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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16

Editor, Tall Tower Topics-Who says the summer
 not here yet? When you glimpse hypochrondiacS, val- etudinaranS and those who death in fresh pure air. opening their windows then 1t must be summer If this terrific heat continues there won't be many left to tell the tale Here few incidents showing how hot 1t is at present Railroad engines relesS they just blow the hot air through the boiler tubes which easily gener ates steam Stone buildings turned red, the sun had baked the stone to brick Matches are not required just hold your cigarette against the side of building and will light up good The river dried up and all fish took to the trees and nested till rain Using the cook stove is absolutely unnecessary folks just place the meats ana pies, etc., in the sun for hour One man fried ham and eggs holding the skillet over Uncles bald dome You sit atop of iceberg and never get wet friend met another who sported fine big beard whilst taking the friend accidentally coughed little towards him ana all the whiskers immediately disappeared like magic just scorched off, Cheap way of shaving these days Molten lead is served for ice cream boiling sulphur for ice cold drinks. One thermometer showed 10 above zero at noon in the Some pranSter had placed dry ice round the bulb All the old street rails gone, they melted
 like hot butter and disappeared in the sewers Even the birds round here have all the feathers burnt off them
 poor things Humans just existing Hotter than hell some said, they must have been there some time Welcome the cool weather and may it come quick We paid the Brass City visit last Friday after getting home we wrung and half pais of water out of the shirt Rained here little the other day. this raised such vapor that folk could walk on 1t for hours even autos could speed atop of it. Pity felt for the poor souls In the crowded tenementS in big cities Panhandng seems to be increasing in the Brass City everywhere else Coming along Meadow street to catch the noon train we passed by gentlemen sitting under tree having luncheon, as we neared them of the bunch having bandaged right hand and also very hairy tattooed chest jumped up with amazing aacrty and headed for this scribe With the usual request for money. He was refused Only TOT the auto traffic that street perhaps different story would have been written On another occasion when hav ing both arms filled and heading for the station some guy on crutches shot around the corner and asked he could speak to us We replied very emphaticay "NO
 In many refusal means torrent of abuse Other cities have the same problem One does not mind help ing worthy cases but many of these panhanders not worth helping Today one has to be-Wise as serpents and harmless as doves-A. G. Cossham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16
.DR. W. CREENBERC
 STATE PRESIDENT
HcnOred By Dental Com. missiOfl-42 Qualify
 For Dentistry

Southington, July 16-The Con- necticut Dental Commission, ineet- ing Wednesday at the office of Dr. Almond J. Cutting, recorder of the commission, announced that 42 con- didates of the 65 who took the ex- aminations for dentists held at the State Capitol last month had passed The commission also announced that 19 of the 24 candidates who took the examinations for dental hygienists passed.
 The following passed the dental examinations:
 Successful Candidates
 Meyer c. Newman, Chicago, H.; William D. Curtis, Boston, Mass. Jerome M. Goggins, 2 Holcomb Street, Hartford; William E. DiMeo 9 Francis Street, Bristol; Paul j. Mangiaracina, Brooklyn, N. F.; Max L. Platt, l24 Bedford Street, Hart ford; Alvin M. Hewitt, Corning, N r.: Harold Hapoport, 37 Chatham Street, Hartford; Leo Oken, ' Park Place, Danbury; Louis J. Ruffino, 32 Washington Street, Middletown; &c., bastian Garofalo, 139 Church street Middletown; Carl L. Sebelius, Al. mena, Kans.; James LaScmina, 10t Wooster Street, New Haven; Ever cit N. Meyer, 180 Pacific Street Bridgeport; Lawrence J. Chasko Jamaica, N. Y.
 Harold A. sahl. S4 Quintard Ter. race, Stamford; Herbert s. Brown 34 Suburban Avenue, Stamford; Ed ward A. Tully, 46 Westview Avenue West Hartford; George B. Odlum 47 New Britain Avenue, Unionvillei Anthony L. Gessay, 56 High Street RockvilleS winston F. Delaney, 46s Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport; Sol omon Goldberg, 97 Love Lane, Hart ford; William F. Sullivan, 63 OaA Street, Windsor Locks; John F. Par nell, l63 Grove street, Torrington
 William Chase, Washington, D C.; George w. Baldwin, Tanners vile, N. Y.; Maurice Goldblatt, 32. Asylum Street, Norwich; James L Corthouts, 191 Garden Street, Hart ford; Michael J. zazzaro, 265 Wash ington Street, Hartford: Michae Impresa, 354 Lakewood Road, Wa terbury; Zelly c. Albert, 130 Sher- man Avenue, New Haven; Andrew M. Cibere, 30 Lexington Avenue South Norwalk: Thomas J. Riley Jr., Brooklyn, N. F.; Francis Q. Ty. bursky, 27 Mount Pleasant Street Derby; Henry c. Cody, Jr., Oneida N. Y.; Isidore Garbus, Hudson, N Y; Louis R. Garofalo. 2 High Streel Derby; Wilton T. Altman, Ithaca, N r.; Michael A. Mandino, 14O6 Banl Street, Waterbury; Bertram Ja, Friedman, Moodus; Peter W. Woy' elk, 31 Stone Street, Danbury; Al bert E. Bodnar, 253 Clinton Ave , nue, Bridgeport.
 Dental Hyglenists
 The following passed the exami' nations for dental hygienists:
 Annette Codere. North Gfosvenor' dale: Ruth L. Covin, Alpine Ave nue, Bridgeport: Katherine NutteF i46 Knickerbocker Avenue. Spring dale: Mrs. Jane M. Bartlett, i1l Church Street. Hartford; Julii Grcenbaum. 3oi Mckinley Avenue Bridgeport: Juditta L. Sullivan. 32l Benham Avenue, Bridgeport; bettl Loewlth, SIS Laurel Avenue Bridge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16
DIVISION ST.

The initial session of the wood craft class ct the Division street playground will be held this after noon under the direction of Edward LaCroix. Taborets and clock stands will be made by the youngsters in the class.
 The junior woodcraft class in- cludes John Russett, Edward Stance, George Mellon, Donald Finn, Ed- ward Gagin, Anthony Richezza, Howard Welton, Andrew Sereduck, John Spinola, Harold Welton, Joe seph Jacovino, Al Perugini, Al De- Eco, Robert Russett, George Keane, Anthony Lenti, Al Rinaidi, George DeFeo, Peter Santopietro, Anthony Penta and Frank Mellon.
 Papercraft Glass
 The girls papercraft class under the direction of Mrs. Gertrude Graveline made Japanese lanterns and pin holders at the regular ses- sion of the class yesterday after noon.
 Today's activities follow: Division street Tigers vs North End Eagles, baseball game, Fulton park, 9 a. m. 1; Division street Cadets vS Sons of Rest, baseball game, Fulton park, at playground, 2 ?. IIl.; playground D. Tn.: knitting class for girls, mems volleyball team vs Fulton park team at playground, 7:3O ?. m.
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glng band because I could suffer with my brethren!
 ("Amenl Amen!")
 "Who's afraid? NobOdys goln' to hurt you. God wants us to clean up OUT community and
 make it Q fit place to live in. I don't believe any law is stronger than the sentiment of . commun- fly and when that sentiment says anything must go, God help us, it's stronger than any law!"
 ABSENT from church that morn- ing were Bertha and Inez Fowler.
 Floggers' victims both, Bertha and IneZ are mother and daugh- ter. They are not related to Lihue Fowler and his three daughters, also logged, nor do they look like the sisters-except for their hair.
 "YOu ought to see Bertha and Inez!" nelghbors say, pointing out tho house. Shaved lem clean, they did"
 The neighbors say 1nez was fright city-iike" before her hair was clipped. She is 17, going to be 14 in Q week or 50. Inez has two brothers and three sisters. Edna, IA and next oldest, has been mentally incompetent since birth.
 It was in Columbus county su- perior court during the trial Of Pink King, accused of Q criminal attack upon Edna, that the story of the flogging and night riding first came out.
 The girl was not allowed to teS- tify because of her mental def. ciency. Junior, her o-year-old brother, red-haired and freckled was in court as @ witness. He, too was disqualified, because, about to take the oath, he admitted he had never heard of God.
 Junior and the three other younger Fowler children are now in the county home at Whites vile. None of the children has ever
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gone to school. The house the Powders live in aptly described as lone room with fence across it," sits close to the road, an iron kettle for heating wash water out in front. It was here that the night-riders paid their most recent visit. Julius, Bertha's husband, who walks with one leg and crutches, was not at home. He is there now, recently released from seven months in the penitentiary for shooting off a mans leg.
 "AlI this come about" he says, because my wife had Pink King arrested. There wasn't never no trouble before that. We're goln' back to Gastonia where we come from. Maybe next month. We're gOih' as soon as we can get thcrc."
 ABSENT from church also that Sunday morning was Dewey Cribb. Dewey came up from Longs Cross. roads, N. O., to see if he could get his wife to go back with him, They've been separated since early spring, just before the band of white-clad night riders took Dewey from his home, clipped his hair in the shape of Q cross, and lashed him with @ piece of mule belt.
 "They give me five llcks apiece with the belt" Dewey Crlbb says. "There was about 15 of them, guess. The belt didn't cut me- just sort of bllstercd.
 "First they asked mo did I go to church. I said I used to, but I hadn't been lately.
 'Then they asked mo did I get a mule killed once. I said I did. I was rldln' the mule and . car came along and hit it.
 "They said when they cut my hair that they was goin' to leave their mark on me. guess if I'd a-had . gun, I'd a-marked . few of theIn."
 THE END.
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and cutting their hair. Says though, he didn't do 1t.
 Called from the corn fields 16 years ago to "exhort the word oi the Lord," Preacher Hunt now serves five Missionary Baptist churches-three in the towns oi Clarendon, Cedar Grove and Olympic, all in North Carolina, and two across the South Carolina border in Sweet Home and Bethle- hem.
 He never has asked pay for his services-gets 1t, though, in the form of an occasional load of hay, pig or piece of meat some- times he gets money.
 Week days he farms @ 102-acre plot, raising corn, tobacco and strawberries. Until past January he was also Justice of the peace.
 Preacher Hunt doesn't mind ad- mitting he "hashes up the Eng fish bad"
 Y reckon" he says, "lt's good I've been raised pore and back woodsy. If I was to talk in big language-as we call it here people wouldn't understand me.
 We been inSulted and we got Q right to be mad about 1t. I'll tell you, them folks over there (the Aoggers' victlrns) has been the cause of more literal hell than anything that ever happened here. We're not gOln' to tOIer9te ltl"
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Clarendon has no answers t these questions.
 District Attorney John J. Burney who is Investigating the whippings hopes to uncover sufficient evidence to bring the case before the next session of the grand jury, convenine August 24.
 ."I am convinced" says Burney, "that not half the depredations committed have been brought to light. Every man responsible for this outrage is going to be ferret cd out and brought to trial"
 Burney has 8 list of names given him by 6 self-confessed member of the band who insisted his own name be kept secret as he is "under peril of death." The list is said to include the names of eleven men and one woman.
 Fear on the part of the night riders victims of reprisals If they testify is the chief hindrance in the Investigation.
 
 PREACHER George Hunt hitch- ed up an overalls strap, transferred his "chewin' to the other check and said: "If or Dads got to git out an clean up this mess, I'll do 1t but I'm not goln' to hide behind no bed sheet"
 Preacher Hunt admits he has been accused of leading the night riders, taking men and women from their homes, hogging them
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WHEN Preacher Hunt is moved to speak out, he will, he says, "even If 1t busts the congregation wide open"
 Hear him on @ Sunday morning from the pulpit of his Cedar Grove church:
 Brethren, do you know what's the cause of Q lot of the crime and wickedness that surrounds us today?
 "Tts because of triflin', good fOr-nothin' church members that might as we'll be dead (Amen!) if they aln't goin' to get out and do their duty!
 Brethren, I want you to make your presence felt!
 "GOd bless you, the Lord wants men with grit, grace and man. hood!
 "I was proud when I was named as the leader of the Hog
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HAMILTON

Before more than 200 spectators, 75 contestants paraded with their pets yesterday afternoon at Hamil- ton park playground. With such Q variety of pets, the judges had a dif- ficsilt task in picking the winners. The boys predOminated among the prize winners with only one girl gct- ting an award. The event was under the direction of Miss Christine Kelly and Edward O'Donnell who were as- sisted by the Misses Margaret Con- nell and Rosemary Dowiing. The judges for the contest were Mrs, Elizabeth Day. Mrs. Irene Bennett and John Foley.
 Children receiving prizes were: Billie Boucher. William Luclan, Russell Baldwin, Mabel Dunn, jun- lor Hurley and Joseph Bygncs
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FULTON

The Homestead Grays and thd Silver Stars turned in Fulton Park Midget Baseball league victories yes- terday. The Grays edged the Tabs, l0-o. Ooldson, the winning hurler, famed 10 and gave up three hits. Five errors by his mates helped tho losers to most of their runs. The score by innings:
 Grays ...................i0 6 s TapS ,,..,.,,ss,.,.,,., Q
 Qoldson and l.. Reddick, Ferge- son; D'Andrea, Elkovich and w. Bender. Umpire, Grandall.
 The Stars defeated the Cossacks, 5-4, as Lynch set down the losers with four hits and connected for a home run to aid his own cause. Wallin, of the winners, and Deschi- no, of the Cossacks, garnered three hits each. The score by innings: stars :..''.''''''''.''''''' . , OoSSackS .,.,.,,,.,,',,',,.
 Lynch and Wallin; Deschino and Haiday. Umpire, Roland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16

Brought in on the heat waves. .. Don Walsh, Niagara undergrad and popular supervisor at Chase Park dropped into the Tower sancturn to say "helo.
 George Storm barrel-chested life guard at Bay view paid short visit to Waterbury the other evening to see if all was well the home town Since Geo" appointed to the popular Milford resort many fair maiden has "gone off the deep end" Among the more prominent 1eg exposers in the nearby tennis journeys are Jack Kearney Frank Phean Joe Day of the Fourth Estate) and Eddie Carserno, not to mention the ivd blue "pantes" of George Bachman. John Tata, local tennis addict has gone in for the game in big way these days Johnnie is now tutoring comedy lass, improving her racquet yielding that to say each day at the Over look tennis court. Ben Maloney has dandy wax job getting the break not the locals. What about turn around our town, Ben?
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RUDYARD KIPLING

This is the end of his long trail, The borderland tween East and Vest Adown the path where flaming stars, And poets sing their way ot rest "Tis the deathless march of comrades Who have loved and fought through the years, In the earth's great seething maelstrom Where courage has dried mems tears. We wait for the dawn's sweet message For we know his hurryng feet Will travel on through the ages, Where deodar and mountain meet. From Indias strand come rushing tides To wash green shores whose people know The simple beauty of his lines: The mother tongue that made them SO His dust lies in holy place
 Where faith has risen with desire So brave a heart in Gods great house. Intangible. but full of fire.
 .0BoRoE L. LEE Los vagoS. Calf
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Mill street turned in @ 6-4 vic- tory over Division street ct Hamil. ton park. The Mill streeters tied the count with 6 marker in the sixth and put over the deciding tally in the eighth, the contest originally being scheduled for seven innings. Lou Kelley, cavorting ct short, though guilty of three misplays, atoned somewhat with two hits. The score by innings:
 Mill Street .. 002 10l 0l-5 1l3
 Division .... 002 200 00-4 10 {
 Lombard and Dc Martino; Riccuiti and Sepanski.
 Wheelbarrow, peanut, cracker, three legged, and sack races will be only Q part of the regular weekly feature day at Chase park tomorrow afternoon. Many other novelty races will be held under the supervision of playground supervisors Eleanor Culhane, Margaret Devine and Pegi Carlson.
 Each contestant in tonorrow's races will be given lollipop while winners of the various races will re- ceive additional rewards.
 "schoolroom Minstrel" will be presented by the girls of the play- ground in the very near future while the boys will put on a show some time next month. Prepara- tions and rehearsals for these shows are held each week by the kiddies of the playground. Miss Culhane and Miss Egan are in charge of these rehearsals. Miss Charlotte Fan diller is pianist.
 Members of the boys nature class which is conducted by Herbert Baurer paid 8 visit recently to the Mattatuck Museum where they in- spected the children's museum. The class has also begun work on the construction of an aquarium.
 The airplane modelling class, which meets each Tuesday under the guid- ance of Joseph Dove, has begun work on several model planes.
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Passing by. During the warm weather they pass by pretty quickly all bound for the watering spots around our fair city, Catherine Fannigan is on her way to Sandy Beach. |. |. Ann McDonOugh and Mary Mccarthy hie their way to Chestnut Hill. Mary and Phyllis Gumpper and Al Dobkins head out East Main street with bathing suits Attorney Joe Navin says he's in the mood for swimming but hasn't got the time
 . Howard Clancy wishes he could but only being out of the hospital short time must bide awhile. Bill Teeley duty at the City Ha where it's usually pret ty cool opines he'll take dip after hours. Carolyn Pomponio is on her annual leave of absence and is spending this week with relatives in Boston.
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oood Evenlng.
VACATION NOTES
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hewes Sailed yesterday on Canadian cruise The Morgans, the Turner's, McAlsters and Mills Arc spending July in the Litchneld hills Gone by auto MT. and Mrs. Post For few weeks the Pacific coast Edmund and William, sons of Mrs. Charles Bassett, Have gone for the summer to Camp SihaSsett Mr. and Mrs. Brown and family of three For August will be at their cottage, Bde-a Wee Jenny, Betty and Mary Louise Paine VIII spend two weeks at Skowhegan, Maine Mrs Ed Clark has guests from Pennsylvania The HarringtOns sailed yesterday on the Aquitania Mrs James Austin and Mrs. George Beck Are motoring to Vermont and on to Quebec The next two weeks the Bob Jennings will take With their whole family at Bantam Lake.
 FEM EM
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MILL STREET

The Mil Street girls volley ball team beat Chase Park fin 6 game played there last night. Members of the winning team were Lima Ca- prista, Victoria Caprista, Marie Daury, Ada Montana, Doris LaPage and Angeline Lombardo.
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CHASE

Chase park swimming pool, under the supervision of Edward Keenan and Reville Fox, is the scene of con. siderable activity with . busy pro- gram being lined Up for the boys and girls who patroniZe the west end pool.
 Red Cross safety tests were held early in the week, with 60 boys
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Among those given honorable mems ton for their pets were Billie FogA erty, Walter Kelly, Ray Walsh, BeS- sic Bergin, Ray Keaveney, Joseph Kelly, Buddie Schiavone, Ann Marie McEvoy and Agnes Ann Buckley.
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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Clarendon N. C., July 16-Who are the masked, white robed night riders who have been taking and from their homes oggng them and cutting their hair once at eas in the form of fantastic cross Where and when will the nipht riders strike next2
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TOWN PLOT

Activities at the Town Plot play ground today will consist of pet show at 2:30 o'clock while at the same time the senior baseball team will invade Hamilton Park. Tonight the Itam Juniors, softball team, will meet Mt. Carmel in a game to begin at 6:45 o'clock. At the same time tomorrow night, the Itam Club Sem iors will engage in DuceS Ale. The volley-ball team win journey to Washington Park tonight where they will play at 7:30 o'clock.
 Last night the girls volley ball port: Harriet K. Brey, 9 Woodland Avenue, Stamford; Anorette H. Stebbins, Somers; Elinor M. Brown ing, New York City; Sylvia R. Schwartz, 24 Westville Avenue, Dan- bury; Marguerite A. Mulrenan, New York City; Elizabeth M. Ferguson, Westerly, R. l.: Roslyn M. Sherman, 204 Fountain Street. New Haven: Helen H. Marschall. Hoboken, N. J.; Clyde I. Walsh, Rye. N. Y.: Irene Doran, New York City: Edna M. Birdsall. Cambridge, Mass; Ruth Bassett, Boston, Mass.
 New Chairman
 Dr. William B. Greenburg of Wa terbury was elected president of the Connecticut Dental Commission at the annual meeting held Wednesday night at pr. Cuttings office. pr. Grcenberg succeeds Dr. Albert Me- Laughlin of Bridgeport. Dr. Cut ting. who will commence his twen- ty-second year as commissioner. was elected tor the eighth term as Tec- order. ......
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competing for beginners badges. Junior and senior tests will be held next week.
 The boys will organize a team to compete against the Y. M. 0. A. out- it at the Y camp at Watertown, while the girls, under Mrs. Elizabeth Luddy's direction, will meet the Girl Scouts at the scout camp at Waterville in the near future.
 The boys water polo team roster has almost been completed and the boys hope to meet Jimmy Fryer's Hamilton park array shortly.
 Bob Blewitt, tennis supervisor at local parks, has scheduled two inter- playground matches. At 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the Chase Park juniors will play at Fulton park and Monday afternoon at l:S0 Fulton will play at Hamilton park.
 The Chase Park girls invaded Mill street last night and dropped two straight inter-playground league volley-ball matches. The scores were the same. I5-ll. 15-1l.
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InternIayground Games

Fulton park, Hamilton park and Mill street turned in victories in inter-playground baseball league play yesterday. The Fulton park nlnc assaulted three Town Plot pitchers to walk away with a l7-l decision at Fulton park. The win- ners scored five runs. aided by five walks, in the first inning and were never in danger as Sch00ib0y Sku- ba pitched flve-hit ball. Al Irwin, with Q homer and two singles and Jaoe Verno. who also hit fOur- baggcr led the attack. The score by innings:
 Town Plot ;. co 0i0 O-l e3
 Fulton ..,, tol 944 x--iI t3 2
 Mazie. Grove. Hefsey and
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Playground Actiuities

team defated Fulton Park on the Cooke Street courts by scores of 16-6, 12-l5, and l5-7.
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Wright; skuba and J. Verno. Umpire, Colitti.

Eddie O'Donnell's Hamilton park team, paced by King and Mazzarel- Ia, turned back Fuller street, l2-7, at Hamilton park. Shaw, pitching for the victors, checked in with eight strikeoutS. Quilter and Cunha, were the best bets for the losers. The score by innings:
 Fuller ...... 03i 900 3--7 94 2 Hamilton .. 400 PA x-i2 Il 3
 Sullivan and Wiggins; Shaw
 and Daugherty. Umpire Sud-
 gen.
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AnsLOers To
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