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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
 WORTHY STUDENTS
Applications Expected for Awards From Local
 COllegiates

John L. Gaffney, secretary of the board of agents of the Bronson Library fund, has announced that students from this city in attend ance at Yale university may now make applications for award of the Bronson Library Holmes scholar ships. These awards are made an- nually to students who have at- tained high scholastic standing and who are found by the committee to be most deserving of help.
 Under the terms of the scholar ships, awards are made to members of the classes in Yale academic and Sheffield Scientific school. All writ- ten applications or requests for in- formation should be mailed to John L. Gaffney, board of agents, Bron- son library, Lilley building, Water bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

,rected in the right hand corner, fashioned after the plan of a small garden. The regular stage has been transformed into rock garden and flower display lighted in the center by a blue colored fountain. Direct ly in back of this garden, set up on slight incline, 8 huge painting of Zion canyon, done recently by MT. Harrison, covers the entire rear wall.
 In the center of the dance floor a small circular garden, inclosed by a white fence and showing an excellent juniper plant, has been constructed. In all, the exhibition is most extraordinary and one well worth seeing.
 The display will formally close Tuesday night after the Lions club ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
JURORS SUMMONED FOR SERVICE HERE

Twenty-seven jurors will appear for service in superior court to- morrow morning at 10 o'colck, and will be available for duty for the remainder of the criminal term now underway. Ten additional names were drawn at New Haven, Satur- day, by Clerk George Freeman.
 Severan members of the original panel have been excused since the spring session began. and the draw ing Saturday marked the second ex- tra panel that has been called in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
LAST MEMBER

Ridgefleld, April l3-(UP)-Sam- uel A. Coe. 92, retired farmer and last member of Company c, 9th New York heavy artillery which served in the Civil war, died last night at Patterson. N. r. He had lived here until six years ago and represented Ridgefield in the house of representatives of Connecticut for one term. He also had been Q first selectman and assessor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Cleaners Promoting Championship Tilt
"Andy" Frederick Accepts Def of Creevys Al=Ameri- Cans-Tite Match at LyCem-3O Teams to Play

An unexpected occurrence was re- corded today in local card circles when Andy Frederick, veteran "45" player of the Brooklyn district, stated that his team accepts the challenge of Tom Creams All-Amer- jeans for a special contest to be played as the feature game at the card party to be given at St. Pat rick's Lyceum on Thursday night under the auspices of the Cleaners society. The affair promises to be one of the largest held in this city in many months for more than 30 teams will vie for the honors and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
JOSEPH GELGAUDA'S
 CAR IS RECOVERED

A car owned by Joseph Gelgauda of 1lO Congress avenue, stolen this morning at 8:15 o'clock from in front of his home, was recovered less than an hour afterward in Naugatuck. Naugatuck police found the machine abandoned and noti- fled police here at 9 o'clock this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
V. F. w. RECEPTION

Wheeler-Young post, V. F. w.. was host Saturday night to the members of its drum corps and its auxiliary. Frank x. Downs headed the arrangements committee assist ed by Robert Mclaughlin, Frank Smith, John Cody, John Luddy and William Walker. More than 200 at- tended the reception, which took
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
FENCING TEAM CAPT

New Haven, April 13-(UP)-Wil- liam I. Randall, Birmingham, Mass, today was elected captain of the Yale fencing team. He is a junior and fences in the Epee divis. sion. Churchill Phyfe, New York city, was elected manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
NEW PAPER OUT

The Bunker Hill News, new pulp lication for residents of that sec ton of the city, made its initial ap- pearance Saturday when 1t was dis tributed to several hundred homes. The publication will be issued monthly.
 Walter Wood, associate editor of The American, is chairman of the publication committee. Mrs. Will liam T. Leggett is associate editor, and Mrs. Albert Loeffler is business manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

and Mrs. Michael Craney of LOunsbury street, and has one brother and two sisters.
 One of the more recent additions to the Democrat carrier force, Francis having his route for somewhat less than year, yet he is one of the most popular among his Subscrib- CTS and the boys up on Washington Hill, the territory in which he works. Francis likes to play baseball, basketball and football. Not hoping to secure a place on LeavenwOrth's new football team in the Fall, Francis never theIess can be counted upon to be one of it's most loyal rOOterS and boosters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

Electricity having special appeal to this young not surprising find him aspiring electrical later life He hopes be able to further his electrical education completion his spare stamps. quite collection ambition acquire truly repreen- tatve collection of foreign stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
These Boys Deliver Your Democrat
By JOHN ]. MORRIssEY

Francis D. Craney fifteen, student High School in his first He pursuing the vocational Francis Mir
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

place in the post headquarters at 123 Bank street. Music was fur nished by the Cavaliers orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Farmers Urged to
Attend Fair at
MeIoIand Station

FL Centre chamber of commerce
is assisting a group of grain grow
ers 10 arrange a Grain Exposition
or fair to be held at the Meloland
Experiment Station Friday after
noon at , pm. This fair will also
include a reception TO L. G. Goree.
formerly in charge of the Meloland
station. but now stationed at the
University OF California at Davis.
and w R. Dillon Of the Bureau Of
Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washington,
D. c.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best heads Of grain in each class,
but there must be twenty or more
entries in each grain, barley. wheat
or flax, if cash awards are to be
given.
According to the Agricultural
committee Of the chamber OF COM
merce OF which w. J. Clements is
chairman. this exposition and judg-
ing at the Meloland Station will
stimulate interest in improvements
in grain growing in Imperial VAL
ley. Judging will be done by
Commissioner w. r. Dillon Those
Who attend will be shown the best
plots grown by the Experiment
Station which have demonstrated
the superiority of some varieties of
grain.
The Imperial Grain Growers of
BraWley and the Imperial Valley
/ Flax Growers association have been
asked TO participate and assist in
making the affair a success. The
Ell Centro chamber has endeavored
to assist whenever possible grain
growers and groups of grain grow
ers in improving their strains and
in securing better prices and mar
kets and in urging tariff protec-
ton. Farmers generally are urg-
ed to attend the session.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
ALL UTILITIES
INCLUDED IN
NEW PROGRAM

The national program which
calls for the public ownership of
public utilities is not confined ID
the light and power utility but
would include all other utilities
within its wide scope Of operation.
In this connection 1t Is pointed
out in a recent publication tha;
although many persons might be
inclined to believe that this public
ownership program cannot be Sue
cessful, the opposite is true. II
has been argued that when the
government. or the people, either
as a whole or in any particular
section of the country endeavor
to operate their utilities such 4
program cannot be successful.
On the contrary this publication
points out many instances OF sue
cessful operation of programs for
the public good carried on by the
national and local governments.
Thus. for example. it is shown
that the American public school
system is carried on successfully
under the control of state and ma
tional governments. The public
road systems of this country are
government owned and operated
as is also the postal service, one
of the most important functions
of the national government.
The Panama canal is shown as
shining example of efficiency
in both construction and operation.
this being under public, or govern
ment control. Around this canal
are many government enterprises,
all of them successful. AT each
end there is a great power plant
owned and operated by the gov =
ernment furnishing current at very
low cost.
With these facts in mind, sup
porters of the program which calls
for the public ownership OF utlll-
ties refer TO these government
operations to show that they can
be operated successfully and to
advantage over the privately own
ed and operated systems.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
BOYS PASS ALL
OF FIRST TESTS

Thrty-nine American born youths of Imperial county
departed for Green Valley Falls Monday afternoon to
avail themselves of the advantages offered by the Civilian
Conservation Camp at that place The boys between the
of II and % wears inclusive. passed all the pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15

urinary requirements including g
rigid physical examinations.
As a result Of their enrollmeL. in
the CCC, a total monthly payro,
OF Si050 will come to their families
in this county The family OF
every man in the CCC will receive
SIS each month
Only men from families on re-
lief We're eligible for enrollmen-.
Therefore, the families viii be re-
licved of the support Of the young
men and the family budgets will
be supplemented by the addition
al S25.
Three more men will be selected
TO fill this county's quota of 40
men. Two army physicians came
10 El Centre with Captain A. Ia
Der. who is i'm charge OF the camp.
TO examine the enrollees and COM
plete arrangements.
Two truck loads Of men left e
Centre State Relief adminiStra-
ton headquarters at $50 o'clock
Monday afternoon for the camp
which is situated As miles from
9dii OlGEO anu GAEl4l lAlllGS 44OIll
the CCC camp at Pine Valley.
Since all the men accepted, ask
ed to go to the camp. said w. S.
Filter. head of the SRA in Impe-
rial county, it is evident most Of
them will avail themselves of the
80 training courses available in
camp.
The group from this county will
be engaged in preparing a large
area for a new state park in the
course of which they will assist
in building houses, installing a
water system, building storage
tanks. etc This will provide them
with diversified labor during their
enlistment.
Captain Taber said this group
was the first received from Impe-
rial county and spoke highly of
the appearance and morale of the
men.
In addition to the SIS sent the
families of each man, they will
receive IS in case for his own use,
his board, lodging, clothing and
free training.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
AGED COUPLES
SEEK TO WE'D

PHOENIX. Ariz.. April a. UP
Four aged couples. residents OF the
Arizona Pioneers home at Pres
colt. want to marry State Treas
urer Nit Simms vas notified to-
day.
Regulations forbid inmates Of
the home to marry without per-
mission Of the board Of directors
Of state institutions.
Mrs. Charlie Henry, a resident
Of the home who is in Phoenix
.or the annual gathering of state
pioneers, told Simms she had been
authorized by the couples to seek
permission for them.
The treasurer did not disclose
the couples names, although he
said one Of the men was 80 years
old.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
PIONEER WOMAN
OF WEST DIES

TUCSON. Ariz., April IA. U.P)-
Mrs. Anita Agnrola, 102, who liV
ed in Arizona nearly 80 years, diet
at her home here last night.
Born in Altar, Son, Mexico, in
1884 Mrs. Agurrola moved With
her parents to California in l849 at
the height of the gold rush. She
was married a few years later at
Santa Barbara. Calf, and moved
to Yuma in 1855, when Arizona
became part of the United States
through the GadSen purchase.
Because of raids by hostile In
dians. Mrs. Agurrola and her fam
lily left Yuma to seek safety at
Tucson. They arrived here in 1856
and built an adobe home which
still is standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
HAYS REVIEWS
GAINS MADE AT
ROAD MEETING

The Broadway of America con-
vention has come and gone. The
net result according to Manager
Robert Hays OF the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce. was the ad-
ditiOn of one director from Cali
fornia, making a total of five from
this state Leo Hetzel of El Centre
is a hold-Over director. having two
years more TO serve. Edgar r. Hast
ings chairman of the board of Su-
pervisors Of San Diego county was
made a director for the first time,
having never before served on the
directorate.
Just before adiourning, the en-
tire convention group accorded Vice
President Hotzel, Who was host OF
the convention, a rising vote of
thanks. the only tribute Of its kind
given during the convention seS-
sionS.
The much debated question of
ealigning the Broadway of Amer
lea via Gila Bend and Casa Grande
did not come up for discussion. So
many similar situationss existed,
Hays said, along the route of the
Broadway Of America, that dele
! gates from several of the states
! were unwilling to go into the
/ problem lest a precedent be es-
tablished at Gila Bend which
would become the basis for other
changes in the eastern and south
/ ern states, and the matter was
I Ill -
One Of the accomplishments was
the selection Of Russell T. Bailey
Of San Diego, secretary manager Of
! the AutOmOtiVe association Of San
Diego. as secretary manager of the
Broadway of America. Bailey will
~eally be a travelling manager who
will travel over the Broadway to
secure memberships and financial
support for the organization and
for its proposed advertising cam
Daign
Leo Hctzcl accompanied the dele
cation 10 San DIEGO. and Saturday
afternoon, Saturday evening and
Sunday, the delegates were enter
tanned by the Fair Administration
and ether San Diego groups.
1T vas brought out at the con-
vent.on,' said Hays. that within
very few months. three other
transcontinental highways besides
the Broadway of America will be
completely paved from coast to
coast. It is going to be necessary
to fight harder for travel over this
road, and it is also necessary that
Ell Centro and Imperial Valley do
everything possible to develop ira
vel from other sources and to en-
deavor through publicity to attract
traffic from directions other than
The southern highway, Highway
U. S. 30, to compensate for What
ever losses may cCme through COM
pletion of competing roads.
Our own chamber is getting out
folders and leaflets descriptive Of
| the points CT interest in Southern
Arizona and Southern California
along highways which are tributary
to Highway U. s. 80" Manager
Hays said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Phoenix Gambling
Battle Resumed

PHOENIX, Ariz., April IA UP
Phoenix "on again. off again" war
against slot machines was resumed
again today as police seized IS of
the devices in downtown establish
ments.
Owners of the places will be
charged with possession Of gaming
equipment, it was expected.
The raids were ordered by Brig
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, police
chief
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
FOREMAN GIVEN
BLAME IN DEATH

LOS ANGELES, April IA. UP)-A
coroner's jury verdict today held
that the death q James d. Harri-
2an, So, in a caVeYn on a WPA storm
drain project was due to negligence
on the part of Thomas Russell, fore
man in charge of the relief workers.
Harrigan died last Friday after
fellow workers dug him out of the
Renter canyon storm drain. Anoth-
er, worker Joe Serene, testified he
also had been ordered by III fore
man to remove wooden blocks from
the bottom of Jhe excavation but
pretended he did not hear the order
because he was afraid of caVe-in.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
|. Y. Hardware Will
Boost Sales Force

In line with Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
quest for increasing employment in
private industry. the Imperial Val
ley Hardware company has inaug-
urated an expansion program call
ing for an increased sales force.
A number of new statesmen will be
recruited to cover an entended area
in Imperial county. Warren Currier
general sales manager, announced
Tuesday. The addition is not sea
sonable but will be permanent.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
AUTO WRECKED
IN COLLISION

One automobile was wrecked in
a collision late Monday afternoon
on the Acacia road five miles west
of Heber. A car driven by L. f,
Tuscott, 81, of Calexico, and one
driven by Emitro Lamia Aduca,
also of CaleXico collided after Tus-
colt crossed a canal bridge.
The Tuscott car struck the Fill
pino's car broadside, according to
Captain Frank Oswalt of the Cali
fornia High way patrol. OSwalt or
dered Tuscott to report at the
patrol office for a vision test,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Farm Center Will
Meet on Thursday

Rose-Mesquite farm center will
meet Thursday in the Rose school
where. at 7;45, a program viii be
given, featuring a talk by Frank
G.. Beyschlag, farm advisor, on
the new soil conservation program.
A 4-H club demonstration will
be conducted under the leadership
of Mrs. H. d. Briscoe. Mary Kath-
crime Latham will play a Chopin
waltz as a piano solo. w. l. Stone
will talk on taxation
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
GET
JAIL TERMS

j. CerVantes, "a, and Alfred Marti-
nez, 43, pleaded guilty to disturbing
the peace by fighting and were SEN
fenced to serve 10 days in jail. They
told Judge Lee Nuffer in FL Centro
police court that they were two
angles in a triangle.
The other angle, Mrs Helen Ar
aballo, appeared in court to explain
that Ceryantes had insulted her and
Martinez had interceded in her be-
half She said the fight resulted
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Walters Funeral
Conducted Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. w. E.
Walters of FL Centre were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon from the
Wee Kirk o. the Heather, Glendale.
Out of respect for Mrs. Walters,
the local office of the FL Centro
Production Credit association was
closed from pa p. m. Mr. Walters
is secretary for the association,
and Mrs Walters brother. Paul c.
Atwood, is an official of the asso-
citation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
Industrial Accident
Commission Meets

Members of the Industrial Acct
dent commission met in the county
board of supervisors room at the
court house Tuesday. They con-
sidered the claims brought to their
attention by residents of Imperial
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS

c. B. Douglas received building
permit at city hall Tuesday to re-
plaster and redecOrate building
fronts at 608.609. and 6l0 Main
street. the buildings damaged by fire
recently. The cost was estimated
at $50.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-14
VIRGINIA MINISTER FORTY
YEARS AT SAME CHURCH

STEVENSVILLE, Va, Nov. 12-
Rev. Marcus Sparks celebrated his
10th consecutive year as pastor OF
Zion Baptist church near Gunner.
King and Queen County, Sunday.
The church was founded by the
Reverend Beverly Sparks, father
of the present pastor. The father
served as pastor Of the church for
"a consecutive years until his
death. The land has never been
bought by the church. The late
Judge James Jeffries gave to the
founder and Thomas Holmes land
on which to build thechurch. The
present pastor celebrated his 32nd
year as pastor of his other church
at Dunnville, Essex county, on No.
vember /. He breaches on alternate
Sundays at each church.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-14

son, N. X. McGill, Joseph Rosseau,
Olde Tymers Club, Norman Peter
son, Attorney Irwin G. Mollison, DR..
Herbert Turner, Rev. A. Wayman
Ward, L. G. Branch, Tuskegee
Club, Everett Houser, DR.. Harry
Garnes of the Ohio Club, Dill ard
University Club, Thomas Strotter,
DR.. Roscoe Singleton, Attorney
Graham Perry and Lieut.. John
Harris. Unanimous approval OF
Sunday, November 80 as NAACP
Sunday in Chicago has been given
by the Ministerial Conferences.
Special emphasis will be placed
upon the work of the association
in every church in the city, on
this day.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-14

The general manager of the At
lanta World and the Scott News
paper Syndicate, is very jubiIant
over the reelection of President
Roosevelt. He declared: "President
Roosevelt has demonstrated that he
practices as we'll as believes in
real American Democracy, that
gives special privilege to none, but
equality to all. Under the New Deal
program, the South as whole has
benefited, business has recovered
and when the South advances the
bulk of the Americans of color ad-
vance.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-14
OF CITY
E NDOR S E
N. A. A, G. p,
CAMPAIGN
THE CAMPAIGN WILL
OPEN SUNDAY

A unanimous endorsement of the
campaign for memberships for the
National Association for the Ad
vancement Of G o o r People
has been given by the local minis
ters through the Baptist Ministers
Conference of Chicago and vicinity,
the Inter-Church Council, the A.
NJ E. Ministerial Conference and
the G. M. e. Conference. Coopera-
ton was pledged by each organi-
zation when Mrs. Daisy E. Lamp
kins, field secretary, appeared be-
fore them asking their endorsement
and support.
The campaign will open officially
with a meeting of captains and
workers on Sunday, November Is,
1870 p. M, at the Mademe G. J.
Walker College, 4703 South Park
way. The 500 workers in the drive
will be present to receive campaign
supplies, literature and full infor.
nation about the local and nation
al work of the association. Brief
talks will be made by A. G. Mac
Neal, president; Dr. A. Wilberforce
Williams, campaign chairman; and
Mrs. Daisy e. Lampkins, campaign
director.
The campaign has the support
of churches and civic and social
organizations. Many organizations
are working as teams in the CAM
paign with the objective of secur-
ing a one hundred per cent men,
bership for the NAACP.
Forty of the required fifty teams
have captains as follows: Mes
danes: Edith Sampson, Faith jeff
erson Jones, C. A. Hansberry, ".
Elmore, Madeline Evans, Lillian
Summers, Blanche Morris, Ann D.
Wickman, Louis B. Anderson, Ben
jamin A. Grant, Josephine Prescott,
Consselo Young Megahy, D |
Turner, Genevieve jenkins, Zaides
Malone, Frances Mose'ey, Helen
Brascher, YWCA, Thelma M. Kirk
patrick, Flying Squad, Samuel Pey-
ton, DIR. Tillie Green and Misses
Ruth Stinson, Mamie Hoffman and
Wilhelmina Hammond.
Ira w. Williams, Walter Aber-
nathy, Attorney Harry X. Gibson,
julius J. Adams, Attorney Truman
X. Gibson, Jr., Jerome Morgan, DR..
e. A. Graham, Luther Peck, At
torney Earl Dickerson, DR.. c. v.
Dudley, DR.. 7. H. Holloway, Char
| les B. Browning, William P. Harri
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-14

december llJn.
Only once before, since Mississ-
ippi became state 11S years ago,
has a white man been hanged for
the murder of Negro, according
to Supreme Court authorities. That
was in 1889, when M. J. Chatham
paid the supreme penalty at Gren-
ada, only few miles south of here.
The ffendish torch murder case
aroused all of North Mississippi in
July, 1882. Mitchell and his brother
in-law, Arthur Cook, were accused
of having gone to the home of Boil
ton and his son and robbed them
of $SS.
Burn Bodies.
They set fire to the mems bodies
hoping to cover up their crime.
Cook gave up the next morning
and on the same day was sentenced
to life Imprisonment after he had
pleaded guilty. He was one of the
prosecutions witnesses against
Mitchell.
While the indignant community
was searching for Mitchell, he fled
and was not apprehended until
September, 1885, when he was
found living in Cuba, Missouri, I'M
der an assumed name. He was re-
turned here, tried, and convicted.
He appealed the case, but the SUI
Dreme Court ruled against him.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-EdWard Law
renee, officer and member of the
Brooklyn branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People, Youth Council,
has been appointed chairman of
the nationwide educational mass
meetings sponsored by youth coun-
ellis on November II.