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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
f rrnerHon1eO fFritzi
ScheHm Court Action
Beautiful Property At Lake Hitchcock To Be Fore
closed-Stage Star Not Interested Chase
FOreman's Club May Acquire Home

Another action toward the fore
closure of the picturesque and IA
nous Fritz Scheff property at Lake
Hitchcock, Wolcott, was brought to-
day in the superior court, this time
by the Home Owners Loan Corpora.
ton.
The action is not directed against
Miss Scheff, but rather against Jere-
miah Squires, vino is now in possess
sion of the premises, being the own
er # the equity in redemption. Cited
as co-defendantS are Rose Preslop-
SIX, who claims a mortgage of So
040, and Helen r. Leary who claims
a mortgage of $3.50 on the property.
Miss Scheff, who Is well known here
and nationally as a singer during
the World war, is reported to be no
longer interested in the property. At
present she is singing in night
club in New York, and she has sung
on national radio hookups during
the past year.
Unpaid Note
The Hole claims an unpaid
promissory note of $9,160, executed
March 81, 1884. Interest of $685. 90
is also claimed. The property in
cludeS several buildings. huge flower
gardens and beautiful lawns. 1t has
a 275 foot frontage on Lake Hitch
cock, or as 1t was originally known
Lilly Brook Reservoir. Attorney Max
r. Traurig represents the plaintiff
in the foreclosure proceedings.
1t was reported that this action
to confirm the title to the land with
th Hole may tie up with the re-
C. It announcement that the Chase
Foremen's association would pur-
chase the Mattatuck Country club,
which is directly across the road
from the Scheff property. A rep
resentative of the Hole stated to-
day that 1t was a possibility, but
that in his belief the main purpose
on hand at present is to prepare
fHoVfiu,1ad ~, Daoa QN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
READ PAPERS

Portland, Me-, April 7
(UP) - One must read
newspapers to be a good
citizen, according to FEEDER
al Judge John A. Peters.
Swearing in rs aliens as
citizens yesterday, Judge
Peters told them regular
reading of newspapers was
necessary to keep up with
community state and ma
tional affairs.
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SEARCHERS ARE
NEARING WRECK

McNary, Ariz., April 7-(UP)-A
searching party of so men moved
up the wooded, snow-packed slope
Of Mount Badly tdoay toward the
wreckage OF the Douglas transport
plane that crashed in Snowstorm
Saturday with eight persons aboard.
Last night they camped on ridge
only about eight miles from the
scene of Americas ninth airline dis
aster In three months. The fallen
plane could have Travelled the dis
lance In three minutes. 1t will take
the ground party several hours.
There was no broken trial ahead.
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CHAMBERLAIN TO
START NEW TRIP

Augusta, Me, April 7-(UP)-
Clarence D. Chamberlain today
planned a new transatlantic flight
for June 4-the 10th anniversary of
his 19l1-mile hop from New Yirk
to Eisleben, Germany. He said he
would fly from Old orchard beach
or some other point in Maine to
Londo nor Paris. Purpose of the
flight, he said, would be TO deter
mine whether super charged en-
CINE is adaptable to altitude flying.
Chamberlain's 1927 flight was note
worthy TO rtwo reasons. First, he
carried the first transatlantic air
passenger, Charles A. Veline. Sec
ond, he established a new world dis
lance record.
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100000 Workers Return to
Jobs Under Agreement
Signed Last Night
MONTH OF TROUBLE
CLOSED PEACEFULLY
Collective Bargaining for
Union Members Only
Ford Sure to Come In
BY JAMES C. AUSTIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

D1 JANAEO " AO0AANs
United Press Staff Correspondent
Detroit, April z. - (UP)
Henry Ford's vast manu-
featuring interests became
the No. l objective of the
United Automobile Workers
Union today while 10000
workers for Chrysler Corpor-
alton and Feeder" COM
panies prepared to reutrn to
work under an agreement
ending a month-old strike.
Two of the big Three" - General
Motors and Chrysler - had agreed
to deal with the union, and its guns
were sighted on the third giant Of
the industry as officials affixed
their signatures to the Chrysler
agreement last night. Waite: P.
Chrysler, chairman Of the board OF
the Chrysler Corporation, and John
L. Lewis, chairman Of the commit
tee for industrial organization,
reached an accord that recognized
the union as collective bargaining
agent only for its own members IN
the company's nine plants.
What Caused Deadlock
The unions demand for the right
to represent all Chrysler employees
had held the manufacturer and
lobor leader deadlocked since they
first met ut Governor Frank MUIR
phys request on March "a.
Corporation officials said that
some employees would return to
work before the end Of the week
and that within 10 days or two
(Cortio,ied M, Page a
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Will All Be U11i0nized,
Says Le1uis Chrysler
WaLk-Out Has Ended
Colonel, Mrs. Lindbergh Are
Strangely Missing On Flight

London April 7-UP-Mysey yelled the whereabouts today
Of Col Mrs Charles Lndbergh
nearly 30 hours flight from Zagreb presumably
ward their home in England They left
at 1880 m. yesterday a. M,
for 20 IL Linbergh as
usual did not disclose his destination
The route from Zagreb England 900 miles
Aviation
watch. Authorities
Austria Switzerland Germany
the lookout for him today
took off the part fight India
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SWEPT PLANT

Fall River, Mass, April Z
-(UP)-A two-alarm fire
swept the old iron works
building owned by the
Manufacturers Realty Com
pany early today and de-
strOyed paper stock of the
J J Corrugated Box Cor
pOratiOn. Damage was set
at $4,000.
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TAKES HIS LIFE

Worcester, Mass, April 7-(UP)-
After driving his family to theater
last night, Solomon Lofman, So,
committed suicide in garage be-
hind his home. A tube had been run
into the car from the exhaust pipe.
Police said he had been in poor
health.
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Late Neus
Flashes
DEMOCRATS WIN

Detroit, April 7-(UP)
Nearly complete election
returns indicated today
that democrats had re-
placed five republican in
cumbents in state offices.
Some contests were so
close, however, that party
leaders thought the results
might be altered by the Of
ficial canvass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
BODY FUND IN RIVER

Hartford. Conn, April 7-(UP)-
The body of Michael G. Hayes. SIS,
was found floating today in Park
river
Police said he apparently had
fallen into the water while intoxi-
Gated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
DANBURY MAYOR
STAYS in OFFICE

Danbury, Conn, April 7.-(UP.-
Republican Mayor Adam A. Roth
said today he would remain in Of
fee until a legal method had been
de ermine6. to choose a successor to
Byron w. Austin, democrat, who
was asphyxiated accidentally sew
eral days before he was to have as
sured the mayoralty. 4.
he concensus of legal opinion
was that no vacancy existed mas
much as Roth, defeated by Austin
a week ago, had not quit the office
before the mayor-elect's death.
Roth presided at the council meet
ins last night and swore in the
four new councilmen chosen in the
city election.
Funeral services for Austin were
held yesterday afternoon.
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 7-(UP)-Gov.
eminent expenses and receipts fof
the current fiscal year through
April S, compared with year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
1854 ,037.01 25.622,392.56
Receipts
$3,816,438,0S2.54 $3,144,926, 200.47
Deficit
s1,ssS, 555,s54.47 $2,2so,sss.1s2os
s1.sO2,154.os2.ss $s,S27,2ss. 4oO.s5
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Merit System Act
Passed By House
Rep. John D. ThOms Led Solid Democratic Ranks In
Passage of Bill = He Took Occasion To
Score Republicans For Hopping
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY
Democrat Legislative Reporterl

State Capitol, Hartford, April Z = Especial to the
Democracy Leading solid democratic contingent in the
House today Representative John D. Toms of Waterbury
House Minority Leader joined with the republican major
y to overwhelming passage of the merit system
bill The vote by voice, effort to produce
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
BOY Is DROWNED

Medford, Mass, April 7-(UP) -
A 12-year -old boy was drowned and
his two companions were rescued
last night when the sandbank on
which they were playing crumbled
and plunged them into a flooded
sandpit.
The victim was Harold Lloyd Of
Somerville. Andrew Murphy, H.,
waded to the rescue of his two
brothers, Leo, 10, and nine-year- odd
Edward, but was unable to locate
young Lloyd.
Both rescued boys were hospital
lied.
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The Weather

Fair Tonight; Fair,
Warmer, Thursday
Full Weather Report Page a.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
Highlands Highlights'

M. N. Hudnall and family and
Mrs. Gladys Kelso and daughter,
Margaret, spent last Saturday and
Sunday at the Ray Kelso home in
Walla Walla. ~
A fire, which occurred Sunday
during the high wind storm, de-
stroyed the barn and hay stack of
Mr.. Peterson on the Roy Draper
place of the River Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brownell and
Junior Bergen of Seattle and Mr..
and Mrs. Billy Bergen of Oregon
were guests at the Del Bergen home
Christmas day.
Mrs. Ted Watkins entertained
with surprise birthday party hon.
oring her husband at their home
Monday evening. High ladies' score
was won by Mrs. N. l.. Foraker, sec
ond high ladies by Mrs. Frank
Lampson, high mans score by M.
N. Hudnall and second high mans
by Frank Lampson. Mrs. Wallace
Preston won the travelling prize.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Ed Watkins, uncle of Ted Wat
kins, who has been working at the
Toppenish sugar beet factory, will
leave this week for his home in
Morrill,, Nebraska.
Mrs. Georgia Durkee of Sunny
side spent Christmas with her son,
Eldon at the A. A. Durkee home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mcintyre and
baby of Prosser spent last week and
Christmas holidays at the home of
Mrs. McIntyre's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Lewis.
Ed Lape was a business visitor in
Seattle last week.
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Mrs. Lee Hildebrand returned
last Tuesday from visiting her
mother at Vancouver and neice al
Salem. Miss Wilma, who accom-
panied her to the coast, remained
for an extended visit over the New
Year,
Mrs. Brooks of Benton City, who
have been visiting the past two
months at Marion, Iowa, arrived
Wednesday and spent the night at
the E. j. Brand home before going
to her home in Benton City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fry and son of
Yakima were weekend visitors at
the A. o. Fry home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Birdsall and
son of Yakima were weekend
guests at the home of Mrs. Bird
sails parents, MIR. and Mrs. For
rest Gragg.
The Highland Woman's club will
meet Friday, January 18th, instead
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Students Spend
Holidays at Home

Students who spent the holiday
with home. folks include Norm,
Toothaker, Robert Mccoy, Marga
ret Mccoy and Harrison Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hampton ant
!. son Robert and Mrs. Lulu Hampton
spent the week in Idaho with rel
atives. y. a@1 ss ~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Ashby wer
guests at the j. E. Cochran HON,
Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Slocum of Finle,
and MIR. and Mrs. Keith Day ant
son of Kennewick were dinner
F guests at the F. Montague home or
Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith ,anC
family of Idaho have moved to the
Osborne tract in Hover. - .
Johnny Mills of Portland spent
the holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Mills. F
G. b. Ashby returned home Mon
day after three weeks visit in
Vancouver, BIC.
A. S. Mcintyre attended fam
lily reunion at the home of his par
, ents in Portland during the holi-
days. r.
Mrs John Mas and daughter
Ruth of Portland, Oregon spent
Christmas with her father c. j.
Dahlin. .s.a si
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Evans left on
Thursday for Hauser Lake, Idaho
to spend the week with Mrs. Evans
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Frank
lin. ~,
Mrs. o. Shubert left Tuesday for
Kahlotus. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McFadden
spent their vacation with relatives
In Walla Walla and Pasco. e.
Guests at the G.. l.. Evans home
for Christmas included Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. INLAY of Walla Walla
also Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Rife and
sons of Yakima.
Mrs. B. b. Stewart assisted by
Mrs. II. S. Hughes entertained at
stork shower Wednesday afternoon.
honoring Mrs. Rex Ashby.
Robert Cochran left SATURDAY.
morning for st. Louis, Mo-. where
ne VIII spend a week before return
Ing to his studies at w. S. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Dimmick and
son Billy spent the week in Spo-
kane with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Montague enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Tholman at
dinner Sunday.
Many thanks are due Mrs. C.. |
Tholman for the splendid Christ
mas program which she sponsored |
at the Hover church on Christmas
eve.
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George Blackman and Sigford
Simensen of Walla Walla were
overnight guests at the G. H. Black
man home Christmas day.
Anna Marie Mueller entertained
the Shewa group of Camp Fire girls
at the home of June Skinner this
afternoon. Games were played and
refreshments served. Betty Darden
and Mary Jane Waggoner were the
out OF town guests attending. Anna
Marie is completing her require
ments for the rank of torch bearer
by being hostess to this group.
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Valley Folk Make
Merry During
Christmas Period

Finley-What should prove to bt
an interesting basketball game will
take place Friday evening at the
high school gym, when the River
View alumni will play the present
teams. Both boys and girls teams
will play. A good turnout is ex-
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Estes and
children were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Preston on the High
lands Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Witham and
children returned home Tuesday
after spending the holidays on the
coast with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sherry and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kin
cheloe and family had their
Christmas dinner at the Fred Fall
que home. Other members of the
Falque family home for the holi-
days were Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nichols
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Nichols.
Harlin Estes of Portland return
ed to his home Sunday after
spending Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Estes.
Finley Hover schools will open
again January 3.
The Christmas tree and program
at the Finley church was a huge
success. The program was pre-
sented by the grades with intermis-
sion numbers by the high school
glee club. Santa Claus gave out
sacks of candies to everyone pres
ent. The church was filled to it's
capacity by the enthusiastic fami-
lies Of the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Webber and
son Robert, former residents of
Hedges, were Christmas guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nichols
accompanied them here to visit at
the home of Nichols parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Falque. :
Miss Marie Beal is spending the
holidays in Spokane.
Orville Howard went to Portland
to visit his mother for Christ
mas. -
Mrs. Clifford Nichols and child
rem came to spend Christmas with
her father, William Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Piert enter
tanned several friends with a
bridge party Tuesday night.
Miss Christine Buchanan Of
Portland was a guest of her sister
Mrs. Thomas Estes last week. To-
gether they spent Christmas with
their mother, Mrs. Gussela Bu-
chanan In Kennewick, where 9th.
er members of the family met for a
holiday reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gerards
spent the holidays with their aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Aylward of
Walla Walla. 81.
Miss Marjorie Sherry went to
Walla Walla last Friday evening
to be a guest of Miss Dorothy Gill
kerson for the holidays.
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Samaritan Class
Elects Officers

East Kennewick - Twenty-fiv
members of the Samaritan Sumda!
school class Of the Methodist church
enjoyed a pot luck dinner Tuesda!
evening at the home of Mrs. lie,
Lampson. Following the dimes
election of officers was held as fol.
lows: president, Lane K. Larson
vice president, Mrs. G. A. Rupp
secretary, w. F. Altrogge; assistant
secretary, Mrs. F. s. Mcclure; flow.
er treasurer, Mrs. G. F. Winken.
werder. Mrs. H. E. Copeland hac
charge of the program, which wa:
very much enpoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Bryson Brown
and family has Christmas dinner
at the home of their daughter and
son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neel and Mrs
Sarah Neel left Tuesday by auto
for Los Angeles, California.
AS Pomona meets Friday. Janu-
airy z at the Highlands, which is
the regular meeting night of the
Valley grange, the Valley grange
will meet Thursday, January 6 and
the committee asks that ladies
bring pies. There will be joint in
stallation of the grange officers
and the Juvenile officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wadsworth
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Cy
Grant of Pasco had dinner Christ
mas at the home of their mother,
Mrs. F. S. Mcclure.
w. F. Altrogge and Miss Alice
Altrogge were dinner guests Sun
day at the w. T. Elliott home.
Mrs. Lee Lampson had as guests
Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Lampson, Grandma Lampson and
Miss Lynette Heberlein. .
Lee Boutelle spent Christmas
with his family here.
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of on the It'll as nr.,,
nounced. This will fbeeV !, u.
meeting with a pot lrc. IN all.on
noon. Mrs. Ted watt;na. DINER n
Clarence sonderman VIII, and Nh
ent with the material ~, q pn.
Steiner gave them and e winch Nh
asked to bring a piece e'o 81 LADY |
IL inches square or lars.'O VI bum
ing needle. yarn, embroisSsas.a dan.
a flour sack and a niso s'y thrat
rack trimming about tvsl,so q M.
long. 1t is the wish OF NV lnchs
have as many ladies pres s,e Club b
possibly attend. ent Is q,
Miss Jessie Sondermsn :,
was a guest at the home :, =, SeatA
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. aef PAD
man last weekend. oonds.
MIR. and Mrs. H. c, n.,,.
grandson, Leroy Decker , s md
home Tuesday evening fro, ,ssunt
where they spent the holiSa , seatA
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Popular Ballad

Undoubtedly Americas most pop
ular ballad was frankie and John.
ME-" During the latter part of the
Nineteenth century. says Golfers
Weekly, this simple song, despite its
theme, attained such widespread
fame that more than 300 variations
Of it were sung from coast to coast.
This number equals, possibly ex-
ceeds, the total of all extant original
ballads in the English language.
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UNITY CLASS

Regular meetings Of the Unity
Glass will be held each Monday
afternoon at 2:30 pm. in the ban
ouet room of the Arrow Grill with
the exception of the fourth Mon
day in the month when the meeting
is called for o'clock. All inter-
ested in the movement are cordially
invited to attend.
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First Really Democratic king

William w was the first really
democratic king to occupy the Brit
ish throne. He was also the first
British sovereign who knew New
York at first hand. AS a midship-
man, says London Answers Maya
zine, he was in that city towards the
end of the American War of In
dependence, and had narrow es-
cape from being kidnapped by agents
of Washington.
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PILGRIM HOLINESS
Rev. Elmer Storm, pastor

We give you q cordial invitation "a
come to our regular weekly services
on 10 lone st.
The services are as follows:
Sunday school Sunday morning
10:45 am. e., -.a
Preaching services, II am.
Young peoples services Sunday at
$50 pm. - H..
Evangelistic service 7:30 pm.
Mid-week prayer service on Wed
nesday at 7:30 pm.
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Life Of Penguins .

Rarely do even adult penguins
survive the initial days Of captivity.
Why. is not definitely known. Many
explorers have carefully nourished
penguins halfway back from the
Antarctic only to see their charges
mysteriously die on board the ship.
Even in their native habitat. PEN
gums don't lead soft lives. There
is the vicious skua gull to eat the
eggs and young. Despite those diff
ficulties, penguins manage to get
along, live in communities, are al
most human in some actions. A
male proposes to the bird of his
choice by bringing a stone to her
feet. If she picks it up. the two
become Mr. and Mrs.
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Horses Bewitched

In the days when superstition was
rampant in connection with the cur.
ing Of suffering humanity. various
forms of superstition extended in q
great measure to the treatment Of
sick animals as well. Sick horses,
for instance, were supposed to be
possessed by evil spirits and the
witch would be consulted when q
horse went lame.