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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

Terryviile, August i4-Thirtysfve members of the Terryville fire ds- partment, accompanied by the Boys Fife and Drum Corps Of Thomasten left at i2:50 o'clock for Derby to participate in the Firefnefi's parade ln that city tliis afternoon which Is the closing event iii connection with the State Fifemen's convens ton.
 The Terryvilio department will enter teams ii oil events, including tho hose laying contest, the local fire eaters holding the state ehafn- pionship in this event.
 Filter Plant Nearing Completion
 Bristol's new eiB0,000 filtration plant oil the banks Of ReseryoiF No l off of T'erfyvliie road, Alternate Route c, viii Do placed in operation on November 1st, Superintendent O., Earl Lourie Of the Bristol Water company has announced.
 The plant, now about half come pieted, viii include two storage tanks, each Of 100000 gallon eapas city, q pump house, 20h by 33M feet Rnd three and ( half stories hign, afd 6 filtration tank, 90 feet high and iie feet wide. Two men will Do needed to operate the plant.
 Meeting Monday Night
 The August meeting of the Work ers' Protective association Of the Eagle Lock company will Dc held iil the Town Hall, Monday evening At which time, final plans for the sheepbAke to be held Oil the faif grounds, September iith will be made.
 Survey Made
 Approximately 3b per cent more people gre employed ifi Bristol afid Terfyvliie factories now than in the pfesdepFession era Of 1929, accord. Ing Co fnanufactuFers' figures res leased Thursday. The figures Afs cefnpiied as Of August i records,
 Eoufteen Hajor factories with tht Eagle Lock company Of Teffyvilll afid the Collins Go. of COllinsvillt included afe listed in the survey Their total number of employees | is,70O or 1897 more than . yea ago.
 Inspection Opens
 The autumn testing period fe motor vehicles under the Ststs semi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

with scores of 15-13, 15-1O. Miss Keliher's serving starred for the vile and Miss Pannone starred for the Division street team.
 Church Services
 Masses tomorrow ct St. Michael's church will be held at 8 a. m. and 10:15 a. m. Rev. Michael Heating will ofilciate.
 St. Paul's Episcopal Morning service with prayer, will be held at 10 o'clock and George Wright will again be in charge.
 Waterville Union--5unday school will be held as usual at II a. m Due to the absence of Miss Weeks, Deacon LeRoy Bair will be in charge of the evening service at 7:3O o'clock.
 Grace Methodist church = Rev Alison J. Smith, pastor. Morning service will be held at 10.30 o'clock and at that time Rev. Mir. Smith will preach.
 Gospel Hall--Morning service will be held at 10:30 o'clock and evening gospel service at 7:30 p. m. PinochIe Club Mrs. William H. Westwood of Cooke street entertained the mem- bers of her Pinochle club yester- day. A luncheon was served and a pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all who attended, who were as fol- lows: Mrs. Lena Slater of New York, who is visiting in Waterville; Mrs. Alfred Farnlof, Mrs. Ralph Richardson, Mrs. William Vest wood, Mrs. George Hornbecker, Mrs. Benjamin Johnson, Mrs. F. Wightman and Mrs. Robert Taylor
 The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Farnlof, first and Mrs. Taylor, sec- ond.
 Leaves For Cape Cod
 Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, of Boy- den street, minister of the Water. vile Union church left this morn- ing for three weeks to be passed at Cape Cod. Miss Weeks was acc companied by Miss H. Hawkey of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
 Briefs
 Miss Mignon A. Barret, honorary minister of the Waterville Union church, is vacationing at Ocean Park, Maine.
 Frank R. Wilson of Thomaston avenue left Friday night for e week end trip to be spent at Providence R. l., where Mrs. Wilson and chil- dren, Raymond and Helen have been visiting for period of two weeks.
 Miss Barbara Benedict, who hal been visiting Doris Hughes oi Thomaston avenue for the past tive weeks, left last evening for hei home in Norwalk. She was accom-. panied by MT. and Mrs. Russel Hughes who will visit at the homt of Mrs. Roy Benedict, over tn, week end. Others in the party in cluded Marion Heaney, who will re- turn Sunday evening and Dori Hughes and Doris Stevens, who vii spend the following week with Ms Benedict in Norwalk.
 The Casper S. Davis, Americai Legion Auxiliary held a regula monthly meeting business meetini last evening at Fraternity hall.
 Reports were given by delegate who attended the recent state con vention of the American Legion which was held in New Haven.
 The members of the auxiliar! voted to hold bingo and carS party Friday evening. August 27th at 8 o'clock at Fraternity hall or Boyden street.
 Games of pinochle and bridge will be played together with binso and prizes will be given as we'll as { door prize. The committee in charg, consists of Mrs. Louis Dadario chairlady, who will be assisted b, Mrs. Lester Platt, Mrs. Robert Cos griff and Mrs. Russell Atherton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
FoR MANbLAUdTITER

Boston, Aug. # - (Up) = John Amanda, %. Of Canton was held in 42,000 bail on c ii1anslaughter charge today for appeafaiiCB ifi Roxbury district court ia ConneU. ton with the death Of John Isad- Eevich, 2D, of etouehton RadKevich died ct c hospital last night alies- ediy of injuries suffered whom he and Amanda engaged in . street light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
HAWAII INVITES REALTORS

san Francisco - (UP) - AS a result Of development of real es- tate, aerial transportation and ris. ink population in the Hawaiian islands, efforts are underway to hold the 1898 convention of the National Realtors of America ct Honolulu, according to Paul w. Bark, president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
INDIAN GRAIN sLAB FOUND

Hoidenyille, 0klau (up)--An ancient Indian grain slab, believed to have been used to grind grain by tFibeshaen many years ago, hos been unearthed in east central Oklahoma by Clarence M. Edse, Holdenviiie city engineer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
AUTHOR IS DEAD

Pulborough, England, Aug. i4 - (UP)-Lieut. Col. Cyril McNeiie, 70, author of Bulldog DFummond," died today. He was widely known for his writings under the nom de plume of "sapper."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
ANaLER HOOKS aoop LUCK

Warsaw, (UP)-An angler who was fishing in the river Vistuia near here hooked c woman's hand bag containing 6 lottery ticket that won 9i0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
WATERFOWL

! iArgs, Heated rooms. Residential section. Continuous hot water. Ga- rage. White Box D-77, Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

Nearly e7bu,ooO,OoV is being spent oil summer sports In England this Sear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
35 Bremen Off To
 Derby For Parade
Biz Event Closes State Convention-BrstoI Filtration
 Plant Almost Completed
r ER AWHILE

Correspondent Ryan. w. Main stTsL vSSa Bristol Div
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
Survey Made

The autumn testlng period fef motor vehicles under the state seEIils
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, of Boy. den street, minister of the Water. vile Union church left this morn ing for three weeks to be passed at Cape Cod. Miss Weeks was acc companied by Miss H. Hawkey of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Restoring Old Second Precinct
And q New One in Southeast.

As THE civic groups in the
southeast renew their demand
for a new police precinct in that
section so as to split No. II, which
covers far too much territory, 1t
IS learned that there is prospect
OF old No. 2 being restored. 1t is
now recognized that a big mistake
was made when the old second
precinct was abolished. The re-
stored No. 2 would be located in its
old home on Fifth street northwest
between M and N streets, now
occupied by the Women's Bureau
OF the Police Department.
1t is now planned to perma-
nently house the Women's Bureau
in the old Police Court Building, at
Sixth and D streets northwest.
When the Police Court moves into
its new home in Judiciary Square,
the old building is to be suitably
remodeled into what will probably
be the only adequate quarters the
Women's Bureau has ever had.
This building is well located for a
womens bureau, the building is
substantial and it is believed
susceptible Of remodeling and re-
conditioning into what would be
practically a new building. Just
how the southeast civic forces are
going to fare in their efforts to
set up the new precinct cannot be
foreseen, but they have a strong
case and are determined fighters
and should win.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
SEEK IMPROVEMENT
OF WHITTIER SCHOOL
Manor Park Citizens and PIT. A..
Want More Room as Well as
Observation-Disclosures.

In an effort to secure additional
housing facilities and an auditorium
gymnasium for the growing enroll
ment of the Whittier School, the
Manor Park Citizens Association and
the Parent-Teacher Association of
the school have joined forces in ap-
pealing to Congress for an additional
appropriation in the budget.
Figures compiled by the principal
Miss Elsie E. Green, and based on
October enrollments for a 1O-year pc
Rod, show membership has increased
from 1853 pupils in 1927 to 76o in 1886.
The faculty in 1927 consisted of 10
teachers, one of whom served as prin-
cipal, and today is comprised of le
Classroom teachers and an admins
trative principal
Miss Green states that from the
original eight rooms the school has
been increased to 19 rooms for regular
classes. One group meets in former
domestic science room, containing gas
stove, boiler, wash tubs, sink and
kitchen cupboards. Another class is
housed in former conference room.
Because Of the lack of an auditorium,
assemblies are held in a corridor and
then only for the higher grades
In 1925 Whittier School consisted
Of several portables. The following
year, through the efforts Of Senator
King of Utah, former Senator Odie
Of Nevada and Ernest Pullman Of the
Manor Park Citizens Association an
eight-room brick building was erected.
In 1881 as q result of the growth of
the area, west wing was constructed,
completing the present structure and
adding nine class rooms.
Present enrolment of the school
is 774 and is steadily increasing,
Miss Green states.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
With Civic Units
"a Bodies Oppose Jacobs
Report; IL Meet
This Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW.


REVIEW of the civic week from
~ Thursday, February II. to Thurs
day. February l8:
CONGRESS HEIGHTS Opposed
Jacobs Committee report on fiscal re-
lations for the District; Endorsed pro-
posed erection of a civic auditorium,
to be maintained with Federal funds;
appropriated $40 to Red Cross for
food relief work
PROGRESSIVE SUMMIT PARK
Opposed Jacobs Committee report as
unfair and unjust; indorsed erection
of a proposed Jefferson Memorial in
form Of stadium somewhere in East
Washington; opposed Norton bill to
legalize racing in District
BRIGHTWOOD- - Advocated pur-
chase Of the 18-acre Matthew G. EN-
cry estate by the Federal Government
as recreational area; asked for a
branch library, to be placed on a
corner Of the Emery tract; asked a
new modern fire house for No. II
Truck Company and No. % Engine
Company, as well as new equipment;
commended Representative Ross Col
lins for his stand favoring retention
of $50 real estate tax rate; Endorsed
construction of an auditorium by
Federal Government.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Opposed le-
galized racing bill; opposed the Lemke
bill to make vaccination an unnec-
sary prerequisite to entrance in Dis
trict public schools; asked Commits
sioners for better traffic control at
Seventeenth and Mount Pleasant
streets and Park road.
INTERPRETATION ONFEiR-
ENCE-Named special committee to
study transportation facilities from
Evening star., 1937-02-21
CALL MASS MEETING
ON D. C. SUFFRAGE
Burroughs Association Invites
Other Groups to Meeting sched-
uled Next Friday.

A mass meeting to consider the
problems Of local suffrage Of the Dis
trict will be staged by the Burroughs
Citizens Association this week.
The regular meeting Of the asso-
citation, scheduled for Tuesday eve
ming, has been postponed until Fri
day because of these plans, Mrs.
Eleanor st. Omer Roy Of the associa.
ton announced last night.
Written invitations have been is
sued to other civic groups to attend
the conference and as basis for dis
cussion the Burroughs plan for local
suffrage will be brought up.
This plan is not necessarily advo-
Gated by the Burroughs association,
she said, as it is intended only to be
injected into the arguments as q
starter for discussions which are ex-
pected to follow.
All civic groups in the city, she de-
clared, are invited to send delegates
to the meeting, which will be held
In the John Burroughs School at Q
pm.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
LINCOLN PARK DRIVE
FOR STADIUM BEGUN
Plans Drawn, Funds Now Are
Sought; Need of Bridge Over
AnacoStia Cited.

THE big drive" Is now on for the
erection OF stadium in the Kingman
Lake area, William P. Kern, president
OF the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton, announced yesterday. Each
member has been instructed to "pull
all available strings" to have the work
on the project started.
Alfred D. Calvert, vice president.
said that after the many years the as
sociation has been urging erection of
stadium IN its section it now begins
to look as though its efforts were in
a fair way to be realized. With the
plans of the stadium already drawn
by Charles w. Eliot, Sd, all that is
needed, he continued, is the funds for
the project.
Calvert concluded his statement by
saying: 1T is difficult for the people
of East Washington to understand why
Federal and District officials have
been so blind to the natural advantages
possessed by this section of the Dis
trict when it so admirably adapts itself
to what should be the Government
building plan instead of the present
system Of tying all the buildings in a
big bundle, dumping them In one hole,
and 10. completely tangling the trafic
situation that it never can Be un-
yaveled." So
Evening star., 1937-02-21
New Conventions Listed.

A number of organizations have
announced their intention of holding
their conventions here, the Greater
National Capital Committee said yes
terday. These include the following:
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers, District 2, which will be here
June 20-24, 1888. approximately 1000
delegates are expected. The National
Rayon Conference, May IA. IS: the
National Lumber Manufacturers As
Sociation, April 5-l2; Theological In
stitute of America. May: American
Order of Pioneers and the Boone Fam
lily Association, July 3-5, and the Ed
itorial Council of the Religious Press.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BOYS CLUB WILL MARK
THIRD ANNIVERSARY
Maj. Brown to Receive Certificate
of Distinction at Program
Planned Tomorrow Night.

A varied program consistin. OF mu-
sical selections, talks, dances, boxing
and wrestling bouts will be given IN
the auditorium Of Eastern High
School tomorrow at 8 pm, commem-
Grating the third anniversary of the
founding of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club. The affair is under the
joint sponsorship of the clubs OH
cials and the Southeast Citizens As
sociation.
The high light of the evening will
be the presentation of q certificate
of civic distinction to Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of police
and founder Of the club, for his out
standing and unselfish service to the
community. The presentation will be
made by William A. Maio, vice chair
man of the Board of Governors Of the
club and president of the Southeast
Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

TINE "red rider" has retained
its place of prominence
among civic problems dur
- ing the week just ended.
The Senate amended the House
pink rider" by striking out all
after the enacting clause and sub
stituting outright repeal, as pro-
vided in the Wheeler bill passed by
the Senate. On Wednesday and
again early Thursday an attempt
in the House to send the bill to
conference was blocked. Late on
Thursday Representative Kennedy
of Maryland obtained unanimous
consent to send the bill to con-
ference. The conferees on the part
of the House are Chairman Mary
T. Norton and Representatives
Kennedy and Dewey Short Of
Missouri
Hearings by the District Sub
committee of the House Commit
tee on Appropriations were inter-
rupted on Thursday by the de-
parture from the city Of Chair
man Ross Collins. Good progress
has been mada in hearing the
justifications for the estimates. The
last to be heard was the schools,
, and when the hearings are re-
sumed this week the Public
Library items will be considered.
The cases being presented by the
District officials were interrupted
to hear the views Of a group Of
District citizens. These citizens
were cordially received and were
much encouraged by the apparent
sympathy of the members Of the
subcommittee.
This subcommittee plans to call
J. L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency
engineer, and George Lord, Michi-
gan tax expert. Jacobs conducted
the recent independent study into
the fiscal relations by appoint-
ment of the President. Lord was
the expert of the Mapes Commit
tee inquiry of 1881. AS Lords COM
plete report was never made public,
civic leaders have always labored
under the impression that its COM
plete findings we're far more favor
able to the District than appeared
from the report of the committee.
Nothing Of great importance oc-
CURED at the District Building
during the week up to this writing.
The Board of Public Welfare and
the Commissioners have the re-
sponsibility of selecting a success
sor to Capt. M. M. Barnard as
superintendent of penal institu-
tions. This appointment is made
by the Commissioners on the non1i-
nation Of the welfare board.
Representative Mary T. Norton
Of New Jersey on Thursday re-
introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatives the joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Con-
stitution empowering Congress to
grant national representation to
the residents of the District of
Columbia. This resolution Is
identical with the Capper resolu-
ton Is. j. Res. 13.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
DR.. Kinder to Talk.

Hans Kinder, conductor of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, will ad-
dress the Junior Board of Commerce
at its luncheon at 1915 pm. Thurs
day at the Lee House With the or.
chestra'S annual drive for funds sched.
uled for some time next month, DR..
Kinder is expected to touch on the
needs of the symphonic organization.
Last Thursday the group was adj
dressed by DR.. William E. Mosher, di-
rector of the School of Public Affairs
at Syracuse University. Taking as his
subject Young Men in Politics" DR..
Mosher advised young men with COL
lege education to go into party poll
itics.
DR.. Mosher has been active In gov
ernmental affairs and is a member of
| the New York Bureau of Municipal
Research and a national authority on
city government.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
GARDEN CLUB NAMES
, Committee HEADS
Woodbridge Subsidiary Of Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Group
Announces New Appointments.

Island Avenue Citizens Group
Announces New Appointments.
Committee chairmen for 1887 have
been selected for the Woodbridge
Garden Club, subsidiary organization
of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association, in recent meeting.
Serving as heads of the standing
bodies are: Membership, Harold c.
Kinner, 3006 Bunker Hill road, Mount
Rainier, Md; publicity, A. r. Hester,
1924 Rhode Island avenue; purchasing,
Mrs. John L. Bishop, 1912 Lawrence
street; ways and means, Mrs. r. G..
Peterson, 3030 South Dakota avenue,
and educational trips, M. c. Wilson,
3005 South Dakota avenue.
Individual Flower Display Commit
tee chairmen are: Tulip. Mrs. M. c.
Kissinger, 3419 Twentieth street; iris,
Mrs. P. G. hewitt, 1701 Jackson street;
narcissus. Miss Harriet Rawlins, 1902
Eighteenth street; rose-peony, John
l.. Bishop, 1912 Lawrence street 1.-TWO
separate committees under him); !;
Spring season, Mrs. Ida McKeown,
1928 Elm street, Mount Rainier;
gladiolus, Frank H. Goetzger, BIO
Date street, Noun. Rainier; Fall sea-
son, George S. Marshall, 5000 Eldridge
avenue, Brentwood, Md, and chrys-
anthernum, w. E. Bower, 1927 Jack
son street. All Washington addresses
are IN the northeast.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
School Control Proposed for
School Playground Activities.

nNE phase Of the old contest be-
tween the Community Center
Department Of the schools and the
District Playground Department is
reported to have cropped out dur
ing the hearing on the District
appropriation bill. In the interest
of more efficient and economical
management, it has been suggested
that all school playground activi-
ties located on school property be
operated by the Community Center
Department of the schools and that
appropriations now made for this
purpose to the District Playground
Department be hereafter made
available for the same work under
the schools.
Civic groups have repeatedly
called attention to the divided
authority over the school grounds
and urged this and related changes
in the interest of efficient man
agement and the avoidance of
duplication.
There are many citizens who
favor a complete transfer of the
municipal Playground Department
to the school system and either
merged with the Community Center
Department or a new department
created which would include a COM
munity center division and a play
ground division. To these citizens
1t Is difficult to understand just
why the Commissioners would not
welcome such change and thus
be rid of function which is so
slightly related to other municipal
activities under their direction. The
reopening of this question is ex-
pected to cause some of the civic
bodies to resume the study of this
problem.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Journey Of District Budget
Appears to Please No One.

COUND reasons there may be for
the peculiar journey required of
the District Of Columbia budget
from the Commissioners to the Con-
gress, which has the exclusive Iegis-
lative power over the seat of the
Government, but. as far as known,
no District citizen has ever heard
Of such reasons. Good and sub
stantial reasons are advanced by
the citizens as to why they should,
through their duly qualified rep
resentatives. have a part in the
budget making or should at least
know what Is going on.
The civic-minded groups, inter-
ested in the activities of the Dis
trict and as taxpayers carrying
the major part of the burden, with
unanimity condemn the present
system as one which makes it i'm
possible to fix the responsibility on
any one.
If projects which citizens know
are absolutely needed fail to be
provided for in the bill, there is
really no way of knowing whether
the blame should be on Commits
sioners, Budget Bureau or con-
gressional committee. There is
seemingly a lack of confidence be-
tween the officials of each group
through which the budget must
journey.
This idea is given emphasis by
the recent suggestion in the House
Appropriations Subcommittee that
an investigator be employed to. work
under the immediate direction of
that subcommittee. In civic circles
the idea of such an investigator
is looked upon with favor, pro-
vided he be substituted for the
Bureau of the Budget. In such
event, the budget would go direct
from the Commissioners to Con-
gress, and there is q rather general
belief that Congress should, to a
large extent, rely upon the recon-
mendations Of the Commissioners.
The Commissioners should know
better than any one else just what
the. District needs, and their rec
concentrations should require little
or no Investigation by the com.
mittees Of Congress.
II Congress cannot depend upon