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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
ra PERSONAL

Douglas O. Burnham, son of MT. and Mrs. Gordon w. Burnhafn, ST., of New York, formerly of this city, will be an usher at the wedding of Miss Kathleen Hastings Curtis, daughter of Mrs. George William Welsh of New York, and the late Joseph Curtis of Rochester, to AL fred Wagstaff, Sd, son of Mrs. Dom aId Carr of New York and Mount Kisco, N. r., which takes place on Thursday, January 2, in St. Earth olomew's church in New York, with Rt. Rev. Ernest M. Stires, bishop of Long Island, officiating. A recep- tion at the Park Lane will follow, the ceremony.
 Among the local college students who will be returning to theiR homes in this city for the Christ mas recess are: Misses Anne Fryer or Silver street, Marion Cass of Hamilton avenue, Helen Carr of Plaza avenue, Marcella Corcoran of Arch street, Mary Gibbons of Wolcott street and Josephine O'Leary of East Main street, all students at Marywood College,
 Nancy Delaney of Plaza avenue, St Elizabeth's College; orothy Walsh of Merrill street, Amy Dunn of South Leonard street, of the College of New Rochelle: Margaret Quilfoile, Mary and Meta Heitman of Arch street, of Marymount Col icge: Margaret Kilmartin of Hill- side avenue; Marie Deeley of Chestnut avenue at Georgian Court College; Virginia Herr of Ran- dolph avenue. of the University of Vermont; Helen .Lunquist of Will
 low street, Mount St Joseph's on the Hudson; Klem and Elizabeth Kennedy of Crescent street and
 Mary and Irene Daly of South
 Elm street, Albertus Megnus Col lege; Helen Kraus of Fern Circle,
 St Mary's of the Woods: Kate Joan Kilmartin of State street,
 College of St Elizabeth; A. Virgil
 nia Finnan of Springdale avenue, Hunters College; Ruth Finnan, Junior high school in New York; race, Bethany College, Margaret
 Mabey of Farnham avenue and Bethany Guyette, students at Con- necticut Agricultural College, and
 
 Willow street, John Dillon of
 Chestnut avenue, Raymond Fitz- patrick of South View street, J.
 Leo Kelly ,of Hillside avenue,
 Walter and William Monogan of
 Euclid avenue, William Jones of
 Second avenue, James Henebry of
 Waterville street, all of Holy Cross
 College, James Fryer of Silver
 street, John Pilla, Thomas Lawlor.
 Lester Lonergan, all Of St Bona
 ventures, Vincent LeRoy of Grove
 street, Louis Thibault of Willow
 street, Carroll Culhane of Chest
 nut avenue, Vincent Enright of South Main street, Frederick Smith, Vincent McElligott and Joseph Phelan, all of Fordham University, Frank Murnane of
 Pennington avenue, Theodore Mc-
 Donald of Randolph avenue and
 Robert Malarney of Waterviile, students at Notre Dame University and Vincent Hopkins of Mount St Joseph's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17

Professor John Edwin Wells of Connecticut College for Girls will attend the meeting of the Modern Language association at Madison. Wis, during the Christmas vaca- ton as special advisor on projects in the field of Middle English and on plans for conducting these.
 In addition to his reputation in criticism of the eighteen and nine- teenth century literature, Profess sor Wells has International recog- milton as one of the leading biblio- graphers in the field of English. His manual of the writings in Middle English, now in five volumes, is the standard ency- clopaedia and bibliography for English literature up to 1430, and is the basis for all work in the period in the universities of Am erica and abroad.
 Miss Eleanor Griggs, daughter of Mir and Mrs David Griggs of Pine street will assist in receiving at the tea to be given on Sunday afternoon by Miss Elizabeth Rus sell, daughter of MT and Mrs Jo- seph W. Russell of Montclair, N. J. Miss Russelps sister, Mrs Rich ard Peniston and Mrs B. N. Cul- yer, Mrs Jesse E. White and Mrs F. l.. Main will preside at the tea table and others assisting in re- ceiving will be: Miss Louise Rus sell, Miss Harriet Main. Miss Mar garet Garrison, Miss Evelyn Bell, and Miss Margaret Penick of Mont- clair and Mrs Donald Woodin of Schenectady, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
NNBRIDCEGE7

lead the ace of diamonds and then a small heart and trump 1t.
 The declarer has two ways to take the spade finesse. His proper play is to lay down the jack of spades and when East does not cover, to win with the ace in dunn my and return the nine of spades. When West does not cover, the finesse is taken and works. The seven of spades is played from dummy which picks up Vests queen, East discarding the nine of hearts. Declarer's next play is the jack of clubs which West wins with the king, returning the nine of diamonds which declarer wins with the king. Declarer cashes his queen of diamonds, dis carding another heart from dunn my. and then returns the 10 of clubs, following with the five of clubs. which is won in the dummy with the queen. The losing dia- mond is discarded on the six of clubs and the last heart is trumped with the 10 Of spades. The entire play of the hand lay in locating the queen of spades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
Farewell Dinner For
 Rev. Rocco Cuerriero

A farefell dinner will be tender ed Rev. Rocco Querriero this eve- ming in Mastrianni's restaurant on South Main street by men of Our Lady of Lourdes parish. Father Guerriero was recently appointed pastor of St. Sebastian's church in Middletown. John Sirica is chair man of the arrangements commit fQa "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
INDOOR ATTENDANCE
 RECORD SET

Boston, Dec 17-(UP)-A na- tional record for attendance at an indoor social event may have been established here last night when 51,000 persons attended the annual ball of Aleppo Temple at Boston Garden.
 Shriners had anticipated that the ball, held to raise funds to send the temple band to a convention in San Francisco, would be @ good drawing card, but they never dreamed 1t would attract crowd nearly as great as that of 8 Har- vard- Yale football game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
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The Bidding

The hand was played in a du- plicate contract tournament. South. the dealer, bid club. West over called with one heart and North bid two hearts. This is a demand bid showing partner normal sup port in clubs and at the same time advises him that the hand contains no losing hearts. and that there are slam possibilities. East passed, and South bid three clubs as his sand is but little more than a minimum. West passed and North bid three spades. This was enough for South to go to six spades as the least partner could hold would be five spades to the king, jack, 10 and a side trick to invite the slam. This side trick must be the king and queen of diamonds.
 The Play
 East has the opening lead and knew that 1t was useless to lead hearts as North had advertised tho fact that he was out of hearts. Therefore. East led his singleton eight Of clubs. North, the declnrer, must not take the flneeee. Other wise West will return q club and his contract will be defeated. His whole problem in the hand in to locate tho queen Of spades. The proper plays is to win the trick in the dummy with the ace Of eiups'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary, American Bridge League

After partners suit bid is over called by an opponent with another suit bid and you now bid that suit
 you show slam possibilities and normal support for partners bid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17

TO GIVE CARD PARTY IN
 GREEN STREET HALL The Lithuanian Alliance of America, Lodge II. will hold card party Tuesday evening, December 29, in Green street hall.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
HIDES NEAR TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
ALL NIGHT FEAR Of HUSBAND
MOTHER OF IL RUNS AWAY
HUSBAND SHARPENS KNIFE
Paul Parag Arrested, Accused of
Assault by Threatening to Kill
Wife and Burn Their Home

Hiding all of Thursday night and
Friday morning in corn field
much of the time during a rain and
electric storm, because she claimed
her husband had threatened her
life and to burn their home, Mrs
Paul Parag, aged 49 years, mother
of eleven children, was found Fri
day afternoon by Privates Sullivan
and King of the State police in a
serious condition. Her husband
was arrested on a charge of as
sault and battery and threatening
to kill. He was sent to the work.
house Friday night when he was
unable to provide bail and was Civ
en- a hearing Friday afternoon be-
fore Magistrate Hodgson of Town
send, on the chief testimony of his
daughter Julia. The troubles of
the family came to an end when
he was held under 81, 900 on each
of three charges and placed under
a peace bond of $500 to keep the
peace. Mrs. Parag when found
was suffering from nervous strain,
exposure and lack of food. The
Parag home is a farm house near
Taylor's Bridge. She told a pitiful
story to the police. Mrs. Parag
is reported to have told the police
that her husband threatened her
life and to burn their home Thurs
day night. She said while she and
her eleven children were huddled in
a corner in the little kitchen Parag
was sharpening a butcher knife
and muttering threats as to what
he was going to do. Terribly
frightened Mrs. Parag on seeing
her chance ran from the house,
climbed over a barbed wire fence
and hid in the cornfeld of Alex
Virag, neighbor It was storm
ing at the time. The frightened
woman remained in the cornfeld
all night not knowing what had
happened to her eleven children.
Parag, it is said. went in search for
his wife but was driven off the
place by Virag. Neighbors appeal
ed to the State police with the re-
suit that the woman was found by
the officers. Her legs and feet were
badly cut and bruised The war
rant for Parag's arrest was sworn
out by one of his daughters. Parag
was once before arrested on a
charge of wife beating but was re-
leased when his wife refused to ap-
pear against him.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
SMYRNA w. c. t. q. OFFICERS
Mrs. MOllie CantwelI Again Heads
Local Chapter as Its President

At the regular monthly business
meeting of the w. c. T. U. held
on Monday eevning, August 81, at
the home Of Mrs. Walter o. Hof-
fecker, the annual election of offic-
ers was held. The following off1c-
ers were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. MolIie Cant
well; 1st vice-president, Mrs.
George w. Robinson; End vice
president, Mrs. Harry Collins; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. Essell
P. Thomas; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Walter o. Hoffecker; Treasur-
er, Miss Estella Armstrong; Evan
gelistic superintendent, Mrs. Wal
ter w. Hynson; Assistant Superin-
tendent, Miss Elizabeth Jones;
Press, Mrs. Walter o. Hoffecker;
Mothers Day Superintendent, Mrs.
Edward T. Porter; Red Letter Day
Superintendent, Mrs. Harry ]. Low
er; Literature, Mrs. James Wright; /;
S. T. 1. Superintendent, Mrs. Nor
man w. Coleman; Anti-Narcotic
Superintendent, Mrs James Wright; ;
Flower Mission Superintendent,
Mrs. Frank Armstrong; Collectors,
Mrs. Edward T. Porter, Mrs. Ralph
jefferson, Mrs. William Norris, and
Mrs. Hattie Hutchison.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
MILFORD MAY RECONSIDER ?
So Says Wilson Nj. Vinyard, Who
Bought Holland Homestead

Wilson M Vinyard, of Milford,
who purchased at public auction
last week the Holland property in
Milford, says in his opinion the
town should own this property and
that he bought it to prevent it be-
ing cut up in building lots and sold
for business purposes. At the
present time he stated he had no
plans for it's disposition. 1t is said
that should the citizens of Milford
wish to purchase it in the near
future it will be available. 1t is
not likely, however, that the pres
ent council will make any over
lures towards purchasing this site
as the council was instructed by a
referendum vote of the citizens of
Milford to not purchase this prop
erty at the public sale.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
FEDERAL AGENT JETT ARRESTS
THREE IN RAID NEAR CLAYTON
ED DIITMAN CAUGHT SHORT
DISTANCE FROM HIS HOME
With Two of His Helpers is Held
in 81, 900 Bail Each-AU Three
Furnish Bail at Dover

Edward Dittman, near Delaneys,
was arrested last Friday by Fed
eral agents for violations of liquor
laws and placed under 81 900 bail
for the Kent County Court of Cen
eral Sessions on charges of manu-
featuring liquor, illegal possession
of liquor and illegal possession of
utensils for the manufacturing of
liquor. With him were arrested
two helpers, James Antoine and
Charles Lofiand, also of near De
laney's, each also under $1,000 bail
on the same charges. The dry
agents seized a 15O-gallon still in
operation, 700 gallons of mash and
two gallons of finished liquor. Dit
man was arrested Friday afternoon
on his farm by Federal Agent Jett,
assisted by several agents from
Salisbury, Md, after Dittman had
tried to work off a clever ruse on
Jett. The still was in a woods near
the Dittman home and Agent Jett
was waiting behind a tree for some
one to go to the plant. Dittman
was walking down from his house
when he spied Jett hiding Pre-
tending that he had not seen the
agent, Dittman calmly continued
toward a fence and started to ham
mer on it as if repairing it. Dit
man then called out to one of his
helpers, Where are you and what's
up?" The helper replied, in
amazement, I've just found
still!" "A stillr' Dittman replied
You better get away. Some one'H
arrest you if they find you near it."
What's wrong with just humping
into a still? ?" the helper replied.
Jett then stepped out and arrested
Dittman but Dittman seemed sur
prised. He said he knew nothing
of the still; that he had gone into
the woods to repair the fence.
Dittman's helpers, who were in the
vicinity OF the still, were also ar
rested and the three arraigned be-
fore Magistrate w. D. Burton in
Dover. Bittman provided the bonds
for Lof1and and Antoine and a man
from Clayton furnished Dittman's
bail. When Dittman was last as
raigned in U. S. District Court he
was found not guilty.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS
Discussion Had Over Location for
New State Welfare Home

The Smyrna Rotary Club held
their weekly dinner meeting last
Thursday evening at the "Rest-a-
While" Tea House at Blackbird.
Rynear Slaughter, president of the
club, presided and Warner w.
Price, song leader, had one of the
most spirited song tests that the
club has enjoyed for some time
Community night was the prevail
ing thought on the program. Her
vey p Hall led the group by in
PRODUCING new thoughts relative to
the selection of a tract of ground
near Smyrna for the location of
the State Welfare Home. Next
Thursday night at the Wayside Inn
the club will entertain their Dis
trict Governor Paul Burkholder of
Georgetown, Del. Every member
of the club is expected to be pres
ent as the Governor has many i'm
portant thoughts in his message.
The club voted Mrs. Ferguson,
proprietoress of the Tea House, a
rising vote of thanks for the eX-
cellent dinner and reception the
club members received. Visiting
Rotarians, w. D. Clements and A.
S. Biggs of the Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
STATE BANKERS MEET SOON
Will Hold Their Annual Meeting at
Rehoboth Thursday, September 10

The annual meeting of the Della
ware Bankers Association will be
held at the Hotel Henlopen at Re
hoboth, on Thursday of next week,
September 10. The afternoon
meeting will be held at o'clock
standard time, and will be the an
nual business meeting of the asso-
citation with the reports of officers
and committees. Instead of an ad-
dress by an outside speaker men,
bers of the association will be in
vited to give brief talks. The an
nual meeting and election of offic-
ers of the Delaware members of
the American Bankers Association
will be held Immediately after the
close of the regular afternoon ses-
sion. The dinner meeting will be
held at 7.30 o'clock in the evening
and Governor c. Douglass Buck
has promised to be present and
give a short talk on State finances.
The meeting will then be addressed
by w. Walter Wilson, of Milton,
Pa, a former president of the
Pennsylvania State Bankers Asso-
citation.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
BOOST WELFARE HOME SITE
Smyrna Committee Held Meeting
Monday on Belmont Proposition

The committee of Smyrnians rec
entity appointed to select sites and
options for the State Welfare
Home are getting details in shape
to present a site along side or op-
posite Belmont Hall. The commit
tee and Cummins E. Speakman,
owner of Belmont Hall, are hold
ing conferences and Mr.. Speakman
has made it plain he viii sell at a
reasonable figure. The committee
voted last night to get in touch
Immediately with the State Wei
fare Commission and present the
advantages of these locations. It is
understood that a plot of so acres
can be offered along the intersec-
ton of DUPONT Boulevard with the
road to the head of Lake Como or
a plot along side OF Belmont Hall
near the road to Leipsic. The ad-
vantages of sewer and water can
be taken care of at either location
both ideal sites for State Welfare
Home. Details, it is said, can be
worked out as soon as the State
Commission indicate their desires.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
HIT AND RUN DRIVER FINED
Charles Newman Fined $50 For
Running Into Car of Frank HAZEL

Charles Newman while driving
his automobile down south Della
ware Street on Saturday evening,
ran into the Chevrolet Coach be-
longing to w. Frank Hazel, which
was parked near his home. The
damage to the car was estimated
to be about $50. Newman was ar
rested and taken before Magistrate
Stevenson and a fine of S35 and
costs were placed upon him for
driving a car without operators
license and being a hit and run
driver. The fine was paid and he
was released.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
GIVE 10000 BUSHEL PEACHES
BridgeviIIe Section Mecca For Mo
tOrists For Miles Around-HigIl-
way Cops Direct the Traffic

Sunday being a bright beautiful
day with tinge of autumn cool
ness in the air, the DUPONT Boule-
ward was the mecca for thousands
of motorists, some going to Reho-
both, Ocean City and other PENN
sula resorts and some to the
Bridgeville peach orchards to take
advantage of a heralded report
that peaches, so plentiful, were 10
be given away. AS the result of
the latter rumor more than 10000
bushels of choice peaches were Civ
en- away when hundreds of persons
took advantage of the offer of
peach growers to give the fruit to
all persons who desired it and who
would pick and haul the fruit
away. More than a dozen orchards
were stripped of the fruit and now
most of the peaches are gone.
From early morning until late in
the evening the roads in the vicin-
ity of the orchards were lined for
miles with automobiles and entire
families were engaged in picking
the peaches. Many of the families
brought lunches and spent the en-
tire day in the orchards. In the
orchards of State Senator Oliver
A. Newton, near Bridgeville, the
quantity allowed to each family
was limited to five bushels and
this rule prevailed in other orch
ards where the picking was in pro-
gress. Mr.. Newton said the only
regret he had was that many of
the poor families were unable to
get the fruit owing to their lack of
automobiles or other methods of
transportation which would permit
them to visit the orchards and
avail themselves of the privilege of
getting the fruit free. He regret
ted that the charitable organiza-
tions had not taken advantage of
the offer and gathered the fruit for
distribution among the poor. Auto
mobiles were present in large num-
bers from Pennsylvania and Mary
land but very few from Delaware
or New Jersey One party at the
Newton orchards was from as far
north as Sunbury, Pa. At the
orchards of Layton and Owens
large throngs of visitors were out
early and most of them were pro
vided with boxes and bags in which
they placed the fruit. In cases
where the pickers had no recep-
tacles in which to carry the fruit
they were provided with baskets
for which they paid 10 cents each
and hundreds of baskets were sold.
The fruit is of the Alberta variety
and the rains of the past few
weeks has forced the growth and
the growers said that the prevail
ing low price of 40c a bushel pro
hibited their picking and Grating
for market as the returns would
not be profitable. The fruit is of
a fine size and growers said that
while it would not last for more
than five days after picking, it was
fine for canning and it was felt L
would be better to give the fruit
away than to permit it to spoil on
the trees. During the day the
orchards rang with the shouts of
hundreds of children, many Of
whom ate their fill of peaches for
the first time in their lives. Dur
ing the height Of the traffic on the
highways, which was unusually
heavy, State Policemen kept the
traffic lanes open and no accidents
were reported.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
ROAD TO DELAWARE CITY
Section From DUPONT Boulevard at |
"WrangIe HILL" Opened Saturday /

Section From dupont Boulevard at
"Wrangle HILL" Opened Saturday
The new concrete road from
"Clark's Corner" to 'Wrangle Hill'
connecting the DUPONT Boulevard
(dual highway with Delaware
City, was opened to motorists for
the first time Saturday. The new
road is 16 feet wide and has CO.
foot right of way. There is still
some grading work to be done by
the contractors, d. E. O'Connell
and Son. Residents of Delaware
City and vicinity who commute
daily to Wilmington will undoubt-
edly use this road as it provides
drivers with 13 miles of concrete
road out of the total distance of
Is miles to the town. Motorists
had previously been going by way
of Mendenhall and Tybout's Corner.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Big Day at Blackiston's Church

The Anniversary services at
Blackiston's Church will be held on
Sunday, September 20. Services
will begin at 2.30 p. m. Dr. Fran
els B. Short of Milford, will be the
speaker of the day while Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur B. Wilson, both tall
ented singers, of Wilmington, will
sing. Rev. c. w. Spry of Clayton,
is the pastor of Blackiston's S
Church.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
'hsBYTERIAN CHURCH

~: D. Bone, Pastor, Announc-
1 'Oes @ and Meeting for Week
regular services will be held
Il Presbyterian Church u ou
|rioo,s IeAt, Preaching will be at
U'A u =, N the morning and al
= the evening. SUNDAY !,
[dsSir EtlVenes eaI at 10 o'clock. The
/ wpd' circle will meet to-
| ot Wednesday, ,s7 at 7.8o at the
y Miss Lucille Robinson The rhe
h ,TIy wiz Of the Presbyterian
aa meet tomorrow even
~ D,suay, at 7.3O O'Clock a.
40 robert H. Denney.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Rev. e. p. Thomas Back Sunday

Services at Asbury NJ. E. Church
on Sunday will be as usual. Sun
day School will convene at 10 a. M.
and morning worship will be at IL.
Rev. Essell P. Thomas who has
been on a months vacation at
Ocean City, Md, will be at home
by Sunday and will have charge of
the morning service.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Smyrna Loses Again to MiddletOwn

Middletown moved into second
place in the Diamond State League
on Saturday defeating the Smyrna
Town Baseball Team for the sec
ond time in successive games by
a score of 8 to o. Next Saturday
afternoon, September 5, game
starting at 2.30 o'clock, Smyrna
will play Newark on the home field.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02

Continued on Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-23
ROASTING CONTROL
 COMPLETES WORK THAT NATURE BEGINS
Full Charm of Coffee Blend Developed by Hills Bros
 Patented Process

Coffee, as it comes from the plan tations, is not a finished product. Man must develop the flavor by roasting. Yet very often, man spells the work that Nature began. For roasting is a delicate task. But there is one method that always roasts to perfection - Controlled Roasting, invented and patented by Hills Bros.
 As the accuracy of the hour-glass depends upon an even, continuous flow little at 8 time so a perfect, uniform roast is produced by Controlled Roasting the pat ented process that roasts evenly, continuously q little at time. This is directly opposite to ordinary methods of roasting in bulk. The advantages are seen, when you drink Hills Bros. Coffee. It has flavor no other coffee has. For no others are roasted the same way. And the flavor never varies, either!
 Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in vacuum cans. Air, which destroys the flavor of coffee, is removed and kept out of these cans. Ordinary, 'air-tight" cans won't keep coffee fresh. But Hills Bros. Coffee can't go stale! Always fresh wherever and whenever you buy it. Order some today. Ask for it by name, and look for the Arab trademark on the can.
 Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc, San Francisco, California. Q 1881