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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23

attack on Regensburg.
British twin enginer Mosquito
bombers heaped new destruction on
Germany in small-scale attacks on
unSpecified objectives in southwest
ern and western Germany last night
without loss, the aid ministry an
nounced. German broadcasts said
Allied planes were over the industri-
al Rhineland.
Stung into show at retaliation,
German planes penetrated London's
terrific anti aircraft barrage for the
fourth time in five nights early to-
day to give the capital it's 713th air
alert of the war. raids, though it
still was far from the scale of the
blitz raids of 1904.
Most damage was in the suburbs.
Bombs also fell in southeast Eng
land and the home counties. An
air ministry-home security minis
try communique said there were q
number of casualties, some of them
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from about so prospective jurors
who did not wish to serve. More
than 200 talesmen, including hve
women, had been summoned.
The statesmen without excuses TO
offer were released until 1890 a. m.
tomorrow.
Lonergan was not in the court
room today.
After preliminaries Of selecting
the jury have been completed, the
state will demand the electric chair
for the 26-year-old Royal Canadian
Air Force aircraftman who police
say confessed that he beat and
strangled his wife to death in her
fashionable Beekman Hill apart
ment on october "a.
Broderick, prior to the trials
opening, had limited he would seek
further delay. Grumet, who ques-
toned witnesses at his office all day
yesterday and far into the evening,
said he would oppose any such move
on the part Of the defense.
Only a handful of those who hold
special passes will be able to get
inside the small 18th floor court
room where the trial will be held.
There are seats for less than 100
spectators, and arrangements have
been made to accommodate more
than 60 reporters, the largest press
representation at a New York muir
der trial since the Ruth Snyder case
in 1927.
Among the spectators will be
squadron leader J. M. Mcpherson Of
the RCAF, sent from Canada to at
tend the trial as an observer.
Grumet was expected to call about
20 witnesses in presenting the states
case.
Reasonably Cheerful
AS Grumet questioned a stream Of
prospective witnesses, many Of them
extensively dressed representatives
Of cafe society. yesterday Lonergan
sat alone in his cell in the city
prison and had no visitors. He was
reported reasonably cheerful.
One Of those questioned at length
by Grumet was John r. Harjes,
son of the former head Of the bank
ing firm Of Morgan-Harjas in Paris,
at whose apartment Lonergan spent
the night before his wife, a popular
member Of cafe society, was slain.
Mrs. Lucille Wolfe Burton, mother
Of the slain woman also appeared
at the criminal courts building, sty-
lishly attired in mink cape and
was closted with Grumet for more
than an hour.
It was expected that the first
week Of the trial would be taken up
with selection Of q blue ribbon jury
from a special panel Of 200 tales.
men.
Statement Denied
Broderick did not indicate his de-
Tense strategy. He has claimed re.
peatdly that the district attorneys
office offered to accept o plea Of
second degree murder. But this was
denied just as vehementiy by Cru.
met during numerous heated ex-
changes with the defense lawyer at
hearings preliminary to the trial
BrOderick recently obtained rec
ordS in Toronto showing that Lon
organs mother had been institution
allied there for q mental illness, and
It was believed he might attempt to
save his client by an insanity plea. |
Lonergan, on the other hand, has
been declared sane by aiienists who
haze examined him on behalf Of the |
district attorney.
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Walter Wi1lcllell
In Nezg York

win be used against Merely Ameri-
can boys Of no social background?
Only IS per cent of Spanish
cement is used in Spain. The rest
is shipped to France to be used in
building Notifications on the Eng
liSh Channel Apparently Fas-
ciSt Franco admired by Ambassa-
dor Hayes, has stopped building his
Spain of the future to help build
Nazi death traps for American boys
this Summer.
II Ambassador Hayes believes in
American Democracy, why doesn't
he make clear Americas position in
Spain2 1t is forbidden to trans
port American wheat in American
trucks because dictator Franco con-
Siders that propaganda for America
A journalist who once tried to
photograph the unloading of Ameri-
can wheat in Spain was promptly
arrested Much of the wheat and
other products sent to Spain by the
United States finds its way quietly
to the black market which is
run by Frances pals - and more
of 1t is shipped to Hitler The
few foodstuffs that make their way
to the Spanish people from America
go ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS takes fun
credit for it.
Even more heartbreaking, Allied
merchant seamen, who risk their
livyoc 1Nn1nUT TIM lnnlyc That
oil from the Caribbean has been
used to fuel German ships in the
Canary islands-Vigo. Ceuta, Cadiz
and Melilla German submar-
ines were furnihed fuel at Ferrol
and replenished their fuel and tor
pedo stock at Ferrol and Vigo E.
Ambassador Hayes should realize,
as he and Dictator Franco drink
their tea, that the man opposite him
is engaged in conspiracy to burn
American sailors to death and sink
United States Shipsl Gasoline
imported into Spain is sent to Ger
many by trains running from Bill
bao and Miranda del Ebro from
where it goes to Irun to France
and then to Germany E. Does AM
baSSador Hayes suppose that Amer
lea is on gas rations to provide Ger
man tanks the fuel to shoot down
American boys?
Hayes should know that Franco is
holding Italian ships for Hitler
When, on September 9th, 1913, the
Italian fleet surrendered to the AL
lies, Franco seized one italian cruiser
and four gunboatS that were in
Spanish ports. He has refused to
release them to the Badoglio govern
ment, saying that Berlin would con-
slider that an act of war How
ever, when in the Fall of 1912 our
forces drove damaged Italian sub
marine itno the port of Santander,
Franco ordered it repaired. 1t was
then escorted out to sea by a Span
isher destroyer and allowed to "es-
cape" - to attack American trans
ports BY Frances own statement
Isn't that an act of war?
This column has much more evil
dence, which will shortly be present.
ed to the American people In
the meantime %: The Senate and
House Foreign Relations Committee
should at once inquire into the &C
tivities of Carlton J. H. Hayes; and
if there is ground for impeache-
ment, he should be publicly tried
in America, as provided in the Con-
stitution =. 90: If 1t Is true that
American lease-lend is being used to
supply the enemy. every single fac
tor should be made public and the
culprits punished and 90: If Franco
has done the things I say he has
done, we should recognize now that
a state Of war exists charge
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nv DEAR MR.. PREsIDENT

MY DEAR MIX. FSESADENT
This 3 more than an accusation
against Franco the Fascist. 1t is q
bin of particulars for the Senate
and House Foreign Relations Com
mittee. It screams for investigation
Right now an American am
baSSador sits with a dictator and a
war criminal-whom the ambasSa-
dor has proclaimed as the savior Of
his country In the dictator's
jails languish 100000 people, whose
sole crime is that they believe in
democracy The American AM
hassador is Carlton J. H. Hayes. and
his crony, the German agent Hayes
has proclaimed as the savior of his
country and the builder of its flu
ture, is Dictator Franco.
At this very moment, Spanish
war factories are working full blast
for Hitler Trains and trucks
cross into France from Spain every
day with material for the NaI war
machines German spies on
Spanish soil send detailed messages
on Allied conveys entering the Med
iterranean The Franco under
ground is smuggling in diamonds
and platinum from South America
-FalangistS are fighting in German
uniforms against the Russians d. E.
And, until month ago, American
oil was being shipped to the Nazi
navy.
Should Ambassador Hayes have
any doubt about Frances intent?.
On December Z, 1941, when Japan
bombed Pearl Harbor. Frances
newspaper said: Japan has reached
the limit OF her patience She could
no longer tolerate the interference
of the United States" . Exactly
one year later, December 7, 1912,
Franco himself said that Spain
would follow the road marked out
by the totalitarian revolutions of
Italy and Germany" FRANCOIS
newspaper declared on January 2,
1912, when the japanese marched
into Manila: The ancient and re-
nowned culture of the magnificent
oriental empire, and its exceptional
human values are shown in the
Important victories of the first days
Victories that have won for Japan
the admiration of the world" E.
Doesn't Ambassador Hayes know
that Colin Kelly was dead at that
time; that MacArthur's men were
surrounded and starving that Amer
lean wounded were being bombed,
and that these exceptional human
values" praised by Franco resulted
in the terrible March of Death" in
which so many American boys were
beheaded?
Should Ambassador Hayes have
any doubt as to Frances effective
assistance to Hitler? Last year,
nearly the total production of Span
iSh iron and mercury was sent to
Germany by freight express; the
full production of the Luchana and
DeuSto mines in Bilbao goes to the
Nazis; ard the Spanish shipping
agency, which runs minerals from
Sagunto and Bilbao to occupied Eu-
rope, Is German-owned Surely
Ambassador Hayes Shoulud know
that Franco shipped 100000 tons
of ore from Bilbao to France :.
And surely Ambassador Hayes should
know that that ore is used to kill
American men.
Last year Franco sent-ano Hit
Ter received-10,000 tons of copper
and several thousands tons of
chrome-vital strategic materials.
The factories of Hispano Suiza, the
Altos Hornos of Valarca and plants
OF LaTarraSca are turning out en-
glneS OF death for Hitler . Whom
does Ambassador Hayes think they
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that Franco-right now - is in
juring America more in week than
MuSsolini did in a year.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
MISS HYBAR0ER WED
TO FRANK HOSMER

Mr.. and Mrss. Chester Hybarger.
1908 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti. an.
uounce the marriage OF their daugh-
ter. Gretchen. TO Frank Hosmer,
Jr A. NJ. NJ. &c OF New York City.
The wedding took place Jan. 10
at 10 a. m. in the rectory OF 81.
Johns Church. Out OF town guests
were Mrs. Hosmer. mother OF the
bridegroom. Mrs. Rossiello. Mrs
Richards. Mrs. lombard, sister OF
the groom, and Joseph Hosmer. a
brother. New York. Also here were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hybarger and
son. Denny, Plymouth. Indiana.
In the evening a reception was
given in honor OF the bride and
groom by Mrs. Leroy Bush, and
Mrs. Won Bush at the latter's home
Lenawee Dr., Ann Arbor. Those
present were relatives OF the bride
and groom.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
Willow Run Calendar

quay
3. 00-5: 00-Adventist Fellowship
Room 10 OF the Ross School
9:00-5: 00-All night dancing
the Willow Lodge Auditorium.
SUNDAY
900 and 11:30-Catholic Masses
Willow Lodge Auditorium.
1900 and 300 Protestant Chur,
service al the Foster School.
Protestant Church School
the Ross School.
12:00-4:00 and Protesta
Worship in the Foster School.
12:30--Inter-church worship In d
Willow Lodge Auditorium.
1:00.4:15 and 500 - Protesta
Worship at the Ross School.
1:30-Church School at the Willc
Lodge Auditorium.
2:30-Speech Making Club NEE
at the library in the South Co
munity Building.
3.00-Card Party in Rooms II a.
IL OF South community Buildir
3:45-Book Review OF Legacy a
Nazism" by Reverend Redmo
in Library OF South Communi
Building.
5:O0-Art Club meets in Room
OF North Community Building
5:00-Choir practice in the wild
Lodge Auditorium for young D,
pie.
s:00-Eyening Inter-C Church servi
at the Willow Lodge Auditoriu
9:15-Christian Youth Fellows.
in the Willow Lodge Auditoriu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
OAR. Told About
Pioneer Opportunity

The spacious home OF Mrs. Wal.
ter e. Dixon was the setting for the
meeting OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, Friday after
noon.
After the routine business was
cared for. the Regent, Mrs. Rich
ard A. Weir. told OF the death OF
the last Real Daughter. Mrs. Annie
knight Gregory. OF Williamsport,
Pa. al the age OF l0l years. The
Chapter is participating in many OF
the current patriotic activities:
namely the Fat Salvage and the
Bond Drives. Moreover, the chap.
ter has assumed responsibility Of
one dollar per capita contribution
toward the work done by the Ma
tional Blood Plasma Committee. A
gift OF S. was made 10 the work OF
the Girl Scouts OF Roosevelt School
Delegates were named for the
State Conference TO be held at hal-
amazoo in March. They are Mrs.
Richard A. Weir. Mrs. James War
ner, Mrs. +. G. Wiedman, Mrs Har-
yey Colburn. Alternates for the
meeting are Mrs. S. f. Fagerstrom,
Mrs. Walter E. Dixon, Mrs. John Z.
Gault. Mrs. Joseph II. Thompson.
The National Society OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton meets in New York City from
April II to 20. The delegate TO this
gathering is Mrs. f. G. Wiedman;
the alternates are Mrs. Horace y.
WILDER and Mrs. Joseph II. Thomp-
son.
Rev. Harvey c. Colburn was the
speaker OF the afternoon and his
message was an unusually inspiring
one for troubled times. His topic
was "Our Ancestors" and he set out
TO show what this country did for
those Englishmen who came TO
these shores in the early part OF
the Eighteenth Century. Theirs
was the opportunity OF an undevel-
oped country. freedom they could
not experience in the Old World,
and a religious faith OF a peculiar
and interesting character which
gave people self-respect and self
confidence.
He traced the life OF his own an.
cestor, Edward Colburn. who came
from England as an indentured ser
want. II years OF age. 10 Ipswich,
Mass. where Mr.. Saltonstall.
doubtless ancestor OF the present
governor, put him 10 work on his
farm. The Congregational Church
was the dominant factor OF the town
and its Calvinistic teachings
strengthened the young worker.
Young Colburn was faithful to his
tasks at the farm and after a time
gained his freedom. However. he
stayed on at the farm as steward.
as the owner was advancing in
years. Later he did leave the farm
and bought a farm OF his own SO
miles from Boston on the south
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
THE WILLOW RUN NEWS
University Women to Assist
in Willow Run Child Care

Fifty or more girls. all gradu-
ates or undergraduates OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan. will go into
the housing projects at Willow Run
TO assist in an extensive program
OF child care under the sponsor
ship OF the Child Committee OF
the University OF Michigan's Wom-
ems War Board.
They will assist in a wide field OF
activity including child care in the
nursery schools, schools, Sunday
Schools, Girl Scout and Girl Re-
serve programs. The girls will be-
come familiar with the program
next week and beginning one week
from next Monday will be in the
area every day. They will serve
four hours apiece each week.
One OF the first activities they
will assist at Is the dance for the
residents OF Willow Run IN the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY DORCAS SOCIETY

New officers for the coming year
were elected and dates for the next
two meetings OF the general Dorcas
Society OF the Lutheran Church
were set at the semi-annual society
meeting at the church. Friday eve
ming. Mrs. Rote Holmes, vice presl-
dent, presided. and led the devo.
tons. The officers elected are Mrs.
Holmes, president; Miss Cora
Roshm. vice president. Mrs. Peter
Buccos, treasurer. Miss Edith
LIdke, secretary.
1t was decided that the four cir
Giles take turns cleaning the choir
robes. The Stein circle Is TO enter.
tain for the April society meeting
and the Schaner circle for the No
vember meeting. Heretofore the
meetings have been held in April
and December.
After the meeting Rev Hugo
Fenker gave a short talk and sug.
gested that as the church debt had
united the circles before, in their
common work, that they seek a new
common aim. He hoped that they
would decide TO work for the church
improvement fund. He explained
the revision in the financial set-up
since the church debt is paid, IN
that the benevolences for the
church at large will be emphasized.
He asked the members 10 look for
adults who will be interested IN
joining the adult confirmation
class.
In speaking OF church attendance
he mentioned a Lutheran congrega.
ton in Minneapolis with a member.
ship OF 200 that had 1850 at church
services the Suday after Christ.
mas.
The entertainment after the meet
ing was in charge OF the Schaner
circle and the refreshments In
charge OF the West Side circle.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY CARPENTER CORPS

GAR. Hall was decorated with
flags and the officers chairs we're
covered with new white drapes for
the annual installation OF officers OF
Carpenter Women's Relief Corps,
Friday evening. Visitors were pres
emit from Chelsea, Detroit and Ann
Arbor.
The officers were installed in an
impressive ceremony by Mrs. Elsie
Perry, Ann Arbor, district president
and her staff OF IL officers, all
dressed in floor length dresses OF
pastel colors and wearing cor
sages.
After the installation, Mrs. Fun
ice Mats was presented with an
other bar to her % year member
ship pin. She now has been a mem
Der for so years. Gifts were pre-.
scented to Mrs. Perry, district presi-
dent, and to Mrs. Bert Gillette,
Corps president.
Mrs. Gillette named her February
supper committee, Mrs. John Slater,
Mrs. Minnie Rust and Mrs. Edward
Grannis.
After the meeting delicious
lunch was served by Mrs. Vincent
Celebrezze and her committee.
The new officers in pastel floor
length dresses and corsages. IN
stalled, were Mrs. gillette, presi-
dent: Mrs. Harry Weston, senior
vice president: Mrs. John Bird,
junior vice president; Mrs. Mats,
captain; Mrs. Grannis, treasurer;
Mrs. Arthur Ferguson. conductor;
Mrs. Ivele Grub. guard; Mrs. An
thony Kannick, secretary; Mrs.
Slater. patriotic instructor; Mrs.
Grannis, press correspondent; Mrs.
Beulah McDougall, musician; Mrs.
Celebrezze, director OF junior club
Mrs. George Waterbury, color bear
er number one; Mrs. Harold Bias
kin. color bearer number two; Mrs.
A. n. Burd. color bearer number
three: Mrs. Eula Williams, color
bearer number four: Mrs. John La.
Barge. assistant conductress Mrs.
Mark Rust. assistant guard.
The new white covers for the Of
ficers' chairs were a gift from Mrs.
Rust and Mrs. Slater.
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PLANS MADE BY
WILLING WORKERS

Willing Workers Circle Of King :
Daughters at the home OF Mrs. Jes.
sic Miller, Friday evening, discussed
plans for work for the year and
voted a contribution TO the leper
fund. 1t wes decided to do more
Red Cross work. 1t was announced
that the county convention OF
Kings Daughters will meet in the
Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor,
Jan. rs. Miss Mary Crane. presi-
dent, Miss Myrtle Scrivens, Mrs.
Belle REYNOLDS. Mrs. Paul Slusser.
and Mrs. William Jellis expect to
go.
The work committee returned a
lap robe that had been completed
for the Red Cross. and a pieced
top for comfort was given to the
circle by a member. Members are
piecing quilt blocks.
Miss Crane conducted the bust
ness meeting attended by is mem
bers.
The February meeting will be
with Mrs. Amelia Koch.
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wives. He learned with apparent
pleasure that progressives in Wis
consin and farm-laborites In Min.
nesota had moved to unite with the
Democrats.
But to party lieutenants who
said they Informed him OF the Mid
West fourth term resolution, his
reply was the singulor OH"
Presidential silence on the fourth
term issue, however, failed to
dampen the conviction among Dem
ocrats from all parts OF the country
that Mr. Roosevelt will be nominal
ed when the convention meets lr
Chlcago-probably the week OF July
"a.
Typical comment from one prom
inent committeeman was. "It's
Roosevelt. or ashes In November.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
Better Fire Precautions to
be Taken in Federal Housing

Precautionary measures TO pre-
vent fires as we'll as new stations,
better alarm system and an Or
ganized volunteer force are embod-
led in the new program OF fire
protection at Willow Run.
Two new fire stations now near.
ing completion are located in the
new Willow Village townsite CEN
ter and on Midway Boulevard near
Clark Road. Main quarters OF the
department will be at Station Num-
Der 2 on Midway which should be
ready for occupancy January 90.
The other station. Number /. in
Willow Village will be complete
soon and consists of fire station.
a Sheriffs Department and a gas
station. AS soon as the new quar-.
tiers are occupied the present sta
ton at Willow Lodge in the North
Community Building will not be
used by the Fire Department.
Final approval has been granted
for three electric three horsepower
fire sirens which will be placed on
the southeast corners OF Spring
field and Lennox Streets, Bancroft
and Walpole Streets, and on sta
ton No. 2 in Willow Village. This
triangular placement OF the sirens
makes its possible for the alarm
to best be heard in all parts OF
the area. These sirens will aug
ment the present system in which
81 alarm boxes are distributed in
the Village, each one near a pub
lie telephone, and special phones
foe fires and emergencies in the
dormitories, schools, store and gov
eminent buildings.
In addition this, on the main
telephone switch board in the
housing area there Is red light
that flashes when a fire is called
in and instead Of the regular buzz
bell rings so that the operator
NAV transmit the call TO the fire
department as soon as possible.
In pointing out all these meas
ures 10 insure adequate fire pro
lection in the area, Fire CHIEF
Frank Jacot said that every per
son at Willow Run should know
where the nearest fire box is sc
/ that valuable time will not be lost
in reporting a fire In reportinf
] Are early last Monday morning IN
which three apartments occupied
by 10 people on Walpole Stree