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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Between forty and fifty thousand Hot Cross' buns will be dis tributed tomorrow and Saturday in Waterbury, local bakers esti- mated to-day. All these buns will not be the actual output of local bakeries. One local baker, espe- cially, figured an output Of 15,O0O for tomorrow.
 That the Hot Cross" bun output for the Easter weekend here IS small because of the fact that the biscuits have been on the market
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

July 4th has been definitely set as the date on which the Wash- ington park community house will be dedicated. Members of the Washington Park Community club met last night at the home of Mrs Henry Hayden on Luke street and set the date and launched plans for the ceremony which will be. it is expected, one of the most aus- picious in the history of Washing ton hill.
 Mayor Frank Hayes was named honorary chairman of the general committee in charge of arrange ments. Ex- Mayor Martin Scully was named active chairman. Others on the general committee are Sen- ator Joseph H. Lawlor, William F. Kelly, president of the Washington Park Community club, Mrs Hayden, Frank A. McGrath and Frank Sturgess, secretary of the com munity club.
 A subcommittee was also named to make all the necessary arrange ments for the dedication. It in cludes President Kelly. as chair man, Mrs Hayden and MT Sturgess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Major Beardsley
 To Address Officers

The local chapter of the Reserve officers association will hear Major Harry J. Beardsley in an ad- dress at the regular meeting at the Armory tonight. Major Beardsley in an address at the regular meet ing at the Armory tonight. Major Beardsley who is state president of the association will tell of his experiences in Washington while lobbying with other reserve officers officials for the army appropria- tions bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
HEADQUARTERS CO.
 TO MEET TONIGHT

The monthly meeting of Head quarters company will be held to- night in the company's parlors at 8 o'clock. Lieutenant E. K. Root will be the presiding officer. Ser geant S. Mazzarella, newly ap- pointed treasurer, is expected to give a treasurer's report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
CWOAN CLUB TO
 MEET TOMORROW

The Cwoans club weekly meeting will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Central Y. Charles Murphy, Armand Colombo and Otto Wilke will discuss further plans for the spring sport dance to. be held in the Y gymnasium, April 21st. MT Colombo will also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Plainville ContinueS
 Local Students Case

The town court of Plainville last night gave an indefinite continu- ance to Thomas F. Conlan of this city, charged with driving without a license. It was brought out that the youth was a student at Har- yard university and had neglected to renew his driving permit for this year. The defendant did not appear, but was represented by counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
WOMEN TEACHERS DECREASE

Harrisburg, Pa, (UP)-The de- pression has reduced the number of women teachers and increased the number of men teachers in Pennsylvania, the state department of public instruction announced to- day. Women teachers decreased 1,2O0 in 1888, as compared with 1882. while the number of men teachers employed increased 400 during that period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
MAS HAY FEVER BANS
 SMOKING

Austin, Tex. (UP) = Because Texas woman governor, Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, suffers from hay fever, members of the Texas Relief Commission adopted a ban against smoking at the commis- sion meetings attended by the governor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
HER THIRD SET OF TWINS

Medford, Ore. (UP) = Mrs. Thomas Smith, of Gold Hill. re- gently gave birth to her third pair of twins, boys, weighing 2 1-2 and z IA pounds. The arrivals brought number of children in the Smith family to 13. The other twins, each with one boy and one girl, are five and seven years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Known as "The Twelve Apostles, '' tree in the garden of a Scotsman in Gisborne, Australia. bears 12 different kinds of fruit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

give a brief address. The program will be in charge of George Cam biuue,
Evening star., 1934-12-13
BIBLE CLASS BACKS
DRIVE ON NUMBERS
Vaughn Group Commends Cam
paign Against Demoralizing
Effect of Vice.

The Vaughn class Of Calvary Bap-
tist Church, the oldest organized Bible
class in America and the largest in
Washington, yesterday, through its
Executive Committee, adopted resolu-
tions commencing The Star, the
Washington Post, the Herald, the
Times and the four local radio sta
tions for their campaign against the
numbers game.
by the publicity given this form Of
gambling" the resolution stated, "the
newspapers and radio have created a
consciousness of its evil
The demoralizing effect of this vice
upon the younger people will have a
lasting influence upon their loves"
The four papers mentioned and
the radio stations are refusing to print
or broadcast the race-track totals, on
which the numbers players gamble.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY,


Turkey dinner, beae7t Christ Luth-
eran Church, Sixteenth and Gallatin
streets, to 7:3O pm.
Esperanto Association anniversary
concert. Powell Junior High School,
Hiatt place and Lamont Street, Bpm.
Dinner, auditors of District Bankers
Association, Hamilton Hotel, 6 PIN.
Dinner. Medical Arts Society. Uni
versity Club, pm.
Supper, Temple Noyes Lodge, Will
lard Hotel, 10:15 pm.
Dance, benefit Young Peoples Serv-
Ice League, Nativity Parish Hall, Four
teenth street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. southeast, $50 pm.
Operetta. Belle Of Bagdad," Roose-
velt High School, BIS pm.
TOMORROW.
Illustrated lecture. "Wayfaring in
Spain" DR.. Ed H. Hutchins, First Bap-
tist Church, Sixteenth and o streets,
8 pm.
Card and bingo party, benefit st.
Francis de Sales Church, Twentieth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, $3.50 pm.
Dance, Strayer Business College, La
Fayette Hotel, 8 pm.
Junior promenade, George Washing
ION University, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Friday Evening Dancing
Club, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
VICTIMS OF STORM
RESCUED BY PLANE
"Hungry-Need Food and
Skis" Is Message Of
Branches on Snow.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. A.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, December
13.-Three men and a woman, their
airplane beaten down from the skies
by blizzard, fought death and hun
ger for nine days in a tumble down
cabin before rescue plane equipped
with skis brought them to safety yes
terday.
"Hupgry-need food and skis"
That message, spelled out on the
snow by the green branches Of trees
they, had chopped, brought Pilots Roy
Dickson and Chuck Mclean down
from the clouds to save them. Three
planes previously had roared over
head and missed them because they
few too high to read the distress
signal.
Plane Encountered Storm.
Mrs. Hazel McClung. wife Of a
Takotna mining man; Pilot Oscar
Winchell and two mine operators,
David Standberg and Weine Puntallo,
had taken of from McGrath on their
way to Anchorage. Mrs. McClung in
tended to go to Juneau from here.
Their propeller chewed into biting
blizzard of sleet and snow. which
coated the wings until the ship sagged
wearily and then came down in an
uninhabited region $50 miles from
here in 80 inches Of snow. Equipped
with wheels. the plane could not rise.
Find Beans and Rice.
Taking robe and light emergency
rations from the plane the four beat
a path through the snow to an old
cabin. Fortune favored them. for
they found the tattered fragments
Of some blankets and a few dried
beans and some rice abandoned by a
prospector.
Doling out these provisions, and
Evening star., 1934-12-13
SEES
NEW FARM LIFE
Tells Convention Electricity
Will Aid in Restoring
Rural Balance.
2y the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, December
13.-The big city jitters" that drew
men and wealth from the farms has
"about run its course" David E..
Lilienthal. power director of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority, said last
night, and now the effort is to restore
the balance between rural and in
dustrial life.
He told the sixteenth annual con-
vention of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation that mo single
thing" would contribute more toward
restoring the American farm and
American farm life to its proper
and rightful place than to bring
electricity to every one of the farms
OF the country
Il propose this to you as a goal:
That by 1945 so per cent of the
farms Of the United States should
have the benefits of electricity"
Calls T. v. A. Test.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
project. Lilienthal said, provides a
testing ground where the Nation
may work out many of the problems
which must be faced if farm elec-
trification is to go forward"
He told of the authority's activi-
ties at Corinth, Miss, where existing
rates were cut about to half, Lilien-
thai pointed out, and the farmer paid
the same rate as the man living in
town.
The conclusion seems to be ines
capable" he said, that here is job
which can be made effective during
your lifetime and mine only with the
aid of the National Government IN
cooperation with all public and pri-
Vate farm agencies"
NJ. L. Wilson Speaks.
M. L. Wilson, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, told the convention that
crop adjustment under the agricultural
adjustment act must work toward
the ideal Of providing no penalty of
any kind for that farmer who is OBJ
serving the principles of balanced
farming"
The federation adopted resolutions
yesterday urging that gold certifl-
Gates be issued against the profit ac-
cruing to the Government in the re-
valuation of gold" President RooSe-
welt was asked Ito make full use of
the powers granted him to raise the
price of gold to the limits prescribed
by Congress" This action, the rec
concentrations set out, would raise
commodity prices.
The federation set out "our belief
in and our support of the agricultural
adjustment act"
A. A. A. Amendment Urged.
An amendment to the agricultural
adjustment act providing for the "ef-
fective administration" of licensing
power over professors and distributors
was sought. along with change to
distribute more equitably and fairly
the cost Of commodity adjustment
programs.
Approval of reciprocal trade treaties
was expressed and a request was ad-
vanced 'for farK representation on
the commission negotiating trade
treaties or agreements affecting agri-
culture"
A continuation Of emergency farm
financing was advocated, and ''protec-
ton as to prevent the unnecessary
sacrifice, through foreclosure, of farm
property during periods Of depres-
sion"
The Farm Credit Administration
was asked to provide ways and
means" for financing cooperative
electric light and power organizations
at low interest ratee."
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Deaths Reported.

Alma E. Graves. so. 1s 9th st. ne.
Alfred ". Craven. 50, 1850 Wisconsin ave
Elizabeth Kennedy. g. 2sO2 Eyarts st. ne.
Manuel N. Sterling. 81. 2630 18th st.
Lucille Biggs.. SO. Gallinger Hospital.
John Brozier. 81. Emergency Hospital.
Marella Smith, SO. Emergency Hospital.
Archie T. Snoufier. so. 1913 Quincy st. ne.
pital.
Hyman Zimmerman. 81. Sibley Hospital.
James Pearson. 10 Emergency Hospital.
Lille Laskin, g. Emergency Hospital.
Martha A. Moreiand. 4. Galiinser Hospital.
Agnes Cant. 10. 341 st. s.w.
Charles A. BoaRs, 81. Freedmen's Hospital.
Betty Smith. 81, 13O Schots Alley.
Lee Carter. SO. Providence Hospital.
Alice Taylor: 81. 202l l3th st. ,
Alice Bates "a, Freedmen's Hospital.
Liilian, Robinson. 27. st. Elizabeth Hos
Nathaniel Flood. Is, Gallinger Hospital
Evening star., 1934-12-13

melting snow for water. they existed
10 to is pounds. They shot some
grouse when the other food failed.
The rescue plane, ski-equipped. like
most Alaskan planes In the Winter,
had no difdculty in taking OF.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Poison Drink Caused Death.

NEW ORLEANS, December 13 up.
"A man registered at a@hotel here as
w. Loeb of st. Louis. Mo-, who was
found dead on his bed yesterday, was
reported by Assistant Coroner Robert
H. Potts to have ended his life by
drinking poison. He had been at the
hotel since December 6.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Radium Field Excavated.

Excavation is being continued at
Derome, Sweden, to determine the ex-
tent of the recently discovered radium
deposit,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
PAUL AMES, JUNE 1 KNIGHT SEPARATE
lS-Day Marriage of Holly : . wood Star, Broker {. Husband Ends

Hollywood, December 13-(UP)
 Another of Hollywood's Sky rocket romances fizzled today with announcement that June Knight and Paul Ames have separated.
 Married 13 days ago in Chicago, they parted a few days after re- turning to Hollywood, but the news wis not generally known until the bTfde's mother issued a formal an- nGuncement.
 Mrs H. P. Va1likett did not dis close the nature of the disagree n3ent. Her attorney, David Liv- ingston of San Francisco, was little more communicative, saying:
 i.Miss Knight and MT Ames have separated and she has returned to the home of her parents. Whether tile separation Is to be permanent, and, if so, what steps will be taken have not yet been determined"
 Miss Knight had nothing to say and her husband could not be reached.
 1t was just two weeks ago today that the blues singer yielded to Aifes' telegraphic wooing and flew Eo Chicago. He had wired her:
 ssFly here and marry mel"
 tBut love and the honeymoon aflued almost simultaneously.
 At one time Miss Knight was mentioned as the sweetheart or Maxie Baer, the heavyweight box ing champion. Ames, former New ,York broker, Is the brother or wealthy stephen Ames, husband Of Raquel Torres, film actress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
GOLD MEDAL FOR
 CHAMPION LIAR
Burlington, Wis, Club Goes
 Big Time As Idea Spreads in World

Burlington. Wis, December 13- (UP) - A dazzling, diamond decked gold medal - the Burling- ton Liars Club says it's gold = Will be awarded New Years eve to the champion liar of the world.
 Because competition this year comes from the four corners of the globe, including Louisiana, the tional champion" O. C. Hulett, president of the club, said.
 The contest, Hulett said, has at- tracted entrants from AS states, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Cuba, England and Australia.
 "We got a couple of letters from China" he added, but our Chi nese judge became i'll and we had to throw the letters away"
 The Liars Club started as prac- tical joke and has grown like Jacks beanstalk each year. Tali yarns began pouring in and in 1881 the Burlington Liars Club was | formed. This year. after the sec retary of state had been convinced that everything was on the up and up, the club was incorporated.
 Tn 1894 we have received 5000 letters, writers straining to stretch the truth to win the medal. We used to give rubber medal.
 I've formerly sent each liar a membership card but this year our treasury collapsed and we had to ask each for a dime to cover printing and postage costs. We got so many lies had to hire a secre- tary. I'm asking you to believe all this even if am president of a liars club.
 "So help me, it's gospel truth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
Inside Stuff

Jolly Coburn, NEG orchestra leader, is bemoaning the fact these cold days that he has to give up his annual cruise to Florida. Jolly for several years has sailed each winter in his 32-foot auxiliary sloop to the southern resort. He calls the cruiser Ham and Eggs.
 Annie Jamison, NEG lyric so- prano who Is heard frequently Tn leading roles of the Palmolive Beauty Box theater, came to New York from Canada, where she first sang on the air. She recalls her first broadcast with great amuse- ment. As she stepped to the mike for her song, the announcer backed into her with such force that she lost her balance and went down with a crash on the floor. She managed to get up just in time to begin the number; but doesn't know yet how she got through 1t.
 Thomas Muir, second tenor and organizer of the Commodores quar- tet heard on NEG, has worked in a factory managed a bank. toured Michigan in concert, studied voice in Eprope, sang for the first time on the air from the naval radio station, NAA. and made his pro-
 fessional mike debut at the old WEAF station.
 Fora Layman, the ,soft-sweet
 singer, is one of radios most avid aviation enthusiasts. For instance, when Miss Layman. recently flew east from the coast it was all the way by plane or nothing for her. She happened to be in Salt Lake City when she decided to start for New York, so, she boarded bus for Los Angeles and spent eighteen weary hours on the road so that she could board an express plane for the east which would bring her to New York in fourteen hours! From the west coast where "One
 Mans Family" began its broadcast comes a letter from a minister's daughter: T have listened to the Barbour family for as long as can remember them on the air. and will tell you why love them as if they were my dearest neighbers,
 next door. We were just such a family in my fathers home, with music and happy songs, good books and literature. a clean and fine understanding of the better,
 worthwhile things in life." The
 Barbour family are "just neigh bors' to thousands of new listeners to their adventures over the NBC-
 red network on Wednesdays at 10:3O p. m. EST.
 The rumor that Virginia Req, the soprano with the fiawless voice, Is going to sing dnets with an Italian opera singer has been nailed to the door. It was apparently started by q butcher who read in
 the paper that Miss .Rea sings
 with gusto!"
 Elliott shaw declares that he saw a sign in a Westchester furrier's store which asked: WHY NOT LET Us MAKE YOU A WINTER
 COAT FROM YOUR OWN SkiN2
 Helen Ciair's hair is bobbed. and when she makes ID In costume as Betty Graham Of Roses and Drums, she needs cuFls. but she has her own, preserved when she had her haiF cut nearly two years ego. and is able to pin them en.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13

when Mir and Mrs Martin Johnson arrived by automobile prepared to leave in Osa's Ark, the Sikorsky S-3S, which they flew over the wilds of Africa. Mrs Johnson, att tractively attired in light trousers, sweater and beret, cause furry in the male hearts. They left on the first of a series of lecture tours with pictures Of their African ad- ventures. 5~s
 Is aviation business picking up We'll, here's what we learned from a passenger just returned from the South. During the first nine months of the year, the Caribbean divisions carried 500 more passen- gers than during the entire year of 1883. The total to date Is 20,531. In 1880, incidentally, the division carried only 13,363.
 Jesse Fenno literally dropped in with his Gyro at the Mollison field last Thursday. Jesse showed the boys some real sport landing when he arrived for a business chat with Fred Moller.
 All roads led to Stratford High school Tuesday night when Lieu tenant Commander Frank Hawks, speed demon and Hugh Herndon, trans-oceanic pilot, were the speak CTS. More than 500 young men of the county attended. Fred Mollcr also spoke, with 'Airplane and En- zine Mechanics" and "The Future of Aviation,' as his subjects. PAA loaned a talkie of operations in China, Australia and South Amer lea, showing the $40 Sikorsky in action.
 Clark Howell, chairman of the presidents aviation commission is | receiving much mail these days from independent aviation operat- ors urging that the commission recommend permanent Federal Aviation commission to have charge of all phases of civil avia- tion. Action is expected by the boys by March l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13

A few hundred miles are no drawback to Maestro Frank Black and Jane Froman, stars of those Sunday night automobile shows heard at lO:30 p. m. over the NEG red network, when 1t comes to pro- gramming their Sunday night shows. During Jane's recent Thanksgiving. visit to her home in Colum5 5ia, Mo, they settled their program over the long distance phone. Jane caleld Maestro Black and sang her selections to him, while Black took down a few pen- cilled notes. The result was a per- feet orchestral arrangement fo- Jane when she arrived at the studio Sunday night an hour be- fore the program went on the air.
 Many tIleatcr-goers will be dts. appointed when they find tl,at Mary Livingston isn't appearing with Jack Benny In Bring on the Girls" "E'm glad Pm not i'm the play" says Mary. "If were, who would sit around and listen to Jack tell about it?"
 It always happens that way. The tallest man in Freddy Martins "Open House, band is Jess Car neol and he plays the flute. The littlest guy is Eddie Schaff who staggers into the studio under the burden of drums, bells, triangles and other traps equipment.
 While Whispering Jack Smith was signing autographs a visitor, who looked like he had spent most of his time on park benches stepped forward. '1'm sorry I haven't got my autograph book with me,"' he SapOlOgizcd, "but I'd like to have something personal to remember you by.' "FOr instance what?" Jack asked, sympathetical- ly. "Wcll," the man admitted, "a quarter will do."-Earle Ferris.
 Despite the hardships, disap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
NINE BOY SCOUTS
 PRIZE RECIPIENTS

Nine Boy Scouts of the Water bury council were awarded merit badges at the court of awards held last night at Scout headquarters Members of the court were Herbert S. Root. Carl C. Gulliver and Har- old G. Manning.
 The merit badges were award Jack Linehan of troop 2: cooking, Elmer Baxter of troop 5; Michael Pettinicchi and Fred Megin of troop 9; personal health. Jack Linehan of troop 2, and Elmer Baxter of troop 5; public health Elmer Baxter of troop 6; scholar. ship. Elmer Baxter of troop and John C. Johnson of troop z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13

assignment and declares, ''I think it's great, this writing for the airi" Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz write the lyrics and music for the shows.
 If Robert Simmons walks tit- tie more stiffly than usual at his Cities Service brOadcasts, you can put it down tO, his polo playing. The popular young tenor has been working out with q team at Corn wall, New York, which Is prcpar. ing to meet a stiR winter schedule. The hard riders arc doing their scrimmaEihg i'm an indoor court so the weather doesn't hamper their nightly practice sessions!
 H9 --
 A fiuttery woman from upstate New York caught Roxy in the CBS corridor after his radio revue the other night and pleaded with him to allow her son to lead the orchestra! "Well, is he a conduc- tor ?" stammered the amazed snowman. "Oh, no sir" the motb- CT assured him, "but he knows all the motions"
 The long arm of coincidence ,Aaas played thrilling role i'm the career
 of Vicki Chase, heard with Roxy
 on CBS Saturdays. One. lay last
 summer she was in her agents QK- flee singing new number. A sensitivc-faced stranger, happening
 by, stopped and listened attentive
 ly but said nothing. Two months later this same stranger came back l to the agents office and asked the
 name of the girl whose voice ne
 remembered. He was planning 2
 unique yoicc.pianO team and
 Vicki's voice, heard in half a chOr- us of song, supplied the missing element. Tho man was Jean Paurcl who organized the team of
 Kingsley and Chase and Is now writing the new music and ar- arrangements for the team heard on
 Roxy's Saturday night hour at 5 D. m. est. over CBS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
FRATERNITY PLANS
 NOVEL STAGE SHOW

sThe Alpha chapter of the Alpha Omega fraternity will present a niinstrel show at Davenport hall at< 8 o'clock tomorrow night. P. Ralph Seraphine is director of the chow and George Livermore is pt8gge manager.
 Those taking part are Frank Biakely, Kenneth and Eric Brown. William Christie, Edgar Dalton. Flames and Woodrow Dillon. Roger GszZess, Robert Griffin, Edward Hay, Harvey Jay, Raymond Plumb, William Simpson, Charles Bumpf, Jr, Carl Weiss, Arnold Wenzel and Louis Wenzel. Jr.