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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
WILEY SENIORS
 ELECT NOONAN
Class President Chosen Most Popular Boy
 Among Other HOnOrs

David Noonan, son of MT. and Mrs. David J. Noonan of 68 High land avenue, president of the Wilby senior class, was named as most popular boy and boy who has done the most for his class at senior elec- tions yesterday, Miss Edna Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of 54 Bronson street, was elected most popular girl. Miss Smith was the Waterbury represen- tative for the Daughters of the American Revolution good citizen- ship award.
 It was voted to dedicate the sen. for class book to James Y. Moran, economies instructor ct Wilby.
 William 6harkey, son of MT. and Mrs, James P, Sharkey of 140 Syl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
Girl Scouts Big Top" TrOupers-Xaverian Hall
 to Be Three-Ring Arena
WASHINGTON HILL

A galaxy of color and excitement viii Dc witnessed ct xaverian Hall Saturday afternoon and evening when the girl scouts of troop 90 present Q two ring amateur circus, complete in every detail from carl- vas to side show barker and mem mgerie.
 Animals, clowns, acrobats, tight rope walkers as well as wild men and curioslties are included in the performances which will rival shows which are scheduled to visit Water bury during the coming summer months. The girls have been re. hearsing for the past month and are prepared to go through their acts like veteran circus troupers.
 The program will be opened with a grand march which will include ell performers and animals while the clown band supplies music which would make a circus band st up and listen. Features of the show will include Q dance of the clowns; pony dance; Indian defnon- stration; tight rope walk exhibition; folk dances of several talented dan" cers; wild animal show in which Kathryn o'Neill Is the daring lion tanner who cracks her whip and puts tho ferocious beasts through their act; sunts by acrobas; strong man act; "mellerdrammer"; color cd singers in folk songs; monkeys; aCrobatic dancers; cadets drill: giraffe demonstration and the grand finale, the animal wedding. Betty Cunningham is the announcer who wears the dazzling suit and high hat.
 The girls have been coached by their leader Miss Betty Sullivan, who has been assisted by Gen Phe- Ian, Mrs. Chris Braun, Mrs. Martin Tehan and Mrs. P. Rochon. From tho advance sale of tickets, @ large crowd Is expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
St. Francis VI PIaInyIIIe

The first of Q home and home series between the St. Francis Xavier parochial league entrants and the Plainvillc gramner school team will be played at Plainville this afternoon. The following will make the trip: Roger Lynch, John Fitzgerald, Eddie Doolin, Bob Quinn, George Holmes, Ken Ouelctte, Wil- liam Shea, John Dowd, Thomas Martin, Jack Schlosser, John Nc. drath, William Curley and Joseph Johnston.
 Manager Ed Curley will not play his star battery and Roger Lynch and John Fitzgerald but will allow the subs to get some actual prac- t!ce. Fitzgerald and Lynch must be saved for the league game to- morrow with St. Johns team from Watertown which is also Gn early league faVorite for the champion ship pennant of the parochial league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
Son of Donor of Trophy to Make
 FOrman Presentation

FOrman Presentation
 oullter will accept the coveted tro- phy on behalf of his teammates other teams who took part in the lively contest for the prize who are expected to attend are: Raymond FEillies. runnersup; Tribunes, Hill Jrs., Wells A. C., Mohawks, Baldwin Props and Robins. Admittance to others will be by invitation only.
 Working with MT. Shea on the arrangements committee are: Tom Purcell, James Gladney, Edward Kenney and Francis Kelly.
 Patrons and patronesses are Mir and Mrs. Edward Blake, Mir. and 6rs. John Dalton, Mir. and Mrs. John Dooley. Mir. and Mrs. Arthur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
Nnvena to Start

A novena in honor of the Blessed Virgin vii start tomorrow morning at St. Francis Xavier's church. Masses each morning will be at 7:3O o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21

Burns, Susie Colella, Olga skuba, Beatrice Dun1sa, Loretta Conlon, Edith Maschilla, Nellie Patrick, Plamina eantucci, Mary Sugrue, Helen LaForce, Rose Verrier, Mary Rainone, Angelina Russo, Susie Napolitano, Gertrude Valler- and, Flora Digliano, Philomena Digliano, Mary Allen and Marie Masgimo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
Basketball Dance

Under the capable supervision of charge q affairs, William D. Shea, arrangements for the Semi.formal social and dance to be held at the Community House tomorrow night have been completed. The affair will be c form of testimonial to the
 contesting teams in the success
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21

fully completed senior league which was conducted at the Community House during the basketball season under the direction of Tom Purcell,
 The hall will be beautifully deco rated for the estimated four hun- dFcd young people who will attend to trip the light fantastic to the music of Driscolls Melodcers. The main event of the evening will be the presentation of the Martin gcuily trophy to the Community Club Five for winning the cham pionship this year. Captain Joe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21

immediately after tho baseball game between the Hills and q team from Winsted. The game will start ct c o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, July 8.-Led by tn
steels and rails, slow recovery move
ment got under way in today's stoc
market.
While drought and steel labor &c
velopments we're still far from cheer
ful, the general run Of economic new
stimulated buying The close va
fairly firm Transfers approximate
100000 shares.
Despite crop shortage prospect,
Western carriers responded to hope
that earnings from other source
would bridge this gap. Federal relic
for the Northwestern districts w5
deemed a certainty and farm imple
ment stocks got back on their feet.
Brokers said the apparently SerlOJ
split in the ranks of labor may hav
induced a friendlier attitude tovar
the Steels.
Steady to up 2 points or so veI
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube. Midlan
Steel Products, Santa Fe, Great North
ern Northern Pacific, Southern Pa
cific. New York Central. Caterpills
Tractor. Deere, International Harvest
er, Budd Manufacturing, Sears-Roe
busk, Montgomery Ward, General Nc
tors. Chrysler, Nash, Westinghous
American Telephone, General Electrn
Standard Oils of New Jersey and Call
fornia and Chickasha Cotton Oil.
Preference issues of American Wate
Works, Standard Gas, Allegheny Corr
and International Paper pushed ahea,
Consolidated Edison was a star per
former, up about point at a ne
years peak North American an
Public Service Of New Jersey were
demand.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
HOME LAMP SALES
SCORE LARGE GAIN
$35, 100000 Volume Expected
This Year, or rs Per Cent
Above 1885 Total.
6y the Associated Press.

tne ASSOCldLeQ eTeSS.
CHICAGO, July 8.-Based on sales
and production schedules for the FIRST
half of the year and prospects for an
unusually strong Summer wholesale
market. the portable home lamps in
dustry expects American homes to
light up" with s35,OOO,OOO worth of
new lamps this year, Milton C. Levy,
president of the Lamp and Shade
Manufacturers Association of America,
said.
This would constitute Is per cent
gain over the sales total for 1885 and
make the current year the largest in
history for this type of merchandise,
Levy said.
Home modernization, payment of
the soldiers bonus and newspaper ad-
vertising promotion of the better
light, better sight" campaign we're
cited by Levy as principal factors in
the increased unit movement of lamps,
while a trend toward higher priced
goods has been largely responsible for
gains.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
new YORK COTTON
Ey the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 8.-Cotton jumped
$3.50 bale today on bullish interpre-
tations of the Government acreage re-
port.
1t pointed to an acreage OF 30,62l 900
under cultivation, or around $4,000
acres under the average of recent pri-
vate estimates.
July sold up to 13-cent level, making
the first appearance of that price on
the board since September, 1884. Oc-
tober advanced to 1897, or so points
net higher.
Prices were few points off from the
best under realizing in late trading,
which showed net advances of 38 to
As points.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. July 8.-Bears defnitel
got the upper hand in wheat dealing
late today. and Chicago prices in som
cases we're 2 cents a bushel down.
Reports of continuous rains today il
parts Of the Canadian dry belt Ver
received. with assertions that the rain
fall area was spreading and giving ex
tended relief to drought-aflicte
wheat. Corn receded with wheat an
December corn lost all of its overnigh
advance. though July and Septembe
corn remained relatively strong.
Wheat closed nervous, IL cent
lower to Is higher, compared viii
yesterdays finish, July. 1864; Sep
tember. LOS al: December, 1.05Ss
3; corn at as decline to 3l4 gain: Sep
tember. 1915 sa80; oats. So off to ?. ur
and provisions varying from 10 cent
setback to 5 cents advance.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
BANKING GROUP OFFERS
M'CRORY STORE ISSUE
BY the Associated Press.

ZiSoOOIdICU
NEW YORK, July 8.-An issue of
S4,552, 900 McCrory Stores Corp. Is
year per cent sinking fund deben-
lures, due May l, 1851. were offered
today at 10334 and accrued interest by
a group headed by Goldman. Sachs &
Co. The offering does not involve new
financing for the corporation, the
debentures having been acquired from
United Stores Corp, which has an IN
terest in McCrory.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
PUBLICITY CHIEF NAMED.

NEW YORK, July 8 (P.-W. S.
Parish, chairman of the Standard
Oil Co. Of New Jersey, announced the
appointment Of Northrop Clarey as
assistant to the president in charge
of publicity. Clarey, a former news
paper man. went to the oil company
in 1919 from the National City Bank
of New York.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
HOME REPAIRS GAIN.

NEW YORK, July 8 P.-A survey
by Ruberoid Co. among distributors
of building supplies in AZ States re-
vealed that home repairs and modern
ization are becoming increasingly i'm
portant factors in the revival Of private
building operations throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
SALES RECORD SHOWN
BY MONTGOMERY WARD
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 8.-Montgomery
Ward g. Co. reported sales volume foi
June and for the five-month period
ending in June was the largest of anj
corresponding periods in the companyi
history.
June sales totaled $50, ,33O,l74, com.
pared with 1882 ,297 in June, 1885,
an increase of q per cent.
Sales for the five months totaled
S133, ,454, compared with S1l2,995
864 the corresponding period last year,
an increase of 18 per cent.
Evening star., 1936-07-08

Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.-An
estimate showing a cash liquidating
value of about s4,650,0 for the physi-
cal assets of company has been rem
dered to the special master hearing
matters concerning bankruptcy petit
tion Of Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. July s 0R.-Coppen quiet;
9.15a20.. Tin strong: spot and nearby.
1925; future. AZ. .1217. Iron quiet un.
chansed. Lead steady. spot. New York.
4.60a65: East st. Louis, 4.45. Zinc steadvt
East ST. Louis. spot and future 475.
Aluminum. 1e.O0a22.00. Anthony, SPOT.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
LIVERPOOL Quotations.

LIVERPOOL. July 8 R,.-Cotton. $4,000
bales. Including $500 American. Spot
moderate business done: prices 3 points
strict good middling 7.e4: good middling.
7.64: strict middling, 7.44: middling, 7.24:
strict low middling. 6.94: low middlins,
Evening star., 1936-07-08
Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat. No. /, red. l.O9a1.lO
No. 2, red, 10812a1.1O: Nc. 8, red
l.07aa No. l. dark. hard, LA: No. !
hard dark, l.12; No /. hard, l.llal.l3
No. 2, hard, l.1la1.1212; No. 2, red
garlicky, los; No. 3, red, garlicky
1.03 i2al.0412; No. 3, red, tough, l.o7
No. l. mixed, 1.1012a1.12. Corn. No.
mixed. "a; No. 2. mixed. S4a8412; No
/, yellow, 85a65l2; No. 2. yellow, 85i
85l2; No. 3, yellow. 841a; No. 4. vel.
low, 84a84I2; No. 5, yellow. 82a83,
No. l, white. 81; No. 2, white, 96a97
No. 3, white, 90; No. 4, white. "a 2a95'
No. 5, white, 93 sample grade, 77a82
Oats. No. 2, white. 40i2: No. 3, white
37a39; No. T. white, 36a38 sample
grade, 35a36. Rye, No. 2, 7712; No. g.
n. Soy beans, No. 2. yellow. ll2
Barley, feed, 40a60; mailing. 60a97i
both nominal. Timothy seed, 4.90s
SIS cwt. Clover seed, 1050al600 cwt
Evening star., 1936-07-08

Dividend given in the above table
cash payments based the latest halfyarly
declarations
Unit of trading than fAnnual
not including extras accumulated dividends Paid this
Paid in
being reorganized xEx dividend -
Evening star., 1936-07-08

United States Stores Corp. 1885
deficit was $147,014, against deficit of
S151 sos.
Evening star., 1936-07-08

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed strong. September, 9.78; Oc-
tober, 9.72b; December. 965-67; Janu-
ary, 9.64. Sales, 1874 contracts, includ-
ing switches. Bid.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
Liverpool Wheat Prices.
LIVERPOOL. July s (P.-Wheat futurei
naISin,ara nnaf.Asan

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. July s UP.-Wheat No
. red Winter garlicky. spot. domestic
96l2; July. 9Gi2 (bid).
Evening star., 1936-07-08

nary. GA Futures closed firm. July,
7.0l: October, 6.61: December. 649: Janu-
airy. GAS: March. GAG: May 6.44.
Evening star., 1936-07-08
Cott0nseed Oil

Spot steady; middling. 1923
Evening star., 1936-07-09
WILLIAM LITHGOW,
! D. C. NATIVE, DEAD
Gas Company Official Succumbs
at Age Of 66 Following
Long Illness.

William H. Lithgow, Sc, for Is
years night superintendent of the
East Station of the Washington Gas
Light Co., died last night at his home,
14O8 Ridge street southeast, after q
long illness.
A native of this city, Mr.. Lithgow
had been employed by the gas COM
pany for more than 36 years.
He was the son of the late Florence
]. Lithgow, one of the last Of the
Volunteer Nurses of the Civil War,
who at one time was head OF the
Civil War Hospital at Point Lookout,
Md.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 16, Junior
Order of American Mechanics, of
which organization Mr.. Lithgow was
a member, will take part in his
funeral services. Rites will be held at his
late home and afterward at Emanuel
Episcopal Church, Thirteenth and V
streets southeast, at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
In addition to his widow, Alice M.
Lithgow, he is survived by three
daughters: Mrs. F. Mildred Higgins,
wife of Maj. Hugh Higgins, and Ruth
Lithgow, both of Washington, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Webster Of Camp
Springs, Md. A step-daughter, Mrs.
Mary Biggs, also resides at Camp
Springs. Also surviving are sister,
Mrs. Mary M. Michaels, wife of
Theodore Michaels, former president
of the North Capitol Savings Bank; a
brother, Arthur A. Lithgow of this
city; six grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
Institute to Hear
Democrats Side.
Farley Promises
Says John Dickinson Has
Been Mentioned as
Orator.
Hy the Associated Press.

Chairman James A. Farley said yes
terday the Democratic national organ
ization would be represented among
the speakers at the Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Virginia
Farley said in a press conference he
had received today letter from uni
versity authorities requesting speaker
for July II. and they will get him"
Questions about Democratic rep
reSentative at the institutes sessions
were prompted by recent reports the
national Democratic organization had
boycotted the institute, while the Re-
publican party had accepted an invita-
ton to send speaker
Farley said it had not been deter
mined who would 60 to the institute,
but that John Dickinson has been
mentioned" Dickinson is an Assistant
Attorney General
The Democratic national chairman
said he had turned the Institutes let
ter over to the national headquarters
for final action.
Previously Dean Charles G. Maphis
director of the institute, was quoted as
saying Charles Nicholson, publicity di-
rector for the Democratic National
Committee, refused to cooperate and
TO name party spokesman for the
program with Senator Hiram Bing-
ham" of Connecticut. who is to pre-
sent the Republican side of the COM
ing political campaign.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
Shark Lifts Two in Boat.

While sailing between Cork and Cas-
tletown Berehaven, Irish Free State,
Rev. w. T. H. Pearson and his son
were suddenly shot skyward and their
boat completely turned around in its
course. A shark had risen beneath the
vessel, carrying it up on its back. The
clergyman was thrown against the side
Of the cockpit, and the son knocked
of his feet. Neither was seriously
injured.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
ATlANTA'S S[UM
PROJECT FINISHED
Apartments Will Soon Be
Opened to Tenants, ICkes
Announces.

Three room apartments will be
available for rental at Sl640 per
month in fleetwood Homes, Atlanta,
Administrator Ickes disclosed yeater-
day in announcing the completion OF
the first P. w. A. slum clearance
project.
The Atlanta project is one Of so
iow-rent housing developments in IS
cities, which are expected to be COM
pleted within the next year. A Sec
ond Atlanta project-University-will
reach completion this Fall.
Selection of tenants for the Tech
wood Homes will be started as soon
as possible, Ickes said. Because OF
the careful nature of the investigation
required, no opening date for the
project has been set. At present, more
than 1000 registrations have been
made for 604 living units.
Notices To Be Mailed.
Application notices will be mailed
shortly to all who have registered.
Applicants are to be graded according
to their housing needs and economic
conditions, preference being given to
those sustaining families of low
est income now residing under sub
standard conditions.
While rents for three-room apart
ments will range from $16.40 to s18.65,
Ickes said, the larger apartments will
rent for an average of $3.50 per room
per month This figure covers base
dwelling rent, to which $1.81 per
room per month will be added to cover
the cost of heat, hot and cold water
and electricity for lighting, cooking
and refrigeration. The final average
charge of S739 covers complete dwell
ing operation costs and will be all the
tenant is required to pay to operate
his home.
Replaces Slum Community.
The fleetwood project replaces q
slum community covering II blocks in
Atlanta, long noted for the high rate
of crime and disease. Construction
Of the new buildings removed one OF
the worst fire hazards threatening the
city. according to j. o. Parker, chief
OF the Atlanta Fire Department.
All buildings of the new develop
ment are of fireproof construction,
planned to provide a good exposure
and cross-ventilation for every apart
ment. Open space around all homes
is Handicapped with grass, trees and
shrubbery.
The three-room apartment units in
clude living room, bed room, bath and
full-sized kitchen with modern COM
bination sink and wash tub, electric
stove and electric refrigeration. The
four-room apartments ranging in base
rent from S2060 to S22.70 and the
five-room apartments ranging in price
from s24.35 to $25.40, are similar with
the addition Of one and two bed rooms.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
MONROE ASSOCIATION
SEEKS TO INCORPORATE
y, the Associated Press.

=, the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July s.-The Mon
roe Birthplace Monument Association,
formed for the purpose Of purchasing
and preserving the birthplace of Pres
ident James Monroe in Westmoreland
County. filed an application with the
State Corporation Commission yester-
day for a certificate Of incorporation
Onicers of the proposed corporation
are Mrs. James p. Ficklin, Erica. pres
ident; Mrs. Thomas Lomax Hunter
King George, vice president, and H. W.
B. williams. Colonial Beach, treasurer
Mrs. Hunter said the association had
acquired options on 100 acres Of the
old Monroe place. and that the organ
ization hopes to develop it into a park
and bird sanctuary. as well as beautify
1t generally.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
BISHOP CANNON JOINS
ATTACK ON DEMOCRATS
Methodist Churchman Calls Party
Leaders TRAITORS to Jeffer.
sonian Principles"
By the Associated Press.

4
RICHMOND, Va, June s.-Bishop
James Cannon, jr., of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, attacked
present Democratic party leaders, in a
letter to the Times Dispatch today, as
traitors to the Jeffersonian principles
which they so loudly profess"
The bishop, once powerful figure
in Virginia politics. led the anti-Smith
Democrats and helped swing the State
for Hoover in the 1928 campaign.
He wrote his statement from Dur
ham. N. c.. where he has been a
patient at the Duke University Hos
pital.
The most amazing incident" of the
present campaign, he said, is the
thoroughly inconsistent. If not hypo-
critical action Of the Virginia State
Democratic Convention In the adop-
ton of its platform"
Evening star., 1936-07-09
300 YOUNG DEMOCRATS
WILL ATTEND OUTING
Price Georges County Clubs Will
Visit Harrison's Estate
on July IS.
Nv q STAFF correspondent OF lae Star.

Py staf Correspondent OF L ne Star.
COLMAR MANOR, Nd, July g.
More than 300 youthful party follow
ers are expected to attend the Prince
Georges County Young Mems Demo-
cratic Clubs annual outing on the
estate of Merrill Harrison at Suit
land July IS, John A. johnson, gen.
eral chairman of arrangements, an
nounced here today.
Democratic political and govern
mental leaders of the county will be
invited to attend the affair to be de-
voted exclusively to recreation.
Speeches are not included on the pro-
gram. w. Waverly Webb Of Hyatts-
vile and Robert Morris of Riverdale
are supervising ticket sales.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
Alabama Paralysis Mounts.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 9 R).-
Alabama's infantile paralysis cases
reached 81 last night. with 16 new
diagnoses reported to the State Health
Department from seriously affected up
state counties. The new cases brought
to 70 the number since June l and to
80 the total for this week.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-17
LONG AWAITED DECISION MADE
TODAY GIVES RIGHT OF Way TO
VAST FEDERAL EXPERIMENTS
Rights To Build Dams, Power Lines Transmit And Sell
Power All Sustained By Sweeping Decree With
Only One Justice Dissenting ~

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT, (UP)-The United States
Supreme court today upheld the consutionaly of the
New Deals vast Tennessee Valley Authority experiments
on all points placed in issue in the present test
The courts opinion read by Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, and is sweeping that New Deal power
legal experts Immediately asserted it had given the right
of way to the New Deals other vast experiments such
Grand Couee, Bonneville, and Fort Peck. .. ..
Associate Justice Louis D. Brandes in concurring
opinion said he in agreement with Justices Harlan
Stone, Owen j. Roberts, Benjamin N Cardozo concurred,
but that he believed the Alabama Power company had not
the right to sue. ..... 49,. ..H:.
The ruling" according to Edward j. Foley Jr., chief
PWA COUNSEL upheld the right of the government inn
streams for navigation by dam projects declared
constitutional the governments program to sell power
projects created by water storage" r....' ..r.
1.-The building of Wilson dam under war powers and
under its powers for aiding navigation
2-The right to sell power produced at such dams;
3-The right build transmission lines and to trans
port such power to a reasonable market IS. .
The vote of the Supreme Court which upheld the IVA
the lone dessenter James McReynolds, who
prepared dissenting opinion ...r' =. .. ,; g.