Imperial head
quarters announced today that the
whole of the Netherlands Indies
island of Sumatra came under jap
anese control March q when the
commander of the Dutch forces on
the island surrendered at Koeta-
radja, strategic port in Northern
Sumatra.
The report said that in military
operations in northern and central
sectors of Sumatra, Japanese troops
captured 3,100 Allied soldiers, in
cluding 1900 Dutch and 900 British.
It said the British were those who
landed in Sumatra when ships car
rying them from Singapore were
sunk by Japanese naval units. The
British included 80 members of the
R. A. F., the japanese added.
Evening star., 1942-04-07

Medal with the Atlantic Fleet clasp
for his service in the last war.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Caroline Manigault,
whom he married in Charleston,
S. c., December %, 1919, and two
children, Arthur M. Wilcox, 81, and
Mary M. Wilcox, II. Their home Is
at 215 Kennedy drive, Chevy Chase,
Md.
Admiral Wilcox was member Of
the Army and Navy Club of WASH
ington, the New York Yacht Club
and the Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED. STRAY
ANIMAI9 to Animal Protective Association.
5000 Wheeler I'd Sc. AT. 7142.. Present
facilities limited TO that class only
FOX TERRIER, young male. black and
white Sunday evening. Wesley Heights
Call EN- 1899.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
PLAN 0S
FOR RENT

We rent pianos on two
pions ia special pur-
chase rental plan for
those that intend to buy
loter if circumstances
permit and on q regular
monthly rental bosis.
Choose from the largest
selection of spinets,
eronds and upriehts in
the city-dozens Of mod
els Of ten famous makes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
CATHOLIC WOMEN
PLAN COURSES
Nutrition Course Opens at
Diocesan Bureau To-
morrow Night

Glasses In defense work sponsored
by the Waterbury Council Of Cath
ole Women will begin this week,
according to statement from Miss
Agnes Fitzpatrick, chairman. Miss
Lucy BoweS, chairman of the De-
Tense Work committee is in charge
of these arrangements and reports
a full membership tomorrow night
for the nutrition course which win
start at 7 o'clock at the Diocesan
Bureau of Social Service. Mrs. Mar
garet Carroll will be in charge OF
this course. Tomorrow night the
work of the course will be outlined,
and 1t will be open to members who
have registered for every Tuesday
and Thursday night beginning to-
morrow for five weeks. Plans for a
second course to begin then are I'M
der way
Glasses in surgical dressings will
be held Wednesday afternoons at 2
and Wednesday evenings at 7:3O.
Mary Kinnane will be in charge OF
the evening classes.
The regular Tuesday afternoon
sewing classes in charge of the gar
ment committee will continue. These
have been in operation for many
months, the work confined to arti-
cles for the Chaplains' Aid. Mrs.
Mary Skehan and Mrs. John White
are in charge of the sewing activi-
ties. The work Is also done at the
Diocesan Bureau, Sc Church street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
GEORGETOWN U.
PLANS DINNER

The Georgetown Alumni associa-
ton will hold its annual dinner at
the Elton Hotel, March %. Among
guests are State Tax Com. Charles
Mclaughlin, last year appointed to
the superior court bench; Fred
Faulkner, recently named judge CT
the new juvenile court, and John J..
OConnell, last week appointed fifth
district compensation commissioner.
The committee preparing final
pans for the dinner consists of City
Health Officer Edward j.. Godfrey
and Atty. Maurice P. Wrenn of this
city.
Officers Of the association are:
President, Otto j. Sauer of Bridge
port; vice-president, John Hurley
of Hartford; secretary, John F.
MCGOWAN of Bridgeport; treasur-
er, Lawrence Danaher Of Meriden.
Members Of the executive COM
mittee are: Atty. John Bracken,
Hartford, DR.. Ernest Breton, Hart
ford, Atty. William F. Curtin, New
Britain, Philip J. Mclean. New
Haven, Judge j. Lambert Degnan,
Southington, Atty. Lseter F. Dunn,
New Haven, DR.. Harry Hefferan,
South Norwalk, Judge John j. Nc
Garry. New London, Judge John
J. O'Connell, Derby. Atty. Maurice
p. Wrenn and DR.. Edward ]. God
ey, Waterbury, Judge Fred
Faulkner, New Haven, Atty. Frank
DAILY, Branford and Atty. Anthony
Tapogna, Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
NO BLACk-0UT
YET FOR CITY
Plans Must Be Carefully
Worked Out, Corporation
Counsel Lynch Advises

A city-Wide blackout for Water
bury is at least several weeks away,
according to Corporation Counsel J.
Gregory Lynch, chairman of the
blackout committee. Many prob
lens must be solved, he said, before
an attempt to stage a test blackout
can be made.
When tests do begin, they will
start by sections. Gradually all
sections will be tested and finally
there will come general blackout.
A main problem facing the COM
mittee is what to do about defense
factories, many departments of
which are working on a 24-hour
schedule.
The Waterbury Defense Council
today pointed, out that many more
applicants are still needed for air
raid wardens, auxiliary policemen,
auxiliary flremen and for other civil
defense jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
Curtin, Mrs. Sperry In
Appeal To Citizenry
Seek More Cooperation From Public in Defense Ef=
forts; More EnrOlees in Air Raid Courses Urged

Chief Air Raid Warden James j
Curtin and Mrs. Mark l. Sperry, Jr.
president of the Civilian Defense
Volunteer office, have issued a joint
statement criticizing lack of in
terest" in civilian defense by many
Waterburians. They call on the
people of the city to wake up be-
fore it is too late"
The two defense officials urge
that many more Waterburians en-
roll In the air raid warden corps
or in other branches Of the civilian
service.
Heading their statement, do Wa
tcrburians think it can't happen
here" they say:
I'm spite of Pearl Harbor, in
spite OF a state of blackout on our
West coast, in spite of submarines
off our Atlantic seaboard, thou
sands of citizens of this city still
seem to have an attitude of "busi-
ness as usual and 'let the other
fellow do 1t"
~"While we lag behind with only
one-fifth of the required number OF
trained air raid Wardens, many
other New England towns have fin
ished all their air raid training
and are putting on excellent and
successful demonstrations and re-
hearyals. And this is true in spite
u the fact that three air raid
schools have been conducted and a
fourth is in progress, all pub
icized by every art of press and
Eadio.
FRIDAY morning fair crowd
Of about 60 women and few men
Intending the opening Of the fourth
cir raid warden school at the State
Nheater. According to the urgent
Heed for more Wardens, the thea
Ter should have been full. The
hundreds of men who had asked
f6rSsa daytime course for people
working on afternoon and night
shifts were conspicuous by their
Rbsence.
1.-The same lack of interest is
shown by many OF the graduate
a1r raid wardens who have been
asked to register at once for a 10
hour first air course, given espe-
cially for them. About 300 of them
were devoted and loyal enough to
register promptly and are just fin
fishing their first aid training. Sew
EN- hundred are still to be trained.
Registration for the third course,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
ERLANCER TO
make REPORT
Recently Attended United
Palestine Appeal Con-
ventiOn

Myer B. Erlanger. president
the Waterbury Zionist District, viii
deliver report on the proceeding
of the convention recently held by
the United Palestine Appeal ir
Cleveland, which he attended as 9
delegate representing this city.
This convention which was on.
Of the momentous held in the
history Of the United Palestine APP
peal, was addressed by a number
of important personalities including
Senator Alvin Barley, majority
leader Of the United tSates Senate
Because Of a number of important
decisions arrived at, effecting the
future of Palestine, the report Mr..
Erlanger will deliver, should prove
of especial significance and interest
to those who have been watching
the development of Palestine as a
Jewish Homeland.
The meeting will be open to all
who care to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
| LitchfieId Rates
| Gu. Nathan's OK.

Which is the most beautiful
town in the world? Is it verdant
community in the English cOun-
tryside, or an Old-worid village
nesting somewhere in the Swiss
Alps? Is it a maritime settlement
bordering on the blue Mediter-
ranean, or a hamlet perched on
the banks of rocky Norwegian
ford?
Heck, no, stranger, its Itch
field, Conn.
SO, at least, say Sinclair Lewis,
Nobel prize winning novelist, and
George Jean Nathan, renowned
drama critic.
Quoting conversation with Ma
than, Robert Van Gelder, in an
interview appearing in last weeks
New York Times book review sup
plement, credits the scOurge Of the
stage with saying:
Il stayed with Red Lewis for a
week end last year in that house
he took for short time in the
Berkshires. He was too lonely, he
had to give 1t up, but when l was
there he took me around In the
big new car he had bought to go
with the house and ne showed me
what he said was the most beauti-
full town in the wOrld-Litchfield,
Conn.-do you know it? Yes, 1
think Red was right. 1t is the
most beautiful town in the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
GUSHING FORMS
NORWAY CABINET
Man Known as Traitor Is
Working Under Instruc=
tons OF Germany
fBy United Press

Vidkin Quisling, the Norwegian
NaZi whose name has become a
synonym the world over for traitor
forms cabinet under German tute-
lage in Oslo today in what is re-
garded as a Nazi experiment in
"unifying" western Europe in the
new order"
The Nazis had formally installed
Quisling as prime minister" of Nor
way and Nazi radio propaganda inc
dicated that formal peace" would
son be negotiated between the Quis-
ling government" and Germany.
1t was suggested that if the in
stallation of a puppet regime in
Norway proved at all successful, it
might be tried in other occupied
countries, such as the Netherlands
and Belgium. 1t was suggested also
that the peace" the Nazis grant
their Norwegian puppets, would be
held - as an example to the Vichy
French government, of what could
be obtained by whole hearted COL
laboration.
Quisling was installed as prime
minister" yesterday in a closely
guarded castle near Oslo in the
presence of German occupation
officials and his own followers. The
Nazi radio quoaed him in an abu-
sive speed against the United States,
Great Britain, and Russia in which
he also threatened neutral Sweden.
Josef Terbovem, the Nazi commits
sar for Norway, made show OF
turning over the power of govern
ment to Quisling, saying he was
confident that "the Norwegian peo-
pie, united in national socialism, will
then be a decisive and indispensable
part OF the Germanic community"
And independence through our
movement" Quisling said in reply,
according to the Berlin radio as re-
corded by the United Press in Lon
don.
The Norwegian government in ex-
lie in London pointed out that
"Quisling never had any support
from the Norwegian people-he act
ed merely as the tool of the occu-
plying power. This man whom
the Germans now have appointed
prime minister of Norway from the
very first moment has taken an ac-
tive part on the side of the enemy
in the fight against loyal Norwe-
gians and his clique of traitors sys-
tematically has acted as informers."
1t denounced the peace" Quisling
and the Nazis limited it was to be
forthcoming, as an attempted
fraud"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
Apartment Is
Badly Burned
Early Sunday
8 Persons Flee House
Firemen's Residences
Scene of Blazes

A fire, which started in the
living room of the home of
Mrs. Josephine Graves, in the
first floor apartment at 81
Wall street forced eight per-
sons from their beds early
Sunday morning, but four
companies of firemen under
the command of Acting Dep
uty Fire Chief Stephen j.
Bloomfield, responding to a
BOX 154 alarm, quickly
brought the blaze under control al
though the living room was badly
damaged.
Flames squirting out Of the window
we're noticed by Joseph Mullen of
Giles street as he was passing the
house. His shouts aroused John o.
Toole who makes his home in the
basement of the house and he turned
In the alarm. Mr.. Mullen awakened
other occupants of the house.
Mrs. Graves, who is a teacher at
Hendricken school, was alone in the
apartment at the time of the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gilland, and
their four children and grand
child are tenants in the second floor
apartment. Mr.. Gilland is a fire
man with the Waterbury depart
ment.
A mattress fire was eXtinguished
In the cellar Of the home of Thomas
Bowen, 280 Long Hill road, Satur-
day afternoon by one piece of fire
apparatus. Mr.. Bowen is also a
fireman with the local fire force.
Slight damage followed a fire at
ITO East Main street yesterday
morning which was caused by an
overlooking oil burner. The property
Is owned by Elizabeth Burns. Fire
men from Engine 2 responded to
the call.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
Alien Registration
Plea Made By Gov.
"Friendly Cooperation Theme of Hurley's Procama
ton Dates Are Feb. 9 to 28

Gov. Robert A. Hurley today issued
a statement calling on all citizens
for friendly cooperation" in the
registration of enemy aliens from
Feb. to %. President Roosevelt has
issued proclamation directing all
non-cit!zen Germans, Italian and
japanese to secure certificates of
Identification.
Aliens in this area must REGISTER
at the Waterbury post Office.
Gov. Hurley'S statement follows:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
BY His Excellency ROBERT A.
HURLEY, Governor
A DECLARATION
WHEREAS the President Of the
United States, Franklin ID. RoOse-
welt, has proclaimed that all Japa-
nese, Germans and Italians who
are not citizens of the United
States must apply for Certificates
of Identification; and
WHEREAS the Department Of
Justice, by authority Of the Presi-
dent, has designated the period
beginning February 9 and continu-
ing through February 28 as the
time for obtaining such Certifi-
Gates Of Identification;
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, ROB-
ERT A. HURLEY, Governor Of the
State of Connecticut, do hereby
request the friendly cooperation
Of all Citizens to facilitate the
Identification program of these
persons, technically known as alien
enemies, all Of whom must file APP
piicatiOns at First or Second Class
or County Seat Post Offices near
est their place Of residence, where
complete printed instructions on
procedure are now available.
Given under my hand in the
Executive Department at the State
Capitol in Hartford, this second
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
THETACHIS HOLD
SOCIAL SATURDAY

The Theta Chi Tri-Y held a So
cial at the Central YMCA on Sat-
urday evening. The party had Or
iginally been planned as skating
party at the YMCA camp, but due
to Indictment weather, had to be
brought indoors at the Central Y.
M. C. A.
Fourteen couples were in attend
ance-they are as follows: Jean
Campbell, Billy Houston; Helen
Dowd, John Bernier; Joan Donovan
Thomas Griffin; Inez Chase, John
Griffin; Eileen Schaeffer, Louis
Bonvissuto; Clair Bernier, John
Altman; Virginia Moriarty, Francis
Moriarty; Ruth Beebe, Rap Penny;
Barbara Egan, Bob Crane; Dorothy
Bagley, Edward Flaherty; Margaret
Galbraith and Jock Hoyey, chaper-
ons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
rain AFFECTS
C|TY'S LIGHTS
One Section Backed Out
for More Than Hour;
Feeder Line Snaps

Parts of the northeastern section
of the city were darkened Satur-
day night shortly before 6 oclocl,
because of power failure on East
Main street, between Wall and VIII
liams streets. Many thought that
the city was being b.acked-out but
a scanning of other sections of the
city assured them it was no black
out.
The Connecticut Light & Power
Co. reported that two feeder" lines
which convey current up to the
Long Hill road rection snapped off
after being burned and indicated
the heavy downpour of rain was
the cause of the trouble.
Streets affected, the spokesman
declared, were East Main street on
the north side, Long Hill road VOL
colt, Oak, upper Walnut street and
connecting streets. Houses were
without light for more than an hour,
and many candles flickered III
kitchens and householders lit them
to prepare supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
B0ILERMAKERS
REPLACE WELDERS
A. F. L. Union Members to
Take Over Jobs Left
Vacant By Strikers

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2-(UP)-
The Boilermakers' Union (AFL)
prepared today to install its men,
bers In jobs vacated by welders who
rejected a government demand that
they return to work in six Seattle
and Tacoma shipyards.
Continuing their jurisdictional
fight with the AFL, members OF the
United Welders, Cutters and Help
ers Union independently asked the
Army and Navy to take over and
operate the yards.
Their decision TO spurn war
production board appeal to end
their three-day strike was made at
a mass meeting held here last night
while the AFL BoilermakerS were
meeting at Tacoma.
Thomas Grove, international rep
resentative of the AFL union had
announced that 100 men had ap-
piled for the strikers jobs and had
been ordered TO report today. He
said the applicants included 40 or
IL" strikers. Grove predicted more
applications would be received to-
day and that all the jobs would be
filled within week.
The strikers claimed that all their
1880 members employed at the Ia
coma yard of the Seattle Tacoma
Shipbuilding Corp. were on strike
and that more than 900 were out at
five shipyards, four machine shops
and the Boeing aircraft plant here
being rs per cent effective.
The war production board de-
nounced the strike and asked the
men to return to work. Paul r.
Porter, chairman Of the boards
shipbuilding sterilization commit
tee told the welders their petition
for a National Labor Relations
board election had been denied.
Six hundred strikers attended the
mass meeting. They promised to
return to work Immediately If their
request for government seizure Of
the plants is granted
The strike was called at Tacoma
Friday when nine welders were dis
missed because they had refused to
pay due to the AFL Boilermarkers.
Twenty-Five more we're dismissed
later.
Charles Brinkerhoff, secretary Of
the Tacoma welders, said more than
TOO Of his members had refused to
pay dues to the boilermakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
Perspective Sense
Needed, Says Pastor
Cultivation Necessary II We Are to Have Something
of Gods Patience in Our Faith Ayers DR.. Walker

IT am very jealous for the good
name of the Christian church and
I pray God that the Christian
church across the world, the
churches in this community, this
church, our church, shall be found
faithful in thees days when nations
and Institutions are tried as by fire.
stated Rev. DR.. John c. Walker,
Second Congregational pastor, yes
terday morning in his sermon en-
titled, The Long Look Ahead
DR.. Walker said in part:
When this fierce trial of World
War has passed, hope and pray
that it shall have been found that
we have kept the word of Gods pa
thence and given clear witness.
Times of great calamity have ever
been productive of great minds and
noble spirits. 1t has been said that
the purest ore comes from the hot
test furnace and the brightest
thunderbolt from the darkest storm.
If we are to have something of
Gods patience in our faith and wit
ness we must cultivate a sense of
perspective. know just enough
about drawing to realize that the
fundamental failure of any sketch
attempt to make Is the lack of per-
spective. I might manage a picture
OF factory wall with two or three
windows in it but have no idea as
to how to suggest distance and pro-
portion in any ordinary picture.
And we all know that drawing or
a painting must have perspective. 1t
must suggest depth and distance. All
of which suggests to me that one of
the fundamental failures in our
thinking and in our faith is a lack
of perspective. We do not see the
woods for the trees. We allow the
anxieties of today to blind us to the
fateful issues of tomorrow. We are
the creatures of time when we ought
as Christians to think OF ourselves
as the pilgrims of eternity.
Difficult and depressing as these
days are there is every incentive to
try to keep our sense of perspective,
to take long views. 1t has been said
that it is impossible to expect sell
fish people to take long views, that
long views are not given to the sell
fish. If you believe that as do 1t
helps to explain so many of the
tragic failures of life, personal and
otherwise. What was the matter
with the man of whom Jesus spoke,
the man who said, II have much
goods laid up for many days" Why,
his difficulty was he took the short
view. He left eternity out of ac-
count. Thou fool, this night shall