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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
475 Registered In
 Orientation Class
WPA Educational Course at Y Proves Popular Wlth
 Local Grammar School Graduates

days and Thursdays, Tuesdays ana Saturdays, Wednesdays and satur. days, from 9 to li:30 o'clock in the morning. There are Ave half-hou periods, during which time classes in public speaking, vocabulary build. ing, orientation, written expression and c course In how to study prop" erly.
 Times Change
 The average person, looking back a few years, will probably remember that anything that Srnacked Of school during the summer time was judiciousiy avoided. It Is true that some of the students drop out for 6 week to go to the Girl and Boy Scout or the Y camps, but the di- rector stated this morning that be- fore these young girls and boys leave they are very serious about being taken back into the courses when their respective sojourns ct camp are completed. No matter how in- teresting the program might be. and 1t is quite evident that the WPA teachers have worked hard arrang- Ing an attractive program, there still remains that extraordinary fact that 526 local grammar school grAd- uates go to school twice Q week and enjoy it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

At the present time water con- sumption here is 100000 gallons greater daily than usual because of the heat. Tho daily consumption now is 100000 gallons. euperin- tendent Fleming will report on the current months billings ct the next meeting of the board. The June billings were almost $l,000 greater than the total for the preceding month, May.
 Main Installed
 Installation of Q water main in Raymond street was ordered by the board. The petitioner was Philip Coppetto who agreed to pay for the pipe. The city will furnish the tools and labor. A request for Q 2,O0O foot water main in Congress avenue extension was referred to the water committee for investigation.
 City Engineer Robert A. Cairns raported to the board that if the grading of Idylwood avenue, from the Plank Road to Hamilton avenue, is to be carried out the best method would be to raise the level of the highway SO that 1t would be even with the tracks of the old Meriden railroad. There is Q short trestle crossing the roadway ct the present time and there IS only eight rect of clearance under 1t for vehicles. It would be impractical to lower the garde of the roadway 50 as to increase the clearance, Engineer Cairns pointed out, due to storm water drainage conditions. It was voted to have the entire board an. spect the proposed project ct the next tour of inspection.
 Hearings Slated
 Permission was asked of the al. dermeii to hold hearings for several sewers and sidewalks. The pro" posed sewers are: Baldwin street, from Madison avenue to Pearl Lake road; Piedmont street, from Cy- press street to Baldwin avenue; South Main street, from Piedmont street at the Pearl Lake Road; Rock land avenue, from Norton street to 0eddes terrace; deddes terrace, from Rockland avenue to Hawthorne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
CHURCH OFFERS
 JULY FESTIVAL
Concert and Parish Sup. per on St. PauI's M. E.
 Program Tomorrow

The park department band, through the courtesy of William Derwin, will present their second concert of the season on the lawn of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow evening under the direction of Cosmo Vendetti as a community program for residents of the north end, 1t was announced today by Rev. William V. Dickinson, pastor.
 A July festival will precede the concert, as will a parish supper, served by the Ladies Aid society. The servings will be between 5:30 and 2 o'clock. Games will also be enjoyed by the anticipated large attendance, sponsored by the Mems Bible class. Flood lights, donated by the Connecticut Light & Power Company, will be used to illuminate the lawn.
 At the last parish supper in June nearly l,5o0 residents of the section attended while last years event drew over 2000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
FULTON

Tomorrow is the big day at Full ton Park playground and the reason Is . costume show. Every Thurs day is feature day at the Cooke street playground and this weeks feature will find the kiddies of the playground all dolled up in their fancy costumes.
 The show will be held under the direction of Misses Ethel Shil!er and Catherine Finn. Prizes will Dc awarded to those children having tho funniest prettiest, oldest, old" est, and most elaborate costumes.
 Joseph Dove conducted two classes of 60 pupils each today in the regular series of the airplane modelling classes. The first class was held at 10 o'clock this morning while the second class was held ct 2 o'clock this afternoon. Todays instruction was concerned with ground winds and the etfect they nave on the flight of the planes. MT. Dove illustrated his talk this morning with 0 model airplane.
 Also today nature club classes were held. Herbert Daurer con- ducted the class assisted by Miss Deborah Grimm. The members or the class collected specimens Of the local insects and they will be trans" ported to the Mattatuck Museum.
 The girls volleyball team will meet the Town Plot lassies at the Fulton Park field ct 7:l6 o'clock to-. night, Members of the Cooke street aggreRatlon are Louise oenovese, Toddy dizzo, Marie eantoro, Rose santoro, and Beatrice and Dorothy
 Tomorrow afternoon Q sewing group composed of the older girls of the playground will meet With Miss Ryan. It is expected that tne girls mothers will be on hand also' Plans are being made for the TOT. nation of c sewing group composed of mothers of the various children who visit the playground. Close 70 20 mothers have signified their me tentions of attending tomorrows gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
BOUTS FEATURE
 OAKvlLLE FETE
Outdoor Smoker TOnlOr- row and Friday Arranged
 By Company B Cadets

Six amateur boxing bouts and a series of tableaux done with electric lights will be features of the open- ling night of the outdoor smoker in Oakville tomorrow and Friday evenings by Company B Cadets of St. Mary Magdalen's church. Pre- ceding the opening @ parade will be held, starting at 7:45. Cadets will report for the parade at 7:l6 o. clock.
 Tn addition to the boxing and the tableaux, there will be other en- tertainment offered. Joseph Le- zotte and the Mastersingers will render selections, the Ryan broth- CTS, tap-dancers, will entertain and Q trio of National Guardsmer1, Daniel Smith, Bunk" Sullivan and Douglas Merrilees, will offer vocal selections.
 The bouts arranged by Charles "Chick" Lawson follow: Kid Dyna- mite vs Young Corbett, Kid Bread vs Jack Shields, Danny Ryan vs Mickey Garfield, Baby Doll vs vs Johnny Altman, Benny Marcoux Vs Benny the Cobbler.
 The same program will be of- fered both nights, with special matinee performance for children
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

street; and Pearl Lake Road, from South Main street to Baldwin street. The sidewalks proposed are: Rose- land avenue, from Columbia 1oule- yard to Euclid avenue; Irving ave- nue, from Watertown to Bunker Hill avenues; and Sheldon street, from East Main street to the end of the thoroughfare.
 Rubber For Park
 It was also voted to hold Q hear ing on sewer assessments for Manor avenue on August 4th. A vote was passed asking permission of the aldermen to hold 6 hearing on proposal to discontinue the build- ing Inc on the west side of Edson avenue, from East Main street, 30 feet northerly. D. T. Harrington, ST., is the petitioner. Commissioner James Phelan urged that Q water bubbler be installed ct the Seymour street park. The matter was re- ferred to Superintendent Fleming. Residents of Ash street were in- formed that plans are almost conn pleted for the proposed layout of their thoroughfare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

4NStSU LIULLl OIlSlI JODo'
 Curtallment
 WPA officials, at the time the project was closed, said that 1t would be reopened on a "curtailed" scale, but the dismissed workers friends believe that the state WPA has discriminated because they complained about conditions pre- vailing at the sewing room. The state WPA administration almost tacitly admitted that the project was being closed because of protests by employees about being bounded by the supervisor, of being forbidden to talk, and of being ordered to bring in buttons and other articles, purchasing them out of their own wages, and also of being told to bring in patterns for work.
 Wages Reduced
 Employees still at the sewing room say that conditions have been im- ineasurably improved since the re- opening. A new supervisor is in- stalled, and the workers state that the atmosphere has changed con" slderably for the better.
 Wages, however, are reported to have been cut down under the new WPA set-up. The skilled worker classification is said to have changed, and the wage levels all along the line reduced somewhat.
 Friends of the 25 women who were o,lsted plan to make every effort to have the Jobs restored. Thus Tar their efforts have met with failure, but they intend to sec If they meet with better success @ little higher up. Many of the 25, 1t is said, are desperately in need of the jobs which were taken away from them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
Olympic Prospect
 EIudes Capture

Released by Judge Edward Mascolo yesterday on his prom ise to report to city court every morning for Q week, Q man whose record shows many ar. rests for intoxlCatlon dutlfully appeared today. "All right, you In the front row, you can 60 n0w," called Judge MascOlo from the bench. But it needed the further prompting Of others in the courtroom before the probatlOner got up to 60. As he pursued an uncertain course toward the door, Judge Mas. colo said: "Is he still drunk? Somebody stop him." But the accused, with an Iincanny burst of speed, had already Outdis- tanced pursuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

bicycle was struck by an aus6mo. bile Monday caused the death of Robert s. Smith. ls, ct . hospital late yesterday. James ]. Mccreal, Se, driver of the car, was arrested and granted a police court continuance until the 3Oth,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
FUNERALS

A mass of requiem was celebrated this morning at Q o'clock at the chapel of St. Joseph's Convent in Hartford for Sister Marcella, Cath erine Kelly, floor supervisor of St. Mary's hospital who died Monday. Burial was In St. Joseph's convent cemetery.
 The funeral of Sister M. Madeline (Mulcahy) of St. Mary's Home, West Hartford, was held Monday morning in the chapel of the home. Rev. Thomas P. Mulcahy of Water bury, nephew, was celehrant of the solemn requiem high mass; Rev. William P. dildea, deacon, and Rev. Nicholas Coleman of River side, sub-deacon. Rev. John J. Hayes was master of ceremonies; i; Rev. William Kilcoyne of Plainville and Rev. Francis Egan of Sachem, acolytes, and Rev. Francis E. Nash, thurifer. Final absolution was pro- nounced by Most Rev. Maurice r. McAuliffe, bishop of Hartford.
 Tn the sanctuary were Bishop Me- Auliffe, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael P. Barry, Rt. Rev. Msgr. William H. Flynn, Rev. Matthew Traynor of New Britain, Rev. Lester Loughran, Rev. Joseph Kinney, Rev. John A. Dooley, Rev. pr. Bernard M. Don- nelly, Rev. John J. Bowling, Rev. Joseph Cunningham, Rev. Francis P. Nolan, of Hartford, Rev. Joseph Griffin, Rev. pr. John Loughlin Rev. John German, M. s., Bloom. field; Rev. John P. Callahan, Rev. Myron V. Miller, Rev. Patrick Fox, Rev. William Kavanaugh and Rev. John Sullivan, West Hartford; Rev. Arthur Callahan, Rev. John Dial, Rev. James Woods, Rev. Francis Murphy, Rev. Henry Quinn, Rev. Paul Keating, New Britain; Rev. John J. Dillon, Washington; Rev. William Kennedy, Southington; Rev. John Frederick and Rev. Fran ciS May New Haven; Rev. Joseph Heffernan, Somerville: Rev. Joseph E. Joyce. Wallingford, and Rev, Richard Egan of Dubuque, Iowa.
 Bearers were Dr. John J. Null cahy, Edward J. Dillon. Thomas B. Dillon, James A. Coleman, William F. Quinn and John J. Quinn. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, West Hartford, where the benedictus was chanted by choir of priests.
 The funeral of Miss Catherine Fitzgerald of New Haven, formerly of this city, will De held from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock to the Immaculate Concep- ton church where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at O. o'clock Burial will be in old St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this after. noon and evening.
 Funeral services for Rev. Charles r. Kelly, of New Haven, former assistant pastor of St. Margaret's church of Waterbury, will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St. Donato's church, New Haven. Rt. Rev. Maurice P. McAuliffe, bishop of Hartford, will celebrate Q pontifical high mass of requiem, and e large delegation of members of Holy Name societies of New Hav- on county will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
IDA C. ETHERIDCE
 INFERRED TODAY

Thomaston, July l5.-1da C. Etheridge of Thomaston, 80, former resident of Hartford and one of the oldest members of the First Meth odlst church there, was buried this morning at 10 o'clock from the home of her nephew, Frederick W. Ether idse of Thomaston, with Rev. Ed ward Haines, pastor the Thomaston Congregational church ofiiciating' Tnterment was in Montville.
 Miss Etheridge is survived by two aephews, Frederick W. Etheridge oi Tnomaston and Howard M. Ether idee of New Canaan; and Tour nieces, Miss May Etheridge, Mrs John Lane, both of East Hartford Mrs, E. R. Warner of Meriden and Ms. c. r. Phillips Of Lakeland Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
Needy Women Here
 Deprived Of Work
Discrimination, Reduction in Wages in WPA Sewing
 Project Alleged By Friends of Workers

Friends of women formerly employed at the WPA sewing project and who were not taken back to work town have begun efforts in official circles to have the workers jobs restored to them According to employees at the sewing room there 39 women employed there
 whereas previous to the shutdown the total of workers was 04 This leaves total of 25 women who have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
RECEIVED m AUDIENCE

Rome, July 16.-luP).--Ma Frederick Mansfield of Boston was received in audience last night ny Premier BenitO Mussolini. Manstield presented Mussclini Q ApeFpesual motion" clock, which is wound by means of atmospheric pressure, and Q flag bearing the date of the foundation of Boston. ".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
Increase Of $7,OOO
 Tn Water Receipts
Billings for Month of June Register Big Gain-Ader'
 men Arrange Schedule of Hearings

Water billings for the month of June in Waterbury totaled o04 increase of almost $700 over the figure for the same period in 1885 report to this effect was furnished the board of works last night by eclipse all previous records because of the prevailing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
NEW AIR LINE

Lisbon, Portugal, July l6.-(UP).- German airplane service between Limbon and New York via the Azores, long planned, will be start- cd soon, 1t was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

Friday afternoon. The affair will be held on the church grounds and Captain Raymond Lafleville is in charge of the arrangements com mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
DIED

CONDROTUs - Tn this city, July 1dth 1036, John CondrotuB, of 20O Alder St. Funeral tomorrow nfter- noon, Rt 2;00 o'clock, from Colns- anto Funeral Homo, 034 Bank St. Burial in Lithuanian Association cemetery.
 ELWELII-1n this city, July l4th, 1888, Donald Elwell, of Middle bury, Conn. Funeral tomorrow morning, at il o'clock, from Al. derson Funeral Homo, 70 Central Ave-, to St. Johns Episcopal Church. Burial In Madison, Conn. LEcAHEY-In this city. July ilth, 1886, Miss Nora Leahey. Funeral Thursday morning, at e;iB o'clock, from Mulville Funeral Home. to st. Burial in Winsted, Conn, cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
OBITUAR

LEAHEY-Miss Nora Leahey died early yesterday afternoon at St. Mary's hospital. Miss Leahey was born in Ireland and for the past 70 years has resided in Waterbury. Be. fore taking up her residence in Wa. terbury she had lived In Torrington for several years. She is survived by six, nieces: Mrs. Irving Rich. iiyer, Mrs. John King, Mrs. rhiio Lee, and Miss Clara Walsh all oi Waterbury, Mrs. Thomas Hoad and Miss Helen Tyer of Bridgeport.
 The funeral will take place from Muiville's Funeral Home, 270 West Main street Thursday morning, at s:l6 o'clock to St. Thomas Church at 800 o'clock. Burial will Do in Winsted.
 ELWELL-Donald Elwell, 36, of Middlebury, died yesterday morn ing at the Waterbury hospital. MT. Elwell was & local representative of the New Haven County Motor club of the A. A. A. and was known to hundreds of automobile owners In Waterbury and vicinity with whom he did business. He was born in Boston, the son of George H., of New Haven, and the late Lydia (Robbins) Elwell.
 Besides his father, he is sur. vived by his wife, Mrs Ethel (Stackhouse) Elwell; 0 daughter, Rae Anna; e brother, Albert, sta- toned on the U. 8. 8. Minneapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Wandell of Saratoga Springs, N. r., and Miss Dorothy A. Elwell of New Haven.
 Funeral services will be held to. morrow morning at Il o'clock in the Alderson funeral home with Rev. Payton Williams of St. Johns Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will he in Madison.
 CONDROTUS-John Condrotus died ct the home of his cousin, Pe- ter Qeikis, 200 Alder street, yester- day morning after brief illness. MT. Condrotus came to this coun- try from Lithuailia 30 years ago He had been employed as Q farm hand until his illness last spring.
 The body was taken to the Colo santo funeral home, 034 Bank street. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home to- morrow Afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Lithuanian Association cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

SKULL FRACTURE FATAL
 New Haven, Conn, July l5.-(uP). "A skull fracture suffered when his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15

KBLLY--Month's mind mass of re- qulenl will be celebrated Friday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at HS. Peter and Pauls Church, for tho repose of the soul Of the late Prank T. Kelly. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
MASSES

KANE-Month's mind mass of TO. quiem will be celebrated Thursday morning, at s:00 o'clock, at St. MhrEaret's Church, for the repoge Of the soul of the late Mrs. Rose A. Kane.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
n. R. A. EMPLOYEES
.ABANDONLODGE9l
"Round- up" Dinner to Close
Turbulent Career of
Federation Urit.

After a turbulent existence Of 20
months, N. r. A. Lodge 81, militant
unit Of the American Federation Of
Government Employees, is preparing
to fold.
Marking the dissolution Of the skele-
ton of the National Recovery Admin
istration, as Of April l, the lodge to-
morrow night has arranged The Last
Roundup" dinner at the Lido at
tbs o'clock, to raise funds to Iquidate
its affairs. Within a month or so at
the outside, it is planning to turn back
the charter that created it in Novem-
Der, 1888.
This group Of N r. A. employees was
the first Of the New Deal forces to
organize under the American Fedora
ton of Labor. and periodically since
then it has figured in the news.
The best-known incident in which
the lodge was involved was that which
arose when the president, John Dono-
van, was discharged after a row with
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, then N r. A.
administrator. Donovan blamed union
activities; johnson, inefficiency. Don
ovan's supporters eventually resorted
to picketing the N. r. A. The Labor
Relations Board took up the matter,
and Donovan got his job back
Evening star., 1936-03-29
CLEMENTS FIRST
TOWNSEND BACKER
-
Made and Lost $500,0O0
Before Joining Pension
Movement.
by the Associated Press.

~ tQe ASoOCIdtco E2Soss
Robert e. Clements, about to sever
relations with what some have called
a wild dream, others plan that
would save the aged and promote the
welfare Of the Nation, was the flrst
convert DR.. F E. Townsend had.
Co-founder of the Townsend $500
a-month pension movement and secre-
tary of the organization that grew out
Of it, Clements is a hard-driving busi-
ness executive who is reputed to have
made and lost half million dollars
in the land boom of Southern Cali
fornia.
Before he took up the duties Of
brunt bearer for a House investigat-
ing committee, now studying the af-
fairs of the Townsend movement,
Clements was spending IA and Is
hours a day, seven days a week, at
work in a sixth-door Office whose fur
.nishings comprised:
A secondhand desk, three second
hand chairs, brown carpet. tele-
phone and a poster Of happy old
man with beard labeled ''The Spirit
OF the townsend Plan.
Ran the Business.
, Thin-haired, tired-faced. Clements
has directed the business side Of the
Townsend collecting the
money, running the Townsend Week.
ly, the circulation of which he esti-
mates at 250,000 copies; hiring the
scores of organizers, mostly retired
clergymen, who are said to be engaged
on a commission basis.
Il haven't time to play golf or go
to Dances" he said yesterday. i have
no social life"
He went into business as a real
estate dealer in Orange County, Calf,
% years ago and 10 years ago first
p met DR.. Townsend.
1t was to his Office that the doctor
came the day he saw two old women
ransacking a garbage can while he
was shaving. Hurrying to Clements,
Townsend said he had dreamed Of
how glorious it would be If all old
people could receive 5000 month.
"a Great Old Guy"
..-. Clements listened and has been
called by DR.. Townsend his first in
spiration.
THE old mans a great old guy,
Clements said yesterday.
At Long Beach, Clements was
married. became a father, was
divorced. He married second time
and his second wife works with him
here as confidential secretary.
ven-tempered, quiet-spoken, Glenn
ents says his sole interest now is to
see the Townsend plan become law.
Evening star., 1936-03-29

tee and make disclosures concerning
them to make the House see the mat
ter in the same light as he does. This
would involve the New Deal practi-
TONERS, and regardless of the merits
Of Blacks insistence that they be in
corporated' In the bill, one does not
have to be political sage to realize
what hot water he will be in If he
halls the uptown practitioners before
the committee bar.
He was pressed, however, to say
whether, even when legislation salts
factory to both sides was passed, his
committee would fold up. This he
would not do.
I'VE have as much to do, Of course"
he said.
what will you have to do at all9"
he was asked.
To this he would only reply that
it was for the future to determine.
From his attitude, the reporter is
convinced he Is most reluctant to let
60, to say the least.
And 1t would be bitter pill for the
lent opportunity among the New Deal
ers for another Jim" Reid or Tom
Walsh. 1t is no secret that Senator
Black might have aspirations in that
direction. 1t would afford an outstand-
ing opportunity for party service.
AirmaiI "ColIusion" Found.
Black made his great bid for the
investigating job with his investigation
Of the air and ocean mail contracts.
His party colleagues considered he
did splendid job on this. He found,
among other things. that there had
been "collusion" In the award of the
airmail contracts. Thus they were
summarily Cancelled. The Army Air
Service attempted to operate the mail
Five aviators were killed in the at
tempt.
Only recently 1t was disclosed that
special Department of Justice In
vestigator had found that there was
no "collusion." Fortunately for Black,
in his present trials. this report has
not been made public and therefore, it
has not been given wide publicity.
1t will be interesting to watch the
outcome Of the whole business. The
Senator has some $4,000 kilograms
which his investigators seized per-
haps illegally. To expect him to
bundle them up and return them to
the senders is expecting a lot. On
the other hand, with all the ''evil
influences" of the country hollering
at him. how can he justify proceeding
when lobby legislation has been en-
| acted. These evil influences" have
shown already they can shout just as
loudly as the Senator. And as an
example Of the unanimity of these
"evil influences" Senator Carter
Glass Lynchburg paper has de-
nounced Blacks action in no uncer-
tain terms.