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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
10 BODIES FOUND
IN PLANE WRECK
Charred Wreckage of Huge
Navy Ship Found in
California Canyon
BY DAN MCGUIRE

OnAGeU EEGSS St8kk CQEEeSpDMUGMG
Ukiah, Calf, Feb. 1--(UP)-The
bodies Of 10 persons, including that
of Rear Admiral Robert II. English.
55, commander of the Pacific fleet
submarine force, were recovered TO-
day from the charred Wreckage Of
a huge navy seaplane which crash
ed II days ago In q rocky canyon
20 miles southwest Of here.
The plane had been missing on
q flight from Honolulu to San
Francisco since Jan. 81, when 1t
circled over San Francisco Bay but
was unable to land because Of q
wind laslied rainstornn. The wreck
age was sighted late Saturday by
a naval observation plane, and
ground parties reached II last night.
All occupants, including nine
high ranking naval officers beside
English, were killed.
The plane was burned and splint-
cred almost beyond recognition and
the wreckage scattered over q wide
area. The navy said It struck a g.
900 foot ridge about $50 feet from
the summit.
The crash occurred 40 miles
north Of San Francisco, and naval
authorities believed the pilot was
trying to find Clear Lake, as miles
away, to make an emergency land.
ing.
The victims also included Capt.
Robert Holmes Smith and Cmdr.
Francis L. Black, both Of Cambridge
Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01

"a / see II we need q new evans
ReIlssn for our time; o rank.arld-
Ale evangelism, said Rev. Or. John
q. walker, Second Congregational
pastor, yesterday morning In his
sermon entitled, 'grhe New Evangel.
isfa". ).
Dr. walker said In part: I'VE all
know an q general way how st. Paul
arid 81. Francis, Martin Luther and
John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards
ana Dwight L. Moody moved the
multiudes and brought great NUM-
bers into the Kingdom Of God and
the Fellowship Of the Church OF
Christ. There are still In our midst
men like e. Stanley Jones who can
attract and move the nultiudes but
it seems apparent that for the most
part we shall have to 'iepend on
the witness these days Of the rank
ana file ministers and rank and file
members. The churches across the
land face q crisis. Very well, we
have the means by which the crisis
can. be met and mastered. he is
sue lies with us, with you and With
me. Indeed I am constrained to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
FRENCH LEADERS
MAY MEET AGAIN

London, Feb. 1--(UP)-Gen. Hen
RI Honore Giraud said today In an
interview with Daily Mail cores
pondent Ward Price that he and
fighting French Leader Gen.
Charles De Gaulle have agreed on
aims but that differences remain
"about means to attain Them
Giraud expressed confidence that
he and DeGaulle gradually win
reach q basis for cooperation and
added that they plan another meet
ing, although no definite time has
been set for 1t.
"My view is that Il Is only ma
tural that the much smaller forces
controlled by De Gaulie, amounting
to some Is, 900 or 10000 men, should
be amalgamated with the larger
army under my command"
He declared, however, that ne
was content that each should con-
tinue in charge Of political admin
istration Of the territories they now
control.
Giraud admitted disagreement
with De Gaulle on the matter OF
personalities, explaining that De-
Gaulle "objects to the presence OF
certain people in my adnninistra-
ton"
II maintain that these are quite
secondary matters which time VIII
solve" he said.
Giraud, referring to criticism OF
his administration for alleged par
TALLY to vichy adherents, declared
he would be ''the last Of all French
men to try or wish TO impose q
Vichy-minded administration eth
er ON North Africa or France"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
GIRLS ROMANCE
ENDS in DEATH
Soldier Sweetheart Sus.
pected as Killer; Shoot
ing Follows Quarrel

Newport, r. T., Feb. 1--(UP)-A
30-year-old Dexter, Me-, soldier was
to be arraigned In a special district
court session today in connection
with deer-rifle staying OF his home
town sweetheart IN a government
housing project where she was en-
ployed as q maid.
Victim Of the staying was Avid
Macomber, IS, Of Dexter who died
instantly last night In the bedroom
Of her employers apartment after
a 80 caliber bullet pierced her
brain.
Police said that the soldier, a
private stationed at Camp Edwards,
Mass, admitted and later denied
shooting Miss Macomber and at
tempting suicide.
The Staying, according to Detec-
tive John p. Connolly, followed a
bitter quarrel over an impending
dissolution of a two-year romance.
The soldier, 1t was said, had been
drinking heavily for several hours
before the quarrel.
The shooting was discovered by
Mrs. Ellen M. Wright, wife Of a
naval officer stationed near New
York, who was with her three small
children In the living room Of the
apartment. She told police she heard
the shot, discovered the. girls body
In the bedroom with the soldier and
summoned police.
Connolly said that Miss Macombe1
and her lover had lived together
here for more than a year prior
to the soldiers induction last All
gust. They had stored the rifle and
other possessions with q reighbor
at that time, 1t was said, and Miss
Macomber had visited him at army
camps in Virginia and Maryland be.
fore going to work for Mrs. Wright
three weeks ago.
According to Connolly, the soldier
came to Newport Saturday on leave
and after drinking for sometime
obtained the rifle.
Though he was due to take a
p. m. bus back to camp, he went
with Miss Macomber to the apart
ment where the Staying occurred
about two hours later.
Connolly said two bullets and
been fired from the deer-rifle, one
Of which struck Miss Maccomber
and the other pierced breast poe
ket Of the soldiers uniform and
imbedded itself in the ceiling
Scorch marks were found around
the hole in the pocket.
No charge was placed against
the suspect. it was said, because he
first told of the shooting and Later
denied all knowledge of IL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
w o r L D w A r
ONE YEAR AGO
FEB. /, 1912
tBx United Pressl


Navy announces surprise at
tack" by surface and air units of
the U. s. Pacific Fleet on japanese
air and naval bases In the Mar
shall and Gilbert Islands.
u. 8. cOlnmunique reports the
smashing Of Japanese attempt to
take COrregidor fortress in the
Philippines.
japanese bombers raid Neither
land Tim0r, southernmoSt Of the
Dutch Indies, $40 miles from coast
Of Australia.
British open fire in direct de-
Tense Of Singapore.
In Libya, British withdraw to
Maraua, 30 miles northeast Of
Bengazi.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
Compensation
Agreements

The following agreements fol
weekly payments during disability
or for specific payment in case
OF permanent injury were approved
today at the office of Compensation
Commissioner John j. O'Connell:
Salvatore Sacca of Winsted
against Torrington Ice Co., $l4.25
beginning November 8, back sprain.
Joseph Bougentavage of Bethle-
hem against Aaron Feldsher OF
Bethlehem, $8.08 beginning Jan. II,
confusion of right shin.
Robert Crane of 1876 Greenwood
strete, waterbury. against Motor
Repair Co, of Waterbury. $l5.T3 be-
ginning Dec. 81, first degree burns
to both thighs and first and Sec
ond degree burns to left foot.
Joseph Napolitano OF a Meadow
street, Waterbury. againts ST. Ma
politano Of a Meadow strete, s26
beginning Dec. n. fracture OF left
shoulder blade and liberation Of
forehead.
zigmas Karallus OF 10 Congress
avenue, Waterbury, againE. Water
bury FaFrel Foundry e. Machine Co.,
e2S beginning Jan. 8, liberation Of
right little finger.
Joseph DE Rosa OF 10 Lyndale
avenue, Waterbury, against AmeTl-
can Bross Co, SIS for Q weeks. 20
per cent loss Of tiac Of second finger
right hand.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
YOUR INCOME
TAX
No. ~


INCOME FROM ANNUlTEES
Annuities have become q popular
form Of investment in recent years,
and because Of the nature Of arinu-
ity income especial treatment Ia
required In the preparation Of .
Federal income tax return.
Several forms Of annuities are
found, but the most common are
annuity contracts issued by insur.
ance companies. An endowment
insurance policy may be payable to
the beneficiary In monthly or am
nual. sums for . period stipulated
IN the policy, frequently for the
life Of the beneficiary: or a person
may purchase, for o nat sum, an a11s
nuity policy from an insurance com.
pany which provides him with Q
monthly or annual income for life.
In such annuity contracts, q portion
Of the payments received represents
interest on the sum or sums paid
for the policy or contract, and Q
portion represents a gradual return
OF the principal 10 the annuitant,
Only that portion Of the payments
which represents interest on the
cost Of the policy or contract II tax.
able income, and for purposes OF
uniformity the law provides that
this portion shall be considered as
3 per cent of the cost until there
has been excluded from gross In
come an amount equal to the prins
Cipal sum paid for the policy. There
after, the entire amount Of the am
Tuity is taxable income. f
Annuity income, accordingly, must
be reported In the Federal income
tax return, whether the annuity is
q gift received from someone else,
or received as the proceeds to q ben.
eflciary, Of a life insurance policy
issued to another.
II the annuity derives from
straight annuity contract, then the
cost to be shown would be the
amount Of the single premium paid
for the policy. II the annuity Is re-
ceived by the policyholder Of an en-
dowment insurance contract, pay
able In installnents to the policy.
holder, then the cost Is the sum Of
the premiums paid for the policy.
In addition to the cost Of the
policy. as stated above, there must
be considered the amount OF the an
nuity In come received during the
year. The portion Of this annuity
income which is taxable, namely, 3
per cent Of the cost Of the policy,
II the amount to be entered in item
z OF the return Form 1040: the ball
ance Is nontaxable and Is TO be ap-
piled against the tax cost Of the
policy. When the taxpayer has re-
ceived non-taxable income in this
manner eQualing the cost Of the
policy, thereafter the whole annuity
income each year must be entered
IS taxable income In item 2 Of r..
turn Form lO40. -s,.1~.-
TAe principles set forth above for
the treatment Of annuity income apa
ply also to retirement income, an
nuity pensions, and other irons of
annuities. In the case Of retirement
income and pensions, where no pave
ments have been made for the Inc
come, then the whole amount Of the
income Is taxable (except for pesions
to War veterans and their fainilies).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
Stocks Show Decline
In Moderate Trading
Fractional Slips Noted in COppers; Rails Hold Steady;
ChrysIer Has Small Gain

New York. Feb. 1--(Up) stocks
made an irregular decline today
after rising TO 14-inonth highs last
week. Trading was moderate.
Bethlehem Steel lost q point to
SO 1-8 and other steels eased with It.
IN the coppers. fractional declines
were noted. international Nickel
lost q point to SO So.
Leading rails held steady or eased
small amounts. Bangor ~ Aroostook
preferred, an exception. made a new
high at AZ La UP lee. Utilities held
well with Commonwealth Edison,
and Electric Power and Light at
their highs for more than D year.
Chrysler had d small gain while
General Motors eased.
Oils slipped lower. U. 8. Rubber
lost nearly O point in an easier
tire section. Airline stocks eased
while aircrafts were fir1n. Western
Union declined q point and other
communications turned easier. Sew
eral special issues gained point
and more, including George Helme
preferred, International Business
Machines, and Omnibus Corporation
preferred.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
smith ADMITS
KILLING WIFE
Railroad Brakeman Picked
Up in Times Square for
R. |. Authorities

New York, FEB. /. (UP)-Police
held Thomas Smith, AZ, railroad
brakeman, for Rhode Island author
tiles today. They said he admitted
having killed his wife, Angela, In
their home n North Providence, Jan.
16 and would waive extradition.
Rhode Island authorities were ex-
pected to come for him today.
Smith was arrested In Times
Square last night six hours after he
arrived here by train. He had hoped
to lose himself In a big city, he said,
but professed TO be relieved that he
had been found. Detectives recog-
MID him from circulars sent out by
Rhode Island police.
Smith, according to police, told
them what had happened in his
North Providence home Jan. 10. He
talked while running his hand
through gray hairs which he said
was Jet black then. A little man he
said he had worked % years for
the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, and retired two
years ago on his savings. He brought
q home then and married Angela.
She liagged him, he told police.
The pickering became more heated,
more frequent. Late ct night, they
had quarrel and police quoted
him, he picked up a garden spade
in his rage and chopped her."
Smith said he left the house In
his car, drove to the Providence
Union station, bought o ticket to
another town. Three days later he
read In o newspaper that his wife
had died--she had been breathing
when he left her, he said. He spent
the next two weeks skipping from
on town to another, riding freight
trains, all In New England, avoiding
everyone, particularly persons In
uniform. That ended In Times
Square last night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
Jury May Get
CASE THURSDAY
Final Arguments on Movie
Stars Trial May Start
ny FREDERICK G. OTHMAN
UNITED Press Hollywood
CorresnOndentl

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 1.-(UP)-A jury,
consisting mostly Of bored-looking
women, hoped to discover today
what scratches on the lock Of a bed
room door has to do with the statu-
tory rape charges against Enrol
Flynn.
The door, itself, In need Of a coat
Of paint, Is In court. District At
torney's ofSlcial unscrewed 1t from
Its hinges in the blue bedroom Of a
Bel Air mansion, where 17-year-old
Betty Hansen charges Flynn attack
ed her. She testified that just be-
fore he ripped the flrst Upper Of
her clothing, he slammed and locked
the door. ..
Witnesses rounded up by the in
defatigable Jerry Giesler, chief de-
Tense lawyer, included the caretaker,
the housekeeper and the upstairs
maid, all Of whom claimed the lock
was broken and couldn't be used.
Flynn testified that he wouldn't
know about the lock. He said he
never was upstairs at all, with or
without Miss Hansen.
The prosecutors, Thomas Cochran
and John Hopkins, presented evil
dencA last week to indicate some
body had tempered with the lock.
N7iesler surprised the nine women
lind the three men on the Jury by
saying he'd been to the house q
couple Of weeks ago and whirled
the lock around, himself. He said
it was broken then. He said maybe
his own whirling caused the bright
lnarka on the spindle, about which
the state seemed to be worrying.
The state called @. D. Pope, the
county Jlocksmith, this morning to
give his expert opinion on how, and
more particularly when, the lock
might have been broken.
And will call just as many ex-
perts on this point as can find,
announced Giesler.
The evidence, otherwise, was COM
plete In the triple rape charges filed
BY Miss Hansen and 16-year-old
Peggy Satterlee, both Of whom told
In vivid detail their stories Of at
tack by the wavy-haired movie hero.
Flynn denied their accounts, point
BY point.
The death yesterday Of District
Attorney John Dockweiler Of pneu-
monia, proved complaining factor.
Dockweiler filed the states charges
against Flynn and had been direct
ing his prosecution. Court prob
ably will recess for the funeral.
Unless the prosecutors Of Giesler
produce some unexpected evidence,
they probably will begin their final
arguments tomorrow and the case,
involving not only Tynn's career but
possible so year prison sentence,
! will reach the Jury Thursday or
Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
mo Religion" People
On Increase Locally
Efforts Should Be Made to Aid Strangers in Preserv-
ing Church Contacts Says DR.. Walker

add, and In all honesty, that the
issue lies largely with you rather
than with me, q minister Of the
church.
"A very determined effort Is being
made these days to make soldiers
end sailors at home away from
home. think these efforts are very
successful on the whole and that
the churches are playing q worthy
part. But there are literally millions
Of other people who have moved
from one community to another
and have not yet got their roots
down in community life or in the
local church. There must be hum
dreds and perhaps even thousands
Of people in Waterbury and vicinity
who are restless and q trifle home
sick, who are living under certain
stresses and strains. The war in
dustries have solved the financial
problem for a good many people,
evidently, but the personal problems
are not yet solved, they may even
be accumulated. am told that there
are more people rather than less
who when admitted to the hospital
have no church connection and an
swer the routine question by reply
ing, NO religion.
I'VE have been reading much in
the papers of late about the ques-
ton Of the confirmation Of the
nomination Of Mr.. Edward ]. Flynn
as minister to Australia. I think /.
can safely assume that many Of us
have made up our minds about the
wisdom Of such an appointment but
let that pass. Let us look to the
questions underlying the wisdom or
the unwisdom Of sending Mr.. Flynn
to Australia. What does an ambas-
sador, a minister do in foreign
parts? He represents the govern
ment and the people Of America.
He goes in our stead. We want a
man who shall be wise, tactful,
friendly, alert and singleminded to
the service Of both the United States
and Australia. We want our rep
resentatives broad to make friends
for us and to further the mutual
interests Of the land from which
they go and the countries to which
they are accredited. Now do you
see Paul's thought in a little clearer
outline? He wanted the Christians
Of Corinth to represent Christ and
the Church to the world outside.
He was a little fearful that his
friends in Corinth would prove a bit
self-righteous, a bit complacent, a
little unfriendly. He was afraid that
they might fence themselves of
from strangers and the world out
side. Instead of that Paul was de-
termined that these Christian
friends Of his should carry the gos-
pei to men and women In need"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
CONFUSION HURTS
RUBBER PROGRAM
Synthetic Progress Held
Up By Divided Authority
Claims LETTERS

washington, Feb. l--(up)-Rub.
her Director william M. letters said
today the synthetic rubber program
had made little progress in the past
year and blamed that fact on ''con-
fusion, clash Of personalities, lack
Of direction, interference, too much
expecting, divided authority and
too little two-tlsted authority"
Testifying before q joint subcon1-
naittee OF the House Naval and
Military Affairs committees, Jeffers
reiterated recent assertions that
Army and Navy Expediters "and
loafers" had iaterfered with the
rubber program.
He said his statements before the
Council Of State Governments In
Baltimore last week were mild" in
comparison with the Raruch rubber
committees criticisms Of tho way
the program had been handled In
the past.
Jeffers told the subcommittee that
published reports omitted the word
"and" in recording what he said
ct Baltimore about Army and Navy
exrcditers land loAfers." BY loafer,
LETTERS said, he meant anyone In an
unnecessary" Job.
letters Baltimore remarks drew
O rebuke from Information Director
Elmer Davis. Davis announced
publicly that Jeffers had not cleared
his statements through owl, as
President Roosevelt asked govern
ment ofIlcials to do. He also wrote
Jeffers q letter asking him to make
such clearance In tho future. The
Joint subcommittee, headed by Rep.
Ewing Thomaston, D., Tex, was
created to investigate Je5ers'
charges.
Jefgers read the subcommittee a
letter from an unnamed defense
worker commencing him for his as
,sertions. The letter said that the
Army and Navy experts and loa1srs
are certainly hindering work"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
UNITED PRESS
RENAMES FLORY
Foreign News Manager to
Supervise Service to
More Than 500 Papers

New York, Feb. --(UP)-- Ap-
pointnent Of Harry r. Flory as for
eign news manager and director Of
communications Of the United
Press was announced today by Jo-
seph L. Jones, vice-presidsent in
charge Of the UPS foreign depart
ment.
Flory will supervise service to
more than 500 newspapers and radio
clients outside continental United
States.
United Press successful rear
rangement Of Its communication
circuits to overcome the disruption
caused by the war enables him to
be the first UP foreign news man
ager to have under his immediate
control a flow Of news direct to
every continent worldwide. New
York has become more important
than ever as world news and COM
rnunications center, focal point in
global news distribution, an i'm
portant factor considered in estab-
fishing a foreign news manager
here.
In announcing Flory's appoint
ment, Jones pointed out that the
United Press exports news to more
points abroad than any other
American news agency and is the
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
WAR DOES WHAT
COURT COULD not
Castaway on Derelict
Boat Separated From
Mother By Draft Order

Boston, Feb. 1.-(UP)-The war
has done what the courts couldn't
do-remove 29-year-old william
Sherwin from the derelict schooner
Snetind on which he and his mother
successfully fought to live.
Today, six years after the pair
became voluntary castaways on a
Boston Harbor mud flat, Sherwin
reported for induction into the
armed services.
To be on hand at $3.50 a. m. at
East Boston, Sherwin debarked from
the 234-foot wooden vessel last
night. He was enroute ashore in a
police boat when his 5S-year- old
mother, Mrs. Ann Winsor Sherwin,
estranged wife Of O former New
York editor, called from a bedrag-
sled rock garden on the ships rot
ting deck:
willie, you forgot to kiss me-"
The police boat swung around, re-
turned, and her son dutifuly COM
piled. He always has minded his
mother.
They had been as one from the
day when they barricaded them
selves in cabin and defied work.
ers to demolish their home in COM
pliance with a court order. Despite
storms that had sorely shaken their
honS, the pair lived together on the
flats where the boat was towed in
1886 to await eventual sinking.
Mrs. Sherwin originally purchased
the ship. tied 1t to a wharf and
turned 1t into an art shop. The legal
battle resulted when the Montgom-
cry Navigation Co. was ordered to
remove the ship from the busy
wharf, were cited for contempt for
failure to do SO and then attempted
its destruction.