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Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10
WARWICK

Funeral services for Sdward +
Stevenson, well known farmer ot
Indian River hundred, was held at
o'clock at Conley's Chapel on Wed
nesday of last week, with burial in
the adjoining cemetery. His death In
| the family makes the fourth in the
! last six weeks, including a brother
Arthur, on Nov. 10; his wife's mother
Oct. Is, and his wife's sister on Oct.
9th.
Robert p. Street, well known and
much respected colored resident of
this section. died at his home here on
Thursday, Nov. 18th. with burial at
Indian Mission cemetery. For many
years he conducted blacksmith
shop at his home near Belmouth,
and was a son of the late David r.
Street.
Mrs. J. ID. Warrington spent Tues
day of last week with her sister,
Mrs. Mamie Martin. at HarbesOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Collins and
daughter spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. ]. J. Collins in George
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rust were recent
guests of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Rust.
Miss Olive Thoroughbred spent the
holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Thor
oughgood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson were !
recent Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Horace Hickman at Dagsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Wilson, of Har-
rington. were Sunday night guests |
1f her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. |
Lingo. near Long Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10
BURYING THE HATCHET7

The Presidents announcement to
the effect that the government is
Considering burying the hatchet II
has been using to scalp the electric
utility industry, and his calling of a
conference with utility leaders, is a
step that should have been taken
Ion gago. Everyone will hope that
peace is in sight, and that this
truce" doesn't turn out to be tenn
pest In teapot, as did the series of
conferences held a year ago con-
corning the IVA and the private
companies in the Southeast, which
accomplished exactly nothing.
The utilities are more than 81
000.000,000 behind in construction,
Lased ON what their expenditures
would have been had they not been
subjected to continual political
strafing. This year utility spenling
for capital investment will be sub
stantially larger than In any of the
last few years, simply because in
creasing public demand for power
makes plant expansion necessary
but, even so, it will be less than half |
OF the billion dollars that utility eX-
perts believe the industry would !
spend annually.
1t is rumored that under the new |
federal plan, as yet not officially an
bounced. utilities will be protected
In their territories from subsidized
government competition, and that
hey will be subjected TO less at
ack.
A program of fair dealing by gov
,rnment would assure the maximum
,etterment of utility service. and
would release a vast reservoir OF
pending power that has been I'M
damned up by ruthless
olitics. I.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10

Evergreen Forest will close its
1887 season with bang-up cere-
monial. December Is, in the Com
munity Building.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10

Kansas City, Mo-. is known as
Heart of America.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10

The Indian says the cyclist is lazy
--sits down to walk.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
j0bBERS ON STAND
. IN GAS PRICE CASE
Second Week of Govern
ment's Trial Ends-Uni-
I. form Contracts Cited.
II the Associated Press.

II the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis. October 15.-Nine
Midwestern oil 1obbers have testified
so far in the Federal Governments
gasoline price-f1xing, trial, which
reached the end of its second week
today, that major oil companies dur
ing the period of an alleged con-
splracy customarily signed jobbers to
contracts carrying uniform provisions.
While the Government charged this
type of contract provided the founda-
tion for conspiracy to raise and fix
prices. the prosecutors made no claim
that the uniformity of contracts in
this case was illegal.
The indictment under which defend
ants were being tried in Federal Court
here alleged % major oil companies
were involved in buying program to
force up the refinery price, thus rails
ing the cost to jobbers by reason of
contracts basing prices on refinery
quotations published in the Chicago
journal of Commerce and Platt's Oil
Gram.
In parade of jobbers to the stand
f1ve witnesses testified yesterday their
contracts with various major COM
panies contained provisions basing
prices on such quotations and allowing
certain margins between the cost to
the jobber and the ultimate price to
the consumer.
Witnesses said that although there
were variations. the margin provision
generally was 5i2 cents in 1885 and
1885, the time the Government
charged a conspiracy existed. Wit
nesses declared they were told thev
could obtain no different price set-up
other than those with which they were
doing business
Corroboratlng previous testimony.
several witnesses said prices rose from
March l, 1935-the date the Govern
ment alleged a conspiracy began
until June of that year, and then re-
mained stationary for seven months,
durin which the prosecutors contend
the price was "pegged."
Jobbers who testified were: A. c.
Breuch of Madison, Oscar L. Peter
son OF Chicago, Harry Fee of Water
loo, Iowa, and H. E. Miller of Festus.
Mo. Jacob Middleton of Bowling
Green, Mo. also testified. Middleton.
now Judge, said he retired from the
oil business last month.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
SeIf-COnfdent
Man Found to
Moo on Request
Dominant individual
Complies, Psychol.
Ogy Tests Reveal.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 15.-If YOU
become embarrassed when some one
asks you to moo like a COW, then you'd
get a low rating in the psychology
tests announced yesterday by Colum-
bia University.
II you mooed-took your assignment
in stride-and made some flippant
comeback, you'd be given high rating.
The idea is to measure your self
confidence, aggressiveness and general
feeling of dominance.
An occasional "what-the-hell" dur
ing the course of the examination
would rate you better than things like
yes, sir"
Dominant men, Columbia psycholo-
gists found, operate faster and press
harder on their pencils, but are less
persistent; but dominant women are
more persistent than their weakened
sisters.
And to further complicate matters.
men are generally more persistent
than women-but men read and write
slower.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
DYNAMITE ON TRACKS
Unsuccessful Attempt Made to
Blow Up Train.

LOS ANGELES, October IS tP.-An
unsuccessful attempt to dynamite a
Pacific Electric Railway train between
Los Angeles and Glendora was re-
ported yesterday by railroad officials.
Thirty sticks of dynamite were
found attached to the rails near Mon
rovia. Officials said hundreds of pas
sengers had travelled over the spot
Capt Ray Conley Of the sheriff's
Office said the percussion caps had not
been set on the explosive.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
D. C. GETS CONVENTION
Ophthalmology and Otolaryngol-
ogy Academy Elects Officers.

CHICAGO, October Is (P.-The
American Academy Of Ophthalmology
and Otolaryngology elected officers at
Its annual business meeting yesterday
and authorized grants totaling S3,100
for research and special study in the
eye, ear, nose and throat field.
Washington, D. c., was chosen for
the 1888 meeting.
DR.. George NJ Coates of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania Medical School
was chosen president-elect for 1899.
Harry M. Cradle, Chicago. was
elected president for the ensuing year.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
GET CIVIL SERVICE
About 65 Per Cent Of Maritime
Commission Workers Affected.

Commission Workers Affected.
Approximately 65 per cent Of the
local and field employees Of the Mari
time Commission have been trans
ferred to civil service rolls, the total
including practically all Of the COM
mission employees in Warrington.
All local commission employees, ex-
cept those in the finance division, have
been granted civil service status dur
ing the last four months, and the
work OF transferring those in the last
remaining division is expected to be
completed soon, it was announced.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Dog Always Shifting.

A dog lives in the world of scent,
and watching the sensitive nostrils
one sees they are never still.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
STORY TELLS. WHY
BE!II,Dozs
" A S HIN CT 0 N S
l A R G EST Cash
CLOTHING BUSINESS
he Be- [! l!;lz;l..1;l13l[I

Here's how: Pay down small deposit TO reserve
your selection then pay you get paid, or at
your convenience. When you take your garment
-. it's all yours. No bills to worry you! You
don't owe us cent! You have saved S. to
SO. And, gentlemen, that's grand and glorious
feeling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
7lvo Couernors Say Present COPHeads Should Get Out

"The reactionary leaders of the Republican party are out Of step with modern, progressive political thought" he said. we need a com plete purge of the party with new group of young, progressive men m charge. Under the Roosevelt admin istration at present. business is shackled with prohibitive taxes, bu' the Republican party as now con stituted Is unable to grasp It's op- portunity. Given new blood, witn young, progressive men in charge. l believe we can hope to return to oi. ice with the support of the people
 Aiken, Murphy's New England r,eighbor, had declared that his de- mailds upon the national commit tee must be met, or i've must looE elsewhere for an organization through which thoughtful and de- voted Americans of North ano south. East and West, can join to- eether for the good of all" Tht Vermont executive said that "unles
 we can become . party of and fol young men and young women, the party will die---aild the processes oi dissolution have already begun"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
EIGHT PERSONS
 BURNED TO DEATH
Trapped By Flames Today on Second Floor of Home
 in Nashville

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. e-(UP)-- Eight persons were burned to death today when they were trapped by flames on the second floors of a three -story wooden apartment build ing. The dead were members of two families.
 The dead: Mrs. Mckinley Con- master 35, and her children, vir- ginia, 6. and Vallee, 1; Mrs. Cora Tate, 56, a son, Eugene, II, and her grandsons, R. L. Melton, 12, Junior Melton, 6, and James Earl Melton, 9. Bremen searched the shoulder ing ruins for the body of 12 year old Luther Connaster.
 Mckinley Connaster, 34, father of one of the families caught in the building, snatched up his youngest son, five months old, and leaped to safety from the second-story' window.
 Five families occupied the build ing, which Fire Chief O. M. John son said had been condemned by the fire inspection bureau. He said the occupants had been advised to move out.
 The survivors, who escaped by running from the flaming building into the sub-freezing early morning. were taken to homes of neighbors and treated for exposure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 9.--(UP). Governor Francis P. Murphy of New Hampshire joined Governor George B. Aiken of Vermont today in demanding a purge of what he said was the reactionary leadership In the Republican party. Murphy, whose state cast its electoral votes for President Roosevelt in ,936. went further than Aiken, and declared that "the best thing that could happen to the party would be the resignation of all members of the national committee" Aiken, chief executive of one of the two states that went Republican at the last election, sent an open letter to the national committee December 5, calling upon 1t to recognize young men and women in party leadership and to wipe out the "banefil iri- fluence" of southern committeeman.
 The New Hampshire governor, vacationing here before going to St. Louis for . Republican conference, asserted that "old time reacticfiaries in the party should realize they have been repudiated by the people
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

because of a bad heart, and who felt that he was nearing the end Of his span. Other patients in the ward found him grumpy and left him alone, but Chabina talked with him by the hour, patiently lis- tened to the story of his life, and sympathized with his misfortunes.
 Two weeks ago Amos heard for the first time that Chabina's sight depended upon a living person giv- ing him an eye. He called doc" tors.
 "Frank,s been very good to me-" he said. Not many young fellows would bother to cheer up an old man like the way Franks done. If you figure one of my eyes can help Prank see, I want you to take my eye and give it to him."
 Yesterday Amos was taken into the operating room. The young surgeon severed the eye muscles and the optical nerve lifted the eye bali out and put it in q sterile 50 lution of salt water, sodium cig- nate. and adrenalin. It took SO minutes.
 Then Chabina was brought in. He was given only a local af1es. thetic. Instruments propped the Id back and q delicate trephi1e, q circular "doughnut cutter" iIlstru-i ment but without the inner ring, lightly marked the eye where the infected tissue was to be removed. Then three cross stitches of silk were taken in the conjunctiva Or covering Of the eye bail along the indicated line of cutting. A circu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
Richard CourtneyHas Dodged Many Jails
New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts Have seen
 tiini-Was Picked Up tiere-Lands in Fitch. burg-New Hampshire Gets Him

Richard Courtney, 24, who had been living here at l6 Warren ave- hue, is now convinced that Nhci1- estys is not. the best policy. fok NJ led to his apprehension on an old jail.breaking charge. He is weqted ih New Hainpshife and iia Eitch-
 He was arrested here Sunday night on suspicion by Patrolnen John Pannone and Joseph Delaney, and questioning by Detective Lieut.. William F. Pollard brought to light several interesting incidents in his life.
 First Conviction
 His first conviction came In 1881 when he was sentenced to serve Q year in the 0rasrnere jail on a charge of breaking and entering which occurred at South Liaeporo, N, Fl. It was from this Jail that he escaped after a few months Of service. :.
 A short time later he was arrested in Schenectady, N. Y., when he was kUuktu uktVtIAA ~ S0A WhsSsA Ass'N S~Sss stolen from the mayor of Fitchburg, Mass. He served a sentence in the Fltchburg jail on that count, but was given time off for good be-. havior. Meanwhile the New Harnp- shire authoriteis learned of his in. generation at Fitchburg and sent a warrant for his arrest on the jail- breaking charge. But the warrant arrived after his release.
 Was In Torrlngton
 Courtney then came to Torrington and worked as 6 counterman. While there he remembered that he owed his iandlady at Ftchburg 8 for room rent and forwarded 1t to her. This act of honesty was respor- sible for his re-arrest for the land- lady gave his new address to Fitch- burg authoriteis who were aiding in the search for him.
 Fitchburg authorities then wrote to Courtney and told him they had some of his belongings and would give them to him if he would call there after them. He did and walked into. 6 trap which resulted in his arrest for New Hampshire
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
BY JOHN L. HAMPTON

United press Staff Corfespondent)
 New Orleans, Dec. e.-(UP)-An heroic gesture of friendship and a rare surgical operation were re. vealed today. And old man of 66 gave his left eye to Q young man of IO. Surgeons at Charity hospi- taI removed one of John Wesley Amos eyes and transplanted it's cornea to the left eye of Frank Chabina. It will. be eight days be. fore they'll be able to tell whether the operation was successful.
 Chabina, farmers son from Al. bayly, La., dropped . sack Of lime on June 2, l036, and the rising dust burned his left eye. It healed but scar tissue was left on the cornea, which threatened to become infect cd and to affect the right. There were only two es-either t0 graft new tissue onto the eye ball or to remove 1t gtirgically. He entered the hospital six weeks ago because Q young surgeon there, who for ethical reasons, insisted that he remain unidentified, had been per- forming some remarkable eye oper- atiOns. Tn three months he had successfully grafted the corilea from the eyes of dead men into the eyes of living negroes. Tissue from a dead man, however, would not have been of service in Chabina's case, and ise was put into Q ward to await ati "eye-dcgiOr".
 Thefc he met Amos, q destitute farmer and carpenter, who hed been in the hospital three months
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
NIAGARA FALLS
 BURIED IN SNOW

Buffalo, N. r., Dec. o.--(UP)-The village of Kenmore was threatened with e shortage of milk and bread today as the death toll from one of the worst snowstorins in the history of the Niagara frontier mounted to five.
 Snow was piled four to five feet throughout Kenmore and only one of the main thoroughfares running from Buffalo to the suburban village was open. Supplies of bread and milk were running low. Most stores exhausted their supplies yesterday.
 The city of Buffalo, where trans portation facilities in some sections have been paraiyzed for more than 36 hours, slowly was digging itself 0tit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
AGED PATIENTS
 ARE CARRIED OUT
Fire Swept Sanitariuni at Cleveland Today-NOne
 Was Injured

Cleveland, Dec. 9.-(UP) Staff members and police carried to safety at least 50 aged patients when fire swept the Amber Hill Sanitarium otday. Mrs. Eva Fahey, director of the sanitarium, said no one was injured. She said most of the rescued patients were aged con- valescents, wards 10 the county well fare system. They were huddled in a large, unheated barn near the sanitarium while firement fought the stubborn blaze.
 Employees of city reservoir and a party of Western Reserve Univer" sity students touring the reservoir aided in the rescue. Bremen said the patients were brought out of the building quickly, by relay. Most of the patients were in sleeping at tire. Virtually all required assist ance in escaping from the building Mrs. Fahey said she discovered the blaze in the basement. The hos pital's supervisor, Mrs. Evelyn AL lick, organized the staff rapidly and patients soon were out oi danger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
George A. Holmes Admits 1t

In the small store which he con. ducts in connection with gasoline filling station, MT. Holmes talked freely concerning his feelings in the Bund matter. He was equally frank in admission that, some 10 years ago, he led movement for estab- fishing the Ku Klux Klan at Naug- atuck, . movement which resulted in arrests for disorder, hushed up, of course. A movement which for mer associates of Mir. Holmes at Naugatuck remarked, paved the way to his leaving his employment there, moving to Southbury.
 Misled By Organizer
 T was misled by an organizer from out of the state who told me that the Ku Klux Klan did not plan to act against the Jews and the Catholics" MT. Holmes insisted.
 Of medium stature, wearing scep- tacles, behind which dark eyes gleained with enthusiasm as he spoke of his new campaign, the for- mer Klansman was visibly affected by mention of his activities in that order.
 T voted for Al Smith for governor of New York state," he cried. I'm a Republican, always have been. But voted for Al Smith. I traded with Catholics and Jews. Some of those who worked for me at the Rubber company will tell you that treated them all right"
 "Did you obtain members for the Klan Were you not leader?"
 "Yes," was the answer to both questions.
 T knew this would come out. But I hoped that 1t wouldn't until after the meeting"
 On an ancient typewriter was Q half-filled sheet of paper. It was the proposed constitution of the United Americans.
 Often, as Mir. Holmes explained his proposed organization to com. bat alien influence in the United states, he interrupted himself to return to activities of the Ku Kliix Klan at Naugatuck. Sincerely ne offered regret for his aftiliation witn
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
Old Man Gives Left Eye To Youth

lar section of the cornea four and one-third millimeters in diameter was then cut from above the iris and pupil with tiny scissors. A circular section one third millimeter less in diameter that had been cut from the cornea of Amos eye was placed where 1t had been.
 It fitted loosely. The suture was then tied evenly and both eyes were carefully bandaged. The operation took 45 minutes. Chabina must re" main completely still for 72 hours. After eight days the bandage will be removed and the stitches tax. en out. If the lime did not go too deep. the graft probably will be successful.
 The young surgeon follows in a long line of surgeons who have developed their skill in New or. leans' huge Charity hospital. Train ing in It's surgical wards is highly prized among medical men. Be- cause ot the city's large negro popu. iation, there are large numbers or cutting and gtAbbing cases wnicn offer unusual opportunities to ad- vance surgical knowledge.
 Tn the past, Charity hospital siir- geons nave succeeded in sewing up hearts pierced by knives and restcr. ing fife to their owners. The trans plantation of ccrf1ea from c corpse to the eye of . living man was said by Q local medical autnofitS to be unique in the United States. though Soviet surgeons have claimed to have performed the op- efaticn successfully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
ITALY WILL QUIT LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Rome, Dec. 0--(uP)--ltaly's i1- tention to renounce membership in the League of Nations may be an. nounced after a special meeting C. the Fascist grand council on satur- day, 1t was reported today.
 Announcement of the convocation of the grand council was u1expect.. ed, The official announcement said that the council would meet Sat- urday at Venice palace and that its decisions would be announced im- mediately afterward from the Pal ace balcony.
 The announcement surprised foreign diplomatic and Italian poe litical quarters. There was cotlsid- erable speculation as to the real motives but it was believed that the government wouldu make known its intention to quit the league.
 It may also announce the gov- ernment's intention to reform the guilds of the chamber of deputies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
BRITAIN GIVEN SHOCK YEAR AGO
King Edward Renounced His Throne For Love of
 Pretty Woman
BY HAROLD ETTLINGER (Copyright, 1887 Ny United Press)

Copyright, 1887 Ny United Fress)
 Paris, Dec. 9-(Up)--One year ago today @ British king rocked his vast empire by making his final and irrevocahle decision" to re. nounce the throne for the love of an American woman. Today, like any other happily married man." he was house hunting iil . restless but q inaritally happy exile which he said the former Wallis Warfield simpson would give him. No Main- hattanite facing october 7 leases could Do more perplexed than the Duke of windsor seeking c place to live "at the side of road" not too heavily travelled. For an ex.king must keep out of the public eye as well as the. mind and thus far the duke has been unsuccessful in his attempt tq be a private citizen.
 Worn, Ilarrassed Edward However, keeping fit on the golf links, the Duke of Windsor is in sharp contrast to the worn and harassed Edward VIII, who last Dec. 10 handed the British parliament the first letter of abdication 1t ever had received.
 (The United Press revealed ex- clusively on Dec. 9 that the "ir. revocable decision" had been reach- ed. It was announced the next dayJ
 The following day, Dec. il, the abe dication was made official when parliament approved the act. The ex-ktng went aboard British war. ship and into ar exile in which he
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