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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
LOCAL BOYS EARN
 STORRS INSIGNIA
Waterbury Has Two Ath= letes Among Mineral
 Recipients

Hartford, April 1. = Hartford was
 well represented on the list of winter sports award winners at
 Connecticut State College as an- nounced by the Division of Physical Education and Athletics today.
 Among the frosh basketball num- eral winners were: Herbert Peter son, Joseph Daly and Jack Wise. Edward Finn will receive a minor award for frosh swimming. Julia Case and Airline Brace were award- ed varsity letters for their fine per-
 formance in the coed varsity bas- ketball team, and Betty Light also received here numerals for compe- tition on the jayvee coed basket ball team.
 The awards:
 Varsity basketball = Morris Ap- pell, New Britain; Seymour Bloom, Storrs: James Fergusan, Deep River; Thaddeus Janiga, Meriden; Frank KoSikowski, Torrington; Albert Loeffler, Bloomeld: Howard Matz- kin, Waterbury; John Pringle. Wil- nmantic: John Blum, Terryville.
 Varsity swimming Roger Brund- age, Storrs; Robert Franz, New Haven; Paul Goulding, Bridgeport: Albert Harkabus, Bridgeport; John Hawkins, Darien; Chester Johnson, Woodmont; Joseph Krakauskas, Southbury;; Samuel Robotham, Vnionville.
 Varsity rifle = Herbert Guenin, New Britain; Robert Guiberson, New Britain; Edmond Loiselle, Wetherseld; Nelson Purple, East Hampton; David Thurston, New Haven; Gilbert Wiley, Wetherseld; Edward Wozenski, Bristol: Robert Preston, w. Wilmington.
 Varsity girls basketball Airline Brace, East Hartford: Julia Case, Hartford; Barbara Gallup, West Haven; Isabelle Kelley Sinlsbury; Ruth Kleinmakd, Shelton; Steph- anie Letitia, Terryville; Jane Pratt, Plymouth.
 Freshman basketball = Charles Brooks. Meriden; Henry Gryk, Man chester; Henry Hummel, Bristol; Michael Lucas, Bridgeport; Samuel odd, West Suffield; Herbert Peter son, East Hartford; Frank Robin son, Manchester; Albert Snyder, New Haven; Renato Spadola, Wa terbury: Jack Wise, Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
Diamond in the rough.

Diamond in the rough. This sounds a bit like page out of story. It is storya realife one, all the way from South America-British Guiana, to be exact
 . Many Waterburians may know recall Julian Weeks who has been working down there for some time. We'll Julian struck paydirt whatever it is you strike when you hunt diamonds in the rough. On prospect ing tour in the interior of the country since February he pentrated the hinterands 25O miles up the Courn tyne River and then into the Guiana Highlands. Writing home he says "On February 25th left the main camp and with Indian guide left early in the morning
 began prospecting and found quartz that looks like glass have been told that when you find quartz that's asign that diamonds nearby. Later on in stream found little block sones These known indications of diamonds which means that Nature didn't do its work yet to make diamonds later found small diamonds but near sunset found a diamond of 10 carats. .' ulians troubles however, only beginning He had to get all the way back to Georgetown, British Guiana to register his cla expensive proposition Part of his return trip was floating down the Essequbo River with large snakes and crocodles aigators every sde
 He is still hopeful of selling his diamonds and rais- ing enough to register his clam that he mine it. But if he doesnt he'll be back in the Brass City to interest friends in the diamond fields of British Guiana
 From the diamond fields to the Brass Cty-a story to thrill anyone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

A new single constitution will be adopted shortly by the Waterbury Council of churches which recently merged with the Waterbury Coun- cil of Religious Education, an act to be consummated at a joint meet ing of both groups on May 10th. The merger was accepted several days ago al, meeting of the exe- cutive committees of both organiza- tions. Upon the occasion of the joint meeting to be held next month new slate of officers will be elected. <
 The merger was planned two years ago to eliminate duplication of effort and planning on the part of both the Council of Religious Education and the Council of churches. The Education council was set up to provide for education in the Protestant churches of the city, and the church council was organized to assure cooperation be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
BY JOHN T. FLYNN

(Copyright l93I NEA Service, Incl
 America entered the third and final phase of her prewar incubation toward the end of 1916
 It marked by two facts The first the dawning upon the consciousness of business that the might not last forever and that it should to end all the prosperity of the country would end The other was something the public knew little of It the gradual exhaustion of the Allies credit in this country.
 point profoundly serious At first the Allies had exhausted bought with credit billion lars becoming impossible the Morgan raise money which was living on this war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

the same line.
 All this time the patriots were bowling for war, for America to en- ter the war to save the world for democracy. And Germany was doing her best to force America into the war through her crazy policies. U. S. Lost Out
 On War Objects <. .. :. :. ......
 On April ?, 1917, President Wil- son asked Congress to declare war, and four days later the fateful de- cision was made. It would, of course, not be true that the Amer ican people as whole supported the war to make doomed bonds good or to keep business booming. But as we look back some things are plain. One Is that we got into the war because we tried to get rich out of that war. The other is that almost all the objects we fought for were lost.
 If we fought to prevent a busi- ness collapse, we failed, because when the war ended business col- lapsed just the same as if we had not gone in.
 If we fought to save what was due us, we lost, because not only did we lose it, but we spent $22,- GOO ,000, 900 besides and loaned $11,- 900 ,000, ,000. which has been repu- diated.
 If we fought to hold the respect of Europe, we lost, because since the war we have been damned as 8 Shylock because we supposed the debts due us would be paid, and we are hated yet throughout the world. If we fought to make the world safe for democracy, all we got was a worldwide movement against democracy along with Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Franco and a host of lesser dictators.
 If we fought to end war, we lost because the specters of that next war" are marching along the high ways of the world.
 If we fought to end militarism, we failed, because now there are more men under arms than ever before -36 000,0 ,000 or twice as many as in 1914-and more money is be- ing spent on military establish rnents- $l0 ,000, 900, 900 this year or over three times as much as in 1914.
 To the men who went into the army, however, for nothing but $50 a month and a chance to be mur- dered or gassed or maimed in health, we lift our hats. They went
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
Strikers Tell Their Side

Now listen to the Chrysler strikers, as they expressed themselves prior to the agreement for evacuating the plants:
 "Our employers have refused to recognize the principles of collec- tive bargaining, so we have re- sorted to the only weapon we have to make them abide by the law.
 We have suffered for years in these plants of the Chrysler Cor poration. We havn't been paid wages enough to support our fam- lilies in decency and health.
 we have seen each year an in- crease in the speed of the line. And still the foreman and the gang leaders stand over us and de- mand more and more production.
 Last summer hundreds of us fell like flies on the job because the heat and speed of work were more than we could stand. And it wasn't until we threatened to strike that the management slowed down the line.
 "Last fall thousands of use were discharged in violation of our sen- iority standing. We had to threaten to strike then to get rehired.
 While we were exercising our right to organize, we were opposed by one of the most vicious and unspeakable spy systems ever es- tablished in industry. The Chrys- Ter Corporation retained an agency that hired criminals and ex-con- victs to do their filthy work. This iG matter of public record. We
 were subject to intimidation by forCmen and petty bosses. Our members were fired for no other reason than that htey had joined the union. These things that they did to us were lawless.
 Then when we had built our union, in spite of these obstacles, the Chrysler Corporation refused to recognize us. And this refusal was a lawle Sact. smfwypncnmfwypnnp a lawless act.
 we have many other complaints. w. don't feel any better about this whole sitution when we know that Walter Chrysler, using the money we earned for him and entirely ignoring orr complaints. is uncon- cernedly vacationing in Florida: that only a few days ago he paid $1 900 (more than many of us earn in a year) for case of cham pagne. j"
 The letter concluded with the promise "to protect our rights to our jobs with our lives"
 (Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
ALHAMBRA ASSETS
 DISPENSED TODAY

All assets of the Alhambra Movie, corporation, which is in the process of dissolution, have been dispensed among the stockholders. Dissolution papers filed in superior court today also show that there are no creditors, no debtors, but there are assets con- sisting of tangible property, contract rights aind liabilities.
 The directors in charge of dis. solution are Rocco Longo, Nicholas Masiok, and Grace Rossi, adminis- tratrix of the estate. of Rocco Rossi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

fuzzless peach is the result of thirteen years work at the State experiment station in New Bruns- wick N J. It is said to be only of more than 100 varieties of superpeaches produced there in the last 20 years New Jersey as result of this york; has revived an important industry peach without fuzz will be pleasanter to pare and to eat raw without peel ing. it's flavor and texture are equally improved it should be popular fruit There are now more than 300 varieties of peaches cultivated in the United States It is not the growers fault if we don't all have our share.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

panic in the United States"
 War Would Insure
 Prosperity, Says Page
 The ambassador then explained that England and France must have credit and that the United States government is the only one capable of extending such credit. But we cannot do that, perhaps, without going to war with Germany But if we do it, the great advant- age would be "that all the money would be kept in the United States. We could keep on with our trade and increase it, till the war ends, and after the war Europe would purchase food and an enormous supply of materials with which to equip her peacetime industries. We should thus reap the profit of an uninterrupted and perhaps an en- arging trade over number of years and we should hold their se- curities in payment"
 Nothing about the small nations, about democracy, about militarism and the curse of war. An unvar- nished proposal to declare war on Germany in order to make loans to the Allies, to keep our war indus tries working and to ensure pros- perity after the war. Secretary of State Lansing several times sent memoranda to the President along
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
Church Councils To
 Adopt Constitution
Joint Meeting of Groups Set For May 10 John A. Coe
 Expected tO Head AmaIgamated Council

tween the church and educational committees.
 Since being founded in 1924 the Council of Religious Education has established the annual school for the training of church school lead- CTS and teachers, Vacation Bible Schools, and the week day schools of religious education. Mrs. Harry Gay was the first supervisor of the Vacation Bible School.
 The establishment of the week. day school was accomplished after several conferences with the local school board during which time ir1-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. A post Easter parade of beautiful evening clothes worn by some of the cassier of the younger element will be in evidence Saturday night at the Central gym where the annual SemfOrmal dance of the COmites Club will be held. If you want good idea of what the latest styles in this line just drop around Saturday. Joe DiPietrO's orchestra will play for dancing starting at SSO o'clock and continuing until midnight. We would like to have you and your best gal friend as guests. Sim cerely, Ed "Pinkerton" Fox chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

After several weeks of treatment St. Marys hospital tany pleasant to learn that Francis Moore has shown enough recovery that he well enough to receive visitors. The young who is the son of Frankie, driver for Chief Thomas Cavanaugh of the fire depart ment, and popular ex-service and member of the I'D Chapter is student at Crosby High school where he is well liked among his classmates Charlie Kearns
 putting on the dog these fine spring days from behind the wheel of new Studebaker sedan. We have been given to understand that Charlie "Ding-Dong' Budris will make his debut in new Lafayette next week. ditto for Peter Meyers. Pete Zukauskas has good word for the same after having tried and purchased classy job. Mention of Al Mazeka of Naugatuck show ing himself in shining Pontiac brings forth the report that Al Mazeka of Chambers Street riding about the same type and the most recent model.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

bravely. Let us hope their sons are not to be sent upon a similar er- rand.
 (See the last of John T. Flynn's four articles, i'm the Waterbury Democrat tomorrow, describing sig nificant economic forces at work in America now as the world arms for another War.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

One of the most dangerous spots in Waterbury at town Avenue. When you want to turn into Aurora Street. you can't locate it until you have almost passed t and then it is thicAly studded with trees both sides and so hily it is surprising that lives not lost smashed. Such condition should be in- vestigated. suggest light be installed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
Ans.vers To
 Test Questions


 Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. l. Burma. ?. Magallanes. 3. Yorktown, Va. 1. Famous German painter. 5. In Kentucky, near Hodg- envilIe. 6. A government office where gold and silver bullion is purchased, assayed, and re- fined.
 ,. Mount vesuvins. 6. Rio Grande. 3. British thermal unit. 10. Iceland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
TallTower
 Topics A
APRIL FooLl
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Extral Greta Garbo maFTies, Breaks her long silence rule; Did you say, who's the groom? We're kiddin'-April Fooll Newsl Nine court justices " In sudden bombastic burst, Agree let's become crowd, Wrong again-this Is April first. Special! Mae West is pennilesS, Suddenly goes stony broke; Don't get all het up over this either, Just another little April joke. So don't let the kidders get you, Watch your step and keep cool; Get away from that horses head, For today is April Fool!
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
CLEvELAND's TACKLE OWNED

Connellsville, Pa. - (UPJ - Earle of Shank, Jr., owns fishing reel used by President Grover Cleve- land on a bass fishing trip to Erie Harbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

Few longer believe World War out of purely arm apparent 20th anniversary ton of
 
 the subjects this third exclusive articles which John famed searchingy discusses the question: "ls Pre-War History Repeating IseH?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

Barbs The office blonde thinks double talk is a conversation about SimOne Simone. . The Clean, N. Y, baby, who has been a diluted whiskey diet soon % ne oI so encugn to saae ss rst stagger if all snakes escaped. There probably would be concerted rush to sign pledges. An Oklahoma girl fired six times at her English teacher That's good way to get sentence you can't parse MT. Funk editor of the Literary Digest lists the 10 words which most annoy him. Mo- they weren't = By the way, how did your election poll come Out?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. The enclosed ticket for the fourth annual dance of the Frontenac Club at the Women Club Saturday evening of this week good for couple and hope unit has the pleasure of enter taining you that evening Harry Brnkmans orchestra has been secured for the evening Dancing will get un- derway at o'clock and continue until o'clock Sunday morning. The grand march will be led by our smiling president, Serge Belanger and his petite better half
 Respectfully, Leo A. Pepin secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
] BEHIND THE SCENES
 W WASHINGTON
W RODNEY 0VkCHER- Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Here's Reasoning Given By Both Sides In Strike Issue {: Take Your Choice = Sit- downs Mock Government; Make Owners Abide by Law, Claim Strikers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

Washington. April 1.-Perhaps it is impossible for anyone to be en- ti: cly unprejudiced as to sitdown strikes and the defiance by workers of court order demanding their withdrawal from the Chrysler auto- mobile plants in Detroit.
 Yet Is is possible to be violently prejudiced on either side, and 1t may be that the best way of reach ing reasonably detached atti- tude is to read side by side the extreme views, in opposition to each other, of those who have shown themselves most steamed up over the issue.
 Any one who wants to study the issIe from all angles might do worse than to begin by looking at: l. Tele- graphic protest to the senate by President Emeritus A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard, and other Bos- ton citizens. 3. Letter by chairmen of the Chrysler sitdown strikes to Governor Murphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01
Growing Beyond Control

ArmeQ lnSurrecLlOn or law, order and duly elected authority is spread ing like wildfire," say the Lowell group. Tt is rapidly growing beyond control. What determined action by the governor of Michigan several weeks ago, or few words of coun- sel by the president, would have en led sun1nnarily, now challenges the supremacy of government itself.
 '.No question of the right of Ia-
 bor to liberal wage and healthfuI
 working conditions is involved.
 This is universally conceded. The
 issue is far more vital It dwarfs any other issue now agitating the public mind; it attacks and un-
 dermines the very foundation of
 our political and social structure. If minority groups can seifie prem-
 ises illegally, hold them indefi-
 nitely, refuse admittance to Own-
 CTS or managers, resist by violence and blo0dshed all attempts to dis- lodge them intimidate properly constituted authority to the point
 of impotence, then freedom and
 liberty are at an end, government
 becomes m0ckery superseded by
 anarchy, mob rule and ruthless
 dictatorship.
 ''It is therefore the obligation of congress and the state legislatures, of the president and the governors within their constitutional fields to enact and enforce legislation that will at once put an end to this type of defiant insurrection, punish by fine or imprisonment those who di- rect, encourage or participate in 1t, and thus re-establish the supremacy of constitutional government law and order, national and state."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-01

suit of such stoppage will be 2 panic in the United States"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Mexico an Adventure
I'm Thrills EIbridqe

rises up and up to the summit of
Mamulique Pass down again TO
Monterey, and Santa Catarina val
ley. Through orange and pomelo
groves that rival those Of Sicily,
through sugar plantations and
banana groves, and then continues
through a game region that spells
hunters heaven" to any sports
man. Javali, mountain lions. wild
cats, droves upon droves Of wild
turkey are encountered, and deer
crossing the road at every dip and
turn for a distance of about sew
enty-fiVe miles until one reaches
the outskirts of the charming lit
tie city Of Wales. Tropical, from
tier, like, warm and beautiful, the
scenery takes ones breath. Heart
quailing mountain sides, brimming
precipiceS, sparkling rivers like
brilliant diamonds winding in the
depths OF raVineS. or curling over
level stretches, rejecting the beauty
of the tall palms and bananas;
straw colored jacales, multicolored
flowers, dripping orchids, GODS
great painting on His earthly cam
vas brings a prayer Of unspoken
gratitude from the utterm0st depths
of ones. soul.
The fascinating towns along the
great highway give one shelter for
an hour or a night, or even a week
Motoring, one takes the trip leisure
ly asking all sort of questions, and
one learns, that if, as some had said
lack of curiosity is the greatest
courtesy" is is found fully exempli-
fled in the extraordinary kindness
and willingness of any of the In
dians along the route to give as
sistance with respectful Difference
and real desire to help. In this eX-
citing fashion is the journey made,
including the final ascent Of more
than 5000 feet at Hacienda Santa
Caterina. Eventually, one sees afar
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10

off in the golden cleaning of sun
set, the outline of tile great capital
of Mexico. One feels the mystery Of
the ageless past enVeloping like
mantle the modernity OF today. The
ancient, and the modern. meeting,
but never blending In The constant
march of time.
Beyond Description
And how is one to describe the
beauties of that great city, or tell
of anything that has not already
been told times without number
and will be retold again, and again?
How may one describe the old cob
bled narrow streets, that seem still
to echo from the marching OF Cortes
and his men? How describe Chapul-
tepec, great cleaning sentinel OF
white guarding the great city from
its crest on the hill? What new
thing may one tell of Popocatepetl,
and Sleeping Lady, his bride? How
is one to describe the great old
cathedral, commenced on 1873, and
dedicated in 1867, costing millions
of pesos. and thousands OF lives?
Days. weeks, months, even years
may be spent in the city of Mexico,
and find its interests still uneX-
hausted Days may be spent in the
museum, where great archaeologic-
al and historical wealth is stored,
Where also, the recently discovered
Monte Alban jewels are displayed
in a carefully guarded chamber to
which a pass must always be pro-
cured.
Other days in the great cathedral.
fortunate, if by chance. the great
old organ peals out is sonorous notes
like echoes from glorious past
during the ceebration of some
church festival. Studying at leisure
the great Altar of the Kings and its
ornate leaf gold mountings. And
suddenly one realizes that after all
Continued ON Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Francis B. Fuller, 19l8-l9.

Mrs. Oliver G.. Hopkins, 1919-20
Mrs. Charles E. Scott, 1920-21; Mrs
James w. Glassford, 1928: Mrs
Frank D. Jacobs, 1923-25; Mrs. j. D.
Huston, 1925-26; Mrs. Albert w
Hale, l926-27; Mrs. Hugh T. Os-
borne, 1927-28; Mrs. o. j. Bradshaw
l928-30. Mrs. B. M. GruWell, 1890
80; Mrs. Ray Edgar, l932-34; Mrs
M. j. Dowd, 1934-36.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Past Presidents
OF 10000 Club

Mrs. A. w. Swanson, l9O8-11:
Mrs. Robert B. Vaile, 19ll-l3: Mrs.
William S. Fawcett. l9l3-l5; Mrs.
Alfred H. Griswold, 1915-l7; Mrs.
William S. Fawcett, 10l7-i8: Mrs