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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
THOUGHTS WHILE THINKING
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

! am reminded that the day be-
fore Halloween | heard three diff
fercnt radio speakers cautiOning
the people to bring in their porch
chairs and roomatS. The idea as
broadcast was that the carrying
off of those articles was Il lcgiti-
mate Halloween prank and was
to be expected. Probably young
folks who had never thought of
carrying off porch chairs and
doormatS were prompted to do 50
by the radio suggestion.
Instead of suggesting ways and
means for Halloween dcviltry,
wouldn't it have been better to
advise the young people to have
all the fun they wanted, but be
decent about it: to not annoy
people on injurc property; and to
bear i'm mind that unbecomlng
conduct is no more becoming on
Halloween night than at any 9TH
or time?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
THOUGHTS OF
A FISHERMAN
By IKE WALTON
Poor Mr.. Rockefeller!

Poor Mr. Rockefeller!
am sorry for him and all good
and riohLmep. Not all good men
are rich and not all rich men are
good. | believe Mr.. Rockefeller,
Jr.. is, both. But,it must hurt his
feelings ineXpreSSibly to be- ob!ig-
ed to sit in his fine offices in
New York and to see all the mis-
cry and confusion, wars and lu-
mors Of war everywhere. and to
reflect how utterly. his hundreds
of millions fail to cope with the
situation; how helpless he is after
all; how his own personal safety
and apparent security cannot
give much guarantee for contin-
ity for his family. friends, and
economic dependents; and how
his fclIow-mcn must suffer and
wlithc in agony when he cannot
help them except 10 Il very small
fractional degree.
It's enough To drive a sensitive
decent man mad. What's the u.s."
of money if it can't do what We
wish it TO do. Look what the
three men born poor-M Uys0lini,
Hitler. Stalin--mc doing to the
world while rich-bom Chamber
lain. Leopold, Roosevelt & Co.
are still CONTEMPLATING and con
fcIl'ing. What arc We coming 10
and where are we going anyhow?
No wonder old Charles the 9th,
after ruling over nearly half the
known world, and worrying with
Luther and the Pope and tn"
Turks and the Indians quit tn"
Job and went to keeping chicken
He could Kill off the cJils with,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

ia, the authorl-
ties watch the
relatives of the
Kidnapped person
and make Ger
tain no ransom Is
paid. What then
is the sense in
k i d ma pin g in
c an u d a? y o
5 cnSc AT all.
Hence it is not
done.
But we in the
United : t q e s.
are diffe rem I.
We say To the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

diknapcr, TT you sIcAI q ptlsON
we will lay off you until you can
collect your ransom, then we'll
try to catch YOU" In other words,
we make kidnapping a sporting
proposition. Criminals should APP
preciate the odds we give them.
Presumably they do. That is why
we have 50 many Of them.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
PROPHECY FULFILLED: Dur.

ing the latter part Of the past
summer when corn was bringing
a dollar. Il bushcl, Farm Agent u.
ID. White predicted that corn
would soon be selling for %
cents. His prophecy has been full
filled. That is the prevailing
price today in HcndcrsonviII"
and the report is circulated that
the Britain boys have been buy
ing i'm Brc&ard ~fOr: 40 cents.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
ANOTHER PROPHECY: MIR.

White. who is now busy weighing
corn from contest acres. says
Henderson county farmers will
be- producing 200 bushels of corn
TO the acre in five years if they
keep up the progress that has
marked the past few years. There
are still some TomaScs or fellows
out of Missouri who don't believe
100 bushels can be grown to the
acre, despite the fact it is being
done all around them. There will
be some local contest records
approXimuting $50 bushels this
wear.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
BIBLE THOUGHT

AMERICAS PREDIcAMENT-WHY?
When they knew God. they slori6ed Him not as
God, neither were thankful; but became vain IN
their imaginations protesting themselves to be
wise, they became fools" from. l:2l,22)
America is rapidly returning to the condition OF
the race described in the first chapter of Romans.
In that case when the people no longer gave Cod
the place of lordShip in their hearts they fell into
idoatry and all kinds of Immortality. A reeogni-
ton of God is absolutely essential to morality
Roy p b FitZwater DID
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
SYMPTOMATIC OF
THE TIMES

My attention was called the
J other day to a family group pic
J. turc. The children were all sit
| ting down and the old folks were
| all standing up.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
Observation-Disclosures

both down on him rs would have
Been theyrase. if hcshad cut off
the heads Of the human cu!lS.
Maybe if all The leaders would
take to poYlsry and let the pco-
Die alone We might get along bet
ter. Al least sc couldn't do
much worse.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

Germany DEGREES all right angles shall
have 100 degrees instead of 80, making an
even more vicious circle for the average
Nazi to go around in. s...s.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

Jamaica has ordered an analysis of the soil in
Central Clarendon preparatory to starting irri-
CATION project. s. t.i>.s
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
WE ARE FUNNY

Canada has virtually no kidnap-
inc problem, for it is against the
law in Canada to pay ransom. If
a kidnapping takes place in Cana
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

An average Of 5000 houses a
month are being erected for work
CrS in England.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27

1t would take prodigal son indeed to
expect fatted calf at these prices.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
MARITIME KNOWLE D G F.:

MARITIME. KNOWLE ID G r.:
"Hill Billie" assumed name OF
Colonel Bert A. Boyd, noting
our protest at business firms add
dressing me as Miss Noah, clall-
fics the situations:
"Dcar Mr.. Noah: Re: Your ar
ticlc-' Maritime knowledge
am indeed surprised that the edi-
tor Of this column. being Il BIZ
bic student, was not more Iaml!-
lar with the name Noah.
"AS matter Of fact, Noah
was woman.
"For confirmation of this
statement may / refer YOU to
Numbers 27:l.
"And trust YOU may be thank
full for this information"
Many thanks, Colonel. It's all
very clear now. They had bust
ness instinct enough to think |
was named for the woman who
had commercial bent of mind
and selfish streak that lead her
| 10 upplN lOI al Sildlt VI NHN 'HNoN'
Of Xclophchad, her father. rather
/ than for the ship builder, who
though probably not a great fl
nancial success, as this age terms
such, did have enough sense TO
get in out Of the rain.
HERE'S THE REASON: |
, listened to the wall of fellow
who used to. DO on Uncle Sans
payroll as he mOmned the So
called waStcful expense for this
and that and ] came to the con-
cluSion that enthusiastic praise or
condemnation, in most cases, de-
ponds on how much down there is
in the fcathcrcd nest or whose OK
is gorcd deepest. What Il pity the
demise of sincere praise and just,
unprecedented criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
CARBON MONOXIDE
 AFFECTS WOMAN
Firenlen Use PulmOtOr in Reviving Near Victim
 of AsphyxiatiOn

Mrs. Geraldine Moran, wife oi William F. Moran of 32 Crescent street, was accidentally overcome by carbon monoxide gas in the kitchen of her home this morning After the fire department pull motor Squad had worked over her at her home for three quarters ot an hour, she recovered sufficiently to be taken to St. Mary's hospital She was reported recovering this afternoon and is not expected to suffer any serious effects.
 Capt. William G. Russell of the fire marshal's staff reported that incomplete combustion in the oven of a gas stove caused carbon mon oxide to form and fill the kitchen, The odorless and tastless gas over- came Mrs. Moran as she sat in a chair, reading.
 Mrs. Moran lighted the gas oven this morning, and then sat down to read The carbon Inonoxide formed and she was overcome. Mrs. Ber- tha Nally and Miss Josephine Harty, occupants of the second floor heard Mrs. Moran moaning, and, when they were unable to get into the kitchen, telephoned MT. Moran, whe is manual training teacher in the public schools.
 Capt. Martin Campion. acting deputy, and Privates Joseph Woods land Joseph Rice, rushed to the home with pulmotor. They revived the woman after 20 minutes, but con- tinued to work over her, and went with her in the ambulance to the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
KARL KRAMPITZ HURT IN CRASH
TerryviIle Driver Arrested on Reckless Driving
 Charge

New Britain, April 26 = Karl Krampitz of Terryville, was charged with reckless driving after an acci- dent on the Plainville road yesterday in which his car is alleged to have sideswiped one driven by Jack Lawless of this town and then ran head on into another auto driven by Angelo Listro, also of New Britain.
 Krampitz was taken to Bristol hospital where he was treated for minor injuries, then arrested by Bristol police and turned over to local police who brought him back here. Also injured and taken to the same hospital was Mrs. Emil Miller of 160 Newst street, Bristol, who was riding with her husband in the Kranpitz car. She remained in the hospital. Miller had a cut across his nose but did not require hospital treatment. He posted a bond for Kram3itz's release.
 Bernice Gallo, 21, of 91 Derby street, riding in the Listro car, po- lice said, had facial cuts and in- juries to her legs. She was taken to New Britain General hospital.
 Investigation of the accident was made by Sergeant William Graheck and Policeman Rosario Tata.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26

Plans for big letting of new highway projects, including more than Ii miles of paving and other road surface improvement, the con- struction of four bridges, and the start of paving operations on the western end of the Merritt Park way in Greenwich, were announced today by Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald.
 Commissioner Macdonald grouped the work into nine different projects and called for contractors bids on them on or before Monday, May 10.
 Merritt Parkway
 The Merritt Parkway paving which is expected to be complete from the New York state line at Greenwich to Norwalk sometime this fall, will be started in Greenwich over stretch of about 3 1-2 miles under one of the contracts to be awarded in this letting. The type of paving called for is reinforced con- crete. Another Merritt Parkway job is also included in this letting. It calls for the construction of 8 bridge to carry the boulevard over the railroad tracks at Winnipauk in Norwalk.
 Plans for the other three bridges entail the use of federal financial assistance. A three-span, girder beamhridge will be built over Black wall Brook on the Windham Center Brooklyn Turnpike in the Town of Brooklyn. In Eastford on the Coun- ty road, a 20-foot span, concrete slab bridge will be constructed over Still river. Both of these jobs in- clude gravel slrfacing on the ap- breaches. The third bridge will be erected in New Milford over the West Aspetuck river on Long Noun tain road. II will be 8 40-foot, skew span, I-beam structure.
 State Projects
 Regular state projects in the new group of jobs call for the paving with reinforced concrete of 3,84O feet on U. s. Route No. 5, the Hart- ford-Springfield highway on the east side of the Connecticut river, in the Town of Enfield; and for the in- stallation of wood fender for the Saugatuck river bridge on Route No. 136 in Westpert.
 Nearly three miles of rolled gravel surfacing is called for on the Old Hartford Turnpike, running through the towns of North Haven, Hamden and Wallingford, this job being re- advertised for bids. Somewhat more than four miles of gravel surfacing will be done on -four different roads in the Town of Holland. Both of the latter will be done with federal help in financing.
 Sealed bids on the nine projects will be received at the headquarters of the State Highway Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
"Single Tax"

Charles H. Ingersoll, interna- tionally known watch lnanufac- turer, spoke yesterday afternoon at the Y. M. c. A. in favor of 8 single tax on land. The present system, he said, is based on the theory of taking money according to the ability to pay. This, he charged, is not g theory but a fallacy because it means taxing the products of labor and industry.
 The single tax theory, he ex- plained, is not to tax the devel- opments that have been made on property but the unusual value that has come to them through the activities of all the people. Those who own land would have to pay full taxes on the values of that property but not on improvements they make.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
Bids Called For On
 9 Highway Projects
Four Bridges, II Miles of Paving Included in Pro-
 gram; May 10th Final Day to Submit Contract

in the State Office Building, Hart- ford, until 100 p. m. E. s. T., Mon- day, May 10.
 The projects announced by Com missioner Macdonald today are briefly described as follows: U. s. Projects Town of Brooklyn = A 3-Span rolled girder beam bridge and rolled gravel approaches, 815 feet over BlackWall Brook on the Windham Center Brooklyn Turnpike.
 Town of Eastford - A 20-foot square span concrete slab bridge over Still River and about 200 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the County road.
 Town of New Milford = A 40- fot skew span I-beam bridge and approaches at the West Aspetuck river on the Long Mountain road. State Projects Town of Enfield = About 3,840 feet of reinforced concrete on U. s. Route No. 5.
 Town of Westport - A wood fen- der for the Saugatuck River bridge on Route No. 136.
 Parkway Project
 Town of Greenwich = About 18,- 29O feet of reinforced concrete on the Merritt Parkway.
 U. s. Works Project
 Towns of North Haven, Hamden and Wallingford = About 14,857 feet of rolled gravel surface on the Old Hartford Turnpike.
 Federal Project
 Town of Holland - About 21,71S feet of loose gravel surface on Hurlburt street, Kingsbury avenue, Sugar Hill and River roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
"Chicken Feed"

Two dollars in small change comprised the total loot secured by burglars who entered four places in the West End yesterday morning, police reported today. The thieves were unable to steal anything of value in three of the places, getting the change at q tavern operated by Carl Waher, 861 West Main street.
 At Maher's tavern, the thieves took $1 in ilickels from an auto matic photograph and another &1 in change from a cash reg lster. The other places entered were Bernard Vests gas station '42O WatertOwn avenue; John J0hns0n's gas station, 1850 West Main street; and Pierce's drug store, 375 Grandview avenue.
 Detectives Connie Shanahan and Joseph BendIer, who inves- tigated, said that nothing had been taken from the three lat- ter establishments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
Given Decree

State Referee Isaac Wolfe to- day recommended that Mrs. Ethel Schutska Van Doren be granted 3 divorce from her hus- band, Frederick Van D0ren. The recommendation is made on the merits of her cross complaint, which was filed after Van Dor en had brought suit against his wife, claiming int0lerable cruelty.
 Alim0ny of $1,50O and GUS 0tdy for Mrs. Van D0ren are also recommended, as we'll as a weekly payment of $lO for sup port. The husband would be granted the privilege off seeing the child once a month, during which time he would have her in his custody for the week end. Custody would also be granted to him for two weeks during the summer. The couple was mar gied March 18, 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
l1,7OO Pound Boxes
 Of Cookies Sold Here
Girl Scouts Find Ready Sale for DeIicaCies-Pagean
 Planned to Commemorate 18th Anniversary

to troop 2s of Naugatuck which sold 825 pounds of cookies. Marjorie Squires is captain of this troop.
 Announcement was made today that the camping and trailing course will start tomorrow night at the scout office. This is centered about the outdoor program and upon completion registrants are given overnight hiking licenses.
 The 18th anniversary of Girl Scouting will be celebrated here with pageant entitled ''Milestones'' This will be given for parents and friends of the council at the Wilhy auditorium on May 2 and scenes from the life of Juliette Low, founder of Girl Scouting. will he dipicted. Mrs. Lawerence Duryea of Middlebury is in charge of the pageant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
NAUCATUCK GIRLS
 TO BOWL TONIGHT
Four Elimination Matches Carded = Mems First
 Round Singles Ended

Naugatuck, April 26-The elimin- ation bowling tournaments at the "Y" for both the men and women's groups are in full swing right now and some of the most interesting matches will be held this week. III the ladies afternoon group, eight bowlers have survived so far out ot thirty-nine entries. Tomorrow al 2:3O o'clock the following matches will be held: Mrs. Franklin Hubbell vs Mrs. J. Dullard, Mrs. Albert Mil- Ter vS Mrs. John Hoadley, Mrs Louis Johnson vs Mrs. Bernard Matthies and Mrs. Ralph Gilnack vs Mrs D. O. Nichols.
 In the twilight group only four re- main out of thirty-four entries. In the semi-final round tonight at 6:15 o'clock, Mrs. Gertrude Adkins will meet Mrs. John McGroary and Mar guerite Bowling will oppose Ellen Erickson.
 Matches in the first round of the mems singles have been completed and the remaining sixteen bowlers will roll tonight at 7:15. The pair ings for the second round follows: Louis Triano vs Benjamin Budnick; Ralph Skelton vs Frank Hubbell; Stanford Bottorf vs Charles Ware Thomas Lloyd vs Arnold Wurm; Herman Treichel vs Gresslo Pal moski; Edward J. Diver vs Alec Walker; Albert Mai vs Richard Fin ley and William Galgot vs Ralph Perkins.
 Wednesday night at T:45 o'clock the championship of the University League will be decided. The Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night winning teams will participate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26

Yesterdays miracles and today's scientific Accomplishments will be seen in an "Open House" at the Waterbury telephone office, s4s Grand street, May AT.
 Conducted tours through Nthe building between and g o'clock each evening will allow visitors to see the work of operators, cable splicers, trouble shooters and others of the telephone army. In addition, special displays will be set up to illustrate varied features of telephone work.
 Edward L. Beebe, lgcal manager of The Southern New England Telephone Company, said high light of the program will be 8 telephone engineers presentation of Modern Magic" demonstrating latest developments of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26

There are probably a lot of people in Waterbury who aren't going to believe this" said Miss FL ma Tuckman, local girl scout exc :utive this morning, 'but during the last month the members of our troops, in two cookie sales, have sold ll,700 one-pound boxes of cookies to local and suburban housewives"
 The local director also explained that in the first sale 6,6O0 pounds were sold and in the second a total of 5,100 pounds. Troops IS of All Souls church, directed by Miss Ruth Gerard, sold 1,262 boxes and will be awarded first prize, which conisits of $500 worth of camp equipment. Second prize will go to troop 33 of Woodbury, directed by Miss Estelle ISham, and third prize
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26

York City. The engineers bag of tricks includes such scientific nov elites as the "Wobbly Bar"-solid metal which floats in the air with no visible support; the artificial larynx, which enables persons de- prived of their vocal cords to talk intelligibly; and g bar of permal- Joy, the metal which is seemingly magnetized or demagnetized at will.
 New telephone developments to be designed include a section of coaxed cable like that recently in- stalled between New York and Philadelphia. Hailed as one of the outstanding developments of mod- ern communications, this cable carries 200 or more telephone con- versations simultaneously in sin- gle circuit.
 ~ Telephone methods of 60 years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
High School Notes

Charles Mccarthy, faculty advisor of the Argus, and three members of the paper staff, John Scully, James Bowling, and Joseph Nolan, were in attendance Saturday at the 4th ail- nual convention of the Connecticut Scholastic Press, held at the State Teachers College in New Britain.
 Joseph Nolan, it was also stated today was one of the speakers at the session, delivering a short talk entitled Handling the Sports Sec- tion."
 There was meeting of the Argus Staff this afternoon at three o'clock in room 217 under the direction of MT. Mccarthy, at which time 1t was announced that the paper would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
INJURIES HINDER
 BOROUGH NETMEN
Naugatuck Finishes Third in Worcester Tourney
 Saturday

Naugatuck, April 26-The Nauga- tuck volleyball team came in third in the final championship tourna- ment at Worcester Saturday. AL though picked in advance as the favorite to cop the title the borough team, hampered by injuries, was outclassed by Somerville. Manchester took second place - the final gruelling matches running through until the early hours of the morning.
 Boston was the fourth team in the meet. This concludes the playing schedule of the local aggregation this season.
 May 9th the annual meeting and banquet of the Southern New Eng land Volleyball league will be held at Manchester and plans for next season will be made.
 The Naugatuck "" annual gyrn- nastic exhibition will be held on Fri day and Saturday nights of this week at ' o'clock. Over 300 will participate in this fifth annual af- fair. All tickets will be reserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26

ago will be shown in another dem- onstration. Using old-fashioned telephones and a model of the worlds first commercial telephone switchboard, operators, will place actual calls.
 Other displays will show tele- phone directories of foreign lands; the electric "cable bug" used in hunting cable trouble; the tele- ed messages over telephone wires, and other developments.
 Waterbury telephone employees will act as guides, explaining the displays and operations in sim pie and answering visitors ques- tions. By arrangement with school authorities, groups of school chil- dren will be allowed to visit the Open House" during the after- noon hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
BOROUGH WOMAN
 SEEKING DIVORCE
AlimOriy and Child's Gus tOdy Also Asked By
 Mrs. San Angelo

Two divorce actions were filed in superior court here today, one by man and the other by a woman.
 Carmella Stango San Angelo 0i Naugatuck brought an action against Joseph San Angelo. She also seeks alirnony and custody of a minor child on her allegations of intolerable cruelty. The couple was married April Q, 1883.
 Desertion is the grounds of the other action, brought by Salvatore 6gueglia of this city against Frances Equeglia, of Somerville, Massachu- setts. The couple was married at somerville. in 1917. and parted July 3. 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
Fractures

A fall from a pile of hay yes- terday resulted in a broken leg for Mrs. Joseph Maciulis, 49, of Wood- bury. At Waterbury hospital it was found that she had suffered a fracture of the right leg.
 At the same hospital, Clement Obernier, 27, of 332 Hill street, fractured his right thumb when he fell down flight of stairs yes terday.