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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

like a silver ribbon below-brook- like from that altitude, Mt. Ver- non, home of George Washington, was below as we turned toward the coast.
 The meticulous check which hoe gan even before take-otf c0n~ tinued.
 If the plane passed her rigorous tests she might well be in some strange place on the other side of the world, in South America or Africa or England in the next 48 hours.
 Most tense moments of the flight were during the testing of propeller feathering mechaniSnls. One by one the ignition on each motor was turned off and the props feathered. This action is necessary If an engine fails during flight. Unfeathered and inopera- tive a motor might be torn from the ship. Feathered properly crewmen can make repairs.
 Myriad Dials Watched
 Special de-icing equipment then got workout. Landing gear was lowered by gravity. necessary i'll cases of hydraulic failure.
 The dozens of dials and switches drew the scrutiny of the captain, engineer and first officer. Per-. formance was recorded on a chart. Landing flaps caused the ship to slow suddenly when they were moved out of their berths.
 Performance of these ships has played a leading role in moving vital cargo and personnel to far flung areas and virtually to tire war fronts themselves.
 Jamison, with 30 round trips to the British Isles in his flying log, is completing his test assign ment and soon will be playing tag again with the clements that haunt the North Atlantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

COA1t1 dCL " A4O.
 Jamison, at %, has been flying 12 years. Before joining VIVA he flew the pleasure run" between Wilmington, Cal, and Catalina Island.
 Civilian crews furnished by American domestic airlines fly the army-owned planes across the seas to the north and east and south and west. For security reasons their thrilling chapter ill the ad- vancement of flying cannot be told in full until hostilities cease.
 BIazes Ocean Trails
 The civilian pilots who possessed the "know how" were the ones who blazed the air trail to the British Isles, the South Seas, the South Atlantic and beyond when thee hips were down.
 And Jamison was one of the first to offer his services on the difficult North Atlantic leg.
 For these civilian pilots there are no decorations, no testimonial dinners, no public praise. They take their work as matter-of-fact as a cab driver.
 Thus, ocean hops are common place to JamiSon.
 High over the Washington area this morning JamiSon put C-54 through her paceS. It was a check flight to determine whether the ship could be approved for depar- ture overseas during the day.
 The crew, besides the pilot, in- cluded a fighter engineer, first of- ficer, radio operator and electrician. Throughout the flight they checked and rechecked minutely the con- plicated apparatus which drives and controls the plane, shows speed, altitude and score of other factors with which the pilot must reckon.
 AlOft at ? .. m.
 We climbed aboard at 2 a. m. The flight engineer scanned the record to check changes made by mechanics since the ships last flight. There was a new engine and a new carburetor, among other things.
 With JamlSOn aL Ine COAltIOAS the ship taxied across the apron before the hangars and past the bustling commercial terminal. then out to a position at the end of a runway.
 The big engines turned over with deafening roar and we soon became airborne with the grace of a swallow. There was a hum- ming noise above the engines roar as the landing gear folded neatly into nose and wings. We climbed with amazing rapidity to 1O,OOC feet.
 The thermometer showed the outside temperature at four de- grees below zero. The windshields began to steam up from the heat in the big cabin. The stars seemed close. Visibility was excellent.
 We headed southward, the en- zines humming merry tune. Jamison's trained ear told him all was well and he grinned.
 Vigorously Tested
 Washington with Its millions of twinkling lights was fading away behind. The Potomac river looked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
S53O COLLECTED
 HERE FOR DEWEY

A total of $530 was donated here to the Dewey for President Club for the last campaign it has been announced by its chairman, Mrs. Flora Allen. The club was formed to solicit $1.O0 contributions to off- set the solicitations of the c. l. O. Political Action Committee which sought similar amounts in support of President Roosevelt.
 A total of $496 of. the total con- tributed was donated to the Repub- iIcan party here with the remain der used for maintainance expenses. Mrs. Allen reports that the dona- tions were made by Republicans, Democrats and independent voters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
DRUM CORPS MEET
 IN CONTEST HERE

Approximately 30 groups of the ~-n7ect'rlrt Fifers and DrummerS Association will engage in state ..-.- u.4lpetlU,on among baton twirl- CTS and drum corps groups to be staged today at the Anderson school gymnasium under the auspices of the Fife and Drum CoSps of the East End Community Club.
 A parade will be held at 6:30 p. m. as curtain raiser for the evening session which will begin at 7:30 p. m. The baton tourney will be held in two parts-one for juniors from 3:30 to 5:3O p. m. and another for sen- iors from 7::30 to 10:30 p. m.
 Newport, England, has decided not to make any peace celebration plans until after Japan is defeated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

1922, he directed Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy," in which Mary played the dual role of Dearest" and Fauntleroy.
 In keeping with the lavishness of the story, everything in the pic ture is on a grand scale. The royal jewels in the Sultan's crown are oversize. The Sultan's harem is stabled with scores, not dozens of beauties.
 Super-coloSsa Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
LOTS OF CLOTHES

Joan Fontaine wears a pair of dungarees and a sweater for her first costume in 'The Affairs of Eu- san" at Paramount. This is in con- trast to another outfit which cost Hal B. Wallis, producer, more than S, GOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
UNION VIEWPOINT

Ann Savage, who stars with Jack Haley in Pine Thomas You'll Be the Death of Me-" is one actress who maintains that 8 screen player should stick with pictures and avoid succumbing to the lure of the legiti- mate stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the now famous Diesel engine, did not live to see the full exploitation of his invention. One night in 1913 he strangely vanished from a mail steamer while crossing the English Channel and the mystery of his death is unsolved to this day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
TALENTED FAMILY

Carmelle Bergstrom, daughter-in- law of Fibber McGee and Molly who is under contract at Para. mount, played a clarinet in "Out of this World" Her next assign. ment on the screen will be jitter- bug dance with Robert Benchley as her partner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

fore the cameras at Paramount, ir which she takes shower. Wher Ed Gardner, the Archie" of radio accidentally interrupts, Miss God. dard throws a cake of soap at him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
Ocean-H Hopping Veteran Puts C-54s Through Faces For ATC
By ALBRO B. GREGORY IInikeH Press Stan COrresnOndent

WASHINGTON Nov 25tuP)Periodic testing of four-engned C-4 cargo-passenger transports Is routine.
 This opinion William A. North Atlantic aways and presently assigned test flying the
  Western Alnes four three of them under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Port laborers at La Libertad. Sale vador,i1 are to receive 72 cents for an 8-lour day with i6 cents an hour overtime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Considered one of the finest young lyric sopranos in America, 16-year-old Donna Lee has been signed up in Hollywood. The blue eyed blonde, a native of Montana, at the age of II won a movie tele- vision contest at the Worlds Fair in New OYrk, against 300 cOn- testants from all parts of the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
SOAP OPERA

Paulette Goddard appears in a sketch in ''Duffy's Tavern" now be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Washington with Its millions Of twinkling lights was fading away behind. The Potomac river looked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
 JUNE 29, 1943
BY UNITED PRESS

LegiOns of British and Cana dian bombers strike at Cologne and Hamburg night of June 28, causing so much damage that Germany was forced to admit that destruction was extensive; neutral newspapers from Ger many report destruction of the Cologne Cathedral.
 Malcolm Macdonald, British High Commissioner to Canada, declares that in the last two weeks i've have had a dead enemy submarine served for breakfast every day."
 Unconfirmed admission by Ger many tells of . Red Army break through in German defenses at tive places south of Staraya Russa on the Lake Ilmen front; Russian Air Ferce raids Orel, Karachev and Taman.
 U. S. flyers raid Kieka seven times on June 2z-2o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
SCOVTLL COMPANY
 TO FILE APPEAL
Exception Taken to Recent Regional NIB Directive
 on "WaIk- Out

Sources revealed today that the Scovill Mfg. CO, will appeal to the National Labor Relations Board the recent directive of the New Eng land regional WLB ordering the company to reinstate the 63 former tumbe mill workers who recently engaged in an unauthorized walk out, at the plant
 Alan c. Curtiss, personal rela- tions director of the plant was out of town today and could not be reached to verify the report, but sources declared that it seemed a strong likelihood that an appeal to the national board was ready for presentation.
 The 14-day review perio dafter receipt of the regional boards de- cision, before the deadline for pre- sentation to the national board, is almost up, and sources stated that the request for further review most likely will be forwardded soon.
 The New England regional board had directed that the Scovill Co.,, reinstate with full seniority priv ileges all those men involved in the unauthorized walkout, whom the company had ruled mo longer enl- ployes." The CIO union, represent ing the workers, appealed the com pany's ultimatum to the regional board following which the latter decision was handed down. The company was not represented at the regional meeting because of con- fusion as to conflicting engagements involving Scovill company officials
 Robert Walkinshaw, CIO repre- sentative, stated today that the new management-union contract will be signed tomorrow afternoon at D. m. exclusive of the various appeals presented to the War Labor Board by both participants,
 Appeals by the union include maintenance of membership, check off, severance, and an increase of the standard of night shift bonuses. The company's appeal request clari- fication of seniority rights of former employees now in the armed serv- ices and at wo week vacation rul- ing for employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss, PROBATE COURT, June 26th, A.
 n. 1944. ESTATE of JULIA E.
 DELANEY, late of the Town of
 Waterbury in said District, de-
 ceased.
 The Administratrix, having ex- hibited her account with said estate to this Court for allowance, and made application for an order of distribution of said estate, 1t Is
 ORDERED, That the 9th day of July, A. D. 1914, at 10:30 o'clock, in the forenoon, Eastern War Time, at the Probate office in Waterbury, be and the same Is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and application and the Court directs the Administratrix, to give notice thereof, by publish ing this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by leaving with, or by mailing in registered letters addressed to each of the persons interested, and residing without the Probate Dis trict of Waterbury, a copy of this order, all at least five days before said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE NJ. FAHY, 6-29-1t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
LITHUANIAN PICNIC
 ORCHESTRA BOOKED

Members of the Lithuanian Cit- izens Political club will sponsor a picnic Sunday at the Lithuanian Park on Chestnut Hill road. Music will be furnished by the Satula or chestra. Arrangements for the event have been made by the committee composed of John Adomelis, Will liam Greblunas, and Joseph Swim kunas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

l94l CHEVROLET COUPE-Radio and heater. Like new.
 GROVE USED CAR EXCHANGE IA Grove Street Dial 4-6g7l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Doughboys in Londo|
Hear Churchill Hail
U. 5. Armed Might
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-Prime Min
lister Churchill, in a surprise Thanks
giving speech to an Anglo-American
audience, last night hailed the
United States as the worlds greatest
military power and declared that
together the Allies were moving IT.
resistibly land, perhaps, with God's
aid, swiftly, toward victorious peace
Nearly 5000 persons, including
many hundreds of American service
men, jammed Albert Hall to hear a
gala concert dedicated to the United
States and its traditional holiday.
The audience rose and cheered
when Mr.. Churchill entered a box
to hear the program conducted by
John Barbirolli, formerly conductor
of the New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra, and again when
he mounted f1ag-draped platform
behind which hung a huge portrait
of Abraham Lincoln.
American Power Cited.
The Prime Minister said Amer
leans never had more justification
for thanksgiving than when we
see that In three or four years the
United States has, in sober fact,
become the greatest military, naval
and air power in the world.
That, say to you in this time
Of war, is itself subject for pro-
found thanksgiving"
The Allies progress, surely,
steadily, irresistibly" toward victory,
he said, was "again fitting reason
for Thanksgiving.
He called it joint American
British Thanksgiving Day because
the two nations were joined in bat
tie and added:
when this union of action, which
has been forced upon us by wars
against tyranny and which We have
maintained during those dark and
fearful days, shall become lasting
union = then indeed there will
be a day of thanksgiving and one
in which all the world will share"
WinAnt Speaks.
Beside Mr.. Churchill on the plat
form was United States Ambassador
John G. Winant, who spoke first.
1--WE are grateful that you have
Joined us on this day of thanksgiv-
ing Mr.. Winant said, because
through common sacrifice and a
sustaining providence we have been
able together to preserve our way
of life and have maintained the
unity of spirit which has made our
nations strong -. When the strife
is over and the battle done, grant
us brotherhood not for this day
only but for the years to come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
GoebbeIs Says Germans
Fiqhf With Sfoicism
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-In one Of his
gloomiest articles, Nazi Propaganda
Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels de-
clared last night that the Germans
are fighting now armed with sto-
icism" and that history surely can
not be so unjust" as to let Germany
lose.
TT would be quite Incompetent
sible and completely unbearable If
this woeful pilgrimage of the Ger
man people were not crowned with
success" Goebbels said in his
weekly article in the magazine Das
Reich, broadcast by the German
radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Mob Staying Of Youth
Who Killed 7 Women
To Be Investigated
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PIKEVILLE, Tenn, Nov. "a
Within six hours after he admitted
ly slashed and battered two white
women to death, James T. Scales
teen-age colored trusty at State
reformatory near here, was shot to
death yesterday by men who re-
moved hi mfrom the Pikesville Jail.
Victims of the Staying were Mrs.
Charles H. McKinnie, 10, and her
mother, Mrs. H. E. Scott, who died
last night in Chattanooga hospital
Mr.. Scott is superintendent of the
institution, the State training and
agricultural school for colored boys.
He was away at the time of the
tragedy.
Returned by Farmers.
Assistant Supt. w. S. Neil and
Storekeeper Virgil Davis discovered
the tragedy about am. when they
went to the Scott home on the school
grounds. They judged Mrs. McKin-
ME had been slain around 6 am,
shortly after Scales, as house boy,
had reported there for work.
BY 1870 o'clock these events had
taken place in quick sequence:
Scales was returned to the school
by two farmers who took him into
custody as suspected escapee from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24

ing" asserted State Highway Patrol
Chief Lynn Bomar, who took
charge on orders of Gov. Prentice
Cooper. The Governor offered q
reward of $500 for arrest and con-
viction of those guilty in this
lynching," first In the State in sew
eral years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24

the institution, without knowing Of
the staying. Mr.. Neil said the youth,
is, admitted the attacks.
Mr.. Davis lodged him In the
Bledsoe County Jail here, is miles
from the school.
Shot at Reformatory.
A group of men removed him
from the jail, at which only two
women were in attendance, and re-
turned him to the school where
they shot him to death after threat
ening first to hang him.
Mr.. Neil said he did not recog-
nize any of the men in the group.
There will be full investigation
OF both the murders and the lynch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24

1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley Is COM
mander of the 18th Army Group.
The citation said: lit. Gen. Pat
tons brilliant victory has contrib
uted materially to the success OF
American forces in the campaign
aginst Germany"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24

Eisenhower today pinned . bronze
star on. 1t. Gen. George s. Patton,
jr, In recognition Of the Sd Army
commanders part in the capture OF
Metz.
The decoration was awarded by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Beaverbrook Paper Urges
Hands -0ff-Spain' Policy
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-Lord Beaver
brooks London Daily Express said
today in an editorial that Great
Britain should adopt a hands-off
policy in any move to overthrow
Generalissimo Francisco Franco of
Spain.
"If Britain is wise, she will allow
the Spanish situation to evolve
without active interference on her
part" the Express said. "By so do
ing, Britain will be free to take any
advantage that may be offered by a
change of government, without as
Stunning responsibility for its defects,
its crimes, or even its continued ex-
istence."
PARIS, Nov. "a (P.-Represent-
stives of five Spanish Republican
party organiza tons living in the
Paris region formed a Spanish lib
Grafton junta" yesterday to cam
paign for the custer Of Franco and
return to d republic under the 1881
constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Yugoslov Port Taken
By Tito's Purtisuns
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. "a. - Yugoslav
troops have captured Rotor and
freed its protected harbor and the
Lusica Peninsula, Marshal Tito's
communique announced today.
The Germans in that region are
attempting to retreat toward Sou
tart, war bulletin said.
The communique said more than
1900 Germans were killed in 10 bat
tie actions listed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

Kimberly. but abandoned the project
because the fools didn't have spunk
enough to go through with IT.
At any rate, he won four medals
for bravery and enough commenda-
tons TO get him a commission in the
Royal Irish Regiment after the war.
1t was in that capacity that he took
command of Dublin Castles guard.
Two years after the robbery, a
Royal Commission was appointed 10
investigate the mystery. All II did
was to censure Sir Arthur for failing
to exercise due vigilance and care"
He retired to private life and in 1921
he was assassinated.
The crown jewel robbery was for.
gotten until 1888, when IL was re-
ported in Dublin that a gang on the
continent had the gems and would
hand them over for $250,000. Nothing
was done about IL.
With no apparent source of income,
Captain Gorges lived quietly but in
comfortable circumstances until 1914,
when he again joined the army. a
few months later he shot and killed
a policeman and went TO prison for
II years. When he emerged he was
even more communicative than
ever. His big secret" II he had one,
went with him TO the grave.
TINE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

LONDON.

LOINDON4"--t-
A SUBWAY train pulled into the
~ Edgware Road station in Lon
Y y don just as tall, thin, gray
haired man toppled from the plat
form. The wheels rolled over his
body, crushing fatally the last person
who might have been able 10 solve
the mystery of the stolen Crown
Jewels of Ireland.
He was Captain Richard Howard
Gorges, SO, who had been Commander
of the Guard at Dublin Castle way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

the pieces were attached TO ribbons.
His loot included the diamond star
and diamond badge of the Grand
Master Of the Order of St. Patrick
and five gold collars of the Knights
Companion of the same order, as well
as several historic relics so old that
there was no record of their origin.
The visit of the king and queen the
next day was an anti-climax. King
Edward was so indignant at the loss
that he vowed he would never return
to Dublin.
Sir Arthur, who had been Ulster
King alarms since 1893, agreed that
the culprit must have been someone
attached to the castle-someone who
knew the hours at which the guards
were changed, who could have entered
the room without arousing suspicion,
and who could have obtained dupli-
cate keys.
One of the few who conformed to
all specifications of a suspect was
Capt. Gorges, Commander of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

back in July, 1907, when
the diamond, ruby and
emerald-encruSted collec-
ton of jewelers. master
pieces disappeared from
a safe on the eve of a
visit by King Edward VII
and Queen Alexandra.
A swashbuckhng sol.
der of fortune with a
long record of daring es-
Capades. Capt. Gorges
was suspected of COM
plicity in the robbery.
But he was never
brought to trial, and, de.
spite every effort TO
wiring information from
him, he maintained an
enigmatic silence for 81
years. In an ambulance
after the subway acct
dent, he recovered con-
seriousness long enough
TO m u I ter something
about my great secret"
A few minutes
later he was dead.
In those last mo-
ments, Capt. Cor :
geS perhaps re-
called thu hustle
and con m otion
which filled Dublin
Castle that hot af-
ternoon of July 6,
1907, just before the
arrival of King Ed
ward and Queen "a
Alexandra for the
opening of the Dub
lin Intern ational se'
+ h l b / ton. The
crown jewels, which
they were to wear
for IN g occasion, Y
were in a safe In the
library, with three
sentries posted
there on guard.
Five policemen were
dor outside the room and
Sentries were posted wi
To reach the library a
would not only have &c
observation of the guard
have to pass through
doors, each of which re-
ferent key to open.
The key TO the safe
was on the person of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

That afternoon he sent an emiSsary
TO the safe TO deposit state papers.
Under the eyes of the guards, the
official inserted the key to turn
the bolt. The door was already I'M
locked. He swung ii open and peered
inside. The crown jewels were gone.
Investigation showed that the au-
dacious thief was a connoisseur of
gems. He had spurned two state
maces, the sword of state, the jeweled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

4 His
tOric Gold
Collar
and Star
Which
Were
Stolen.

sceptre and a gold collar. He
had even turned up his nose
at a small crown.
And he had done his job
leisurely, unscrewing tiny
fasteningS by which some of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

OnCe ne and .sOTNe ItIION.
troopers helped themselves 10
bags of gold they were supposed
10 be guarding. On another
occasion, ne kidnapped an officer
who had punished him for dis
obedience, and painted his cap
tive in such ludicrous fashion
that he was a laughing stock
for days. There was a story,
never substantiated, that he
organized IS men for a raid on