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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

A meeting which is expected to
revive local interest in the re-or-
ganization of the Waterbury vol
ture of the 40 and s" will be held
tomorrow evening in the Amer
lean Legion Home.
The session will be the regular
monthly meeting of Corporal
Coyle Post which will act as host
to Arthur s. Baldwin of New Mil
ford. senior vice commander of the
Connecticut department, Walter
Blake of West Haven. district exec
utive committeeman, DR. s. Howard
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Injured Sergeant
Returns to Duty

Sergeant James Fitzgerald, vet
eran police officer who was injured
when run down by slot machine
hi-jackers early this month. will
return to active duty tonight. The
officer has been confined to his
home for several weeks. recovering
from hip and leg injuries he suf-
cred as the escaping racketeers
turned their car against him.
His return to duty will not affect
the status of Acting Sergeant John
PheIan, promoted last week, since
there Is q street sergeancy vacant
due to the transfer Of Sergeant
william Duggan to the motor. pa.
troll, Acting Sergeant Phelan will
continue to rank as an officer,
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iar will be in old Pine Grove GEM
etery. Friends may call at the fu-
neral home tomorrow afternoon
and evening. y.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Boardiman
also known as Arthur Beaudoin,
died yesterday at the home sof his
daughter, Mrs John Gruber of 207
West Main street. Mr. Boardman
was born in Meriden but had lived
in Waterbury for IS years. He had
at one time lived In Watervllle and
for 80 years was a member of the
Foresters.
He is survived by his daughter.
and four sons. Theodore. William.
Benjamin and George: one brother
Charles of Bridgeport: five sisters,
Mrs John Murphy, Mrs Anna Cir
ard and Mrs Rose GandronS Of
Meriden and Mrs Maude Goodale
and Mrs Mary Bondock of Bridge
port.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home at 270
West Main street Tuesday morning
at 8:15 O'Clock to st Michaefs
church at 900. Burial will be In
Calvary cemetery.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many
relatives and friends and especially
the members of the Waterbury Dis
trict of the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Company for the sympathy and
kindness extended to us durin gour
recent bereavement.
,(Signed)
MRS CATHERINE NJ. KELLY,
MIR and MRS HARRY
COUGHLAN and FAMILY.
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MASSES.

COYLE-Anniversa mass of re-
,luiem will be celebrated Wednes-
day morning at 500 O'clock, at the
ST Thomas Church, for the repose
of the soul Of the late, Mrs kath-
crime Coyle.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many
friends and relatives for the kind
ness and sympathy shown us dur
ing the, recent illness and death Of
officer John O'Rourlxe: especially
the members Of the waterbury Po-
lice Dept and officials. the Police
Aid Association, Rooms A and As
and Press Room Of the Waterbury
Brass Goods Corp. and the many
who sent floral pieces.
s (Signed)
and FAMILY.
THE FATHER, BROTHERS.
and SISTERS OF Deceased.
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GOvER-In this city, April 30th,
1894 Of 80 Brentwood Ave. Funeral
Wednesday afternoon at O'clock.
Burial In old Pine Grove cemetery.
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OBITUARY

SLASON-Mrs Margaret MCNEIL
Slason, wife of Eugene Slason, Jr,
of 207 Willow street, died at the
Waterbury hospital yesterday aft
crnoon.> She was born in Frank
fort, Penn. and had lived in Wa
tertown, but had beer a resident OF
this city for the past II years.
Besides her husbad she Is sur
vived by two daughters, Dorothea
and Elaine; son, Eugene;< her
mother, Mrs George German. Of
New York: three sisters, Mrs Har-
old Atwood Uf Woodbury., Mrs Ed
win Bachand Of Philadelphia. and
Miss Elizabeth McNcill of Chicago:
two brothers, Joseph Mcneil OF
New York and Kenneth Mcneil of
Philadelphia.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home at 27O
West Main street Wednesday
morning at Sis to st Margaret's
church at . o'clock. Burial will be
Calvary cemetery.
THOMPSON - Frank Harrison
Thompson, age rs years, died ut
the home of his daughter. Mrs
Beatrice T. Turner in Westville
Friday. Mr. Thompson Is survived
by his daughter; four sisters. Mrs
George S. Bloss and Mrs George
Arnold of New Haven: Mrs Har-
riet Terrill and Mrs Wilbur Judson
of Woodbury.: and one grandson,
and several nieces and snephews.
Funeral services were held at st
Pauls Episcopal church. Wood
bury this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial was In old North cemetery,
Woodbury. with services at the
grave in charge Of the WATERFOWL
lodge of Masons.
COVER - Frederick J.. Cover.
aged as years of 80 Brentwood
avenue, died this morning at his
home He was born in Port JEFF
ferson, L. T., but had been a resi-
dent Of this city Tor many years.
Mr. Cover was an employe of the
American Brass company. He was
member of the West Side Metho-
dist church and the Mems club Of
the church.
He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs Clarence e. Smith of this city
and Mrs Charles v. Toilette OF
Brightwater, L. ].
The funeral will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
at the Anderson funeral home, Rev
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Washington, Apr. 3O-(UP)-A
Charges that the railroads are try
ing to close the Panama Canal
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MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.

Leonard Stolfi, of so Beacon
street and Sylvestra Guiditta and
So Young street.
George r. Stevenson of 223 Bank
street and Dorothy Wood of Chest =
nut Hill.
Charles =. Egglseon of - Lone
oak avenue and Alberta l.. Beau
jon Of REYNOLDS Bridge
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CARn or THANKs.

We wish to thank our friends
relatives and 9eishbors for their
offerings during our recent be-
reavement, the death of our be-
loved wife, mother and sister.
RAFFALLE GRILLO
and FAMILY,
ANTHONY BARBIERl.
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We wish to thank our friends
relatives and neighbors and es-
pecially the Waterbury Lodge of
Elks, the Waterbury Police Depart
ment and the Holy Name society Of
Kindness and sympathy during our
recent bereavensAk. the death Of
cur beloved 1NxAeB an4 bgv4nsr.
1aMe8 DaRAzz&.
Hrs SON HRoTHER. ana
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were placed before the national
rivers and harbors congress today
by Sen. Key Pittman, d., New.
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SLAsON-In this city, Apr. Goth.
1884, Mrs Margaret (McNeilD Sla.
son OF 207 Willow st. Funeral
Wednesday. morning at 8:15 o'clock
TO st Margaret's Church. Burial In
Calvary cemetery.
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DIED.

DIED.
BOARDMAN--In this city Apr. 10Th.
1894, Arthur BOardman, Of 2O7
West Main st. Funeral tomorrow
morning at S:l5 o'clock, to st MI
chaeis Church.2 Burial In Calvary
cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
SMYRNA FIREMEN'S STREET
CARNIVAL COMES TO CLOSE

Smyrna Firemen's Street Carni-
val came to a close Monday night
after a pleasant week and we hope
a profitable one Too much praise
cannot be given our firemen as a
whole for their interest and activ-
ity and especially to the Carnival
Executive Committee composed of
Fletcher Truax, Harry P. Jones
and Reginald DeFord They plan
ned well and made in their first
street carnival big success. Peo-
pie generally liked it much better
in being on the street than when
it was held on the school campus.
The street carnival was more COM
pact, easier to get to, clean and
inviting. So pleased are citizens
generally with the innovation they
want to see a street carnival be-
come a regular venture. The car
niva1 was more or less interfered
with by rain but the crowds We're
there but spending lightly ow-
ing to scarcity of money. The
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
ROTARY HEARS
H. H. HANSON
Interesting Address on ''RO-
tary Membership" Given
By Dover Citizen
STRESSES ON SERVICE"

H. H. Hanson, member of the
Dover Rotary Club, addressed the
Smyrna Club last Thursday even
ing on the subject Rotary Mem
bership, classification and Attend
ance. The speaker said in part
that Rotary with a membership of
10000 in the United States and
foreign countries is largely COM
posed of clubs whose average men,
bership is from 20 to 80 men. The
members are composed of the lead
ing business and professional men
from the communities. Attendance
is encouraged by the programs
given and fellowship one with an
other Service the ideal and motto
of Rotary promotes objectives for
civic and personal service to the
community in which it lives. Wis
iting Rotarians: H. H. Hanson, H
M. Buckson, j. Mcdaniel of the Do
yer Club; w. S. p. Combs, of Mid
dletown Club; j. P. Hyatt of the
Wilmington Club. F. L. Reynolds,
guest of ]. P. Hyatt
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16

gross receipts of the carnival
totaled between $4,000 and $4,000.
What they will clear out of this
will not be known until all bills are
in. The gross receipts in compar-
ison to the balmy years when re-
ceipts of $500 a night was taken
in, is low but considering that the
vicinity has not recovered from the
depression and many did not have
the money to spend, the receipts
this year are even better than an
ticipated. The closing night was
the best support financially the
firemen had received. Of course
there was interest in the giving
away of the two-door Ford deluxe
sedan. Many hoped it would fall
their way, but as it turned out it
did not even come to a Smyrnian.
The winner of the car was Richard
Wallace, of Drexel Hill, Pa, who
with his mother Mrs. NJ. D. Wal
lace, were visiting William Flu
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
SMYRNA GIVEN
$4,000 BY P.W.A.
Local School Board Takes Ad-
vantage of the 80 Percent
Allotment Offered
S2,OOO,OOO FOR ROADS

In the summary of the Public
Works Administration allotments
just given out at Washington
Smyrna Special District Schools
were named to receive an allot-
ment of $4,000, a thirty-percent
allotment, for aid in enlarging anG
equipping the new High School ad-
dition. Dover gets $4,000 and the
Kent County School districts, S23,-
200 to be apportioned by the State
Board. The Delaware State Guard
Camp at Bethany Beach is to re-
ceive S14 500 for further perman-
ent construction work. The larg-
est allotment given Delaware was
the S1,846,7 ,790 outright grant for
highway construction, made under
the terms of the public works act.
Allotments totalling S149, 100 were
made for postoffice buildings in the
State. They are: Laurel, S45,600;
New Castle, $4,000, and Seaford
S49,500 Funds for the new Will
mington postoffce are not included
in the total as they did not come
out of public works money, but out
of the special S65,0O0,00O appropri-
alton for public buildings voted by
the last Congress. An allotment
of S14, 500 was made for construc-
tion at the Bethany Beach camp of
the Delaware National Guard The
remaining S1,O65,7OO allotted in
Delaware went to county and local
projects, the sum given by the
Federal government amounting to
80 per cent of the cost of labor and
materials for each project. Under
the terms of the public works act
the remaining 20 per cent could
have been borrowed from the PWA
but in Delaware local bodies for
the most part elected to raise this
part of the cost through other
means. Only two allotments were
made on loan and grant basis
They were 100000 for sewer at
Elsmere and 125,0OO for a sewer
at Harrington. The 80 per cent
allotments made to county and To-
cal projects follow: Claymont
school, $4,000; Delmar, school
$4,000; Dover, school, $4,000;
New Castle county, almshouse S26,.
900; Georgetown, school, S93. 500;
Kent county, school. s23, 200; Mag
nolia. school, $4,000; Smyrna
school, 5000; Wilmington, water.
works, $4,000: Wilmington, higr
school, S435,OOO Wilmington, sew.
er, $4,000. An allotment adjacent
to Delaware was the SS50,000 pro,
vided for river and harbor work il
the Delaware river from Philadel
phia to the sea.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
BASEBALL GAMES SCHEDULE
Smyrna Baseball Club to Play Re-
turn Engagement With Clayton

Smyrna Baseball Club failed to
get visit from Houston on Satur-
day and there was no substitute
game played. Next Saturday
Manager Hustled will take his team
over to Clayton to play return
game with this fast local team.
Much interest is manifested in the
contest. In a game played on the
Howard R. Jones Athletic Field at
Smyrna High School Saturday.
July %, Clayton "whitewashed"
Smyrna 6 to 0. Will they do it
again? Turn out and see. On Sat
urday, August ~, the Wilmington
Colonels will play in Smyrna. This
promises to be a good game. Turn
out and give your home team sup
port. 1t takes funds to keep the
club in bats, balls, gloves, etc.
Smyrna can only carry on with
your patronage.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
STATE SCHOOL
FUND, SMYRNA
Smyrna Special School Dis
trict Is Appropriated
S5S,S34.73
OTHER APPROPRIATIONS

Smyrna will receive S58, ,834.73
of the State school appropriation
for the next school year. This was
decided by the State Board of Ed
ucation at a meeting Friday after
noon when the school fund for the
school year 1934-1935 was allocat-
ed. The total appropriation will
be So, ,233, ,128. Wilmington schools
get S1,270,572.23 and the other
schools of the State share in the
balance, or a total of $1,000, 0,406.69.
The remainder will go to the spec
ial school districts. The ALLEGATION
of the funds by the board follows:
State Board ALLEGATION, 81 1,060, ,406.-
SO; City of Wilmington, S1,27O,-
572.24; special districts, Claymont,
S61, ,95O.25; Alexis l. DUPONT, S42,-
6O6.12; Newark, S89,778.27; New
Castle, S51 ,544.25; Smyrna, S58,-
S34.73; Dover, s9,925.77; Caesar
Rodney, S52,42669; Harrington,
SCI, ,OO1.71; Milford, SS6,679. SO;
Georgetown, $50, O62.7O; Lewes, ,S44,- :
148.45; Seaford, 71,013.61; Laurel,
SSO.722.31. Undistributed (Smith-
Hughes funds), S12,893.44; State
College for Colored Students, ,S544.-
85; University of Delaware, So
1880; adult education, S31 ,S81.11;
oratorical and defamation contests
S160; Sunnyside Sanitarium, $500
Several commissions appeared be-
fore the Board to discuss building
projects. Smyrna Building Com
mission asked for authority tc
place electric light wires under
ground to it's new building, the cost
not to exceed $500. The State
Board in considering the situation
relating to Negro schools where
the ninth grade was needed, decid-
ed to establish ninth grade schools
at Milford and Laurel, the extra
buildings not to cost more thar
$4,000, such buildings to be used
for the teaching of manual train
ing, agriculture and home econom.
les and that an agreement to thi:
effect be signed by the local board:
of education that such subject:
shall be taught. The State Boart
decided to continue the same liabiI'
ity insurance on school buses this
year as existed last year. The re-
quest for an emergency fund OF
$500 for repairs was granted By
the Board.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
BISHOP COOK is BACK HOME
Returned From Hospital Where He
Has Been Since His Accident

Bishop Philip Cook, bishop Of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware, who sustained a broken
ankle, and his daughter, Miss JOS
ephine Cook, who suffered injuries
to her back in an automobile acci-
dent about two weeks ago, and
who have been in st. Francis Hos
pital, Trenton, N. j., since, return
ed to Bishopstead, his home in Will
mington, Monday afternoon. The
accident happened near Trenton.
Bishop Cook was brought home in
an ambulance, but Miss Cook has
recovered sufficiently to return in
an automobile. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Cook, who went to
Trenton Monday morning. DR..
John II. Mullin went on to Trenton
with Mrs. Cook to supervise the
homeward trip of Bishop Cook and
Miss Cook Several friends of the
family offered to bring the bishop
and his daughter to Wilmington in
airplanes. Another daughter of
Bishop and Mrs. Cook, Miss Har-
riet Cook, was killed in the acci-
dent, which was caused by the
automobile in which they were rid
ing, skidding into truck.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
ODESSA MAN is
KILLED BY BULL
Malcolm Croft GOred to Death
After He Had Entered
Barnyard Alone
MADE SHAPELESS MASS

Malcolm Croft, aged So, of Odes-
sa, who works on the John Webb
farm on the Boulevard, near Mac
Donough, was gored and tramped
to death by an infuriated bull
Thursday night. Croft had gone
to the yard early to milk the cows
and his body was found a half hour
later by Webb, Edith Morris and
Gard Ray, a negro farm hand.
They found the body horribly man
gled into a shapeless heap lying
near the stone wall of the barn
yard. His hat was found about
six feet from his body and his pipe
several feet closer. The bull was
known to be vicious and farm
hands were generally accompanied
by one or more dogs when they
went into the barnyard. Croft ap-
parently had ventured in without
the protection of the dog and had
been caught unawares. 1t is deem
ed possible that he was knocked
unconscious by the first onslaught
of the beast as none Of the others
on the farm heard any outcries or
knew of the attack until the dis
covery of the body. Webb notified
the State Police and Private Dav-
idson investigated the fatality. He,
in turn, informed he coroner's Of
fee. When the coroner's assistants
arrived to remove the body the bull
was still stomping and believing in
the barnyard. The body was re-
moved to the morgue. A post
mortem examination revealed that
Croft's back and every one of his
ribs had been fractured Croft is
survived by his mother who lives in
Odessa. She is SO years old and
an invalid.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
A. S. Moor of the Firm of A. 5.
Moor g. Bro, Leipsic, Passes

Albert S. Moor of the firm of A.
S. Moor and Brother, of Leipsic,
and prominent business man and
director of the Farmers Bank, Do
yer, died in the Kent General Hos
pital, Dover, Saturday as the re-
suit of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident which occurred the
Sunday previous while riding with
members Of his family. He was 80
years old and is survived by two
brothers and three sisters as fol-
lows: William F. Moor, associated
with him in the merchantile bust
ness, and Benjamin H. Moor, Miss
Anna Moor, Miss Clara Moor of
Leipsic, and Mrs. Mollie Cantwell,
Smyrna. Funeral services were
held from his late home in Leipsic,
Tuesday morning at 1870 o'clock
with intermest in Lakeside ceme-
terry, Dover. The Rev. G. Ash
worth Burslem, of the Dover Pres
byterian Church, was the officiat-
ing clergyman.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
TO QUALIFY FOR
THE PRIMARIES
Your Name Must Be On the
Official Registration List
To-day, Thursday
OCT 20 WILL BE LAST DAY

Prospective voters who desire to
participate in their respective
party's delegate election or prirn-
ary, will have their final opportun-
ity to qualify at the registration
to-day, Thursday. Although there
will be one more registration prior
to the November election, it will
occur too late for the delegate cleo
tions or primaries. The final reg
istration for the year comes on
Saturday, October 20. Registration
places throughout the State will be
open to-day from s o'clock until
noon and from l o'clock until
o'clock, standard time. Under the
four-year registration law, persons
who voted at the 1892 Presidential
election or at the city election last
year, are on the registration books
until the 1886 Presidential election,
for which there will be an entirely
new registration. Those who
should register are persons who
have not enrolled, those who have
just reached the age of 21 years
and those who have just become
naturalized. Persons who moved
from the districts in which they
are registered, must be transferred.
Residence of one year in the State,
three months in the county and 80
days in the district, is required for
registration. The Republican dele
gate election will be held Saturday,
August 25, with the Democratic
delegate election Saturday, Sep
tember s. The Democrats have Sc
Iected Saturday, September %, for
their county primary, while the
Republicans have not picked
date. 1t is said the Republicans
may select Saturday, September Is
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
DUAL ROAD IN
SMYRNA LAID
Last Section Finished Up
Friday by w. w. Truitt, the
State Highway Contractor
BEAUTIFUL THRU TOWN

w. w. Truitt, the contractor for
building the dual highway thru
Smyrna from Clarkie's Garage and
Leipsic road intersection thru
Smyrna to the Duck Creek bridge,
finished pouring the last cement
for road surface on his job last
Friday. He now has his men busy
on building the shoulders and lay
ing a coping around all the flower
plots that separate the north and
southbound traffic lanes. The job
he has done for the Highway De-
partment has changed the whole
complexion of the Boulevard thru
Smyrna, has made wide and sub
stantial thoroughfares, helped
property owners to improve their
places and made Smyrna an at
tractive place for motorists to
come. The stretch of dual road
from Clarkie's Garage to Cheswold
is under the contract of D. E.
O'Connell and Sons, and they too
are laying concrete as fast as the
weather permits and are mostly
thru with the exception of the sec
ton at Garrison's Lake, the north
bound road being over a new bridge
and the whole route being changed
at that point to cut out the bends
and curves Of the Bethel Church
route and straighten the two roads
between Smyrna and Cheswold
Corner. From Cheswold on to Do
yer the contract is under George
& Lynch and is practically done
This road too is Strengthened out
south of Cheswold and cuts out
several bends including the one al
Denney's Corner. The dual road
from Smyrna to Dover is expected
to be entirely completed and used
by traffic before Labor Day.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-16
SMYRNA AUTO
INSPECTION ON
Safety Lane" Moved To
Smyrna Monday Morning
For Weeks Stay
AT KENTON NEXT WEEK

The sixth annual State Automo-
bile Inspection which is being con-
Quoted throughout the state begin
ming last July 16 and to continue
until September 1 is being held in
Smyrna this week, August Is to
Is. The location of the lane is on
South Street between the Corner
of Main Street and East Street and
the boulevard. Since Monday the
lane has been pretty much crowded.
Most of the cars turned down in
this inspection is due to unevenly
regulated or worn-out brakes. The
result of this has thrown more or
less business to garages for re-
pairs. Besides brakes, other cars
are turned down for bad lights,
tires, steering gears, etc. Remem-
ber you must take with you to the
Safety Lane" the official inspec-
tion blanks mailed you which must
be presented at the inspection sta
ton. This blank shows the auto
mobile registration, type, ETC., and
contains an explanation of the
conduct Of the campaign, listing
the official inspection lanes and
check list for inspectors Ten items
must be certified to by the inspec-
tor before the car will receive the
official windshield inspection stick
er and card receipt showing that
the owner has complied with the
State Law. The items to be check
ed are: License and registration
plates, lights, tires, mirrow, wind
shield, windshield wiper, horn,
emergency brake, steering gear
and footbrake. Since the opening
of the inspection lane in Smyrna,
many cars have not passed mostly
for defective brakes and lights be-
ing out of line. No car is permit
ted to pass through the lane more
than twice in any one day in order
that the inspection may be speeded
up and the facilities of the lane
made available to car owners who
have had their cars checked. Next
week the "lane" will be moved to
Kenton where inspection will take
place August 20 TO 25. The in
spection in all three counties will
continue until September I.