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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Bureau of Plant Quarantine at Stamford should be notified at once.
 Treatments No Good
 "A diseased tree cannot be treated; it must be removed and burned. Only by eliminating the disease trees can those trees which have not yet been infected, be saved. If the people of Waterbury want to save their elms then they should get on the job at once for 1t may be too late to do anything soon.
 Reports just received in Wash ington show that the spread of the disease is rapidly on the increase in southern Connecticut and working northward.
 While a large number of field agents now are at work in the state combating the infection the num- Der is not large enough to success fully cope with the spread of the disease and for that reason, pr. Strong fears that every elm in the state will soon be destroyed unless additional effective work is put forth on the part of local citizens and organizations.
 Outlook Dark
 "All reports of investigators and agents show that the disease is be- coming worse every day in this area and officials frankly admit the outlook is dark one for the famous American elm of which there are thousands providing shade in Connecticut"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Big Paving Job
 To Start Monday
Meriden Road Project Scheduled Then-E. Main St
 Work Begins One Week Later

Waterbury's big 1884 paving program, calling for an expenditure of $S5,000, will get underway in earnest Monday morning. Bright and early Superintendent of Streets Thomas J. Fleming will have a large crew of men and much ma chinery on Meriden Road paving between the tracks from East Main street to Mill Plain.
 A week from Monday an even larger force will swing into action on East Main street. The city will to Wolcott streets.
 Sewers Also Included
 The entire $S5,000 paving appro- priation in this years budget will not be expended on just paving. The item also calls for the install lation of storm water sewers in connection with the paving.
 Work of laying a new storm water sewer in Meriden road has been practically completed. The sewer was laid in the center of the highway where the Green Line" tracks formerly were. The tracks were removed by the city as the storm water sewe installation work went forward.
 Service Conduits Laid
 A new storm water system, as well as new sanitary sewer, will be installed in East Main street by the city before the paving is laid. The Southern New England Tel ephone Company and the Connec- ticut Light and Power Company have practically completed the work of laying new underground conduits and gas mains along the stretch to be paved.
 Tear Up Tracks
 Another paving job on East Main is included in the city's plan. Af- ter tonight the trolley rails on East Main street will not be used as busses will be started in serv- ice on the route tomorrow morn ing. Therefore, the Connecticut company, in conjunction with an order from the Public Utilities commission, will take up the rails running from the Mad River bridge to the entrance of Calvary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Playground News
FULTON

Relay races and tug of war replaced the weekly boxing pro- gram at Fulton park last night. It was announced that during the next week Fulton park will enter tain girls of other playgrounds in program similar to that staged yesterday at Hamilton park. The Fulton playground girls took par, In yesterdays program under the leadership of Anna McMahon and Kay Deeley.
 Other activities scheduled for the coming week include a block dance which will be held Thurs day night and the second of q series of card parties. given Mon day night. A picnic will be given at Lakewood Wednesday, with the entire staff of supervisors accom- panying the children. Mrs Brick Is in charge of arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
STUDENTS AWAIT SUNDAY OUTING
Lithuanian AssOcia ii ion Members to Spend Day
 at Quassapaug
BROOKLYN NEWS

The Lithuanian Catholic Stu dents association will hold an out ing at John w. Stokes cottage at Lake Quassapaug tomorrow. Re- servations have been made for nearly one hundred and fifty mem- bers. The newly organized alumni association connected with the group will also be represented. It Is expected that the first guests will arrive shortly after l o'clock A large group will meet at St. Jo. seph's school at 12:45 and from tered busses will be used for trans .portation.
 Miss Helen Zelonis was the hon. ored guest at an engagement party given at her home on Chipman street. Miss Zelonis will soon be. come the bride of James Danaus- kas. Among those present were: Margaret Dillon, Marcella Janaus- kas, Alice Moses, Patricia Jesulai- tis, Ann Atkins, Mae Schuester, Ann Muccinni, Matte Soden, Mar. garet Greesea, Agnes Paukstis, Flo Pelitier, Adele Zelonis, Harriet Brickel, Bernice Zelonis and Mrs Zelonis.
 During hte course of the eve- ming the honored guest was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. A spaghetti supper was served.
 Send in your contributions to these columns. Address, Brooklyn News, or phone 4-2l2l before 10:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Teachers on the unemployed list here are awaiting news from Washington, D. C., as to when the EZRA instructors relief division program is going to be resumed
 Superintendent of Schools Thomas J. Condon who last year was able to name twenty-six local teachers to EZRA teaching jobs stated when talked with that he has not heard anything definite concerning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
AUTO DEALERS
 SET NEW HOURS

Harry G. Reynolds, president of the Waterbury Automobile Mer- chants association, announces that at the last meeting of that group. the loca' auto dealers decided to close both their sales and service divisions at 1:00 o'clock every Sat urday afternoon during the sum- mer. The new closing hours will be effective from today, August 4th to Saturday, September 1st, inclu- ciyo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
CHARLES SIGETTI
 TAKEN BY DEATH

Naugatuck. Aug 4.-Charles Sigetti died this morning at the Waterbury hospital. Tho body was removed to the home of his brother Johp at 25s Scott street from where the funeral will be held Monday morning to St Francis church, time to be announced later. Interment will be in St James cemetery.
 Besides his brother he is surviv- ed by three sisters and his wife, all of Austrin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Scovill Man, Gets
 Tennessee Power Job

A post as technical and voca- tional supervisor at the Tennessee Valley project has been given to Walter s. Berry. who has left this city to take up his new duties after having been connected with the Scovill Mfg. Go. here for the past 14 years.
 MT Berry will be in charge of technical education at the huge power development site near Mus cle Shoals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

An unusual exhibition of art work, hand work, booklets and other school work is now on ex- hibition in Chittendcn Hall, Yale university. It is open to the public during the week excepting Satur- days from $ u. m. to 4 D. m. This exhibition, coming from the rural towns under the supervision of Edwin B. Floyd and Miss Ida B. LaceyS Is attracting considerable attention. Instructors in the sum- mcr session are taking their classes to sec the exhibition and discuss it from an educational viewpoint. Anyone interested in modern methods of education will enjoy seeing the exhibition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
LINCOLN GUARD DEAD

Gainesville. O. (UP)-George Watkins. 92, for three months spe- cial guard at he White House during President Lincoln's regime died recently in a hospital here. Watkins served with the First Ohio Regiment in the Civil War His home was in Madison. O.. near here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
BEER KEG EXPLODED

Fairfield, Conn. (UP)-Legal beer Is getting back its old kick A keg exploded while James De Cava was pumping pressure into the barrel and De Cava went to n hospital with serious injuries
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Philatelic Ne1vs
Britain Plans Memorial Stamps

During the first day of the sale of the two-cent Grand Canyon Stamps, of the much discussed national park series, there were over 200, ,OOO sold at the Philatclic Agency and postoffice at Washington. On the same day. July 24, there were 3O,OSO first day covers cancelled at the Washington city postofflce.
 A series of British commcm. orativc postage stamps may be issued next year when the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George to the throne will be observed. Plans are being made by stamp collectors and dealers to bring definite pres sure to bear in official quarters of the British pOstofrice.
 In the South Atlantic ocean, n few hundred miles from his. toric St Helena, lies Ascension 'S"ttus "hiSl htus EVtcntIy lSs sued an interesting set of pic. torials featuring scenes on the island. On several values Il map of the island Is shown, In the center of which there Is n huge turtle. Turtles furnish nn important source of rev. cnuc for the island. Others present view of the "Pier", natural rock formation which has been made to serve us Il dock for vessels, and a view of Long Beach, n strip of white sand ocean front.
 From the island Of Cyprus comes the information that a new set of pictorial stamps wili shortly be issued. There are to bc three stamps of one color aud eight of two colors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
THIEVES FAIL AT LUMBER YARD BREAK

Thieves broke into the office and yards of the Connecticut Lumber company on Highland avenue last night, but were frightened away before they had time to take any thing from the premises.
 Ralph Tremaglio, president of the company, stated this morning that an inventory is being taken to ascertain how much if anything Is missing. MT Tremaglio said that the thieves gained entrance to the property by breaking a window and turning the safety catch on the inside. There was no other dam age done to the property.
 Demans for rayon in the Neither lands is greater thna last year.
 Air passenger fares in England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Dutch Elm Disease May Destroy City's Historic Tree

cemetery. The city will then pava ley company for its trolley service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
New National Issues On Way

There has been a slight de. lay in the sale here of the new national park series, due not to any fault of the local iostofflce department, but to failure of the Washington authorities to forward the allotment. Ac. cordlng to Postmaster James A. Kelly, the acquisitions have been sent to the national capi. tal and the satmps should ar. rive here within the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

News received by a Water. bury collector this week Is to the effect that the new 10 cent combination air mall and spc- cial delivery stamps which have been awaited for more than n mouth by philateilists will go on sale for the first time August 30 at Chicago, during the annual convention Of the American Airmail so- clcty. No date has been spe- ciiicd, but 1t Is assumed that the stamps will go on snlc the first day of the convention, August 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Air passenger fares in England are being reduced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

If you know anything about Tibctan' currency you might forw ard information us to the value of CD a "cllekey" (2) a "chokang", and (3) a "trang. ka." Those are the values of tic new issues of Tibetan stamps, the first to be an. nounced in many years.
 From other far away lands, Malay, Nejd, and Papua, come interc sting announcements Papua announces the appear. ance of the hfticth anniversary set on November 6. Four de- nominations will show the ship "NcisOn" arriving at Port MOrcsby, and a view of the port. From Nejd the issue ap. bearing on most of the stamps received in this country at the present time contains the word "SccOurs' of which a literal transaction is "aid", which is taken to mean that the stamp Is issued as a charity for the benefit Of the wounded in the recent war with Yemen. In the Malay states the small for mat is now being used on the $2 red and green and the $1.
 A special stamp machine will be set up by the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing at the meeting of the American Philatelic society at Atlantic City the ?7th Of this month. and small sheets of stamps will be turned out for the benefit of visitors to the convention. A branch of the Philatclic Asen. cy and branch postal station will a;sO be set up at the con- vention for the convenience of visiting delegates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
STRAND

Eddie Cantor in Roman Scan- dals" continues to draw crowds to Warmers Strand where it headlines the double feature program to-day and tomorrow.
 Ruth Fitting. Gloria Stuart and David Manners appear with him in the pop-eyed comedians fourth annual musical comedy for Samuel Goldwyn, succeeding his "The Kid from Spain" of last year.
 It's story is that of a wide-eyed, brow-beaten lad in West Rome, oklahoma, who, by the power of his imagination, is carried back to strange adventures in the Rome of the Caesars. Fair maids in distress among the Emperor's captive beau- ties, intrigue .n the affairs of state and deep secre. with which Ed die tries to escape figure in the riotous story, which ends in a laundering chariot race to the sea.
 Samuel Goldwyn has maintained his traition Tor lavish production, beautiful girls and Hitting music. Al Dublin, Harry Warren and L.. Wolfe Gilbert have given Eddie three new tunes and written a plaintive ballad for Ruth Biting. Busby Berkeley staged the big dance spectaclCs.
 The companion feature is Miss F'ane's Baby Is Stolen" the first picture dealing with the crime of Kidnapping, to be produced.
 It was produced by Paramount with Dorothea Wieck and Alice Brady in co-starring roles and fea- turing Baby I1eRoy, Jack LaRue, Alan Hale, Dorothy Burgess and George Barbier.
 Alexander Hall directed from Rupert Hughes original story, which was brought to the screen by Adela Rogers St Johns. The story is vital. fast-moving. It depicts the utter drama in a household wher kidnappers snatch little Michael from his nursery crib.
 With the world demanding jus tice and revenue, a poor, self-ef- facing woman il dilapidated mountain shack, discovers the kid- napers' hideout and through sacri- flee and risk brings the baby safe- ly home.
 Thursday brings Edward c. Robinson in Dark Hazard" and Paramount's "The Search for Beauty" with Buster Crabbe, Ida Lupino and the International Search for Beaut. Contest winners
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
Federal Slum Clearance Campaign Gains Impetus;
 Rent Within Reach Of Workers Is Principal Hurdle

terial, the building industry is about to offer such a house.
 SPUR TO BUILDING WORK
 The spur to the governments campaign, of course, is not only better housing, but employment. Building trade workers have been from 80 to 95 per cent unemployed in many districts.
 Their payroll of three billions in 1925, the largest ever paid in any industry, practically has vanished from the national income.
 Further. the popular impression that the country is overbuilt is a sad error, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau found that the vacan- cies which one sees on every hand are more than balanced by the number of families doubling up.
 In Philadelphia, for example, it was found that though there were 25.000 vacancies, there are 29,0O0 families doubled up with others because of reduced income.
 SHORTAGE OF SINGLE HOMES
 The National Association of Real 1IotaSC DoaloS, III 1 ACSCHL oui NCy, showed that there is an increasing percentage of cities with an actual shortage of single-family dwellings, which was not true six months ago.
 With the federal government leading the way, there is reason to believe that progress will be made this summer on the gigantic job of giving America a new house to live in.
 (TTIE END)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
BY DAN THOMAS NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood.-The current list of nominees for best acting awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proves again that an actor can be only as great as his role.
 Six candidates have been named for the trophies, three men and three women. Among the women are Katharine Hepburn, nominated for her performance in Morning Glory; May Robson, for her act ing in Lady For a Day." and Diana Wynyard, for "Cavalcade."
 The masculine nominees are Les lie Howard, for Berkeley Square" " Charles Laughton, for 'Henry the VIII," and Paul Muni, for "I Am a Fugitive From Chain Gang"
 Of these six films, only. one, Morning Glory" lacked an excep- tionally strong story. And Miss Hepburn's role in that was one which few real actresses could have missed. The others all were power ful stories giving their players real characterizations into which they could get their teeth.
 hope the producers take heed from these nominations, made by the film industry itself. If they want fine acting no the screen, they must give their players fine stories. Great stories make great actors, but it is seldom that mediocre story makes great name for an actor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
STATE

Warmers State is presenting one of the most unusual and outstand- ing dramatic smash hits of the new year, to-day, for the last times. in Death Takes a Holiday" starring Frederic March Evalyn Venable, Sir Guy Standing and other re- nowned artists of the stage and screen. The companion feature is Love Birds" another Slim Sum merville-Zazu Pitts co-starring opus packed with clean comedy and hearty laughs only this pair can produce and which they never fail to do in all their new pictures.
 Tomorrow brings an all new double feature program headed by Fay Wray and Paul Lukas in Countess of Monte Crisco" with Carmel Myers, Reginald owen and other favoritcs.
 The companion feature is to be Wharf Angels" with Victor Me- Laglen and Alison Skipworth head ing cast that includes such favor ites as Preston Foster and Dorothy Dell.
 Warner Brothers greatest musi- cal triumph of all time, "Wonder Bar" has been booked for early presentation at the State. Watch this newspaper for presentation dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

only he can sing them--single, nov
 ing songs of the heart. Fine sup
 port is given by Dorothy Peterson,
 Edmund Breese, Anderson Lawler,
 Lucille Gleason, Morgan Farley,
 Richard Carle, Mae Busch, Ruth
 Hall and many others. From a
 production standpoint, "Beloved" is
 remarkable demonstration of the
 flexibility of the motion picture.
 The story covers period of nearly
 100 years, and the feat Is accom-
 plished in such completely satis-
 flying manner as to constitute a
 convincing tribute to the screen
 art. Director Victor Schertzinger
 who also wrote the music for Be-
 loved" may well be proud of his accomplishment in bringing this epic film drama into the limits of an evenings entertainment, and in knitting the various incidents so closely toghteer in smoothly flow ng musical cavalcade. Do not fail to see "Beloved". It is such a picture as seldom reaches the screen, and 1t is tuneful entertain- ment of the most enjoyable sort. The companion attraction is "Ga-
 briel over the White House.. A | picture different from sany other picture ever made now flashes across the screen. Like thun- dering army, its characters, it's drama, its terrific spectacular
 scenes march forward to meet your electrified gaze. Prepare for your greatest thrill in the theater with Walter Huston, Karen Morley, Franchot' Tone, Arthur Byron and Dickie Moore. Supporting these | two splendid features are choice short subjects. The special added attraction Thursday and Friday will be four acts of big time quai- Iity vaudeville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

type, with all the swimming pools, nurseries, play space, auditorlums and modern conVcnienceS that go with such developments to-day. RENT BELOW $9 A ROOM
 The hosiery workers expect to rent the completed apartments to their members at less than S9 a room, including heat, electricity for lighting and cooking, refrigera- tion, and the like.
 Fifteen hours after Secretary Ickes signed the contract with the hosiery workers, the first of 1000 workmen was on the job.
 Real estate interests fought this in Philadelphia, and city council had hard time putting through the request which must precede Uncle Sam's money going into any community in this manner.
 J. M. Hamilton. of the Housing Corporation now is in Omaha, studying sev aral proposals for housing units here. A total of &C., O00,0O0 is being sought there for three projects.
 Announcement of new ones may come at any time, but, until they are closed, federal agencies say little. High land costs have been fly in the ointment in almost every case.
 PRIVATE INTERESTS ACTIVE
 In the meantime, private hous- ing agencies, builders, contractors and material men are besitrring themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
WAR DEPARTMENT OFFERS TROPHIES
Vets Organizations May Obtain Limited Quanti=
 ties Says LOnergan

Washington, D. C., March 13A- Veterans organizations in Connecti- cut desiring field pieces or trophies and ornaments for decorative pur- poses may obtain same in limited quantities from the War Depart ment according to Senator Loner- gan, (D) Conpecticut.
 Very few field pieces are avail able, the Senator said, and are re- stricted to American Legion Posts them for grounds surrounding their headquarters, or the public square. Special packages of German World War trophies have been prepared by the War Department, he said, for veterans posts, consisting of the following:
 10-Rifles, German Mauser. Mag. M1S19.
 3-Bayonets, plain. German.
 3-Buckles, Gott Nit Uns, belt.
 115-Ornaments, side colored steel, German.
 The Senator said that requests for field pieces and trophies should be filed with the Chief of Ordn- ance, the War Department, by the commander of each post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
PALACE

This Side of Heaven" one of | the double features opening at Polls tomorrow brings together in | one family one of the most repre- sentative arrays of screen talent yet to be seen in any film produc- tion.
 The picture deals with the inter- | woven dramas high aspirations, l youthful romance and disappoint- ments of typical everyday house. hold.
 Lionel Barrymore, whose most recent successes in Should Ladies | Behave" "Dinner at Eight" and | Carolina" were chosen to head the typical average American family, whose story the picture tells. Fay Bainter, brilliant New York stage star of East is West" and numerous other popular plays, was | beckoned westward to the Pacific | Coast to portray Barrymore's wife and, incidentally, her first motion l picture role.
 Mae Clarke, heretofore known :, chiefly as an exotic night club girl | in former pictures proves her | versatility by her appearance in the role of a young school teacher, | loved by two men, one wealthy anu all business, the other a young idealistic newspaperman.
 Mary Carlisle, well known for her coed parts in long string of successful pictures, again appears as the co-ed. She is the younger daughter of the average family
 who believes marriage is too old fashioned for one of her young years. Her big moment in the pie ture is Henry Wadsworth, young
 juvenile, well known on the eastern
 stage and who makes his first Metro c Goldwyn- Mayer appearance,
 Comedy of ner own southern lbrand is supplied by whimsical Una lMerkel, as the housemaid. Birdie and Onslow Stevens is seen as one of Mae Clarke's sweethearts.
 '.No More Women starring the
 "Sez You" pals Edmund Lowe and Victor Mac Laglen, is the second feature offered on the same pro- gram. Hard guys. sore-heads wher itheir fight is private. they are pals
 to the death agaiDst outsiders. Thii time, they are cast as two deep.
 sea divers: ace-men on rival tugs lt they fight together on the bottoms Iof the ocean for sunken gold.