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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
TRAIN MURDERER
 STILL AT LARGE
Negro Cooks Story Being Checked; Marine Private
 Still Being Questioned

Los Angeles, Jan. 26-(UP)-Au- thorities checked the story of a Negro cook today in their search for the slayer of a pretty bride mur- dered in lower 13 of train speeding across Oregon.
 The cook, Robert Folkes, 2l, was booked on suspicion of murder af- ter he told police that he had had 16 drinks at a party aboard the train early Saturday and he walked twice through the Pullman car in which Mrs. Martha Virginia James 2l, wife of a naval ensign, was slain.
 F'olkes insisted he knew nothing of Mrs. James death and said he had seen nothing unusual when he walked through the dimly-lit car.
 He was one of the train crew members questioned here after the Southern Pacific train completed its run from Portland, Ore. The sleep ing car had been detached and taken to Albany, Ore, seat of the county in which the crime occurred.
 Folkes first denied he had at- tended drinking party, but then he told Lieut.. E. A. Tetrich that he had four drinks. Later he claimed l6 drinks.
 Folkes said he had made sand wiches and gone to the smoking room, passing through the car in which Mrs. James was asleep.
 T stayed about 15 minutes" he said, land then came back to the dining car. I didn't see anything wrong"
 Folkes was to be returned to AL bany where Lieut.. Ray G. Howard of the state police is directing an investigation.
 Howard still was questioning Mar inc Private Harold R. Wilson, who occupied the berth above Mrs. James, and John P. Funchess, 29, dining car porter. Both were held as material witnesses.
 Wilson had told police he was awakened by Mrs. James scream and had looked out in time to see dark complexioned man in 8 pin-stripe suit fleeing. FuncheSs wore a suit similar to the one Wilson described.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
SEVERAL MISHAPS
 REPORTED TODAY

Betty Brophy of Thomaston was treated at St. Mary'S hospital short- ly after one o'clock this afternoon for an ankle injury sustained when she was struck by Q truck on Thomaston avenue.
 Ofilcer Frank pulzer of the mo- tor patrol at the Chase Brass and Copper Co., said the girl was probe ably on her way to work and was crossing Thomaston avenue ct Homer street when the Inishap ocs cured. The truck, he said, bee longed to the E. J. Kelley co. of Torrington, and was en route to Waterbury.
 Preliminary examination revealed that Miss Brophy's injury was not serious. Captain William Dugga1s in charge of the motor patrol, said the accident was under investiga- tion, but no arrests have been made.
 Accidents, most of them of a mic nor nature, were reported at police headquarters and at the two local hospitals during the afternoon, and 1t was believed that the snowfall was responsible for a number of mishaps.
 Cooks in Australia are asking overtime for Sunday work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
Drug Stores, Also Banks Plan To
 Remain Open
Stores, Barber Shops, Beauty Salons Will Follow Edict of Governor Baldwin in Fuel
 Saving Ruling
NAU,GATUcK
CoFrespOndent Larry Ehepley-FhOno NaugAtuOk S0aS

Naugatuck, Jan. 26.--Many of Naugatuck's leading business houses, including all barber shops, and most beauty salons will close their places of business on Mondays to comply with Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin's recent request for Monday clos ing to conserve fuel in the state. Drug stores, banks. restaurants, etc., will remain open for their usual hours in keeping with Gov. Bald- wins request.
 These stores will close all day Monday in the future until marked improvement is shown in the fuel situation in Connecticut. It was de- cided at the annual meeting of the Naugatuck Journeyman Barbers' as- sociation held Sunday afternoon to close their shops all day Monday for the duration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
RUMORS DENIED
 BY WHITE CROSS
Organization Is Continuing Maternity Care With Ad-
 ditiOnal Home Benefits

'There is no truth, whatsoever, irl the rumors that the non-profit White Cross, the Connecticut Plan for Hospital Care, no longer pro- vides maternity care to its nem- bers," William Robson, acting gen. eral manager of the Plan, declared today.
 Despite repeated denials, and fre- quent newspaper stories emphasiz- ing maternity service, this malic- ious rumor still persists" Robson said.
 Not only is the .rumor entirely un- founded, but the White Cross has recently adopted policy increasing its service to members in maternity cases, he announced. To help meet the temporary shortage of hospital maternity space in Connecticut, the White Cross is now providing home benefits to mothers who are forced to leave their hospital in less than nine days.
 Therefore, If 8 hospital is so crowded that is is forced to request a member to leave in less tirne-say six days-we will assist that mem- Der to secure home nursing care for the remainder of the time she would normally have used her hospital in the case used above to illustrate, this would be for a period of three days. This is a temporary policy to meet temporary condition, but the White Cross is @ service organiza- tion and this Is one way we feel we can be of service to our members in time of emergency conditions. He emphasized that this policy would terminate at the time mem bers were again able to obtain at least nine days hospital care in ma ternity cases.
 The White Cross has already help- ed 685 mothers under this special provision, Robson said, in the amount of $5,775.00.
 As further demonstration that the White Cross is providing mater nity care as usual to its members, Robson cited figures for this type of care rendered by the Plan during 1942. Last year 5208 babies were born to Plan-protected parents, and more than $273, ,000.OO was paid to Member Hospitals on behalf of members for maternity cases. In December, 1942, the White Cross re- ported that 10000 babies had been born under the Plan since mater nity care first became available in 1888.
 Currently, maternity cases are be- ing covered at the rate of 600 per month, Robson said. Maternity care is available now, as always, for sub- scribers or their dependents after one full year of membership, he ex. plained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
By ROBERT MUSEL nItAd Presa Staff Corraanond

unAte0 Press stan correspondent
 London, Jan. 26.--(UP)-Today's newspapers, anticipating an impor- tant announcement on United Na- tions strategy and policy, displayed such headlines as these over dis- patches from their Washington and New York correspondents:
 Biggest Talks of War"
 United States Awaits News on Tiptoe."
 "Momentous Decisions by Allies"
 Grand Strategy in 1943."
 United States Expects News to Stir World"
 Two newspapers published edito- rials on the general war situation.
 "The United Nations are waging at least four wars which in no sense are subject to common strategic di- rection," the News Chronicle, lib- eral party organ, said.
 "The vast resources of the Allies can only be brought to bear with full effectiveness in terms of fully concerted plan Individual inter- estS must be subordinated to the su- preme interest of winning the war as rapidly as possible"
 Formation of anything like Q supreme war council would be warm ly welcomed by Allied peoples" said the conservative Daily Mail. we have always taken the view that complete unity can not be achieved until such body has been set up. However, there is much to be done yet and co-ordinated policy would be but the first step toward doing it."
 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, replying in commons to a question by Sir Thomas Moore, conservative, said he understood suggestions for formation of a United Nations war council had been canvassed in the United States as well as in Great Britain but that he had nothing to add to them.
 Frederick s. Cooks. labor, submit- ted a question to Eden for answer later whether he would make repre- sentations in order to improve the flow of political news from North Africa.
 It had been expected that there would be a bombardment of ques- tions for Eden on the appointment of ex-Vichy adherent Marcel Pey- routcn as government general of Algeria, but members apparently awaited further news of the Afri- can political problem.
 Eden last week had side-steppeo questions regarding Peyrouton, ask ed him by opponents of the policy of including ex-vichy men.
 Axis radio stations continued broadcasting reports that Prime Minister Winston Churchill had Jeff London to confer with Presiden Roosevelt.
 Today's Voelkischer Beobachter official newspaper of the Naz party quoted by the Berlin radio. saiC that "the meeting" was sign O British embarrassment.
 The newspaper suggested tha questions to be dealt with woulc probably include "Russia's attitude.
 Ut can no longer pass unnoticed in London and Washington" Voel- kischer Beobachter said, "that Sta-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
PAPE DESIGNATED
 FOR WEST POINT

Eric W. Pape of Watertown has been selected by Cong. Joseph E. Talbot as principal to enter the U, s. Military academy at West Point in July. Thomas H. Horrigan of l2i Central avenue has been nominated as third alternate.
 The Watertown youth, who Is the son of Mfr. and Mrs. Eric Pape, is Q graduate of Watertcwn high school and Is e student at Millrad school in Washington. D. c. The first alternate is Carl A. Anderson of Washington. and second. Conrad r. Rieman of Derby. All took civil service examinations last month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

Louis c. Triano was again elect ed president. Other officers named were: vise-president, Louis Magone; secretary and treasurer, Anthony E. Stein; recording secretary, Rocco Mangini; guide Antonio DeOliveria; i; ugardian, Nick Mangini; and trus- tees, Andrew Sirica and Frank Szazesiul. Many of those at the session were of the opinion that the all-day closing Monday may even be continued after the war. No action was taken on this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
RUBBER DIRECTOR
 RKS owl HEADS
Jeffers Heads Toward Con. trOversy Over Remarks
 Made in Baltimore

Washington, Jan. 26-(UP)-Rub- Der Director William M. Jeffers, who has demanded less interference from "so-called expediters = the Army and Navy loafers" in his rub- Der program, appeared today to be headed toward controversy with the Ofice of War Information.
 The difficulty Is over his remarks yesterday to the sixth general as- sembly of the Council of State Gov ernment meeting in Baltimore, about his trouble in obtaining steel for the synthetic rubber program.
 Jeffers' talk was extemporaneous at 8 questions-and-answer forum and thus, he contends, not subject to prior review by the OWI as a formal speech would be. 4
 But shortly after Jeffers remarks were made, OWI, apparently be- lieving 1t had been a formal speech, quickly issued this statement:
 '"The OWI did not clear the speech that Rubber Director Jeffers delivered nor did 1t have any ad- vance knowledge that he was to de- liver such a speech"
 Jefvers, informed of the OW1 statement, replied:
 Tt was a questions and answers forum. was asked what was hold ing up the rubber production pro- gram, so I told them. I can't see what they could object to in what I said. I only remarked that the Army and Navy expediters were getting in the way of production and ioating on the job"
 He added that he spoke for him. self and not for War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson with whom JefferS also has been having difficulties over steel priori- ties. Jeffers said he had no quar- rel with the Army and Navy and was sure military officials would correct the situation he referred to if they were aware of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
Molnentous Decisions
 By Allies Headline
London Papers Anticipate Important Announcement
 on United Nations Strategy and Policy

lin makes no statements regarding post-war problems which are being ceaselessly discussed in his allies camp. He merely contentedly ac- knowledges the fact that Britain is ready to deliver Europe to the so- viets, in which he seeks welcome support of Bolshevism for Q world revolution which 1t is MoScow's aim to break loose, spread by power Ce
 "The British Premier is always forced to travel to Moscow or wash. ington while stalin and Roosevelt calmly let the British come to them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

Chaplain James Vernon Claypool, commander U. 8. N. R., recently paid his family in Utica, N. F., an unexpected visit when he returned to an Atlantic port after thrilling hours in air and naval battles in the South Pacific. While few de- tails are permissible he admitted that the big battleship on which he served "saw more actual combat than any in the United States Navy since the Spanish American War"
 Both in Rhode Island and nation ally Dr. Claypool was 8 well-known Methodist leader prior to his call into active service in February l04l. He was diStrtict superintendent of the Providence district of the New England Southern Conference of The Methodist church, had repre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
RnRN Anna N0THINn

London, Jan. 2d-tUP1-F0Eeikfl Secretary Anthony Eden said in commons today that he understood suggestions for formation of ( United Nations war council had been canVnssed in the United states as vol e in Orent Britain.
 IEe eald he had nothing to aad Co these reports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
Warns constipated Folks About Lazy Liver

Many doctors say constipation with It's headaches, mental dullness, that half alive feeling often result if liver bile doesn't How freely eveTy day into your 1ntestines-so take pr. Edwards Olive bowel movements. Olive Tablets are simply toonderfuI to stir up liver bile secretion and tone up muscular intes. tinal action. Follow label directions, 15S, 30f, COG. All drugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

sented this territory in three gen. eral conferences and had been a member of several of Methodism's 6 general boards and commissions. He was educated in DePauw University 0reencastle, Ind. and holds grad uate degrees from Boston, Temple and Brown Universities. Since 1928 Chaplain Claypool has held @ com vlission in the Naval Reserve. Dur ing World War I he was a prlvaue in the Marines.
 Shown beside Chaplain Claypool is his wife and their son Sheldon, 6 cadet lieutenant in the Naval Re- serve unit in Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. Standing are their daugh- ters Caroline (left) and Sue. Dur ing his absence Mrs. Claypool has established 8 home in Utica near her parents.
 During Navy weekend in New York City (January 24) Chaplain Claypool was interviewed on the air and was one of a number of Navy chaplains to occupy metropolitan pulpits. He preached in Temple Rodeth Shalor1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
BANNERS INDICTED

Washington, Jan. 26.-(UP)-The Justice Department announced to- day that a federal grand jury at Fort Smith, Ark, has indicted a Gamers Association, three can manufacturers, five cannery sup pliers, 10 canneries, and 175 indi- viduals on charges of fixing prices on canned tomatoes in the ozark area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
BRIDGEPORT MAN
 FLIES PRISON WARD

Camp Edwards, Mass, Jan. 26. (UP)-Four soldier prisoners who escaped early last night from the prison ward of the station hospital were all back today.
 Pvt. Earle Seible of Baltimore was captured an hour after he escaped while trying to get some clothes. The other three surrendered this morning after spending the night in woods. They are Olie Richards, Gonzales, Tex: Joseph M. Denton, Austin, Tex; and Adolphus Patten, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

Natives still practice a systema- tized exchange of wives in Tahiti, largest of the French Society Is- lands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

Cooks in Australia are asking overtime for Sunday work.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
l.. A, Hay
Payne Favored
As Board Head

LOS ANGELES, July % CUP)-
Racing fans today favored George
H. Payne, former San Jose, Calf,
publisher and a former member of
the State Athletic Commission, for
the post of chairman of the Cali
fornia Racing Board.
Gov. Earl Warren yesterday con-
firmed his appointment of Dwight
Murphy, wealthy Santa Barbara
county horse breeder TO succeed
Jerry Geisler, Los Angeles attorney,
whose term on the board expired
the same day.
Mr.. Murphy is recognized as one
of the leading breeders of Palomino
horses and Hereford cattle in the
west" Gov. Warren said in an
nouncing his appointment.
Murphy, who now operates the
7000-acre Rancho San Fernando
Rey, said he was accepting the post
primarily because of my interest
in agriculture and livestock"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
HURL QUESTIONS

How big was the crowd?" one of
the scribes queried.
Look" retorted Salesman Sam.
the fashion plate man, Il haven't
even left this office. Did Armstrong
really win the fight?"
How big was the gate?" asked
another reported.
Say" answered Sam, I'm only
the promoter around here. No one
tells me how much gets into the
cash register"
AS it turned out later the crowd
was $4,000 and the take was SAT sos
for the twilight fight, first one held
in Los Angeles.
The figure wasn't as high as
optimistic Salesman Sam had loud
ly predicted but after Armstrong
took his $l4,013.03 and Joyce SUBJ
tracted S1O,O09.35 Lynch was quite
bit better off than when he start
ed.
In fact, he was SO heartened he
turned right around and announced
he mad Armstrong signed for a fight
win an unnamed opponent on Sept.
20, a twilight deal again. The bows
around the resin confidently tell YOU
the unnamed opponent already act
ually has signed and is Luther
lSlugger) White, Baltimore, Md.
negro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. July % CUP)-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Stead. Loca
beets 2la-3 doz 1.O0-1 25; carrots 3 doZ
1.0O-1.25; chard 2k-3 doz. 1.00-1. 25
green onions doz. :. $4,000; leeks
doZ. $50 mustard doZ. l.O01 so;
parslee doz. 250-2.75; radishes small
red doz. 2.50-300; spinach doz. $50
:. Us; turnips 2lk-3 doz. 125-1.50.
CANTALOUPES: Steady. Local HB S
Jbo. 23s-27s 425: 36s-45s 4.25-4. so; Std.
36s and larger 400; Std. ass 3.25-350;
HONEYDEWS Std. 9s12s 1.75-2.25. Local
New Workers Std. $50.
EGGPLANT: Stronger. Lugs Imperial
9-12 tips 1922 90; local 2.00-2.25.
ONIONS: Steady. Street sales 50-lb.
SKIS. local Spanish :. .25-2 As; white globes
:. 1853. 40; lug stock white globes $50.
SQUASH: Steady; lugs local and San
Diego white summer $500. Italian 65-
S5c. Yellow crookneek 75c-1.00; Table
Queen lugs 10o-1. 25. Banana per ID. s.
3lzc.
TOMATOES: Stronger; local and San
Diego Earlianas and Pearsons 4X5s 800
$50; 5x5s and 5x6s 3. 3.25-3.75; 6X6s 2. So
800; 6X7s 2.00-2 50; loose lugs 75c-1. 90;
Stones 4X5s 3.o0-35o. 5x5s and 5X6s
8. .OO-3.75. player 2.002.25, 6x6s $50
800.
WATERMELONS: Stronger; truck lots
per ton Klondikes local SO. 00-60 co.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
Gust Harris AS PhiIIv Chief
Ei%zSimmons New
He od. Cords Win
Double Header

dians, 4-3. in l3 innings as Hank
Borowy gave up 10 hits for his sixth
win. Bill Dickey'S infield single
chased home the winning marker.
Charley Keller and Mickey Rocco
each hit three-run homers.
The White SoX plaStered Dutch
Leonard for five successive singles
in the sixth to score four runs and
nick the Senators, 6-5. in a night
game. The Senators knocked out
Johnny Humphries with a three
run burst in their half, but Gordon
Maltzberger quelled the rally.
Held to one run for seven in
ningS, the Browns rushed across
seven tallies in the last two frames
to wallop the Athletics, 8-4. Three
singles and a double accounted for
the first three runs in the eighth
and pair of singles, an error, two
doubles and fly accounted for the
other four runs in the ninth.
Yesterdays star-Murry Dickson,
who pitched a tive-hitter as the
Cards whipped the Phillies, 6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
Promoter Quiet
After Henry
Wins Fight
BY LISLE SHOEMAKER

LOS ANGELES, July 28.-CUP-
Now that Henry the Hammer, that
Armstrong man, has evened up his
score with Willie (Crack-Jaw) Joyce
let's take a quick look behind the
scenes at the guy responsible for the
whole thing.
We found him right after the
fight last Saturday dragging at a
soft drink while all the sportSwrit-
ers were yammering and hollering
and asking questions and shouting
into the telephones.
Dapper Joe Lynch, whom some
of the boys smugly call salesman
Sam, was dragging at soft drink.
We might as well go on record right
now as saying it was hot then and
we'll have to admit salesman Sam
didn't offer us a cool drink. How
ever, we will not let that get in the
way right now.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
Company
Nipped By
6. P. Ball Team,

The General Petroleum softball
team took 1875 victory over the
Telephone Company team Tuesday
night
The Generals scored once in the
second frame, five times in the
third, six times in the fourth, once
in the fifth while the Phonemen
got one run in the second inning
and four more in the sixth.
Several errors were made by each
team and a double error in the
second inning by Ostrander and
Cosby of the Phonemen caused
VeluSik of the Generals to get a
home run out of a fairly short
swat.
Van NoStrand hurled for the
Generals and he was caught by
VeluSick.
Fleming pitched for the Phone
Company and Bacon caught him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
BrawIey Negro,
Mexican Draw

LOS ANGELES, July % (UP) -
Eloy Renteria, fast jabbing Tijuana
Mexican, and the battling Brawley,
Calf, Negro Billy Eale were no
nearer a solution 10 their fistic
feud today than after their first
bout two weeks ago.
Their wild free swinging re-
match 10-round main event at
Olympic auditorium last night
netted only draw, despite Hale's
early gains and Renteria's final
rally.
Renteria, 1851, Jagged in the
opening rounds but came through
in the eighth with smashing
punches at Hale, 1913, who had won
an unpopular decision over the
Mexican in their first bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-28
By WALTER BYERS

ST. LOUIS, July % tUP)-Fat
Freddie FitzsimmonS, veteran ma
| jor league pitcher, took over full
control as manager of the Phila-
delphia Phillies today, replacing
Bucky Harris, the former boy
wonder of baseball.
Harris was ouSted by owner Will
liam Cox in a surprise move re-
vealed last night He had assumed
the PhillieS leadership at the start
of the season and became the most
popular man in Philadelphia after
plotting the club into a first
division spot early in the National
League pennant race. During the
past few weeks, however, the
Phillies had Jared poorly, with
yesterdays double defeat at the
hands of the st. Louis Cardinals
running their record to Is losses in
their last 90 Starts-a slump that
has sent them hurting into seventh
place in the standings.
HARRIS IGNORANT
/ Indicative of the surprise with
which the change was made was
the fact that Harris said as far as
he knew he was still pilot of the
PhillieS and could make no COM
ment until he talked with Cox. who
was not available for comment but
was expected to arrive here today.
FitZsimmonS confirmed the ap-
pointment. stating that he took the
job only because he was given full
control of the club.
CUBS, DODGERS
ARE IDLE
Both the Cubs and Dodgers were
idle yesterday, but the Cards made
double hay by dumping the Phillies,
6-2 and So. Murry Dickson pitch.
ed five-hit ball to notch the de-
cision in the opener as the Red
Birds coupled walk and a safe
bunt with a wild throw by rookie
catcher Bob Finley to score twice
and go ahead to stay in the seventh.
HOWE Krist pitched a nine-hitter
in the nightcap as his mates
pounded Dick Conger for Is hits,
including Stan Musials home with
one aboard. The double loss dump
ed the Phillies into seventh place.
Southpaw Johnny Gee was SIAM
med for four runs in the first three
innings but survived a 12-hit at
tack to win his second victory for
the Pirates, 8-5, over the Giants.
The Pirates featured l0-hit at
tack with four runs in the fifth.
Six Pittsburgh runs came in on
homers by Maurice Van Robays,
Tom O'Brien and Bob Elliott.
Jim Tobin pitched and batted
the Braves to a 6-2 decision over
the Reds. He allowed seven hits
and drove in a run with a long fly
as the Braves broke a 2-2 tie in
the seventh. Bucky Walters was
nicked for eight hits and charged
with his 18th loss.
YANKS WIN
The Yankees defeated the In