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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24

Construction work on the East Mountain, Thomaston avenue and Waterbury -Wolcott highways will not be supervised by the PWA en- gineers although the money for the jobs will come from that source but, instead, by the United States bureau of roads. This ruling was issued yesterday and includes the other highway projects in Connec- ticut being financed by the PWA, also. In order to complete the work of shifting the supervision from the PWA to the federal bureau of roads a meeting of officials of both branches of the government will be held in Bridgeport on Monday.
 Contract Award Expected
 Work on the Wolcott and East Mountain roads is expected to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
Harder Doomed For
 Motor Vehicle Post
CWA Disbursing Agent Mentioned for Gasoline Divi=
 sion Position-Would Help Check Gas Bootlegging .

The three new inspectors duties will be to combat the influx of bootleg gasoline into the state of Connecticut. The present staff of inspectors in the gasoline division has not been adequate to combat the alleged widespread of gasoline bootlegging.
 Awaited Appointment
 Shortly after Commissioner Con- nor took over the reins of the mo- tor vehicle department MT Harder was prominently mentioned for a post in the gasoline division. How ever, the appointment did not come through. Since the CWA was start cd MT Harder has been in charge of the disbursing department for the Waterbury district. Pay checks for CWA crews between here and Danbury are handled by the local office.
 The bootlegging of gasoline into the Connecticut hampers the state officials in their drive to col lect taxes and to make sure that the products being sold are up to the required standards set down by the motor vehicle department. >
 Commissioner Connor is expected to make known the names of his three new appointees very shortly especially in view of the fact that the motoring season is fast ap- preaching which will result in in- creased gasoline sales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
TIMELY DISCOVERY
 AVERTS FIRE LOSS
PatrOlman Joe" Garvey Locates Blaze in South
 Main Street Store

Discovered by Patrolman Joseph Garvey, a threatening cellar fire in the Geneva Importing Company store at 365 South Main street was extinguished by two engine com- panies from headquarters early this morning.
 The patrolman was making his regular rounds when he noticed the fire beginning in the cellar. Bremen were at the place, in ans- wer to his telephone call. before any considerable damage had been done. The property is owned by Frank Meyer.
 Three alarms were answered yesterday by firemen, one of them a false alarm. The latter was turn ed in from Box 344, Highland and Sunnyside avenues, shortly after 6 o'clock last night.
 Companies from Burton and Walnut streets answered an alarm from the home of Dennis J. Slavin of 86 Crescent street, where q pan of grease had caught fire.
 A short circuit, which set an automobile atire in the yard of property of s. M. Young, 79 Water vile street, was responsible for the other alarm. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
BENEFIT CONCERT
 TOMORROW NIGHT
Jewish Women Arrange Splendid Program for
 Young Refugees

Arrangements for the concert and ball at Buckingham hall to- morrow night sponsored by the Jewish Women's Emergency Cam, paign committee for the benefit of German Jewish refugee children, have been completed. The concert will begin at o'clock, with the following artists taking part: Miss Adlah Alexander, pianist; Marcel Doucette, tenor; Irving Rosen, vio- linist; and Miss Audrey Marsh, so- prano.
 Miss Alexander will have for her program the following numbers:
 Sonata" op. 2, No 3, Beet hoven; "Etude" Chopin; "Claire de Lune," Debussy. MT Doucette's program will be the following, "M'Appari Tut Amor, from Mar tha' Won Flotow; Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes," II Love Life" Mana Zucca; "Dry Those Tears," Del Riego. Mrs, J. B. Zellman will be the accompanist.
 Request Numbers
 MT Rosens program follows: "Obeitass", Wieniawski; Poem Fibich; Plantation Dance", Shil- kret; La Gitana," Kreisler. Mrs Dorothy Guilfoile will accompany him. Miss Marsh has selected for her first number the aria from Lucia de Lammermoor", by Don izetti. Mrs J. B. Zellman will be the accompanist.> Other num- bers will be by request.
 The executive committee in charge will consist of Mrs Fay Cassel and Mrs A. Henry Weisman as co-chairmen, Mrs M. J. Fox, treasurer; and Mary Katzman, re- cording secretary; and Miss Goldie Sossin, financial secretary.
 Entertainment Committee
 The entertainment committee consists of the chairman, Mrs Lou is Albert, Mrs Arthur Hertzmark, Mrs Isaac Greenberg, and Mrs committee consists of the chairman Mrs I. N. Albert, Mrs Max Hart, and Mrs Blanche Bisnovich, Mem- bers of the teams assisting the members of the committee are, Miss Ida Isaacs, Miss Eileen Greenblatt, Mrs A. Solomon, Mrs R. Rainer, Mrs S. Sigel, Mrs F. Meyers, Mrs l.. Madnick, Mrs M. Stuttman, Miss P. Kriegler, Mrs S. Kramer, Mrs F. Sirkin, Mrs R. Korkin, Mrs F. Madnick, Mrs R. Goldberg and Mrs I. Dihner.
 Publicity Committee
 Publicity is in charge of a com- mittee consisting of the chairman, Mrs William P. Greenfield, Mrs M. J. Fox and Miss Jeane Goode- vitz, Mrs Sidney Cassel is chair man of the telephone squad. Re- treatments are in charge of Mrs. H. Wertheimer and Mrs B. Schry- CT. The house committee is head ed by Mrs Harry Fleisher who is assisted by Mrs A. s. Brown and Mrs M. D. German. Mrs T. Zac- kin and Mrs A. $. Brown are on the committee in charge of ushers. : and flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
BIBLICAL STORY
 THE ROCK STAGED
Young People of St Johns Give Impressive Play;
 Miss Powell Directs

"The Rock, a Bible play. was presented last night at St Johns parish house before a large and appreciative audience. The young people of St Johns Episcopal church sponsored the entertain ment, which was directed by Miss Irene Powell. The play was writ ten by Mary P. Hamlin. The stage setting represented the courtyard of the house of Simon and Andrew in the great city of Capernaum during the days of the glory of the Roman empire.
 Robert Schwenterley played the part of Simon, a poor fisherman. Simon's wife, Adina, was played by Margaret Merriman while Uncle Ucal was played by Lester Shepard. Simon, seeing in Jesus a leader, throws aside his ambition to be- come a great merchant and accepts the name of Peter, the Rock.
 Others in the cast were: Mag dala. played by Gladys Shepard; !; Deborah, Erleen Jamison: Pandira. Virginia Behm: a Roman officer George Dauphinais; Agvr, Eleanor Cyrus. The play was declared by Rev Dr John N. Lewis, rector of St Johns, to be one of the best amateur productions seen at the church in some time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
Scout News

Following an investiture cere- mony last night at the First Bap-, tist church merit badges were awarded to a number of girls in Troop 5 of the Girl Scouts. Miss May Finnan made the awards to, the following: Cook; Edna Slater; music, Agnes Doran; hostess, Re- ma Bowes, Betty Barry, Lottie Sal- Ter, Jacqueline Yavecchia, Guldane Kehian, Dorothy Bottomley, Nor ma Schliff and Marion Johnson.
 Several new scouts were invested at candle ceremony. They includ-- ed Thelma Race, Rose Dressel, Ei- leen Cavanaugh, Mary Dlaney. Rose Kane, Marion Tracy, Ruth Senlievich, Eileen Sandland and Ann Foster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
IMELDA CASEY IN
 MANHATTAN CAST
Frank P. MCCue to Direct Gun Club Play on
 April 4

Something different in shows of a musical nature is in store for the theater going public in Man hattan," the revue scheduled for April 4 at the Waterbury Wo- terbury Women's Club by the Rec reation Rod and Gun Club. All eight scenes of the production have one theme, - New York city life. Frank P. .McCue. of this city, is the author of the show, and IS also directing reherasals.
 The show includes scenes in the Bowery, Chinatown, Broadway, Bellevue hospital, and the Metro politan Art museum.
 The cast of 65 includes: Nancy Templeton Munger Deborah Eli ton, Betty Larkin, Dorothy Chris man, Imelda Casey. Lorraine and Doris Downs, Estelle Miller, Gene Martin, Harold Braman, Harold Hole, Ellis Phelan. Fred Lockhart. Charles Leader, Fred FitzHenry, Jack Benedict, Fred Green, Irving Akins, Sidney Rudder, Sidney Cook and Walter Vallerand.
 Also Viola Goumy, Dorothy Gill lies. Anna Root, Barbara McCue' flOr0HCe DWyCI, Ddi peti
 Keever, Eunice Mack, Eva Cedar holm, Helen Fitzgerald, Peggy Clarke, -Freeda Cough, Ted Goumy, Frank O'Donnell, Tom Albonc' Howard Winsted, Ray and James Murphy, Edward Davis, Edgar Bouffard, Nicholas Verzler anu Joseph Boucher.
 Also Ruth Quinn, Maurine Han rahan, Rita O'Brien, Edna Laz- dauskas. Eileen Sullivan, Arlene Chatfield. Frances Manning, lsa- belle Whitney, Frances DzinskE and Lillian Monahan.
 Ex-Governor Charles A. Temple ton is acting as business manager John Murphy as property manager and Reginald Lawrence as musical director.
 Music will be furnished by Di- Pietro's orchestra. which will also play for the dancing following the nerfOrmance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
Elks' Banquet Date
 Change Is Announced
Committee Transfers Popular Bowling Fete to April 7;
 Championship Yet in Doubt

league who had planned to be out of town for the holiday weekend. With the date set for April 7th it is expected that 100 per cent at tendance will be recorded.
 The race for the league cham pionship frightened considerably during the past week and fire works are sure to fly this week, the final week of the league. Cy Diveliskis and his Barons marked up four points to take the league lead by one point. Jarlotts team lost three out of four of four points to George Nerricker's boys, to hold a one point margin over Verricker's team at second place. It is unusual for the league race to be so closely fought at the windup.
 Action Galore
 There should be plenty of ac,. tion this coming week with the three leading teams engaged in stiff matches. On Monday evening Diveliskis' team meets Pat Crib bons' boys who would take great delight in knocking the leaders for d row. But Cy says, 'Let 'em comet" On Wednesday evening Vericker's team opposes Bill Stan tons outfit and if anybody thinks it will be cream puff party let him go down to watch the boys spearing the pins. The other match on Wednesday evening will be played by Jarlott's team against Charlie Denehy's Waterville az gregation. And what an aggrega- tion. No bigger goat grabbers toss balls down the alley than do Charlie's boys.
 Committee in Charge
 The committee in charge of the bowling banquet includes Herman r. Lux, chairman; Francis l.. Cor rigan, secretary; William O'Don- nell. treasurer; John Reilly, Guy Pugra, Dr E. J. Godfrey, Daniel G. Sullivan of Watertown, Daniel M. Sullivan of Waterville, Emil Mascolo and William r. Cahill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
NEW LONDON CLUB
 INVITES ATTY CANE

The Lions club of New London will be addressed on Tuesday by Attorney Martin l.. Caine of Nau- gatuck. Rev James F. Butler, former assistant pastor of the Church of, St Francis Xavier here, is chairman of the program com mittee of the New London Lions club. Attorney Caine will speak on World Events and Their Ef- feet. on American Business"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
DEVON POWERMAN TO ADDRESS KIWAN1S

William Wells, assistant engineer of the Devon power plant of the Connecticut Light & Power com pany is the speaker scheduled for the meeting of the Kiwanis club at The Elton Wednesday noon. There will be meeting of the club directors at The Elton Thurs day noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
WILLIAM MORRISON
 INJURED BY AUTO

Struck and knocked down by a car at North Main and Bishop streets yesterday afternoon, Will liam Morrison of the Chase bar racks was fortunate enough to es- cape serious injury. He suffered a cut on one leg and was treated by pr Edward Kirschbaum. Patrick Cavanaugh of Coulter street, Oak vile, was the driver of the car.
 A collision on the Naugatuck- Waterbury road last night dam aged cars driven by Evald Johnson of Nausatuck and Aaron Solomon of Pennington avenue. The cars sideswiped each other. No injuries were reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24

The committee in charge of the Elks' annual bowling banquet has changed the date from March 31 to April 7th, according to an an- nouncement made to-day. The change was made to accommodate a good many members of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
CHURCH'S ANSWER
 TO COMMUNISM

''The Church's Answer to Com munism" was the title of a lecture delivered last night at Berkeley Divinity school in New Haven by Rev Albert E. Baker, vicar of St Michele le Belfry, near York Min ster, England. The lecture was one of the. annual series made pos sible by the Kingsbury Memorial fund, established by Miss Alice E. Kingsbury of this city in memory of her brother, Frederick, who for many years was trustee of Berke- ley Divinity school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
WILEY ELIMINATES
 CROSBY NDEBATE
Winning Team Supports Negative Side of Radio
 Control Question

Defeating the Crosby debating team last night in their annual meeting. Wilby won the city debat- ing championship, and also elim- mated Crosby from further competition in the state league. The subject was Resolved: That Legislation be Enacted for the Federal Ownership. Control and Regulation of Radio."
 Members of the winning side,
 which upheld the negative, were Eva Gelgauda, Athela Cyr and Eliz-
 abeth. Berardis. Crosby repre- sentatives were Anita Hart, Anna
 Zemaitis and Ernest Jennes. Personal H0nors Given Honors were equally divided
 among the speakers. the debate
 being marked by fine teamwork
 throughout. Opening the argu-
 ments, Anita Hart, of Crosby. de-
 nounced the system of radio con. trol and declared that advertising profits were considered first. She
 gave as examples the low grade
 programs and the misleading state
 ments made by advertisers and
 concluded by saying that the radio
 corporation should be abolished in
 order to eliminate the sponsor. Eva Gelgauda was the, first speaker for the negative. and she stated that if the government took
 over broadcasting, it would be in
 direct opposition to the principles of the New Deal" Our present system should be reformed. she
 said, not discarded, and it is rap-
 idly improving.
 Negative Arguments Other arguments advanced by
 the negative, Aletha Cyr and Eliz- abeth Berardis were that radio advertising is conducive to inn proved business conditions, lower ing the prices of products, and that l>censorship would develop with government controlled system, ani that, furthermore, we would not get variety in the programs If the government did take things m
 hand. They. also said that graft
 would eventually find it's way lnto
 the business.
 Anne Zemaitis and Ernest Jennes argued that q real need TOT educational programs on the ar was evident. One of the causes or our present depression. they said' was the lack of education. They said that the large ndmber of sta lions in. operation at present was
 unnecessary and harmful, asserting that the American public would gladly pay few dollars more per
 year in taxes to escape objectionai radio advertising.
 l Judges, Coaches | The Judges were Raymond Fitzpatrick of The Democrat. Earl
 Blanchard of the Leavenworth faculty and Harry Hale, president
 of the Amateur Radio Association.
 The Wilby team is coached ny
 James E. Moran, who guided the team to the state, championship
 last year. John Kinney is coach of | the Crosby team, which won It's
 league debate at New Haven
 Tuesday evening". M
 U.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
Local Entertainers
 Featured In Revue

Entertainers well known locally will feature a minstrel show spon- sored by the Catholic Mems club of the Church of the Assumption in Ansonia April and 10 at As sumption hall.
 Those taking part include Tim mic Crow and his Colonials, the Bouffard Kids. Sam Barlow. Ernis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24

Charles F. Harder, former ex- ecutive secretary to eX-Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile and now chief CWA disbursing agent for the Wa terbury district, is once more being mentioned prominently for a post in the gasoline division of the state motor vehicle department. The possibility of the local man receiving such post was strength encd yesterday afternoon when the board of finance and control, meet ing in Hartford, granted three ad- ditional inspectors to Motor Ve- hicle Commissioner Michael A. COnnOr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
ENGINEER GuARANTEEs TIME

Moscow (UP)-"When my To- comotive arrives at station, I promise, people will take out their watches and set them by the tra;n," wrote Mathew Luchkln, SO-year-oid locomotive engineer, who once transported I.eniD's body from Gorki, where he died, to. Moscow, in a recent letter to Josef Stalin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
Dr John A. Foster
 Health Forum Speaker

'Hears-Good and Bad will be discussed at the Health Forum at tho Central Y. M. c. next Monday at S:15. The speaker will be Dr John II. Foster. The talk will be illustrated
 Dr Alfred c. Dreher, chairman of the Health Forum committee, vii lbe in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24
MAPLE HILL BOYS
 MINSTREL STAGED
Lieutenant=GOyernO Roy Wilcox Guest of Mill
 Plain Club

The Maple Hill Boys Club gave Lieutenant Governor Roy Wilcox an idea of the caliber of the talent of Waterbury performers when the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24

Because her husband is taking expensive daDcng lewsons and re fuses to buy shoies forthe chldreno' a woman in Wlllisden, Englanj. wants him arrested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-24

and Billy Ledger, Carmella and Paul Marciano, Viola Masone, the Worden Milky Way quartet, and Mccoy, Larkin and Stunberg, sing ing and dancing group.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Holidays Hurt Teachers
And Students of Night
School; 5 Nights Asked

Artificial" holidays for the even
ing schools, which deprive students
Of much needed study and which
reduce the earnings Of teachers,
were the subject Of letter to
Morris E. Siegel, director of evening
schools, sent by the Unemployed
Teachers Association.
While day schools were open, Sep
TENDER 10 and 10 found the evening
schools closed. They were closed
also on Nov and Nov. %, both
evenings preceding holidays.
The retrenchment policy Of the
Board of Education has cut the
evening schools from five nights to
four. but these unofficial holidays
result, practically, in three. and
sometimes two evening school ses-
sions per week." says the letter.
The Association urges that a de-
finite school year be established for
evening schools that will include a
five-night session.
The months of November and De-
cemper will have only IL sessions
each. Teachers in evening schools
are paid by the session, which
means that each of these months
will bring them hardly enough to
live on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Trial Stayed
OF 8 .Jobless
In Brooklyn

Magistrate Dryer, for the second
time within the past few weeks,
yesterday refused to try labor case
on the ground that he "was preju-
diced in advance of the trial"
The trial over which he refused
to preside yesterday, was the case
of eight unemployed workers ar
rested at the Williamsburg relief
station when police ousted their
delegation.
Workers packed the court; num-
erous groups sent telegraphed reso-
lutions demanding the freedom Of
the prisoners. When the case was
called, police over-ran the entire
court room. In order to speak with
the defendants, Harry Alexander,
International Labor Defense attor-
ney, was forced to go outside. Police
followed the little group to where
they were stopped several blocks
from the court, and threatened to
arrest all.
Back in the court, Alexander pro-
tested against the police intimida-
ton and demanded that the court
room be cleared of police before the
trial proceeded. After much fulmin-
alton, Magistrate Dwyer, stating that
he was prejudiced, refused to con-
tinue with the case, and dictated a
letter to the Bar Association COM
planning the police action.
The arrested workers, Nat Leroy,
Unemployment Council organizer,
Jack Kline, Fur Dyers Union Un-
employment. Council organizer,
Joseph Weldon, organizer of the
Progressive Workers Club Unem-
ployment Committee, and five other
workers, will be tried Monday morn
ing at o'clock, at Bridge Plaza
Court, Williamsburgh. Workers have
been asked to pack the court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

The committee of fifteen shop
chairmen elected last week at the
shop chairmen's meeting of the
Dress Department of the Needle
Trades Workers. Industrial Union to
see officials of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union on
the unity proposal of the N.T.W.I.U.,
has been given the run around"
during this week from one I.L.G.
WI. official to another or one COM
mittee to another, meeting every
where evasion and further passing
of the buck.
Having failed to see David Du-
binsky, president of the IL.G.W.U.,
because he mo longer has the jur-
isdiction and the whole matter is in
the hands of the locals" the COM
mittee attempted to see Charles
Zimmerman, acting manager of the
Dress Joint Board and manager of
Local %.
Here the committee once more
stated the proposal to unite all the
dressmakers of the Industrial Union
into the IL.G.W.U. on the basis Of
exchange of cards, no payment of
initiation fees, for employed as well
as unemployed, no discrimination
and with guarantee against dis
charges from the shops.
Following in the footsteps of Du-
binsky, Zimmerman refused to COM
NIT himself and referred the dele
cation to the Executive Board of the
locals. When the question came
up before the Board of Local %, in
his presence, however, the committee
was directed to the next step in the
run around" The question was
shifted to the Organization Com
mittee. To date the Committee has
not acted on it.
From all indications the patience
of the committee of shop chairmen
has not been exhausted. They are
determined to get action on the
matter regardless of all obstacles put
in their way by the oficialdom of
the I.L.G.WU.
They will go to the executive
committees, they said, they will do
anything necessary to properly dis
charge their duty and responsibility
before the dressmakers. They will 60
the limit to achieve unity in the in
dustry, so vitality necessary to sue
cessfully beat back the sharpening
attacks Of the manufacturers on the
standards of living of the workers.
The dressmakers, regardless of
what union they belong to, the COM
mitteemen declared, are going to
establish unity among the workers
and one solid union in the industry,
Zimmerman or no Zimmerman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

and for the families of the hun,
dreds of campaign workers in the
Saar where a battle for maintain
ing the status quo until Germany
is free from Hitler and fascism is
going on.
The fund campaign also shows
good progress. To issue hundreds
of thousands of anti-fascist leaflets
in the Saar, to maintain the anti
fascist press, to tour speakers, ETC.,
requires immediate cash. The Ma
tional Committee sent S375 to Saar-
brucken the other day to assure
publication of the next two issues
of one of the leading antS~fascist
papers in the Saar.
Funds to aid the Saar status quo
campaign are being raised by the
sale Of Anti-Nazi Certificates. Cities
throughout the country have been
supplied with books of these GER
tificates. Newark, Providence, Min
neapolis, Chicago, New York, and
Boston have already ordered addi-
tional shipments of these books.
The Chicago Committee to Aid
Victims of German Fascism has