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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

Robert Coughlan of Cottage Place was elected temporary chairman of the Central branch of the National Union for Social Justice at a meet ing yesterday morning at Eagles hall on North Main street. Others elect ed by the group of more than 100 who attended are: John McGurk of 54 Fuller street, vice-president; Ar mand Colmbe of 978 South Main street, secretary and Frederick w. Bokey of Beecher avenue, treasurer.
 The Central unit has been formed for purpose of lending assistance to all organizers working in the various sections of the city and that CO., operation will be extended if neces- sary to have each of those appointed by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin realize their quota of having 8 unit of not less than 100 and not more than 25O members. Further benefits of the unit formed yesterday will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

among them watertown and Thorn- aston.
 Few to be Enrolled
 While no word has been received here as to the size of the quota for the coming term, it has been an- nounced that comparatively few will be enrolled. Twenty camps through out New England will be discon- tinued, in line with the new federal program calling for a large reduce tion in the national strength of the corps. Men now serving in the corps will not be dismissed until the ex. piration of their terms but quotas in each district will be approximately reduced.
 Waterbury has consistently sup piled the corps with large numbers of enrollees, leading the list of cities during one enlistment period and placing among the first three on several other occasions.
 Bannigan Gives Statement
 The following is quoted from War Department letter dated December 24, 1885:
 QUOTAS AND REPLACEMENS- ''No quotas will be established for the Labor Department and the Vet erans Administration for the quar- terly period, and no replacements of losses will be made under any clas- sification. In compliance with the above, there will be no enrolment in the c. c. C.-VC during the quarter January 1 to March 3l, 1886.
 T. J. BANNIGAN, Manager,
 Veterans Administration Facility,
 Newington, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
AGREEMENTS FILED

The following compensation agree ments have been filed at the office of Commissioner James M. Lynch: Plume & Atwood Mfg. Go. and Ar thur Stauffer of Union City, finger injury, $1288 weekly; Seaboard Freight Lines, Inc. and Willis Pat rick or 121 Lounsbury street, sprain, $8.49 weekly; A. H. Wells Co.,, Inc, and Rocco Cozza of 662 Watertown avenue, side injury, $l0.36 weekly; Rowbottom Machine Go. and Leon- ard Gaugler of 446 Perkins ave- nue, finger injury, $18.38 weekly; Blake & Johnson Mfg. Co.,, and Ed ward Hay of 37 Rose street, finger injury, $8.76 weekly; Smith & Griggs Mfg. Co.,, and Lucy c. Moss of 2155 South Main street. finger injury, $7.66 weekly; Waterbury Rolling Mills Inc, and James Com mazzini of 36 White road, rib in- jury, $9.86 weekly: The Autoyre Go. of Oakville and D. D. Cameron of Oakville, hand injury, $20.32 weekly; Valley Mfg. Go. of Water bury and Albert Zorskis of AS North Leonard street, side injury, $8.11 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
POLICE SHAKEUP QUELLED Quarterly Orders Posted
 Today Show Normal Changes Made

Widespread rr1nors that . thor ough shake-up in the ranks of the police department was contem- plated were spiked today when S1- perintendent Joseph H. Mclean posted the regular quarterly orders for members of the department. The list shows none other than routine changes of desk officers and motor patrolmen, and the switching of street patrolmen to the beats next to their present ones. The changes are effective at midnight tomorrow night.
 R Reports that a shake.up was in1- bending had even reached the pages of 8 local newspaper, but the fact that they were groundless was proven today when Supt. McLean's orders showed only the regular quarterly moves.
 Sergt Joseph Bagley will take over the duties of day desk officer, from 8 a. m. to p. m. Lieut.. John Dunphy will be on duty at the desk from 4 p. m. to 2 midnight. Ccpt. Richard LeRoy, present day oficer at the desk Jill be on the shift from midnight to 8 a. m.
 The three switchboard operators at headquarters will remain on their present schedules. Motor pa trolmen will make their routine schedule changes, with Sergt. Wil- liam Duggar1 remaining in charge. There are no transfers of patrolmen from one shift to another, the only moves being the routine changes of beats.
 Present assignments have been in effect since Oct. 1.-The new as- signments will be effective from Jan. to March 3l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
FORECLOSURES

Two foreclosure actions were filed in superior court today. In the first, the Waterbury Trust company seeks to foreclose a mortgage on Starview avenue property against N. Daponte and M. J. Albert. In the second, Alexander Kawczynski asks the fore closure of a mortgage on River street property against Joseph Bea- lieu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

ment period will begin January ?, MT. Harris said, although he has re- ceived no other information from state headquarters of the corps at Hartford.
 As far as he knows, he stated this morning, his successor has not yet been appointed by the Connecticut selecting agent, B. H. Van Buren. It is reported, however, that Mrs. Margaret Verdon, supervisor of the city welfare department will hereaf- ter be in charge of enrollments in Waterbury. Included in the local district are several small towns,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston. Dec. 30-(UP)-Weather forecast: colder in southeast. Cool tonight. Tuesday generally fair.
 Rhode Island--Cloudy, snow and slightly colder on coast tonight. Tuesday generally fair.
 Connecticut Cloudy tonight, Tuesday generally fair. Not much change in temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
Mrs. Verdon May Be
 Named Successor To
 Handle Enrollments
New Registration Period to Open Thursday With Quota Unknown New England Camps to Close;
 No Enrolment in Veterans Corps Until April

William M. Harris, Selecting agent for the Waterbury district under the COG since the organization of the corps in the early days of the Roosevelt administration has re- signed the office. The new enroll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
LATE REALTY NEWS
Omit CIair,, naada

Quit Claim Deeds Walter Perry, receiver of the Mer-.. chants Trust company, to the Wa
 terbury Savings bank, real estate on the east side of Park avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Martin J. Dunn, 197 South Leon- ard street; Eileen c. Egan, 30 Willow street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

All employees of South African railways who deal with the public must know both English and Afri- kaanS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

The monthly business meeting of Casper s. Davis, Jr., post, No. 136, American Legion, took place at Fra ternity hall Saturday evening. Plans were completed for a public bingo party to. be held at the rooms on Saturday, January 18th. The enter tainfent committee announced that there will be open house for all members at the rooms on New Years eve. All who plan to attend are requested to communicate with Junior Vice. Commander Frederick F. Seidel.
 On WTIC
 Miss Ruth Martin, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward Martin of Sheffield street, and one of the best known amateur dancers in the city; was heard over radio station WTIC of Hartford yesterday afternoon. She received many fine compli- ments for her excellent number which was well received. George Grenier of Welch street played her piano accompaniments.
 The combined committees of St. Michael's Ladies' Aid society will sponsor the next card party of that society which will take place at St. Michaers hall on Friday afternoon of this week. The past few weeks has seen a series of these pleasant affairs, each in charge of a commit tee from a particular locality. All will combine in the final party of the pleasant series.
 Munson Funeral
 The funeral of William Munson of
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,GRthT RICHES
%MAhkEl Howe fas>skA~,l

peace. She was q proud woman and
suffered a great deal before she died.
I must ask you in all kindness never
to mention her to me again. 1t brings
back many memories I have spent q
lifetime trying TO forget"
I'm sorry said Leslie gently.
''I'll never speak OF her after tonight.
But mother told me once she thought
you had named me for her. Is that
true?"
Yes"
Am I like her? Am I at all like
her?" persisted Leslie.
In your tact and social gifts. yes
In your lack of pride, no. 1t has Oc-
CURED to me occasionally that you
were rather lacking In proper pride.
Aside from that
He stopped, suddenly struck by
what he was saying, and shrugged
his shoulders In q half Gallo, half
futile gesture.
God knows you haven't much to
be proud Of" he said mournfully and
broke down and cried. Leslie had to
call her mother finally and between
them they got him to bed.
But before she slept that night
Leslie vowed that she, too, would be
gentlewoman, that she. too, would
acquire proper pride. She would
die, oh, she would die thousand
times before she would let Miss Sarah
Stimson say she was running after
James.
Let James marry Jane Northrup
If he wanted to. She would show
Miss Sarah, she would show James,
she would show New Concord! James
would have to sue on his knees and
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his aunt with him before she would
take him back.
Never had New Concord been so
gay as during that Summer. There
were other dances, many suppers and
dinners and picnics. Nine times out
of ten James found himself partnered
on these occasions with Jane, while
Leslie continued to be freezingly polite
to him and made much of Sam or
Bud or Jack-but particularly Of
Sam-under his very eyes.
James never saw Leslie alone now
and gradually had ceased to try to
force himself upon her, turning nat
urally enough to the comfort Of
James presence. Jane at least was
always stimulating and entertaining.
Jane made his evenings bearable and
got him out Of himself.
Nevertheless. James looked 50 for
lorn and wretched and was SO evi-
IDENTIFY pining to rush back and throw
himself at Leslie's feet at her first
sign OF softening, that Mrs. Millard,
after q conference with Miss Julia
and her cohorts. took the bull by the
horns and invited Leslie to spend
the month OF August with her at her
cottage on Lake Michigan. Offering
to pay all the girls expenses there
and back
Leslie. q little white, a little thin,
her head held high. met James by
chance one afternoon on Commercial
street and told him.
Mrs. Millard has invited me TO
visit her at Harbor Beach," she said,
smiling happily. Isn't that lovely?
I've been crazy to go there and can
hardly wait to start"
why. yes" agreed James uneasily
''That's fine" And added as an
afterthOught. will you be the only
one?"
mo. Mrs. Millsrd expects her
niece and nephew-he's just gradu-
ated from Harvard Law School. And
Ga m fR MIA nninO tn cnrna ~, $nr -;
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rage foreclosure. He had read In the

gage foreclosure. He had read In the
paper something about President
Roosevelt having said that people in
mortgage difficulties should appeal d.
rectly to the White House. So Syl-
vester got on the phone and called
for the President. The rest Is his
tory-how Sylvester was put through
to Mr.. Roosevelt, explained his diff
culties and gained Executive assur-
ance that he would be taken care of.
Finally, telephone call between
doctors at Caledonia Hospital. Brook
lyn. and DR.. Raymond L. Ditmars.
curator of reptiles at the Bronx
Zoo, viii be re-enacted. The physicians
had q youthful patient who had been
bitten by q gila monster, deadly
poisonous. DR.. Ditmars told them
what to do. The treatment was sue
cessful.
The dramatizatio will be given
by cast of veteran radio actors.
Others who will take part in the ami.
verSary broadcast are Edwin C. Hill.
journalist and radio commentator:
Charming Pollock. dramatist; Andre
Kostelanetz and his orchestra, and
Ted Husing, Columbia's sports an.
nouncer.
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gram. Songs and instrumental num-
bers which received the greatest re-
sponse during the present series will
be repeated.
Ford Frick. president of the Ma
tional Base Ball League. and William
Harridge. president of the American
League. will discuss the current base
ball season during Thornton Fishers
Sports Parade" on WRC at 7:45
o'clock.
Richard Bonelli, baritone, will fea-
ture Handel's Largo" during his re-
cital on WJSV at 8 O'Clock. His pro-
Eram also includes the Mexican air
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BILL To CONTROL
POWER CHALLENGED
Hastings and White Quiz F. P. C.
Witness on Rate Legis.
lation.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Power Commission en-
countered Republican opposition yester-
day to some phases of its bill to abolish
holding companies and extend its con-
troll over wholesale rates OF operating
companies.
Dozier De Vane, commission solici-
tor, explained before the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee that the
commission sought, through enact
ment of the Wheeler -Rayburn bill first,
to abolish large-scale holding COM
panies in favor of regionally integrated
power systems, and second to regulate
wholesale rates as an assistance to
States In governing consumer rates.
Would not we do well to ask power
Just to control wholesale rates of elec-
tricity and end it there?" Senator
Hastings, Republican, of Delaware
asked.
If we had to make . selection be-
tween the two phases of the BILL" De
Vane replied, II think 1t would be in
the public interest to drop the rates
section and pass the other sections" !"
You'll have difficulty proving that" I"
Hasting retorted.
Senator White of Maine also inter-
jected note Of opposition.
Il can't see why the regulation Of
one central group isn't easier than reg
ulating groups scattered all over the
Nation" he said.
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MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES.

The address Of Senator Borah Of
Idaho before the American Society of
Newspaper Editors at the National
Press Club will be broadcast by WJSV
at 10 o'clock.
The Paulist Choir, famous New York
boys vocal group. will be guests on
Al Jolson's program on WRC at $50
O'Clock. The choir will sing the
"Sanctus" from Gounod's "St.~ t.~Cecelia
Mass" ELISA Landi, screen star, and
Vernon Gomez Of the New York Yam
KEGS also will take part.
Roxy and his Gang, on WJSV at 3
O'Clock. will present an all-request pro-
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but. Of course, he will stay

vacation. but. Of course, he will stay
at q hotel
If Leslie had fingered a moment
she might have noticed how white
and sick James looked, but she had
caught sight Of some one she knew
across the street and hurried of.
Standing alone In the shade OF
Meyers Drug Store awning, James
quite definitely abandoned Leslie
then and forever. She must love the
mutt-She must. And he had been
so sure once that she cared for him.
II 1t had been some one else, some
one more worthy, who could have
appreciated and understood her. 1t
would not have been so hard to bear.
But Sam wasn't a gentleman. He was
coarse. common, supremely UNIT to
own so beautiful and rare q being
as Leslie. 1t was as bad as q Fiji
Islander owning Venus de Milo.
1t was weeks before he could bear
to hear Leslie and Sans prospective
engagement commented upon. 1t was
months before he could say without
his voice trembling that Sam was
certainly one lucky man.
Tomorrow. Jane takes an unusual
Interest In her poor father"
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You are Mrs Gray?" he greeted.
Il am she smiled. You are Mr..
Merrick?"
He said he was. Both murmured
Glad to meet you," and then shook
hands.
Won't you come ln?" Thelma Gray
invited. Dinner is ready" She led
the way into the house.
They began talking about crops,
weather, markets. The meal pro-
eressed. The roast chicken came and
was passed until it was declined. As
also did the potatoes, string beans.
bread. butter, pickles, coffee. Each
ate piece OF pie. She reached for
the pie tin.
Have another piece of pie" she
pressed Hospitality.
Il believe will" He accepted
gratefully.
The conversation Jagged.
Ihen Thelma Gray switched the sub
ject. She wanted to opan the way for
discussion of the matters of mutual
interest"
i've been widowed for two years" I"
she said. Il have q married daugh-
ter. could live with her. But 1t
doesn't seem to be the thing to do"
Too bad about your husband" he
sympathized.
Her heart skipped o beat. He
seemed to be SO understanding. Maybe
his was q parallel case Maybe he
had been left alone Hot tears came
to her eyes. Maybe H. didn't even
have any children he could 70 to live
with.
He wiped faky crust crumb from
his lips with his napkin. He folded
the square Of linen, laid 1t beside his
plate.
Yes" he said, I'm more than sat-
isfied"
A great flood of happiness came to
her. How like Abner he was. And
how true was the old saying, "The
way to a mans heart" A soft
flush came to her cheeks.
I'm glad" she half whispered.
SO am l." Ellery Merrick admit
ted. I'm 50 satisfied that III do
Just twice as well as 1 had planned
As head OF the Diamond Baking Co
Ill give you $500 for your justly-
famous pie recipe. It's Just what We
need for our advertising program fea-
turing, pies like mother makes"
Copyright. 1935)
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SEARS, ROEBUCK PAY
FIGURES REPORTED
Rosenwald, Board Chairman, Re.
csived $s5,139, While Wood
Got $s1,s1S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lsssing j. Rosenwald, chairman Of
the Board Of Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
reported to the Securities Commits
sion yesterday that he received salary
Of Ss5,139.
Robert E. Wood, president Of the
company. who recently was appointed
chairman of q Business Mems Com
mittee to advise the Government on
work-relief expenditures, reported q
salary Of $81,818
Emil J. Pollock, Chicago, controller;
James M. Barker, Chicago, treasurer,
and Thomas j. Carney, vice president,
each received $4,000 from the COM
pany.
No one owned as much as 10 per
cent Of the company's stock, but the
report said that If the Julius Rosen-
valid estate exercised its option, 1t
then would own 657,311 shares, or
1881 per cent Of the capital stock.
The option agreement states that
188, ass shares Of no par value capital
stock are available at price of $21 as
per share on or before December 81,
1895.
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La Paloma" and Come to the Fair"
The forthcoming stratosphere flight
will be discussed by Secretary Of War
Dern on WMAL at 1880 O'Clock. Capt.
Albert w. Stevens, in command Of the
night, and Capt. Orville A. Anderson,
cO-pilOt. also will be heard.
A new musical series called THE Hit
Parade" will make its debut on WRC
at 8 O'Clock. These programs will be
provided by Lennie Haytons Orches-
ira. Goso DeLys. Kay Thompson and
Johnny Hauser. The Is song hits Of
the week will be featured.
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or played an important part in
some great human drama-will
be re-enacted during special pro-
gram over Columbia, April 28.
The importance of the telephone in
present-day America, the drama and
pathos and humor it sometimes serves
to produce, will be forcefully illus
trated during the broadcast. which Is
being given in celebration Of the 50th
anniversary of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co.
A newspaper editor In remote
section of Ontario will never forget
one Of the calls to be included In the
dramatiZations. He was sitting at
his desk in the Offices OF the Callander
Weekly when the bell tangled. At
the other end of the wire was one
Ovila Dionne, at Lake NipisSing, who
wanted to know how much it would
cost to have q piece put in the paper
about five babies being born. 1t was
the first inkling the world had OF an
event that later was spread across
front pages throughout the world.
The second call. in contrast TO that
announcing the birth Of the worlds
most famous babies, was between
Washington and Chicago. In Wash
ington sat J. Edgar Hoover. director
Of the Bureau Of Investigation for the
Department Of Justice. Melvin PurviS,
director OF the bureaus Chicago divi-
sion. was talking In Chicago They
were talking about George Baby
Face" Nelson, then ranked as public
enemy No. !. As q consequence Of
that conversation, Baby Face" Nelson
died before the bullets of Government
agents in an Ohio cornfleld.
The third call originated in Co
lumbus, Miss. There one Sylvester
Harris. an impoverished Negro farmer,
was about to lose his farm by mort
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The driver was
alone. And he was
. stranger.
ElIery Merrick!
1t could be no one
elseI
A feeling Of un-
certainty ca m z
over her. What
should she do? She
had never thought
before how dim-
cult 1t would be to
meet . prospective
husband who was
q toLal stranger.
One thing she
had to do, she
knew, and that was
to 60 out to the car.
Things were
easier than she
had expected, once
the step was taken.
She saw q man
with gold-rimmed
spectacle ell
past middle age.
He had 4 pleasant
smile
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SCOUTS TO COMPETE

The annual inspection Of Twelfth
Redskin District Boy Scouts will take
place tonight at 3 o'clock at the Boys
Club, Third and G streets. Each Of
the 10 groups in the District will
contest for stunt awards and in
spection honors.
Taking part are troops 1S. ~, 50.
81, 80 and "a: ships 312 and 620,
and cub parks a and 30.
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ART ON EXHIBITION
Landscape Club Sponsors Display
at Mt. Pleasant library

The Landscape Club of Washington
is holding its annual exhibition in the
sun room Of the Mount Pleasant
branch Of the Public Library at Six
teenth and Lamont streets. according
to an announcement by Dr.. George
F. BoWerman. librarian.
The exhibition, which will close on
March 81, shows representative work
by well-known local artists.
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seemed more likely than that her
enrolment in the matrimonial agency
had brought results.
"Thelma Gray" she scolded her
self. you're acting like a schoolgirl
waiting for letter from her beau.
You aren't acting at all like an-old
woman should"
But her heart told mel she wasn't
an old woman, and-She did want a
husband
She forgot to think about how
lonely the wind signing through the
big pine in the front yard made her
feel, now that Abner was gone and
Betty had married and moved away
to make a home Of her own.
Nervously she lifted the mail box
cover, thrust her hand inside. She
erasped little sheaf OF mail.
On the very top was a letter ad-
dressed in unfamiliar handwriting
The postmark was from another
State, from a fairly large city where
she knew no one.
She ripped open the flap. Eagerly,
almost breathlessly. she read the con-
tents. The note inclosed was short,
terse. 1t read:
Il will be in your town Saturday.
will come out to your place. Then
we can discuss matters of mutual
interest"
'Ellery Merrick." she mused. "It's
kind of nice name. Sounds like
he might be real estate man, banker.
or something like that"
Maybe he had been left alone, lust
Ike she had been. Maybe they could
find happiness and compa nionship to-
eether. in their sunset years.
Then another realization came to
her. Today was Saturday He was
coming today. Maybe he would come
in time for dinner. And she hadn't
even started dinner yet?
A sleekly-feathered rooster crossed
in front of her. That was it! She
would have chicken for dinner. She
planned hastily. And she could have
diced potatoes, buttered string beans,
apple pie.
Only last month she had won blue
ribbons at the tri-county fair and at
the Northern State exposition with
her fiaky-crusted apple pie
There was the old saying, THE way
to q mans heart" And If Ellery
Merrick was anything like Abner, the
pie would prove the old adage.
The morning fairly flew.
1t was a little past noon when a
car turned into the driveway and
broke her reverie. 1t was a shiny
car. but old enough to have the COM
Portable appearance of being paid for.
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A0.P0UND MAN DIES
Eight Men Needed to Remove
Body to Funeral Parlor.

Body to Funeral Parlor.
Eight men were required yesterday to
lift the body Of John Lee, 80, colored,
when 1t was removed from his resi-
dence in the 1900 block Of c street
northeast to the establishment Of
Alexander 8. Pope. funeral director,
at 315 Fifteenth street northeast.
Lee, who died early yesterday. weighed
approximately 40 pounds, 1t is said.
He was slightly less than 6 feet tall.
A special casket may have to be made
for him.