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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Contracts Given On
 9 Highway Projects
4.622 Feet of S-Inch Waterbomd Macadam on WOOd-
 tick Road to Be Laid By Atieri Company

concrete slab bridge over Square Ponk brook on route No. 20 to Bru- nalli Construction Company, New Britain.
 Town of Stafford: A 26-foot span concrete slab bridge over Middle riv- CT on route No. 20 to Brnnalli Con- struction Company, New Britain.
 Town of East Hampton: Exten- sion of culvert on Young street, route No. 196 to Brunalli Construc- ton Company, New Britain.
 Town of Greenwich: Grade sep aration structures at North street and Taconic road on the Merritt Parkway to M. A. Gammino Con- struction Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Towns of Lisbon and Norwich: Rip rap at Bridge over Shetucket river on Route No. 12 to M. A. Gammino Construction Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Town of Sprague: Rip rap at bridge over Shetucket river on Route No. 97 to M. A. Gammino Construction Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Town of New Fairfield: 1882 feet of loose gravel surfacing on the Putnam Lake and Ball Pond roads to Oneglia & Gervasini, Tor rington.
 Town of East Hartford: 3,o75 feet of reinforced concrete pavement on Pitkin street extension to Arborio Road Construction Company. Hart ford.
 Town of Hartford: 1,435 feet of sheet asphalt and two underpasses to eliminate grade crossings on Windsor street to M. A. Ganimino Construction Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Town of Simsbury: 5,770 feet of bituminous macadam on the reloca- tion of Route No. 10 to eliminate the present underpass to Lane Con- struction Company, Meriden.
 Towns of Holland and Ellington: 9,O8l feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Crystal Lake road to L. Suzio Construction Company, Mer- iden.
 Town of Barkhamsted: 5,511 feet of waterbound macadarn on Road "A" Route No. -18l to Altieri Con- struction Company, Inc, Waterbury. Town of Eastford: Repairs to bridge over Bigelow Brook on Route No. el to Medbury & Trowbridge. Putnam.
 Town of New Canaan: Grade sep aration bridge on the Merritt Park way at Ponus street to Mariarli Construction Company, New Haven Town of Stamford: Rigid frame bridge and 300 feet of bituminous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
METHODIST HEADS BROOKLYN GUESTS Waterbury Ministers at New York World Service
 Conference

This section of the state will be largely represented at the Metho- dist Ministers Eastern conference today in Brooklyn, N. Y. The con- ference of this year will be dedicat- ed to world service and will be under the leadership of Bishor Francis J. Mcconnell.
 Those going from this section in- clude Rev Theodore c. Bobilin, pas tor of the First M. E. church; Rev. William ", Dickinson, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church; Rev. Ridgway F, Shinn, pastor of the West Side M. E. church; Rev Alfred Smith, pastor of Grace M E. church, Wateryiile; Rev. Will liam F. Davis, pastor of the Wa tertown M. E. church: and Rev. E. s. Jackson. pastor of the Thomaston M. E. church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
WOMEN TO HOLD
 DESSERT PARTY
All Saints Auxiliary Plans Affair Next Thursday
 Afternoon

The Women's Auxiliary of All Saints church met at the church hall yesterday afternoon. Plans for dessert card party next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock were pertect- ed. Mrs. Charles Curtiss, who has been the president of this society for many years, has resigned. Mrs. Bertrand LaVigne, vice-president will be acting president until elec- tion of officers in January.
 After the business meeting a so- cial hour was enjoyed.
 The members attending were: Mrs. Charles Curtiss, Mrs. Bertrand Lavigne, ST., Mrs. Frank StoddardD Miss Carrie Woodruff, Mrs. Ray mond Beach, Mrs. Alice Traver and Mrs. George Booth.
 Ladies' Aid Society Meeting The Ladies Aid society of the Congregational church met at the parish house yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Plans for the Mems Club supper, October IS, and also for a Halloween card party, Oc- tober 29 were perfected.
 The members attending were: Mrs. Ralph Clinton, Mrs. Oscar Locke, Mrs. David Rogers, Mrs. James Newill, Mrs. John Mclean, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. c. A. Stone and Mrs. William Jerman.
 Society to Entertain The Christian Endeavor society will entertain the Young People from the South Congregational church, Woodbury, Friday evening. There will be a "Hot Dog" roast at 2 o'clock in Robert Warmers yard. Songs will be sung about the fire. The party will be concluded with a dance in MT. Warmers barn. Teachers Meeting
 The All Saints church school teachers will meet at the church rectory this evennig. Reid Hoffman, assistant superintendent, will ap- point committee to arrange Hal- lowe'en parties and Christmas en- tertainments.
 Boy Scouts Instructed
 The Boy Scouts met at the Ccm- munity house last evening with their assistant scoutmaster, Roger Lowrey. Instructions were given in signalling, first aid, knot tying.
 The Boy Scouts attending were: Richard Andrews, Shelton Over baugh, Howard Overbaugh, Fran cis MacOmber, Fred MacO Omber, Arr thur Schreier, Howard Ande, Ed ward Stewart, Walter Hart, Burke Hoffman, George Bares, Joseph L'e- Clair, Robert Lowrey, George Col Her and Roger Lowrey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

macadam on the Merritt Parkway to Mariani Construction Company New Haven.
 Town of Wolcott: 4,622 feet of B. inch waterbound Inacadanl on the Woodtick Road and 14,037 feet of 5-inch waterbound macadaln on the Spindle Hill road and East street to Altieri Construction Company, Wa terbury.
 Town of Andover: 8,928 feet of rolled. bank run gravel on two sec tions of town aid roads to Alexan- der Jarvis Company. Manchester.
 Town of Brooklyn: 18,463 feet of loose gravel on two sections of town aid roads to Lawton Constructor Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Town of Canton: 6.405 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Gil- lette road to B & R Construction Company, Hamden.
 Town of Chaplin: 15,565 feet of rolled bank run gravel on two sec tions of town aid roads to Frank Palozzi 6s Sons, Johnston, Rhode Island.
 Town of Darien: 3,4OO feet of bi- luminous concrete on the Middlesex road to Warren Bros. Road Com pany, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 Town of Preston: 18,205 feet of rolled bank run gravel on five sec tions of town aid roads to Lawton Construction Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
 Town of Salem: 15.OS0 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Round Hill and West Roads to Law ton Construction Company, Provt- dence, Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Throwing the shot put. {.

Throwing the shot put Mert Walter Jr, who opens his mail in Prospect well the road to recovery at St. Mary's hospital where he admitted last week to undergo appendectomy Glad to hear you're up and at lem Mert. .. Lennie Howe drops me one-center from Moo Yaw the first stop his auto trip to Minne- apols where he plans permanent residence. Alder man Ed Fitzgerald forwards football guide, edited by Fritz Crsler in answering queries It's great handbook and you readers would like one drop in at Eds clothing emporium East Main Street and either he or Harry Platt will be glad to give you one Tom Cassin and handsome Joe Mnnerhan ringsders at the bloody McLarnnC Canzoneri te-rounder in Madison Square Garden Monday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald announced today the awarding of 25 highway jobs, bids for which were received on Auguct 10, August 31 and September IA. The awards are as follows:
 Town of Shelton: A twin l6-foot span multiple arch culvert on Lane street to D. V. Frione & Company, New Haven.
 Town of New Hartford: A two- span truss bridge at Center Bridge oyer Pennington river to A. I Savin Construction Sompany, East Hartford.
 Town of Stafford: A 12-foot span
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Organizing boys military band is more difficult than seems Over in Brooklyn those two livewires with the monickers, John w. Stokes, the merry nortcian, and John w. StokeS the rotund caterer experiencing some ups-anddowns in forming similar
 unit from members of St. Josephs Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps The pair issued call for prospective musicians and more than expected turned out Rehearsals have been than satisfactory and the only obstacle to overcome is instruments. Forty pieces necessary and only few are available. Maybe you can help the you have any stored in the attic won't you give the boys
 little impetus and donate them to them? They certainly appeal just call the Man in the Tower and representa- tive of the church will pay you visit to pick up the instrument soon after.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Keep it in mind. .. One of the outstanding events of this month will the 5Oth anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty down Bed oes Island It took place in 1886 the actual date of the unveiling of the statue occurring October 28 And day for general observance among the World War veterans this month might be the 24th In 1921 on that day the Unknown Soldier buried at Arng ton. And since that day constant guard has been of ceaseless watch. That's keeping the tryst. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Bob Moran should have been a reporter. The man. ager of the AWaterbury Baseball team took his son, B0b Jr. to New York Tuesday to see the sixth and final game of the World Series and in his travels after the game learned that Johnny Moore, Waterve boy with the Phes, will be wearing either Brooklyn DOdger or Pittsburgh Pirate uniform when the 19SV season rolls around. Bob discovered too, that Jimmy Wilson, present Phes pilot will be sent to the Giants as understudy to Catcher Gus Mancuso and Harry Danning reserve receiver of the Giants, will go the Quakerites. That's that. Thanks to Bob Moran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Here and there.

Here and there William Moss of Buffalo, N. Y, is probably the gobetrottnges individual this country
 possesses He's special foreign representative for Rem ingtonRand and figures in the last 20 years he has covered over million miles. .. That's something for aBll" Case former Waterburian and football star at Holy Cross fifteen years ago. to aim at. Bil who has legion of friends back home here in Waterbury has been working for the w. Grace company down in New York since graduating from the Worcester college Only few weeks back he was appointed foreign repre- sBs married and is the father of two charming young sters His wife is former Worcester, Mass, girl.
 Edward Prior of Painvlle elected First Seectman in the small town elections the other day and there great rejoicing here the "big town for MT Prior is
 brother of William Prior of Wood street John Spadaro and Tony Pope, well known Eks bowlers, were among those who saw what probably the best game of the World Series the to defeat that the Tanks pinned on sFat Freddy" Fitzsmmons of the Giants last Saturday. They finished of the day by dining in Zuccas Garden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
BY WILLIS THORNTON

Dotn wet ana oly PClnSs Ot VAc"'
 BY WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service staR Correspondent THE prohibition question" ! is back again!
 The vets who thought the liquor issue was settled in 1883 are just as wrong as the drys who thought it was settled in 1920.
 Revival of the dry campaign during recent months has been so lusty as to throw 8 pronounced scare into the liquor and beer in- dustrieS, and to be cloud, per- haps no bigger than mans hand at present-but, anyway, a sure enough cloud - over the political situation.
 In the first place, the country isn't nearly as wet as those people believe who have read nothing about it since the election returns of 1883.
 Alabama is bone dry legally. Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Tennessee permit only beer; Georgia, beer and light wines.
 But, in addition, there are dry spots within 35 other states under local option, and they're spread ing. Vets who remember how this happened in the years just before national prohibition are worried.
 In Ohio, for instance, a wet state, more than half the town ships have already voted to out law liquor, and there will be more this fall, when 100 additional com- munities vote on local option laws. Amazed at Dry Gains
 A magazine devoted to the in- terests of liquor dealers lis amazed to discover the wide in- roads which have been made in wet territory through local option victories of the professional tenn perance forces"
 Under the generalship of ex- perienced leaders," it laments, Temperance workers in almost every state, have steadily closed hundreds of counties, towns, and villages to alcoholic beverage sales." f
 According to this authority, even wet Massachusetts has 118 closed towns; one-fourth of the people of Missouri live in dry counties, and one-fifth of the people of Mime sota.
 Even New York, popularly re- garded as the wettest state, has 37 bone-dry towns. Two-thirds of all Texans live in dry counties.
 Strangely enough to dry ears, this journal laments that liquor interests are not organized as are the drys.
 A later survey by the United States Brewers Association con- firms this trend. It indicated that in the 1885 elections 183 counties and 614 towns in 32 states voted dry. Thirteen states make no pro- vision for local option, but two of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Lotta hokum. can't wait until get the bill! You have my Seat ady!. Take look at it, 1t doesn't cost anything! Money doesn't mean thing to me! My bootIegger treats his customers right! My kddies despse candy! could go on like this fOrever won't repeat it to soul! can't understand how spent so much! ... haven't broken any of my New Years resolutions! I'll tell you how to that cod I'll guarantee your losses! Come on boys, this one is on Sandy; My kids are nuts about spinach! Keep smiling! I'm from old southern family! It must be true, read it in the paper!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
UNIT 21 N. U. s. J.

The next regular monthly busi- ness meeting of Unit No. 2l of the National Union for Social Justice will be held at the Hopeville school gymnasium on Friday evening Octo- Der 9th, at 8 o'clock. This meeting will be presided over by Edward J. Fox and all members are urged to attend as important business is to come before the body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Campaign Gets Hotter

CampalgN UetS f1OtIeE
 Thus, aside from the campaign for Prohibition again 1945," local option laws are gradually withdrawing more and more peo- pie from ready access to beer and liquor.
 But the campaign for national prohibition is on again in full swing. The dry organizations which car- ried their drive to victory in 1920 are all active.
 True, the Anti-Saloon League is not the power it was when it was able to put in the hands of the late Wayne B. Wheeler such a per- suasiye bull whip. But the Women's Christian Temperance Union is extremely active, and the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals is in the fight again.
 Membership in all these organi- cations is growing, and treasuries which were depleted after the rout of 1883 are beginning to clink once more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Tall Tower
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Good Evening.
VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR MAR1ooLDl
BY TEE MAN IN THE TOWER

VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR MARIGoLDs Valiant is the word for marigolds Zinnias and a few struggling flowers, Most of the summers array now done With frosts, winds and hard showers. But sturdy marigolds big and little, Brilliant in the October sun, Go blooming through summer and fall, They have what you might call fine run. Most summer gardens dank and drab In aspect they have become duller and duler; But gazing out on crisp October There's marigolds with their bright orange color. Valiant is the word for margolds, Hardy and tough they hold their own, Way into fall with destroying frostS Long after summer has flown.
 -EM EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
SCHOOL TEACHES DRIVING

Minneapolis (UP)- The White Bear Lake High school this year added a compulsory course in au- tomobiIe operation in an effort to make youths careful and competent motorists. "even before they have cars of their own"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

proposals regarding local option or form of liquor control.
 No effort was made to inject prohibition as 8 national issue in the platform of either political party this fall. But ardent prohi- bitionists have their own candi- date for president, Dr. D. Leigh Colvin. Colvin takes the unique position that the 21st (repeaD amendment is unconstitutional; that the 18th (prohibition) is real ly still in force and that there was nothing wrong with it but the lack of a Prohibition Party president and Congress to enforce it prop erly.
 No candidate of a major party has discussed prohibition, but it is known that Roosevelt opposes na- tional prohibition, since the engi- neered repeal. Landon, the Kan san, is known as a state dry, though not necessarily an adyo- cate of national prohibition either.
 Enthusiasm of dry speeches at the Townsend. convention, how ever, indicates that to a large body of voters prohibition is the chief issue always.
 Center on Education
 Dr. Ernest Cherrington, head of the Methodist B. of T., P. and P. M., says the boards work will be con- fined to educational activities and to campaigning in state wet-dry elections. Edward B. Dunford, suc- cessor to the mantle of Wayne B. Wheeler as counsel for the Anti Saloon League, indicates that its activities will be similar. There are about 30 dry organizations in the country, united for action in the National Temperance and Prohi- bition Council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
CARPENTERS IN DEMAND

Pittsburgh, Cal. (UP)-Carpenters have come into their own here. Not even the WPA is able to meet the demand. Construction work is be- ing held up till workers can be found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
Fight Shifts to States

F. Scott Mcbride, long superin- tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, emphasizes that "the battle lines in the war against the liquor evil have shifted back to the states" It must be remembered that this is all that was done by the 21st amendment repeating national constitutional prohibition-to turn the problem back to the states.
 North Dakota, Oklahoma, Maine. Texas, Montana and California all are voting this year on various
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

NEXT: Three years and more of repeal have built up huge indus try, brought vast revenues to fed eral and state governments. What is the state of that industry, what are. those revenues. and what of the bOotIegger?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

WILLIAM PENN, son of a noted '" English admiral, had been i'm. pressed by the peaceful philoso- phies of the strange religious sect called Quakers, during his young days at Oxford, and so became a Quaker, over his fathers protests. When he inherited a crown debt. he accepted a tract of land in the New World in payment, and in 1882 sent over thousands of his Quaker brethren. who had been bitterly persecuted in England.
 Later, Penn came over and laid out the site of the "City of Brotherly Love-" It was not long before Philadelphia became one of the leading cities of America.
 Because he treated the Indians with honesty and respect, not a Quaker was killed by them dur ing Penn's lifetime.
 In 1884, Penn returned to Eng land, but when William III be. came king, he was tried for trea- son and 1t was not until 1893 that he was acquitted. In 1899, he re- turned to Pennsylvania, remained two years, and lived tEe remain- der of his life in England. He died in 17l8, at the age of "A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Could you advise me about the most direct route from Waterbury to Denver Colorado? have hopes of making this trip and would appreciate any timely hints to cutting cor ners, making up time, etc. that you might know of. . Joe (AIIWe know about getting from Waterbury to Denver is that the Roosevelt Highway which is U S.
 runs all the way from Providence, R. l. to Denver and probably both the most direct and best route You are familiar wth that route in western Connecticut In- eidehfAIy information routes etc., be obtained from fIe Connecticut Motor Club in the Chamber af Commerce building. The Ed.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

Citizens of the United States spend about $5O.0OO.0oo a day tor food.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

All dry organizations are sup porting a bill of Representative ulysses Guyer of Kansas to dry up the District of Columbia. The w. 0. T., U. has been especially active in this, with 8 call to "rid the capital not only of beverage alcohol, but of vice and crime and gambling"
 Foremost activity of the w. c. T. U., however, is its educational campaign, for which 1t plans to raise $l 100000. This is being car- ried on in the most widespread manner, and with streamlined technique which is far ahead of ~Ten Nights in a Bar Room"
 Tactics Have Changed
 Two thousand delegates attend ed its latest annual conven- ton in Tulsa, Okla, and many at- tended School of Alcohol Edu- cation" to train leaders in the ed- ucational fight against alcohol. A oC1lCo U1 AACWoRoPCA quo AC6OuA AAS Amelia Earlaart were evidence of the advance. in this kind of work.
 Radio, signs, animated exhibits lectures, and study classes have taken the place of old-time anti liquor propaganda.
 Even the State Liquor Authority of New York is engaged in a broad temperance education pro- gram by pamphlet and radio.
 The attitude of many who are neither rabid vets nor drys was expressed byb the Rev. Harry Elm erson Fosdick of New York's Riv- erside Church, when he said, T am taking it for granted that pro- hibition was a failure, and that in any such form as we had 1t 1t will be 8 failure. But I am taking 1t for granted also that any man with eyes in his head must see that the repeal of prohibition did not solve our problem .."
 NEXT: Three years and more of repeal have built up huge indus try, brought vast revenues to fed- eral and state governments. What is the state of that industry, what
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

them will vote on option laws this fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08
THE DRY ISSUE IS LOOMING UP ]
 ON THE HORIZON ONCE MORE
Deep Significance of Liquor Fight Is Traced in Series
 of 3 Articles

This is the first of three stor- ies telling of the vigorous re- newaI of the 1OO-year-old bat- tie over the liquor question, with the results of repeal from both wet and dry points of view.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

The D mite q States issued . stamp, portray ing P enn, in 1882, to com- memorate the 250th anniver. sary of his ar. rival in Amer s M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-08

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