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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Opponents Of Plans
Invited To Traverse
thoroughbred Chosen
Engineers Arrange to Visit Waterbury to Inspect
Route Outlined in New Petition Of Trolley Com
Inspection May Decide Official Decision

An inspection tour Of the route
which will be traversed by the
Connecticut Railway 81 Lighting
buses II the Public Utilities COM
mission disregards the objections Of
residents Of the Overlook Cottage
Park sections, will be made on
Thursday Of this week by engineers
Of the utilities commission, officials
Of that body, civic leaders. and at
torneys for the various groups who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01

Included among the ten jobs an
nounced by the commissioner are
four projects on the Merritt Park
way In New Canaan, Norwalk ana
Stamford. These call for the con
struction Of two rigid frame con-
crete bridges over the parkway on
Weed avenue, and on White Oak
and Darien Roads in New Canaan;
the construction of a timber pile
trestle bridge at the Silvermine Ri
yer on the drive on the Rudolph
Mayer property near the park In
Norwalk; and slightly more than
one quarter Of a mile of grading
on the parkway to revise the pres
ent grade just west Of Guinea road
In Stamford. The bridge Jobs also
include gravel surfacing work. These
are all regular state projects.
State Aid
Paving and surfacing provided for
In the new contracts will meature
5 AS miles, Of which the longest
stretch Of paving will be about 2
2-5 miles Of waterbound macadam
on the Rockville, r. l., road in Vol
untown. This Is to be done as a
State Aid Project, while combina-
ton State Aid and Town Aid Pro-
ject In Bolton entails about two
miles Of rolled gravel surfacing on
Lake and Shoddy roads, Two fed
eral public works projects call for
nearly two-thirds Of a mile Of BIZ
luminous macadam on North Gros-
venordale street in Thompson; ana
a 50-foot T-beam bridge on the
Milestone road at Jordan Cove in
Waterford.
In addition to the bridge and
surface jobs, Commissioner Mac
Donald also included two U. s.
Works Program Projects providing
for the installation Of about 3 1-5
miles Of protective wire rope rail-
ing along Silver Lane, U. s. Route
No. A, In East Hartford, and Hazard
avenue, Route No. 20, In Enfield.
Contractors sealed bids on these
projects will be received at the
headquarters Of the State Highway
Department in the State Office
Building, Hartford, until 200 p. m,
March Is.
The projects are briefly described
as follows: ..
Federal Projects
Town of Thompson: About 3,317
feet Of bituminous macadam surface
on North Grosvenordale street.
Town Of Waterford: A 50-foot
span T-beam bridge and about 705
feet of rolled gravel surface at Jor-
dan Cove on the Milestone road.
U. 8. Works Program Projects
Town. Of East Hartford: About
$500 feet Of wire rope railing on
Silver Lane, U. 8 Route No. A.
Town of Enfield: About 10,887 feet
Of wire rope railing on Hazard ave-
nue., Route No. 20.
State Projects '+
Town Of New Canaan: A rigid
frame concrete bridge over the Mer-
rift Parkway and about 773 feet of
rolled gravel surface on Weed ave-
nue..
Town Of New Canaan: A rigid
frame concrete bridge over the
Merritt Parkway and about 1900
feet Of rolled gravel surface on the
White Oak Shade and Darien roads.
Town of Norwalk: A timber pile
trestle bridge and about ITO feet of
loose gravel surface at the Silver
mine River on the drive on the
Rudolph Mayer property near the
Merritt Parkway.
Town of Stamford: About 1850
feet Of grading on the Merritt Park
way just west of the Guinea (Rocky
Craig) road to revise the grade.
State Project
Town Of Voluntcwn: About 1880
feet of waterbound macadam on
Rockville, (R. H. road.
Town Project
Town Of Bolton: About 10,450 feet
Of rolled bank run gravel on the
Lake and Shoddy Mill roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Utilities Commission to Check Proposed Overlook Route
Ten Highway Jobs
On Spring Program
Four Bridges on Latest Schedule Prepared By Conn
missiOner-LOcaI Contractors Bid on New Work

One Of the first signs of spring the
ment by Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald today
of group of ten highway projects upon which he
will receive bids in contract letting to be held Monday
March 15 It will be the highway departments first
tract letting since shortly before Christmas Highway
sructon operations except grading drainage work.
must be suspended during the winter months though
the weather is abnorrnav mild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Board to Meet

This afternoon at 4:0O O'Clock
the members Of the Board Of
Of Education will meet ut Gross
by High school. John J. Walsh,
president Of the board, will be
in charge Of the meeting. The
session Is listed rs . regular
business meeting.
There will also be . meeting
OF. the Board Of Park C0rnmis-
siOtlers this Afternoon " 400
O'Clock at the City Hall, 1t was
announced at the Park depart
ment office this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Philatelic,

Air mail stamps in denomira-
lions Of 20 cents and SO cents have
been placed on sale at the local
post ONCE, officials reported today.
Both are Of the same design as
the IS cent stamp which has been
popular, with the 20 cent being
green, and the 40 cent. red.
The new arr3y-navy 4 series In
three-cent denominations were
placed on sale late last week, and
1t is reported that they are in
great demand. AFa 81"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Dies

A man who was identified as
Franklin ID. Miller Of Longmea-
dow, Mass, died early this morn
at the Waterbury hospital where
he was taken late last. night from
the Palace hotel, where he sud-
denly became seriously Ill. Author
titles are trying today to ascer-
tain II he had any relations. An
attache Of the hotel stated that
Miller checked In three days ago,
and outside OF that they could
supply no information.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
OLD POSTMASTER DIES

Willimantic, Conn.,, March r.
(UP).-Hans Hansen, "a, postmaster
and grocery store proprietor at West
wellington, died today from heart
attack. He had been postmaster for
more than ten years. His widow and
a daughter survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01

liam Lusas. George Kulman and
John Barnes were named co-cap-
tains Of sporting activities.
It was voted that the organiza-
ton will sponsor series Of bingo
parties Tor members and friends,
endeavoring to raise necessary
finances for the support Of q
baseball team which holds a fran
chise in the local Public Parks
league. The first Of these parties
will take place in the club rooms
on March 18th, with the commit
tee in charge to include ofilcers
of the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01

Vincent Lusas was elected to
the presidency of the Wilson A.
G. at a meeting which took place
yesterday afternoon at the quar-
tiers Of tn, popular Brooklyn and
Town Plot social and athletic club.
Mr.. Lusas will succeed Otto Wan
german. who has held the post
for the past two years. Others
elected include Albert Moraska,
vice-president; and Alfred Dau-
kas, secretary and treasurer. The
trustees appointed are George
Kulman, Frank DiBiase and VIII
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
CLEAN FALSE TEETH
GET RID OF STAINS
New Easy Way-No Brushing

New Easy Way -NO Brushing
Sierra Kleen, amazing new discovery. re
moves blackeAt stains. tarnish. tartar like
magic. Just put false teeth or bridges In
glass Of water and add Stera-Kleen powder
No messy brushing. Recommended BY den.
lists - approved by Good Housekeeping. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Compensation
Agreements

The following agreements in
which compensation will be paid
weekly during the period Of total
disability was filed and approved
at the Office Of the compensation
commissioner today -
fHgy
Mack Motor Truck and Win
throp Shaw, lis BurwalI street,
New Haven, eye injury, $19.92 be-
ginning February 20. 20
an
comedy sketches, specialities all
composed, conceived and compiled
by Mr.. Gaynor. 1t is in two acts and
some 80 scenes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01
Man ailored
Spring Suits For
Misses
,s16:Y

Man toiIored distinction-men's
wear fascination 20 group Of
wonderful patterns ond fobries
thot are nearer $40 bill in value
y than you'll see again this season.
Models ore quite West Point -
broad shoulders ond oecentuGted
waist line 49, oil skirts toiIored
with talon Ripper closure fobrics
are as monnish as mons suit, in
glen pIoids, stripes, and checks.
Scrambled suits with four Ripper
closure pockets on jackets -
block und5white and brown and
white check jackets, solid color,
block and brown skirt - an ideo
borrowed from the mems college
compuses. @
Stetson toilored hats $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-01

:. The new: State Council building
has been finished In Hsing- king,
Manchtikuo. rss
Evening star., 1937-11-21
* Allowance for Losses,

Ask Allowance for Losses.
"Alleviating measures" the Chamber
Of Commerce says, should include al
lowances not now permissible for losses
and reasonable reserves actually estab-
1ished to the end that taxable in
come and true income may corre-
spond more closely; allowance for rea-
sonable amounts expended for i'm
provements and necessary expansion,
amounts set aside to meet contractural
obligations or restore depleted capital,
and provisions to carry losses forward
Q reasonable number Of years"
Already. the House committee has
announced its support Of exemptions
for small business.
Taxation of capital gains and losses,
second of the major issues under con-
sideration for revision, has been a
subject of varying opinion ever since
the constitutionality Of the income tax
was established.
In simplest definition, such gains
and losses are those derived from the
transfer of property not held primarily
as for sale in the ordinary course Of
business; for example, the sale Of Sc
curities or real estate by one who does
not deal in securities or real estate as
. means Of livelihood. BY the present
principle Of income taxation, capital
Evening star., 1937-11-21
independence Asserted
By Commons in England

LONDON.-One of the unusual fea-
lures of the opening Of Parliament
takes place when the Kings messenger
is sent to the House of Commons to
summon those gathered there to hear
the Kings speech. This Official, the
moment he is spied by the attendants
Of the Commons, has the doors
slammed in his face, and then securely
bolted. Only after he has knocked
humbly three times and so allows the
Commons to assert its independence is
he permitted to enter with his message.
This is part Of the tradition along
with the state coach in which the King
and Queen ride from Buckingham Pal
ace to the House of Lords. Always &C.
companying the royal coach are de-
tachments Of the Household Cavalry,
Yeonen Of the Guard and other bright
ly uniformed attendants.
Evening star., 1937-11-21
Post Offices in Britain
To Get Reception Rooms

LONDON.-A radical Innovation In
post Office facilities is soon to be in
stituted In England, where central post
offices are to be equipped with elab-
crate reception rooms, with hosts, COM
Portable armchairs, carpeted floors, oil
paintings and writing tables, complete
with ash trays. Patrons may write
letters, file kilograms or telephone from
these stations, and hosts will be pres
ent to answer questions about the
service. Nothing is mentioned con-
corning improvements in the legendary
scratchy post Office pen, but it is as
sumed that several new nibs will be
distributed, which In itself would be .
noteworthy achievement.
Evening star., 1937-11-21

postponable character OF new con-
struction, the great length Of life of
houses, and the relative ineffectiveness
Of economic processes for taking SUBJ
marginal structures permanently out
Of use add to the violence of changes
In construction activity.
Lower Cost Main Factor.
Anything which would lower the
cost of homes would tend to stimulate
home building. A one-fifth reduction
in the cost of home from $4,000 to
$4,000 would probably increase the
number Of families which could af-
ford such q home by about 3,500,O00
in non-farm areas. This suggests the
powerful influence which a reduction
in costs would have
During periods like the present,
when there is shortage Of houses,
cost of ownership" plays an impor-
tant part in determining the volume
Of new building. In 19l9-20. when
costs of materials and wages rose
sharply. the sudden rise. in spite of
very active demand, did much to
cause a reaction in new building.
On the other hand, the early read
justment of prices late in 1920 in
duced new construction in 1921.
It is a fair inference that high
costs have been playing a similar
role in the building recession of 1897.
The cubic-foot cost of building in
the District Of Columbia rose from
21.5 cents in September, 1886, to
26.2 cents year later. The total
building cost of a standard six-room
house in the District Of Columbia was,
according to the Government, $4,973
In June, 1886, and $6,286 in Sep.
tember, 1887.
In August the wholesale prices of
building materials were almost IL per
cent higher than in August, 1886.
They were in fact higher than at any
time since 1929 and less than l per
cent below the recovery peak reached
last May.
Among the various factors making
building expensive is the shortage of
skilled construction labor which de-
veloped during the depression. The
high wages demanded by labor and
high material costs, also reflective OF
wage rates, are determining factors.
Costs are high, both absolutely and
relatively. The failure Of residential
building to share in chronological i'm
provements which have made possi-
BILE both high wages and lower prices
in other lines has retarded new con-
struction by keeping building costs
relatively very high.
How can costs be reduced? One
important method Mr.. Roosevelt has
tn mind is cheaper financing costs.
Experts hold that if interest rates
were to be lowered from 61a to ~
per cent and amortization to be ex-
tended from 20 to 80 wears S. .0OO. .OOO
Evening star., 1937-11-21
Why Building Is Tagging



had deficit of about 1000, 900 dwell
ing units early in 1896. Growing
population and increasing obsolescence
and destruction by fire, etc., tend to
make the problem constantly more
acute. According to the National Re-
sources Committee, the prospective
need for non-farm dwellings in the
next 8 or 10 years Is variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000 units
per annum. as compared with about
275,00 units built in 1896. These fig
ures mean that q large number Of
Americans are living In crowded, In
adequate and indecent quarters, and
that their number will increase unless
adequate new housing IL supplied.
Many Are Poorly Housed.
The President has many times re-
ferred to Americas 'ill-housed" third
Of the population. For q surprising
number OF our families a house is
hardly more than shelter. A survey Of
Ga cities in 1884 disclosed on the aver
age about Is per cent of the homes to
be without installed bathing facilities,
and almost one-f1fth without private,
indoor water closets. In a number Of
cities over one-fourth of the units
were without running water. APP
proximately 100000 urban American
families are still without the barest Of
modern improvements" Modern
houses are still beyond the means Of
one-third to one-half the families in
the United States.
Slum clearance will ultimately con-
tribute its share to revival, once it gets
well under way. The Housing Au-
thority, established November /, 1897,
under the Wagner-Steagall Act, is such
q project. It aims to replace SUBJ
standard urban dwellings with modern
ones. Over a three-year period it Is
hoped under this act to build from
1000 to 100000 units. through the
loan to qualifying municipalities of
$500 ,000, 900, which the authority will
raise by bond issues. Also, subsidies
will be made.
Unfortunately, this program will be
slow to get under way. While one
fifth Of the $500, 0,000. 900 may be ad-
vanced in 1888. legal obstacles seem
likely to delay the program. For ex-
ample, the law requires that the munic-
ipalties must have title to the land
concerned, that they must clear slums
and that they must raise funds equal
to 10 per cent Of the cost of the build
ing to be constructed, etc.
Additional ways for the Govern
ment to help revive building include
w. P. A. training Of skilled construc-
ton workers. The Government might
undertake to encourage construction
projects built to rent, especially on a
mass production" scale. Anything
which will stimulate private enterprise
will be very helpful. In this respect,
measures designed to encourage busi-
ness as whole will tend to provide
an environment encouraging to con-
struction.
Moreover, improvements in the Or
ganization Of home financing insti-
tutions; in the making available fcr
home ownership Of large sources OF
investment funds by mortgage banks
or similar agencies; In the Standard
ization of mortgage practices and in
the growth and development of neigh
borhoods may further effect impor-
tant cost reductions.
But Government measures are no
more important than q willingness Of
labor and industry to supply q COM
modify at q price within the pur-
chasing power Of the public.
Evening star., 1937-11-21

Z z YH AT factors determined
"a Getulio Vargas to adopt the
wv totalitarian form of gov
Evening star., 1937-01-12

alleged community "eyesore" the gen.
eral belief Of the association was that
the present establishment on the
property was preferable to commercial
building which would result with the
changing Of the zones.
A vote of appreciation was given
the chairman and members of the
Christmas Celebrating Committee for
their work with the Michigan Park
Community Christmas tree. Thanks
was also given the various business
houses and other organizations which
co-operated in the celebration.
John Hillyard, chairman Of the
Turkey Thicket Community Center
Committee reported that the cessa-
ton of work on the center was only q
temporary stoppage caused by the
muddy condition of the tract and that
work would be resumed as soon as
possible. A resolution was passed
recommending that a bicycle bride.
path" around the completed park be
constructed.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
BIRTHDAY BALL DRIVE
TO BE AIDED BY G. P. O.

The fourth annual Presidents
birthday entertainment arranged by
employees of the Government Printing
once to raise funds for the Warm
Springs Foundation and Chidren's
Hospital will be held January 80 as
part of the Nationwide celebration OF
the Presidents birthday.
A program OF professional enter
tainment is being planned. Tickets
will be so cents for adults and rs
cents for children. Proceeds will be
divided between the Georgia home
for infantile paralysis victims and
Children's Hospital here.
A. E. Giegengack. public printer, Is
honorary chairman of the general
committee in charge, and DR.. George
G. Havenner Is chairman.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
CITIZENS OPPOSE
CHANGE IN z0N|NC
Michigan Park Association
Fights Proposed Com
merciaI Building.

Unanimous opposition to the pro-
posed rezoning of tract of property
on the southeast corner of Twelfth
street and Michigan avenue north
east was voted by the Michigan Park
Citizens Association last night at
their regular monthly meeting.
Although the property contains an
The Kusko times., 1937-09-17
MICKEY MOUSE EMINENCE-
Uuneau EmpireJ


 The castor oil school of edueaton are happy tC report has suffered serious blow. What call the castor oil school is the tribe of pedagogues which bsves that p teaching in medicine, gives children hat good for them if it requires holding their uoses, forcing their mouths and pouring the educational dram down unwilling guIet.
 Dr. Harold c. Campbell, superintendent Of New York schools is bearer of the good We salute him. He that Mickey Mouse Donald Duck, fenja- min Bull, Elmer Elephant Penny Penguin and the-tesser lights of the animated cartoon will become part o1 the elementary school curriculum So will the Donne eun- tuplets book Mickey Mouse and his friends a d book the qun has been added to the recomHsI led reading list in the elementary schools.
 The world does progress, after all Dr. Campbell's explanation sensible that begin to fear he wl lose academic standing We interested in Mick ey Mouse Mickey Mouse" he said. However, know that the pupils in the lower grades regard Mickey a hero and that they will read about Tis ad ventures You might get the letter combinations Paradise Lost but you couldn't get elementary schoo children to read that, could you?"
 We know how grandfather felt when he lived the horseless carriage
The Kusko times., 1937-09-17
THE ALASKA HIGHWAY
(The Alaska Weekly

To those who grow weary of our constant harplng on the subject of the International Highway may say about the only hope for you that something be done abost it. We have made ourselves wearisome be- fore concerning valuable things for the Territory that are now accomplished fact and probably will do again
 Tn a speech made before the House of Represents tves last month, Warren c. Maguson called attention to the fact that the cosing-n of the frontiers of on inevitably lead either decay of conquest in the battle for for expansion To this cause he attributed large of the blame for the lamented depression
 There is much more-of the same, all accompanied by sound logic brought to bear the facts The vast jorty this glorious country of which the Congressman speaY is practically untouched While 1t has not been closed by virtue of overpopulatOn result of war It has been just effectively closed by the isolation which is a corcomitant lack Of adequate highways. Of this great area undeveeped frontier portion belongs to the United States, and portion neighbor, the Dominion Of Canada
 The building of a highway which would open It up to these with pioneer spirtwoud be of tremendous val ue to each the born jingoist would ascrbe any uerior motive country which took the nitia tive The imagination cannot conceive of Canada and the United States being other than good neghbors and there yet to advanced any intelligent why the mutual development of this last great frontier should not be undertaken at